Skattebo to Return Thursday; Burks to Play Against the Giants

The Commanders (2-5-1) visit the Giants (5-2-1) in a Week 10 Thursday Night Football rematch of their 27-27 Week 5 tie. Kickoff is 7:15 p.m. CT at MetLife Stadium (NFL.com, NFL.com injury report). The final injury report is in. Here's who to start and who to sit.

The final designations are short. Washington ruled out center Lucas Patrick (concussion) and tight end Colson Yankoff (knee). Nick Allegretti will start at center (NFL.com, SI, Commanders.com, Giants.com). New York's only game designation is linebacker Malik Harrison (groin), who is questionable. J.J. McCarthy (hip), Cam Skattebo (hamstring), Malik Nabers (knee), Darnell Mooney (chest), and Theo Johnson (neck) all practiced fully and have no game designation, so they're expected to play. Jayden Daniels (left elbow), Chig Okonkwo (hip), and John Bates (shoulder) practiced fully for Washington and have no designation either. Official inactives still come out about 90 minutes before kickoff, so give them a last look.

Cam Skattebo will play, and you should start him as an RB2. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Skattebo and McCarthy have no designations and will play Thursday (theScore). Skattebo practiced fully Tuesday and Wednesday after a limited Monday, and he missed last week's win in Philadelphia with a hamstring injury (Giants.com). This season he has 98 carries for 418 yards and two touchdowns, plus 11 catches for 76 yards (NFL.com). His last full game was 17 carries for 124 yards and a score at Houston. Tyrone Tracy Jr. is on injured reserve, and Devin Singletary managed only 31 yards on 21 carries in Skattebo's place last week, so sit Singletary (NFL.com, RotoBaller). Washington has allowed the seventh-fewest fantasy points to running backs (RotoBaller), which is why this is an RB2 play, not a smash. Get him in your lineup.

Jayden Daniels is a start; J.J. McCarthy is a superflex option. Daniels practiced fully all week with his left elbow and has no designation (Commanders.com). He's 115 of 180 for 1,250 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions this season, and he's run 31 times for 252 yards and two scores (NFL.com). The last time these teams met, he went 17 of 25 for 199 yards and ran nine times for 103 yards and two touchdowns in that 27-27 tie. His rushing has cooled off since then (10 carries for 49 yards over his last three games), but he's still a QB1. McCarthy is 43 of 68 for 622 yards, one touchdown, and one interception this season, and he left Sunday's game with a hip injury before returning (theScore, NFL.com). In 1QB leagues, you can leave him on the bench. In superflex, start him. Jameis Winston is the fallback if anything changes at inactives.

Malik Nabers and Isaiah Likely are must-starts. Nabers practiced fully all three days and has no designation for the knee issue that's been on the report (Giants.com). He has 53 catches for 648 yards and two touchdowns in eight games (NFL.com), and he already got Washington for 11 catches, 121 yards, and a touchdown on 20 targets in Week 5 (Sharp Football). Start him. Likely has 46 catches for 448 yards and six touchdowns, including 11 for 94 yards and two scores in that first meeting and five for 53 yards and a touchdown last week (NFL.com). He's a TE1. Sit Theo Johnson behind him.

Treylon Burks is expected to play, but he's still a dart, not a must-start. Burks (foot) has no game designation after a limited Tuesday and DNPs on Monday and Wednesday. Dan Quinn said the Wednesday rest was planned and that Burks was expected to be ready Thursday (SI, NBC Sports, RotoWire). He has 12 catches for 233 yards and two touchdowns this season and missed last week (NFL.com). In his last two games before that, he had seven catches for 147 yards on 11 targets (RotoWire). He's Washington's deep threat with Terry McLaurin on injured reserve, and he's a boom-or-bust WR4/flex. Check the inactives before you put him in. If you need a safer Washington receiver, start Stefon Diggs, who has 30 catches for 303 yards and five touchdowns (NFL.com). Antonio Williams is a deep-league option, not a 12-team start.

Chig Okonkwo is a PPR streamer. He practiced fully Tuesday and Wednesday after a limited Monday, and he has no designation for his hip (Commanders.com). He has 23 catches for 239 yards this season, including six for 57 yards last week and four for 60 in Week 5 against these Giants (RotoBaller, Sharp Football). He still doesn't have a touchdown. If you need a tight end, he's fine in PPR. If you have a steadier option, you can sit him.

Rachaad White is a desperation flex. He and Austin Ekeler are splitting the Washington backfield. White has 54 carries for 228 yards and a touchdown, plus 18 catches for 129 yards and two scores (NFL.com). Neither is a Thursday night start if you have better options.

Kickoff is 7:15 p.m. CT. Check inactives around 5:45 p.m. CT, especially for Burks.