December 12, 2025
Chicago Bears second-year wide receiver
Rome Odunze (foot) is officially questionable for Sunday's matchup with the Browns after logging a week of limited practices. Odunze missed the team's Week 14 loss to the Packers with a foot injury that initially had him labeled as week-to-week. He was unable to practice in any fashion leading up to that contest, so the upgrade to limited participation is at least a step in the right direction. Odunze started his sophomore campaign with a bang, scoring five touchdowns in his first four games, but he has found the endzone only once more since then. The Bears' passing offense as a whole has been inconsistent for most of the year, and with a fantasy playoff schedule that includes the Browns and Packers, relying on an obviously banged-up Odunze may be too tall a task for most fantasy managers, even if he is able to suit up this week.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Chicago Bears Communications
December 12, 2025
New Orleans Saints running back
Alvin Kamara (knee, ankle) has been ruled out for the third straight week with injuries to his knee and ankle. Sixth-round rookie
Devin Neal (abdomen), who is coming off an RB12 finish in a Week 14 win over the Buccaneers, has been limited at practice with an abdomen issue of his own, but he's been cleared to play. Carolina's defense has been a plus matchup for opposing running backs, so Neal should be viewed as a safe floor RB2/flex play as he gets another start in New Orleans' backfield.
Audric Estime and
Evan Hull will be backing him up, with tight end
Taysom Hill getting the occasional carry as well.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Nick Underhill
December 12, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver
Marquise Brown (personal) will not play in Sunday's divisional matchup with the Chargers. Brown did not participate in Wednesday's practice, logged a limited participation on Thursday, and was not spotted during Friday's media access portion. He has now been ruled out for non-injury personal reasons. Since a Week 1 surprise outing that saw him targeted 14 times with
Rashee Rice suspended and
Xavier Worthy injured early, Brown has been largely irrelevant in most fantasy formats. Since Rice's return from suspension in Week 7, Brown has topped 40 receiving yards only once, while averaging 1.7 receptions per game. An unrestricted free agent after this season, he still holds some dynasty value, but he no longer needs to be rostered for redraft playoffs.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Pete Sweeney
December 12, 2025
Correcting a previous report, Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said on Friday that quarterback
Jayden Daniels (elbow) has not been cleared for contact yet, per The Athletic's Nicki Jhabvala. Daniels suffered a dislocated left (non-throwing) elbow in Week 9 and didn't return until last week's blowout loss to the Minnesota Vikings, when Daniels aggravated his elbow injury. The Commanders already ruled Daniels out for the Week 15 game this Sunday against the division-rival New York Giants, but they are saying that the door is still open for him to play in the final three weeks of the season if he gains clearance from doctors. In what has been an injury-plagued season for the 24-year-old QB -- the former second overall pick has played in only seven games due to elbow, hamstring, and knee injuries -- it makes sense for the Commanders to just shut him down. For at least another week, veteran
Marcus Mariota will make the start under center for the team.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Nicki Jhabvala
December 12, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro edge rusher T.J. Watt (lung) underwent successful surgery to stabilize and repair his partially collapsed lung. The injury occurred during a dry needling session at the team facility on Wednesday, and while the surgery went well, the timeline for his recovery and return to play is still TBD. Watt's seven sacks and 43 total pressures through 13 games had him on the lowest pace since his 2022 injury-shortened season, and the lowest of any full season since his rookie year. Down year or not, any missed time could have a meaningful impact on an AFC North race that is still very much up in the air.
--Patrick McGrathSource: J.J. Watt
December 12, 2025
Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen said the team has yet to decide on who will be its starting quarterback in Week 15 against the Seattle Seahawks, per ESPN's Stephen Holder. With quarterback
Daniel Jones (Achilles) out for the year after tearing his Achilles in Week 14, the Colts are deciding between sixth-round rookie
Riley Leonard (knee) and 44-year-old
Philip Rivers. Leonard suffered a PCL strain in his knee after replacing Jones in Week 14, but he has been able to practice in full this week. The Colts signed Rivers on Tuesday and seem likely to give him a starting opportunity at some point, be it in Week 15 or later. Rivers last appeared in an NFL game in January 2021. Fantasy managers would likely be wise to avoid both Colts quarterbacks in a tough matchup against Seattle.
--Will BradySource: ESPN - Stephen Holder
December 12, 2025
Cleveland Browns wide receiver
Cedric Tillman (concussion, ribs) is officially listed as questionable for his team's Week 15 matchup against the Chicago Bears. Tillman missed practice on both Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The 25-year-old has battled through an injury-filled 2025 season to this point, recording 18 receptions for 197 yards and two touchdowns on 35 targets across nine games played. If Tillman is unable to play in Week 15, Browns wideouts
Jerry Jeudy,
Isaiah Bond, and
Gage Larvadain could all be in line for an uptick in targets and playing time. Cleveland has definitively ruled out tight end
David Njoku (knee) and top pass-catching running back
Dylan Sampson (calf, hand), so the team's target distribution against Chicago could be quite condensed.
--Will BradySource: The Chronicle Telegram - Scott Petrak
December 12, 2025
Cleveland Browns running back
Dylan Sampson (calf, hand) has been ruled out for his team's Week 15 matchup against the Chicago Bears due to calf and hand injuries. The 21-year-old has done most of his work this season in a passing-downs role alongside fellow Browns rookie back
Quinshon Judkins. In Cleveland's Week 14 loss to the Tennessee Titans, Sampson hauled in five catches for 64 yards on six targets. With Sampson sidelined in Week 15 and veteran back
Jerome Ford (shoulder) on Injured Reserve, the Browns will likely turn to
Raheim Sanders and
Trayveon Williams to fill the team's RB2 role. Judkins has seen more work as a receiver in recent weeks and could step into more of a true three-down role in Week 15 against Chicago.
