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Skins RB Chris Thompson got rolled up on blocking on a scramble by Kirk Cousins. He was carted off with what appeared to be a significant right knee injury.

This didn't look good and Thompson was visibly upset by the turn of events. Trainers placed an air cast on his leg. We'll continue to update but owners probably need to prepare to be without Thompson for the foreseeable future.

Bills Inactives
CB Shareece Wright
OG John Miller
OT Connor McDermott
RB Mike Tolbert
LT Cordy Glenn
TE Logan Thomas
WR Jordan Matthews

Related players: Nathan Peterman, Charles Clay

Matthews was questionable coming into this game but won't be able to go because of his knee injury. It's good news for Clay owners as he's active this week. Keep in mind Peterman gets the start at QB.

With Drew Stanton nursing a knee injury, the Cardinals will turn to Blaine Gabbert at quarterback this week versus the Houston Texans. Gabbert joins Bills QB Nathan Peterman as quarterbacks making their starting season debut this week—bringing the number of different quarterbacks to start a game this season to 47.

The good news for fantasy owners is that Gabbert gets to start his season with the third-best possible matchup for QBs against the Texans, according to our aFPA metric. The Texans are allowing 20.1 fantasy points per game (third-most), 269.2 passing yards per game (sixth-most), and 2.1 passing TDs per game (tied for second-most) to the quarterback position. The Texans have also allowed three different QBs to rush for at least 30 yards against them—a feat Gabbert achieved twice in five starts last season.

If you play in a fantasy league that requires you to start only one quarterback you probably have no use for Gabbert, despite the tasty matchup; however, if you play in a two-quarterback or superflex league, Gabbert could make for an ideal QB2 streamer this week.

The Buffalo Bills have benched quarterback Tyrod Taylor, and Nathan Peterman will start on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, coach Sean McDermott said Wednesday.

Peterman, a rookie fifth-round pick, replaced Taylor with less than five minutes remaining in a 47-10 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Taylor completed 9-of-18 passes for 56 yards before being benched.

Peterman went 7-for-9 for 79 yards and a touchdown over the final two drives for the Bills, who have lost two straight.

In the preseason, Peterman completed 43-of-79 passes (54.4% completion) for 453 yards and a 5.73 yards per attempt average. He threw one touchdown and no interceptions. The Chargers are a bad matchup for opposing quarterbacks (No. 9 in QB aFPA) but starting in Week 12, the Bills don't face a defense higher than No. 20 in that metric. If Peterman plays well, he could work his way into the streaming conversation.

Josh Doctson finished with three catches for 59 yards; not spectacular numbers, but that’s not where he’s at in his career. The Redskins think of him almost like a rookie, considering he not only missed 14 games last season, but almost an entire year of practice time because of his Achilles issues. There’s plenty to learn.

Related players: Kirk Cousins

The story said Doctson is building trust with Cousins, something that could be very key for Doctson and his fantasy value for the rest of the season. Doctson is a little risky for typical leagues right now, but he's certainly worth owning.

One of the best stories of the NFL preseason might not last long into the regular season.

Via Eric Williams of ESPN.com, Chargers coach Anthony Lynn did not dismiss the possibility of bringing in competition for struggling kicker Younghoe Koo.

“Well, we’re always looking to improve in that area. Always,” Lynn said after their 19-17 loss to the Dolphins.

Koo missed a 44-yarder which would have won the game, one of two misses on the day. He also had a potential game-tying field goal blocked last week against the Broncos.

Koo is just 1-for-4 this season. Koo replaced incumbent Josh Lambo in training camp.

While the Redskins have listed wide receiver Jamison Crowder as questionable for Sunday’s season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, he said he’s not concerned about his hip injury. According to Crowder himself, he’ll be ready on Sunday.

Related Players: Kirk Cousins, Terrelle Pryor

Crowder is a FLEX option in Week 1. Keep in mind he only saw nine targets in two games against the Eagles last season. However, Washington does have 200+ targets up for grabs, as has been well documented this preseason with the departures of Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson. Philadelphia provides a good match-up though, ranked just 26th in our aFPA vs. PPR WRs from last season.