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Hunt (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Broncos after practicing fully all week.

Charcandrick West (illness) is also listed as questionable, but we'd expect both backs to suit up Sunday. With the Chiefs locked into the AFC's No. 4 playoff seed, starting running back Kareem Hunt is a candidate to be rested in Week 17, per ESPN's Adam Teicher. As a result, Akeem Hunt and West appear on track to see expanded roles this weekend.

Williams (quadriceps/ribs) remained limited at Friday's practice and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Seattle, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.

Williams played through the same pair of injuries in Sunday's 23-0 win over the Giants, after managing just one limited practice during the week. Given that he was a limited participant at every session this week, he appears to be on the right side of questionable as the Cardinals prepare to close out a disappointing season with a tough matchup. Williams landed between 16 and 20 carries with 51 to 97 rushing yards each of the past four weeks, but he still doesn't offer a ton of upside with D.J. Foster handling obvious passing downs and Elijhaa Penny (hand/groin) a threat to poach goal-line carries.

Gillislee (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Jets, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

The same applies to Rex Burkhead (knee), so look for Dion Lewis to lead the Patriots' Week 17 backfield, with James White (ankle) likely to return to action Sunday in his usual change-of-pace role. Meanwhile, versatile special-teams ace Brandon Bolden will be on hand in a reserve role.

Gordon (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

We'd expect Gordon to give it a go Sunday, with the Chargers still in the playoff hunt, but that may not be confirmed until about 90 minutes before Sunday's 4:25 ET kickoff, upon the release of the team's Week 17 inactives. Per ESPN's Eric D. Williams, Gordon appeared to be moving okay Friday while running routes at practice, which supports the notion that the running back should be able to tough things out in Week 17.

Williams (shoulder) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Bills, Adam H. Beasley of the Miami Herald reports.

In Williams' likely absence, Kenyan Drake -- who was on the field for 95 percent of the Dolphins' snaps on offense in Week 16 -- is once again in line to head the Miami backfield in the team's season finale, with Senorise Perry and De'Veon Smith in reserve.

With DeMarco Murray (knee) ruled out, per Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site, Henry is in line to head the Titans' backfield Sunday against the Jaguars.

The Titans can secure a wild-card playoff spot with a win, so we'd expect to see plenty of Henry on Sunday. Meanwhile, while the Jaguars are locked into the No. 3 AFC playoff seed, ESPN's Michael DiRocco relays that Jacksonville coach Doug Marrone doesn't plan to rest his starters this weekend. All in all though, with Henry looking at a heavy workload in Week 17 against a Jacksonville defense that is tougher on the pass than the run, the 6-foot-3, 247-pounder is an appealing lineup option in both season-long and daily fantasy formats.

Mixon (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Ravens, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site reports.

Mixon, who was limited at practice Friday for the second consecutive day, appears to be trending toward Week 17 availability, but his status should still be verified in advance of Sunday's nine-deep slate of 4:25 ET games. Assuming Mixon -- who was limited to just six snaps in Week 16 -- suits up this weekend, he'd presumably work in some form of a time-share with Giovani Bernard (ankle), who racked up 116 rushing yards (on 23 carries) and a TD, as well as seven catches for 52 yards in last week's win over the Lions.

Gillislee (knee) did not take part in Friday's practice, Zack Cox of NESN.com reports.

Gillislee found paydirt last week in his first action in nearly two months, but he has not practiced this week due to his injury, so it's looking unlikely he will get a chance to back up that performance. Gillislee's official status for Week 17 will be revealed after Friday's practice comes to an end.

Jones (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Lions.

The extent of the knee injury Jones suffered in Week 16 is still not entirely certain, but it has prevented him from practicing this week and will sideline him for the Packers' regular-season finale. Jones finishes his rookie season with a pedestrian 448 yards, but he will be a player to keep in mind heading into fantasy drafts in 2018. He averaged a healthy 5.5 yards per carry and proved capable of handling lead-back duties several times during the campaign.

The Chargers listed Gordon (ankle) as a limited practice participant Thursday.

It was thought that the running back would be listed as a non-participant, but evidently he got some work in Thursday. Assuming his ankle responds fine to the work he put in, Gordon would appear to be headed toward active status Sunday against the Raiders. More on his status no later than Friday, when the Chargers release their final Week 17 injury report.