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Rawls (knee) was listed as a full participant on Thursday's injury report, Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio KJR reports.

After a limited showing Wednesday, Rawls has all but cleared up whether or not he'll suit up Sunday against the Steelers, who have allowed 120.5 total yards per game but merely two touchdowns to running backs in 2015.

Abdullah carried 16 times for 63 yards (both career-highs) and caught one pass for 12 yards in Thursday's 45-14 win over the Eagles.

While Abdullah led the team in carries Thursday, Joique Bell got into the act by carrying seven times for 25 yards with a TD and catching two passes for 57 yards, while Theo Riddick ran just twice for six yards, but hauled in five catches for 62 yards and a TD. Though he's headed the Lions' rushing attack over the team's last two games, Abdullah's fantasy ceiling has been limited by the committee context in which he has been operating.

Tipton has been waived by the Colts.

Tipton became the odd man out after the Colts claimed fellow RB Dan Herron on waivers from the Bills on Thursday.

The Colts claimed Herron on waivers from the Bills on Thursday.

Fellow running back Zurlon Tipton was waived in a corresponding to make room for Herron on the team's roster. Herron, who the Colts had waived from injured reserve in September, now returns to the team to provide Indy with backfield depth behind Frank Gore and Ahmad Bradshaw.

McFadden (groin) is active for Thursday's contest against the Panthers, David Helman of the Cowboys' official site reports.

McFadden is likely the safest play among the skill-position players in Dallas due to his immense workload. Expect him to surpass 20 touches for a sixth game in a row against a Carolina defense that has given up 120.5 total yards per outing to running backs this season.

Johnson (knee) was limited at Wednesday's practice, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Johnson is tending to a knee injury at the moment, and his YPC in a given game has topped out at 3.63 over the last three contests (and four of the past five). Still, he's averaged 21 carries per outing during that stretch, meaning capped reps in practice could be strategic in order to get him in a better state of health. Nonetheless, interested parties should watch his activity level as the week continues to learn if he'll be hindered Sunday at San Francisco.

Rawls was limited at Wednesday's practice due to a knee injury, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Only a few short hours after Marshawn Lynch's sports hernia surgery was announced, Rawls landed on the injury report, though his ability to practice in some capacity doesn't really place a cloud over his Week 12 availability. Expected to start for the next 3-to-4 weeks, at least, in Lynch's place, Rawls has a Steelers defense on the docket that has given up 3.9 YPC but just two touchdowns to running backs this season.

Rawls will start for at least three to four weeks while Marshawn Lynch is out after undergoing sports hernia surgery Wednesday.

There's a slight chance Lynch could still be out for the season. Regardless, Rawls will probably get as many carries as he can handle.

McFadden (groin) is listed as probable for Thursday's contest against the Panthers.

Since taking over the No. 1 RB role in Dallas in Week 7, McFadden has recorded three 100-yard rushing performances in five games, while receiving between 20 and 32 touches in each outing. Given such a massive workload, he should be able to produce against a staunch Carolina defense that has conceded 120.5 total yards per game and seven touchdowns to running backs in 2015.

Mathews (concussion) has been ruled out for Thursday's game in Detroit.

Mathews has made little progress in his quest through the concussion protocol, leaving the Eagles to trust in DeMarco Murray, Darren Sproles, and, to a lesser extent, Kenjon Barner out of the backfield. His next chance to take the field arrives on Dec. 6 at New England.