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Cook carried four times for six yards and added a nine-yard reception in Sunday's 20-12 win over the Jets.

Though he and starter Devin Singletary worked in a relatively even timeshare for the second week in a row, Cook wasn't able to build on his breakthrough Week 13 outing against the Patriots, during which the rookie totaled 105 yards from scrimmage on 20 touches. Singletary was the more productive of the two backs versus the Jets (eight carries for 39 yards, one catch for four yards), but not so much so that it will guarantee him the majority of the snaps moving forward. Even if Cook sees his 41 percent snap share from Week 14 tail off a bit in another divisional game this Sunday against the Dolphins, he should at least remain ahead of trade-deadline pickup Nyheim Hines in the Bills' backfield pecking order.

Washington didn't practice Wednesday due to an illness, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.

Washington landed on the injury report Wednesday as a non-participant due to an illness. The severity of the aliment remains unclear, but the backup running back will have two more opportunities to practice before the Saints need to make a decision on his status for Sunday's game against the Falcons.

Hines carried once for three yards and recorded a four-yard reception in Sunday's 20-12 win over the Jets.

After logging 21 snaps a week earlier in the Bills' 14-point win over the Patriots, Hines saw his playing time drop off a bit in a more competitive Week 14 contest. He took the field for nine snaps on offense, well behind starter Devin Singletary (27) and ascending rookie James Cook (22). Though Cook was held to 15 total yards on five touches against the Jets, his strong performances in recent weeks should be enough to keep him ahead of Hines on the depth chart for the foreseeable future.

Sermon isn't listed on the Eagles' initial injury report Wednesday.

Sermon was inactive for Week 14 due to an illness, but he's since cleared the aliment and appears likely to suit up Sunday against Minnesota. However, the second-year running back hasn't played in a game since Week 5, so it's unlikely he sees the field in Week 15.

Dallas (ankle) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against San Francisco, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

His status is of less interest for fantasy purposes now that Kenneth Walker (ankle) doesn't have a game designation. Dallas and Walker both missed Sunday's loss to Carolina, which allowed Travis Homer to step into the lead role. Homer played 91 percent of the offensive snaps, yet he had only 11 touches.

The Saints claimed Benjamin off waivers from the Texans on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Benjamin will move on to his third locale of the season, following stops in Arizona and Houston. While he was with the Cardinals, Benjamin was reasonably productive while handling a three-down role from Weeks 4 through 6 in the absence of James Conner, a stretch in which he averaged 50.3 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards per game. Once Conner returned, however, Benjamin was placed on waivers shortly thereafter, and he never received much of an opportunity to carve out work upon landing in Houston. The Saints could present a clearer path for him to find backup snaps behind Alvin Kamara, with Mark Ingram (knee) in danger to miss the rest of the season. Benjamin's threats for work behind Kamara are veteran David Johnson and Dwayne Washington, whom the Saints likely prefer to keep in a special-teams role.

McCaffrey (knee) doesn't have an injury designation for Thursday's game against Seattle, Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

McCaffrey has been playing through the knee injury for weeks now, and while head coach Kyle Shanahan has been cautious with the running back's usage in the second half of games while leading by multiple scores, the 49ers have otherwise unleashed McCaffrey to full effect. He played 98 percent of the offensive snaps in the first half of Sunday's 35-7 win over the Buccaneers, finishing with 153 yards and two touchdowns despite playing only 18 percent of the snaps post-halftime. There's little doubt McCaffrey will be featured again Thursday as the 49ers look to clinch the NFC West crown.

Walker (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Thursday's game against San Francisco, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Less than an hour after head coach Pete Carroll said Walker would be listed as questionable, the final injury report shows the running back with no game designation at all. Walker is thus expected to step back in as the lead runner, though it'll be against a top defense and with some possibility that he cedes more snaps to Travis Homer than he typically would. Fellow running back DeeJay Dallas (ankle) is listed as questionable and could also be an option to avoid putting too much of the load on Walker.

Clement recorded a 21-yard reception in Monday's 27-13 loss to the Patriots.

Clement has played only three snaps on offense during the Cardinals' past two games, but he's been targeted on two occasions and has two receptions for 29 yards to show for it. The 28-year-old isn't expected to see additional opportunities unless lead back James Conner misses time, or if the Cardinals choose to lighten his workload. Conner handled snap shares north of 95 percent in both Week 13 and Week 14.

Walker (ankle) will be listed as questionable for Thursday's game against San Francisco, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.

Walker's return to full practice participation Tuesday seemingly puts him on track to play, so he may be closer to "probable," if that injury designation still existed. Head coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that the rookie running back looked good in practice, but the team's decision to list him as questionable means fantasy managers should make sure Walker isn't listed among Seattle's inactives before Thursday's 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff. While Walker was sidelined last week, Travis Homer played 91 percent of the offensive snaps in a 30-24 loss to Carolina, but he carried only nine times for 26 yards and caught two passes for eight yards.