The Houston Texans have a huge game on Saturday.
They'll take on the Los Angeles Chargers in their penultimate game of the regular season. It's Week 17, and the Texans are close to clinching a playoff spot.
To do so, the Texans will have to move the ball a bit better than they have in recent weeks.
And to do that, they'll want as many of their running backs available as possible.
Including the rookie, Woody Marks.
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Is Woody Marks playing this week?
Yes, Woody Marks is set to play this week.
He missed Week 16 with an injury, but he has been a full participant in practice all of Week 17 leading into Saturday's game. That signals a return.
It complicates the depth chart, to be sure.
Nick Chubb likely will move into a secondary role, and Jawhar Jordan will probably be off the field almost entirely.
Marks is a bit of a risk. He seems to leave almost every game to get examined in the blue medical tent.
Despite that, he'd been durable and available before last week. It's huge news for the Texans to get him back.
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