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As Rapoport notes, expect plenty of Nick Chubb, who is expected to play through a rib injury today. Chubb should indeed lead the backfield, but it wouldn’t be surprising for Jawhar Jordan to see some work as well. Jordan ran for 101 yards on 15 carries with Marks going down early last week. As the top back versus a dead-on-arrival Raiders squad, Chubb is in the RB3 ranks for Week 16. Jordan is a high-risk RB4.

CBS Sports opted to not show the replay of what is a right-leg injury. Judkins took a hard hit from Bills linebacker Matt Milano after catching a short pass from Shedeur Sanders. Judkins was in visible pain after the play and remained down until the cart came out to take him to the locker room. With Dylan Sampson already out, the Browns’ will turn backfield duties over to Trayveon Williams and Raheim Sanders. Judkins’ day will end with a 8-22-0 rushing line and also caught five passes for 29 yards.

He was initially questionable to return, but ruled out. Austin Deculus took over at left tackle. It hasn’t slowed down the Chargers so far as Los Angeles has scored on every possession against the Cowboys.

Sanders missed only one offensive play while in the locker room. The injury to the pinky finger on his throwing hand didn’t look great, but he was seen with a bandage/sleeve on his finger and was back to start the following drive for the Browns.

Minshew is technically questionable, but he departed midway through the second quarter after getting rolled up on the opening series. He had been limping around ever since, and seems like he can no longer give it a go. 2022 seventh-rounder Chris Oladokun is now in the game at quarterback. An already dismal Week 16 Chiefs outlook is now even more so. Minshew had generated just 15 yards on eight attempts before departing.

Sanders left the field as the Browns were driving in the red zone, but this time it wasn’t by design. The rookie quarterback could be seen with a visible cut on the pinky finger of his throwing hand, and was being escorted from the field by trainers. Dillon Gabriel entered on the following play and immediately took a sack. Will report when we receive more information on Sanders’ status.

Jones left in the first quarter with an ankle issue and was listed as questionable. Jordan Mason also suffered an ankle injury and was taken to the locker room on a cart. Assuming he remains out, Jones and Zavier Scott will split the backfield for the remainder of the game.

Thompson went down early in the first quarter and was later spotted on the sideline with his helmet. The veteran linebacker entered the day with 50 tackles, five TFLs, and one sack in 10 games.

Jordan Mason left for the locker room with an ankle injury of his own. That leaves Zavier Scott as the only active running back on the Vikings’ roster. Fullback C.J. will likely see an uptick in snaps as well. Scott will get three quarters of workhorse duties if both Mason and Jones remain out today.

Mason went down in the first quarter and was spotted heading into the blue medical tent. He left the medical tent and was immediately carted to the locker room. Aaron Jones is also hurt, meaning Zavier Scott will operate as the team’s lead back if neither Jones nor Mason can return to the game.

As expected, Rapoport notes Tua Tagovailoa is not expected to return in 2026. The Dolphins will either have to eat over $90 million in dead cap to cut Tua or find a trade partner. They would still be on the hook for many millions of dollars if that happens. McDaniel has seemingly gotten the most out of Tagovailoa during their time in Miami. Opposing defenses have simply figured out every adjustment McDaniel made to his offense. Now the experiment is at an end. Quinn Ewers will draw the start this week. Per Rapoport, McDaniel believes Ewers “is what this offense needs to run properly.” We’re skeptical of that, but a strong showing from the rookie would go a long way in keeping McDaniel on the good side of ownership as he looks to keep his job into 2026.