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Saints WR Michael Thomas and RB Alvin Kamara do not carry injury designations into Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons, according to the team's official injury report.

Both have been ineffective with Taysom Hill at QB, but both are difficult to bench as elite players at their respective positions. The two should be played with tempered expectations.

Sean Payton won’t switch course from Taysom Hill after two wins in two starts. He still wants to see how Hill handles the job. And as stated earlier, the game plan shifted to ball control once Denver needed a practice squad wide receiver to play quarterback.

Related players: Jameis Winston, Michael Thomas, Alvin Kamara

Payton said Hill played exactly how he wanted him too. Hill was only 9-for-16 for 78 yards through the air, but did have 10 carries, 44 yards and two touchdowns. And, Hill is 2-0 as the Saints starting quarterback. While Latavius Murray had a big day, the usual suspects like Thomas and Kamara had their fantasy production hurt by Hill, so those owning Saints may need to use some caution when figuring out lineups. But it also sounds like the Saints changed up their game plan knowing the struggles the Broncos would have at QB.

Packers WR Equanimeous St. Brown is questionable for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears, according to the team's official injury report.

St. Brown would stand to see more action if Marquez Valdes-Scantling were to miss Week 12. This could be a missed opportunity for the former Notre Dame receiver.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters Friday that WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling is questionable for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears. "We're hopeful...We’ll see how he feels on Sunday."

Allen Lazard could see a bump in snaps in his second game off of IR, but the receiver that could benefit the most from MVS' absence are Equanimeous St. Brown.

New Orleans Saints superstar running back Alvin Kamara logged a limited practice session on Thursday.

Alvin Kamara is likely to see his reps managed on Wednesday's and Thursday's for the rest of the season, so fantasy managers should not be too concerned with the limited tag. The hope is that Kamara is able to log a full practice session on Friday, thus avoiding an injury designation for Sunday. Even if he is slapped with the questionable tag, Kamara is fully expected to play this weekend, as there has been no word of any potential aggravation of the foot injury. Kamara has seen his once remarkable fantasy floor crater with Taysom Hill under center but should be more involved as a receiver in Week 12. Kamara is our fifth ranked running back for Week 12.