Sprained ankle may keep Buckhalter on sideline

Oct 06, 2009

Through the perfect first quarter of this season, running back Correll Buckhalter has been at least the most versatile player, if not the most valuable, of the Broncos' offense.

There is a decent chance the MVP won't play Sunday against the New England Patriots at Invesco Field at Mile High.

Buckhalter was helped off the field with a badly sprained ankle in the third quarter of the Broncos' 17-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys and later left the stadium on crutches.

"We have a system in place here regardless of who's playing," offensive coordinator Mike McCoy said. "We're going to go out there and run our system, and we've got a number of talented guys in our backfield and we'll be just fine."

If Buckhalter can't play against the Patriots, rookie Knowshon Moreno may get his first NFL start. Moreno would likely be spelled by veteran Lamont Jordan.

Fantasy Impact:

today

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans practices for second straight day

Greg Auman

0 minutes ago

Cooler weather for Bucs practice today -- Wirfs and Evans practicing again. Still no Zyon McCollum, but Troy Hill and Greg Gaines were practicing today.

Related Players: Sterling Shepard, Jalen McMillan, Trey Palmer

Fantasy Impact:

Fantastic news for fantasy managers hanging on to Mike Evans: he should be considered a WR1 option immediately.

yesterday

49ers TE George Kittle "good to go" for Week 12

KNBR

yesterday · 5:34 PM EST

“I will be playing on Sunday. Very excited, can’t pass up playing the Packers. I will be out there for sure.”

George Kittle says he’s good to go for Sunday

Related Players: Eric Saubert

Fantasy Impact:

Kittle returns to a great matchup against a Packers defense that ranks 26th in TE aFPA. He should be fired up as a high-end TE1 once again.

Bears RB D'Andre Swift misses Wednesday practice

Kevin Fishbain

yesterday · 1:29 PM EST

Per Bears head coach Matt Eberflus: Ryan Bates remains in the concussion protocol. Elijah Hicks (ankle) and D'Andre Swift (groin) won't practice.

Teven Jenkins will be limited.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer

Fantasy Impact:

This is definitely a situation to keep an eye on, as Johnson would have a huge workload if Swift were to miss Week 12. Homer has three rush attempts and zero targets on the year.