NFL Player News
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Gabe Davis WR | BUF
Bills' Gabe Davis: One catch in Week 12 loss
Davis caught one of two targets for 22 yards in Thursday's 23-19 loss to the Texans.
Davis' 55 percent snap share was second among Buffalo's wide receivers behind Khalil Shakir's 67 percent, while Keon Coleman (coach's decision) was scratched for a second consecutive game. Davis is slated to revert back to the Bills' practice squad, but given his prominent role Thursday, it wouldn't be surprising to see him get another chance to play in Week 13 at Pittsburgh. He can be elevated from the practice squad a third time, having already been elevated twice, but the Bills would have to add Davis to the active roster after that for him to keep playing.
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Tyrell Shavers WR | BUF
Bills' Tyrell Shavers: No targets Thursday
Shavers wasn't targeted in Thursday's 23-19 loss to the Texans.
Shavers played 39 percent of snaps on offense, which was the lowest share among Buffalo's five active wide receivers Thursday. That group didn't include Keon Coleman (coach's decision) for a second consecutive game. Shavers has flashed some big-play ability, but his floor remains low as a depth piece in a Bills offense that has found more success on the ground than through the air lately.
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Josh Palmer WR | BUF
Bills' Joshua Palmer: Two catches in Thursday's loss
Palmer caught two of four targets for 21 yards in Thursday's 23-19 loss to the Texans.
Palmer played exactly half of Buffalo's 66 snaps on offense, behind Khalil Shakir (67 percent) and Gabe Davis (55 percent) but ahead of Elijah Moore (41 percent) and Tyrell Shavers (39 percent) while Keon Coleman (coach's decision) was inactive for a second consecutive game. Palmer and Shakir linked up for a drive-extending lateral to convert fourth-and-27 on Buffalo's final possession, as Palmer caught an 11-yard pass and found Shakir in-stride behind him for an additional 33-yard gain. Josh Allen was picked off four plays later as the Bills dropped to 7-4 ahead of a Week 13 trip to Pittsburgh.
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Jaylin Noel WR | HOU
Texans' Jaylin Noel: Minimal role on offense
Noel caught one of two targets for four yards, logged one carry for five yards and returned four kickoffs for 96 yards in Thursday's 23-16 win over the Bills in Week 12.
One of Noel's two targets came in the red zone, and the rookie recorded his fourth carry of the season. After a mid-season spike in activity, he's had two or fewer targets in three of the last four contests. Noel's greatest weekly contributions have come on special teams, where he's settled in as the Texans' primary returner of both punts and kickoffs.
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Xavier Hutchinson WR | HOU
Texans' Xavier Hutchinson: Gets one touch in win
Hutchinson did not record a target and had one carry for nine yards in Thursday's 23-16 win over Buffalo in Week 12.
Hutchinson was on the field for a season-low 21 snaps with his only contribution being a red-zone carry. The play started as an end-around on which it looked like he was going to throw the ball but ended up being a nine-yard scramble. This was the second time in three weeks that Hutchinson did not generate a target, but things could change Week 13 if starting quarterback C.J. Stroud (concussion) returns.
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Jayden Higgins WR | HOU
Texans' Jayden Higgins: Records fourth TD in win
Higgins brought in four of nine targets for 38 yards and a touchdown in the Texans' 23-19 win over the Bills on Thursday night.
The rookie wideout led the team in targets while checking in second in receptions, as he continued to display plenty of chemistry with fill-in signal-caller Davis Mills. The rookie second-round pick added his fourth career touchdown grab -- including his second in the three games Mills has started -- on an eight-yard catch just before halftime. Higgins has at least four receptions in three straight contests, but he'll likely return to working with C.J. Stroud (concussion) as his quarterback in a Week 13 road matchup against the Colts on Sunday, Nov. 30.
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Christian Kirk WR | HOU
Texans' Christian Kirk: Records TD in Week 12 win
Kirk brought in five of six targets for 54 yards and a touchdown in the Texans' 23-19 win over the Bills on Thursday night.
Kirk recorded a team-high catch total while finishing second in receiving yards and targets. The veteran also posted a team-high 33-yard reception, and he recorded his first touchdown of the season on a two-yard grab late in the first half. Kirk has battled injury and game-to-game volatility with regards to his production in 2025, but he figures to remain busy in a Week 13 road matchup against the Colts during which he should be catching passes from C.J. Stroud (concussion).
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Khalil Shakir WR | BUF
Bills' Khalil Shakir: Eclipses century mark in loss
Shakir secured eight of 10 targets for 110 yards in the Bills' 23-19 loss to the Texans on Thursday night. He also lost a fumble and returned four punts for 15 yards.
Shakir led the Bills across the board in receptions, receiving yards and targets, although a significant chunk of his yardage came on a hook-and-lateral play late in the fourth quarter in which he netted 33 yards after getting the ball from Joshua Palmer. Shakir also had a concussion check in the first half, per Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com, but he was cleared to return shortly thereafter. The veteran wideout's totals were all season-high figures as well, affording Shakir some momentum heading into a Week 13 road matchup against the Steelers on Sunday, Nov. 30.
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Nico Collins WR | HOU
Texans' Nico Collins: Held in check after halftime
Collins brought in all three targets for 55 yards in the Texans' 23-19 win over the Bills on Thursday night.
Collins finished as the team leader in yardage on the night, but all of it came on his three first-half catches. The talented wideout was part of the collateral damage of a modest passing night on the part of Davis Mills, who completed only 53.3 percent of his passes for 153 yards and averaged 5.1 yards per attempt. Collins was coming off a two-game heater while working with Mills -- one where he posted a 16-128-1 line on 25 targets -- so Thursday's downturn was particularly noteworthy. Collins now is slated to return to working with C.J. Stroud when the Texans return to action in a Week 13 road divisional clash against the Colts on Sunday, Nov. 30, as the latter should be cleared from his concussion by that point.
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Jamari Thrash WR | CLE
Browns' Jamari Thrash: Dealing with foot issue
Thrash didn't practice Thursday due to a foot injury, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
The injury appears to have happened during practice, as Thrash was a healthy scratch for this past Sunday's loss to Baltimore and was a full participant in practice Wednesday. The DNP isn't a good sign for Thrash's availability Sunday versus Las Vegas, though the second-year wideout would improve his chances of playing if he practices in some capacity Friday. Even if he does play Sunday, Thrash's place in the pecking order is unclear following his healthy inactive status last Sunday.