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Fuller expected to sit

Starks out, Foster and Coates gametime decisions

The Sunday morning injury notes bring one noteworthy surprise. Will Fuller, limited all week with a hamstring injury, is expected to be inactive for tonight's Houston-Indianapolis game.

That's a late kickoff, so we won't know for certain until around 7 p.m. Eastern, after the vast majority of games have been played. So if you were planning on using Fuller, make sure you have another Sunday night or Monday option just in case. But safest to sit Fuller down in favor of another player now.

Other notes (and no great surprises):

  • Cam Newton, Jonathan Stewart and Kelvin Benjamin are all good to go for a dream matchup with the Saints.

  • James Starks (knee) is out, Eddie Lacy will start, and wideout Randall Cobb will be Green Bay's No. 2 running back (which should mean Lacy is pretty much healthy and ready to have his normal workload).

  • Dez Bryant (knee) isn't expected to play.

  • Arian Foster (hamstring) is a gametime decision for Miami. Best avoided, though his uncertain status makes Jay Ajayi a riskier play (and the matchup with Pittsburgh is poor anyway).

  • Sammie Coates (hand) is also a gametime decision. Risky to use him with that injury, but some won't have a better option. Pittsburgh also won't have Markus Wheaton, but gets Eli Rogers back.

  • Dwayne Washington (foot) won't play, leaving Detroit with an ugly Justin Forsett and Zach Zenner committee.

  • Rashad Jennings (thumb) is expected to play. Not a great situation for him, but best to avoid Orleans Darkwa, who will likely back him up. Bobby Rainey should have the same role as usual in passing situations.

--Andy Richardson

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