Falcons RB/WR Cordarrelle Patterson (ankle) is questionable for Week 12's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Patterson practiced this week and appears ready to play in a plus matchup.

Falcons RB/WR Cordarrelle Patterson (ankle) returned to practice Wednesday in a limited capacity.

Good news for the Falcons, who have not scored a point in seven quarters without Patterson.

Atlanta Falcons running back/wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson has been ruled out for Week 11 against the New England Patriots.

Atlanta will be without their top running back and wide receiver for their matchup against the New England Patriots. Patterson was likely to be the focus of the Patriots defensive gameplan, and may now shift their sights to Kyle Pitts. Patterson is dealing with an ankle injury and could not get cleared on the short week. Wayne Gallman and Mike Davis will split the backfield duties with Patterson sidelined. Both backs make for interesting flex options but come equipped with low floors due to uncertain roles.

RB/WR Cordarrelle Patterson (sprained ankle) is a game-time decision. He has practiced leading up to Thursday's game against the New England Patriots

Related Players: Wayne Gallman, Mike Davis

The quick turnaround is a concern in determining whether Patterson should play or not. The Falcons are big underdogs and have nothing to play for. If Patterson is out, Wayne Gallman and whatever is left of Mike Davis will see carries.

Falcons HC Arthur Smith basically said Wayne Gallman's Week 10 usage was due to the scoreboard and the quick turnaround to Thursday night.

“We know we have to play Thursday, so that’s why you saw a heavy dose of (backup quarterback) Josh Rosen and Gallman and the other guys."

Related players: Mike Davis, Cordarrelle Patterson

With Patterson possibly out in Week 11 against the Patriots on Thursday night, one can conclude from this maybe Davis is poised for a heavy workload. Any Falcon will be a be a risky fantasy start in a tough matchup against the Pats on a short week, though. Gallman carried 15 times for 55 yards, but those counting on Gallman for a significant workload may want to reconsider. Davis carried four times for 18 yards.

Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson remained limited in Tuesday’s practice leading up to Thursday night’s game against the Patriots. He also was limited Monday in the team’s estimated practice report.

Patterson played only 15 offensive snaps and five special teams snaps Sunday against the Cowboys after spraining his ankle.

Related players: Wayne Gallman, Mike Davis

On Monday, we reported Patterson was expected to miss time (a week or two) with the ankle injury, but perhaps especially this week on a short week. Continue to monitor Patterson's status, but it could be Gallman and Davis splitting reps on TNF vs. the Patriots this week.

Cordarrelle Patterson has a sprained ankle, and while the Falcons still are evaluating it, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports the nine-year veteran could miss “a couple weeks.”

Related players: Mike Davis, Wayne Gallman, Qadree Ollison

Patterson played only 15 offensive snaps and five special teams snaps Sunday against the Cowboys. Patterson, 30, has been one of the Falcons’ top weapons with 116 touches for 776 yards and seven touchdowns this season. With Patterson missing time, any of Davis, Gallman or Ollison could eat up those touches. It may take some time to figure out the Falcons backfield with Patterson out of the lineup.

In his Friday column, Orlando Ledbetter took a look at the Atlanta Falcons roster and predicted its 53-man roster. In it, he has Mike Davis, Cordarrelle Patterson, and Keith Smith as running back locks ahead of Qadree Ollison. “Those guys are competing, and they all ran pretty hard,” Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said. “Certainly, all of them, Q (Ollison), Caleb (Huntley) … and (D'Onta) Foreman ... there’s good competition there.”

In the words of Lee Corso, "Not so fast my friends!" Majority of the offseason has been spent figuring out who amongst Ollison and recently cut Javian Hawkins would back up Davis, but Ledbetter, a trusted Falcons reporter, is here to pour cold water on the Ollison back-up hype train. Ollison's value was already only tied to a Davis injury, so rostering him at all at the moment seems unwise.

We have signed RB Cordarrelle Patterson and S Duron Harmon.

They referred to him as an RB but Cordarrelle Patterson's main contributions have come on special teams as a returner. It will be interesting to see how Atlanta plans to use the 30-year old this season. He's not currently on the fantasy radar aside from leagues with return points.