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Cook, who tweaked his ankle during the Vikings' Week 12 win over the Panthers, said he's "feeling good" and is "ready to roll" in advance of Sunday's game against the Jaguars, Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Minnesota could choose to limit Cook's reps in practice this week while he manages the injury, but at this stage, he looks on track to start and see plenty of volume versus Jacksonville. Ten games into his 2020 campaign, Cook is averaging 21.9 carries and 113 rushing yards per contest while scoring 14 times and adding 29 catches for 255 yards.

Swift (concussion) is slated to practice in some capacity Wednesday, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.

That's a step in the right direction for Swift, but Birkett relays that the Lions plan to wait until the end of the week to determine whether the running back can return to action Sunday against the Bears. With that in mind, Chris Burke of The Athletic notes that interim coach Darrell Bevell says that he thinks Swift is close to playing, though Bevell acknowledged that things have been a little up and down in terms of the rookie's recovery from his concussion.

Williams rushed once for five yards and secured four of four targets for 21 yards during Thursday's 41-25 loss to Houston.

Williams hadn't seen an offensive snap all season before logging 21 for Detroit during Thursday's game, which was one less snap than starter Adrian Peterson but half of what Kerryon Johnson (39 snaps) saw. While all of these guys probably would've seen less playing time had D'Andre Swift (concussion) been available, it is notable that it was Williams on the field when Detroit was in hurry-up mode in the second half. Given the committee approach Detroit has been taking to the backfield, it wouldn't be a complete surprise if Williams saw another handful of snaps in Week 13 against Chicago, should Swift remain sidelined.

Edwards is on track to serve as the Ravens' starting running back in Wednesday's game against the Steelers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Confirming a report from Michele Tafoya of NBC Sports, Rapoport relays that neither J.K. Dobbins (illness) nor Mark Ingram (illness) will be activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of the Week 12 contest. With top quarterback Lamar Jackson (illness) also sitting out while Robert Griffin steps in behind center, Edwards looks like the clear top candidate to dominate the carries for Baltimore. Edwards hasn't shown much aptitude as a pass catcher during his three-year career, however, so he could cede reps to fourth-stringer Justice Hill on third downs and in obvious passing situations.

Dobbins (illness) won't be activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Wednesday's game against the Steelers, Michele Tafoya of NBC Sports reports.

Tafoya added that Mark Ingram (illness) won't be activated from the list either, with Kimberley A. Martin of ESPN relaying that neither running back flew with the team to Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. With both Dobbins and Ingram sidelined, Gus Edwards is in line to start Week 12, and he should take on the bulk of the carries while fourth-stringer Justice Hill works as the top change-of-pace option out of the backfield. Assuming Dobbins doesn't experience any setbacks in his recovery from the coronavirus and is able to test negative for COVID-19 in the upcoming days, he should have a chance at returning to action in the Ravens' Week 13 matchup with the Cowboys on Dec. 8.

Thompson garnered zero offensive snaps and 10 special-teams snaps during Sunday's 27-24 win at Tampa Bay.

The 23-year-old has been largely relegated from any offensive role since the Week 7 Chiefs debut of Le'Veon Bell, garnering at least one carry in a game only once (during a 35-9 win against the Jets in Week 8). Thompson has gone three consecutive appearances without fielding a single offensive snap, but there is a chance for him to get involved if Kansas City mounts a sizable lead against the road-underdog Broncos in Week 13.

Dallas garnered zero offensive snaps and 18 special-teams snaps during Monday's 23-17 win against the Eagles.

With Chris Carson joining Carlos Hyde in the Seahawks backfield after sitting out four games due to a mid-foot sprain, Dallas was relegated to a strict special-teams role. The fourth-round rookie out of Miami collected 28 rush attempts between Weeks 8 and 11, but he managed only 3.3 yards per carry. Three total touchdowns over that span boosted Dallas' fantasy value; however, it doesn't appear he will have much involvement Week 13 against the Giants unless there is an injury above him on the depth chart.

McKinnon had three carries for 21 yards and caught two of three targets for 11 yards during Sunday's 23-20 win over the Rams.

Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson had 16 and 12 carries, respectively, in their returns from injured reserve, leaving McKinnon to play a minor role. Playing time was split fairly even as none of three backs reached 30 offensive snaps, but Mostert and WIlson were clearing leading the backfield. McKinnon won't have fantasy relevance while they're healthy, especially with Tevin Coleman (knee) also nearing his return.

Mattison had two carries for six yards in Sunday's win over Carolina.

Mattison played 12 snaps on offense as he was used on a series when Dalvin Cook was briefly sidelined with a sore ankle. Earlier in the season, it looked like he'd get a decent number of carries to take the load off Cook. However, Cook has received nearly every touch out of the backfield the last three games.

Williams didn't get his hands on the ball during Sunday's game versus the Buccaneers.

After playing 20 snaps last week versus the Raiders, Williams took the field for just eight offensive reps Sunday. That left minimal time for him to make an impression on the scorebook and he was ultimately unable to do so. It's unlikely his role will expand a ton barring both Clyde-Edwards Helaire and Le'Veon Bell missing time.