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The Texans listed Pitre (concussion) as a limited practice participant on Monday's estimated report.

Pitre has missed the Texans' last two games while in the league's concussion protocol. Even if he were to log a full practice over the next two days, he would have to pass an evaluation by an independent neurologist in order to be cleared to play against the Bills on Thursday. Myles Bryant will continue to operate in an expanded role in the Texans' secondary if Pitre is not cleared to play Week 12.

Bachman (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday's game against the Cowboys.

Bachman will be sidelined for the second time this season, though this time its as a healthy scratch rather than due to injury. He has mostly served on special teams, but his absence means the Raiders will go with four active wide receivers in Tre Tucker, Tyler Lockett, Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton. Bachman's next opportunity to play is Sunday against Cleveland.

White (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday's game against Dallas.

White will be a healthy scratch for a fifth consecutive game as the Raiders roll with a three-man backfield of Ashton Jeanty, Raheem Mostert and Dylan Laube for Week 11. White's next opportunity to play is Sunday against the Browns, though he's unlikely to be active for that contest unless Jeanty, Mostert or Laube were to miss time.

Fairbairn (right quadriceps) was listed as full on Monday's practice estimate.

Fairbairn didn't practice at all before missing the Texans' last two contests, so his listed activity level Monday is a step in the right direction. Matthew Wright has filled in for Fairbairn the past two contests, connecting on all four of his field-goal attempts and both point-after tries. Fairbairn's full walkthrough implies he's set to return Thursday versus the Bills, but as of Monday both he and Wright remain on Houston's active roster.

Clark (ribs) is active for Monday night's game against the Raiders.

Clark missed Week 9 with the injury, but the Cowboys' bye came at the right time, and he'll draw back into the lineup. Clark has played just 38 defensive snaps across four appearances this season, logging another 50 snaps on special teams.

Hooker (toe) is active for Monday night's game against the Raiders.

Hooker was injured in the Cowboys' tie with the Packers in Week 4 and was just activated from injured reserve earlier Monday. With Juanyeh Thomas (migraines) out at least the next four games, Hooker should slide right back into his starting role on the back end of the Dallas defense.

Mingo (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday night's game against the Raiders.

Mingo was activated from injured reserve ahead of Week 8 but has remained a healthy scratch for all three contests since his activation. He's buried on the Cowboys' wideout depth chart.

Whyle caught a two-yard touchdown on his only target in Sunday's 27-20 victory over the Giants.

Whyle appeared in only his second game as a Packer, playing roughly four times as many snaps as he did in his Week 10 debut while also finding the end zone for the first time. Whyle had several semi-productive appearances with the Titans last season, and the Packers appear to be evaluating their options at the tight-end position with Tucker Kraft (knee) out for the season, so Whyle is now at least back on the fringes of the fantasy radar.

Blue (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday night's game against the Raiders.

Blue was active for the four games prior to Week 9, but he's once again a healthy inactive despite coming out of the bye week. Malik Davis is up as the Cowboys' RB2 behind Javonte Williams.

FitzPatrick was targeted once and caught one pass for five yards in Sunday's 27-20 victory over the Giants.

It may not be obvious in the box score, but FitzPatrick was credited with his first career start Sunday, and he wound up playing 16 more snaps than fellow tight end Luke Musgrave, who was the presumptive top option at the position with Tucker Kraft (knee) out for the season. It remains to be seen how the playing time will be divided among the two -- as well as Josh Whyle, who scored in Week 11 -- moving forward, but none are particularly appealing fantasy options at this point.