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Murray (ankle) was listed as a limited practice participant again Thursday.

There's a pretty solid chance that Murray will be limited again Friday and listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers, but we'd expect him to play through his ankle issue as he did this past Monday against the Texans.

McKinnon rushed nine times for 31 yards and caught three passes for 45 yards during Thursday's loss to Detroit.

McKinnon's 41-yard catch and scamper in the fourth quarter was the team's longest reception, and he played 36 offensive snaps compared to Matt Asiata's 23. However, Asiata scored the only Minnesota touchdown and averaged 5.4 yards per tote, whereas McKinnon rrushed for just 3.4 yards per carry. McKinnon will likely continue to see the heavier workload because of his ability to make things happen in space, but Asiata continues to be the go-to rusher near the goal line.

Washington rushed five times for 19 yards Thursday against the Vikings.

Though Washington led the Lions in carries last week, the tide turned Thursday with starter Theo Riddick another week distanced from his ankle injury. The rookie was expectedly unproductive with his touches, though, and failed to make any sort of impact in the passing game. He'll look to get back on track next week in New Orleans.

Jones is listed as inactive Thursday in Dallas.

Due to need elsewhere on the game-day roster, Jones will take a seat for the third consecutive contest. The bulk of the carries will instead be given to Rob Kelley, with Chris Thompson handling pass-catching duties out of the backfield.

Mathews (knee) didn't practice Thursday.

The Eagles' first injury report of Week 12 preparation backs up the prevailing belief that Mathews is more banged-up than Darren Sproles (rib), who practiced in full Thursday. According to Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News, Mathews is expected to be available Monday versus the Packers, but his status will be noteworthy to watch in the coming days.

Coach Rex Ryan said Thursday that Gillislee's injured hamstring is "a real concern," ESPN's Mike Rodak reports, while his availability for Sunday against Jacksonville is in jeopardy.

The LeSean McCoy-Gillislee script has certainly flipped in the last few days, as it looked like McCoy could have been the one in jeopardy after dislocating his thumb last week, which would have left Gillislee with a barrel full of carries against a weak opponent. Now Shady is practicing on a full basis, and Gillislee might not even play this week. Still, if Gillislee can get back out there in some fashion Friday, the Bills would definitely prefer to use him as McCoy's chief backup ahead of the other less qualified options.

Gillislee (hamstring) was not at practice Thursday, ESPN's Mike Rodak reports.

Gillislee left Wednesday's practice with a hamstring injury, which clouds his availability for Sunday's game against the Jaguars. On the plus side from the Bills' perspective is that fellow RB LeSean McCoy is trending in the right direction for the contest.

Patterson is starting for Stefon Diggs (knee) in Thursday's game at Detroit, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Patterson has garnered his fair share of snaps in each of the last seven games, meaning he may not benefit much with the uptick in usage. Indeed, he managed four catches for 39 yards during Diggs' other DNP this season, but one of those doubled as Patterson's first touchdown of the season. He'll attempt to do the same against a Lions defense that has yielded 11 touchdowns to wideouts in 10 games.

Grimes returned to a full practice Wednesday after missing Houston's last two games with an undisclosed illness, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Grimes, who missed four games earlier this season with a cracked fibula, thus appears on track to be available Sunday against the Chargers, but the running back is off the fantasy radar in his reserve role behind starter Lamar Miller.

Murray (ankle) was listed as a limited practice participant Wednesday.

Murray played through his ankle issue Monday, and with no reported setbacks in the Raiders' win over the Texans, we expect him to be fine for Sunday's game against Carolina. Against Houston, Murray turned his 29 snaps on offense into 12 carries for 33 yards and five catches for 59 yards.