Week 18 News & Notes
The regular-season finale is often the least predictable week. Many teams have nothing to play for and will rest starters. Before you finalize DFS lineups, our Week 18 News & Notes catches you up on the latest injury updates and developments before you finalize this week’s lineups. And be sure to check out updated weekly rankings.
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This will be updated throughout the weekend.Β
REMINDER: There are 2 Saturday games this Week
Players Ruled OUT
Chase BrownΒ (RB) Cincinnati BengalsΒ
Jalen Hurts (QB) Philadelphia Eagles
Patrick Mahomes (QB) Kansas City Chiefs – Carson Wentz will be under center.
Brock Purday (QB) San Francisco 49ers
Matthew Stafford (QB) Los Angeles RamsΒ – Jimmy Garoppolo will start.
Anthony Richardson (QB) Indianapolis Colts – Joe Flacco will start.
Saquon Barkley (RB) Philadelphia Eagles
A.J. Brown (WR) Philadelphia Eagles
Kyren Williams (RB) Los Angeles Rams
Puka Nacua (WR) Los Angeles Rams
Cooper Kupp (WR) Los Angeles Rams
Alvin Kamara (RB) New Orleans Saints
Deebo Samuel (WR) San Francisco 49ersΒ
James Conner (RB) Arizona Cardinals
DeVonta Smith (WR) Philadelphia Eagles
Tyjae Spears (RB) Tennessee TitansΒ
David Njoku (TE) Cleveland Browns
Isiah Pacheco (RB) Kansas City ChiefsΒ
Kareem Hunt (RB) Kansas City Chiefs
Amari Cooper (WR) Buffalo BillsΒ
Trey Benson (RB) Arizona CardinalsΒ
Gus Edwards (RB) Los Angeles ChargersΒ
Josh Palmer (WR) Los Angeles ChargersΒ
Kendre Miller (RB) New Orleans SaintsΒ
Jerome Ford (RB) Cleveland Browns
Justice Hill (RB) Baltimore Ravens
Pierre Strong (RB) Cleveland BrownsΒ
Jermaine Burton (WR) Cincinnati Bengals – Suspended.
Matt Prater (PK) Arizona Cardinals
Tyler Boyd (WR) Tennessee Titans
Ja’Lynn Polk (WR) New England PatriotsΒ
Nick Folk (PK) Tennssee Titans
Nelson Agholor (WR) Baltimore Ravens
QuestionableΒ
Tyreek Hill (WR) Miami DolphinsΒ
Travis Kelce (TE) Kansas City Chiefs
Drake Maye (QB) New England Patriots
George Kittle (TE) San Francisco 49ers
Chris Olave (WR) New Orleans Saints
Hunter Herny (TE) New England Patriots
Jaylen Waddle (WR) Miami Dolphins
Tony Pollard (RB) Tennessee TitansΒ
Darnell Mooney (WR) Atlanta Falcons – Dealing with a shoulder injury. However, Mooney is two yards away from eclipsing 1,000 yards. UPDATE: Mooney is not expected to play.
Michael Wilson (WR) Arizona CardinalsΒ
Tyler Conklin (TE) New York Jets
Miles Sanders (RB) Carolina Panthers
Xavier Legette (WR) Carolina PanthersΒ
Craig Reynolds (RB) Detroit Lions
Sterling Shepard (WR) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Expected to Play
Tee Higgins (WR) Cincinnati BengalsΒ
Jalen Tolbert (WR) Dallas CowboysΒ
Austin Ekeler (RB) Washington CommandersΒ
Kalif Raymond (WR) Detroit Lions
Dallas Goedert (TE) Philadephia EaglesΒ
Not Expected to Play
Tua Tagovailoa (QB) Miami Dolphins – Tyler Huntley will start.
Christian Watson (WR) Green Bay Packers
Cade Otton (TE) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ameer Abdullah (RB) Las Vegas RaidersΒ
Chigoziem Okonkwo (TE) Tennessee Titans
Other NotablesΒ
Trey Lance (QB) Dallas Cowboys – Expected to see significant playing time.
Josh Jacobs (RB) Green Bay Packers – Indicated he does not anticipate a full workload.
Bailey Zappe (QB) Cleveland Browns – Will start for the Browns.
D’Onta Foreman (RB) Cleveland Browns – Should see a lot of work in Cleveland’s backfield.
Will Levis (QB) Tennessee Titans – Levis will get one final start but Mason Rudolph will also play.
Josh Allen (QB) Buffalo Bills – May only play one drive. This applies to all Buffalo starters.
