Lions will likely sit Matthew Stafford this week

Dec 16, 2009

There's a strong possibility the Detroit Lions have already decided that rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford won't play this week against the Arizona Cardinals at Ford Field.
There's a chance he might play, but only if he's significantly healed from that left shoulder injury and that's unlikely. The guess here is that Stafford's going to be shut down for the second straight game. I'm not sure what reasons they'll give for this decision - if they give any -- but the Lions are making the safest possible move in light of the realities they face.

Fantasy Impact:

yesterday

Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson officially Out for Week 12

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 4:12 PM EST

Cowboys list TE Jake Ferguson as out for Sunday’s game vs. Washington due to his concussion.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

Fantasy Impact:

This puts Schoonmaker more or less in TE streaming consideration, but there are far better options this week, which puts him low on the totem pole.

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith officially Out for Week 12

Mike Garafolo

yesterday · 4:04 PM EST

Eagles ruled out WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) for Sunday against the Rams.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Dallas Goedert

Fantasy Impact:

It's a bit of a crapshoot as to who the "WR2" on the offense will be, but now that he's ruled out, Brown and Goedert should get a nice boost to their bottom line. That would lock Goedert into a no-doubt TE1 role in Week 12.