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Mattison rushed 17 times for 95 yards in Sunday's 21-13 win over the Panthers. He also caught his only target for three yards.

Mattison was efficient on the ground, posting season highs in rushing yards and yards per carry. The tailback has now topped 95 scrimmage yards in consecutive games, which should help his case to maintain the Vikings' starting tailback job ahead of Cam Akers, who finished with 51 yards on seven touches in his team debut Sunday.

Sanders rushed 13 times for 19 yards and caught all three of his targets for 13 yards in Sunday's 21-13 loss to the Vikings.

Sanders overcame a groin injury to suit up Sunday, but he struggled to make a meaningful impact. In fact, Sanders' 32 scrimmage yards marked his lowest of the campaign, and he's now gone three straight weeks under the 65-yard mark. Backup Chuba Hubbard wasn't much better, gaining 53 yards on his 16 touches, evidencing Carolina's continued offensive struggles.

Ingram (neck) is listed as inactive Sunday at San Francisco.

After showing up as limited on Thursday's practice report due to a neck injury, Ingram didn't practice at all Friday, resulting in a questionable tag for Week 4. Now that he won't be available to the Cardinals offense Sunday, Ingram will hand off reserve RB duties to Emari Demercado and practice-squad call-up Corey Clement behind starter James Conner.

Mitchell (knee) is listed as inactive Sunday versus the Cardinals, Lindsey Pallares of the 49ers' official site reports.

Mitchell was a late addition to the 49ers' Week 4 injury report after he was tripped up during Thursday's practice, as coach Kyle Shanahan told Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com on Friday. The resulting knee injury is concerning considering Mitchell sustained MCL sprains to both of his knees last season, which allowed for only five regular-season appearances. The severity of the current issue isn't known, but Mitchell will yield the No. 2 RB gig behind Christian McCaffrey in San Francisco to Jordan Mason for at least one contest.

Williams (hip) has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against the Bears, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports

Williams played only the first two offensive drives of the day before departing with the injury and will finish with two carries for zero yards and three receptions for nine yards on three targets. Jaleel McLaughlin and Samaje Perine will serve as the Broncos' running backs for the rest of the game.

Ekeler (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's Week 4 game against the Raiders.

Ekeler's doubtful tag essentially sealed his third straight absence, and his lack of availability against Las Vegas now is official. Joshua Kelley, who's gained only 51 yards on 24 carries over the last two games as Los Angeles' lead back, once again is set to helm the Chargers backfield, while Ekeler's absence also could benefit the team's pass-catching corps in the form of some extra targets. Having practiced in a limited fashion throughout the week and with a Week 5 bye on tap, Ekeler seems like a good bet to return to action in a Week 6 Monday night home showdown against the Cowboys on Oct. 16.

Williams was forced out of Sunday's game against the Bears with a hip injury, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.

Prior to his exit, Williams carried twice for zero yards and caught three passes for nine yards. In his absence, Samaje Perine and Jaleel McLaughlin are next up for the Broncos' Week 4 backfield touches.

Allgeier carried the ball seven times for 16 yards and caught one of two targets for minus-4 yards in Sunday's 23-7 loss to the Jaguars.

For the second straight week, Allgeier's touches were in single digits as rookie Bijan Robinson takes firm control of the Atlanta backfield. Allgeier's done little to win back a bigger workload -- since he scored two TDs in the Falcons' opener, he's averaged just 2.5 yards per carry (76 yards on 30 totes.) However, the second-year back could do some damage even on reduced volume in Week 5 against the vulnerable Texans run defense.

Robinson carried the ball 14 times for 105 yards and caught all five of his targets for 32 yards in Sunday's 23-7 loss to the Jaguars.

The rookie running back was almost the only effective weapon for Atlanta on the day, accounting for 46.1 percent of the team's 297 yards of offense. Robinson has run for over 100 yards in two of his first four NFL games, although he's still looking for his first rushing TD. Robinson's success has made coach Arthur Smith more comfortable reducing the role of Tyler Allgeier, who saw only eight touches Sunday. Robinson gets a juicy matchup in Week 5 against a vulnerable Texans run defense.

Etienne rushed 20 times for 55 yards and caught all three of his targets for 17 yards in Sunday's 23-7 win over the Falcons.

Etienne struggled to find much room to run, with his long gain on the ground going for just seven yards. While he's yet to put together consecutive big games this season, Etienne garnered 23 touches for the third time in four appearances. His consistent role offers a decent floor ahead of the Bills' trip to London to play the Jags in Week 5.