NFL Nation reporters answer the biggest fantasy questions posed by ESPN fantasy football analyst Mike Clay.
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Buffalo Bills
After he handled nine targets in Week 13, do you expect Sammy Watkins to return to an every-down role this week?
I spoke Thursday to Watkins, and he says he feels like he is beyond his foot injury and has "no limitations" physically. The issue for him was conditioning, and after playing 49 snaps in the Bills' Week 13 loss, Watkins says he "feels pretty good." I wouldn't expect an every-down role for Watkins because offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn still wants to be careful, but I would expect his playing time to continue to increase. -- Mike Rodak
Miami Dolphins
Jay Ajayi handled a career-high seven targets in Week 13. Was this by design or simply a product of the team's massive deficit?
The Dolphins were forced to abandon the run early in last week's 32-point drubbing to the Baltimore Ravens. Miami's preference is to run with Ajayi, then to pass to him. The Ravens also did a good job of backing off and taking away Miami's deep passing game. Many of those throws to Ajayi were checkdowns. -- James Walker
New England Patriots
Do you expect Malcolm Butler to shadow Mike Wallace or Steve Smith Sr. this week?
The last time the Patriots used Butler to shadow an opposing receiver was Oct. 23 against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Antonio Brown. So while it's in the team's playbook, it doesn't happen often, and thus the odds are longer that we'll see that type of scenario on Monday night. From an overall perspective, expect the Patriots to play their safeties deep to help corners eliminate the big play. -- Mike Reiss