Fantasy News

Chris Ivory is off the Week 16 injury report.

Ivory does not carry and injury designation after practicing fully the last two days with his shoulder ailment. LeSean McCoy (hamstring) is also set to return to the lineup, so Ivory is not a recommended fantasy option with titles on the line.

12/21/18 - 03:31 PM ET

Chris Thompson gets five touches against the Titans.

Thompson carried four times for 20 yards and added one reception for eight yards in the Week 16 loss. Thompson mostly just worked in passing situations and spelled Adrian Peterson throughout the game. Thompson hasn’t had over three receptions in a game this month, and he’s not a highly-recommended fantasy option for Week 17 with fantasy titles on the line.

12/22/18 - 07:27 PM ET

The Bills signed Matt Barkley to a two-year contract extension.

The extension keeps Barkley in Buffalo through the 2020 season as the team’s backup to franchise quarterback Josh Allen. Barkley played exceptionally well in his lone start of the season against the Jets, throwing for 232 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, and the Bills clearly like his fit in the quarterback room and in offensive coordinator Brian Daboll’s offense. It’s nice to see Barkley, a player that was at a time in consideration for the No. 1 overall pick during his time at USC, find a solid role like this.

12/21/18 - 03:14 PM ET

Derrick Henry finds the end zone again in win over the Redskins.

Henry rushed 21 times for 84 yards and a touchdown, also adding an eight-yard reception on his only target. The Titans fed him five times on their opening possession, which ended in a goal-line score. After that, though, Henry had just a couple carries the rest of the first half, and he didn’t really get going again until another touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. Overall, the monster runner continues to be one of the month’s most dominant players, and he will remain an RB1 for the season finale against Indy.

12/22/18 - 07:26 PM ET

LeGarrette Blount (calf) is listed as questionable for Week 16.

Blount popped up on the injury report with this calf injury during the week, but we expect he’ll be OK for Sunday against the Vikings. Ideally, you won’t have to trust Blount in your fantasy championship matchup lineup, but his status will be known by 11:30 AM ET on Sunday.

12/21/18 - 03:12 PM ET

Adrian Peterson goes over 100 yards against the Titans.

Peterson carried 26 times for 119 yards along with one reception for eight yards in the Redskins’ Saturday Week 16 loss. This appeared to be the freshest Peterson has looked in weeks, as he ran the ball with a lot of juice and picked up positive yardage on most of his carries. In the game, Peterson crossed 1,000 yards rushing for the season and became the fifth player 33-years-old or older to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, joining Frank Gore and Hall of Famers John Riggins, Franco Harris, and John Henry Johnson as the other players to accomplish the feat. He also passed Erick Dickerson for eighth all-time in rushing yardage in NFL history. In the regular season finale, Peterson faces an Eagles team he broke a 90-yard touchdown run but was otherwise shut down against a few weeks ago. He’ll be at least in the FLEX mix with a likely heavy workload.

12/22/18 - 07:25 PM ET

Kenny Golladay (chest) is officially listed as questionable for Sunday.

Golladay was limited in practice all week. We don’t expect this chest injury will keep him out of Week 16’s matchup against the Vikings, but perhaps the Lions will want to play things safe with their second-year receiver. Check back at 11:30 AM ET on Sunday for Golladay’s official status.

12/21/18 - 03:11 PM ET