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Bears Inactives
Michael Burton FB
Rashaad Coward OT
Aaron Lynch OLB
Adam Shaheen TE
Mitch Trubisky QB
Nick Williams DT
Javon Wims WR

Chase Daniel gets the start with Trubisky out. This is a downgrade for the Bears offense, but still an enticing matchup for the passing game.

Cooper Kupp is expected to miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with a torn ACL suffered Sunday against the Seahawks, ESPN reported, citing sources.

Kupp underwent an MRI on Monday that confirmed the severity of the injury.

Related players: Josh Reynolds

The wide receiver went down on the field in pain after running a route that didn't appear to involve any contact, so owners probably saw the final diagnosis coming at that point. Reynolds now takes over as the team's WR3. In Weeks 7 and 8 when Kupp was out, Reynolds totaled four catches for 61 and two TDs on five targets. But, most of that came in Week 8 against Green Bay when he totaled a 3-42-2 line. In those same weeks, Reynolds played on 83- and 88-percent of the snaps, so he seems worth adding for teams needing help at WR. As for the future, seems like a close call for Kupp to be ready for the 2019 season.

Rams WR Cooper Kupp left the Week 10 games against the Seahawks with a knee injury.

Related players: Josh Reynolds

It was a non-contact injury as Kupp was running a rout, stopped to cut, fell and immediately grabbed his left knee, as seen on the CBS broadcast. Kupp is recently back from an MCL sprain, so obviously the hope is this isn't more serious than that. If Kupp has to miss time, Reynolds will be back on the fantasy radar.

John Elway said the Broncos “were not hell bent" on trading Demaryius Thomas, but the bottom line is they simply want Courtland Sutton to play more. And sitting at 3-5 at the season’s halfway point, Elway said the time is now.

Sutton leads the Broncos wide receivers with a 19.1 yards-per-catch average and has already proven himself to be a difficult matchup for opposing defensive backs, especially in contested-pass situations. Recently Broncos coach Vance Joseph summed up the reason to throw the ball Sutton’s way with “it’s either a big play down the field or a penalty on the guy who’s covering him."

Related players: DaeSean Hamilton, Tim Patrick

While all the hype is obviously around Sutton, and with good reason, he should get a huge boost in fantasy value with the departure of Thomas, but, guys like Hamilton and Patrick also have a chance to see increased playing time.