The Philadelphia Eagles will travel to take on the Baltimore Ravens in Week 13. Here’s the final injury report and start-sit advice for every skill player who has the potential to make a fantasy football impact during the game.
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Jalen Hurts, QB | PHI
Hurts’ Injury Status for Week 13
Hurts is not listed on the injury report this week.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Hurts
Last week was the Saquon Barkley show, and yet, Jalen Hurts still manages to run 12 times and average 8.1 yards per pass attempt. Hurts is having a remarkable season, and this is as good a spot as any for him to flash his upside, with the Ravens boasting an elite run defense and a vulnerable secondary.
The primary knock on Hurts is a lack of volume (he hasn’t thrown 30 passes in a game since September), and that’s plenty fair. However, I don’t think that’ll be an issue this week, with plenty of firepower on the other end to push him.
Hurts is my top-ranked QB of the week, and I feel good about it.
Saquon Barkley, RB | PHI
Barkley’s Injury Status for Week 13
Barkley was given a rest day on Wednesday after rushing for 255 yards — the ninth-most in a single game in NFL history — in Week 12. He is not injured and did not carry a designation on the final injury report.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Barkley
And you thought the backward hurdle was going to be the highlight of this magical season for Saquon Barkley?
I just don’t know what you’re supposed to do defensively. Barkley exposed the dangers of loading the box against him, but are opponents supposed to just let this offensive line manhandle them and hope their linebackers can make a tackle in space?
Barkley’s average yards per carry before contact have nearly tripled from a year ago. The All-Pro has at least as many 10-yard gains as carries that have failed to gain yardage in five of his past six games, a rate that is almost unheard of.
The NFL MVP? I’d still very much bet against it, but the fantasy football MVP is very much his to lose. Would you draft him first overall in 2025?
A.J. Brown, WR | PHI
Brown’s Injury Status for Week 13
Brown is not listed on the injury report this week.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Brown
A.J. Brown has a deep reception in all eight of his games this season and an end-zone look in six of those contests. In short, the Eagles have an alpha receiver and are using him as such.
The Ravens’ defense impressed on Monday night against the Chargers, but that feels like an apples-to-oranges situation. Instead of facing an offense that lacks a game-breaking receiver that lost its starting running back mid-game with the benefit of extra rest, they are now facing an offense with star playmakers, a running back pushing for MVP votes, and a rest advantage.
Brown is my top-ranked receiver for Week 13.
DeVonta Smith, WR | PHI
Smith’s Injury Status for Week 13
After sitting out Week 12 with a hamstring injury, Smith started Week 13 on the wrong foot by missing Wednesday’s practice. He returned for a limited session on Thursday and Friday and was limited as questionable on the final report.
This is the same practice pattern he had in Week 11. Smith went DNP-limited-limited and suited up vs. the Washington Commanders. Last week, he never practiced at all, so this is an improvement that bodes well for his chances of suiting up.
It’s possible that Smith returned to game action too quickly. Hamstring injuries can often linger, and if Smith aggravated his issue in Week 11, that would explain why he needed a week off.
A.J. Brown only saw seven targets in Week 12 as the Eagles leaned into Barkley and the rushing attack, but that should change against a Baltimore secondary that ranks the fifth-worst in defensive pass efficiency.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Smith
A hamstring injury resulted in DeVonta Smith’s second DNP of the season (first three seasons: one DNP). It’s been an up-and-down season for Philadelphia’s WR2, posting three games with over 75 receiving yards and a touchdown, but also three games with under 30 receiving yards.
I’m not a doctor and it seems that no one in the NFL can solve these hamstring injuries, but has anyone tried skipping the Icey Hot and simply applying a touch of this Baltimore Ravens secondary on short rest?
Smith has scored at least 14.9 PPR points in six of his seven highest aDOT games this season and it stands to reason that, if healthy, he’ll be used as a field stretcher. This is certainly a situation to monitor as the week progresses as Smith is the type of receiver that is at risk of being limited in a significant way by a hamstring injury. Should he be cleared without concern, he’ll move into my WR2 tier for Week 13.
Dallas Goedert, TE | PHI
Goedert’s Injury Status for Week 13
Goedert is not listed on the injury report this week.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Goedert
Sunday night was a pretty good representation of the Dallas Goedert profile. He posted an impressive 26.3% target share with DeVonta Smith (hamstring) sidelined, but Philadelphia didn’t need to pass in volume (22 pass attempts against 45 rush attempts), which suppressed Goedert’s value in a significant way.
The veteran TE has caught 83.3% of his targets this season, a level of efficiency I expect to sustain, and that’s enough to keep Goedert in fantasy lineups.
He’s averaging just 9.2 yards per catch this season if you remove three chunk plays against the Saints in Week 3, capping his upside in a significant way but not enough to justify passing on him in favor of a random number generator sitting on your waiver wire.
Lamar Jackson, QB | BAL
Jackson’s Injury Status for Week 13
Jackson is not listed on the injury report this week.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Jackson
Lamar Jackson now has eight straight games with a 20-yard rush or a 72% completion rate, a level of versatility that comfortably lands him in the tier of elite quarterbacks, if not sitting atop the position.
The Derrick Henry factor hasn’t limited his fantasy appeal in the least and I’d argue that it helps him. I don’t think the 10-yard sprint to the corner of the end zone on Monday night happens nearly as easily a season ago, but with Henry demanding high levels of attention on the interior, it almost seems too easy for this offense at times.
The Eagles defense is clearly trending in the right direction, and that puts them on the Super Bowl radar, but they haven’t faced a fully functional mobile quarterback (Daniel Jones doesn’t count and Jayden Daniels was battling an injury) and Jackson is matchup proof as it is – he’s an elite option across the board, including the DFS main slate.
