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Sunday morning injury updates

Mixon a maybe, Gordon expected to give it a go

The final full Sunday of the season. I notice that the league has pushed basically every meaningful game to a 4:25 Eastern start. I'm not going to gripe about it like John Harbaugh, but it is going to impact my New Year's Eve plans a little. But it's OK, I'm off the market anyway. Anyway, here are some of the key expected actives and inactives.

  • Neither Chris Hogan nor James White is expected to play for New England. The Patriots want and need a win, but they're not going to play guys who are banged-up. Mike Gillislee has already been ruled out.

  • Joe Mixon is expected to play for the Bengals. It's not certain, but likely. If he does, it might be a committee with Giovani Bernard, making neither one particularly appealing. Mixon not being healthy works against him getting a full workload.

  • Melvin Gordon is expected to tough it out and play through a high ankle sprain. Expectations should be modest for a player who it seems very possible could be sidelined during the game at some point.

  • Charcandrick West has been ruled out for Kansas City. Kareem Hunt probably won't play very much. I think Akeem Hunt is the best option in this backfield. DeAnthony Thomas might get some change-of-pace work.

  • Mike Wallace will play for Baltimore.

  • Matt Forte is out (on IR, actually) for the Jets. This increases the value of Bilal Powell and to a lesser extent Elijah McGuire. Should be a two-man rather than a three-man committee at Foxborough.

--Andy Richardson

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