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Johnson caught his lone target for 64 yards during Thursday's 24-16 win over the Cowboys.

Johnson took advantage of the Cowboys' lapse in the secondary, with the second-year wideout on the receiving end of a deep ball from Jalon Daniels that the former turned into a 64-yard catch that led to a one-yard touchdown run by Bucky Irving three plays later. It was Johnson's second catch of 40-plus yards this season and third since entering the league in 2025 as a seventh-round draft pick. It's hard to rely on consistent production from the Bucs' pass catchers while Daniels is under center instead of Baker Mayfield (thumb), though Johnson is capable of having occasional big plays.

Brown (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

An ankle injury will cause Brown to miss a third consecutive game, and his next chance to play is Week 6 against the Panthers on Sunday, Oct. 18. DeVonta Smith (hamstring) has already been ruled out, so Philadelphia's top wideouts against Jacksonville will be Dontayvion Wicks, rookie Makai Lemon and Darius Cooper, with Elijah Moore and Britain Covey also providing depth at the position.

Thompson (quadriceps) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Broncos.

Thompson opened Week 5 prep with a limited practice Wednesday, but he followed that up with back-to-back DNPs and will miss a third consecutive game due to a quadriceps injury. Quentin Johnston (chest) has also been ruled out, and with Ladd McConkey (foot) listed as questionable, the Chargers will lean more heavily on Tre' Harris, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Derius Davis at wide receiver.

Wallace (knee) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Jets, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.

Wallace has not practiced since sustaining a knee injury in the Browns' Week 3 win over the Panthers. The wide receiver will now miss consecutive games due to the issue, again leaving Malachi Corley as the No. 5 option for the Browns' offense.

The Broncos signed Humphrey off the practice squad to the active roster Friday.

It'll be Humphrey's third stint on the Broncos' 53-man roster this season, and it comes after the team placed Pat Bryant (ankle) on injured reserve. Humphrey's lone appearance in the regular season was in Week 2 against the Jaguars, when he failed to haul in his lone target while playing only three offensive snaps. He'll operate in a depth role at wide receiver behind Jaylen Waddle, Courtland Sutton, Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims.

McLaurin (hamstring), who is officially questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants, will be a game-time decision, as Jeremy Fowler of ESPN highlighted Friday in a Week 5 injury update on SportsCenter.

McLaurin returned to a limited practice Friday, and he was given a tag of questionable heading into the weekend. The star wideout didn't play last Sunday against Indianapolis in London, but Fowler relays that the Commanders "are hoping to have" him available in Week 5. Stefon Diggs (hamstring) has already been ruled for Sunday, so getting McLaurin back on the field would be a big boost to Washington's passing game, which is slated to be led by Jayden Daniels for the first time since Week 2.

Dulin (hamstring) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Steelers.

Dulin likely sustained his hamstring injury in the Colts' Week 4 win over the Commanders. The wide receiver has not practiced since appearing on Wednesday's injury report with the issue and will likely need to miss some time. Deion Burks is set to be the No. 4 option at wide receiver in Dulin's absence.

Thornton (hamstring) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Patriots, Paul Gutierrez of Raiders.com reports.

Thornton was a full participant in all three Week 5 prep practices but will not be activated from IR for Sunday's contest. The wide receiver was designated to return to practice Wednesday and the Raiders likely deemed the 23-year-old to not be adjusted to NFL physicality enough to return to the field the same week.

Moore (shoulder) remained a non-participant in Friday's practice for the Bills.

With back-to-back absences, Moore isn't looking great for Sunday's game at the Rams, though he'll still have one more chance Saturday to practice. If he doesn't end up playing, Keon Coleman and Joshua Palmer will be the top candidates to replace Moore's snaps, with slot receiver Khalil Shakir and tight end Dalton Kincaid potentially helping to pick up the slack in terms of target volume.

Adonai Mitchell (finger) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Browns, so Williams should serve as the Jets' WR2 behind Garrett Wilson for a third consecutive week.

It'll be the third game in a row that Mitchell will miss while recovering from a finger injury, and the severity around his health concern is not clear according to Rich Cimini of ESPN.com. Williams has only three catches (on five targets) over his last two games without Mitchell, but the former hauled in two of three targets for 73 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown pass from Geno Smith, in Week 4 against the Bears.