Fantasy Pulse: Follow the action live
Fantasy Pulse delivers live news and reaction on gameday, including all notable inactives, injuries, breakouts, busts and studly performances from around the league. Check in throughout the day to stay up to date on the latest fantasy buzz.
Top News
- Emmanuel Sanders leaves game with head injury
- Montee Ball leaves game with groin injury
- Julius Thomas leaves game with ankle injury
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7:28 p.m. ET - That's a wrap. Thanks for joining us. Next week... you know the drill. Same time, same place.
7:24 p.m. ET - We're just about finished with another week of Fantasy Pulse, but the Eagles still have a few minutes to produce some garbage time points. Maybe a long catch-and-run touchdown for LeSean McCoy? Wishful thinking, probably...
7:16 p.m. ET - Matt Flynn is in the game for the Packers. Aaron Rodgers finishes with 341 yards passing and three touchdowns.
7:12 p.m. ET - Jeremy Maclin scores a touchdown in garbage time.
7:03 p.m. ET - The Packers D/ST scores its second touchdown of the game after Mark Sanchez fumbles the snap.
7:00 p.m. ET - Mason Crosby misses a 50-yard field goal. He also missed two extra point attempts (one bad snap, one blocked). Some fantasy owner is going to lose because of this.
6:52 p.m. ET - Eddie Lacy bowls over defenders on a 32-yard touchdown reception. Beastly.
6:40 p.m. ET - Jordan Matthews follows up his two-touchdown performance last week with another touchdown. The Eagles have a chance to put up some garbage time stats and save fantasy owners across the land.
6:39 p.m. ET - LeSean McCoy continues to frustrate his owners. On 17 carries, he has produced only 62 yards. Last season feels like forever ago.
6:22 p.m. ET - Latavius Murray is in the game at running back for the Raiders and he is bringing a bit of a spark. The Raiders' season is lost, so why wouldn't the team bench Darren McFadden and Maurice Jones-Drew and see if it has something in Murray?
6:11 p.m. ET - Rivers is walking around on the sideline. He looks OK.
6:03 p.m. ET - Philip Rivers hobbles off after a Raiders defender hits him low. He may have a knee or ankle injury.
5:48 p.m. ET - The Eagles drive down to the red zone but Mark Sanchez and company can't cash in with a touchdown before halftime. The offense looks a little discombobulated.
5:38 p.m. ET - Eddie Lacy gets in on the offensive explosion in Green Bay by punching in a short touchdown. It's a blowout, so Lacy will get the chance to grind out yards and kill the clock in the second half.
5:31 p.m. ET - Matthew Stafford finally throws a deep pass to Calvin Johnson and Megatron drops it.
5:29 p.m. ET - Calvin Johnson watch: one catch for four yards late in the first half. He's been bottled up, but the bigger issue is that Matthew Stafford isn't looking his way very often.
5:26 p.m. ET - Jordan Matthews drops a long pass from Mark Sanchez, forcing an Eagles punt and giving the ball back to red-hot Aaron Rodgers.
5:17 p.m. ET - Aaron Rodgers. Jordy Nelson. It's just not fair for defenses.
5:08 p.m. ET - It's the second quarter and the Lions still haven't thrown a pass to Calvin Johnson.
5:00 p.m. ET - Mark Sanchez looked good in his first game as Eagles starter last week. This week, he's remembering what it's like to play quarterback against a team that can actually rush the passer (sorry, Panthers, but you can't).
4:50 p.m. ET - Aaron Rodgers to Davante Adams for a touchdown. Rodgers looks like he's in for another huge game.
4:46 p.m. ET - Michael Floyd scores his second touchdown of the first half... the same week all of his fantasy owners finally give up on him.
4:44 p.m. ET - Philip Rivers comes off the field yelling at Keenan Allen. The pair have struggled to connect this season. Allen's fantasy numbers are well off the pace from his rookie season.
4:37 p.m. ET - Mark Sanchez walks to the bench clutching his arm after taking a big hit.
4:31 p.m. ET - Michael Floyd catches a touchdown! Remember him?
4:28 p.m. ET - Aaron Rodgers connects with Jordy Nelson on a deep bomb but Nelson bobbles the ball on a would-be touchdown a few plays later. The Packers are forced to kick a field goal.
4:24 p.m. ET - The Broncos ran 56 passing plays and only 10 running plays in their loss. Injuries to both Ronnie Hillman and Montee Ball probably have something to do with that. Maybe C.J. Anderson won't be as valuable as we thought.
4:10 p.m. ET - Eli Manning throws incomplete on fourth down, ending the game. No sixth interception. Disappointing.
4:09 p.m. ET - The late-afternoon games have started, by the way. And the Chargers already have a touchdown against the Raiders. Philip Rivers to Malcom Floyd.
4:07 p.m. ET - Incredibly, Eli Manning is going to have a chance to lead a game-winning drive despite throwing five interceptions.
3:57 p.m. ET - Eli Manning throws four straight passes for inside the 5-yard line and the final one is intercepted. It's Manning's fifth interception of the game.
3:54 p.m. ET - Who can explain the struggles of the Saints offense? Despite a shot to seize control of the NFC South with a win, Drew Brees throws for just 255 yards and one touchdown and the Saints put only 10 points on the board. It's a disappointing day for Jimmy Graham owners, too, as he totals just 29 yards.
3:43 p.m. ET - Peyton Manning throws his second interception to go with his one touchdown and the Rams are on the verge of a big upset. Considering the Broncos are dealing with injuries to Julius Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders and Montee Ball, this is a day the team would like to forget.
3:37 p.m. ET - Eli Manning is now up to four interceptions.
