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Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans missed practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury.

Evans has been dealing with nagging injuries seemingly every week in 2020, but he has managed to play through the majority of them. The result has been highly volatile usage, although his fantasy production has not suffered much due to the Bucs making a concerted effort to get him the ball near the endzone resulting in a whopping six touchdowns through five weeks. Evans's absence from practice on Wednesday is concerning but he cannot be ruled out yet given his track record this season.

Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin returned to a limited practice Wednesday as he recovers from a hamstring injury.

After missing multiple games with an injured hamstring, it looks like Godwin is on track to return for this week's showdown with the Packers. Teammate Mike Evans was absent from practice and has dealt with nagging injuries most of the season. If Evans were to sit this week, Godwin could see massive volume against Green Bay.

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is practicing in a limited capacity on Wednesday despite suffering a rib injury in Week 5.

Mayfield took a shot to the ribs on Sunday but played through the pain and turned in a decent performance. The fact that he is practicing on Wednesday is a promising sign and indicates he should be ready to play in Sunday's matchup with the Colts.

Baker Mayfield said his “mama didn’t raise no wuss” when it came to playing through the ribs he injured on a fourth quarter hit. X-rays were negative and head coach Kevin Stefanski shares his quarterback’s feeling about how things will play out for this week’s game against the Steelers.

“I know Baker,” Stefanski said, via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. “He’s tough. I know he’s going to fight through this, but we’ll be smart.”

Mayfield was 19-of-28 for 228 yards in the first half of Sunday’s win, but just 2-of-9 for 19 yards and two interceptions in the second half. While he called it the worst game he’s played this year, Stefanski said he deserves some of the blame for how things went after halftime, the story said.

Chase Edmonds’ impact on the game justified his post-game interview status.

He touched the ball just eight times on offense, but accounted for 92 total yards, including a 29-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

“No question,” coach Kliff Kingsbury said after the Cardinals 30-10 victory. “He’s got real juice and we need to find ways to continue to get him the ball.”

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The writer said Kingsbury should take some carries away from Drake and give them to Edmonds. He went on to say through five games, Drake hasn’t looked like the dynamic player who gained 643 yards and rushed for eight touchdowns over the last eight games. He's averaging 3.7 yards a carry, about a yard less than last year. The author added other than loyalty, there's no good reason why Drake touched the ball 19 times (18 on runs) Sunday while Edmonds only eight. Despite the difference in workload, Edmonds accounted for 30 more yards. Drake owners have been flooding our Discuss You Team forum asking about what to do with Drake, and after only an OK performance against the Jets, the best advice may be to pick up Edmonds.

X-rays came back negative on the ribs of Browns QB Baker Mayfield.

Mayfield said he expects to be ready for what has become a huge showdown in the AFC North between the 4-1 Browns and the 4-0 Steelers. Mayfield was hurt as he threw his second interception of the game but came back into the game. He finished 21/37 for 247 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. We’ll certainly keep an eye on him this week at practice but he sounds ready to go for Week 6 in Pittsburgh.