Lamar Jackson trending toward sitting, backfields across the league banged up

Lamar Jackson's ankle is the week's biggest story. The Ravens held their elite QB out of Wednesday's practice entirely, and coach Jesse Minter wouldn't commit to him playing Sunday against the Falcons. Tyler Huntley took the first-team reps. For connorolson, that's an elite QB on shaky ground heading into the weekend. The same manager also has Justin Jefferson pushing to play through an ankle issue against the Saints, and Tony Pollard sitting out Wednesday with a foot problem that cost him practice time last week too.

PatBerry's roster is a worry report of its own. Breece Hall remains out of practice and looks likely to miss a second straight game, leaving Braelon Allen as the Jets' lead back. Jeremiyah Love is working through a new ankle issue, but his coach insists it won't limit his reps — one to monitor, not panic over. Brock Bowers was limited but that looks like simple rest management; he's still locked in as the weekly TE1. Tyler Shough's hand injury is a non-event for a bench QB.

Cmoney7 is loaded with questions. Saquon Barkley didn't practice and could cede the backfield to Will Shipley. Zay Flowers and Ladd McConkey are both banged up, with McConkey's foot issue looking more concerning. Dallas Goedert's return to limited work is a mild positive for a deep bench tight end.

Elsewhere, Mike Evans (ssbradley40), Rhamondre Stevenson (Trotter0) and Isaiah Likely (jhen) are all limited but trending toward playing — low-stakes notes for now.