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Pitts is questionable to return to Sunday's matchup against the Bears due to a knee injury, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

Pitts took a hard hit after securing an 18-yard catch over the middle and was able to jog off the field, but he went immediately to the locker room. He led the team in targets (five), receptions (three) and receiving yards (43) before exiting, so his potential absence would be a huge blow to Atlanta's offense. Parker Hesse and MyCole Pruitt are candidates for increased snaps with Pitts sidelined, but neither tight end possesses the pass-catching skills that the 2021 first-round pick has.

Likely is expected to serve as the Ravens' No. 2 tight end in Sunday's game against the Panthers with Mark Andrews (shoulder/knee) active after sitting out Baltimore's most recent game Week 9 against New Orleans, Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

While Andrews was out of the lineup Week 9, Likely started and played a career-high 75 percent of the Ravens' snaps, finishing with a 24-yard touchdown catch among his five targets. Even though Andrews has operated as the Ravens' clear top tight end when available, Likely's skills as a pass catcher and the underwhelming state of Baltimore's wideout corps should still allow him to see a good amount of field time Sunday. In the seven games this season that Andrews has finished, Likely has seen snap shares between 10 and 45 percent while averaging 2.6 targets per contest.

Firkser (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's matchup against Chicago, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

Firkser appeared in the team's first five games, totaling three receptions on four targets for 39 yards. However, he's fallen to the bottom of Atlanta's depth chart and hasn't seen game action since Week 5.

Jordan (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Commanders, Brooks Kubena of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Jordan is now in line to miss his second consecutive contest due to a coach's decision. In his absence, Jordan Akins, O.J. Howard and Teagan Quitoriano are slated to handle Houston's tight end duties Sunday versus Washington.

Kolar (coach's decision) is inactive Sunday against the Panthers, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.

Kolar will have to wait at least one more week to make his NFL debut. The rookie was activated from IR on Nov. 8, but head coach John Harbaugh is still working to ramp up the tight end's activity in practice before he plays in a game.

Ricci (neck) is inactive Sunday against the Ravens.

Ricci was able to log a full practice Thursday, so his inability to suit up this weekend is a bit of a surprise. He'll work to return Week 12 against the Broncos.

Njoku (ankle) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Bills.

Njoku -- who last suited up in Week 7 -- is thus slated to rejoin the mix after missing the Browns' last two contests. Assuming no in-game setbacks, he should reclaim his key role in Cleveland's passing game, which has resulted in a 34/418/1 stat line (on 42 targets) through his first seven outings. Also available to log added TE snaps Sunday should Njoku be limited at all in his return are Harrison Bryant and Pharaoh Brown, but when healthy Njoku is the team's clear-cut top pass-catching option at his position.

Yeboah (calf) is inactive Sunday against the Patriots.

Yeboah has largely been a practice squad player for the Jets this season, and when active, has seen most of his work on special teams. That won't be the case this Sunday following a late addition to the injury report, which leaves Tyler Conklin and C.J. Uzomah as the primary tight ends for New York. Jeremy Ruckert is also on hand, and rookie is a prime candidate to see some of Yeboah's special teams snaps.

Andrews (shoulder/knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Panthers.

After sitting out the Ravens' Week 9 win over the Saints, Andrews erased most of the concern about his health coming out of a bye week by practicing on a limited basis Wednesday and Thursday and then upgrading to full activity Friday. The Ravens still elected to give Andrews a designation heading into the weekend, but neither the knee nor the shoulder issue will keep him off the field. Andrews is expected to step back into his typical high-snap role as the Ravens' clear top tight end, and he should be quarterback Lamar Jackson's undisputed No. 1 target while both Rashod Bateman (foot) and J.K. Dobbins (knee) reside on injured reserve.

Andrews, who is officially listed as questionable due to knee and shoulder injuries, is expected to play Sunday against the Panthers, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports.

Andrews sat out the Ravens' Week 9 win over the Saints due to the knee and shoulder injuries, marking his first missed game of his five-year career because of injury, but it appears he benefitted from the team's Week 10 bye and is expected to suit up again in Week 11 after logging a full practice Friday. The talented tight end leads the team in catches (42), receiving yards (488) and touchdown receptions (five), so his potential return would be a welcome sight for Lamar Jackson, who's expected to play despite an illness. Despite the optimistic report, fantasy managers are still encouraged to confirm Andrews' status ahead of Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff before locking him into lineups.