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Ford was forced out of Sunday's game against the Eagles with a hamstring injury.

Before sustaining the injury, Ford carried twice for 14 yards. In his absence, D'Onta Foreman and Pierre Strong are next up for the Browns' Week 6 carries, while Nick Chubb (knee/PUP list) is still unavailable but trending toward returning to the team's backfield mix next week.

Swift rushed 17 times for 91 yards and a touchdown and brought in all four targets for 28 yards in the Bears' 35-16 win over the Jaguars on Sunday in London. He also committed a fumble recovered by Chicago.

Swift continued to put the poor start to his Bears tenure firmly behind him Sunday with his second-highest rushing yardage total of the season. He also recorded a rushing touchdown for the third straight game when he went into the end zone from one yard out early in the fourth quarter. The veteran back extended his streak of games with multiple catches to five as well, sending him into a Week 7 bye with plenty of momentum. Swift will next take aim at a suspect Commanders defense on the road in a Week 8 matchup in Sunday, Oct. 27.

Johnson rushed five times for eight yards and caught two passes for 25 yards in the Bears' 35-16 win over the Jaguars on Sunday.

Johnson has handled between seven and 10 touches in each of the last three games. The running back has not rushed for four yards per carry in any game this season. Johnson will remain a TD-dependent fantasy option unless his role increases.

Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich is committed to building a run-first offense, which could result in more touches for Hall and Braelon Allen, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports.

Hall hasn't been able to get untracked most of this season, so any positive talk will be welcomed but also met with skepticism until the Jets play their first game under Ulbrich on Monday against the Bills. Ulbrich will turn to Jets passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Todd Downing to call plays for the offense after offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett was stripped of that responsibility in Ulbrich's first major decision since succeeding Robert Saleh as head coach.

Irving is slated to be the Buccaneers' primary running back Sunday at New Orleans with Rachaad White (foot) inactive, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.

This was more or less expected when Tampa Bay listed White as doubtful for Week 6 action on Friday's injury report. With White out of the picture for at least one game, Irving will man the backfield and could be in line for a breakout performance considering the rookie fourth-rounder has averaged 5.6 yards on his 44 carries through five contests in his career to date. Sean Tucker and practice-squad call-up D.J. Williams are on hand for any RB reps that don't go to Irving.

Tucker is in line for an expanded role on offense in Sunday's Week 6 matchup against the Saints with Rachaad White (foot) inactive for the contest, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

Bucky Irving, who's already been working in close to an even timeshare with White at times, will draw the start, but he's yet to log more than 10 carries in a game during his nascent NFL career. Therefore, Tucker, who normally slots in as the No. 3 back on the depth chart, should be in line for his biggest workload of the season as Irving's backup, after only seeing two carries and one target over his first five games. Tucker has worked primarily as a kickoff returner thus far this season and had just 17 touches across 11 regular-season games as a rookie in 2023, but he was a two-time 1,000-yard rusher during his college days at Syracuse.

Miller (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, John Hendrix of SI.com reports.

Miller missed the first five weeks of the season with a hamstring issue and was activated off injured reserve Saturday. Even after turning in three full practices, however, he'll be inactive once again. Jamaal Williams will remain the top backup to Alvin Kamara against Tampa Bay as a result.

Mixon (ankle) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Patriots.

After logging back-to-back limited practices Thursday and Friday, Mixon -- who is bouncing back from what Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston previously described as a less severe high-ankle sprain -- was listed as questionable for the contest. With his return from a three-game absence confirmed, Mixon should have an opportunity to reclaim his lead role in Houston's backfield versus New England, but if he's limited at all or suffers any in-game setbacks, Dameon Pierce (who is also in the mix after missing four games), as well as Dare Ogunbowale and Cam Akers are available to contribute to the Texans' Week 6 rushing game.

White (foot) is listed as inactive Sunday at New Orleans, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

Following up a limited practice Wednesday with no activity the next two days typically isn't a great sign for upcoming availability, and White's designation of doubtful for Week 6 indicated as much as he tends to a foot injury. Now that he's officially out for Sunday's game, he'll hand off the Buccaneers backfield to rookie fourth-round pick Bucky Irving for at least one contest. White's next chance for game action arrives Monday, Oct. 21 against the Ravens.

Ali (neck) is active for Sunday's game against the Commanders.

Ali missed the Ravens' first five games while on IR due to a neck issue he sustained in early September. While he's cleared to make his NFL debut, the rookie fifth-round pick is expected to have a minor reserve role behind Derrick Henry and Justice Hill.