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Goedert was able to pick up his 10th touchdown of the season on a perfect throw from Jalen Hurts in the corner of the end zone. It was a quiet day outside of that, but hard to complain about a trip into the end zone. Goedert will be back in action with an extra day of rest in Week 17 against the Bills.

Rypien was with the Vikings in training camp and arguably would be as deserving of a start as anybody in Minnesota given how Max Brosmer has played so far. Perhaps that’s a Week 18 possibility. For now, he’ll serve as a backup.

It would seem exceedingly likely that Josh Johnson will get the start on Christmas against the Cowboys. The Commanders are seven-point underdogs at home and Johnson (wincing) could be a viable superflex QB2 against one of the worst defenses in the NFL this year.

The signing doesn’t seem like great news for TreVeyon Henderson (concussion) in Week 17. Mitchell had been with the Chiefs all year and was cast aside for Dameon Pierce last week in what we’d call a “mercy” waiver. It’s possible he’ll be elevated for Week 17 if Henderson isn’t able to go.

Will we get a Chad Ryland release move here, or will the 2025 Cardinals create some sort of two-kicker abomination scenario with their remaining time? There are so many questions to ask, and so little that we know. And so little of it that feels like it matters. Someone will kick and be a decent option against the Bengals in Week 17.

With Jordan Mason likely out and Aaron Jones also ailing, it’s possible that Chandler could find himself in for some real work in Week 17. Unfortunately it comes with Max Brosmer under center, but volume is volume in the fantasy world and teams that lost backs and need waiver-wire help should certainly consider dialing up Chandler tonight.

This has been the new norm for Kincaid, who actually didn’t practice in either of the first two sessions of last week en route to being removed from the injury report. It’s clear he’s struggling through this injury and only managed one target against the Browns last week. We’d exercise caution on him being a sure-fire TE1 against the Eagles in Week 17.

McDermott said that “nothing has changed” from yesterday and that Allen is expected to be available on Sunday. It’s an earlier-than-normal walkthrough practice from Buffalo as they try to give their players some semblance of a Christmas break, so we’re inclined to believe McDermott here.

This has been expected all along. It’s unknown how Watson factors into next year’s plan at quarterback for the Browns — CBS’ Jonathan Jones suggested he could compete for the job in training camp with Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. But his anvil of a contract is untradeable and releasing him with a post-June 1 cap hit would not save the Browns a single dollar currently after they restructured it yet again in 2025 to keep the roster in some semblance of order. It’s possible they could restructure it again in 2026 and continue kicking the can down the road so they can put a functional offensive line on the field next year. Watson’s current 2026 cap hit is $80,716,514.

It’s good news for both of them, as Love appears to be going through the concussion protocol just fine and with a chance to play in Week 17. If he doesn’t, Willis will get a chance to start. If neither of them are available, we’ll watch Clayton Tune do his thing against the Ravens.

Already with one DNP and a locker room carting under his belt in the last two days, the source here isn’t telling us anything that we shouldn’t already have been thinking. The good news for Mason is that the way Fowler’s source and Kevin O’Connell (who refused to rule him out today) have been talking about him says this isn’t a major injury and that he has a chance to play in Week 18. He’s droppable for those of you with championship games in Week 17.