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Patriots WR A.J. Brown caught 3 of 6 targets for 48 scoreless yards in Thursday night's loss to the Bears. New England went to him on its first snap, but QB Drake Maye's pass sailed over his head. Brown then disappeared from the target column until an 18-yard catch just before halftime. His four second-half targets produced catches of 16 and 14 yards, plus a pair of deep incompletions broken up in tight coverage.

Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson tallied 115 total yards and a TD in Thursday night’s loss to the Bears. He carried just 6 times for 22 yards in a game New England trailed throughout. But he led the team with 93 receiving yards on 5 catches. The vast majority of that production came on a 48-yard catch-and-run TD at the end of the first half. The Bears defense fell asleep on a short dump-off to Stevenson, allowing him to weave untouched into the end zone.

Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) was a full-go in practice all week and is off the final injury report for Thursday night's game vs. the Bears. He was limited all last week and listed as questionable before tallying just 8 touches on 16 snaps in the win over the Jets. There's potential for more work against Chicago, although it's possible that Henderson still isn't all the way back to 100%. Consider him a risk/reward RB3 or flex play in Week 7 fantasy lineups.

The Patriots placed WR Romeo Doubs on IR with the shoulder injury he suffered in the Week 6 win over the Jets. We don't have any further details on Doubs' injury, but he's out at least the next 4 games. Doubs can be dropped in most redraft fantasy leagues. His absence leaves A.J. Brown and Demario Douglas as New England's top 2 WRs, with Efton Chism and Kyle Williams behind them. WR Mack Hollins (calf) is eligible to come off IR in Week 9.

Patriots WR A.J. Brown returned from a high ankle sprain to record 3 catches for 27 yards on 10 targets. The film might be even uglier than the box score suggests.

Patriots WR Romeo Doubs injured his right shoulder on a 42-yard TD catch in the first quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Jets. He's questionable to return. We'll update Doubs' status when we know more.

Update: Doubs has been ruled out.

Patriots WR A.J. Brown (ankle) is active for today's game vs. the Jets. It’ll be his first action since suffering a high-ankle sprain in the opener. Brown remained limited in practice all week and probably still isn’t at 100%. That has him sitting a bit lower than usual in our Week 6 rankings. Check your Team Dashboard to see if Brown belongs in your starting lineup.

Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) is active for today’s game vs. the Patriots. He reportedly suffered a high-ankle sprain a week ago but was able to get in 3 limited practices this week. There’s still a chance that Henderson’s role is limited today, leaving him as a RB3 in our Week 6 rankings.

Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) is "likely" to play against the Jets today, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Henderson evidently has the mildest high-ankle sprain of all time. He was limited in practice all week, though, and still carries elevated risk in fantasy lineups.

The Patriots will "likely" activate WR A.J. Brown from IR this afternoon, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. Brown is about 5.5 weeks removed from a high-ankle sprain that was originally expected to cost him 6 weeks. He was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable. But Brown is evidently set to play against the Jets tomorrow. He'll carry more risk than usual coming off the injury but will be worth getting back into most fantasy lineups. We'll look for any reports on limited playing time for Brown. His return is a boost to the red-hot Drake Maye and makes New England's other pass catchers tough to trust in fantasy lineups.

Update: Brown has been activated from IR, putting him on track to play vs. the Jets.

Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Jets. Henderson confirmed on Friday that he was diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain and said he was surprised he could practice this week. “I feel pretty good. We’ll see how things go,” he added. HC Mike Vrabel said a decision on Henderson’s status will be made Saturday. We’ll keep you updated on the situation.

Patriots WR A.J. Brown (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Jets. He was limited in practice all week. HC Mike Vrabel said Friday that a decision on Brown’s status will come Saturday. New England will need to activate him from IR by Saturday afternoon if he’s going to play. Stay tuned.

Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) remained limited in Thursday's practice. He didn't appear at all limited by the ankle injury in video from the beginning of the workout. We're now projecting Henderson to play vs. the Jets this weekend but will update his status again tomorrow.

Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) was listed as a limited participant in Wednesday's practice. It's a big surprise after Tuesday's report that Henderson suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 5. That was either an erroneous report, or Henderson has the mildest high-ankle sprain of all time. We'll keep you updated on his status over the next few weeks. At minimum, it looks like he'll avoid a multi-week absence.

Patriots WR A.J. Brown (ankle) is being designated to return from IR and will practice on Wednesday, HC Mike Vrabel said. Brown is exactly 5 weeks removed from a high-ankle sprain that was expected to cost him 6 weeks. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport confirms that it "may be a bit early" for Brown to play vs. the Jets this weekend, but adds that "he's trying." We'll keep you updated on Brown's progress over the next few days, but we still wouldn't be counting on him in Week 6 fantasy lineups.

Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson suffered a high-ankle sprain in Sunday's win over the Raiders, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. That's typically a 4- to 6-week injury, although Schefter says Henderson "is regarded as a quick healer, so the Patriots are hoping his return is sooner rather than later." It sounds like Henderson should at least avoid short-term IR, but we'll find out for sure later this week. We'd at least plan on Henderson missing the next 2 games vs. the Jets and Bears. Rhamondre Stevenson will be a borderline RB1 for those contests as New England's workhorse. Corey Kiner will step in as a lightly used No. 2 RB.

Patriots QB Drake Maye went off for 374 yards and 4 TDs in Sunday's blowout win over the Raiders. He's the QB1 for Week 5 entering the Monday nighter.

Patriots WR A.J. Brown (ankle) is eligible to come off IR this week, but it doesn't sound like HC Mike Vrabel is counting on him. "I don’t know whenever he’ll be back, but he should help us," Vrabel said. "I hope that he’s going to help us. That remains to be seen yet: when he’ll be back. So, we’ll see how he does today and move from there.” NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said shortly after Brown suffered his high-ankle sprain that he was expected to miss 6 weeks. That timeline would have Brown back Week 8. We'll see if he hits the practice field this week, but fantasy owners shouldn't plan on having Brown for Week 6 fantasy lineups.

Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson is questionable to return to Sunday's game vs. the Raiders with an ankle injury. He carried 4 times for 22 yards and caught his lone target for 16 yards before exiting. We'll update Henderson's status when we know more.

Update: Henderson has been ruled out.

Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson (knee) is active for today’s game vs. the Raiders. He was limited in practice all week and listed as questionable. Stevenson said Friday that he was “ready to go,” although HC Mike Vrabel sounded unsure of his availability for this one multiple times throughout the week. Stevenson certainly comes with some added risk in fantasy lineups today.