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The Cardinals have listed the following players as inactive for Sunday's Week 6 matchup against the Redskins: running back Marion Grice, defensive tackle Bruce Gaston, tight end Troy Niklas (ankle), defensive end Calais Campbell (knee) and linebackers Desmond Bishop, Thomas Keiser and Glenn Carson (ankle).

Guard Paul Fanaika (ankle, calf) is active after being listed as questionable, while linebacker Kenny Demens (back) and cornerbacks Patrick Peterson (ankle) and Justin Bethel (shoulder) are also active after being listed as probable for Sunday's game.

The Lions have made RB Reggie Bush, WR Calvin Johnson, TE Joseph Fauria, LB Travis Lewis, QB Kellen Moore, DE Larry Webster and OL Garrett Reynolds inactive Week 6 against the Vikings.

Bush and Johnson headline the group. Both players are dealing with ankle injuries. Fauria and Lewis were ruled out prior to Sunday.

Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is expected to miss 2-3 weeks following the team's Week 6 bye due to a shoulder sprain he suffered Week 5, sources told NFL.com. Graham has totaled 34 catches for 376 yards and three touchdowns through five games.

The Cardinals have ruled out three players Week 6 against Washington.

Calais Campbell, Glenn Carson and Troy Niklas will not be able to play. Campbell was involved in a nasty cut block Week 5, which will keep him out a few weeks. 

Tight end Joseph Fauria (ankle) and linebacker Travis Lewis (quad) are the lone Lions ruled out for their Sunday game against Minnesota. Neither has practiced this week.

Listed as probable are running backs Theo Riddick (hamstring) and Joique Bell (concussion), safety Jerome Couplin (ribs) and cornerback Cassius Vaughn (ankle).

The Chargers listed 16 players on their final injury report leading up to Week 6 at Oakland. Running backs Donald Brown (concussion) and Ryan Mathews (knee), along with linebacker Manti Te'o (foot) and cornerback Shareece Wright (knee) were ruled out for Sunday.

Deemed questionable were the following players: wide receiver Malcom Floyd (calf), tackle D.J. Fluker (ankle), outside linebackers Jarret Johnson (back, ankle) and Cordarro Law (ankle), offensive lineman Rich Ohrnberger (back), safety Darrell Stuckey (quad) and linebacker Reggie Walker (ankle).

Wide receiver Keenan Allen (quad), outside linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu (hamstring) and Dwight Freeney (knee), inside linebacker Donald Butler (shoulder) and tight end David Johnson (knee, shoulder) were the only players ruled probable for the game.

Colts tight end Dwayne Allen was held under 50 receiving yards in a Week 6 victory over the Texans on Thursday.

Allen caught a 15-yard pass on the opening drive and an 18-yard pass on the third drive of the night. He only had one catch the rest of the way but still managed to finish as the team's second-leading receiver. He caught three of the seven passes thrown his way for 49 yards in 33-28 victory. He has 253 receiving yards and four touchdowns through six games.

The Colts will host the Bengals in Week 7.

The Texans backup pass catchers didn't do much Week 6.

Damaris Johnson actually did play a big impact, finishing with 62 yards on three receptions. He caught every pass thrown his way. Johnson's 62 yards was good for second on the team. 

Tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz also contributed, catching one pass for 7 yards. Garrett Graham was targeted one time, but did not come up with a reception. 

They'll take on the Steelers Week 7. 

The Ravens have brought tight end Phillip Supernaw back to the practice squad two days after releasing him. Cornerback Lou Young was waived to make room.

Supernaw has been active twice this season, but has yet to make a catch.

With the emergence of rookie wide receiver Odell Beckham in Week 5, who was playing for the first time after missing the first four games with hamstring injury, Giants tight end Larry Donnell seemed to be the odd man out, getting only one target in the contest.

And that was just a week after scoring three touchdowns.

So does that mean his days are numbered as a quality Fantasy option? Here's a better question: Does it matter for Week 6 at Philadelphia? 

Jimmy Graham and Travis Kelce are both on bye, which reduces the number of Fantasy-relevant tight ends by two. Dwayne Allen is quickly getting scooped up in leagues, Niles Paul has to watch out for Jordan Reed, and Timothy Wright is still largely unproven. Oh, and Jason Witten is facing the Seahawks. That's never good.

So if not Donnell, who else? It's not a terrible matchup. The Eagles haven't been especially bad against tight ends but have allowed the most Fantasy points per game to wide receivers and have struggled against the pass overall. The Falcons may have been especially focused on Donnell after his three-touchdown game while the Eagles may be looking to stop Beckham instead. Who's to say?

But I think benching Donnell after one bad game would be a panic move in Fantasy, especially given the lack of alternatives for this week.