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Take out D'Andre Swift’s 54-yard scamper and the rookie still averaged 4.8 yards on his other 13 attempts.

With the run, the story said it puts Swift back at a lofty 8.3 YPA, with two scores. The story added Swift should have more days like that over the coming seasons. Peterson, for what it's worth, had a 2.7 yards-per-carry average. He had just a long of 8 yards on 15 attempts. The Lions could be trending toward using Swift a little more than Peterson after this past week's performance.

Rashaad Penny staying on the shelf is problematic because backup running back Carlos Hyde is dealing with a shoulder injury that has kept him out of the last two games. Chris Carson is more than capable of carrying the load offensively with Travis Homer spelling him and assuming the third-down duties, but Hyde is a better runner than Homer, and if something were to happen to Carson, the veteran Hyde is more equipped to be a No. 1 guy. Homer has 15 carries for 58 yards and is yet to run for a first down this season.

We had a report a bit back that said the Seahawks were in no hurry to activate Penny, and would rather wait it out and wait for an injuiry. But this story feels it’s surprising Penny isn’t able to practice yet. It’s been 316 days since his season-ending knee injury and the progress updates from HC Pete Carroll have been fairly positive, the story said. Carroll was quoted as saying it's not clear yet when Penny will be back, adding, “We’ve waited this long, we’re going to make sure these guys come back and there’s no question about their return.” This falls in line with the report we had a week or so ago.

In his weekly '10 Questions' column, Tim Twentyman was asked if RB D'Andre Swift would see his role increase. "Swift is already playing a bigger and bigger role in the passing game every week," wrote Twentyman. "He's been a nice matchup weapon for the Lions out of the backfield."

"It really comes down to which of Detroit's backs gets the hot hand early, but I still expect Adrian Peterson to be the lead back moving forward."

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Twentyman is as trusted a Lions source as there is on the beat. Peterson was signed prior to Week 1 and has established himself as the lead back, for good or bad. Swift missed a chunk of training camp and needed to show he had a grasp of the offense before being trusted, and that is where the increased touches has come from so far. It is hard to imagine Peterson being the lead back for 16 games, but unless Swift outplays the future Hall of Famer with limited snaps, then this is what the backfield will be.

Chargers Head Coach Anthony Lynn told reporters on Wednesday that wide receiver Keenan Allen was having back spasms on Monday night and "will be fine."

This is great news after Allen left Monday's game and never returned with a mysterious back issue. The Chargers now enter their bye week, which provides Allen an opportunity to shake off the spasms and return to action without missing a full game. Allen has flashed immediate chemistry with emerging rookie Justin Herbert and makes for a borderline WR1 when healthy.

In the second quarter, wide receiver Keenan Allen was seen getting worked on by trainers on the sideline, and the team announced he was questionable to return with a back injury. At halftime, the Chargers downgraded his status to out.

Allen was on the receiving end of the Chargers' first touchdown of the game, as Herbert found him streaking across the field on 3rd-and-long. Hopefully Allen is able to recover during the week, but it will obviously be a short week as the team hosts the Jets in Week 6 in a late afternoon game Sunday.