Fantasy Football News

The Browns placed RB Raheim Sanders on IR with a hip injury suffered in Week 5. He'll miss at least the next 4 games. We don't have any info about his status beyond that, but Sanders can be dropped from all redraft rosters. Cleveland signed RB Audric Estime off the Vikings' practice squad in a corresponding roster move.

The league has suspended Bears Edge Montez Sweat for two games after he violated the PED policy. That means no Sweat for weeks 6 and 7. He'll be eligible for reinstatement after Chicago's Thursday night game in Week 7.

The Rams are releasing K Harrison Mevis, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Mevis missed 4 FGs in 5 games, including 2 in Monday night's overtime loss to the Bills (although 1 was blocked). He'll be replaced by K Blake Grupe, who the Rams are signing off the Jets' practice squad. Grupe owns a subpar 81.9% FG conversion rate, but 25.7% of his career tries have come from 50+ yards. He's made 85.9% of his kicks from inside 50 yards. Grupe is on the fantasy radar kicking for a high-scoring offense, starting this week with the Rams implied for a whopping 33 points at home for the Cardinals.

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.

Adams caught five of his seven targets, which included three in the red zone, for 51 yards and 2 TDs. He became just the fourth WR this season to produce two receiving TDs in two separate weeks this season. Adams finished with 22.1 PPR points on his way to finishing as the WR10 for his third WR1 week of the season.

Stafford completed 40 of 54 pass attempts for 383 yards and 3 TDs without an INT, good for his third QB1 finish in four weeks. He achieved it while feeding his top WR Puka Nacua a historic 24 targets in the Rams overtime loss to the Bills on Monday Night Football. Stafford became the first QB to throw for at least 380 passing yards in two separate weeks this season.

In just his second week back from a hip and groin injury, Nacua hauled in 17 receptions on a staggering 24 targets for 138 yards and a TD. He was used everywhere on the field, including as a rusher producing nine more yards on 2 attempts on the ground. Nacua finished Week 5 with 37.7 PPR points for his third WR1 overall week since the start of last season.

It’s been two completely opposite stories for Kincaid over the first five weeks of the season. After ranking as the TE2 with 20.3 PPR points per game over the first two weeks, he’s ranked as the TE46 with just 3.2 PPR points per game over the past three weeks. Kincaid hauled in one of his 2 targets for seven yards and completed a 2-point attempt leading to 3.7 PPR points to land as the TE38 in Week 5.

Despite fumbling twice and losing one that nearly cost the Bills the game, Cook scored 22.8 PPR points and finished as the RB4 in Week 5. He handled a season-high 25 rush attempts for 111 yards and 2 TDs while catching his only target for another 7 yards in their overtime win over the Rams. Cook has now finished as an RB1 in three of the past four weeks.

Allen completed a total of just 12 passes after throwing 19 pass attempts for 210 yards with both a TD and an INT. He rushed for game-high 121 yards, a mark that he’s only topped one other time over his career, while adding another TD on the ground. His 30.5 PPR points in Week 5 was good enough for his fourth QB1 finish in five weeks.

Bills WR D.J. Moore (shoulder) is inactive for tonight's game vs. the Rams. With WR Josh Palmer also out, Buffalo is down to WRs Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Skyler Bell, Greg Dortch, and Trent Sherfield.

Packers RB MarShawn Lloyd rushed only 10 times for 31 yards in Sunday’s win over the Bears, but he paid off for bold fantasy managers with a pair of goal line TDs. Those marked Lloyd’s first two career rushing TDs.

The 49ers expect WR Deebo Samuel to miss at least a couple of weeks with the hamstring injury that knocked him out of Sunday's win over the Seahawks, according to multiple reports. San Francisco has two more games before a Week 8 bye, which almost certainly means Week 9 is the earliest potential return date.

Cardinals RB Jeremiyah Love looked inevitable in posting a 21-90 rushing line and 5-19-1 receiving against the 49ers in Week 3. But he has garnered just 1 target in each of the two games since while averaging a mere 11.3 carries per contest outside of Week 3. One key issue: Tyler Allgeier's getting passing-down work, limiting the rookie's receiving opportunities.

Falcons QB Michael Penix’s rib injury is not considered serious, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. Penix "might" be able to play vs. the Bears this weekend, "but the team wants to be cautious and see him practice this week" before deciding on his status. Penix's absence would leave Tua Tagovailoa under center. We'll keep you updated on the situation throughout the week.

Browns RB Quinshon Judkins is "day to day" with an ankle injury suffered in Sunday's loss to the Jets, HC Todd Monken said Monday. Judkins' right foot was in a walking boot after the game, but it sounds like he dodged a serious injury. We'll keep you updated on his status throughout the week. Judkins' absence would leave Raheim Sanders as Cleveland's likely lead back, with Jaleel McLaughlin the No. 2.

Despite Arizona deactivating WR Marvin Harrison Jr. on Sunday ahead of his trade to the Texans, veteran Kendrick Bourne remained in the same role as the previous week. He played three fewer snaps than WR Jalen Brooks, who trailed well behind leader Michael Wilson (61-39). Brooks and Bourne ran a matching 33 routes, trailing Wilson (44) and TE Trey McBride (51). Bourne did climb to second on the team in targets (8) and receptions (5) while leading the Cardinals with 70 yards. Brooks caught just two of 7 targets for 16 yards. Rookie WR Reggie Virgil got activated for the first time and finished with 2 catches for 29 yards on 5 targets.

Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett threw for a season-high 292 yards and 3 TDs in Sunday's loss to the Lions. He completed 29 of 47 passes (61.7%) and added his fifth INT of the year, while also taking a season-high 5 sacks. The INT actually came on a pointless hail mary at the end of the first half that came down at Detroit's 15-yard line. But that doesn't mean Brissett had a better outing than the numbers suggest.

Packers WR Christian Watson rebounded from a down Week 4 to drop a huge 6-143-1 line on the Bears. He’s now scored in six of his past seven games dating back to last season.

Bears TE Colston Loveland disappeared again in Week 5, snagging only 2 of 5 targets for 19 yards. Just don’t put all of the blame on Loveland, as QBs Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum combined for 195 yards, 0 TDs, and 4 turnovers in the blowout loss to Green Bay.