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Smith (knee) has been cleared from the injury report for Sunday's game against the Packers.

Smith was listed with the same injury last week, but it didn't stop him from suiting up and catching six of nine targets for 78 yards in a win over the Colts. He was then limited in practice this Thursday, while A.J. Brown sat out due to an illness, but both have been cleared to face the Packers this weekend.

Brown (illness) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Packers.

Brown returned to practice Friday as a full participant after being limited Thursday, but he admitted afterward that he was still feeling somewhat sick. While the illness might have some affect on his stamina and/or workload, Brown is cleared to play and belongs in most fantasy lineups this week.

Robinson (hip) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

After sitting out practice Thursday, Robinson logged a full session Friday, which has him trending in the right direction ahead of this weekend's contest. That said, the wideout's injury designation makes his status worth confirming in advance of Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff. Along with Robinson, fellow pass catchers Isaiah Likely (ankle) and Devin Duvernay (hamstring) were also added to the injury report and are listed as questionable after practicing on a limited basis Friday. Robinson is coming off his best game of the season in the Ravens' win over the Panthers last Sunday, when he recorded nine receptions for 128 yards.

The Ravens list Duvernay as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars due to a hamstring injury.

Baltimore hadn't included Duvernay on its Week 12 injury report until he showed up Friday after being limited in practice due to the hamstring issue. It's unclear if the injury was something he brought into Friday or if he suffered the injury during practice and exited early as a result. Whatever the case, the Ravens will offer more clarity on his status with the release of their inactive list 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff. Duvernay has been the Ravens' No. 1 wide receiver in name while Rashod Bateman (foot) has been sidelined with a season-ending injury for the past two games, but he's drawn two combined targets in those contests despite playing 78 percent of the snaps on offense.

Jeudy (ankle) won't play Sunday against the Panthers, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Jeudy will miss a second consecutive game after hurting his ankle early in the Broncos' Week 10 loss to the Titans. With fellow wide receiver KJ Hamler (hamstring) also ruled out for Week 12, Kendall Hinton will continue to see added opportunities opposite No. 1 wideout Courtland Sutton.

Smith-Schuster (concussion) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game against the Rams.

After sitting out the Chiefs' Week 11 win over the Chargers due to the concussion he sustained a week earlier, Smith-Schuster cleared up most of the concern about his availability for the game against the Rams by returning to practice Wednesday as a full participant. He maintained that level of activity Thursday and Friday, and his lack of a designation heading into the weekend implies that he's officially cleared the NFL's five-step concussion protocol. With Kadarius Toney (hamstring) sidelined this weekend and with Mecole Hardman (abdomen) on injured reserve, both Smith-Schuster and tight end Travis Kelce should enjoy prominent roles in the Kansas City passing attack in the matchup with the Rams.

Toney (hamstring) is listed as out Sunday against the Rams.

Toney's absence is hardly surprising considering he was unable to practice in any capacity this week after aggravating his hamstring injury against the Chargers last Sunday. The 2021 first-round pick has been limited to five appearances with the Chiefs and Giants this season. His absence Sunday will likely free up more work for Justin Watson and Skyy Moore behind the Chiefs' top two wideouts, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury said Friday that he expects Brown (foot) to play Sunday against the Chargers, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.

The Cardinals designated Brown for return from injured reserve last Wednesday and had him out on the practice field again this week. Kingsbury said Wednesday that the speedy wideout was likely to be on a pitch count in his first game back after missing more than a month with foot injury, but Brown at least sounds like he's on track to play for the first time since Week 6. The Cardinals will have until 4 p.m. ET on Saturday to officially activate Brown from IR for this weekend's game.

Williams (ankle) wasn't spotted at practice Friday, Eric Smith of the Chargers' official site reports.

Williams didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday, so his apparent absence from Friday's session has the wideout trending toward missing Sunday's game against the Cardinals. If Williams is ruled out for the contest later Friday, the stage would be set for Joshua Palmer and DeAndre Carter to see expanded opportunities at wide receiver this weekend alongside Keenan Allen.

Toney (hamstring) didn't practice Friday, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs' official site reports.

Toney has been absent for all three of Kansas City's practices this week after leaving early in last Sunday's win over the Chargers due to his latest hamstring injury. He'll almost certainly have an injury designation upon the release of Friday's injury report, and it wouldn't be surprising to see Toney ruled out for Sunday's game against the Rams.