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Perine rushed six times for 31 yards and caught his only target for seven yards in Sunday's Week 14 loss to Buffalo. He also returned two kickoffs for 49 yards.

As usual, Chase Brown worked as Cincinnati's clear lead back, but he managed just 23 yards on 12 carries, albeit with a touchdown on the ground and another through the air. Perine was much more efficient with 31 yards on just six carries, though he didn't get into the end zone. Perine has posted a hearty 5.2 YPC on the campaign, but he's averaged a modest 24.4 rushing yards per contest as Brown's backup.

Chubb (ribs) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday night's matchup with the Chiefs, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Chubb suffered a ribs injury in the second quarter, and he'll now be forced to miss the rest of the contest as a result. Woody Marks will continue to operate as the team's unquestioned top running back in Chubb's absence.

Spears rushed eight times for 19 yards and secured two of four targets for 28 yards in the Titans' 31-29 win over the Browns on Sunday.

Spears played his usual No. 2 role behind Tony Pollard, but in a rare game script for Tennessee in which the ground attack's opportunities weren't capped, the latter outpaced the former by 17 carries and erupted for 161 rushing yards and a pair of scores. That left Spears in a clear complementary role, although his receiving yardage total actually paced the Titans on the afternoon. Spears should continue operating as a clear No. 2 behind Pollard in a Week 15 road trip to San Francisco.

Love completed 17 of 25 pass attempts for 234 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 28-21 win over Chicago.

Love followed up his four-score outing from Thanksgiving with Sunday's three-touchdown effort in another win over a division foe. The 26-year-old also threw his fourth interception of the season, but it barely dented his 120.7 passer rating against the Bears. Love has completed 67 percent of his passes for 3,028 passing yards while generating 22 touchdowns and six turnovers across 13 starts in 2025. With his midseason cold spell in the rear-view mirror, Love is looking like a startable fantasy asset again as the fantasy playoffs approach.

McPherson made all four of his extra-point attempts in Sunday's 39-34 loss to the Bills.

The kicker did not attempt a field goal in the loss. McPherson has connected on a combined six field goals and six extra points in the two weeks since Joe Burrow returned to the Bengals' lineup as the team's starting quarterback, and he should continue to get opportunities as long as Burrow is leading the offense.

Sampson rushed twice for four yards and secured five of six targets for 64 yards in the Browns' 31-29 loss to the Titans on Sunday. He also lost a fumble.

Sampson played through a hamstring concern and delivered a standout effort as a receiver, finishing as Shedeur Sanders' second-most-targeted pass catcher while posting the team's second-highest reception total. Sampson matched a career high in receiving yards in the process, and he's now contributed at least five receptions on three occasions during his rookie campaign. Sampson should continue in his change-of-pace role alongside Quinshon Judkins in a Week 15 road clash with the 49ers.

Lutz made his only field-goal try and all three of his extra-point attempts Sunday in a 24-17 win over Las Vegas.

It was a relatively stress-free day for Lutz, as his only field-goal attempt -- which he converted -- came from just 23 yards out. The veteran kicker also made all three of his PATs. Lutz has gone 20-for-23 on FG tries and 28-for-28 on extra-point attempts this season.

Boswell made both field-goal attempts and all three extra-point tries in Sunday's 27-22 win over the Ravens.

Both of Boswell's field goals were from shorter distances (23 and 28 yards) than extra-point tries. The kicker has only missed three times in 2025, going 21-of-24 on field-goal tries and 33-of-33 on extra-point attempts.

Ford caught two of three targets for 10 yards and returned five kickoffs for 113 yards in Sunday's 31-29 loss to Tennessee in Week 14.

Ford was needed to fill in on kickoff returns after the team's primary returner, Malachi Corley (concussion), was removed from the contest and never returned. Ford, who has fallen behind Dylan Sampson in the running-back rotation, has seen an uptick in activity the last two games, garnering six targets, five catches and 27 receiving yards in addition to his work on special teams. He leads the backfield in targets (29) and catches (24).

Pierce left the final drive of Sunday's loss at Jacksonville with an undisclosed injury but was not in the concussion protocol despite a broadcast report saying he was being evaluated for a concussion, the Indianapolis Star reports. "You can ask the trainers," Pierce said. "Not going to talk about injuries."

NFL players are not allowed to talk to reporters after the game if in the concussion protocol, so a concussion can be ruled out at this point. It sounds like a minor injury, but check his status in practice early in the week. Pierce recorded five receptions on eight targets for 80 yards in the loss.