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Ogunbowale rushed once for minus-2 yards and brought in one of three targets for three yards in the Buccaneers' 27-23 loss to the Titans on Sunday.

The third-down back was coming off his first career NFL touchdown in Week 6 against the Panthers, but he was unable to generate any sort of even mildly successful encore. Ogunbowale still saw plenty of playing time -- his 27 snaps from scrimmage tied for his second-highest tally of the season in that category -- but he retains minimal fantasy value in only the deepest of PPR formats in his current role.

Coach Mike Tomlin said Conner's AC joint injury will "limit him surely in the early portions of the week," Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Conner exited in the fourth quarter of Monday's win against the Dolphins and afterward was spotted with a sling on his right arm. Tomlin's comments imply Conner may be inhibited in practice this week, if he takes the field at all, but he also doesn't need reps during the week to be ready for game day. The Steelers next suit up Sunday against the Colts, so Wednesday's injury report will be telling for Conner and the entire backfield as a whole. Aside from Conner, Jaylen Samuels has missed the last two games due to a knee injury while Benny Snell suffered a knee issue of his own Monday, leaving Trey Edmunds as the team's only healthy RB at the moment.

Snell ran for 13 yards on five carries in Monday's 27-14 win over the Dolphins.

With Jaylen Samuels (knee) inactive it was all James Conner (150 total yards and a touchdown), leaving Snell to pick-up scraps. Conner was seen with his right shoulder in a sling after the game, which could give Snell an opportunity for a larger role in the coming weeks. Monitor Conner's status, but even if Snell sees more touches fantasy owners should temper their expectations for Week 9 against a Colts defense that allows an average of just 85.6 rushing yards per game, has not allowed an opposing running back to run for more than 88 yards this season, and has yielded just one rushing touchdown to a running back in their last five games.

Conner suffered an AC joint shoulder injury Monday against the Dolphins, but the severity remains unknown, Mike Giardi of NFL Network reports.

Conner did not speak to reporters in the locker room after the win and was spotted exiting the stadium with his right shoulder in a sling. There's really no telling how serious the injury is until more information is made available. Conner anchored the Steelers offense Monday night, running the ball a season-high 23 times for 145 yards while adding three receptions for five yards in the contest. Look for more updates on his status to come when the Steelers resume practice later this week.

Walton carried the ball 11 times for 35 yards and fumbled once during Monday's 27-14 loss to the Steelers. He also caught three of six targets for 19 yards.

Meanwhile, Kalen Ballage logged three carries for eight yards and caught one pass for 11 yards. Following the trade of Kenyan Drake to the Cardinals, Walton profiles as the No. 1 option in Miami's backfield. However, game flow didn't work out in the second-year pro's favor versus Pittsburgh, as the Dolphins spent the second half of the contest playing catch-up. That's a pattern that could continue to play out for Walton (and the winless Miami offense) this season, but he at least has a solid matchup against the Jets' porous defense coming up in Week 9.

Williams logged only nine offensive snaps in Week 8 versus the Packers, racking up just two carries for 10 yards.

Williams has seemingly fallen well beyond the other two backs at this point in the snaps race, seeing his lowest offensive snap percentage (15) since he played just seven percent of them in Week 2 versus Oakland. He doesn't exactly hold handcuff stash value in many leagues, either, as it would likely take absences from both Damien Williams and LeSean McCoy for Williams to see a dramatic rise in usage.

Scott rushed five times for six yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-13 win over Buffalo. He also lost a fumble.

Scott gained two-thirds of his yards on his first touch of the game, a scoring run up the middle that made it 24-13 in the third quarter. After the defense forced a Buffalo three-and-out on the next possession, he muffed the ensuing punt, keeping the Bills in the contest momentarily. The team went back to the 24-year-old for mop-up duty after they had salted the game away with another touchdown, but he lost yards or was tackled for no gain on three of them. In all, the sixth-round pick from 2018 played just nine snaps on offense and probably has at most one more week of playing time left with Darren Sproles (quad) due to return to practice this week.

Wilson (stinger) wasn't listed on Monday's estimated injury report, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.

Wilson exited Sunday's win over the Panthers to be evaluated for a head injury, though it was later clarified to be a stinger. The 49ers have a short week of preparation for Thursday's game against the Cardinals, so the fact he isn't listed at all with the short turnaround indicates he's fully clear of the injury.

Mostert (knee) was listed as a limited participant on Monday's estimated injury report.

For the third week in a row, Mostert's practice reps have been impacted by a knee injury, but he is coming off his best performance of the season. During Sunday's blowout of the Panthers, he racked up 60 yards and a TD on just nine carries, working primarily in garbage time. Assuming he gets cleared to play Thursday at Arizona, he'll likely be contained to special teams work again with Tevin Coleman, Matt Breida (ankle) and Jeff Wilson occupying the top three spots on the RB depth chart.

The Dolphins officially traded Drake to the Cardinals for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2020 draft, per the NFL's transaction log.

The Cardinals have a clear need in a backfield in which David Johnson (ankle) is day-to-day, Chase Edmonds (hamstring) is doubtful to suit up Thursday, and D.J. Foster (hamstring) landed on IR. Drake will have a steep learning curve with the team facing a short week and the formidable 49ers on tap, but his only competitors for reps (assuming Johnson and Edmonds don't play) are Zach Zenner and Alfred Morris. For his career, Drake has averaged 4.6 yards per carry, hauled in 116 of 164 targets and scored 15 touchdowns in 54 games.