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Demercado tallied a 14-yard carry during Sunday's 16-6 defeat at Seattle.

Demercado has four outings on the season with one or zero touches, Week 12 included, despite seeing regular usage on offense. As for the rest of the Cardinals backfield, James Conner led the way Sunday with 12 touches for 49 yards from scrimmage on 40 snaps, and Trey Benson matched Demercado's nine plays but had four rushes for a team-leading 18 yards. Demercado likely will retain a small role moving forward unless Conner or Benson require an absence of some sort.

Benson turned four carries into 18 yards during Sunday's 16-6 loss in Seattle.

Benson ranked second among Cardinals in rush attempts but paced the team in yards on the ground, while James Conner had seven carries for eight yards, and Emari Demercado reeled off a single 14-yard run. Benson and Demercado earned nine offensive snaps apiece, usage that was well behind Conner's 40 (out of 58). Considering Conner continues to handle the bulk of the work afforded Arizona's backfield, Benson may need a better game script to replicate his success from before the team's Week 11 bye, when he racked up 21 touches for 142 yards from scrimmage and one TD between Weeks 9 and 10.

Dobbins (knee) has been ruled out for the remainder of Monday's Week 12 contest against the Ravens.

Dobbins was injured in the first half and wasn't able to reenter the game. He finished Monday's matchup with six carries for 40 yards and three catches (on five targets) for 19 yards. Gus Edwards has taken over lead back duties for Los Angeles in Dobbins' absence.

Dobbins hurt his knee in Monday's Week 12 game against Baltimore and is questionable to return, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

Dobbins' injury occurred in the first half. He headed to the locker room with a trainer and subsequently was given a chance to return. If Dobbins can't make it back into the contest, Gus Edwards likely will work as Los Angeles' top running back.

Charbonnet rushed six times for 22 yards in Sunday's 16-6 win over the Cardinals.

Charbonnet handled a 38 percent snap share and received two goal-line touches, but he still produced minimal results in the divisional win. However, Kenneth Walker endured similar struggles on the ground, rushing 16 times for 41 yards but catching four of six targets for 52 yards. The goal-line touches are intriguing for Charbonnet's deep-league value, but it's fairly difficult to trust him otherwise.

McCormick reverted to the Raiders' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.

With Alexander Mattison (ankle) and Zamir White (quadriceps) inactive for Sunday's 29-19 loss to the Broncos, McCormick was elevated for the contest and served as the Raiders' No. 2 RB behind Ameer Abdullah. Abdullah led the way with 13 touches for 65 yards from scrimmage and a receiving TD on a 90 percent snap share, while McCormick got the other 10 percent and turned five carries into 33 yards, and Dylan Laube was contained strictly to special teams. If one of Mattison or White is able to return Friday against the Chiefs, McCormick may not get the call for Week 13 action, but that won't be known until later this week.

Vidal is inactive for Monday night's game against the Ravens, Eric Smith of the Chargers' official site reports.

With Vidal a healthy scratch for the third straight contest, the Chargers' running back duties versus Baltimore will be handled by J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards and Hassan Haskins. Vidal is off the fantasy radar unless injuries hit the team's backfield.

Ali (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday night's matchup against the Chargers.

The rookie from Marshall will be a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game Monday night. Ali has appeared in just one game this season, failing to record a stat across nine special-teams snaps. Baltimore's running back room will now consist of Derrick Henry, Justice Hill and Keaton Mitchell in Week 13.

Mason rushed three times for eight yards with one reception (two targets) for five yards in Sunday's 38-10 loss to Green Bay.

Mason wound up logging nine snaps on offense (18 percent) in order to earn his four combined touches Sunday. San Francisco's backup has received just six carries over the three games that starter Christian McCaffrey has been active for. With such little usage, Mason remains a non-factor in fantasy ahead of next Sunday's tilt at Buffalo.

Montgomery (shoulder) was listed as a non-participant in Monday's walkthrough, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

Montgomery injured his shoulder in Sunday's win over the Colts and wasn't cleared to return in the second half. Despite the early exit, Montgomery said after the Week 12 victory that he anticipated being ready for Thursday's game against the Bears. Montgomery likely will need to practice in some fashion Tuesday or Wednesday in order to play on the short week. If Montgomery is unable to go, Jahmyr Gibbs would be a candidate for increased work out of the backfield.