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The Steelers have a third quarterback on their 53-man roster.

They announced that they have activated Will Howard from injured reserve on Wednesday. Howard fractured his hand in a training camp practice and was placed on injured reserve at the cut to 53 players.

Howard joined the Steelers as a sixth-round pick this year, so he has neither appeared in nor dressed for an NFL game yet. He joins Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph on the depth chart in Pittsburgh.

The Steelers opened a roster spot for Howard by waiving running back Trey Sermon. Sermon has played in four games this season, but all but one of his snaps have come on special teams.

They also officially signed cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. to their practice squad. Defensive back Darrick Forrest was released in a corresponding move.

Sunday's Lions-Commanders game in D.C. included a haymaker from Washington defensive tackle Daron Payne into the helmet of Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. And while St. Brown apparently struck Payne first after an earlier play (which the officials missed), Payne was both ejected and suspended for his attack on St. Brown.

The moment prompted Lions quarterback Jared Goff to make a snarky reference to an earlier perceived attack by ESPN's Louis Riddick on Lions safety Brian Branch.

By way of background, a clip regarding Branch from NFL Turning Point, narrated by Riddick, created a stir when it was posted online. The clip was deleted, with the NFL pinning the narration on Riddick and Riddick distancing himself from the crafting of the script.

Regardless, nearly four weeks later, the Lions haven't forgotten.

As to Payne's punch of St. Brown, Goff said this on 97.1 The Ticket, via AwfulAnnouncing.com: "I can’t wait to see Louis Riddick break that one down for us this week on Turning Point."

While Branch was clearly in the wrong when he punched Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster after the Week 5 game, the clip narrated by Riddick was viewed by the Lions as crossing the line. And the Lions aren't ready to let it go.

It's the kind of thing that can help a frontrunner keep a chip on their shoulder. And they'll need that edge on Sunday night, when the 6-3 Lions face the 7-2 Eagles in Philadelphia. The winner will be in line for a late-season push to for the No. 1 seed, along with the winner of Sunday's Seahawks-Rams game.

Below are my Week 11, 2025 positional ranks for PPR leagues.

As always, these ranks are continually updated throughout the week, so check back often. And don’t forget to check out Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry every weekday LIVE at 12 p.m. ET on YouTube and on Peacock at 5 p.m. ET.

And then on Sunday mornings, be sure to tune into Fantasy Football Pregame, 11 a.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and the NFL on NBC YouTube channel.

Let’s get to it.

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