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Ekeler carried the ball 14 times for 47 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught two of his seven targets for 23 yards in the 27-6 win over the Jets on Monday.

Ekeler punched in both touchdowns from a couple of yards out, but he uncharacteristically had a number of drops, specifically in the first half, that could have produced far more yardage. The Chargers offense hardly had to put much effort in this one as Zach Wilson and the Jets could barely cross the 50-yard line. Expect the mundane offensive figures to look a bit different Week 10 against a much better team overall in the Lions.

Hall rushed 16 times for 50 yards and caught all four of his targets for 10 yards in Monday's 27-6 loss to the Chargers.

Hall had multiple double-digit gains wiped out by penalties, which contributed to the running back posting his fewest yards from scrimmage since Week 3. He came in averaging 20 touches over his previous three games and hit that number on the nose in this one, so Hall continues to handle the bulk of the workload in the Jets backfield. Even behind one of the league's least effective and most banged-up offensive lines, Hall's combination of volume and playmaking will make him a strong Week 10 fantasy option against the Raiders.

Williams compiled three rushes for six yards and hauled in two of three targets for six yards during Sunday's 24-17 victory against Chicago.

Williams played his second-highest percentage of offensive snaps this season (42), but he still found himself in a backseat role to leading rushers Alvin Kamara (26) and Taysom Hill (52). These two accounted for 20 of the team's 27 carries Sunday, as they now lead the team in rushing yards this season with 346 and 255, respectively. Williams showed that he could be an effective stopgap running back while Kamara was suspended to begin the season. But it looks like he'll be relegated to a minimal role now that the team is fully leaning into an effective one-two punch with Kamara and Hill.

Herbert (ankle) was listed as a full participant on Monday's practice estimate.

Herbert originally suffered a right high-ankle sprain in Week 5 at Washington, and after missing the last five games while on injured reserve, he was designated to return by the Bears on Monday. The team held only a walkthrough to begin Week 10 prep and may not have an actual practice on the docket as it prepares for Thursday's game against the Panthers, but Herbert's ability to handle every rep Monday generally is a good sign for his chances of playing this week. As long as Herbert continues to sit out, D'Onta Foreman will be Chicago's top running back, with rookie Roschon Johnson backing him up.

The Chiefs reverted Perine to their practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Perine was elevated for the second time this season ahead of Sunday's Week 9 win over Miami in Germany, and he logged four offensive snaps in that contest, gaining one yard on one rush and failing to bring in his only target. The 25-year-old's opportunity in that game came as a result of Clyde Edwards-Helaire sitting out due to an illness. Kansas City is on bye this week, which could give Edwards-Helaire ample time to recover and thus render Perine's services unnecessary for Week 11.

Clement reverted to Arizona's practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Clement played five snaps in Week 9 at Cleveland, all on special teams. Because he's now been elevated the maximum amount of times this season, the Cardinals would have to sign Clement to the active roster in order for him to suit up for Arizona again in 2023.

Spiller (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday night's game against the Jets.

With Elijah Dotson also inactive Monday, the Chargers will proceed with a Week 9 backfield comprised of Austin Ekeler and Joshua Kelley. In five games this season, Spiller has logged 12 carries for 27 yards and three catches for 20 yards.

Head coach Pete Carroll indicated Monday that Dallas (shoulder) is "pretty sore," but he is still optimistic of the running back's chances to return without missing time, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.

Carroll also stated the team will take a wait-and-see approach in regards to the injury as the week progresses, according to Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune. Dallas saw 13 special-teams snaps (50 percent) prior to exiting Sunday's loss to the Ravens.

Lions head coach Dan Campbell said Monday that Montgomery (rib) is trending toward a return to action Sunday against the Chargers, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

Before the Lions went on bye Week 9, Montgomery missed the team's previous two games with a rib cartilage injury. The time off appears to have allowed Montgomery to heal, as Kyle Meinke of MLive.com relays that the running back didn't seem too inhibited while participating in Monday's walk-through workout coming off the bye week. In the three games this season in which both Montgomery and first-round pick Gibbs have been available, Montgomery has handily paced the Detroit backfield, averaging 24 touches in those contests. However, with Gibbs averaging 5.3 yards per carry on the season and coming off a landmark performance Week 8 against the Raiders in which he accounted for 189 yards from scrimmage, the rookie could end up poaching more work from the veteran than he had previously. Campbell told Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press on Monday that he intends to take the backfield "a little by committee," adding that Gibbs will "get his fair share now."

Miller suffered a sprained ankle in Sunday's 24-17 win over the Bears and is scheduled to undergo an MRI to determine the severity of his injury, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Miller carried once for zero yards before leaving in the fourth quarter, when he sustained the ankle injury on his lone reception of the day, a 31-yard catch-and-run. The Saints will hope that the MRI reveals nothing more than a low-grade ankle sprain, but even an injury of that sort would still put the rookie running back at risk of missing the team's Week 10 game versus Minnesota.