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Murray (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Vikings.

With Murray out for a second consecutive game, Devonta Freeman, Le'Veon Bell and Ty'Son Williams are in line to continue to work in a backfield time-share for the Ravens in Week 9. It's a context that resulted in Freeman logging four carries and three targets on 29 snaps in the team's Week 7 loss to the Bengals, with Bell carrying five times and recording two targets (on 22 snaps) and Williams notching two carries and two targets, while seeing 21 snaps. Until one of the team's backs emerges as the hot hand, this looks like a committee situation to avoid in most fantasy formats.

Robinson (heel) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bills.

Robinson was considered questionable for Sunday's contest, but Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Saturday the Jaguars were pessimistic about his outlook, and he's now officially unavailable. Carlos Hyde is poised to lead Jacksonville's backfield versus Buffalo, while Dare Ogunbowale could see a lesser role while handling some work on passing downs.

The Titans remain hopeful that Henry (foot) can play again at some point in 2021, though a source familiar with the situation believes it "would be very surprising if [the running back] made it back this season," Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Regardless, Henry is out indefinitely, and in his absence, the Titans will proceed with a backfield committee that currently includes Adrian Peterson, Jeremy McNichols and D'Onta Foreman. Henry injured his right foot last Sunday against the Colts, was placed on injured reserve Monday and underwent surgery Tuesday.

Mitchell (ribs), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, is expected to play but the 49ers are uncertain how long he'll be able to go, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Mitchell was on the practice field Friday for the second straight day, but he continued to sport a blue no-contact jersey during the session. Despite this report, fantasy managers will still want to check back in on the status of Mitchell approximately 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, when San Francisco will release its inactive list.

Robinson is expected to test out his injured heel in pregame warmups, but the Jaguars are increasingly pessimistic that he'll be able to play Sunday against the Bills, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Robinson made an early exit from Jacksonville's Week 8 loss at Seattle with what was initially termed an ankle issue, but coach Urban Meyer clarified afterward that the running back instead was tending to a bruised heel. Subsequently, Robinson was considered day-to-day, and he proceeded to log just one limited practice Friday before the team gave him a questionable designation for Week 9. If he ends up having a suboptimal workout ahead of Sunday's contest, the Jags are poised to make Robinson inactive, but fortunately his managers will have fair warning and plenty of options to replace him in lineups with a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff. Carlos Hyde stands to benefit in that scenario in Robinson's stead, with Dare Ogunbowale and Devine Ozigbo on hand for any reps that linger.

McCaffrey (hamstring) was reinstated from injured reserve Saturday, but he'll be evaluated by the team's staff early Sunday before his status is determined ahead of the Panthers' 1 p.m. ET kickoff against the Patriots, David Newton of ESPN.com reports.

Assuming he experiences no pregame setbacks, McCaffrey should be in line to return from his five-game absence. In the event that McCaffrey does play, however, Newton suggests that the star running back would likely be on some sort of a snap count, with Chuba Hubbard, Royce Freeman and Ameer Abdullah also candidates to mix in. Either way, McCaffrey's availability will be clarified no later than 90 minutes prior to Sunday's kickoff, when Carolina releases its inactive list.

Wilson (knee) was activated off the PUP list Saturday and will play in Sunday's divisional contest against the Cardinals, Doug Kyed of Pro Football Focus reports.

Wilson was cleared to resume practice this week and the 49ers quickly activated the 25-year-old following a series of solid practices. Clear-cut starter Elijah Mitchell (ribs) is currently listed as questionable for Sunday's pivotal divisional contest, but he did manage to participate in back-to-back practices to close the week. It seems likely the 49ers will ease Wilson back into the fold, particularly given Mitchell's strong play in recent weeks, but it wouldn't be surprising to see the recently activated running back immediately take the change-of-pace carries from Trey Sermon.

Ollison was elevated to the Falcons' active roster Saturday, Aaron Wilson of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.

Ollison signed with the practice squad Sept. 7, but he had not been called up to the active roster this season before Saturday. The 2019 fifth-round selection of the Falcons has appeared in 11 games between 2019 and 2020, getting 23 carries for 53 yards and four touchdowns.

McCaffrey (hamstring) was activated off injured reserve Saturday and will be eligible to play Sunday against the Patriots.

The Panthers had remained hopeful throughout the week McCaffrey would make his long-awaited return to the active roster, so this is obviously fantastic news and removes any ambiguity regarding his status moving forward. It's unclear if the star running back will immediately get his full workload, especially considering coach Matt Rhule was uncertain McCaffrey would even be available for Sunday's matchup. Backup Chuba Hubbard has put together an admirable performance in place of the multi-talented McCaffrey over the last five weeks, to the point where it's possible a more defined workload split could emerge in subsequent games.

Blasingame (knee) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, John Glennon of BroadwaySportsMedia.com reports.

Blasingame was already ruled out for Sunday against the Rams after also missing Week 8 against the Colts. Tory Carter should fill in for Blasingame moving forward, but he is also questionable Sunday with a shoulder injury.