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Banyard has been promoted from the practice squad.

With Corey Grant (hip) landing on the IR and T.J. Yeldon (groin) still very much a question mark for Sunday's game against the Bills, Banyard was promoted to provide some depth at the running back position. Considering Toby Gerhart and Denard Robinson will likely get most of looks out of the backfield, Banyard shouldn't be viewed as a viable fantasy option at this time. However, that could easily change if Robinson or Gerhart suffers an injury of their own.

Richardson was released from Houston's practice squad, the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Texans needed the room when they added defensive end Steven Means to the practice squad.

Mathews carried the ball nine times for 40 yards and caught one pass for six yards in Monday's 27-7 win over the Giants.

With DeMarco Murray finding his groove in the Eagles' last two games, both wins, Mathews' role in the team's offense continues to diminish. He's still a valuable piece of head coach Chip Kelly's offense in terms of keeping opposing defenses off balance, but as far as fantasy value goes, Mathews is decidedly the No. 2 running back in Philadelphia, and the gap between No. 1 and No. 2 is growing by the week.

Vereen had four carries for zero yards and hauled in just one of his four targets for six yards.

It was an awful game for the Giants offense after the opening drive, and Vereen's production reflected that. Expect him to be in his usual third-down role next week against the Cowboys.

Eagles running back Ryan Mathews (groin) is listed as active for Monday night's game against the Giants.

He's is out there if you need him Monday, but since DeMarco Murray returned from missing Week 3's contest (in which Mathews rushed 24 times for 108 yards), Mathews has received just 13 carries over the Eagles' last two contests. Overall, Mathews has averaged 5.0 yards on 41 carries through five games, but his fantasy upside is capped as long as Murray remains healthy.

Oliver had seven rushes for 23 yards at Green Bay on Sunday. He did not catch a pass.

This was the first real action Oliver had seen in three weeks, and it came because Melvin Gordon was benched after two first half fumbles. The Bolts have a lot invested in Gordon, so it's hard to imagine them giving up on him this early in his career, but if he continues to put the ball on the field, Oliver might be see some more action in the coming weeks.

Lions rookie running back Zach Zenner will miss the remainder of this season after suffering multiple cracked ribs and a partially collapsed lung Sunday game against the Bears, per MLive.

Zenner was a preseason standout, making the roster as an undrafted free agent. The former South Dakota State standout ends his rookie campaign with 60 rushing yards on 17 carries.

Herron caught both of his targets for 17 yards in Sunday's loss to the Bengals and did not record a carry.

LeSean McCoy took every single carry that went to a running back, so with Shady healthy and Karlos Williams (concussion) back at some point, Herron's role will remain quite minimal.

Abdullah ran for 48 yards on 14 carries in Sunday's win over Chicago. He added three catches off of four targets for 21 yards.

Though 48 rushing yards and a 3.4 yards-per-carry average are mediocre totals, they were Abdullah's highest since Week 1. Next up for Abdullah will be to take better care of the ball. The Lions' coaching staff vowed not to shy away from Abdullah after last week's duo of fumbles and they didn't, his 17 touches on Sunday were a career high. Only three of those touches came after a fumble that Abdullah ultimately recovered early in the third quarter, however, two catches and a run in the team's final drive of overtime. The Lions desperation to find a running game has given the rookie back a long leash. Four fumbles, two of them lost, in six games, however, may force Detroit to look elsewhere.

Rawls had just one carry for eight yards in Sunday's loss to Carolina.

Marshawn Lynch (hamstring) returned from a two-game absence, and had 17 carries for 54 yards, limiting Rawls' usage. For now, Rawls is just a handcuff to Lynch, but after the rookie's 169-yard performance in Week 5, he's someone to hang on to, in case Lynch suffers another injury.