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Dallas elevated Davis from the practice squad to its active roster Saturday ahead of Sunday's game at the Eagles.

With Rico Dowdle (ankle) headed to the injured reserve list, Davis will now serve as the Cowboys' third running back. The 23-year-old back has not seen NFL game action yet, but he produced well as a rusher at Florida.

Mattison (shoulder), officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, is expected to play, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Mattison logged limited practices all week after suffering the injury in Minnesota's Week 5 win over Chicago. He earned a season-high 12 touches in that game but could see his workload scaled back in Week 6, given that he's nursing the shoulder injury along with the fact that Dalvin Cook is further removed from his own dislocated left shoulder, which he suffered Week 3. Mattison's status will become official when Minnesota releases its inactive list 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff.

Dallas placed Dowdle (ankle) on its injured reserve list Saturday.

Dowdle will be forced to sit out for at least the next four games after appearing in all of the Cowboys' first five games this season. In a corresponding move, Malik Davis was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster.

The Rams elevated Rivers from the practice squad to their active roster Saturday ahead of Sunday's game versus the Panthers.

Rivers will make his NFL debut in Week 6 with regular starting running back Cam Akers (personal) out. The rookie is small (5-foot-9, 195 pounds) and slow (4.60-second 40) by NFL standards, but he showed some ability as a pass catcher at Fresno State.

Gordon (neck/ribs) is listed as questionable Monday's contest against the Chargers, Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com reports.

It seems as if Gordon has a decent shot at playing in the pivotal divisional contest given the veteran practiced at limited capacity all week, but the team will likely have more information available throughout the weekend. The 29-year-old should be primed for a positive fantasy outing if he's able to play, considering the Chargers have allowed 100-yard rushers in three consecutive games.

Indianapolis elevated Price from the practice squad to its active roster Saturday ahead of Sunday's game versus Jacksonville.

Price will likely suit up for his first NFL game Sunday. The undrafted rookie out of Florida International has a skinny build for a running back, but he flashed exceptional speed at the combine (4.38-second 40) and was very effective as a rusher in college.

Harris (hamstring) remains listed as questionable in advance of Sunday's game against the Browns, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

While the team ruled out cornerback Jonathan Jones (ankle) and wide receiver Nelson Agholor (hamstring) on Saturday, Harris approaches Sunday's contest still listed as questionable after being deemed a limited practice participant Thursday and Friday. There had been reports that the running back's hamstring issue could cause him to miss some time, but for now he hasn't been ruled out and Harris' Week 6 status may not be confirmed until the Patriots' inactives are posted leading up to the team's 1:00 ET kickoff.

Hines (concussion) was downgraded to out Saturday ahead of Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

Hines was able to ditch the red jersey during Friday's practice, but the multi-faceted back ultimately was unable to clear the fifth and final stage of the league's concussion protocol. Jonathan Taylor (ankle) was also ruled out ahead of Sunday's contest meaning Deon Jackson is likely set to start, with practice squad call-ups Phillip Lindsay and D'Vonte Price possibly contributing as well.

Taylor (ankle) has been downgraded to out ahead of Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

Despite practicing in limited fashion both Thursday and Friday, the star running back evidently wasn't able to recover enough to suit up in Sunday's contest. Nyheim Hines was also downgraded to out due to his Week 5 concussion meaning Deon Jackson is likely set to start Sunday, with a combination of Phillip Lindsay and D'Vonte Price also chipping in.

Boone (foot) was a full participant in Friday's practice.

Meanwhile, Boone's main competition for reps out of the Denver backfield, Melvin Gordon (neck/ribs), remained a limited participant in practice for the second day in a row, though the Broncos haven't suggested Gordon is any danger of missing Monday's game against the Chargers. While Javonte Williams (knee) was out during last week's loss to the Colts for the first time since suffering his season-ending injury, Gordon led Denver running backs in snaps (39), touches (18) and yards from scrimmage (103), Boone wasn't too far behind him in all three categories (30, 10 and 85) and was more efficient overall. The Broncos are expected to incorporate Latavius Murray in their backfield rotation this week, but Boone played well enough against the Colts to at least maintain a complementary role.