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The Texans essentially swap edge rushers with the Vikings, adding the veteran Hunter after reportedly losing Jonathan Greenard to Minnesota. One of the top edge rushers on the market, Hunter totaled 16.5 sacks for the Vikings in 2023. The former third round pick will spend his first career snaps outside of Minnesota in 2024, lining up opposite of Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson. It’s a reported two-year deal worth $49 million with a max value of $51 million.

DeVito took over for an injured Drake Maye in the first quarter. He could not get anything going despite facing a Detroit defense that has been extremely beatable this year. DeVito threw a ghastly interception right at Roger McCreary late in the second quarter. He had Kyle Williams wide open for a touchdown but didn’t see him sprinting down the field uncovered. DeVito did eventually find the end zone on a check-down to Lan Larison late in the fourth quarter. DeVito would be the next man up if Drake Maye isn’t healthy after New England’s Week 11 bye, though we hope it doesn’t come to that.

Smith took a big hit in the first quarter and was ruled out in the second. Mike Caliendo, who is a significant downgrade, will finish the game on Patrick Mahomes’ right side.

Brown declined to speak to the media after the game. Head coach Mike Vrabel could only say he was unable to finish the game and the team will learn more when they get back from Germany. Brown injured his hamstring late in the team’s loss to Detroit. He briefly tried to play through it but eventually left for the locker room and did not return. With a Week 11 bye on tap, we might not get concrete information on his injury for a little while.

The Jets’ starting left guard went down with a knee injury in the second quarter. The injury didn’t look good, but he was able to walk off the field and into the blue tent on his own. We’ll see what further testing reveals, but he’s been one of the Jets’ best linemen.

Kelce ended up missing about a quarter of action. He figures to be on a snap count for the rest of the afternoon, but we would have to imagine he will be a point of targets emphasis when he is on the field.

Hutchinson injured his knee while celebrating a sack in the first quarter of Detroit’s Week 10 win over the Patriots. He jumped into the air and his right knee buckled as he landed. He will undergo more testing, but it looks like the Lions will be without their top pass-rusher for a while. Hutchinson has six sacks in nine games this year.

Raimann headed to the locker room to be evaluated for a concussion in the first half of the Colts’ Week 10 game agains the Dolphins. The Colts promptly ruled him out for the game later in the second quarter. Luke Tenuta comes in at left tackle for Raimann.

TeSlaa beat his man off the line of scrimmage for a 12-yard score early in the second quarter. He was surprisingly involved in this contest, logging just his third game with more than three targets on the year. TeSlaa hadn’t seen more than two targets in a game since Week 4. We don’t expect this to be the new norm, so fantasy managers shouldn’t chase this performance on waivers.

Vaki operated as the RB2 once again. Three of his carries came on the Lions’ penultimate drive, though Jared Goff was still on the field. Dan Campbell pulled his starters for the team’s final possession and Jacob Saylors closed out the game. Vaki is the backup fantasy managers should roster as Jahmyr Gibbs insurance, but he doesn’t hold any standalone fantasy value.

Williams didn’t post an elite box score, but he did earn his highest target total since Week 7. The speedster earned a healthy 22 percent target share and finished second on the team in receptions, tied with Amon-Ra St. Brown. Williams has generally been a boom/bust wideout, but he has at least 40 yards in all but two games this year. He’ll remain at the top of the WR3 ranks when he takes on the Bucs next week.