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Hodgins corralled three of four targets for 31 yards in Thursday's Week 12 loss to Dallas.

Hodgins finished fourth on the team in both targets and receptions and third with 31 receiving yards. Darius Slayton remained the team's top wideout, and Saquon Barkley was active as usual in the passing game out of the backfield, but it was Richie James (five catches for 41 yards and a touchdown) who stepped up his production with Wan'Dale Robinson (knee) ruled out for the season. Nonetheless, Hodgins maintained a significant role with 40 offensive snaps and three catches. He thus far has played at least 60 percent of the offensive snaps and tallied at least 29 yards in each of his three games with New York, but he hasn't topped three catches or 41 yards in any of those contests, so he's a fantasy target only in very deep leagues at this point.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said that Brown (illness) will be back at practice Friday, Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Brown missed Thursday's practice with an illness after avoiding the injury report entirely Wednesday, so it's encouraging to see him back on the field and handling reps, even if he ultimately does so in a limited fashion. The Eagles have yet to determine whether Brown will carry an injury designation into Sunday's contest against the Packers, but more information on that front will be revealed later Friday. Meanwhile, fellow wideout DeVonta Smith (knee) was a limited participant Thursday and could also carry a designation into the weekend.

Meyers brought in three of four targets for 62 yards in the Patriots' 33-26 loss to the Vikings on Thursday night.

Meyers had the rare experience of being outpaced in catches by two of his position mates, Nelson Agholor (six receptions) and DeVante Parker (four grabs). However, the 26-year-old wideout did post his third-highest yardage total of the campaign and best since Week 5, making it a reasonably productive night overall. Meyers now takes aim at the tough Bills secondary next Thursday night in a critical Week 13 home divisional matchup.

Agholor brought in six of eight targets for 65 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 33-26 loss to the Vikings on Thursday night.

Agholor came into the game with a meager 3-20 line on six targets over the previous five contests, so his busy and productive night was quite the surprise. The veteran speedster was second in receptions and targets while checking in third in receiving yards, and he recorded his first touchdown since Week 2 on a 34-yard grab in the first quarter that opened the scoring for the Patriots. Agholor's production is likely to remain volatile from week to week, but his first chance to follow up Thursday's effort comes in a Week 13 home matchup next Thursday night against the Bills.

Parker secured all four targets for 80 yards in the Patriots' 33-26 loss to the Vikings on Thursday night.

Despite coming into the day listed as questionable with a knee injury, Parker ended up pacing the team in receiving yards. The veteran speedster logged a co-team-high 40-yard grab as well, and his yardage tally was his second highest of the season. Parker's first opportunity to build on Thursday's resurgent production comes in a Week 13 home battle against the division-rival Bills next Thursday night.

Thielen secured nine of 10 targets for 61 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings' 33-26 win over the Patriots on Thursday night.

Thielen tied Justin Jefferson for the team lead in receptions and finished second to his star teammate in receiving yards and targets. The sure-handed veteran wideout's catch total was a season high, and it marked his first time over the 50-yard mark in three games. Thielen's third touchdown of the season, a 15-yard score with 9:34 remaining, also proved to be the difference in the game, making it a highly productive all-around night. Thielen's first opportunity to build on Thursday's performance comes in a Week 13 home matchup against the Jets a week from Sunday.

Jefferson secured nine of 11 targets for 139 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings' 33-26 win over the Patriots on Thursday night. He also completed his only pass attempt for 11 yards.

Jefferson shared the team lead in receptions with Adam Thielen and paced the Vikings in yardage and targets. The star wideout's performance, which also included a six-yard touchdown reception with 10:40 remaining in the first quarter, was a major resurgence from his three-catch, 33-yard tally in the team's Week 11 blowout loss to Dallas. Jefferson has now eclipsed the century mark in three of the last four games and six of his last eight contests overall, a torrid stretch he'll aim to extend in a Week 13 home matchup against the stingy Jets defense a week from Sunday.

Chark caught two of five targets for 16 yards with one touchdown during Thursday's 28-25 loss to the Bills.

Chark snagged a short touchdown on 3rd-and-goal from the one-yard line but otherwise had trouble connecting with quarterback Jared Goff. No instance was more indicative of this than the Lions' final third-down play when Goff badly under-threw him on a potential go-ahead touchdown pass. On the bright side, Chark jumped to a 73 percent snap share after seeing 16 percent of the snaps in his return from an ankle injury last week against the Giants. Heightened production should follow in future weeks considering Chark averaged six targets per game while seeing a similar proportion of snaps over the first few weeks of the season.

Lamb caught six of 11 targets for 106 yards in Thursday's 28-20 win over the Giants.

He added 11 rushing yards on two carries. Lamb, and the entire Dallas offense, had a sluggish first half, heading into the locker room down 13-7. The receiver got going after intermission though and nearly hauled in a two-yard TD midway through the fourth quarter, but he couldn't quite get both feet in bounds at the back of the end zone. It was Lamb's second 100-yard game of the season, both of which have come in the last three weeks, and he'll take plenty of momentum into a Week 13 matchup against the Colts.

James caught five of six targets for 41 yards and a touchdown in Thursday's 28-20 loss to the Cowboys.

James led the Giants in receptions while getting into the end zone for the second straight week, although his one-yard TD grab late in the fourth quarter did little more than make the final score respectable. The wideout has seen his role in the offense increase again with Wan'Dale Robinson (knee) the latest New York wideout to be lost for the season, giving James some fantasy appeal heading into a Week 13 tilt against the Commanders.