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Treadwell caught six of nine targets for 57 yards during Sunday's 30-16 loss to the Texans.

Treadwell led Jacksonville in both catches and targets as he's turned into the team's most consistent wideout in recent weeks. The 26-year-old's fantasy outlook remains limited given the overall struggles of the offense, but he has at least four receptions and 50-plus receiving yards in four consecutive contests.

Parker caught four of eight targets for 68 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-24 win over the Jets.

Working as Miami's top wide receiver with Jaylen Waddle on the reserve/COVID-19 list, Parker led the team in receiving yards and tied tight end Mike Gesicki for the lead in targets. He set up Miami's first touchdown by getting the ball down to the two-yard line with a 37-yard catch, then set up the go-ahead score early in the fourth quarter by drawing a pass interference penalty in the end zone. After the Jets tied it up, Parker finally got into the end zone himself from 11 yards out to round out the scoring with 3:37 remaining. Regardless of Waddle's status in Week 16 against the Saints, Parker should continue to occupy a starting role on the outside.

Jones caught two of four targets for 14 yards during Sunday's 30-16 loss to the Texans.

Jones tied for fourth on the team in targets, and it's now the second time within the past three games he's failed to crack 20 receiving yards. The 31-year-old has only 28 receptions for 281 yards and zero touchdowns in eight games since the Jaguars' Week 7 bye, and he can't be relied upon as a fantasy option down the stretch.

Anderson caught three passes for 29 yards on eight targets and ran for 33 yards on two carries against Buffalo on Sunday.

It might not all be Anderson's fault -- the quarterback play for Carolina in 2021 has been bad at best -- but the fact is the veteran is in the midst of a legendarily inefficient season. With this game in the books, Anderson now has just 39 catches for 401 yards and four touchdowns on 89 targets, meaning he has caught just 43.8 percent of passes thrown to him at 4.5 yards per target. Those numbers hardly seem possible, and they're discouraging to the point that it's difficult to hold any hope for Anderson to see much improvement in a Week 16 matchup against the Buccaneers.

Moore caught six passes for 48 yards on 11 targets against Buffalo on Sunday.

Moore has proven his own abilities beyond any doubt at this point, so his ongoing struggles are clearly attributable to the broader dysfunction of the Panthers organization, especially on offense. Cam Newton has struggled profoundly as a passer, including in this game (18 of 38 for 156 yards, one touchdown and one interception), yet he's probably the team's best pure passer for the time being. While talent like Moore's can't be fully counted out, the waters might remain treacherous until the Panthers rebuild this offense in the offseason. Carolina gets a tough matchup with the Buccaneers in Week 16.

Reynolds caught six of six targets for 68 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 30-12 win over Arizona.

Settling in as a top option in the passing offense, Reynolds now has five targets and 50 receiving yards in four straight games. While Amon-Ra St. Brown is stealing the spotlight with his large role in the underneath passing game, Reynolds' perimeter role is less likely to be affected by the potential return of pass-catching running backs D'Andre Swift (shoulder) and Jamaal Williams (illness) in the near future. In any case, the entire Lions passing offense will have a solid Week 16 matchup against a Falcons defense that has allowed the 26th-most fantasy points to wide receivers this year.

Cooks brought in seven of 10 targets for 102 yards and two touchdowns in the Texans' 30-16 win over the Jaguars on Sunday.

Cooks led Texans pass catchers across the board and paid big dividends from a fantasy perspective with 22- and 43-yard touchdown grabs that bookended the scoring for Houston on the afternoon. The speedy veteran leveraged his elite wheels on both scores but particularly on the latter, when he took a screen pass and outraced multiple defenders up the left sideline to the end zone. Cooks has shown very good chemistry with rookie quarterback Davis Mills in the first two games of the latter's latest starting tenure, eclipsing the century mark in each contest. The well-traveled wideout will have the opportunity to extend that streak to three when Houston hosts the Chargers in Week 16.

St. Brown caught eight of 11 targets for 90 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 30-12 win over Arizona.

Quarterback Jared Goff acknowledged during the week that St. Brown is becoming a security blanket of sorts, and he backed up that sentiment by peppering the rookie with double-digit targets yet again. St. Brown now has a whopping 35 targets over the past three weeks and it has translated to 249 yards and two touchdowns. Even though this surge has directly overlapped with the absence of D'Andre Swift (shoulder), the season-ending loss of T.J. Hockenson could allow St. Brown to stay productive even if Swift and/or Jamaal Williams (COVID-19 protocols) are able to return for a Week 16 matchup with the Falcons.

Shepard suffered a torn Achilles' during Sunday's loss to the Cowboys, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports. He finished Sunday's game with two receptions on six targets for 15 yards.

Per ESPN's Jordan Raanan it was a non-contact injury for Shepard, who is presumably destined for IR in the coming days. In his absence down the stretch, Kenny Golladay and Darius Slayton currently profile as the Giants' top healthy wideout options.

Kirk caught nine of 12 targets for 94 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 30-12 loss to the Lions.

Kirk stepped into the No. 1 wide receiver role in DeAndre Hopkins' (knee) absence, setting new season highs in catches and targets, but the rest of the Cardinals struggled as the team suffered a shocking loss to a Lions team that came into the game with a 1-11-1 record. His 26-yard touchdown with just 4:40 left in the game was too little too late, but it raised Kirk's season total to five heading into a Week 16 visit from the vulnerable Colts pass defense.