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Dissly injured his heel in Sunday's 51-29 win over the Lions, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

"(Dissly) banged his heel," coach Pete Carroll said. "He's got a heel bruise or something. I'm not sure what it is right now." The backup tight end had one catch for eight yards before getting hurt. Dissly's status for the team's Week 18 trip to Arizona is up in the air.

Kittle caught one of two targets for 29 yards and had one carry for six yards in Sunday's 23-7 win over Houston.

Kittle saw little action for the second week in a row, this time with rookie quarterback Trey Lance under center. Head coach Kyle Shanahan tried to get his star tight end involved with his third rushing attempt of the season, but it did little to raise his action in the passing game. Kittle finally got involved late in the second half with an incredible one-handed catch for 29 yards. His only other target came on a poor throw into double coverage by Lance that was picked off. While this recent slump is concerning for those with Kittle shares, it would be tough to recommend bypassing such an elite playmaking talent against the Rams in Week 18.

Graham failed to catch his only target in the Bears' 29-3 win over the Giants on Sunday.

Graham broke a string of seven straight games in which he caught one or two passes. He'll likely be a touchdown-dependent fantasy option in Week 18 against the Vikings.

James caught his only target for four yards in the Bears' 29-3 win over the Giants on Sunday.

This is just the third time this season that James has posted a reception in a game, and he won't be a recommended fantasy option in Week 18 against the Vikings.

Goedert recorded six receptions on seven targets for 71 yards in Sunday's 20-16 win over Washington.

Goedert has fluctuated between being Jalen Hurts' favorite target and hardly being a part of the offense in recent weeks. He served in the former role Sunday and led the team in targets, yards and receptions. His performance was highlighted by four gains of more than 10 yards, with the only thing missing being a trip to the end zone. If Goedert is able to tally three catches in Week 18 against Dallas, he'll set a new career high for catches in a campaign. He currently has 56 grabs on the season.

Everett caught three passes for 36 yards on five targets against Detroit on Sunday.

Everett had been on a bit of a surge recently, catching four passes for over 60 yards in each of the two games prior to Sunday, but wideout DK Metcalf made more noise than he had in some time against Detroit, drawing nine targets and scoring three touchdowns. If Metcalf and Tyler Lockett are both producing, it might not leave enough of a pie for Everett to post big stats, but the Seahawks will need all of their pass catchers playing sharp to hold their own against the tough Cardinals defense in Week 18.

Gesicki brought in four of seven targets for 51 yards and also misfired on his one pass attempt in the Dolphins' 34-3 loss to the Titans on Sunday.

The talented tight end co-led the team in receptions and tied for second in targets on a pedestrian afternoon overall for the Dolphins passing game. Gesicki has at least five receptions in three of the past four games, while his yardage total Sunday was his highest since Week 9. The fourth-year pro's final opportunity to improve on what is now a career-best 71-758 line will come in Week 18 versus the Patriots.

Conklin (hamstring) is active for Sunday's contest at Green Bay.

Conklin increased his activity level slowly but surely throughout Week 17 prep, going from no activity Wednesday to all of it at Friday's practice. He still carried a questionable tag into the weekend, but it's now been removed as the Vikings posted their list of inactives. Minnesota's offense will be directed by Sean Mannion on Sunday after Kirk Cousins (illness) tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, but with Adam Thielen (ankle) on injured reserve Conklin has less competition than normal for targets.

Pitts sustained a hamstring injury during Sunday's 29-15 loss at Buffalo, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Pitts sustained the injury midway through the contest but attempted to stay on the field at the start of the second half. He was unable to do so, but before departing the tight end's 69 yards helped him become the Falcon with the most receiving yards for a rookie in franchise history (he has 1,018 in 16 games). Afterward, coach Arthur Smith wouldn't comment on Pitts' health, merely telling Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site that the team realized he was unable to continue. Pitts' status thus bears watching as the week goes on to get a sense of his potential to play Week 18 against the Saints.

Andrews caught six passes for 89 yards on six targets against the Rams on Sunday.

This is clearly a strong performance on Andrews' part, yet relative to recent production, it probably qualifies as a down game. Andrews is on a memorable tear right now, and it's a testament to his abilities that a game like this can come across as almost disappointing. Andrews posted at least 115 yards and one touchdown receiving in each of the three games prior, and he drew double-digit targets in six of the eight preceding contests. The Steelers held Andrews to one of his more pedestrian performances of the season in Week 13 (four catches for 50 yards on nine targets), but the talented tight end will get his chance for redemption against Pittsburgh in Week 18.