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Carter may be a part of the Cardinals backfield Sunday at Houston with Emari Demercado (toe) ruled out for the contest, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

James Conner owns Arizona's backfield when healthy, and he proved as much this past Sunday against the Falcons after a stint on IR, handling 63 percent of snaps and turning 16 carries into 73 yards. That left only three rushes combined for Keaontay Ingram and Tony Jones, and with the team claiming Carter off waivers Wednesday, his presence may result in Jones not being elevated from the practice squad this week. On the season, Carter averaged 4.8 yards on his eight carries and also hauled in 15 of 20 targets for 68 yards in nine games for the Jets.

Singletary again will operate as the Texans' top running back Sunday against the Cardinals with Dameon Pierce (ankle) ruled out for that contest.

Singletary is slated for a third consecutive start with Pierce sidelined, and the former is coming off a career-best 150 rushing yards in this past Sunday's win at Cincinnati. Another 30-carry performance may not be needed this weekend versus Arizona, but he at least will be taking on a defense that has conceded the second-most touchdowns (14) to opposing running backs in 10 games this season.

Demercado (toe) has been ruled out for Sunday's game at Houston, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Demercado was held out of practice Friday following back-to-back limited sessions. He'll now miss his third straight game, which could open the door for recent signing Michael Carter to handle some touches off the bench behind starter James Conner.

Mostert (ankle/knee) doesn't carry an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Raiders after being limited in practice this week, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Mostert thus is slated to play through his ankle and knee issues this weekend, and it looks like he'll probably be joined in Miami's Week 11 backfield by De'Von Achane (knee), who the Dolphins list as questionable but is trending toward being activated from IR ahead of Sunday's contest, per Furones. If that occurs, Achane would figure to work in some form of timeshare with Mostert, though even in that context both players would merit fantasy lineup consideration.

Jones (hamstring) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

This will be Jones' fifth straight appearance since missing three of four games with a hamstring injury between Weeks 2 and 5. His role was limited for a couple weeks after returning, but he played 57 and 56 percent of snaps in the past two games while taking 24 and 17 touches, respectively. Jones should be busy again this Sunday against a struggling Chargers defense.

Pierce (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Pierce returned to a limited practice Friday, which offers hope he could return to action Week 12 against the Jaguars. However, now that he's been ruled out for Sunday's contest, Devin Singletary -- who's coming off a 150-yard rushing effort Week 10 -- once again is in line to lead the Texans backfield.

Achane (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Raiders, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.

The Dolphins designated Achane for return from injured reserve Monday, and he followed it up with three limited practices during Week 11 prep. Coach Mike McDaniel told David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Friday that the Dolphins are "prepared to" activate Achane from IR and are "very optimistic about that" happening. The team must do so by Saturday afternoon in order for the rookie running back to have a chance to play this weekend. If Achane rejoins Miami's backfield Sunday, he may not handle a full allotment of reps right away, especially with Raheem Mostert (ankle/knee) and Jeff Wilson available. Still, Achane may be worthy of a fantasy lineup spot considering he averaged a whopping 12.1 yards on the first 38 carries of his career and scored seven touchdowns through four games before spraining his knee.

Barkley (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game at Washington, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports.

Barkley was a limited participant Wednesday through Friday, with the Giants continuing to manage his practice workloads ever since he returned from a high-ankle sprain for Week 6. It's been a much different story on game days; he's averaged 22.0 carries and 4.2 targets on 53.2 snaps the past five weeks, serving as the engine of an otherwise dysfunctional offense that's now down to third-string QB Tommy DeVito (shoulder).

Foreman (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Detroit.

An ankle injury contained Foreman to a trio of limited practices this week, leaving his status up in the air for Week 11. Meanwhile, fellow running back Khalil Herbert (ankle/shin) is on the verge of ending his IR stint and returning to action for the first time since Week 5, which should be confirmed Saturday afternoon. If Foreman is able to suit up Sunday, he may serve in a timeshare of sorts with Herbert, though the former has handled 88 touches over the last five games in place of the latter.

Coach Matt Eberflus said the Bears are expected to activate Herbert (ankle/shin) from injured reserve Saturday ahead of Sunday's contest at Detroit, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.

After Chicago designated Herbert for return from injured reserve last Monday, he was listed as a full participant on all three injury reports, but the team opted not to activate him for last Thursday's game against the Panthers. He kicked off this week with a limited session Wednesday but capped it with back-to-back full practices, leading to no designation for Week 11 action. Assuming he gets back on the active roster Saturday, Herbert may split the backfield with D'Onta Foreman (ankle) off the bat, though the latter is questionable for Sunday after having a cap on his reps all week.