NFL Player News

Duvernay caught two of three targets for 19 yards against the Rams and added a four-yard carry.

The second-year man out of Texas returned from a one-game absence and played 42 percent of Baltimore's offensive snaps. He has recorded over 20 receiving yards just once in his last four games and has not scored a touchdown since Week 9. Through 15 games, Duvernay has impressed in some areas and disappointed in others. He has a strong catch rate at 70 percent with zero drops, but his YPT is down to 5.8 from 7.7 as a rookie despite having almost identical aDOT (6.2 in 2021, 6.3 in 2020), and his YAC figure is down by 1.3 yards from 2020. Duvernay appears to have moved ahead of Sammy Watkins but remains the No. 4 option in the passing game behind Mark Andrews, Marquise Brown and rookie Rashod Bateman. Baltimore caps off its regular season Sunday against Pittsburgh.

Schwartz did not catch either of his two targets in Monday's 26-14 loss to the Steelers.

Cleveland head coach Kevin Stefanski suggested a greater role for Schwartz over the final two games, but the rookie wideout was fourth among his position group with 24 snaps. That was 17 fewer than Rashard Higgins, who was also targeted five times. Now that the Browns are eliminated from the postseason, Schwartz could gain more playing time at Higgins' expense in Week 18 against the Bengals. Higgins is due to become an unrestricted free agent in 2022 while Schwartz is locked up through 2024.

Ward caught each of his two targets for 35 yards in Sunday's 20-16 win over the Football Team.

Ward made just one catch in the first half, but his 27-yarder on the opening drive of the third quarter set up Boston Scott's second touchdown just four plays later. After several weeks of single-digit snaps, the 26-year-old Ward's playing time has trended back upward in two of the last three weeks, as has his involvement in the offense. He could be on tap for even more work in Week 18 against the Cowboys since both teams are already assured of playoff spots and may rest their best players.

Reagor failed to catch his only target and lost three yards on his one carry in Sunday's 20-16 win over the Football Team.

Reagor got his carry on the Eagles' first drive and then disappeared from the offense until the end of the third quarter. It's been a hugely disappointing campaign so far for the 2020 first-round pick. Perhaps he'll have a third-year wide-receiver breakout come next season.

Watkins caught two of his four targets for 15 yards in Sunday's 20-16 win over the Football Team.

Watkins finished third among Eagles pass catchers with four targets but wasn't able to convert that into much yardage. While the 23-year-old remains a tertiary option in the passing game, he may be in line for more work in Week 18 if the Eagles opt to bench any of their top players in what is now a meaningless game in terms of the standings.

Bachman reverted to the Giants' practice squad Monday.

Bachman played five special-teams snaps and none on offense. He didn't register any statistics.

Baker reverted to New Orleans' practice squad Monday.

Baker played eight snaps, all on special teams. He didn't put up any other statistics.

Merritt reverted to the Dolphins' practice squad Monday.

Merritt played eight snaps on special teams in Sunday's loss to the Titans. He didn't put up any other stats, though.

Powell reverted to the Rams' practice squad Monday.

Powell played 11 snaps on special teams. He returned one kick and one punt for exactly 18 yards each.

Miller was active but did not log a snap in the Buccaneers' 28-24 win over the Jets on Sunday.

Miller's status as a non-participant in the offense only further solidifies how far he's apparently fallen in the wideout hierarchy for the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay will be down yet another pass catcher once Antonio Brown is eventually cut, but it remains to be seen if that development will actually translate to any meaningful action for Miller, even in the relatively meaningless Week 18 finale versus the Panthers.