NFL teams released their final injury reports for week eight on Friday afternoon. The Monday Night Football teams will release their reports on Saturday. There are quite a few significant names that will be sidelined on Sunday, including Jahvid Best, Mark Ingram, Felix Jones, Willis McGahee and Andre Johnson.
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There will also be several notable game-time decisions. BenJarvus Green-Ellis has been limited all week and is listed as questionable. Beanie Wells was expected to miss a week or two but has been back on the practice field this week. Daniel Thomas has been limited for much of the last month, but has found a way to play in recent weeks. All of these running backs are key starters for some folks. We'll have updates Sunday morning as active lists come out.
For those wondering, the designations break down as follows:
Out: 0% change of playing
Doubtful: 25% chance of playing
Questionable: 50% chance of playing
Probable: 75% chance of playing
For fantasy purposes, you can almost always assume a probable player can be slotted into your lineup. I would be somewhat shocked if any of those Probable players ended up inactive this Sunday barring any news tonight or tomorrow. Questionable players on the other hand put you in a tough position. At least half if not more of these guys will play, but you will likely find yourself waiting on a “game-time decision” for most of them. It is not a problem for 1:00pm ET starts, but the 4:05 and 4:15pm ET starts, it can become a pain in the butt setting your lineup. For those I simply suggest trying to slot them into your flex position (if you have one) so you have some flexibility between running backs and wide receivers (and maybe even tight ends).
This Sunday we’ll have final updates for all of these players so check back then. And of course, feel free to tweet us @sbnationfantasy with any sit/start questions you might have.
OUT
QB Sam Bradford, Rams
WR Lee Evans, Ravens
WR Andre Johnson, Texans
WR Donald Jones, Bills
WR Mohamed Massaquoi, Browns
WR Santana Moss, Redskins
DOUBTFUL
WR Danario Alexander, Rams
QUESTIONABLE
QB Tarvaris Jackson, Seahawks
QB Matthew Stafford, Lions
RB Joseph Addai, Lions
RB Tashard Choice, Cowboys
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Patriots
RB Peyton Hillis, Browns
RB Daniel Thomas, Dolphins
RB Beanie Wells, Cardinals
WR Early Doucet, Cardinals
WR Braylon Edwards, 49ers
WR Anthony Gonzalez, Colts
WR Percy Harvin, Vikings
WR Hines Ward, Steelers
TE Todd Heap, Cardinals
TE Ben Watson, Browns
PROBABLE
QB Matt Hasselbeck, Titans
QB Matt Moore, Dolphins
QB Cam Newton, Panthers
QB Tony Romo, Cowboys
RB Reggie Bush, Dolphins
RB James Casey, Texans
RB Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks
RB Adrian Peterson, Vikings
WR Michael Crabtree, 49ers
WR Jason Hill, Jaguars
WR Mike Sims-Walker, Jaguars
WR Donte' Stallworth, Redskins
WR Kevin Walter, Texans
TE Jimmy Graham, Saints
TE Jermaine Gresham, Bengals
TE Zach Miller, Seahawks
TE Visanthe Shiancoe, Vikings
K David Buehler, Cowboys
K Phil Dawson, Browns
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