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Brown played 13 snaps in Sunday's 56-14 loss to Dallas and caught both his targets for 53 yards.

It's been a quiet rookie year for the third-round pick, even though he got plenty of playing time early on. He's been either injured or buried on the depth chart since October, but Brown finally made a big play with his 48-yard gain in the first quarter of Sunday's loss. While a starting job may not be in the cards this year, it is possible Brown gets a little more playing time over the final couple weeks of the season, perhaps stealings snaps from DeAndre Carter.

Lamb had four receptions (five targets) for 66 yards and lost two yards on his lone carry in Sunday's 56-14 rout of Washington.

Amari Cooper (7-85-1) and Dalton Schultz (8-82-1) saw the bulk of the receiving action while the starters were still in the game, but Lamb still had a decent showing when factoring in that most of Dallas' offensive production came in the first half. There was plenty of garbage time in this one, so the Cowboys rested their starters for most of the second half, which could have resulted in a bigger game for the entire unit had this contest been more competitive. Lamb has continued his solid 2021 production by averaging six receptions and 66.5 yards over his last four games, but a lack of touchdowns over that span has limited his ceiling. The rising star will look for that elusive seventh trip to the end zone in a potential shootout against Arizona next Sunday.

McLaurin caught three of six targets for 40 yards in Sunday's 56-14 loss to Dallas.

McLaurin -- like many Washington position players -- fell victim to the one-sided affair. The 26-year-old was tied for the team lead in targets, signaling that he is still the top dog in the Football Team's wideout rotation. McLaurin's solid fantasy season has come to a screeching halt of late, as he has failed to top 51 yards or score a touchdown over the last five games. The talented receiver is clearly being limited by Washington's recent poor quarterback play, and there is no guarantee that his situation will improve ahead of next week's tilt against Philadelphia after this horrible overall performance by the offense.

Jones caught six of eight targets for 50 yards in Sunday's 17-13 win over the Broncos.

He was Derek Carr's favorite option on the afternoon, leading the Raiders in receptions and targets, although Foster Moreau led the team in yards and Hunter Renfrow hauled in Carr's only TD. Jones has put together a 25-222-0 line on 36 targets over the last five games, giving him some deep-league PPR value heading into a Week 17 clash with the Colts.

Renfrow caught all three of his targets for 40 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 17-13 win over the Broncos.

The three targets represented the lowest volume of the season for Renfrow, but he still put together a solid fantasy performance thanks to a 10-yard TD reception in the second quarter. The slot receiver is 51 yards shy of his first career 1,000-yard campaign and eight catches short of 100, milestones he'll look to reach in Week 17 against the Colts.

Cooper had seven receptions (11 targets) for 85 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 56-14 win over the Football Team.

Cooper bounced back in a big way after posting his worst stat line (two catches for eight yards) of the season last week against the Giants. Nearly every starter on Dallas' offense got to eat in this blowout win, so we can't assume the star wideout is truly back following a stretch of five games during which he averaged just 37.6 receiving yards per game. The Cowboys will take on Arizona next Sunday in a matchup with playoff seeding implications, so we will see if Cooper can build off of this strong showing.

Moore recorded three receptions on four targets for 56 yards in Sunday's 41-29 loss to the Texans.

Moore was forced to step into a large role in the Chargers' offense with Mike Williams (undisclosed) and Jalen Guyton (illness) sidelined. He still finished only fifth on the team in targets while serving as the deep threat. His longest reception of the day went for 24 yards, though he also tallied a pair of catches that went for 16 yards. Assuming even one of Guyton or Williams is activated ahead of the team's Week 17 matchup against Denver, Moore will slide back down the depth chart.

White hauled in all three of his targets for 16 yards in Sunday's 36-10 loss to Kansas City.

The Steelers rested some of their starters late in Sunday's blowout loss, so White drew some targets in the closing minutes. The 23-year-old has played primarily on special teams this year and is unlikely to see much offensive work across the final two games of the season.

Collins recorded three receptions on four targets for 33 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 41-29 win over the Chargers.

Collins saw an increased role in the absence of Brandin Cooks (illness), though Davis Mills spread targets evenly around to all of his receiving options. Collins did take advantage of the looks he received, highlighted by a 13-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter that put Houston up by two scores. It was the first trip to the end zone of his career, though he figures to revert back to a supplemental role assuming Cooks is back for a Week 17 matchup against San Francisco.

McCloud secured four of eight targets for 25 yards in Sunday's 36-10 loss to Kansas City.

McCloud didn't record any yardage in last week's win over Tennessee, but he ranked second on the team in targets in Sunday's blowout loss. The 2018 sixth-rounder has had inconsistent targets this year but has now been targeted at least eight times in three of his last six appearances.