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Taylor (ankle) won't return to Saturday's game against the Vikings, Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star reports.

With Taylor sidelined for the rest of the contest, Deon Jackson and Zack Moss are now slated to handle the Colts' backfield touches versus Minnesota. Taylor will now target a potential return to action when Indianapolis faces the Chargers in Week 16, a week from Monday.

Taylor was forced out of Saturday's game against the Vikings with a right ankle injury, Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star reports.

Prior to his exit, Taylor caught one pass for 13 yards. In his absence, Zack Moss and Deon Jackson are next up for the Colts' backfield touches.

Harris (thigh) has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Fellow running back Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle) remains listed as questionable after returning to a limited practice Friday, but with Harris out, rookies Pierre Strong and Kevin Harris are candidates to log added Week 15 snaps, especially if Stevenson ends up being sidelined or limited Sunday. Moreover, it's possible that J.J. Taylor could be elevated from the team's practice squad. Damien Harris will now target a potential return to action a week from Saturday against the Bengals.

Jacobs (hand/quadriceps), who is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Patriots, plans to play in the contest, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com reports.

The running back, who was limited in practice this past week, injured his right pinkie finger during the Raiders' Week 14 loss to the Rams. Assuming he's active ahead of Sunday's 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff, Jacobs said that his plan to manage the pinkie issue is to "probably cast it a little bit, wrap it up and then see how it goes from there." To date, Jacobs has maintained a high-volume role while leading the Raiders' backfield, and he'll likely take on as much work as he can handle Sunday, with his potential workload hinging on how his finger responds to in-game contact. If Jacobs ends up limited at all or suffers any setbacks versus New England, Ameer Abdullah and Zamir White would be candidates to log added snaps.

Homer rushed once for five yards and caught all four of his targets for 25 yards in Thursday's 21-13 loss to the 49ers.

Rookie running back Kenneth Walker returned from an ankle injury and handled 16 touches, and Homer was limited to just 15 snaps. However, he still managed to make an impact with his highest catch total since Week 2, which was coincidently also against the 49ers. Homer will continue to play second fiddle to Walker for the remainder of the season, so his fantasy value will be unreliable.

Igwebuike reverted to the Seahawks' practice squad Friday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Igwebuike was elevated to the active roster ahead of Thursday's 21-13 loss to the 49ers and suited up for the second consecutive game. He played exclusively on special teams and racked up 83 yards on kick returns. Igwebuike also chipped in an assisted tackle on kick coverage.

Jones (ankle) was a limited practice participant Friday, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports.

Jones hurt his lower leg in a Week 9 loss to Detroit and has been a regular on the injury report ever since -- typically as a limited participant -- but he still hasn't missed a game this season. He was, however, limited to 32 percent snap share in the last game before Green Bay's Week 14 bye, missing a chunk of the second half with what was deemed a shin injury at the time. He returned to the game, and after a bye it'll be a surprise if he's not able to play Monday night against the Rams.

Harris (thigh) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Raiders after practicing in a limited fashion this week, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

Meanwhile, Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle) is also listed as questionable after returning to a limited practice Friday. The duo's status is thus worth monitoring as Sunday's 4:05 ET kickoff approaches, but if either Harris (who has missed New England's last two games) or Stevenson end up sidelined or limited versus Las Vegas, added Week 15 backfield touches would be available for rookies Pierre Strong and Kevin Harris.

Stevenson (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Raiders, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

After not practicing Wednesday or Thursday, Stevenson logged a limited session Friday, which gives him a chance to play versus Las Vegas. Fellow running back Damien Harris (thigh) is also questionable after practicing in a limited fashion all week. The duo's status is thus worth monitoring ahead of Sunday's 4:05 ET kickoff, and if either of the Patriots' top two backs end up out or limited this weekend, rookies Pierre Strong and Kevin Harris would be called upon to log added touches as they did in Week 14, when Damien Harris was inactive and Stevenson's ankle injury limited him to 13 snaps.

Jacobs (quad/hand) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Patriots after practicing in a limited fashion this week, Rachel Gossen of the Raiders' official site reports.

Jacobs has yet to miss a game this season, but his status will nonetheless be worth confirming ahead of Sunday's 4:05 ET kickoff. "He's had a good week. We've been smart about him in general and obviously he's played a lot of snaps for us and done a lot of things in terms of being physical," coach Josh McDaniels noted of the Raiders' top running back Friday. "So, we'll make a good choice on that as well and if there's something that we need to limit, then we'll try to. But right now, he looks like he's going to be able to handle that." With McDaniels' comments in mind, we suspect that Jacobs will be available this weekend, a notion echoed by the running back, who said he plans on playing, according to Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com.