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Burks (illness) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's contest in Philadelphia, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

After sitting out Thursday's practice due to an illness, Burks managed to log every rep Friday, paving the way for him to be available this weekend. He could find the going tough, though, against an Eagles defense that has allowed the second-lowest YPT (6.9) and catch rate (57.4 percent) to opposing wide receivers this season.

Gallup (illness) is expected to play in Sunday's game against the Colts, though he's officially listed as questionable, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

Coach Mike McCarthy said as much Friday morning, and Gallup's return to a limited practice after missing two days supports the notion he's on track to play. He had a season-high 63 yards in last week's win over the Giants, perhaps portending a strong finish to the season as he puts more distance between himself and last year's ACL tear. On the other hand, Gallup gets a tough matchup this week against a Colts defense that's allowed the fewest fantasy points to wide receivers behind a strong CB group led by Stephon Gilmore. The Cowboys and Colts play on Sunday Night Football, which means inactives will be available around 7:00 p.m. ET.

Cooks (calf) has been ruled out for Sunday's contest versus the Browns.

Cooks had an interesting week of prep, sitting out Wednesday's session for purposes of rest before being listed as limited Thursday due to a calf injury. The health concern didn't allow him to practice at all Friday and now will force his second absence of the season. With Cooks sidelined, the Texans will turn to Nico Collins, Chris Moore, Phillip Dorsett and potentially Amari Rodgers or one of the four wide receivers on the team's practice squad to man the position Sunday.

Pascal (groin) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Titans.

Quez Watkins has taken more of the snaps in recent weeks after rotating with Pascal for much of the season, and given Watkins' recent surge in production it's possible that continues Sunday against the Titans even after Pascal managed a full practice Friday and was cleared for the game.

Williams (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Williams, who was inactive for the Chargers' Week 12 win over the Cardinals, is thus slated to miss his second straight game. In his continued absence, DeAndre Carter and Joshua Palmer are in line to see expanded pass-catching roles versus Las Vegas alongside Keenan Allen. Williams will now target a potential return to action in Week 14 against the Dolphins.

Smith (groin) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Titans.

Smith upgraded to full participation Friday after back-to-back limited practices. He's seen eight or more targets in three straight games and is only seven behind A.J. Brown for the team lead this season (86-79), but Brown has a much larger share of the deep passes and red-zone looks, while Smith has gotten far more of his targets near the line of scrimmage than he did last season. In any case, both get a decent matchup this week, as Brown's former team has given up the third most PPR points to wide receivers despite playing solid defense on the whole.

Samuel (quadriceps) returned to practice Friday, though he was late to join his teammates, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports.

Meanwhile, OT Trent Williams left practice early with an apparent back injury, giving the Niners another shaky situation heading into their matchup with Miami at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday. Samuel's return to practice after missing Friday hints at a questionable designation, but we won't know for sure until the Niners finish practice and release their final injury report.

Shaheed (back) was a limited practice participant Friday.

Back-to-back limited practices suggest Shaheed is on track to play, though it's still possible he gets a game designation when the Saints release their final injury report Friday for Monday's game in Tampa Bay. The undrafted rookie out of Weber State made some big plays on limited snaps in October and then played 48 and 53 percent of snaps the past two weeks. After catching two of three targets for 53 yards in a shutout loss to San Francisco last week, Shaheed could get another look Monday night as the Saints' No. 3 receiver, with the other options being Kevin White (illness), Tre'Quan Smith and Marquez Callaway.

Coach Nathaniel Hackett said Friday that Jeudy (ankle) will be a game-time decision for Sunday's contest at Baltimore, George Stoia III of The Denver Gazette reports.

As of Thursday, Jeudy had yet to practice since hurting his left ankle back in Week 10, which has sidelined him the past two weeks. Still, the Broncos are listing the third-year pro as questionable to play Week 13, per Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com. The top of Denver's receiving corps is in flux at the moment, with Courtland Sutton dealing with a stomach bug and KJ Hamler suffering a setback with his hamstring issue this week. The release of the team's inactives about 90 minutes before Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff will clarify who among Sutton and Jeudy is available to the offense, but for now Kendall Hinton, Montrell Washington and Jalen Virgil are the current healthy options on the active roster.

McCutcheon (shoulder) has been ruled out for Sunday's matchup against the Seahawks, according to head coach Sean McVay, Cameron DaSilva of USA Today reports.

McCutcheon suffered the shoulder injury during the Rams' Week 12 loss to the Chiefs and was unable to practice during Week 13 prep, so it's not surprising to see the reserve wideout ruled out. With Cooper Kupp (ankle) and Allen Robinson (foot) on IR, McCutcheon saw season highs in offensive snaps (26) and targets (four) against the Chiefs. In his absence, Tutu Atwell and Brandon Powell figure to be candidates for increased opportunities behind Van Jefferson and Ben Skowronek, though the Rams' passing attack will likely continue to suffer without Matthew Stafford (concussion).