Staying on top of injuries throughout the week, and especially on Sunday mornings, is one of the easiest ways to maintain an edge in fantasy football. Outside of, you know, just making sure you don’t have inactive players in your starting lineup, it’s important to understand how one injury can greatly impact the fantasy potential of other skill position players within a game.
Lucky for you, this weekly series is here to help. Rather than just frantically refreshing each team’s injury report, I’ll do the heavy lifting each Saturday night and update injuries and provide analysis once inactives are released and early game-time decisions finalized on Sunday mornings.
Early inactives
Charles Clay, TE, Buffalo Bills (knee) – Out
Fozzy Whittaker, RB, Carolina Panthers (ankle) – Out
Tyler Boyd, WR, Cincinnati Bengals (knee) – Out
Cody Core, WR, Cincinnati Bengals (concussion) – Out
Ryan Hewitt, TE, Cincinnati Bengals (knee) – Out
Dan Bailey, K, Dallas Cowboys (groin) – Out
Kenny Golladay, WR, Detroit Lions (hamstring) – Out
Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts (shoulder) – Out
Sam Bradford, QB, Minnesota Vikings (knee) – Out
Marshawn Lynch, RB, Oakland Raiders (suspended) – Out
Vance McDonald, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers (knee) – Out
Doubtful
Markus Wheaton, WR, Chicago Bears – Doubtful
Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Denver Broncos (ankle) – Unlikely to play
C.J. Prosise, RB, Seattle Seahawks (ankle) – Doubtful
Questionable
Ed Dickson, TE, Carolina Panthers – Likely to play
Devin Funchess, WR, Carolina Panthers – Likely to play
Jonathan Stewart, RB, Carolina Panthers – Likely to play
Benny Cunningham, RB, Chicago Bears (hamstring) – Gametime decision
Virgil Green, TE, Denver Broncos (shoulder) – Likely to play
Golden Tate, WR, Detroit Lions (shoulder) – Gametime decision
Dwayne Washington, RB, Detroit Lions (quad) – Likely to play
Kamar Aiken, WR, Indianapolis Colts (shoulder) – Likely to play
Melvin Gordon, RB, Los Angeles Chargers (foot) – Likely to play
Antonio Gates, TE, Los Angeles Chargers (knee) – Likely to play
Stefon Diggs, WR, Minnesota Vikings (groin) – Gametime decision
Michael Floyd, WR, Minnesota Vikings (calf) – Gametime decision
Danny Amendola, WR, New England Patriots (knee) – Likely to play
Marquise Goodwin, WR, San Francisco 49ers (back) – Likely to play
Jameis Winston, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (shoulder) – Likely to play
Updates/Analysis
Marquise Goodwin, WR, San Francisco 49ers – Active – Goodwin will play today, and draws a favorable matchup against a Philadelphia defense allowing the most fantasy points per game to outside wide receivers, which is where Goodwin runs 78 percent of his routes.
Danny Amendola, WR, New England Patriots – Active – Amendola is active, and draws a Chargers defense surrendering the fourth-most fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers out of the slot. 92 percent of Amendola’s targets have come from the slot this season.
Melvin Gordon, RB, Los Angeles Chargers – Active – Gordon is active and draws a dream matchup against New England. Gordon ranks eighth among running backs in carries and sixth in targets, while the Patriots rank fourth-worst in yards per carry allowed (4.76), and are also allowing the second-most receiving fantasy points per game (15.8) to opposing running backs. Unfortunately for Gordon, his foot is “an issue”. He’s a must-start in redraft leagues, and boom-or-bust DFS play.
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