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The Panthers, per Fowler, “are taking the approach that both players will get their touches regardless of who gets the first snap. Both fit the Panthers’ tough-minded, grind-it-out mold.” The Panthers “want to be a run-first team, and since it’s a long season, they will need both players.” The Panthers before Hubbard’s calf injury would give him two drives, them Dowdle would get one. Those “rotations will inevitably change due to Dowdle’s star turn,” Fowlers said. It’ll be tough for the Panthers to sideline Dowdle after he racked up 473 total yards over his two starts. It wouldn’t be a shock if Dowdle functioned as the team’s nominal lead back for now.

Andrews broke the news while reporting from the sideline of the Rams’ Week 4 game against the Eagles. Signs have been pointing to this type of injury for a while now, with the Rams referring to Nacua’s nagging injury as both a hip and groin issue. Just over two minutes remain in the third quarter, and Nacua has only come off the field for a few plays thus far. It appears as though the team has handled the injury well, though one imagines re-injury risk is still a factor. That said, he is a WR1 whenever he is active.

Burks only catch of the day came on a double-move that saw him burn Sauce Gardner for a massive touchdown, though he may have simply been working back to the quarterback before realizing the throw was going over his head. Either way, Burks turned on the jets, tracked down the ball, and ran in the Commanders’ only touchdown of the day. Burks isn’t on the fantasy radar despite the long catch, but it’s nice to see him carving out a role in Washington.

The Broncos head into Week 4 as one of the healthiest teams in the league. They will be without Tillman and Onyedim, however. Denver’s defense will look to slow down the red-hot Niners offense.

Okonkwo was back in action today after missing the last two games with a hamstring issue. With Marcus Mariota exiting this game early because of an injury, the passing attack was out of whack from the jump. There wasn’t much of a chance to reinstall Okonkwo into the mix this week. The hope is that he will earn more work with Jayden Daniels potentially back in the lineup in Week 5, but fantasy managers will need to see it to believe it with Okonkwo.

Evans will battle through his rib injury and suit up against Denver, though it remains to be seen whether the veteran will play a full complement of snaps. Through three games Evans has accounted for 22 percent of he 49ers’ targets and 30 percent of the team’s air yards. The Niners declared QB Kurtis Rourke, DE Nick Bosa, DT James Thompson Jr., RB Jordan James, LB Tatum Bethune, CB Ephesians Prysock, and OT Enrique Cruz Jr. inactive against the Broncos.

Alford was injured in a pile while making a tackle in the third quarter. His backup, Te’Cory Couch, has already been injured in this game as well. That means that the Bills will turn to practice squad call-up Kani Walker or safety Damar Hamlin as their slot corner.

Vorhees exited late in the first half against the Titans and was replaced by Emery Jones. Vorhees was making his first start of the season this week and played on just eight snaps in last week’s game against the Cowboys. Hopefully this isn’t anything too serious, as the Ravens’ interior offensive line has already been hit with multiple injuries this season.

Cooper went down with a non-contact injury and had to be carted from the field. The team ruled him out shortly after he left the field. Unfortunately, this looks like a torn Achilles for the young linebacker.

Third-string quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis took over early in this game and the two backups quickly formed a connection. Kaliakmanis hit him on a 48-yard strike in the third quarter for the team’s longest offensive play of the day. Kaliakmanis couldn’t get much else going, but the long catch alone was enough to lead the Commanders in receiving yards. By targets, Brown was still the team’s WR3, so fantasy managers shouldn’t worry about adding him off the waiver wire ahead of Week 5.

It’s unclear when Oliver got hurt or what happened. He was on the bench without a helmet for a few drives before heading into the locker room. The Bills are down 21-17, and without T.J. Sanders as well, so they can’t afford to lose Oliver.