Derrick Henry, RB | BAL
Henry’s Injury Status for Week 13
Henry is not listed on the injury report this week.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Henry
On Monday night, the Chargers loaded the box for 70.8% of Derrick Henry’s carries. Guess what? It didn’t matter. He cleared 130 rushing yards for the fifth time this season and, despite all of the defensive attention and limited versatility (he hasn’t had a multi-target game since September), he’s delivered at least 10% over his expected points in 11 of 12 games this season.
His Week 12 performance wasn’t jaw-dropping like that of Saquon Barkley, and that has resulted in him falling back a touch in the race for Offensive Player of the Year honors. Still, he authored the exact type of performance you drafted him for – a tough matchup in the second half of the season where he just grinds out production.
The scary part is that his Barkley moment could be coming. Perhaps not this week as he plays on short rest (and for the 13th consecutive week), but maybe against the Giants after the Week 14 bye? Maybe against the Texans on Christmas day, a contest where the defense will be asked to recover in time to tackle The King just three days after dealing with Patrick Mahomes?
You’re sitting pretty if you roster Henry, even if the upcoming bye week is annoying.
Justice Hill, RB | BAL
Hill’s Injury Status for Week 13
Hill is not listed on the injury report this week.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Hill
Justice Hill took a carry 51 yards to the house against the Chargers on Monday night, his first run gaining more than nine yards since September. I’m not sure he’s a direct handcuff to Derrick Henry, but with an 84.6% catch rate this season, he’d just need 10-12 carries to work into the Flex conversation.
It’s clear that is not going to happen at the moment, but I’m more sold on that being projectable if Henry were to get dinged up, and that makes Hill a fine stash that you can plug in if pressed, something that I don’t think you can really say for other handcuffs like Ray Davis or Jaylen Wright.
Diontae Johnson, WR | BAL
Johnson’s Injury Status for Week 13
Johnson is not listed on the injury report this week.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Johnson
The NFL told us what they thought of Diontae Johnson with his asking price at the trade deadline, and we’ve seen that price be justified.
Johnson has been with the Ravens for a month now, and the only thing lower than his route count across those four games (19) is his yardage total (six). It’s clear that Rashod Bateman remains the WR2 in this offense, and with two viable tight ends, not to mention a robust run game, there’s just not a path for Johnson to be on the field regularly, let alone produce numbers that matter for us.
Rashod Bateman, WR | BAL
Bateman’s Injury Status for Week 13
Bateman is not listed on the injury report this week.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Bateman
Rashod Bateman offered a highlight play on Monday night, overcoming defensive pass interference to haul in a 40-yard touchdown pass, but that was essentially all we heard from him during the victory.
The fact that Lamar Jackson has thrown a deep touchdown pass in four straight games (the second-longest streak of his career) is encouraging enough to keep Bateman on your radar down the stretch as you could find yourself in point-chasing mode, but that doesn’t mean he needs to be rostered at this moment in time.
The Eagles boast a top-seven pass defense in terms of touchdown rate, passer rating, and yards per attempt, making them a less-than-ideal matchup the week before Baltimore heads on bye.
\If you want access to the big-play threat who has failed to catch more than three passes in four of his past five games, you’re wise to give it two weeks and not burn a roster spot in the meantime.
Zay Flowers, WR | BAL
Flowers’ Injury Status for Week 13
Flowers is not listed on the injury report this week.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Flowers
Is it possible that we are 12 weeks into this season and I’ve yet to truly nail a Zay Flowers projection?
I think it is. He’s a tough receiver to figure out on a weekly basis (six games under 40 receiving yards but also four games with over 110), but from a process standpoint, I think you’re plugging him in as a low-end WR2 and taking your chances.
Since Week 8, only three qualified receivers have a 26% on-field target share while also producing 20% over PPR expectations, and Flowers is on that list (if you’re interested, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Courtland Sutton are the other two).
The Eagles’ defense is one that I think caps Flowers’ upside (fifth-ranked red-zone defense), but I’m viewing the floor as what we saw last week (five catches for 62 yards). That’s enough to justify your faith. Philadelphia allows the eighth-most yards per catch after the reception on slot passes this year, a scab that the Ravens could pick at with their WR1.
Isaiah Likely, TE | BAL
Likely’s Injury Status for Week 13
Likely is not listed on the injury report this week.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Likely
I can’t be the only one wondering how Isaiah Likely is featured on the hands team, the most important play of the game, but has been held without a reception in two of his past three games and hasn’t earned more than five targets in a game since his dramatic season opener.
Are his hands so good that we want to save them for the onside kick?
That’s some serious 4D chess if that’s the thought process. More likely, however, is that this offense just isn’t designed to run through the tight end position. The running game is clearly the driving force while the versatility of Zay Flowers and the field stretching of Rashod Bateman are the preferred receiver types.
I’m holding my Likely dynasty shares but not with the thought that they yield much in the way of returns for the remainder of 2024.
Mark Andrews, TE | BAL
Andrews’ Injury Status for Week 13
Andrews is not listed on the injury report this week.
Week 13 Start-Sit Advice for Andrews
Mark Andrews made a nice catch in the back of the end zone last week, but he is walking such a thin line to be productive for fantasy managers. He was on the field for a season-low 41.7% of snaps last week; while the 5-44-1 stat line is nice, it’s hard to produce if you’re not consistently on the field.
I loved that they used him in-line (72% slot share), and that is something I’ll be tracking, but Todd Monken has made it clear that he doesn’t need pass-catching tight ends for this offense to function how he wants.
I’m not going to rank either Baltimore tight end as a starter unless things change dramatically down the stretch.