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Kincaid caught five of six targets for 130 yards in Sunday's 36-31 win over the Texans.

Kincaid did most of his damage late, recording catches of 40 and 35 yards in the fourth quarter. He cleared offseason addition DJ Moore by 30 receiving yards for the team lead while tying Khalil Shakir for second in targets behind Moore's eight. Kincaid played through a knee injury last season but looked healthy in this season opener while setting a new single-game career high in receiving yards. He'll try to keep rolling in Thursday's Week 2 home game against the Lions.

Joly (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Joly will sit behind Greg Dulcich, Will Kacmarek and Seydou Traore. The No. 4 option at tight end will likely find himself the odd man out frequently throughout the season as he acclimates to the NFL in his first year.

Waller is listed as active for Sunday's season opener against the Bears.

Waller had been preparing to play Week 1, and he will indeed occupy a spot on the active roster. It remains to be seen what role he will fill, though, as fellow tight ends Tommy Tremble, Mitchell Evans and Feleipe Franks will also be in uniform.

Endries (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's matchup with the Bucs.

The tight end is buried on the depth chart behind Mike Gesicki, Drew Sample and Erick All. Endries did earn a roster spot out of training camp after getting picked in the seventh round by the Bengals back in April.

Koziol (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns.

Koziol, the Jaguars' fifth-round pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, will be a healthy inactive for Week 1, so his next chance to make his regular-season debut is Week 2 against the Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 20. Brenton Strange, Quintin Morris and rookie second-rounder Nate Boerkircher will be Jacksonville's active tight ends against Cleveland.

Sanders (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bears, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.

Sanders, a fourth-round selection of the Panthers in the 2024 NFL Draft, will be a healthy scratch for Week 1 while Carolina rolls with Tommy Tremble, Mitchell Evans, Darren Waller and Feleipe Franks as the active tight ends for Sunday's regular-season opener. Sanders' next chance to suit up is Week 2 against the Falcons on Sunday, Sept. 20, though he may not be active for a game unless there's an injury to a tight end ahead of him on the depth chart.

The Raiders believe Bowers (knee) has a chance to return to action Week 2 at the Chargers on Sunday, Sept. 20, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Bowers underwent a meniscus trim this past Tuesday that will sideline him for the season opener, but Schefter added that "there's a realistic chance" the standout tight end will sit out only Week 1 and then be active next weekend. He likely will need to mix into drills for multiple practices in a row to give Las Vegas' medical staff confidence that he'll be able to handle game action. In any case, Bowers will hand off most of the TE reps to Michael Mayer this Sunday.

The Falcons elevated Muse from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Will McFadden of the team's official site reports.

Muse was likely elevated as an additional blocker for field-goal attempts and PATs. The entire Falcons tight end corps consisting of Kyle Pitts, Charlie Woerner and Austin Hooper is fully healthy, meaning Muse will likely be useful only as a special teams addition during Sunday's contest with the Steelers.

The Bengals elevated Hudson from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

Hudson was released by the Bengals in late August before returning to the team on the practice squad. The tight end was unable to make the original 53-man roster over Mike Gesicki, Drew Sample, Erick All or Jack Endries, but it appears the team would like him to suit up for Sunday's game alongside the other four options anyway.

The Eagles placed Stowers (quadriceps/hamstring) on injured reserve Saturday.

Stowers has been dealing with a hamstring injury since at least Aug. 24, which limited him in all three Week 1 practices before the Eagles tabbed him as questionable for Sunday's season opener against the Commanders. At the same time the team placed him on IR, he was ruled out with not only the hamstring issue but a quad concern. The rookie second-round pick thus will miss at least the first four games of the campaign, allowing Johnny Mundt and E.J. Jenkins to handle the TE reps that don't go to No. 1 option Dallas Goedert.