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Dowdle carried the ball nine times for 41 yards and caught all six of his targets for 45 yards in Sunday's 16-10 win over New Orleans.

The 15 touches were a season high for Dowdle, but he still took a back seat to Jaylen Warren's 21 touches and 137 scrimmage yards in the Steelers' backfield. Dowdle also led the team in receptions on the day, and his own 86 combined yards were a season high. Pittsburgh could stay with its ground-heavy game plan in Week 8 against Cleveland, giving Dowdle some fantasy appeal even in his backup role.

Rodgers completed 19 of 30 passes for 212 passes and a touchdown in Sunday's 16-10 win over the Saints. He added six yards on three carries.

The Steelers' offense relied heavily on its backfield in this one, as Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle combined for 36 touches and 223 scrimmage yards. Rodgers did produce the team's only TD of the day on a four-yard toss to Darnell Washington in the second quarter. The veteran QB will take a 13:5 TD:INT through seven games into a Week 8 clash with the Browns, who Rodgers threw three touchdowns and a season-high 299 yards against in Week 4.

McCaffrey (thigh) is questionable to return to Sunday's contest in Atlanta, Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

McCaffrey appeared to take a big hit at the end of a 24-yard catch on the 49ers' first drive, but he continued to play through it until the team's third possession, when he stayed on the sideline to get worked on by the training staff. During McCaffrey's absence from the contest, rookie Kaelon Black will be San Francisco's primary running back.

Price (head) was back on the field for the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Colts, Ben Goessling of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Price was being evaluated by medical staff for a possible concussion, but he's been cleared to return to Sunday's contest. He'll see most of his playing time as a returner on special teams while operating in a rotational role on offense.

Ioane (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Bengals, Ryan Mink of the Ravens' official site reports.

Ioane exited in the first quarter of Sunday's Week 7 game against the Bengals. The 22-year-old will be further evaluated to determine if he can return.

McCaffrey was getting his lower left leg worked on during the first half of Sunday's game in Atlanta, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

McCaffrey took a big hit on the 49ers' first possession of Week 7 action after a 24-yard catch, but he continued to play through it until the team's third drive, when he remained on the sideline to get worked on. For as long as McCaffrey is sidelined, Kaelon Black will be San Francisco's primary RB.

Warren carried the ball 18 times for 101 yards and caught three of four targets for 36 yards in Sunday's 16-10 win over the Saints.

The 21 touches tied his season high, while Rico Dowdle got 15 as the Steelers went with a ground-heavy game plan. Warren has topped 100 scrimmage yards in four of the last five games, racking up 472 rushing yards and a TD along with a 17-233-1 line on 24 targets during that hot stretch. He'll remain one of the key pieces of the Pittsburgh offense heading into a Week 8 clash at home against a Cleveland defense that Warren recorded 126 combined yards against in Week 4.

Price is being evaluated for a possible concussion and is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Colts.

Price appeared to sustain the injury while catching a punt in the first quarter, and he's being evaluated by medical staff to determine whether he can return to Sunday's game. Tai Felton could handle return duties on kickoffs and punts for as long as Price is out of the game.

Freeling (knee) is listed as active for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Freeling logged three full practices leading up to Sunday's Week 7 game. The 22-year-old missed Week 6 with a knee injury suffered before Carolina's bye week. He will likely act as tackle depth behind Rasheed Walker and Taylor Moton.

Green (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the emergency third quarterback Sunday against the Titans, Kelsey Russo of the Browns' official site reports.

Dillon Gabriel (back) is staying on IR, so Green will once again serve as the emergency QB3 behind Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders. As such, Green is not allowed to play Sunday unless both Watson and Sanders leave the game due to injury, illness or ejection.