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Murray (ankle) is listed as active Monday night against the Texans.

Prior to the Raiders' Week 10 bye, Murray logged 20 carries for 114 yards and three TDs in the team's Nov. 6 win over the Broncos. Expect Murray to continue to lead the Raiders' rushing attack once again Monday night, in the absence of any setbacks with his ankle.

Rawls is "probably pretty banged up" after his first game Sunday since Week 2, coach Pete Carroll said at his Monday press conference.

Rawls took on a far great burden than expected Sunday against the Eagles, picking up 40 of the Seahawks' 67 offensive snaps after C.J. Prosise left with a broken scapula. With Prosise likely out the rest of the regular season, Rawls will be the lead back and third-down back, too. Sunday's third-stringer, Troymaine Pope, also suffered an injury, leaving only Alex Collins, who was inactive Sunday, as a backup. Collins will be used to spell Rawls, but won't take significant touches from him. Rawls' injuries sounds more like soreness than anything specific. "He threw his body around," Carroll said. "He was like in a train wreck. But he'll be taken care of this week."

Rodgers (foot) may take part in Wednesday's practice, Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times reports. "We'll see what Wednesday brings," head coach Dirk Koetter. "I glanced outside and Jacquizz was out working on the field with trainers. We'll see."

Held out of practice since suffering a foot sprain in Week 8, Rodgers' activity level will indicate whether a return is possible Sunday versus the Seahawks. No matter if he's cleared, though, Doug Martin is the main man in the Bucs' backfield, relegating Rodgers to a third-down role (at best) when active.

Barner rushed three times for 17 yards and failed to catch his only target Sunday in Seattle.

The Eagles' top pair of running backs, Ryan Mathews (knee) and Darren Sproles (ribs), both went down during Sunday's action allowing Barner to see his greatest number of carries in three weeks. Meanwhile, rookie Wendell Smallwood was trusted with 13 attempts. As such, if either Mathews or Sproles miss time, Smallwood appears to be the best bet to take on an expanded role, not Barner.

Head coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that Michael is expected to be available for next Monday's game at Philadelphia, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports. "We've had enough time now to get him acclimated," McCarthy added. "We'll definitely look to have him part of the offense."

Claimed off waivers last Wednesday, Michael was already behind in the installation of the game plan and proceeded to be one of the Packers' seven inactives Sunday in Washington. With a full week of preparation imminent, he'll join James Starks as the team's two true running backs, which could inspire a more balanced offense moving forward. In nine games with the Seahawks, Michael averaged 4.0 YPC, scored seven touchdowns, and hauled in 20 of 26 passes, surpassing Starks' output by a large margin.

The Vikings waived Hillman on Monday, Craig Peters of the Vikings' official site reports.

In a backfield beset by injury this season, Hillman was unable to make inroads during his five-game stint with the Vikings, notching 18 carries for 50 yards and four receptions for 43 yards. Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata will continue to serve as the team's top two options at running back.

Henry didn't touch the ball Sunday in Indianapolis.

Henry played just three snaps while starter DeMarco Murray was on the field for all but one of Tennesee's 71 snaps on offense. The Titans believe the second-rounder out of Alabama still has some growing to do in the passing game, which is why he was mostly shelved once the Colts jumped out to a 21-0 lead. Expect the rookie to spell Murray more often next week against a Bears team that's unlikely to replicate Indianapolis' fast start.

Patterson had four receptions for 53 yards on eight targets in Sunday's win over Arizona. He also returned a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown.

It was his fifth career kickoff return for a touchdown. Patterson led the Vikings in targets, although Stefon Diggs had six receptions, as he continues to be key part of the passing game. Patterson and Adam Thielen (five targets) continue to get about equal work as the No. 2 and No. 3 receivers behind Diggs, though Patterson has the added upside of touchdowns from kickoff returns as one to the league's top returners.

Rawls will be the Seahawks' primary running back with C.J. Prosise (shoulder) sidelined "for a while," per head coach Pete Carroll, Kevin Patra of NFL.com reports.

The running backs available to Carroll have experienced a sea change in less than a week. In the wake of Prosise's 153 yards from scrimmage in Week 10, Seattle cut loose Christine Michael due to the impending return of Rawls. The subsequent breakdown was expected to be Prosise receiving the bulk of the work out of the backfield, with Rawls taking on a change-of-pace role, but the former injured his shoulder in the second half of Sunday's game against the Eagles and has received a dour prognosis for fantasy purposes. The development allowed Rawls to lead the squad with 14 carries for 57 yards, to which he tacked on three receptions (on four targets) for 31 yards. Because recent call-up Troymaine Pope suffered a potentially serious ankle injury as well Sunday, the Seahawks boast just two healthy backs -- also Alex Collins -- which should grant Rawls nearly unimpeded access to touches for the foreseeable future.

Hillman had two carries for nine yards and played just six snaps on offense in Sunday's win over Arizona.

Two games ago it looked like Hillman might get significant carries in Minnesota's running game, but he's had just six carries the past two games. He looks like a distant third option behind Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata.