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The Cowboys received minor offensive contributions from a few role players Week 5 vs. Denver.

Tight end Gavin Escobar, wide receiver Dwayne Harris and tight James Hanna
each had one catch. Escobar finished with 25 yards, Harris had 13 yards and Hanna had 3 in a 51-48 defeat.

The Cowboys will host the Redskins on Sunday night in Week 6.

Eagles tight end Zach Ertz, wide receiver Jason Avant and wide receiver Riley Cooper didn't have impactful contributions during a 36-21 win Week 5 at N.Y. Giants. 

Ertz had two catches (three targets) for 38 yards, Avant had three catches (seven targets) for 33 yards and Cooper had no catches (one target).

Avant and Cooper were both targeted on failed touchdown passes Sunday. Avant was overthrown on a 9-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, while Cooper had a 31-yard touchdown pass thrown out of his reach in the second half.

The Eagles are back in action Week 6 at Tampa Bay.

A slew of Texans who were listes as probable are active for Sunday night's game against the 49ers, including tight end Garrett Graham (hip, groin), running back Greg Jones (foot, groin), center Chris Myers (biceps), offensive tackle Derek Newton (knee), wideout DeVier Posey (Achilles) and guard Wade Smith (knee).

Rams tight end Cory Harkey caught his second pass of the season on Sunday during the Week 5 win over Jacksonville. Harkey went for 17 yards on his only reception. 

Targeted twice in the game by quarterback Sam Bradford, Harkey, 23, now has two catches for 23 yards on the season. The Rams play at Houston Week 6. 

Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew caught four passes for 59 yards in Sunday's 22-9 loss to the Packers. Pettigrew was targeted five times. 

The 59 yards were the most for Pettigrew so far this season, and he now has 113 yards over his last two games. The Lions were playing this game without star wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who was declared inactive before the game with a knee injury. 

The Lions play the Browns in Week 6. Cleveland has allowed 225.2 receiving yards per game so far this season. 

Saints tight end Jimmy Graham had another strong game Week 5 against the Bears.

Graham led the club with 10 receptions for 135 yards. He was able to show what makes him so dangerous as a receiver, moving around the field and forcing mis-matches in the air. Graham dominated early, no matter which Bears cornerback was covering him. Later in the game, the Bears started putting two men on Graham, and often hit him at the line to disrupt his route. It didn't really matter as he had another great game, despite being held out of the end zone.

Graham will take on the Patriots Week 6. 

Sean McGrath will once again see most of the action at tight end for the Chiefs Week 5 at Tennessee. Though he's nursing a knee injury that landed him on the injury report Friday, he's active for the contest while Anthony Fasano (knee, ankle) and Travis Kelce (knee) are inactive. Fasano is missing his third straight game. Kelce is missing his fifth straight.

McGrath has performed adequately as a fill-in, even scoring a touchdown last week. Jets tight end Kellen Winslow had six catches for 73 yards against the Titans last week.

Eagles quarterback Matt Barkley, cornerback Shaun Prater, tackle Matt Tobin, tackle Dennis Kelly, defensive end Damion Square and tight end Emil Igwenagu were among the team's inactives Week 5 at N.Y. Giants. 

The Jaguars have listed the team's inactives for the Week 5 game at St. Louis. Those inactive players are as follows: Wide receivers Mike Brown (back) and Stephen Burton (concussion); tight end Marcedes Lewis (calf); defensive lineman Jeremy Mincey (concussion); and defensive backs Dwight Lowery (concussion) and Dwayne Gratz (ankle). Quarterback Ricky Stanzi is the team's third quarterback and also inactive for the game. 

All of these players, except Stanzi, were ruled out on Friday's official injury report and were unable to practice much, if at all, during the week leading up to Sunday's game.

Falcons tight end Chase Coffman, who has a knee injury, was added to the injury report Saturday for the Week 5 Monday night game at home against the Jets. Coffman is listed as questionable for the game. 

Coffman, who wasn't on the injury report earlier in the week, does not have a catch in four games played this season for Atlanta.