A fantasy rundown of the Week 17 NFL games.

With Derrick Ward and Ben Tate nursing injuries, it could be another productive week for Arian Foster.

With Week 1 nearly in the books, here’s a look at the notable injuries from Sunday’s games.

Texans WR Kevin Walter left Sunday’s 34-7 victory over the Colts with a shoulder injury, and the initial reports suggest he will be out for a long period of time, if not the entire season.

Texans RB Arian Foster officially was ruled out of Sunday’s season opener against the Colts when the team released its inactive players at 11:30 a.m. ET Sunday. Derrick Ward will start in Foster’s place.

Arian Foster missed a third straight practice Friday and will be a game-time decision against the Colts.

Peyton Manning’s status gets even more mysterious after Indy’s owner tweets that the quarterback will be “out for awhile”.

A quick update to pass along from the press box at Reliant Stadium, where the Texans host the Saints Saturday night: Running back Arian Foster will start tonight for Houston.

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Texans coach Gary Kubiak, when you are laying in bed tonight thinking to yourself, ‘why does this stuff happen to me?’ I want you to know that things like this happen to you because you fool with fantasy enthusiasts every week.

I don’t know why so many teams missed on Arian Foster, but it’s time to start taking him seriously.

Through one quarter of action in Oakland, Texans RB Arian Foster hasn’t touched the field. His absence isn’t due to an injury, though, as the word from the press box is that Foster isn’t playing due to a coach’s decision.

The Texans have seem to have found their running back. Arian Foster has been awesome in the preseason and looks like the No. 1 fantasy back that everybody wants the Texans to finally have.

Derrick Ward was released by the Buccaneers on Tuesday, putting him on the list for teams looking for veteran depth at running back.

The cutdown deadline for NFL teams to reduce their rosters to 75 players passed at 4 p.m. EST, and was surrounded by a flurry of activity.