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Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (knee) is not listed on the final Week 16 injury report. He was held out on Wednesday but put in full practices on Thursday and Friday. The knee shouldn’t be an issue in Sunday night’s game vs. the Cowboys.

Buccaneers TE Cade Otton (knee) is listed as doubtful for Sunday night’s game vs. the Cowboys. HC Todd Bowles called him a game-time decision on Friday morning, but he’s evidently unlikely to play. The other TEs on Tampa Bay’s roster are Payne Durham, Ko Kieft, and Devin Culp. None is a viable fantasy play. Otton’s absence should push more targets to the WRs and RBs.

Update: The Buccaneers downgraded Otton to out.

Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (knee) returned to a full practice on Thursday. It's confirmation that he'll be ready to go for Sunday night's game vs. the Cowboys. Mayfield sits fifth in the Week 16 QB Rankings.

Buccaneers TE Cade Otton (knee) did not practice on Wednesday. We don't have any other details on his status or whether he's in danger of missing Sunday night's game vs. the Cowboys. Otton has averaged just 4.3 targets and 2.5 catches over the last four games with WR Mike Evans back.

Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (knee) did not practice on Wednesday. "Sounds like more maintenance than anything," NFL Network's Ian Rapoport tweeted. Mayfield should be ready for Sunday night's game vs. the Cowboys, but we'll keep an eye on him over the next few days.

Buccaneers WR Sterling Shepard (foot) is active for today’s game vs. the Chargers. He only got in a limited practice on Friday and was listed as questionable, adding risk to a guy who was a low-end PPR option to begin with.

Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving (back, hip) is active for today’s game vs. the Chargers. There was optimism about his status throughout the weekend, but it remains unclear how big a workload he’ll handle today. The Bucs might not even know until they see how Irving’s body is holding up once this game gets going. Consider the rookie a risk/reward fantasy start.

Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving (back, hip) is expected to play vs. the Chargers this afternoon, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. That jibes with Jeremy Fowler's Saturday report on Irving. The rookie certainly seems on track to play today, but it's still uncertain how much work he'll be given and/or be able to handle. Irving had huge games in Weeks 12 and 13 but lasted just 10 snaps in Week 14. That's a good illustration of his range of outcomes today. Use the Who To Start Tool to see if Irving makes sense for your fantasy lineup.

Buccaneers WR Sterling Shepard (foot) is expected to play against the Chargers today, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Shepard only got in a limited practice on Friday and is listed as questionable. He's racked up 13 catches on 20 targets over the last three weeks but remains a low-level PPR option, especially with the foot injury.

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler hears that there's "optimism" about RB Bucky Irving's status for Sunday's game vs. the Chargers. "Irving has been feeling better later this week and hopes to play, per a source," Fowler writes. "He reaggravated his hip pointer injury from a week ago but is trending in the right direction." Irving has also been dealing with back tightness and will come with elevated risk in Week 15 fantasy lineups. But he could also deliver nice production if his body cooperates. We'll look for further updates on his status but won't get the Chargers' inactives until a little before 3 pm ET tomorrow.

Buccaneers WR Sterling Shepard (foot) is questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Chargers. He only got in a limited practice on Friday. A low-end PPR option to begin with, Shepard’s foot issue means you should probably look elsewhere for Week 15 fantasy lineups.

Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving (back, hip) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Chargers. He got in a limited practice on Friday after missing the previous two days. Irving’s availability will hinge on how that back feels on Sunday. We’ll keep you updated on his status. The rookie will be a risk/reward fantasy start if he ends up playing.

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans (hamstring) is not listed on the final Week 15 injury report. He only got in a limited practice on Friday but is evidently in no danger of missing this weekend’s game vs. the Chargers. We’ll keep an eye out for any additional reports on Evans’ hamstring, but he can stay in fantasy lineups for now.

Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving (back, hip) did not practice on Wednesday. HC Todd Bowles said earlier this week that they'd need to see how Irving's back fares over the course of the week before determining his status for Sunday's game vs. the Chargers. Consider him truly questionable for now.

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans (hamstring) did not practice on Wednesday. He missed the first two practices last week before playing his usual role in the win over the Raiders. Evans should be fine for this weekend's game vs. the Chargers, but we'll keep an eye on him over the next few days.

Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles said Monday that RB Bucky Irving's availability for this weekend's game vs. the Chargers is uncertain. "We gotta see how it feels," Bowles said of Irving's back. "If we can get it loosened up, he should be okay. If not, we’ll see how the week goes." We'll track the rookie's status throughout this week, but fantasy owners should be lining up alternate plans in case Irving can't go. His absence would make RB Rachaad White a strong fantasy start.

Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles told reporters Monday that S Antoine Winfield Jr. suffered a knee sprain in Sunday's win over the Raiders and will miss "multiple games," according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.

Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving is questionable to return to Sunday's game vs. the Raiders with a back injury. He entered this one questionable with back and hip injuries and wasn't playing much before exiting. We'll update Irving's status when we know more.

Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving (hip, back) is active for today’s game vs. the Raiders. He only got in a limited practice on Friday and was listed as questionable, so it’s fair to assume he’ll be operating at less than 100% today. But we haven’t heard anything about his role being limited. Irving still checks in as a top-20 RB play this week.

Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving (hip, back) is expected to play vs. the Raiders tomorrow, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Irving only got in a limited practice on Friday, so there's added risk here. But, unless we get a report on his role being limited against Vegas, he'd be tough to leave out of Week 14 fantasy lineups.