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De'Von Achane limped off with a knee injury vs KC — locker room, questionable to return. Jaylen Wright inactive → Ollie Gordon is Miami's ONLY healthy back, and he already scored the tying TD. Verdict: add Gordon everywhere.

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LINE MOVE: Vikings-Bucs flipped TB -1.5 → MIN -1.5 since open. Murray cleared from concussion, Bucs 0-2 and 0-10 ATS last 10. Total steamed 45.5 → 42.5. Verdict: MIN -1.5, Under 42.5.

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📊 Giants QB desk: Jaxson Dart done for the season (knee surgery). Jameis Winston starts on a playbook scaled back ~20%; Giants working the QB market — Garoppolo, Minshew, McCarthy, D. Jones, Fields (Schefter). Verdict: downgrade Giants pass catchers.

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📊 Rapoport: Rams star Myles Garrett faces a 6-week timeline after knee surgery — team will be cautious. The 2x DPOY (23 sacks in '25) cost Verse + 3 picks and is likely out until Week 9. Verdict: fade the Rams pass rush tonight vs Broncos.

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🚨 Caleb Williams OUT 3-4 weeks — Grade 2 hamstring (Schefter: doctors' estimate).
MNF: Bagent (Q, concussion) or Keenum vs PHI. Bears 1-1, first missed game of his career.
Verdict: Swift volume up ⬆️, Bears WRs sit. MNF fully priced — shop W4-6 lookahead lines.

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📊 LINE MOVE — Texans @ Colts total steamed 45.5 → 42.5 (3 pts). Heavy public money on Houston, sharps buying back: Colts +1.5 getting hit. Verdict: lean Under 42.5 at Lucas Oil.

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Steelers backfield gutted for Sunday: Dowdle (toe) OUT, Warren (shoulder) Q after a limited week. PIT signed Homer off the PS + elevated Nichols Saturday. CIN D: 8 sacks, 74.5 rush yds allowed/gm. Verdict: lean Bengals -3.5.

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📊 49ers put WR Demarcus Robinson (ankle) on IR — out min 4 games. That's 4 SF wideouts on IR: Pearsall (season), Kirk, Stribling, Robinson. Evans (hip) questionable vs 1-1 Cards Sunday. Verdict: Cowing is next man up — deep-league add; Purdy targets funnel to Deebo.

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Cowboys S P.J. Locke to IR (foot). Durant (ham) + Hooker (forearm) already out — 3 of 5 starting DBs gone. Rookie Caleb Downs slides slot→safety vs Lamar in Rio. Ravens -3. Verdict: Ravens -3, Lamar pass yards over.

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Chargers rule out SIX vs Bills (Sun 10am PT): Pipkins -> IR (min 4 gms), backup QB Trey Lance (groin) questionable -> DJ Uiagalelei signed to active roster. 0-2 with a patchwork line vs 2-0. Verdict: lean BUF -7.5.

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Brock Bowers trending to season debut Sun @ Saints. Raiders elevated no TEs from PS — the tell he's back (The Athletic). Listed questionable (knee); Fri off was by plan. Verdict: START as TE1 everywhere, keep Michael Mayer as snap-count insurance.

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📊 Eagles WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) full practice Sat — no designation for MNF (Schefter). Barkley cleared too. Goedert (knee) OUT, Brown OUT. Verdict: Hurts at full power vs Bears. Stream Calcaterra for Goedert.

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Broncos place rookie RB Jonah Coleman on IR (high ankle sprain) — out at least 4 games, per Schefter. His Week 2 breakout (58 yds, 1 TD) stalls. Dobbins + Harvey both healthy for SNF vs Rams. Verdict: stash Coleman deep; Dobbins RB2 start.

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📊 Caleb Williams (hamstring) officially OUT for MNF vs PHI — Bagent (concussion) questionable after full practice. Line flipped 6 pts: CHI -1.5 → PHI -4.5. Verdict: lay the -4.5, a 38-yr-old QB3 vs this pass rush is a mismatch.

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Colts officially place Alec Pierce (heel) on IR — out at least 4 games. Verdict: Josh Downs becomes the Colts' WR1. He's a WR3 in most formats. START him.

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📊 Josh Allen: 9 TDs, 0 turnovers through 2 games. Only the 3rd ever (Mahomes '18, Manning '13 — both won MVP). 2+ TDs, 0 TOs Sunday vs LAC puts him at 11+, alongside Mahomes alone. Verdict: MVP favorite (+260) is fair value.

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📊 QB1 RETURNS — Kyler Murray cleared from concussion, starts Sunday vs 0-2 Bucs. Wentz led MIN to 2-0 in relief, back to QB2. Verdict: fire up Murray in all formats.

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📊 Jayden Daniels dodges surgery — for now. Pelissero: 2nd elbow dislocation in 10 months; brace it, back 'in coming weeks.' Offseason surgery 'strong possibility.' Verdict: stash, don't drop — Mariota starts vs SEA Sunday.

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📊 Zay Flowers (hamstring) likely on a pitch count if active Sunday (Fowler). Pregame workout decides. Hammy + limited snaps on a Brazil field = re-injury landmine. Verdict: bench him. Lean Under 53 if the workout looks ugly.

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📊 49ERS D-LINE CRISIS: 6 down in 2 weeks. Bosa (calf) out multiple weeks, Alfred Collins (patellar) done for year, Okuayinonu (foot), Thompson (ankle), Height (hand), West (IR). Schefter: SF running out of IR spots. Verdict: fade SF D/ST, lean Cardinals +8.5.