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The Commanders placed Lane (ankle) on injured reserve Monday.

The rookie fourth-rounder was already unlikely to play against the Cowboys on Christmas Day due to an ankle injury he sustained during Saturday's loss to the Eagles, and his placement on IR means he won't be available for Washington's final two games of the regular season. Lane will finish his first NFL regular season with 16 catches (on 32 targets) for 225 yards across 15 games, though he failed to record a reception in each of the four games following the Commanders' Week 12 bye. His impact was felt more on special teams as a returner, where he turned 23 punt returns into 314 yards and two touchdowns and logged 56 yards on three kickoff returns.

Gross-Matos (hamstring) is active for Monday night's game against the Colts.

The Niners activated the veteran defensive lineman from injured reserve earlier Monday, and he'll return to the lineup for the first time since being injured in Week 5.

Robinson (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday night's game against the Colts.

With the Niners deciding to elevate Eric Kendricks from the practice squad, Robinson is the odd man out in the linebacker corps. Robinson has appeared in all 14 games to this point this season, making three starts, and has produced 42 tackles (19 solo) and one pass breakup.

Watkins is active for Monday night's game against the Colts.

With Ricky Pearsall (knee) back on the shelf, Watkins is getting the nod Monday night. Watkins has appeared in three games this season, recording a pair of catches for 26 yards.

James is active for Monday night's game against the Colts.

James is getting the nod as San Francisco's RB3 over Isaac Guerendo, who had been active for all 14 games prior to Monday night. James appears poised to make his regular-season NFL debut versus Indianapolis.

Guerendo (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday night's game against the Colts.

Guerendo has appeared in all 14 games this season leading up to Monday night, but rookie Jordan James is getting the nod over him against the Colts as the Niners' RB3 behind Christian McCaffrey and Brian Robinson. All of Guerendo's 173 snaps this season have come on special teams.

Coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Jones (undisclosed) is viewed as day-to-day, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.

Jones has dealt with a calf issue for most of the past couple months but didn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's win over the Browns before playing 61 percent of the defensive snaps. It's unclear if he aggravated the calf or is dealing with a new injury.

Coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Thompson (neck) is considered day-to-day, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.

Thompson was injured in the first quarter of Sunday's win over the Browns after playing a total of 12 snaps on defense and special teams. However, it sounds like he avoided a serious injury.

Coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Poyer is day-to-day with a hamstring injury, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.

Poyer has yet to be listed with a hamstring issue this season, so perhaps he tweaked it during Sunday's win over the Browns. The veteran safety played 88 percent of the defensive snaps against Cleveland, finishing with 11 tackles (six solo), including 0.5 sacks, and one interception.

Yankoff (ankle) was estimated as a full participant on Monday's practice report.

Yankoff missed Saturday night's loss to the Eagles but appears to be ready to return to the lineup following a one-game absence. Yankoff has a total of two catches for 18 yards on three targets across 12 appearances this season. He carries extremely minimal fantasy value.