Players who are good to go. Good news for Trevor Lawrence, Breece Hall (knee), Alec Pierce (foot), Pop Douglas, and Tyjae Spears.

Players who are skakey. Things don’t sound good for DeVonta Smith (hamstring). I’d make plans without him (and bump Dallas Goedert up the ranks in the process). Josh Downs, Dalton Kincaid, and Jalen Coker have already been ruled out. David Moore is the add in Carolina if he’s still out there.

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SNF snow game? It was a whiteout at Orchard Park … last night. Things should be cleared up by kickoff, though, so don’t shy away from this spot solely because of the weather. Brock Purdy will return tonight and the Bills can clinch the AFC East with a win.

2 RBs to IR. Rough news yesterday for the Chargers and Commanders as both J.K. Dobbins and Austin Ekeler were placed on IR. More info on Brian Robinson in the injury piece below, but neither Jeremy McNichols nor Kimani Vidal should be on waivers. Grab ‘em asap.

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1. Week Injury Roundup: A Brock Purdy Update

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Week 13 Fantasy Football Injury News

• by Chris Allen and Jorge Martin

Fantasy managers who have no players on this list should be extra thankful going into Week 13 of the season. Though for everyone else—likely EVERYBODY who plays fantasy football—there are plenty of questions going into the penultimate week before the fantasy playoffs. Every decision matters.

We're here for you. Let's get to the most important players for fantasy football with injury designations in Week 13 after the Thanksgiving Day games.

Quarterback

Brock Purdy (shoulder): Purdy logging limited practices the first two days of the week before practicing in full on Friday is encouraging that he’ll return to the lineup. That would be welcomed news for the 49ers, as pass catchers will get a decided upgrade if Purdy returns even close to his previous performance.

Purdy will need to be close to full health, as traveling for the second week in a row will see the 49ers playing in Buffalo on Sunday Night Football. He will be without his main blindside protector, Trent Williams, which is always a concern for the San Francisco attack. Weather could have an impact, as snow is in the forecast with temperatures in the 20s and winds in the 10-MPH range. If Purdy can go, he’ll need to keep up with Josh Allen on an MVP tear. Purdy is currently QB23 in our rankings, and probably better left on benches in single-QB leagues. Though pass catchers Jauan Jennings, Deebo Samuel, and George Kittle would all get upgrades with Purdy playing against Allen in a game where the 49ers will need to pass to keep up. 

Running Back

Brian Robinson Jr. (ankle): It initially looked like Robinson might miss this week, but after logging two LP designations to start the week he practiced in full on Friday and should be ready to go. Robinson will likely have the backfield to himself, though it is a a tough matchup.

The Titans come to the nation’s capital and are allowing the 5th-fewest rushing yards to RBs this season (68.2). Since Jahmyr Gibbs went for 127 rushing yards in Week 8, no running back has surpassed 55 rushing yards against this tough Titans defensive front. Robinson may get the bulk of the carries if he’s active, but may not have much room to maneuver. Robinson will get heavy volume, but it could be far from easy sledding.

Wide Receiver

Josh Downs (shoulder): Downs was ruled out on Friday afternoon, which is tough news for Anthony Richardson to be missing his top target. Michael Pittman, who was on the injury report before practicing fully the past two days, will be the focal point of the passing game after seeing 28% and 30% target shares, respectively, in the past two games.

Adonai Mitchell could also see bumps in targets with Downs sitting, as he did see deep targets earlier this season when Downs was out the first two games. This is a dome team going into the elements in New England—temperatures are expected to be around 37 degrees with light wind. After the Patriots allowed 4 passing TDs in back-to-back games, this could be a passing environment to take fliers on a deep threat like Mitchell with Downs sidelined.

Cedric Tillman (concussion): Tillman missed the entire week of practice in the concussion protocol and was ruled out on Saturday. This opens up opportunity for others in the Cleveland passing game.

The Denver defense has been one of the best against the pass, though there have been some recent chinks in the armor. Jakobi Meyers (121 receiving yards) and Tre Tucker (82) had good games last week, and in Week 9 Zay Flowers put up a 127-2 line. Before that no WR had surpassed 78 receiving yards against Denver’s defense. 

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