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Hines had two carries for 12 yards and two receptions for 17 yards on four targets in Sunday's 23-17 win over Jacksonville.

After a big game last week against the Jets (a TD and 108 total yards), Hines was back to his more modest role in the offense. He played on just 18 of the offense's 64 snaps as Jonathan Taylor had a season-high 21 carries. Hines is capable of big games when Indy needs to throw the ball, which wasn't the case Sunday when playing from a large lead.

Coach Andy Reid said Monday that Edwards-Helaire (knee) has a "good chance" to return Sunday against the Cowboys, Sam McDowell of The Kansas City Star reports.

Edwards-Helaire was designated to return from injured reserve last week but was unable to suit up in the team's Week 10 win over the Raiders. However, Reid sounded more optimistic about the running back's status ahead of Sunday's matchup against Dallas. The 22-year-old made five appearances prior to sustaining his injury, logging 65 carries for 304 yards while hauling in eight of 10 targets for 61 yards and two touchdowns.

Mattison had four carries for 16 yards and one reception for 24 yards in Sunday's 27-20 win at the Chargers.

Mattison isn't getting many touches with Dalvin Cook healthy, but his 24-yard reception was a key play in the game. He played just 12 snaps on offense as he has a limited backup role with Cook at full strength. Mattison eclipsed 100 rushing yards in both spot starts when Cook has sat out this season, so he's still one of the more valuable backups in the league.

Clement carried the ball six times for 20 yards and caught his only target for five yards in Sunday's 43-3 win over the Falcons.

It was the most work the former Eagle has seen in a game yet for the Cowboys, but Clement's touches came in the fourth quarter of a blowout win. As long as Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard are healthy, Clement's primary value to Dallas will come on special teams.

Taylor, who was on the field for 13 of a possible 67 snaps on offense in Sunday's 45-7 win over the Browns, carried six times for 11 yards in the contest, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Taylor, who had been a healthy scratch Weeks 8 and 9, rejoined the Patriots' backfield mix Sunday, with Damien Harris (concussion) unavailable. In the process, Taylor worked behind Rhamondre Stevenson (37 snaps, 20 carries and four catches), while Brandon Bolden recorded 18 snaps en route to logging three carries and three catches. Whether Taylor suits up for Thursday night's game against the Falcons likely hinges on Harris' status, but either way he's a hit-or-miss fantasy option, while working in a complementary role.

Penny didn't record a snap in Sunday's 17-0 loss to the Packers.

Penny recorded 16 yards on 13 carries over the previous two games, and the Seahawks don't have any more leeway to experiment with the 2018 first-round pick if they want to make a real playoff push. Alex Collins and Travis Homer handled all the backfield reps instead. Penny could be in healthy scratch territory if Chris Carson (neck) returns.

Homer rushed once for two yards and caught three of four targets for 23 yards in Sunday's 17-0 loss to the Packers.

Homer led the Seahawks backfield with 31 of 61 offensive snaps (51 percent). Alex Collins still handled a majority of the touches (11), but Homer's pass blocking kept him on the field to protect Russell Wilson, who was making his return from a finger injury. Chris Carson (neck) could return Week 11 versus the Cardinals, but Collins likely will handle a bulk of the work until he does.

Taylor had two carries for seven yards in Sunday's 17-0 victory over the Seahawks.

Taylor has been with the Packers since signing with the team as an undrafted free agent in 2020, but he spent his entire rookie season on the non-football injury list and was on the practice squad for the first eight weeks of the current campaign. He was promoted to the active roster prior to Week 9 after fellow running back Kylin Hill (knee) landed on injured reserve, and he finally got a chance to take his first NFL carries after another running back -- Aaron Jones -- went down with a knee injury in Sunday's contest. Taylor could get more work in the near future, as per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Jones is expected to miss 1-2 weeks of action. However, AJ Dillon figures to handle the bulk of the backfield duties until Jones is ready to return.

Jones sustained an MCL sprain of his right knee during Sunday's 17-0 win over the Seahawks and is expected to miss 1-to-2 weeks, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Jones underwent an MRI after being forced out of Sunday's win in the third quarter. While it's unfortunate for both fantasy managers and the Packers offense that Jones likely will be forced to miss time, it could be considered a stroke of good luck that he's avoided a major injury and may not even need to be placed on IR. In the meantime, AJ Dillon, who racked up 128 yards from scrimmage and two scores versus Seattle, will stand to operate as Green Bay's clear backfield leader. Patrick Taylor, the only other running back on the team's active roster, also could be in line for added opportunities if Jones indeed misses time.

Patterson took four carries for seven yards in a 29-19 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday.

The undrafted rookie played five snaps (seven percent) and took one carry in each of the game's four quarters. It was a smaller workload than what Patterson got directly before Washington's Week 9 bye, but that was in a 17-10 loss to Denver during which Antonio Gibson's shin injury flared up. While it could still be an issue again, Gibson managed 24 carries for 64 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's upset win, with no report of a setback along the way. That likely limits Patterson to a handful of touches, or perhaps even less, in Week 11 against the Panthers.