Kickoff is upon us for the opening portion of the Week 11 Sunday schedule, so without any further analysis or conversation, here is the bare bones list of all of the rest of the weekend's action:

NFL Week 11

1:00 PM

Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys

Washington Redskins vs. Tennessee Titans

Arizona Cardinals vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings

Houston Texans vs. New York Jets

Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Baltimore Ravens vs. Carolina Panthers

Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

4:05 PM

Atlanta Falcons vs. St. Louis Rams

Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. San Francisco 49ers

4:15 PM

Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots

8:20 PM

New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Monday, 8:30 PM

Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers

DeAngelo Williams was placed on season-ending injured reserve this week. Jonathan Stewart is still out with a concussion, and another running back, Tyrell Sutton, is out with an ankle injury.

And so Mike Goodson, the young rusher from Texas A&M, gets another chance as the starting running back in Carolina. He rushed for 100 yards last week, and it will be tough to repeat that performance against the Ravens.

But given the St. Pierre Factor will be in effect, I expect Goodson to get plenty of carries.

Coming in to the season, C.J. Spiller was seen as a potential breakout star for the Buffalo Bills. Instead he's been relegated to special teams duty for the most part, as Fred Jackson has emerged as the clear starting back in Buffalo.

And this week, Spiller won't be available even on special teams, as he's been listed as inactive as he deals with a hamstring injury suffered in Week 10 against the Lions.

Quinton Ganther stands to pick up a few carries backing up Jackson out of the back field, but Jackson is the clear number one and will probably carry the ball over 20 times.

After suffering a serious hip injury during the summer, Sidney Rice has been out after being on the PUP list for the first 10 weeks of the year.

Now this week he's been activated and is expected to play somewhere around 20 snaps for the Minnesota Vikings, giving their passing game another option to go along with Percy Harvin, Visanthe Shiancoe and Bernard Berrian.

No idea how effective Rice will be in his return given the amount of time missed and the serious nature of his injury, but his return has to be a positive for the Vikings offense.

Oakland Raiders tight end Zach Miller missed the huge game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9 due to a foot injury, but the Week 10 bye has given him enough time to heal up, as he's listed as active for the Raiders' Week 11 tilt with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He's a consistent red-zone threat for Oakland, so his return will give quarterback Jason Campbell another option to find through the air. Miller's return is big considering wide reciever Darius Heyward-Bey was ruled out for this week, along with long-injured receiver Chaz Schilens.

Donald Driver has battled an injured quadriceps over the last three weeks that left his status for the big NFC North game against Minnesota in question, but it's been announced that he's active for the Week 11 game at the Metrodome.

He makes his return for the first time since the Packers' overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 6. It's just another option for quarterback Aaron Rodgers, as he looks to win his second straight over former teammate Brett Favre.

Not much of a surprise but Houston Texans quarterback is active and will start as the Texans go up against the New York Jets at the Meadowlands in Week 11. Schaub had been limited in practice throughout the week and was listed as questionable, but there was never much question about whether or not he'd actually play this week.

With the Texans going up against the rough-and-tumble Jets defense, they will need Schaub to be at his best if they're going to pull out a road victory.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker is out for Week 11 after appearing as "doubtful" on the team's mid-week injury report with an ankle injury sustained during the Jags' Week 10 win over the Houston Texans.

Tiquan Underwood will start in Sims-Walker's place for Jacksonville as they take on the Cleveland Browns this week and hope to stay in the heat of the AFC South race.

The Oakland Raiders' smothering cornerback Nnamdi Asomugah is inactive for another week as the Raiders prepare to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Asomugah has been dealing with an ankle injury and won't be healthy enough to take on Pittsburgh's Mike Wallace, a blow to the Raiders' chances of keeping their winning streak alive.

Also missing for Oakland will be wide receiver Darius Heyward-Bey, as well as fellow receiver Chaz Schilens.

Arizona running back Beanie Wells has been a big disappointment in 2010 as he's dealt with a number of lingering knee injuries and has not done much when active and in the Cardinals lineup.

This week, Wells again battled ongoing swelling in his knee, but as game time in Week 11 approaches, Wells is listed as active and will participate for the Cardinals as they take on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.

Wells and Tim Hightower usually split carries in the Arizona backfield, so it's no sure thing that Wells will even get a big number of carries today. But he will be available to be deployed by the Cardinals, who could desperately use a spark on offense.

Going up against the lowly Buffalo Bills defense, the Cincinnati Bengals get a boost in that their top running back will be active and available. Cedric Benson was dealing with an ankle injury throughout the week, but he's been declared active and ready to go for Week 11.

Benson should see a solid number of carries, especially if the Bengals open up a lead on the Bills and look to control the clock by keeping it on the ground.

According to news released this morning, New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas suffered a torn tendon in his last game in Week 3, which is the true cause of his absences over the last six Saints games. The injury was originally described as a high ankle sprain, but apparently the injury was much more severe and could have required surgery to properly correct it.

Thomas has been ruled out in Week 11, but has claimed that he'll possibly be healthy enough to play on Thanksgiving, when the Saints take on the Dallas Cowboys.

Still, playing on an ankle with torn tendons can't be an easy task for the runner who relies on his lateral movement and speed.

Thomas' status warrants checking up on before Week 12 kicks off this Thursday, but don't count on him being back on Turkey Day.

Star tight end Antonio Gates remains questionable for Monday Night Football as he deals with torn tissue in one of his feet that has kept him out of action in recent weeks. He seems guaranteed to be a game-time decision, but even if he's in there it's no guarantee that he'll be healthy enough to produce at a high level.

Randy McMichael is the Chargers' back-up tight end and he stands to see an increase in receptions if Gates can't play in Week 11 against the Broncos.

Arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Williams is expected to start in Week 11 in spite of his run-in with the law.

Williams is the Bucs' leading receiver in 2010 and has developed good chemistry with quarterback Josh Freeman, so his issues off the field weigh heavy on Tampa Bay's chances of winning in Week 11.

According to reports, Williams is with the team in San Francisco and is expected to play, so there is no sign of the team taking internal disciplinary action to deal with Williams as of yet.

His situation bears watching in the weeks ahead should commissioner Roger Goodell get involved, but for now, Williams is sure to play.

According to the player himself, Reggie Bush is expected to play in Week 11 as the New Orleans Saints take on the Seattle Seahawks. The Saints have taken a more conservative approach to the running back's status, with head coach Sean Payton saying that Bush will be a game-time decision before kickoff.

Bush has been out of action since suffering a broken fibula in Week 2, and the Saints running game has struggled in both he and Pierre Thomas' absences. If Bush is able to return and play at his previous levels, he should provide a nice boost to the New Orleans running, passing and special teams units.

Be sure to check on his official status as the 4 p.m. EST kickoff approaches.