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Ward has dealt with a number of injuries this year. The shoulder issue forced him to miss Week 12 and will cost him at least one more appearance. Even without Ward in the lineup, Cleveland’s defense remains a nightmare matchup for Matthew Stafford and the Rams.

Garrett went down with the shoulder injury in Week 12. After the game, head coach Kevin Stefanski called him day-to-day. Garrett did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday but was back on the field for the final session of the week. Despite the injury scare, he is good to go for Week 13. With 13 sacks to his name this season, Garrett will attempt to close the gap on T.J. Watt, who has 13.5 sacks, with a few takedowns of Matthew Stafford.

Higgins was limited to start the week but upgraded to full on Friday. The veteran receiver has missed each of the Bengals’ last three games with a hamstring injury suffered in practice but is trending toward a return on Monday night against the Jaguars. While Higgins’ return is good for the Bengals, fantasy managers will need to consider whether or not he’s worth starting with Jake Browning under center. Browning and the Bengals managed just 222 total yards in last week’s loss to the Steelers and were 2-for-10 on third down. Higgins shouldn’t be counted on as anything more than a WR3.

Zeke got in three limited practices this week, putting him on the right side of questionable heading into the weekend. Still, his role has been on a downward trajectory in recent weeks and the Patriots’ offense is in freefall. Healthy or not, Zeke is not on the fantasy radar heading into Week 13.

Douglas suffered the head injury in Week 12 and has been in the league’s concussion protocol ever since. He did not practice at all this week, putting his status for Week 14 in doubt as well. DeVante Parker will seemingly operate as the team’s top wideout this week, though he is at WR5 at best given the state of New England’s offense.

Armstead did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday but was back on the field for a limited session to close the week. He appears to be a true game-time call for Week 13. Armstead has five sacks and four TFLs this season. Losing him for a crucial NFC matchup versus the Eagles would be a notable blow to San Francisco’s front-seven.

Brevin Jordan is expected to draw the start, with Schultz now ruled out. The veteran tight end didn’t practice all week and was trending toward being ruled out after being listed as DNP on Friday. While Jordan is expected to get the starting nod, he’ll be hard to trust as anything more than a touchdown-dependent TE2 against the Broncos.

Texans beat writer Aaron Wilson said Brown should be considered “truly questionable” after he popped up as a DNP on Friday following two days of limited practices. Wilson reported earlier on Friday that Brown looked “fairly limited in practice,” but apparently, whatever he did wasn’t enough for the team to credit him with limited participation on the day. Brown has missed back-to-back games with his injury, and it sounds like he’s trending toward missing a third-straight game.

Dell is listed as questionable, but head coach DeMeco Ryans has expressed confidence in Dell playing on Sunday against the Broncos. The rookie receiver should be in line for a big day with tight end Dalton Schultz (hamstring) ruled out and Noah Brown (knee) listed as questionable. Dell has finished as a top-24 PPR receiver in each of his last four weeks and is a fringe WR1 this week if active.

Mims will be active for Week 13 against the Texans but continues to be off the fantasy radar. The rookie receiver has caught two or fewer passes in each of his last six games and has yet to top three receptions in any game this season.