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Vereen caught four passes off of four targets for 29 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's win over Tampa Bay. He added 14 yards on the ground on six carries.

Though the Giants' backfield suffers from a case of too many cooks, Vereen continues to be the bunch's most consistent performer due to his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield. Vereen has caught at least four passes in five of New York's nine games and has topped 50 total yards four times. His 34 catches rank third on the team and his three touchdowns, all receiving, are tied for second on the squad.

Jones rushed 11 times for 27 yards and caught two of three targets for 17 receiving yards Sunday against the Patriots, though he also lost a fumble.

Jones' fumble came on the first play of the third quarter and the only pass he didn't catch was a drop. That being said, he still outperformed Alfred Morris, who rushed four times for 10 yards and wasn't targeted in the passing game. Some of the low output can be attributed to the Patriots taking a 17-0 lead less than eight minutes into the second quarter, forcing the Redskins to abandon the run. Nevertheless, Jones has failed to reach 30 rushing yards in his last four games, and his 19-carry, 138-yard, two-touchdown performance in Week 2 looks to be an extreme outlier.

Mathews (groin) is active for Sunday's game in Dallas.

Mathews missed practice Wednesday and Thursday, but then logged a full session Friday. He'll likely see at least a handful of touches behind DeMarco Murray, though he hasn't reached double-digit carries since Week 3.

Bolden carried once for 12 yards and caught three passes for 27 yards and a TD in Sunday's 27-10 win over Washington.

With James White inactive Sunday, Bolden factored in behind top back LeGarrette Blount once Dion Lewis left the contest with a knee injury. If Lewis is forced to miss time beyond Sunday, we'd expect Bolden to see added looks in the team's offense, though in such a scenario, White could end up absorbing many of Lewis' responsibilities in the Patriots' passing game.

Murray was evaluated for a concussion during Sunday's game against the Steelers.

With Murray forced out of Sunday's contest after absorbing a hard hit and Roy Helu inactive for the contest, the Raiders are left with Taiwan Jones and Marcel Reece to handle the team's Week 9 backfield duties.

Hillman (thigh) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Colts.

As expected, Hillman is out there if you need him this weekend and though he's listed a atop the Broncos' posted RB depth chart, he's expected to split backfield touches with C.J. Anderson on Sunday.

Gaskins is starting Sunday against the Falcons, according to Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group.

With Carlos Hyde (foot) and Mike Davis (hand) out, Gaskins will get the first backfield touches for the niners ahead of newly-signed Pierre Thomas and Shaun Draughn. There was talk earlier in the week that Gaskins could get the goal-line work, but it looks like he's heading for a bigger role than that Sunday.

Pead is officially inactive for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Pead, who was just signed this week for depth, had a small chance to play behind DeAngelo Williams in this game, but he is not on the active roster.

Helu is inactive Sunday against the Steelers.

Helu's playing time has been limited this season, and with only four touches in the last two games, including none last week against the Jets, his absence isn't likely to affect too many fantasy teams. Latavius Murray will start Sunday, with Taiwan Jones the backup.

Williams (thumb) is active for Sunday's game at Buffalo.

Williams is available to the Dolphins today, but he does not touch the ball enough to be much of a factor to fantasy teams.