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Puka Nacua WR | LAR
Rams' Puka Nacua: Dealing with cramps
Nacua exited Sunday's game against the Browns due to cramps, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
At the time Nacua left in the second quarter, he had a 70-yard touchdown among his three catches for 85 yards. As long as he's sidelined, the Rams' available wide receivers will be Cooper Kupp, Tutu Atwell, Demarcus Robinson, Ben Skowronek and Austin Trammell.
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Nico Collins WR | HOU
Texans' Nico Collins: Huge effort against Broncos
Collins recorded nine receptions on 12 targets for 191 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 22-17 win over the Broncos.
Collins saw a season-high 12 targets and took over as the Texans' clear top pass catcher after Tank Dell (leg) went down with a reported season-ending injury in the first quarter. Collins went on to deliver several explosive plays, highlighted by catches of 59 and 52 yards, and he tacked on another reception for 39 yards. He capped off his performance with a three-yard touchdown to give Houston a 12-point lead early in the fourth quarter. Collins has now topped 100 yards in consecutive games and has at least seven receptions in three straight contests. Though it comes through unfortunate circumstances, he'll now be the top producer in Houston's air attack for the rest of the season.
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Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | DET
Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown: Finds end zone on quiet afternoon
St. Brown brought in two of six targets for 49 yards and a touchdown in the Lions' 33-28 win over the Saints on Sunday.
The star receiver took a rare back seat to rookie Sam LaPorta on the afternoon, with the latter pacing the Lions' air attack with a career-best 9-140-1 line. St. Brown was able to salvage his otherwise quiet day with a 25-yard touchdown grab over the middle just before the midway point of the fourth quarter, but he finished with season lows in receptions, receiving yards and targets. St. Brown, who'd posted no fewer than six receptions or 77 yards in any game since Week 4 prior to Sunday, will look to bet back on track at the expense of the Bears on the road in Week 14.
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Chris Olave WR | NO
Saints' Chris Olave: Clears century mark in loss
Olave brought in five of eight targets for 119 yards in the Saints' 33-28 loss to the Lions on Sunday.
Olave was able to make an accelerated recovery from the concussion that forced an early Week 12 exit, and he finished with a team-high yardage total by a wide margin while tying for the lead in targets as well. The speedster didn't seem to show any ill effects from the head injury, and he's now recorded at least 94 receiving yards in three straight games while eclipsing the 100-yard mark in back-to-back contests for the first time on the campaign. Olave will next do battle against the Panthers' typically stingy pass defense in a Week 14 divisional clash.
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Garrett Wilson WR | NYJ
Jets' Garrett Wilson: Modest numbers against Falcons
Wilson caught three of seven targets for 50 yards in Sunday's 13-8 loss to the Falcons.
After being targeted only once in the first half, Wilson came alive on the Jets' first possession of the third quarter, starting the second half with a 31-yard catch before adding a nine-yard reception to convert a fourth down. He had a 22-yard toe-tapping catch along the sideline overturned on a challenge later on the same drive, so the Jets had to settle for a field goal to cut Atlanta's lead to 10-8. Wilson didn't add another catch the rest of the way, nor did the Jets score again, as a change in quarterback from Tim Boyle to Trevor Siemian in the fourth quarter proved futile. Regardless of which quarterback the Jets tab to start in Week 14 against the Texans, Wilson's potential will remain held back by poor play under center with Aaron Rodgers (Achilles) still recovering.
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Quentin Johnston WR | LAC
Chargers' Quentin Johnston: Solid outing despite bad weather
Johnston caught five of his seven targets for 52 yards in the 6-0 win over the Patriots on Sunday.
It's a low benchmark, but after struggling for most of the season, Sunday's outing was easily the best of the rookie's career, especially given the sloppy conditions. Keenan Allen predictably led the team in targets (nine), but it was encouraging to see Johnston get involved to the extent that he did, as no other wide receiver saw more than three targets on the afternoon. It's too early to say the 22-year-old has turned the corner, but given the Chargers' desperate need for a second reliable pass catcher, Johnston will be afforded every opportunity to overcome his rookie woes.
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DeVante Parker WR | PHI
Patriots' DeVante Parker: Best game of season in shutout loss
Parker caught four of nine targets for 64 yards in Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Chargers.
With fellow wide receiver Demario Douglas (concussion) sidelined, Parker worked as the top target for new starting quarterback Bailey Zappe. Parker led the team in targets and receiving yards while accounting for nearly half of Zappe's 141 passing yards. The veteran wideout just missed getting his feet down along the sideline on a deep ball on New England's final drive, but Parker still finished with his highest yardage total of the season. Parker should remain featured in New England's low-octane passing game Thursday against the Steelers.
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Keenan Allen WR | IND
Chargers' Keenan Allen: Paces passing attack once again
Allen caught five of his nine targets for 58 yards in the 6-0 win over the Patriots on Sunday.
Allen didn't seem to show any lingering issues from the quadriceps injury that kept him out of practice Wednesday and Thursday, but the rainy and slippery conditions also seemed to dampen Los Angeles' offense overall. With five games still to go, the 11-year veteran should easily surpass his career high in receptions (106) and could also be poised to set career-high marks in receiving yards (1,393), touchdowns (eight) and targets (159).
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Tyreek Hill WR | MIA
Dolphins' Tyreek Hill: Another standout effort Sunday
Hill secured five of seven targets for 157 yards and two touchdowns in the Dolphins' 45-15 win over the Commanders on Sunday. He also netted minus-4 yards on two rush attempts.
The Dolphins already had a 31-7 lead by halftime, so Hill had a chance for some time off late in the contest. However, as he's demonstrated countless times, he didn't need a particularly robust target volume to do plenty of damage, striking from 78 and 60 yards away for touchdown receptions in the first and second quarter, respectively. Hill's yardage total comfortably paced Miami on the afternoon, while he drew even with Jaylen Waddle for the team lead in receptions. Hill is now seven catches away from reaching the 100-reception mark for the third straight season, and he's up to 1,481 receiving yards through 12 games, leaving him well within reach of his stated goal of 2,000. Hill's next opportunity to build on those totals comes in a Week 14 Monday night home matchup against a vulnerable Titans secondary.
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Tank Dell WR | HOU
Texans' Tank Dell: Fractures fibula, out for 2023
Dell was diagnosed with a fractured left fibula after exiting Sunday's 22-17 win over the Broncos with what the Texans listed as an ankle injury, league sources tell Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston. The wideout is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans will likely provide further details on Dell's injury after the game, but the rookie third-round pick out of Houston looks set to sit out the rest of the 2023 campaign after X-rays revealed structural damage to his left leg. Dell -- who had been listed as questionable heading into the day with a calf injury -- didn't draw any targets before exiting late in the first quarter, when he got tangled up in the scrum during Dameon Pierce's three-yard touchdown run. After he recorded 47 catches for 709 yards and a franchise rookie record seven touchdowns on 75 targets through the first 11 games of his career, Dell will be a big missing piece in the Houston passing attack in the weeks to come, and his absence should open up extra snaps for Robert Woods, Noah Brown and John Metchie alongside No. 1 wideout Nico Collins.