Pierre Garcon, Felix Jones: Week 12 Injury Updates

Happy Thanksgiving. Now go set your lineup for three games in Week 12 that are probably starting way too early to your likeability. There are a few key injuries that are affecting these Thanksgiving games, and hopefully we can help you out to set your lineup and feel comfortable going into Sunday’s full slate.

Pierre Garcon, WR, Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys
Pierre Garcon returned to action last week and was limited as expected. He played in 23 of the team's 58 offensive snaps — nine pass and 14 run plays — and caught three passes for five yards. Josh Morgan led the Redskins' receivers by playing on 40 snaps. He was limited at practice on Tuesday and saw light work in Wednesday's walk-through in advance of today's game against Dallas. Garcon is still not at 100 percent and he might be a player you hold on to, have to sacrifice him blowing up one game and move on from there. But knowing that Robert Griffin III has the free agent weapon the team went out and got at the receiver this position is at least back in the fold in some way, shape or form is good news as a late-season add.

Felix Jones, RB, Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins
Man, it is getting uglier and uglier when it comes to the Dallas ground game. DeMarco Murray went down with a foot injury in Week 6 and has yet to return. Felix Jones has stepped in and had six double-digit fantasy weeks in the last seven games thanks to four touchdowns. Jones has been dealing with a knee bruise and is questionable for today's game against Washington. The Cowboys are also likely to be without left tackle, Tyron Smith (ankle). Center Phil Costa (ankle) is out again. Washington, while terrible against the pass — unless you're Nick Foles — has been decent against fantasy running backs because of the pass. The Redskins have allowed just three touchdowns to the position the last five weeks and only three runners have eclipsed 79 yards this season against them. If Jones cannot go then rookie Lance Dunbar would make his first start. He underwent a knee procedure this week but it should not set him back. However, the issues on the line, with the running game itself and the Redskins’ stoutness against fantasy RBs make starting most Cowboys a little scary.

— By Corby A. Yarbrough @Corby_Yarbrough on Twitter