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Colts tight end Dwayne Allen is questionable to return to Sunday night's game against the Patriots due to an ankle injury, the team announced. Allen suffered the injury before receiving a target in the team's Week 11 contest.

The Cardinals got many contributions in their Week 11 home win over the Lions. Among them, tight end John Carlson caught all three of his targets for 37 yards, and running back Robert Hughes had a 49-yard reception and a 2-yard carry.

Tight end Rob Housler made a 27-yard catch, tight end Troy Niklas had a 5-yard grab and wideout Jaron Brown added a 5-yard reception. Running back Stepfan Taylor ran twice for 6 yards and made a 4-yard catch. They'll all visit the Seahawks in Week 12.

Eagles tight end Zach Ertz caught four of six targets for 55 yards in the blowout loss at Green Bay, his highest yardage output since Week 3. Ertz did most of his damage when the game was well out of hand.

Ertz, who has not scored since Week 6, plays the Titans in Week 12.

The Packers got a slew of contributions in their Week 11 blowout of the Eagles. Among them, tight end Andrew Quarless caught both his targets for 35 yards, and tight end Richard Rodgers had a 19-yard grab.

Running back James Starks carried eight times for 9 yards and caught two passes for 17 yards. Fullback John Kuhn added a 3-yard carry.

Backup quarterback Matt Flynn completed both his attempts for 26 yards. They'll all visit Minnesota in Week 12.

Giants tight end Larry Donnell scored for the second time in three games and the sixth time this season during a 16-10 loss Week 11 vs. San Francisco. He finished with three catches for 54 yards.

Donnell, who was targeted six times, opened the scoring with a 19-yard touchdown catch with 6:54 left in the first quarter. He came close to a second touchdown late in the fourth quarter, as he got his hands on a fade pass on a third-and-goal play from the 4-yard line. However, Donnell could not hold onto the catch as he went to the ground.

The Giants are back in action Week 12 vs. Dallas.

The Browns were a mess Sunday against Houston, but several players did make small contributuons to their offensive effort.

Among them was tight end Jim Dray, who filled in admirably for usual starter Jordan Cameron with two catches for 46 yards. Not so proficient was wideout Miles Austin, who dropped two critical passes, one of which he bobbled into an interception down the stretch. Miles finished with three catches for 31 yards.

Running back Terrance West added 12 yards on five carries while wideout Travis Benjamin and tight end Gary Barnidge pitched in with one catch each.

Texans tight end Garrett Graham caught just two passes Sunday in Cleveland, but they came successively and one of them was a biggie.

Graham actually caught three passes during a two-minute drill drive late in the second quarter, but one was traded in for a penalty. The last was one snagged over the middle and taken into the end zone to give Houston the lead to stay. It marked his first touchdown of the season.

The tight end will try to score again next Sunday against Cincinnati.

Cardinals tight end Troy Niklas left the game against the Lions in the third quarter with an ankle injury. His return is questionable.

The Chiefs backup pass catchers did little Week 11 against the Seahawks.

Anthony Sherman hauled in one pass for 13 yards. Phillip Supernaw also caught one pass, gaining 3 yards. Both players will look for more Week 12 against the Raiders. 

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce led the team in receiving Week 11.

Kelce hauled in three passes for 37 yards. The Chiefs opted to run the ball during the contest, leading to just 16 passing attempts for Alex Smith. Kelce may have finished with the most receiving yards on the club, but did lose a fumble during the contest.

He'll look for more Week 12 against the Raiders.