--Will BradySource: The Chronicle Telegram - Scott Petrak
December 12, 2025
Cleveland Browns tight end
David Njoku (knee) has officially been ruled out for his team's Week 15 matchup against the Chicago Bears due to a knee injury. The 29-year-old aggravated an existing knee injury during Cleveland's Week 14 loss to the Tennessee Titans, and he will now be sidelined for at least one game as a result. Without Njoku, Browns rookie tight end
Harold Fannin Jr. profiles as a must-start fantasy tight end. With Njoku banged up in Week 14, Fannin Jr. hauled in eight receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown on 11 targets. In Njoku's lone missed game this season, Week 7 against the Miami Dolphins, Fannin Jr. earned a 27.8% target share. Depending on how long Njoku is sidelined by his current injury, Fannin Jr. could have league-winning upside.
--Will BradySource: The Chronicle Telegram - Scott Petrak
December 12, 2025
After starting the season as his team's RB1, Carolina Panthers running back
Chuba Hubbard lost his job in the middle of the 2025 season to the emergent
Rico Dowdle. Across a four-game stretch from Week 9 through Week 12, Hubbard failed to earn more than seven touches in any game. However, in Carolina's final game before its Week 14 bye, Hubbard went off for 124 scrimmage yards and a touchdown on 19 touches against the Los Angeles Rams. While Dowdle still earned more touches against Los Angeles (20), Hubbard out-gained him by nearly 50 yards. Coming out of its bye, Carolina may continue to lessen the workload discrepancy between its two main backs. Even in a reduced role, Hubbard has still been productive this season, recording 627 scrimmage yards and four touchdowns across 11 games. Hubbard has flex appeal in Week 15 against the New Orleans Saints and could continue trending upwards over the final stretch of the season.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
December 12, 2025
Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer said that tight end
Jake Ferguson (calf) will be able to play in Week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night, per ESPN's Todd Archer. Ferguson was held out of Cowboys practice on Thursday due to a calf issue. Across 13 games this season, the 26-year-old has hauled in 75 receptions for 554 yards and seven touchdowns on 90 targets. While he's not the most explosive player, Ferguson has earned at least six targets and recorded at least five catches in four out of his last five games played. He profiles as a low-end starter at the tight end position for fantasy managers in Week 15.
--Will BradySource: ESPN - Todd Archer
December 12, 2025
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said on Friday that quarterback
Jayden Daniels (elbow) has been cleared for contact and "his health will be the driving factor" in determining his status for the final three games of the season, according to Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic. Daniels returned to action for the first time since dislocating his left (non-throwing) elbow in Week 9 in last Sunday's blowout loss to the Minnesota Vikings and aggravated his elbow. The 24-year-old second-year signal-caller will not play this Sunday against the division-rival New York Giants, but Washington isn't ruling him out for the final three weeks. After a phenomenal rookie campaign in which he led the Commanders to the NFC Championship, Daniels has been bitten by the injury bug in 2025, playing in only seven games due to elbow, hamstring, and knee ailments. If Daniels does return in the final three weeks, he'll be on the QB1/2 borderline in fantasy football.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Nicki Jhabvala
December 12, 2025
Buffalo Bills wide receiver
Joshua Palmer (ankle) was limited in practice all week and is considered questionable to play in Week 15 versus the division-rival New England Patriots on Sunday, according to Maddy Glab of BuffaloBills.com. Palmer last played for the Bills in Week 12. Even if the 26-year-old is cleared to play this weekend, fantasy managers in deeper leagues should keep him on their benches. Palmer just has not been involved enough in Buffalo's offense in his first year with the team, catching 18 passes for 272 yards and no touchdowns on 29 targets over eight games played. He has yet to find the end zone and has gone over 50 receiving yards in a game in 2025 only twice. If Palmer misses another game,
Gabe Davis and
Brandin Cooks have a better chance of contributing behind
Khalil Shakir and
Keon Coleman.
--Keith HernandezSource: BuffaloBills.com - Maddy Glab
December 12, 2025
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said that wide receiver
Tee Higgins (concussion) will not play on Sunday in a big divisional matchup versus the Baltimore Ravens in Week 15, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Higgins was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday before sitting out on Friday. He was unable to clear the league's concussion protocol after suffering his second concussion in the last several weeks in Sunday's loss to the Buffalo Bills. The 26-year-old will try to make progress and get cleared for a Week 16 contest on the road against the Miami Dolphins.
Ja'Marr Chase will continue to be quarterback
Joe Burrow's favorite target this week in the rematch against Baltimore, and
Andrei Iosivas will now be in play as a touchdown-dependent WR4/flex in deeper fantasy leagues. Iosivas caught a touchdown in the last meeting against Baltimore with Higgins sidelined, but it was his only reception of the game.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Mike Garafolo
December 12, 2025
New York Jets quarterback
Justin Fields (knee) has been ruled out for the second straight week when the team travels to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars this Sunday, according to the New York Post's Brian Costello. Veteran QB
Tyrod Taylor (groin) will also sit out, leaving rookie
Brady Cook to make his first career start in Week 15. Cook will have one fewer weapon to work with on offense, with the Jets also ruling out rookie tight end
Mason Taylor (neck). The 26-year-old Fields' disappointing first season in the Big Apple continues. Fields took care of the football, but he didn't do much else in nine starts for Gang Green this year before being benched for Taylor. In his nine games, Fields completed only 62.7% of his 204 pass attempts for 1,259 yards, seven touchdowns, and one interception. He added 383 rushing yards and four scores on 71 carries. It's unclear if he'll have a chance to start any of the final three games of the season.
--Keith HernandezSource: New York Post - Brian Costello
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