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Gaskin is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Jets, Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports.

Gaskin, along with fellow running back Salvon Ahmed, was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday, which sets the stage for the duo to be part of a Week 15 backfield that also includes Duke Johnson. Meanwhile, Phillip Lindsay (reserve/COVID-19 list) and Malcolm Brown (quad/IR-R) are unavailable for the contest. Gaskin thus figures to continue to head the Dolphins' ground game Sunday, a role that resulting in him logging 15 carries for 44 yard and two catches for five yards the last time the Dolphins played, back in a Dec. 5 win over the Giants.

Perine is inactive for Sunday's game against the Dolphins.

As is Ty Johnson, which sets the stage for Michael Carter, Tevin Coleman and Austin Walter to handle the Jets' Week 15 backfield duties.

Benjamin (coach's decision) is listed as inactive Sunday in Detroit.

Not only is James Conner able to play through an ankle injury that contained him to one limited session during Week 15 prep, Chase Edmonds is returning to the lineup after sitting out four games due to a high ankle sprain. With the pair able to handle all the snaps from scrimmage and Jonathan Ward set for his customary role on special teams, a roster crunch will leave Benjamin in street clothes for the seventh time this season, marking his first absence since Week 8.

Breida's teammate Zack Moss will be a healthy inactive for the third time in four weeks Sunday.

Devin Singletary should lead the backfield in carries, not to mention the team has a running quarterback in Josh Allen, but expect Breida to be sprinkled into the offense both as an occasional runner and pass catcher. Perhaps a longshot touchdown in a game the Bills are heavily favored in would provide some assistance to those deeply desperate for running back points.

Singletary's teammate Zack Moss will be a healthy inactive for the third time in four weeks Sunday.

Singletary saw 83 percent of the offensive snaps and totaled 89 yards from scrimmage in the overtime loss to Tampa Bay last week with Moss out, even though he only had four rushing attempts. Expect Singletary to lead the Buffalo backfield once again, though the game script in Buffalo is all over the board from week to week. He could see more carries than usual -- certainly more than four -- with Moss out again and with running quarterback Josh Allen hobbled by a foot injury.

Moss will be a healthy scratch Week 15 against Carolina.

Moss will be sidelined for his second contest in a row, as well as his third in the past four games. Look for the backfield to once again be led by Devin Singletary, with Matt Breida also available for what is likely a passing-down role.

Pollard (foot) is active for Sunday's game against the Giants, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Though Pollard will make his return to action following a one-game absence due to a torn plantar fascia of his left foot, the third-year back is expected to play "a couple dozen snaps" as the Cowboys look to ease him back into action, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. With that in mind, starter Ezekiel Elliott projects to start and lead the position group in both snaps and touches, and third-stringer Corey Clement is expected to have a small role in the game plan behind Elliott and Pollard. The likelihood of Dallas limiting Pollard's workload makes him a less appealing option in fantasy lineups than usual coming off the injury.

Conner (ankle) is listed as active Sunday at Detroit.

Conner's usage has ballooned since Chase Edmonds sustained a high ankle sprain Week 9. In four contests in the meantime, Conner earned between 81 and 96 percent of offensive snaps per game on his way to 83 touches for 399 yards from scrimmage and five total TDs. Unfortunately for Conner, he picked up his own ankle injury near the end of the Cardinals' Week 14 loss to the Rams, capping him to one limited practice this week. Despite being listed as questionable, he'll be available Sunday as the Cards welcome back Edmonds, whom the team activated from IR on Saturday, to the lineup. Such a development could result in decreased usage for Conner, who averaged 13.9 touches per game to Edmonds' 11.8 in outings in which both were active this season.

Hines caught one of two targets for a six-yard touchdown in Saturday's 27-17 win over the Patriots.

He opened the scoring late in the first quarter on a trick play by the Colts, as Jonathan Taylor took a direct snap and handed it to Carson Wentz, who then shoveled it to Hines to take into the end zone behind a convoy of blockers that included Taylor. Unfortunately for Hines, it was his only touch of the night as Indy built a 17-0 lead by halftime and then leaned on Taylor to kill the clock. The TD was Hines' third of the season but his first receiving score. Given his diminished role in the offense, he'll remain a touchdown-dependent fantasy option in Week 16 against the Cardinals.

Taylor carried the ball 29 times for 170 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 27-17 win over the Patriots.

The Colts held a 17-0 lead at halftime thanks to a special-teams TD and a bit of trickery to Nyheim Hines, but Taylor was still able to grind his way to another 100-yard performance while the team killed the clock in the second half -- until he erupted for a 67-yard touchdown run with two minutes left in the game, squashing any hope New England might have had of a comeback. Taylor has 19 TDs on the season, leaving him one short of the Colts' franchise record of 20 set by Lenny Moore in 1964, and his 11 consecutive games with a rushing TD ties the single-season NFL record held by LaDainian Tomlinson and John Riggins, although Tomlinson's overall record of 14 straight games across two seasons remains a little further down the road. Taylor will look to keep tracking down history in Week 16 against the Cardinals.