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The injury Perine suffered in Week 9’s loss to the Bears didn’t look good, so a week-to-week diagnosis is fairly good news. That said, it sounds like he’s a lock to miss at least one week, meaning backup Tahj Brooks would theoretically be in line to see more work behind Chase Brown. Brooks handled only one carry in Sunday’s loss and didn’t see a target. With the Bengals now entering their bye, we’ll see if Perine is able to bounce back in Week 11.

Back after a one-game absence with a hip injury, Washington was third in Jags wide receiver yards after Jakobi Meyers and Brian Thomas Jr. That is going to be the case more weeks than not, though Washington also dents Meyers and BTJ’s upside. Despite his real life value in this ascending offense, Washington won’t be pushing for WR4 value for the final few weeks of the fantasy playoffs.

A disappointing box score on a day where the Jags produced 48 points, 330 yards net passing, and five aerial touchdowns. Strange could only watch as Trevor Lawrence kept finding running backs for passing scores. Strange had been operating as a high-floor TE1 since his Week 12 but ceiling has proven elusive. It figures to remain so for Week 16 against the Broncos’ elite pass defense in Denver, keeping Strange somewhere in the TE10-14 range.

Adams pulled up on a deep target in the fourth quarter and immediately was seen favoring his hamstring on the incompletion. He stayed on the ground for a few seconds and gingerly walked back to the Rams bench, then headed to the Rams’ locker room with trainers. Adams had four catches for 71 yards on eight targets before leaving, He failed to corral a pair of red zone targets.

Darrisaw’s absence is bad news for the Vikings considering the strength of the Dallas defense is their ability to generate pressure in the backfield. Furthermore, quarterback J.J. McCarthy has been highly sensitive to pressure during his sophomore campaign. Look for head coach Kevin O’Connell to continue the ball-out-quick mentality that saw McCarthy experience a bump in efficiency from a week ago.

This was Thomas’ second straight “pretty good” game, though “pretty good” was not what fantasy managers were signing up for in the second round. Astoundingly, his four catches were his most since Week 6. We are getting signs of life from one of the season’s biggest fantasy disappointments, but not performances that say he needs to be jammed back into your WR2 spot. That is especially true for tough matchups like next week’s date with the Broncos in Denver.

Guyton continues his rehab from a high-ankle sprain suffered in Week 12, leaving Nate Thomas to draw another start. The Cowboys enter Sunday Night Football in desperate need of a win as they aim to keep their fading playoff hopes alive.

Meyers led the Jags’ receiver corps in receiving but not their skill corps, as Travis Etienne somehow turned his three catches into 3/73/3. Meyers’ 71 yards were his second most as a Jag. Good stuff, if maybe a bit disappointing on an afternoon where Jacksonville erupted for 48 points. Somehow, four of Trevor Lawrence’s five passing scores went to running backs. 5/71 is close to both Meyers’ weekly floor and ceiling. That makes him a perfectly fine WR3, but not much more as fantasy managers go upside hunting during the playoffs. The Broncos are a brutal Week 16 matchup for the Jags’ pass catchers.

This one didn’t look good. Parsons suffered a non-contact knee injury late in the third quarter while pursuing Bo Nix and remained down for several minutes after the play. The injury occurred to his left knee when he attempted to change direction, and Parsons was in obvious pain. He eventually walked off the field with the assistance of trainers, but this has the potential to be a devastating injury for Parsons and the Packers’ sixth-ranked defense.