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These updates are largely formalities, with Pacheco already having been deemed “week-to-week” as he recovers from a sprained MCL. His practice status must be monitored all the same, though. Fantasy managers should expect RB Kareem Hunt to function as the team’s primary rusher, particularly in scoring position, while rookie RB Brashard Smith continues operating as a featured receiver and change-of-pace rusher. The Chiefs also have RB Elijah Mitchell stashed in the No. 4 role. Keeping him in mind is worthwhile, though he is not expected to have a role on game day at this time.

Maye started this game like a house on fire, running for two touchdowns on the Patriots’ first two drives. The Patriots also had a 24-7 lead at the half, but Maye was held pretty much in check after that. His longest pass play of the day was a 30-yard catch that the broadcast replay correspondent claimed should have been overturned. Maye didn’t have a single other completion of over 20 yards. He still produced more than enough with his legs to make his fantasy managers happy, but the Patriots will be hoping for a better showing next week in Baltimore against the Ravens.

Mahomes clearly wasn’t 100 percent coming into the game with a left knee issue that cost him recent practice time. In the final minutes of the game against the Chargers, with the Chiefs looking to tie the game with a field goal, Mahomes stepped awkwardly while being tackled from behind. He appeared to hyperextend his left knee and was down on the ground surrounded by trainers for a couple minutes before hobbling to the sideline. Mahomes had 189 yards and an interception in another underwhelming performance before suffering the knee injury. Gardner Minshew is at quarterback while Mahomes gets evaluated in the locker room. Kansas City’s 2025 season is effectively over.

Allen also added 50 yards rushing in what was a tremendous win to ensure the Bills still have a shot at the AFC East title. The Bills trailed in this game 21-0 and 24-7 at the half before Allen led five consecutive touchdown drives in the second half. As we’ve come to expect, he wasn’t able to connect with his wide receivers on any big plays, but Allen made smart decisions to keep drives alive and made a few really nice touchdown throws. The Bills will need some help in order to win the division, but they can start by taking care of business in Cleveland against the Browns next week.

Jackson only let it fly 12 times in this one, but the results were mostly good. Granted, his first touchdown on the afternoon came on a 30-yard screen play to Rasheen Ali, but Jackson strung together an impressive drive late in the second quarter to give the Ravens another score and a 14-0 lead at halftime. On that drive, Jackson completed a 26-yard pass to Zay Flowers down the right sideline, and immediately followed it up with a 12-yard scramble. A few plays later, he would place another perfectly thrown ball in the end zone to Flowers for a 28-yard score. Jackson and Flowers had a chance to add to their touchdown total in the third quarter, but Flowers was unable to haul in a leaping grab in the end zone. Jackson will need to clean up the untimely sacks he took in this one heading into Week 16’s game against the Patriots, which takes place on Sunday Night Football on NBC.

No real surprises here, and nobody of much fantasy relevance.

Burrow and the Bengals’ offense showed little fight in a must-win game if they had any hopes of keeping their season alive. Burrow lost 15 yards on a sack on the Bengals’ opening drive to knock them out of field goal range, only to throw an interception on his next drive. On the Bengals’ best offensive drive of the day, Burrow drove the team 80 yards on 15 plays only to toss an easy pick to Kyle Van Noy while facing pressure, which was handed off to safety Alohi Gilman and returned for an 85-yard touchdown to put the game out of reach. It was about as bad a day as Burrow and the Bengals could have had, as they will now look to play out the final three games of their season before calling it a year. Burrow will be a fringe QB1 in Week 16 when the Bengals travel to Miami to play the Dolphins.

Bowers’ 8.8 PPR points were frankly a miracle as Kenny Pickett produced 29 yards net passing in the Raiders’ second 31-0 loss of the season. He was the only Raider to make any positive box score contribution whatsoever in what was yet another new low in the Raiders’ catastrophic “Pete Carroll year.” As fantasy managers wait for the Raiders’ inevitable next coach and quarterback in 2026, Bowers is a volatile TE1 despite upside that should make him the weekly TE1 overall. You probably can’t bench him for the fantasy quarterfinals against the Texans, but that’s another potential shutout loss on the road for the league’s least competitive team.