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Dowdle (toe) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Colts, Mike DeFabo reports.

A limited practice participant throughout the week, Dowdle now enters the weekend with a chance to return from a two-game absence. If he's active for Pittsburgh, he won't necessarily jump right back into the 50/50 split that he and Jaylen Warren operated in at the beginning of the year. Warren thrived in Dowdle's absence and isn't on the injury report, so he looks like a solid fantasy start even if Dowdle avoids the inactive list ahead of a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff this Sunday.

Evans (ribs) was suited up and preparing to take part at the beginning of Friday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

After being limited Wednesday and getting the day off Thursday, Evans appears as if he'll mix into his second session of the week as he guts through a rib injury that he sustained during a Week 3 win against the Cardinals. Friday's practice report will reveal if he has a game designation ahead of Sunday's road matchup with the Seahawks.

The Eagles released Dalton on Friday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

The move comes after Dalton was demoted to QB3 duties last Sunday against the Rams. The veteran opened the season as Jalen Hurts' backup but entered Week 3 against the Bears for four offensive snaps and tossed a back-breaking interception in the end zone on his lone pass attempt. Tanner McKee will serve as the QB2 moving forward.

White (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game at New England, ESPN's Paul Gutierrez reports.

White upgraded to full participation Friday after limited practices the previous two days. With Jalen Nailor (concussion) ruled out, White has a chance to match or exceed last week's season highs for snap share (62 percent) and route share (52 percent). He caught two of four targets for 36 yards in the loss to Kansas City, after each of his first three receptions this season (in Weeks 2-3) had gone for touchdowns. White's 48 snaps on offense last week were more than he played in Weeks 1-3 combined, and it was also the first time this year he didn't have a role on special teams. It looks like he'll be the Raiders' No. 2 WR this Sunday against a New England secondary that's missing starting cornerbacks Christian Gonzalez (shoulder) and Carlton Davis (neck).

Williams (hamstring) was a limited practice participant Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Green Bay.

In a somewhat surprising turn of events, Williams now technically has a chance to return to action in Week 5 after drawing the questionable tag. However, coach Ben Johnson already announced Tyson Bagent as the Bears' starting quarterback for Sunday's contest, so it remains to be seen if Williams actually has a chance to take over No. 1 duties himself, merely serve as the backup or be available in an emergency capacity.

Swift (hip/knee) was a full participant in Friday's practice and doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Packers.

With Swift progressing from a non-participant Wednesday to limited Thursday and full Friday, he appears set to lead Chicago's backfield in Week 5, especially after Kyle Monangai (toe) was ruled out and deemed week-to-week. Swift should be in line for a significant boost in snaps and touches with Monangai out of the picture against Green Bay, though Roschon Johnson will certainly be a factor, just maybe not to the extent Monangai had been out of Chicago's backfield.

Nailor (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game at New England, ESPN's Paul Gutierrez reports.

Nailor was concussed during a Week 4 loss to Kansas City and didn't practice at all in the lead up to Week 5. In Nailor's absence, Cody White is the favorite to get most of the WR snaps alongside Tre Tucker, with Dareke Young and Malik Benson also on hand for depth. The Raiders mostly work from two-TE formations to keep Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer on the field.

Stevenson (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

After logging limited practice listings throughout the week, Stevenson gets the dreaded questionable tag headed into Sunday. While the running back said himself that he's ready to play, coach Mike Vrabel refused to commit to Stevenson playing against Las Vegas. TreVeyon Henderson would be set up for a big increase in snaps and touches if Stevenson is unable to play.

Shough (left hand) practiced fully Friday and doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game against the Vikings, Emily Leiker of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Shough opened the week with a limited walkthrough Wednesday due to a left hand injury, but he didn't endure any restrictions Thursday and Friday and thus is good to go for Week 5. He currently ranks third in the NFL in passing yards per game with 300.8, which he's supplemented with a 9:3 TD:INT through four contests.

Moore (shoulder) was not on the field for the start of Friday's practice open to the media, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.

Moore has logged back-to-back DNPs to start Week 5 prep, but he does have an extra day to get ready, with the Bills and Rams not kicking off until Monday night. However, fantasy managers are going to need to have a backup plan in place if Moore doesn't get the green light to play after he aggravated his shoulder injury in last Sunday's loss to the Patriots. Dalton Kincaid, Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman and Joshua Palmer would all be in line for elevated roles in the passing game if Moore ends up inactive.