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Beckham caught five of seven targets for 49 yards in Sunday's win over the Lions.

Sunday was Beckham's best game as a Raven thus far. He set season highs in targets, catches and yardage while playing 56 percent of the snaps. Beckham has yet to find the end zone as a Raven, but he seems to be trending in the right direction overall after Sunday's solid outing. The Ravens face a Cardinals defense that has been less-than-stellar against the pass Week 8.

Bateman caught two of three targets for 36 yards in Sunday's win over the Lions.

Given Bateman's slow start to the season, Sunday marked significant improvement for the 2021 first-rounder. He may not have had a high target share, but Bateman was efficient with his opportunities and notched a new season high in yardage. Bateman played more snaps than Nelson Agholor, so it will be interesting to see if that's the start of a trend going forward. The Ravens take on the Cardinals in Arizona in Week 8.

Pierce had three receptions for 53 yards on three targets in Sunday's loss to Cleveland.

Pierce left last week's loss to Jacksonville with a right shoulder injury and was limited in practice all week, but he looked back to full strength Sunday. While his production was modest, it was good to see him set a season high in yardage and tie for receptions given Indy has had a meager deep passing attack. There's some hope he can build on this performance and become more of a target for quarterback Gardner Minshew.

Agholor caught his lone target for a 12-yard touchdown in Sunday's win over the Lions.

The veteran only played 37 percent of the snaps Sunday, which was fourth among Baltimore receivers as Zay Flowers, Odell Beckham and Rashod Bateman checked in as the primary options in three-wide looks. Still, Agholor made his opportunity count as he reeled in his second touchdown of the season. His snap count will be something to monitor for those rostering him in deeper formats considering Sunday marked the first time since Week 2 that he didn't earn at least a 50 percent share. Baltimore travels to Arizona to face the Cardinals in Week 8.

Dell (concussion) took part in the Texans' unofficial practice session Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. "Getting Tank back is big for us. ... He's a guy we can count on for a big play," head coach DeMeco Ryans told DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com.

While Ryans didn't officially confirm that Dell has cleared the NFL's five-step concussion protocol, the coach's comments to the media suggest that the Texans fully expect the rookie receiver to be available for Sunday's game in Carolina. Dell missed the Texans' Week 6 win over the Saints with the brain injury, but a well-timed Week 7 bye seemingly gave him added time to recover. Through his first five NFL games, Dell has compiled a 19-324-2 line on 28 targets.

The Giants signed Olszewski to their practice squad Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Just two days after being released by Pittsburgh, Olszewski has already found another opportunity with the Giants. However, barring an injury, it doesn't seem like the Giants will be pressed to elevate Olszewski any time soon.

Thornton was on the field for three of a possible 60 snaps on offense in Sunday's 29-25 win over the Bills, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

In a game in which he was out-snapped by Kendrick Bourne (56), Demario Douglas (37), DeVante Parker (35) and Jalen Reagor (25), Thornton caught his only target for two yards. While there's a chance that the speedy Thornton could make his mark as a deep threat in the coming weeks, he doesn't have a clear path to a high-volume role in the Patriots' passing attack at this stage.

Parker caught his only target for eight yards in Sunday's 29-25 win over the Bills.

Per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, Parker's 35 snaps (out of a possible 60) were a season-low mark, with part of that attributable to practice-squad elevation Jalen Reagor logging 25 snaps in the contest. In any case, following back-to-back one-catch efforts, Parker profiles as a speculative fantasy lineup option ahead of the Patriots' Week 8 game against the Dolphins, who drafted the wideout 14th overall in 2015.

Berrios secured one of two targets for seven yards during Sunday's 31-17 loss to the Eagles.

Berrios appeared to cede key No. 3 wide receiver reps to Cedrick Wilson against the Eagles, though he still made an impact on special teams with 105 kick-return yards. After a strong start to the season, Berrios has now logged two targets in three consecutive contests, making him difficult to trust even in deep fantasy formats heading into a Week 8 divisional matchup against the Patriots.

Wilson secured two of three targets for 48 yards during Sunday's 31-17 loss to the Eagles.

Wilson has been more involved on offense for Miami as of late, and he made one highlight reel downfield catch to give the passing game life late in the second quarter. The rotational wideout nearly came up with another deep ball for what would have been a clutch fourth-down conversion later in the contest, though a missed facemask penalty on James Bradberry prevented that. Wilson also had a trick play drawn up with him as the passer, though he ultimately took a sack rather than throwing downfield. In deeper fantasy formats, savvy managers may want to monitor whether Wilson's involvement continues to grow when the Dolphins take on the Patriots in Week 8.