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Vaughn (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game at Indianapolis, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

Vaughn has avoided injuries to this point in the season, but he's been a healthy scratch for the Bucs five times through 11 games. And in the six outings in which he's been available, he's been limited to 17 offensive snaps, 91 plays on special teams, eight carries for 31 yards and one kick return for 15 yards. With Vaughn on the sideline, Leonard Fournette will continue to operate as the team's lead runner, while Ronald Jones and Giovani Bernard will mix in in their respective roles.

Mack is inactive for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.

As long as Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines are healthy and available to lead the Colts' backfield, Mack will remain the odd man out of the mix on a weekly basis.

Taylor is inactive for Sunday's game against the Titans.

With Damien Harris (neck) and Rhamondre Stevenson (knee) both active, Brandon Bolden is in line to handle change-of-pace duties for the Patriots in Week 12, while Taylor is the odd man out of the team's backfield equation for now.

Stevenson (knee) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Titans.

The same applies to Damien Harris (neck), with the two likely to share early-down work Sunday, while Brandon Bolden is available to work in a change-of-pace role. In New England's 25-0 win over the Falcons in Week 11, Stevenson carried 12 times for 69 yards and caught his only target for six yards, while Harris logged 10 carries for 56 yards and one reception for nine yards. Though the duo form an effective 1-2 punch out of the team's backfield, it's an arrangement that makes the ascending Stevenson a game-flow dependent fantasy option as long as Harris is available.

Harris (neck) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Titans.

As is Rhamondre Stevenson (knee), which sets the stage for the two backs to share work Sunday, with Brandon Bolden available to handle a change-of-pace role. In the Patriots' 25-0 win over the Falcons in Week 11, Harris logged 10 carries for 56 yards and one reception for nine yards, while Stevenson ran 12 times for 69 yards and caught his only target for six yards. As long as there's a timeshare in play, Harris' fantasy ceiling takes a hit, but he should still garner enough carries to make a mark in Week 12 and remains a threat around the goal line, having scored seven rushing TDs in 10 games to date.

Barkley (ankle) is listed as active Sunday against the Eagles, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Barkley will be making his second appearance since sitting out four games due to a severe ankle sprain. On the first occasion last Monday at Tampa Bay, he logged 59 percent of the offensive snaps en route to six carries, six catches and 56 yards from scrimmage. Because the Giants will be without a number of players who vie with him for short targets -- WRs Sterling Shepard (quadriceps) and Kadarius Toney (quadriceps), TEs Kyle Rudolph (ankle) and Kaden Smith (knee) -- a big boost in volume could be in store for Barkley in Week 12.

Patterson (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against the Jaguars, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

After missing the Falcons' Week 11 loss to the Patriots due to the sprained ankle, Patterson was a limited participant in each of the team's three practices this week. Though he was listed as questionable and viewed as a game-time decision heading into Sunday's contest, Patterson apparently displayed enough progress in his recovery from the injury to receive the green light to play. The Falcons haven't indicated that Patterson will immediately step back into a lead role out of the backfield, so there's some risk of him ceding more work than normal to backups Mike Davis and Wayne Gallman as he rejoins the lineup.

Foreman is expected to receive the "bulk of the carries" for the Titans in Sunday's game against the Patriots, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Following the Titans' decision to waive Adrian Peterson earlier this week, Foreman looks poised to serve as the No. 1 option on the ground for Tennessee, at least until Derrick Henry (foot) potentially returns from injured reserve in the final weeks of the regular season. With Peterson out of the mix and Jeremy McNichols (concussion) sidelined for the second week in a row, Dontrell Hilliard is the only competition Foreman will face for backfield reps Sunday, but the 5-foot-11, 202-pound Hilliard is seemingly being earmarked for a change-of-pace and passing-down role rather than challenging for a lead role as a runner. Even though Foreman is in line to receive the start, his snap count and usage will ultimately hinge on the game script. If the Titans fall behind early against New England and are forced into catchup mode -- like they were in last week's loss to the Texans -- Foreman could struggle to get more than 10 carries Sunday.

The Packers are continuing to view Jones (knee) as a true game-time decision leading up to Sunday's game against the Rams, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Green Bay and Los Angeles will kick off among the second wave of Sunday games at 4:25 p.m. ET, so official clarity on Jones' status may not arrive until the Packers release their inactive list 90 minutes prior to the start of the contest. According to Fowler, the Packers were pleased how Jones fared over his three limited practices this week, after he missed the team's Week 11 loss to the Vikings due to the MCL sprain of his right knee. Even if Jones is active this week, there's a good chance he's eased back into the mix as part of a timeshare out of the backfield with AJ Dillon, who was productive as a fill-in starter against Minnesota.

The Falcons didn't elevate Ollison (illness) from the practice squad prior to Saturday's deadline for Week 12 roster moves, meaning he won't be eligible to play Sunday against the Jaguars.

Ollison emerged as a potential pickup in deeper leagues after he led the Falcons with nine carries for 34 yards while playing exactly half of the offensive snaps in last week's 25-0 loss to the Patriots. Even with the Falcons' No. 1 back, Cordarrelle Patterson (ankle), listed as questionable for the second week in a row and uncertain to play against Jacksonville, Ollison wasn't deemed an option for Week 12 after he missed every practice this week while battling a non-COVID-19-related illness. If Patterson winds up on the inactive list for Sunday's game, the Falcons will turn to a combination of Mike Davis and Wayne Gallman to lead their ground attack.