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Fantasy Football Week 5: Flex Rankings, Waiver-Wire Targets and Projections

If your fantasy football team hasn't been affected by injuries this season, then consider yourself one of the lucky few. Because there continue to be top players getting slowed by ailments, creating holes in fantasy lineups for many managers.

Some key running backs left Sunday's action with injuries, and the Los Angeles Chargers' Austin Ekeler (knee/hamstring), the Cleveland Browns' Nick Chubb (knee) and the Arizona Cardinals' Kenyan Drake (chest) could all now miss time.

Those possible absences could create opportunities for other players, though, and fantasy managers may need to find suitable replacements to keep their team from falling off in Week 5 and beyond.