Every NFL team playing Sunday is required to issue a final injury report on Friday. The pair of teams playing Monday night will issue their final report Saturday. Here we review all of the fantasy-relevant players dealing with ailments and how to plan accordingly. Keep in mind that the inactive list isn't due until 90 minutes before kickoff. As you start to put the final touches on those lineups, have a fallback plan or two at the ready in the event you will be dealing with an ailing player.
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Danny Amendola, WR, Patriots – Knee
Danny A probably plays after missing Week 12 and being limited in practice all of this week. You'll want to verify that Sunday morning, just to be sure.
Michael Floyd, WR, Cardinals – Hamstring
As was the case last week, Floyd was limited each day of practice. He'll likely remain third in snaps played among the wide receivers for the Cards as the least healthy of their options.
Kenny Stills, WR, Dolphins – Ankle
A questionable Stills gives you all the more reason to get DeVante Parker.
Eddie Royal, WR, Bears – Knee
Odd that Royal is questionable after not practicing at all for another week. Marquess Wilson has been ruled out, so perhaps the Bears are hoping for a miracle. Alshon Jeffery is finally off the injury report and is primed for a good day with a ton of targets against the 49ers.
Zach Miller, TE, Bears – Ribs
In the two games before Martellus Bennett missed Week 12, Miller played 80 percent and 84 percent of the snaps, respectively.
Heath Miller, TE, Steelers – Rib
Miller was Out/Out/Limited this week in practice and will be a shaky game-time decision. You'll likely need another option.
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Buccaneers – Shoulder
Things have progressed very slowly for ASJ, who has finally been cleared for contact this week. Even if he plays, it's difficult to imagine Jenkins taking on a lot of snaps after missing so much time.
OUT
Andrew Luck, QB, Colts – Abdomen
Peyton Manning, QB, Broncos – Foot
Marshawn Lynch, RB, Seahawks – Abdomen
Carlos Hyde, RB, 49ers – Foot
Curious that the 49ers just don't put Hyde on IR already. Shaun Draughn will see plenty of snaps and touches, although the ceiling is limited.
Karlos Williams, RB, Bills – Shoulder
The matchup against the Texans is not ideal, but LeSean McCoy is now slated for a huge workload.
Andre Ellington, RB, Cardinals – Toe
Chris Johnson (fractured tibia) is done for the regular season and now Ellington is also out. David Johnson will shoulder the load against a Rams defense that's had issues defending the run on a number of occasions.
Ryan Mathews, RB, Eagles – Concussion
Julian Edelman, WR, Patriots – Foot
Allen Hurns, WR, Jaguars – Concussion
The matchups for Allen Robinson and Julius Thomas were already looking favorable regardless of Hurns' status.
Rishard Matthews, WR, Dolphins – Ribs
Rookie DeVante Parker got busy when Matthews left last week's game with multiple broken ribs. Only four catches on 10 targets isn't great, but 80 yards and a touchdown makes for a nice showing.
Marquess Wilson, WR, Bears – Foot
Phillip Dorsett, WR, Colts – Ankle
Rob Gronkowski, TE, Patriots – Knee
Scott Chandler had been playing more snaps for several weeks before Gronk went down.
Maxx Williams, TE, Ravens – Concussion
Crockett Gillmore is in a nice spot to rebound after being targeted just four times last week. Both of the Philadelphia tight ends had success against the Dolphins back in Week 10.
Larry Donnell, TE, Giants – Neck
Will Tye has been targeted six or more times in each of the last three games. Last week he caught six passes on eight targets for 74 yards.
Garrett Celek, TE, 49ers – Ankle
Vance McDonald will be looking to score for the third straight game.
DOUBTFUL
Willie Snead, WR, Saints – Calf
Tyler Eifert, TE, Bengals – Neck
The ceiling for A.J. Green rises quite a bit as he reclaims red zone and end zone targets.
PROBABLE (limited practice)
Jay Cutler, QB, Bears – Illness
Alfred Blue, RB, Texans – Back
Blue has now scored in two straight games. Buffalo recently held LeGarrette Blount in check (56 yards, 16 carries) before Spencer Ware hit the century mark against them last week, adding in a score (114 yards, 19 carries, TD).
Larry Fitzgerald and John Brown, WR, Cardinals – Ankle, Hamstring
Both of the top targets for Arizona will be good to go against the Rams.
Brandon Marshall, WR, Jets – Toe
Limited practices on Wednesday and Thursday has been standard for Marshall in recent weeks. No concerns heading into a likely shootout against the Giants for control of MetLife Stadium.
Jarvis Landry, WR, Dolphins – Knee
It was Limited/Limited/Full this week for Landry. The Dolphins won't have Rishard Matthews (ribs) against a really bad Ravens secondary. Landry is coming off a monster game (13 catches, 165 yards, TD) and has been targeted at least a dozen times in three of the last four games.
Martavis Bryant, WR, Steelers – Hip
Bryant was Out/Limited/Full this week, trending in the right direction.
Vincent Jackson, WR, Buccaneers – Knee
The Bucs are being smart by taking it easy on V-Jax during the week. He was Out/Limited/Full.
PROBABLE (full practice)
Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Steelers – Concussion
Philip Rivers, QB, Chargers – Foot
Tyrod Taylor, QB, Bills – Shoulder
Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB, Jets – Thumb
Brock Osweiler, QB, Broncos – Quadricep
Sam Bradford, QB, Eagles – Shoulder
Devonta Freeman, RB, Falcons – Concussion
Mark Ingram, RB, Saints – Shoulder
Charcandrick West and Spencer Ware, RB, Chiefs – Hamstring
Ronnie Hillman, RB, Broncos – Tooth
Hillman chipped a tooth and needed sitches. Sounds terrible.
Jay Ajayi, RB, Dolphins – Shoulder
DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Texans – Hamstring
Eric Decker, WR, Jets – Knee
Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Broncos – Ankle
Anquan Boldin, WR, 49ers – Hamstring
Corey Brown, WR, Panthers – Shoulder
Philly's return is sort of a buzzkill on Ted Ginn Jr. as a dart throw against the Saints. Although, it's still the Saints.
Travis Kelce, TE, Chiefs – Groin
Martellus Bennett, TE, Bears – Ribs
In the two games before Bennett missed Week 12, Zach Miller played 80 percent and 84 percent of the snaps, respectively.
Owen Daniels, TE, Broncos – Knee
Daniels was oddly Limited/DNP/Full this week at practice. If there's a real issue here, Vernon Davis would see a big uptick in opportunity.