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Right now, Mike Tomlin says they are preparing Justin Fields to start vs the Broncos.

Related players: Russell Wilson

The post went on to say the team will continue to evaluate Wilson's progress with his calf injury. It's still only Tuesday, so Wilson has a chance to get better as the week goes on, and we'll likely know if that's happening based on practice reports. In a different post from beat reporter Brooke Pryor, she pointed out there is no change in the Steelers depth chart at QB, and Wilson remains the QB1. If Wilson is good enough to go, it looks like he would get the start.

Pierce said the Raiders will roll with the hot hand at RB.

Related players: Zamir White, Alexander Mattison

The post said Mattison's wife actually went into labor on Sunday right before the game and their baby later that night, and that Pierce sounded pleased with what Mattison put on tape. Mattison had just five carries to White's 13, but Mattison made his mark in the passing game when he hauled in four catches for 43 yards and the team's only TD. Mattison has flashed in the past playing for the Vikings, so it's not a surprise he could earn himself more carries. This could end up being a tough situation week-to-week for fantasy owners of both White and Mattison, however. Mattison is likely available on your wire and if you're in need at RB, may be worth a pickup.

Jerry Jones says he’s optimistic about Jake Ferguson (knee) playing Sunday vs Saints.

The news about Ferguson continues to be on an upward trend since his injury on Sunday. Ferguson is dealing with a bone bruise and a minor sprain to his MCL, but over the last 24 hours there is a lot of optimism he'll be a go in Week 2. The Cowboys do have an early game on Sunday so owners will have plenty of time to adjust lineups either way. It's hard to imagine Ferguson will be at 100% but stranger things have happened. Injury reports should tell us more as the week goes on.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan pushed back at an earlier ESPN report that star running back Christian McCaffrey could miss Week 2.

When Shanahan was asked about the report from Adam Schefter after the 49ers' 32-19 win on Monday night over the Jets, Shanahan had a quip ready to go.

"That person must've been God," Shanahan said. He added that McCaffrey was a gametime decision on Monday night.

Related players: Jordan Mason

Schefter said McCaffrey pulled out of practice on Friday and no one was overly concerned at the time. But the calf was still tight on Monday before the game when he came in for treatment. However, it's not just his calf, he's also dealing with an Achilles issue. The team made the decision to play it safe since it's a long season and make CMC inactive, Schefter said. Schefter added it's a "strong possibility" McCaffrey won't play in Week 2, at Minnesota on turf. Mason had a huge game taking over for CMC on Monday night against the Jets. It's not necessarily a surprise as the team talked up Mason most of the summer. This is obviously worth monitoring and we can probably expect many different updates for the rest of the week leading up to Week 2. Mason should again be a nice play if CMC can't go. The Niners-Vikings game is also an early game on Sunday so owners will have time to adjust.

All opposing defenses magnetically float toward Justin Jefferson, regardless of who is on the field with him, dictating one-on-one opportunities for teammates. Having players who can win in those instances is partially why the Vikings traded for T.J. Hockenson and drafted Jordan Addison. It’s also why Sunday might serve as an inflection point for third-year receiver Jalen Nailor.

Kevin O'Connell was quoted in the story saying, "But I’m going to tell (Nailor) to prepare as if he’s going to be playing a lot more snaps and a lot more … early down snaps. Because that’s why he’s here.” Addison's status is uncertain for Week 2. We reported Monday he's dealing with significant soreness, so it's possible he can't go. But even if he can, he'll likely be limited, meaning Nailor could have a more significant role. With Hockenson already out, and if Addison can't go, teams will likely turn their attention to Jefferson, which mean Nailor could be poised for a lot of snaps and targets. He's a name to consider if you've already found yourself lacking at the WR position.

The Rams used a third-round pick on running back Blake Corum with the idea that they’d use him to share reps and carries with Kyren Williams. On Sunday night, that didn’t happen.

Williams had 21 touches (with 18 carries). Corum had none. That’s because Williams was on the field for 91 percent of the offensive snaps (71 total). And Corum was there for none.

So what happened?

“I think each game is going to be its own entity,” coach Sean McVay told reporters on Monday, the day after the 26-20 overtime loss to the Lions. “It was a very unique circumstance because when we got so many of our [offensive] linemen banged up, it limited some of the different — basically, we didn’t operate off anything that our game plan was."

Related players: Ronnie Rivers

Corum was supposed to be able to spell Williams this season because the Rams gave Williams such a big workload last season. Williams was one of the top fantasy backs as a result, but the plan seemed to be to give Williams less of a workload to help keep him healthy. McVay went on to say he also wants to get Rivers more carries, but in Week 1 there were circumstances that kept guys on the field they trusted. Despite the preseason hype around Corum, right now the Rams just trust Williams more, and it seems like Rivers more as well. That will likely change at some point as talent usually wins out, and Corum should at least become the team's RB2. For now, Corum owners can't trust him in lineups until we see a lot more in terms of fantasy production.

The 49ers will have wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and left tackle Trent Williams against the Jets on Monday night, but they will not have running back Christian McCaffrey.

Jordan Mason, Patrick Taylor and Isaac Guerendo are the available backs for the Niners.

Definitely a shocker and likely a big blow to fantasy owners. According to the story, McCaffrey said on Friday that he had no doubt he would play and there was plenty of optimism from head coach Kyle Shanahan and General Manager John Lynch as well. McCaffrey missed most of the summer with a calf injury and is listed with an Achilles issue as well, the story said. Mason had a great camp and seemed to get a lot of attention from coaches this summer, and likely should get a bulk of the workload tonight against the Jets. Hopefully CMC owners backed themselves up during drafts by nabbing Mason. If Mason is still on your wire, he's worth picking up for any team in case CMC's issues are longer term. Taylor and Guerendo could get work for the Niners as well - if you're in a pinch losing CMC. From the Jets side, Braelon Allen and Israel Abanikanda could see touches behind Breece Hall.

Raheem Mostert has a chest injury and De’Von Achane sustained an ankle ailment, the Dolphins’ Monday injury report revealed.

Related players: Jeff Wilson, Jaylen Wright

With a short week ahead and a game on Thursday night against the Bills, the two will need to be monitored by fantasy owners. The story went on to say while the team did not practice Monday, both Mostert and Achane were deemed they would’ve been non-participants if practice were held.

McVay clarifies, Puka Nacua will go to IR. He will miss four games minimum.

Related players: Tyler Johnson, Jordan Whittington, Tutu Atwell

The news seemed to get worse for Nacua very quickly, going from week to week, to an IR candidate to now being placed on IR. The rest of the post went on to say Nacua aggravated his previous injury in a “more significant” manner. Rodrigue has reported many times that Johnson and Whittington have backed up Nacua. Atwell will probably get more snaps as well, according to Rodrigue. Johnson had a nice game behind Cooper Kupp in Week 1, but Whittington has been talked about in the dynasty community as a sleeper.

Matt LaFleur says Malik Willis is Packers starting quarterback until Jordan Love returns from knee injury: "If Jordan is not cleared, then we'll start Malik, and [Sean Clifford] will be the backup."

The Packers traded for Willis right before the start of the season and he jumps over Clifford as the starter if Love is out. Love could miss up to three weeks according to reports. LaFleur did say "If Jordan is not cleared," perhaps leaving the door open for Week 2. However, that seems unlikely according to other reports and he's expected to at least miss Week 2. Willis is worth picking up in deeper leagues or in two QB or superflex leagues. He hasn't shown much in his limited time with Tennessee, but the Packers are loaded with weapons on offense and with Willis's ability to run, it makes him an interesting play if needed.