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Hill tallied nine rushes for 52 yards and reeled in his only target for eight yards during Sunday's 27-20 win over the Rams. He also completed one of three passes for 14 yards.

Hill returned to form coming off his two least productive outings of the season. After totaling just two touches for seven yards since Week 8, the 32-year-old finished with a team high in rushing yards ahead of running back Alvin Kamara in Week 11. Hill also secured his fifth catch of the season as quarterback Andy Dalton, whose starting job has come under much scrutiny recently, went 21-for-25 passing for 260 yards and three touchdowns against the Rams. The versatile Hill looked to pass on exactly one-quarter of 16 snaps out of the shotgun, though he was sacked on just his second dropback of the first quarter. Hill's production should continue to benefit if the Saints can stack up another solid offensive performance against the 49ers in Week 12.

Andrews (shoulder/knee) brought in six of eight targets for 63 yards in the Ravens' 13-3 win over the Panthers on Sunday.

The veteran tight end returned from a one-game absence and finished second in receptions, receiving yards and targets on the afternoon for the Ravens. Andrews now has at least Sunday's reception and yardage totals in three of his past four injury-shortened games, sending him into a Week 12 road matchup against the Jaguars with some momentum.

Thomas caught five passes for 65 yards on six targets against Houston on Sunday.

The Texans corners seemed to get the better of the Washington receivers, with Curtis Samuel and Jahan Dotson combining for just two catches for 23 yards on four targets, and Thomas stepped up accordingly as the defense left him open. It's arguably Thomas' best game of the year so far, so hopefully he can avoid injuries and keep building on his momentum as Washington takes on Atlanta in Week 12.

Kmet caught three of four targets for 35 yards in Sunday's 27-24 loss to Atlanta.

Kmet's first target resulted in one of the catches of the year, as he made a spectacular one-handed grab through contact for a 24-yard gain. The tight end didn't make much of an impact the rest of the way, though, as the Bears finished with 41 runs and just 21 passes. Kmet failed to find the end zone after scoring five touchdowns over his previous three games, but he'll look to start a new touchdown streak when the Bears take on the Jets in Week 12.

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.