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Watson, additionally, had a brutal deep drop that likely would have been a score in the game’s opening three plays. He beat out Juju Smith-Schuster as the fifth option in the passing game today, but the lesson with the Chiefs right now is that they are going to spread the ball around. Watson will be a deep-leagues only play in Week 14, as he is every week.

O’Connell was always a long shot to play and a likely Thursday DNP increases that likelihood. The hobbled passer has an extra day to get healthy with the Raiders’ kickoff delayed until Monday night but all signs point to O’Connell being inactive for Week 15 at this time.

Earlier this year, Legette re-aggravated a wrist injury he suffered in 2021 while in college. The rookie receiver all but confirmed he will have surgery to repair ligaments in his left wrist at the end of this season but will be on the field for Week 15’s game against the Cowboys. Legette is hoping to rebound from a devastating drop in last week’s game against the Eagles that may have secured an upset win for the Panthers. He is currently sitting on 39-432-4 receiving line.

This is a new injury for the 30-year-old running back. Jones has already dealt with a pair of hip injuries this season and the team has occasionally reduced his workload in recent weeks. He appears likely to suit up against the Bears for now but a new injury is worth monitoring.

Coker has been a full participant in back-to-back practices and should be good to go for Week 15 once the team’s final injury report is released on Friday. Coker should return to the Panthers’ starting lineup once active but will be hard to trust as anything more than a WR4 against the Cowboys.

This is more of an estimated practice report, as the Bills canceled practice on Thursday due to inclement weather. Coleman being listed as a full participant in back-to-back practices is a good sign for his Week 15 availability. Hopefully, Coleman will be cleared by Friday in time for Sunday’s tilt with the Lions.

Johnson missed last week’s game against the 49ers with a concussion and will need to clear protocol if he hopes to play in Week 15 against the Vikings. Thursday’s injury report is just an estimation after the team held a walkthrough, so we’ll see how things progress in the coming days when the team officially takes to the practice field.

The Bears held a walkthrough on Thursday as they prepare for Monday night’s game against the Vikings, so Thursday’s report is just an estimation. Swift missed two practices with a quad injury last week but still suited up to play against the 49ers after logging a limited practice on Friday. This is the first we’ve heard about his groin injury, so we’ll assume it’s something minor until the team says otherwise.

Evans, 31, is nursing a hamstring injury that pre-dates the Buccaneers’ Week 11 bye. The veteran receiver opened last week with two missed practices before logging a limited session on Friday and ultimately being removed from the team’s final injury report. We’d expect him to follow a similar path for Week 15, and perhaps the rest of the season.

Irving has now missed two straight practices and is trending on the wrong side of playing in Week 15 against the Chargers. Head coach Todd Bowles said Irving needs his back “to loosen up” if he hopes to have a shot at playing this week, so we’ll see if any progress is made on that front come Friday. If he’s unable to play, Rachaad White would profile as a RB2, while Sean Tucker could have some upside as a streamer in deeper leagues.

Doubs remains in the league’s concussion protocol, but he was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice and will likely get in another full session on Thursday. The third-year receiver appears to be in line to clear protocol before the weekend, meaning he should be all systems go for Week 15 against the Seahawks. We should know by Friday whether or not he’s cleared protocol, but assuming he’s active, Doubs will be a solid WR3 play for the first week of the fantasy playoffs.