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Conner (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bills, Missi Matthews of the Steelers' official site reports.

Conner was a full participant in practices Wednesday through Friday, but he'll take an injury designation into the weekend nonetheless after the AC joint sprain in his right shoulder sidelined him for all but one of the Steelers' previous six games. Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Conner previously told teammates that he believes he'll need surgery at some point to address the issue, but the running back looks like he'll attempt to play through the injury for now. Even if Conner is cleared to play this weekend, the Steelers could choose to ease him back into the mix with a more limited workload than he's typically handled when available this season.

Mattison (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

Unable to practice in any capacity this week, Mattison will be inactive for the first time in his young career. Mike Boone and/or Ameer Abdullah will handle backup work, with Dalvin Cook potentially getting even more touches than usual if the Vikings end up in a tight contest.

Henry (hamstring) wasn't spotted at the open portion of Friday's practice, Erik Bacharach of The Tennessean reports.

Henry didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday, so his continued absence Friday is notable. There's a pretty good chance he'll be listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's 1 p.m. ET contest against the Texans, though the running back previously stated that he plans to play through his hamstring issue, per Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site.

Williams (ribs) wasn't spotted at Friday's practice, Adam Teicher of ESPN.com reports.

With that, Williams appears to be trending toward an inactive status Sunday against the Broncos. If that transpires, the Chiefs' Week 15 backfield would be headed by LeSean McCoy and Spencer Ware, with Darwin Thompson also mixing in.

Mattison (ankle) isn't practicing Friday, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Mattison told the media he would be fine for Sunday's game against the Chargers, but a third consecutive missed practice suggests otherwise. It remains to be seen how the Vikings list the rookie running back on their final Week 15 injury report, which will be issued later Friday.

Pollard (ankle) practiced fully Thursday, David Helman of the Cowboys' official site reports.

Pollard opened the week with a cap on his reps, but his ability to handle every rep Thursday paves the way for him to return to action Sunday against the Rams following a one-game absence. Working behind Ezekiel Elliott, Pollard likely is in line for the four touches per game he received in the nine games prior to his Week 14 DNP.

Williams (ribs) remained limited at practice Thursday.

We'll circle back on Williams' status Friday, but back-to-back practices -- albeit in a limited capacity -- give him a solid shot to rejoin the Chiefs' backfield Sunday against the Broncos. In such a scenario, he'd probably head a Week 15 committee that would also include LeSean McCoy, Darwin Thompson and Spencer Ware.

Patterson was limited in Thursday's practice with a head injury.

Patterson was not listed on Wednesday's injury report, and if he was able to participate in practice, the injury is most likely minor. Nevertheless, his status after Friday's session will be telling.

Jacobs (shoulder) remained limited at practice Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Jacobs is thought to be trending in the right direction after sitting out last weekend's loss to the Titans. The Raiders' top back is still likely to be listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars, in any case.

Henry (hamstring) missed practice again Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Normally back-to-back missed sessions would be alarming, but the running back isn't concerned about his Week 15 status. "I'll be ready to go," Henry noted Thursday. "When Sunday comes, I'll be ready to go." Either way, we'll circle back on Henry's status Friday to see if he's listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Texans or heads into the weekend minus an injury designation.