Calvin Ridley and Mohamed Sanu apparently will play on Monday night. That’s the indication from the Falcons on their official injury report.
Sanu (hip) didn’t practice on Thursday or Friday and was limited today, but the team isn’t bothering to even list him as “questionable”. He’s probably not quite as healthy as usual, but they seem confident he’s going to play.
Similarly, Ridley (ankle) didn’t practice on Thursday, but he’s been a limited participant the last two days. They didn’t bother listing him as questionable. If the league still had the old “probable” tag, both Sanu and Ridley would have gotten this week.
So let me re-visit the rankings from yesterday. On those, I was assuming Sanu wouldn’t be playing and that Ridley would be hobbling around.
Standard scoring: Ridley moves up to #19 (just behind DeAndre Hopkins). And I am slotting Sanu at the #48 wide receiver (between Mike Williams and Josh Gordon). Let’s move Julio Jones down 3 spots (I was assuming they’d need to look to him more with their other wide receivers hurting).
PPR scoring: Ridley moves up to #22 among wide receivers (just behind Sterling Shepard). Sanu becomes #45 (just behind Chris Godwin). And I’m dropped Julio Jones down to #6.
TD-only scoring: Ridley #13, Jones #17, Sanu #34.
With these wide receivers likely available, Matt Ryan looks a little more appealing, but I am not moving him up beyond where I already have him.
Back to the injury report. The Giants have a pair of sort-of notable players tagged as questionable. Patrick Omameh (knee) and Russell Shepard (neck). Russell Shepard (not Sterling) is their third receiver.
The Falcons list only one player. Matt Bryant (hamstring is out).
—Ian Allan
NEW YORK GIANTS at ATLANTA FALCONS
NEW YORK GIANTS
OUT: WR Jawill Davis (concussion)
QUESTIONABLE: G Patrick Omameh (knee), WR Russell Shepard (neck)
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Friday: WR Jawill Davis (concussion)
Saturday: WR Jawill Davis (concussion), G Patrick Omameh (knee)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday: WR Russell Shepard (neck), T Nate Solder (neck), DE Olivier Vernon (ribs)
Friday: WR Russell Shepard (neck), T Nate Solder (neck)
Saturday: WR Russell Shepard (neck)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday: TE Rhett Ellison (foot), TE Evan Engram (knee)
Friday: TE Rhett Ellison (foot), TE Evan Engram (knee), DE Olivier Vernon (ribs)
Saturday: TE Rhett Ellison (foot), TE Evan Engram (knee), T Nate Solder (neck), DE Olivier Vernon (ribs)
ATLANTA FALCONS
OUT: K Matt Bryant (right hamstring)
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Thursday: K Matt Bryant (right hamstring), WR Calvin Ridley (ankle), WR Mohamed Sanu (hip)
Friday: K Matt Bryant (right hamstring), WR Mohamed Sanu (hip)
Saturday: K Matt Bryant (right hamstring)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday: CB Justin Bethel (ankle), DT Grady Jarrett (ankle), DE Derrick Shelby (groin)
Friday: DT Grady Jarrett (ankle), WR Calvin Ridley (ankle), DE Derrick Shelby (groin)
Saturday: DT Grady Jarrett (ankle), WR Calvin Ridley (ankle), WR Mohamed Sanu (hip), DE Derrick Shelby (groin)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Friday: CB Justin Bethel (ankle)
Saturday: CB Justin Bethel (ankle), S Damontae Kazee (knee)