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Boyd caught three of his five targets for 56 yards in Sunday's 24-18 win over the Bills.

Boyd finished in a tie for fourth on Joe Burrow's target rankings Sunday, but he managed to rip one of his three receptions for 32 yards to finish second behind Tee Higgins for total yardage. The 56 yards also represents a new single-game high for the 29-year-old through eight games this season. Boyd appears to be heating up alongside Burrow after scoring a touchdowns in consecutive games leading up to Sunday's solid effort. The veteran slot man's fantasy stock is pointing upwards heading into a Week 10 matchup against the Texans next Sunday.

Higgins caught eight of nine targets for 110 yards in Sunday's 24-18 win over the Bills.

Higgins finished as the Bengals' leading receiver while also recording his first game with 100 or more receiving yards this season. The 24-year-old experienced a steep drop in production this year, but a large part of that was tied to Joe Burrow's early-season struggles from a calf injury out of camp. Now that his quarterback has returned to form in recent weeks, we have seen Higgins follow suit with 13 receptions for 179 yards in his last two contests. A third consecutive strong outing against the Texans next Sunday would help restore some of the luster that was lost from Higgins' star earlier this season.

Shakir brought in all four targets for 57 yards and returned one kickoff for 27 yards in the Bills' 24-18 loss to the Bengals on Sunday night.

Shakir finished third on Buffalo in receiving yards on the night and tied James Cook for the same slotting in receptions and targets, making it a solid encore to his career-best 6-92 line in the Week 8 win over the Buccaneers. Shakir notably had a much bigger role in the air attack Sunday than No. 2 receiver Gabe Davis, who didn't gather in either of his two targets. Nevertheless, Shakir figures to remain in the No. 3 role, at least on the depth chart, in a Week 10 Monday night home matchup against the Broncos on Nov. 13.

Chase caught four of eight targets for 41 yards in Sunday's 24-18 win over the Bills.

Chase took a back seat to Tee Higgins (8-110-0), who finished as the Bengals' leading receiver Sunday. The usual No. 1 option also ceded a pair of touchdowns in the red zone to tight ends Drew Sample and Irv Smith Jr., resulting in a down performance by the wideout's lofty standards. Chase was coming off of a massive three-game stretch in which he produced 31 receptions, 372 yards and four touchdowns for fantasy owners, which helps soften the blow of Sunday's underwhelming line. In positive news, Joe Burrow continues to excel as his health returns, putting Chase in a prime position to bounce back against the Texans next Sunday.

Diggs brought in six of seven targets for 86 yards and a touchdown in the Bills' 24-18 loss to the Bengals on Sunday night. He also caught a two-point conversion pass.

Diggs led the team in receiving yards and also gave the Bills a glimmer of hope with a 17-yard touchdown grab with 3:32 remaining and subsequent two-point conversion catch. The perennial Pro Bowler has a solid 21-214-2 line on 31 targets in the three contests since his four-game streak of 100-yard efforts was snapped, and he'll draw a potentially favorable matchup against the Broncos in a Week 10 Monday night home battle on Nov. 13.

Beckham recorded five receptions on seven targets for 56 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 37-3 win over Seattle.

Beckham was targeted seven times in the game, matching his season high. As has been the case, he worked primarily in short areas of the field, as his longest catch went for only 15 yards. The Ravens were seemingly hunting for a touchdown for Beckham, as he scored the final touchdown of the game -- which was delivered by Tyler Huntley rather than Lamar Jackson -- for his first score of the season. Before Sunday's performance, Beckham had failed to 50 receiving yards in a game.

Powell recorded two catches on three targets for 15 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-28 win over the Falcons.

Powell made little impact on the game until 22 seconds remained, when he found the end zone from six yards away to score what proved to be the game-winning touchdown. Making the moment even more impressive was that he was battling through cramps at the time, according to Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Despite the clutch score, Powell's overall involvement in the offense remains limited, as he's failed to top 45 yards in four of five games with Justin Jefferson (hamstring) sidelined. However, he could have a larger role in Week 10 if Justin Jefferson isn't activated from injured reserve and K.J. Osborn (concussion) isn't able to play.

Smith-Njigba recorded six receptions on seven targets for 63 yards in Sunday's 37-3 loss to Baltimore.

The majority of Smith-Njigba's production came with the game out of reach, though he now has at least 60 receiving yards in two of his last three contests to go along with two scores. The highlight of his performance Sunday came on a 35-yard catch deep down the right sideline on the first play of the fourth quarter. Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf will almost certainly be the top pass catchers in the Seattle offense moving forward, but Smith-Njigba is showing signs of a breakout with his recent performances.

Robinson (knee) had four receptions on five targets for 35 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 30-6 loss to the Raiders.

Robinson overcame the knee injury that limited him in practice this week in order to suit up and become the beneficiary of a garbage-time touchdown from replacement starter Tommy DeVito. They all count the same on the stat sheet, resulting in the second-year wideout's first touchdown in seven active games this season. Robinson's 27-198-1 line is nearly identical to what he produced over six games in his injury-shortened rookie campaign last year, with neither pace creating any sort of buzz in fantasy circles. The Giants' uncertain quarterback situation following Daniel Jones' (knee) injury only magnifies the risk that comes with starting Robinson in a road matchup against the Cowboys next Sunday.

Smith caught all three of his targets for 51 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 28-23 win over the Cowboys.

The wideout saw a season-low target volume against a tough Dallas secondary, but Smith was still able to make an impact, hauling in a 29-yard TD strike from Jalen Hurts on Philly's first possession of the second half to give the team a lead it didn't relinquish. Heading into the Eagles' bye, Smith is on pace to top 1,000 receiving yards for the second time in his career and has four touchdowns in nine games, but he'll face another stingy group of defenders in a Week 11 Super Bowl rematch against Kansas City.