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Bourne has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Sunday's game against the Bills, per the NFL's official transaction log.

Given that Nelson Agholor (concussion) has been ruled out for the contest, look for Jakobi Meyers and Bourne to head the Patriots' Week 16 wideout corps, with N'Keal Harry (hip/questionable) a candidate for added work, if active. The last time New England and Buffalo played each other (back in Week 13), windy conditions led to Bourne not seeing any of QB Mac Jones' three passing targets. This time around, Bourne -- who caught all three of his targets for 44 yards and ran twice for 19 yards in last weekend's loss to the Colts -- is a candidate to see enough touches to help out those looking for Week 16 wideout help.

Smith (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Dolphins.

Since missing the first five games of the season due to a hamstring issue, Smith has been a regular target of Saints quarterbacks over the last nine contests. Having that said, he's topped out at five catches, eight targets, 64 yards and one TD in any given contest. Smith was limited in practice all week, so he at least has a chance to extend his streak to 10 straight appearances.

The Cardinals signed Dortch off the practice squad Saturday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

With DeAndre Hopkins (knee) on injured reserve and Rondale Moore (ankle) banged up at the moment, Dortch will provide depth to Arizona's receiving corps. Still, it remains to be seen if Dortch will be active for Saturday's game against the Colts with all of A.J. Green, Christian Kirk, Antoine Wesley and Andy Isabella all healthy and above him on the depth chart.

The Colts elevated Coutee from the practice squad Saturday.

Zach Pascal was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, so Coutee will join a receiving corps without one of its top three options Saturday at Arizona. Still, Michael Pittman, T.Y. Hilton and Ashton Dulin figure to see most of the snaps and targets at the position.

Pascal has been placed on the reserve/COVID 19 list by the Colts.

In a corresponding move, wide receiver Keke Coutee was elevated from the team's practice squad. In Pascal's absence, Michael Pittman, T.Y. Hilton and Ashton Dulin are slated to lead Indy's wideout corps in Saturday night's game against the Cardinals.

Williams has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Chargers.

Williams joins Jalen Guyton on the list, which sets the stage for Keenan Allen and Joshua Palmer to serve as the Chargers' top two wideouts Sunday against the Texans.

The Chiefs activated Hill (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday.

Hill was placed on the COVID-19 list Tuesday after testing positive for the virus, but he's cleared league protocols and will be available to Kansas City's offense Sunday against the Steelers. As for tight end Travis Kelce (illness), he also was activated from the COVID-19 list but is listed as questionable ahead of a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff.

Hill (illness) has reportedly been cleared to play Sunday against the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

We'll await confirmation from the team, which would come in the form of Hill being officially activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list in advance of Saturday afternoon's transaction deadline. Meanwhile, Schefter adds that tight end Travis Kelce has not been cleared at this stage, but "still has a shot" for that to happen prior to Sunday's contest.

Bourne has reportedly cleared COVID-19 protocols and is expected to play Sunday against the Bills, according to Andrew Callahan of Boston Herald.

We'll wait confirmation from the Patriots once the team's Saturday transactions are posted, but with Nelson Agholor (concussion) ruled out for the contest, look for Jakobi Meyers and Bourne -- if available -- to head the team's Week 16 wideout corps.

Zaccheaus is expected to start and could play heavy snaps opposite top receiver Russell Gage in Week 16 with Tajae Sharpe (foot) listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Lions, Scott Bair of the Falcons' official site reports.

Zaccheaus has already been hovering between 40 and 62 percent snap shares in each of the past eight weeks while Calvin Ridley (personal) has been away from the team, averaging 3.1 targets per game during that stretch. The 24-year-old could now get the opportunity to see both his playing time and targets tick up another notch, as Christian Blake and Frank Darby -- who have combined to play 82 snaps on offense all season -- represent the only other receivers on the roster who might help fill in for Sharpe. Bair speculates that the Falcons may also have running back Cordarrelle Patterson and tight end Kyle Pitts line up at receiver spots more often to help compensate for the expected absences of Ridley and Sharpe.