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Sanders will start at quarterback Sunday against the Saints, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Coach Todd Monken said the move is because Deshaun Watson (concussion) missed so much practice time this week. Watson has been one of the worst statistical quarterbacks in the league over the last month, so Sanders could potentially keep the job if he has a good game against the Saints. His insertion under center doesn't change the outlook of the offense, as both Watson and Sanders are game-manager types.

Boerkircher hauled in two of three targets for 61 yards in Thursday night's 33-10 win over Baltimore.

Boerkircher was tied with Parker Washington for the second-most receiving yards on the team with 61. This game marks the fourth time this season that the rookie has surpassed 30 snaps on offense. Boerkircher has made a name for himself as Jacksonville's No. 2 option at tight end behind Brenton Strange.

Brown (knee) won't be available for Sunday's game against the Packers, Mark Daniels of Masslive.comreports.

Following a trio of consecutive DNPs, Brown is slated to sit out a second consecutive contest. In his absence, DeMario Douglas, Efton Chism and Kyle Williams are available to handle Week 9 duties, while Mack Hollins (calf) -- who has been designated to return from IR -- is a candidate to be activated this weekend, and if that occurs he could step into a key role in his return to the lineup. As for Brown's potential availability for the Patriots' Week 10 contest versus the Lions in Munich, coach Mike Vrabel indicated that he doesn't know yet, per Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald.

With David Montgomery (groin) again ruled out for Week 9, Marks is expected to remain the Texans' clear RB1 for Sunday's game against the Chargers, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Even with the Texans coming out of their bye week, Montgomery still isn't ready to return to the lineup. Additionally, Jawhar Jordan (quad) is also still out for Houston. With both backs sidelined in Week 7 against the Giants, Marks handled all 19 running-back carries for the Texans. The volume alone puts Marks in the RB1/2 conversation for fantasy this week.

Panthers coach Dave Canales said Friday that Young (ankle) is ready for Sunday's game against Denver after a "great week" of practice, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

Young has been a full practice participant throughout the week, apparently not too bothered by a sore ankle. The bigger concern for Sunday is Denver's impressive pass rush matching up against Carolina's injury-riddled offensive line.

Knight (concussion) is out for Sunday's game against the Seahawks, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

After being concussed early in last Sunday's game against Dallas, Knight will miss at least one contest, as he remains in the league's protocol. With Jeremiyah Love (ankle) also sidelined, Tyler Allgeier projects to handle most of the backfield work, though it's a really tough road draw against a strong run defense.

Cameron caught his only target for six yards in Thursday night's 33-10 victory over the Ravens.

Cameron didn't see the ball until the fourth quarter despite playing the third most snaps at wide receiver (25) for the Jaguars on Thursday, behind only Parker Washington (38) and Jakobi Meyers (38). This marks the third game in a row where the 23-year-old played as the Jaguars' No. 3 option at receiver, but his limited use keeps him as a low waiver wire add.

Abdullah carried the ball seven times for 30 yards and returned one kickoff for 24 yards in Thursday night's 33-10 win over the Ravens.

Abdullah had recorded the third-most-offensive snaps in the backfield (7), behind Chris Rodriguez (25) and Bayshul Tuten (20). Should everyone in the backfield remain healthy, Abdullah will likely see a similar workload for the rest of the season.

Bateman caught one of two targets for six yards in Thursday night's 33-10 loss to the Jaguars.

That's back-to-back one-catch games for Bateman with Joe Fagnano at quarterback for the Ravens. With Zay Flowers also healthy, Bateman has no fantasy appeal in season-long formats.

Garrett (knee) is on track to be activated ahead of Sunday's game against the Commanders, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Since being designated to return from IR, Garrett has logged consecutive limited practices, but it looks like the star pass rusher -- who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee after Week 1 action -- is poised to return to the Rams defensive corps in Week 9. For that to occur though, he'll need to be officially activated by Saturday afternoon's deadline for the team to do so.