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Head coach Matt LaFleur praised Jacobs’ toughness yesterday as he continues to battle through injuries to close out the regular season. Jacobs has been dealing with the knee issue for a while, though the ankle issue appears to be new. He played through the knee injury last week after logging a lone limited practice on Friday. Jacobs is likely headed for a similar practice routine this week. Fantasy managers may want to keep Emanuel Wilson on their bench in case Jacobs doesn’t play this week, which remains a possibility.

Crosby, as usual, will be Las Vegas’ main defensive weapon against the Texans. IDP leaguers should note that he stands a good chance of wrecking shop against a weak Texans offensive line. Crosby continues to be given days off ahead of games as this going-nowhere season winds down for the Raiders.

He suffered an ankle sprain, and the fact that McVay is already grim on his chances to play in Week 17 doesn’t color his rest of season output with a rosy picture. Justin Dedich took over in the first quarter and seems likely to be Los Angeles’ starter in the coming weeks.

He practiced in full all week and should be regarded as a solid RB2 against the Jaguars in Week 16’s Sunday action. Harvey hasn’t shown as much upside as we hoped in the box score so far, but his touchdown equity has come through for a strong Broncos team.

It profiles as another smash week for Puka Nacua, who took advantage of Adams’ absence with 200 yards through the air in Week 16. The Rams will probably do just fine on offense given what they did against the league-best Seahawks defense on Thursday night. Still, it does cap a bit of Matthew Stafford’s touchdown upside for Week 17 to be without his goal line back.

Sugar, we’re going down swinging. Smith will be a backend QB2/QB3 in superflex leagues against the Texans defense. He was practicing in full ahead of Friday, and we’re going to assume he had no setbacks based on this statement. Carroll said that Smith would be the starter for the remainder of the season as well.

He hasn’t practiced or played since Week 12’s high-ankle sprain, so this will be his fourth-straight missed game. The Cowboys don’t necessarily have to shut him down, but they probably won’t bother trying to play him in Week 17 or 18 if there’s any question about his health now that they’re all but eliminated from the playoff picture.

He practiced in full today, but the questionable tag implies he has not fully exited concussion protocol yet. He’ll have a chance to do so on Saturday. Williams, by far the best player in Dallas’ front seven, would create some upgrades for the Chargers running game if he were to be ruled out.

The 25-year-old back should be good to go as he chases more fantasy glory in the final three games of the season. Williams is a high-end RB2 against the Chargers in Week 16’s matchup. Jake Ferguson (calf) also was cleared off the final injury report after three full sessions.

Not a surprise after he made it back to the field today. Lamb is in line for a WR1 workload against the Chargers in Week 16. Lamb missed the first two days of practice this week, though he was taking mental reps and otherwise involved on Thursday. Managers can plug him right into the lineup and worry about their other spots.