3:30 p.m. ET - Kelvin Benjamin makes a circus catch for a touchdown. It's the year of the rookie receiver.
3:28 p.m. ET - Brandon Marshall snags a second touchdown of the afternoon.
3:25 p.m. ET - Mike Evans is a monster. Seven catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns.
3:22 p.m. ET - Jamaal Charles breaks loose for a 47-yard run, setting the Chiefs up at the 4-yard line. Knile Davis vultures the touchdown.
3:20 p.m. ET - A.J. Green makes big catches on back-to-back plays, the second for a 24-yard touchdown.
3:13 p.m. ET - Emmanuel Sanders has been ruled out. It may be a week or two before we see him again. He looked woozy as he was helped off the field.
3:12 p.m. ET - Tony Moeaki vultures a short touchdown from Marshawn Lynch. Lynch did the work to carry the Seahawks deep into the red zone.
3:06 p.m. ET - Mike Evans scores his sixth touchdown in six games. This rookie is really something special.
3:05 p.m. ET - Eli Manning throws an interception (his third of the game) and Jay Cutler follows it up seconds later with a pick of his own (his second). Anyone surprised?
2:59 p.m. ET - Isaiah Crowell leads the Browns with 11 carries. Terrance West has four. Ben Tate has one.
2:51 p.m. ET - Marshawn Lynch is questionable to return to the game after picking up a knee injury.
2:50 p.m. ET - Jermaine Gresham goes in for his second touchdown of the day. Sorry, A.J. Green owners. Sorry, Jeremy Hill owners. Life isn't fair.
2:45 p.m. ET - What an awful day for the Broncos. They lose Montee Ball, Julius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders all to injury.
2:39 p.m. ET - In fairness to the defender that hit Sanders, the initial blow was shoulder-to-shoulder. Sanders' head whipped to the side, however, and he walked off the field with the help of trainers.
2:37 p.m. ET - Emmanuel Sanders is down on the field after taking an absolutely brutal blow to the head.
2:25 p.m. ET - The Bears look much better this week than either of the past two weeks. Jay Cutler has two touchdown passes, one each to Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall.
2:23 p.m. ET - Isaiah Crowell just lost a fumble. It could be Terrance West time.
2:11 p.m. ET - Peyton Manning proves his arm still has some life and hits a wide open Emmanuel Sanders with a laser for a deep touchdown.
1:57 p.m. ET - With Ronnie Hillman expected to miss at least a month and Montee Ball now facing an uncertain future, C.J. Anderson looks like the clear starter for the Broncos.
1:55 p.m. ET - Montee Ball limps off again with what appears to be a re-aggravation of his groin injury. He might be done for the day.
1:53 p.m. ET - The Bengals stand tough and force a change of possession after the Saints fail to score a touchdown on four plays from inside the 5-yard line. Mark Ingram was stuffed on consecutive plays from a yard out.
1:46 p.m. ET - Jamaal Charles is in for his second touchdown of the first half. He's up to eight carries for 78 yards.
1:40 p.m. ET - Julius Thomas heads to the locker room with an ankle injury. Uh oh.
1:39 p.m. ET - Montee Ball may have reinjured his groin. It doesn't appear serious, luckily. The team lists him as probable to return.
1:34 p.m. ET - Shaun Hill and Kenny Britt hook up on a 63-yard touchdown. OK then.
1:33 p.m. ET - RG3 throws a pick-six.
1:28 p.m. ET - Jermaine Gresham, the luckiest man alive, just lunged for the end zone, fumbled the ball and then somehow recovered his own fumble in the end zone for a touchdown.
1:22 p.m. ET - J.J. Watt just caught a touchdown. He's ridiculous. Sorry, Andre Johnson and DeAndre Hopkins owners.
1:18 p.m. ET - Jamaal Charles converts from the goal line. The Seahawks defense isn't so scary this season.
1:17 p.m. ET - Larry Donnell scores the day's first touchdown.
1:16 p.m. ET - Ryan Mallett hooks up with DeAndre Hopkins on a long pass. It will be interesting to see how Mallett affects the fantasy value of the Texans' receivers.
1:12 p.m. ET - Jimmy Graham looks to be playing through a bad injury. In other words, it's business as usual.
1:10 p.m. ET - As expected, Isaiah Crowell got the start. The Browns backfield is a quagmire for fantasy owners. Zero consistency from week to week.
1:05 p.m ET - We're underway. Good luck this week, everyone. May the fantasy gods smile on your team.
12:50 p.m. ET - Set those lineups!
12:38 p.m. ET - Mark Ingram should get a large workload again this week. Pierre Thomas and Khiry Robinson are inactive.
12:36 p.m. ET - The Broncos will reportedly go with a hot hand approach at running back, making both C.J. Anderson and Montee Ball somewhat shaky fantasy options. Ronnie Hillman is inactive and may not return to the lineup this season.
11:58 a.m. ET - Isaiah Crowell will reportedly start at running back for the Browns. The team has been going with a hot hand approach - whoever has the best week of practice gets the start. Downgrade Terrance West and Ben Tate a bit, but look for all three players to get carries.
11:55 a.m. ET - As usual, I'll take sit/start questions from noon to 1 p.m. ET. Hit me up @davidpwoods.
11:50 a.m. ET - Marshawn Lynch is officially active. His calf injury shouldn't hinder him too much.
11:40 a.m. ET - Giovani Bernard, Arian Foster and Reggie Bush are all out. Backups Jeremy Hill, Alfred Blue and Joique Bell are all viable fantasy starters this week.
11:39 a.m. ET - Here we go with another big week of fantasy action. It's crunch time for teams at or below .500. If you don't start winning now, playoffs won't be in your future. Let's kick things off with some key inactives.