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Hodge (groin) was a limited participant at practice Thursday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official website reports.

Hodge was unable to practice last week while dealing with a groin injury, so Thursday's session is a step in the right direction. With the team playing the Bills on Monday Night Football in Week 6, the wide receiver will have two more chances to log a full practice before the end of the week.

Brown (shoulder) was limited at Thursday's practice.

Brown has been tending to a shoulder injury since a Week 3 win against the Texans that sidelined him Week 4 at San Francisco. He was able to return for Monday's game against the Chiefs, hauling in two of four targets for 15 yards while logging 66 percent of the snaps. Friday's practice report will reveal whether or not Brown enters the weekend with a designation in advance of Sunday's contest versus the Seahawks.

Bates (shoulder) was limited in Thursday's practice.

It's a new injury for the Commanders' tight end after he recently dealt with a groin issue that caused him to miss Weeks 3 and 4 before returning to the lineup last Sunday against the Chargers. When healthy, Bates has been playing roughly 50 percent of the offensive snaps, but he has just one catch for nine yards on the season.

Humphrey was elevated to the Giants' active roster ahead of Thursday night's contest against the Eagles, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports.

Humphrey will join the active roster for the first time this season after joining New York's practice squad in the offseason. The 27-year-old will provide the team with an additional depth option at wide receiver with Darius Slayton (hamstring) unavailable for Thursday Night Football.

McAtamney was signed to the Giants' active roster Thursday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

McAtamney will operate as New York's starting kicker for the third week in a row, as the team squares off with Philadelphia on Thursday Night Football. The 25-year-old has gone 2-for-2 on field-goal attempts and made all three of his PATs over the last two contests while filling in for Graham Gano (groin).

Eluemunor (back) is active for Thursday night's contest versus the Eagles, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Eluemunor opened the week as a limited participant at practice due to a back issue, but he's now all set to play in Week 6. The 30-year-old will operate in his starting role at right tackle against Philadelphia.

Atwell was limited at Thursday's practice due to a hamstring injury, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Atwell is making a midweek addition to the Rams' practice report, which typically implies an injury that occurred during drills but also could be an issue that went unreported until now. In any case, his status will be one to monitor as the week continues to get a sense of his odds to play Sunday in Baltimore, especially after he combined for 3-160-1 on six targets over the last two games.

Winston (coach's decision) is inactive but available as New York's emergency third quarterback Thursday night against the Eagles, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Winston will continue to operate as New York's No. 3 option at quarterback in Week 6. The 31-year-old will only be eligible to play if both Jaxson Dart and Russell Wilson are forced to exit early.

Howell (coach's decision) is inactive but available as Philadelphia's emergency third quarterback Thursday night versus New York.

Howell will once again operate as the No. 3 quarterback in Week 6, and he'll only be eligible to enter the game if both Jalen Hurts and Tanner McKee go down with injuries. Howell has yet to appear in a regular-season game since being traded to Philadelphia in August.

Higbee (hip) was a limited practice participant Thursday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

This marks Higbee's first on-field work since Week 4 prep, a span in which he sat out last Thursday's loss to the 49ers due to a hip injury. He'll have one more opportunity to get back to all activity Friday, or else risk entering the weekend with a designation ahead of Sunday's game at Baltimore. Colby Parkinson (concussion) also was limited Thursday, leaving the Rams with Davis Allen and Terrance Ferguson as their healthy tight ends at the moment.