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Moore (foot) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.

Thursday's injury report will reveal whether Moore approaches Saturday's game against the Titans with an injury designation or if he's cleared to play. If available this weekend, Moore should continue to see his share of looks in Week 16 alongside Brandin Cooks (calf), who appears on track to put an end to a three-game absence after he practiced fully Wednesday. Meanwhile, fellow starting wideout Nico Collins (foot) missed another practice Wednesday and looks to be trending toward missing his third straight contest.

Higgins (hamstring) was a full practice participant Wednesday, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.

Listed as a limited participant the day before, Higgins now appears locked in for Saturday's game in New England, though his hamstring injury has already caused a few anxious moments for fantasy managers this month. He played 80 percent of offensive snaps in this past Sunday's 34-23 win over Tampa Bay, catching five of eight targets for 33 yards and a touchdown.

Dortch was a limited participant at Wednesday's practice due to a knee issue, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

Since sitting out Week 12 with a thumb injury, Dortch used the Cardinals' Week 13 bye to get healthy, but his usage has sunk to little more than special-teams work over the last two games. As such, his 10 targets from Week 11 appear to be an aberration, as his 10 offensive snaps from the past two outings haven't yielded any looks in the passing game. If he's able to suit up and eventually get some plays on offense Sunday against the Buccaneers, any passes that come to Dortch will be from Trace McSorley, who is getting the start under center with Kyler Murray on injured reserve due to a torn ACL and with Colt McCoy unavailable due to a concussion.

Davis (concussion) doesn't have an injury designation for Thursday's game against the Jaguars, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Davis apparently has cleared the NFL's five-step concussion protocol after the Jets listed him as a full participant for walk-through practices Tuesday and Wednesday. He didn't have a chance to actually practice with the Jets on a short week, but he should see plenty of snaps nonetheless with backup wideouts Denzel Mims (concussion) and Jeff Smith (knee) both ruled out.

Cooks (calf) was a full practice participant Wednesday.

He's thus on track to play for the first time since Week 12 when the Texans face the Titans on Saturday. Cooks could jump right back in as the top target for Davis Mills, especially with Nico Collins (foot) missing another practice Wednesday and Phillip Dorsett coming off a zero-catch, one-target showing on 54 snaps in Sunday's loss to the Chiefs. Chris Moore (foot) has emerged as the top target of late, getting more snaps on the perimeter the past three weeks after being largely slot-based for most of the season.

Brown (foot) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.

One day removed from being listed as limited on the Cowboys' first Week 16 injury report due to a foot issue, Brown maintained that activity level Wednesday. He'll have one more chance to get back to full participation Thursday, at which point the team may clarify his availability ahead of Saturday's showdown with the Eagles. Brown has put together two straight productive outings, amounting to 10 catches (on 15 targets) for 134 yards and two touchdowns.

Cracraft (calf) didn't practice Wednesday, Daniel Oyefusi of the Miami Herald reports.

Cracraft has missed back-to-back games due to a calf injury and is trending toward a third straight absence. However, he'll have two more opportunities to practice before the team needs to make a decision on his status for Miami's Christmas Day matchup against Green Bay.

Cooper (rest/hip) didn't practice Wednesday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Cooper also managed the hip issue ahead of last Saturday's game against the Ravens before suiting up and playing 46 snaps in the Browns' 13-3 win. Though he's gone down as a non-participant on the Browns' first two Week 16 practice reports, the fact that he's being listed as out due to rest in addition to the knee issue suggests that he'll likely be ready to play this Saturday versus the Saints.

Olave (hamstring) was held out of practice Wednesday.

Olave has yet to practice this week as he tends to a hamstring issue, giving him just one more opportunity to get in some on-field work before the Saints file their final Week 16 injury report Thursday. Fellow wide receiver Jarvis Landry made a sudden appearance on Wednesday's report as a non-participant due to an ankle concern, so the position group will be one to monitor as Saturday's game at Cleveland approaches.

Pascal (concussion) didn't practice Wednesday.

Pascal has now opened Week 16 prep with two straight absences due to the concussion he sustained this past weekend in Chicago. He'll likely need to return to the field as a limited participant at the Eagles' final practice session of the week Thursday to have a legitimate chance at clearing the NFL's five-step concussion before Saturday's game in Dallas.