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Hill caught eight of 12 targets for 94 yards and rushed once for six yards in Sunday's 20-7 win over the Patriots.

Hill racked up 100 scrimmage yards on the dot in his Dolphins debut. The offseason acquisition was Tua Tagovailoa's featured target, as Jaylen Waddle finished a distant second with five targets. Hill has the skills to remain in the WR1 conversation week in and week out, including in Week 2 against the Ravens.

Slayton (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's Week 1 clash against the Titans, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports.

Slayton's inactive status isn't of much surprise considering he just took a pay cut earlier in the week in order to remain on the roster and the fact all of Sterling Shepard, Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney and rookie Wan'Dale Robinson are healthy in front of him. If the team's receiver corps can avoid the drastic case of the injury bug that befell it last season, Slayton may be in street clothes most weeks for the foreseeable future.

Toure (coach's decision) is listed as inactive Sunday in Minnesota, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.

Green Bay will be without Allen Lazard (ankle) for at least Week 1, but the team is going with options not named Toure in the season opener. The rookie seventh-round pick's next chance to see game action is next Sunday against the Bears.

Lazard (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game at Minnesota, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.

The Packers left open the possibility for Lazard to overcome the ankle injury stemming from getting stepped on in practice last week, but his lack of on-field work in advance of the season opener forecasted his lack of availability. With Lazard on the sideline, the team's healthy wide receivers are Sammy Watkins, Randall Cobb, Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs, among others.

Higgins will not return to Sunday's game against the Steelers after suffering a concussion.

Higgins thus finishes up the contest with two catches (on two targets) for 27 yards. The wideout will now look to gain medical clearance in the coming days in advance of next Sunday's road contest against the Cowboys.

Higgins was forced out of Sunday's game against the Steelers with a possible concussion.

With Higgins, who caught two passes for 27 yards prior to his exit, sidelined Sunday, Ja'Marr Chase and Tyler Boyd are slated to work as the Bengals' primary wideout options for the rest of Sunday's contest.

Higgins headed to the locker room during Sunday's game against the Steelers after absorbing a hit on a route down the middle, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.

Prior to his exit from the contest, Higgins had caught both of his targets for 27 yards. In his absence, Ja'Marr Chase and Tyler Boyd will serve as the Bengals' primary wideout options.

Johnson (coach's decision) is inactive Sunday against the Colts.

Johnson joined the Texans on Aug. 31 after being claimed off waivers from the Buccaneers. The 24-year-old will continue to try to crack the roster on gameday, as he gets more familiar with Houston's playbook.

Gray (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game at Chicago, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

A rookie third-round pick, Gray saw plenty of action during the preseason, including a 76-yard connection with Trey Lance for a touchdown in the exhibition opener. Still, Gray won't make the cut for the 49ers in Week 1. Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk are the team's main options at wide receiver, while Jauan Jennings, Ray-Ray McCloud and Malik Turner serve as depth.

Byrd (coach's decision) is a healthy inactive for Sunday's game against the Saints, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

With No. 1 wideout Drake London (knee) gaining clearance to make his NFL debut after being listed as questionable heading into the weekend, Byrd will be the odd man out of Atlanta's receiving corps for Week 1. Byrd, who signed a one-year, $1.19 million contract with Atlanta this offseason, suited up in all 17 games for the Bears a season ago and finished with a 26-329-1 receiving line on 38 targets. He looks as though he'll be ticketed for a smaller role with Atlanta in 2022.