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Parkinson caught his lone target for six yards in Monday's 20-17 win over the Eagles.

Parkinson finished with a 34 percent snap share. It was the ninth time this season that Parkinson didn't catch more than one pass, and he hasn't topped 30 yards in a game since Week 3 against the Panthers.

Parham (shoulder) isn't listed on the Chargers' first Week 16 injury report Tuesday.

Parham was listed as limited on all three Week 15 practice reports before being inactive for last Thursday's game at Las Vegas. With his status now improving, he'll resume working behind L.A.'s top tight end Gerald Everett on Saturday against the Bills. Overall, Parham already has set career highs across the board with his 22-202-4 line on 34 targets through 13 contests this season.

Wilcox recorded two catches for 20 yards in Saturday's 27-24 overtime win over the Vikings.

Four different Bengals tight ends received double-digit snaps against the Vikings, making it difficult to rely upon any single option at the position. Wilcox is the least likely of the four to have a productive fantasy game in any given week, as he's logged just 10 targets across 175 snaps on offense for the season.

Smith recorded two catches for 18 yards on three targets in Saturday's 27-24 overtime win over the Vikings.

Playing against his former team for the first time, Smith came through with his sixth multi-catch outing of the season, though his overall stat line offered little reason for excitement. Smith saw fewer snaps (17) than both Drew Sample (40) and Tanner Hudson (25), while Mitchell Wilcox (17) tied him. Hudson remains the most interesting tight end of the group for fantasy purposes, but the Bengals' commitment to a four-headed timeshare at the position suppresses the upside of each player.

Sample was targeted once on 40 offensive snaps in Saturday's overtime win over the Vikings.

Frequently Sample lined up in the backfield to help pick up the numerous blitzes from the Vikings' Brian Flores-designed defense. He hasn't had more than two targets in a game since Week 10.

Hudson had five catches for 49 yards on five targets in Saturday's overtime win over the Vikings.

Hudson had 25 offensive snaps in the win, equaling his total from the two previous weeks. He's become the primary pass-catching tight end option for the Bengals.

Freiermuth was listed as limited on Tuesday's practice report due to a knee injury, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Freiermuth previously sat out Weeks 5-10 due to a hamstring issue, but a different concern is impacting his reps to begin Week 16 prep. Since returning from injured reserve Week 11, he's hauled in 19 of 28 targets for 190 yards and no touchdowns, with most of that production coming in Week 12 against Cincinnati (9-120-0 on 11 targets). Freiermuth will be tough to trust in Saturday's rematch with the Bengals if he's able to suit up.

Kincaid was listed as limited on Tuesday's practice estimate due to a shoulder injury.

The Bills contained their first on-field work of Week 16 prep to a walkthrough, but Kincaid nonetheless would have had a cap on his reps if the team had held an actual practice. He also was listed as limited on all three injury reports last week due to thumb and shoulder issues but entered the weekend without a designation. Kincaid then logged a below-average 49 percent snap share and didn't haul in either of his targets during Sunday's 31-10 win against the Cowboys. His status will be one to monitor ahead of Saturday's game at the Chargers to see if he can increase his activity level Wednesday and/or Thursday.

Kieft caught his only target for a two-yard touchdown in the Buccaneers' 34-20 win over the Packers on Sunday.

Kieft's first catch of the season was certainly noteworthy and extended the Buccaneers' lead to 27-17 late in the third quarter. The blocking tight end also recorded a scoring grab on seven catches during his rookie 2022 campaign, but he remains a complete afterthought in the air attack despite Sunday's contribution.

Goedert secured four of nine targets for 30 yards in the Eagles' 20-17 loss to the Seahawks on Monday night.

Goedert finished with the second-most targets on the night for the Eagles yet did little with them, leading to his second straight 4-30-0 line. The veteran tight end's target total tied a season high, but Goedert has now been at 50 receiving yards or less in four straight contests heading into a Week 16 home matchup against the Giants on Christmas Day.