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Eagles tight ends Zach Ertz and Brent Celek have spent most of the season cannibalizing each others' value. Ertz has one touchdown and one game of 50 or more receiving yards. Celek has three touchdowns and two games of 50 or more yards.

Coming out of the bye, there's always a chance that the Eagles may have tweaked their tight end strategy, but we won't know what the tweaks were until after the game. This deep into the season, though, it's pretty safe to assume that neither tight end will have much value while the other is around.

Ertz and Celek can be left on the bench in most formats.

Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar is questionable Week 13 against the Raiders.

Escobar did not appear on the team's injury report until Wednesday. He's dealing with a hamstring injury. 

The Colts announced a slew of roster moves Tuesday. Linebacker Josh McNary was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster, tight end Justice Cunningham and wide receiver David Reed were waived, and Delano Howell was placed on injured reserve.

Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen and wide receiver Aldrick Robinson were both non-factors in Monday's loss to the 49ers in Week 12.

Paulsen was targeted twice while Robinson had three passes thrown in his direction. Both receivers finished without a reception in a 27-6 defeat.

The Redskins will host the Giants in Week 13. Both will be looking to for a bounce-back game against New York.

Packers fullback John Kuhn, tight end Brandon Bostick and tight end Andrew Quarless all made it onto the stat sheet Week 12 vs. Minnesota. 

Kuhn, who was targeted four times, finished with two catches for 29 yards. His longest catch went 20 yards.

Bostick, who was targeted five times, finished with just one catch for 24 yards. Bostick had a great chance to record a touchdown in the second half, but he couldn't haul in a 15-yard pass from Matt Flynn that hit him right in the chest.

Quarless, who was targeted three times, finished with two catches for 22 yards.

The Packers' next game is Thursday at Detroit (Week 13).

Colts backup pass catchers Darrius Heyward-Bey, LaVon Brazill and Justice Cunningham were held in check Week 12 against the Cardinals.

Heyward-Bey played the biggest role. Though he only caught three passes for 22 yards, he managed to come down with a two-point conversion late in the game. Brazill actually finished with more yards, picking up 35 yards on three receptions. Cunningham caught just one pass for 4 yards. 

They'll take on the Titans Week 13.

Texans tight end Garrett Graham was targeted a team-high nine times Week 12 vs. Jacksonville, but he had a relatively quiet performance during a 13-6 loss. He totaled just five catches for 32 yards, with his longest reception going 8 yards.

Graham, who totaled a career-high 136 yards Week 11, had no catches on two targets in the first half. His quiet performance was due to quarterback Case Keenum's ineffectiveness Sunday. Keenum completed 18 of 34 passes for 169 yards and one interception.

The Texans are back in action Week 13 vs. New England.

Lions tight ends only caught four passes between them Sunday, but they sure made an impact despite the defeat.

Brandon Pettigrew snagged three for 32 yards, but one was an 18-yard scoring reception in the third quarter that gave his team a short-lived lead. Joseph Fauria managed just one catch, but it was a 10-yard touchdown in the second quarter that also put the Lions ahead.

They hope their efforts will result in a victory Thursday against Green Bay.

Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis made the return trip to Houston Sunday after he totaled two touchdowns in a 43-37 loss at Houston last season. Sadly, Lewis got nowhere near his numbers from last year's game during a 13-6 win Week 12.

Lewis totaled just one catch for 18 yards Sunday. It was his only target in the game. Lewis has been held to one catch in three of his last five games.

The Jaguars are back in action Week 13 at Cleveland.

Buccaneers rookie tight end Timothy Wright might not be flying under the radar much longer. He caught seven passes in nine targets Sunday in a win over Detroit.

Wright now has five games with four or more receptions after snagging eight for 75 yards against the Lions. He will seek to stay hot in Carolina in Week 13.