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Brown (thigh), who is listed as questionable for Sunday night's game against the Browns, is likely to play barring a pre-game setback, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Brown was a limited practice participant Wednesday through Friday after missing his first game of the season last Sunday in Chicago. Schefter's report backs up the notion he's likely to return this week, but fantasy managers will still want to make sure he's active before the 8:20 PM ET contest.

Cleveland (hamstring) is questionable for Sunday's matchup against the Chargers.

Cleveland seemingly picked up the injury during practice Thursday after beginning the week as a full participant. However, he did not practice at all Friday, leaving his status for Sunday uncertain. Cleveland has served nearly exclusively on special teams this season, as he has only one target and no receptions across six contests on the campaign.

The Jets have downgraded Davis (groin) to doubtful for Sunday's game against the Texans, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Davis had been listed as questionable after logging a limited practice Friday, but Saturday's downgrade suggests that the wideout is now trending toward missing Sunday's contest. Official confirmation of his Week 12 status will arrive upon the release of the Jets' inactives prior to the team's 1:00 ET kickoff, but if Davis is unavailable, Elijah Moore and Jamison Crowder would be in line to lead New York's wide receiver corps versus Houston, with Keelan Cole and Braxton Berrios also in the mix.

Humphries (hip) is questionable for Monday's game versus the Seahawks, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

Humphries was limited by the hip injury at practice this week but should have a chance to suit up for Monday Night Football. DeAndre Carter and Cam Sims could be more involved if Humphries is unable to face Seattle.

Skowronek (back) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Packers.

Skowronek was originally considered questionable for Sunday's contest, but he's now been downgraded to out. J.J. Koski should serve as the Rams' No. 4 wideout behind Cooper Kupp, Odell Beckham and Van Jefferson in Green Bay.

Brown (chest) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.

Brown was already ruled out for Sunday's matchup with the Patriots, and he'll now be sidelined for at least two additional games with the chest injury. The Titans have their bye Week 13, so the 24-year-old will have an extra week to recover before being eligible to return Dec. 23 against San Francisco. It's another huge blow to Tennessee's receiving corps, as Brown is joining Julio Jones (hamstring) and Marcus Johnson (hamstring) on IR. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Chester Rogers and Dez Fitzpatrick will be the team's top wide receivers for the foreseeable future.

Samuel (groin) is questionable for Monday's game against the Seahawks, and coach Ron Rivera is hopeful the wideout will be able to play, Sam Fortier of The Washington Post reports.

Samuel hasn't seen the field since Week 5 due to the lingering groin injury, but he was able to practice as a limited participant all week heading into Monday's matchup with Seattle. The 25-year-old will be on a strict snap count if available, which could limit the fantasy upside in his return to the field.

Fitzpatrick is likely to see an expanded role in Sunday's game against the Patriots, Ben Arthur of The Tennessean reports.

Fitzpatrick was active for the second game of his career and caught his first professional touchdown Week 11 against Houston. With A.J. Brown (chest), Julio Jones (hamstring) and Marcus Johnson (hamstring) all sidelined for Week 12 against New England, Fitzpatrick likely will have an opportunity to build on his previous performance. Despite several absences among the Titans' receiver corps, both Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Chester Rogers should be projected to work ahead of Fitzpatrick.

Westbrook-Ikhine will have an expanded role in Sunday's game against the Patriots, Jelani Scott of NFL.com reports.

The Titans will be without A.J. Brown (chest), Julio Jones (hamstring) and Marcus Johnson (hamstring), paving the path for Westbrook-Ikhine to maintain an expanded role. With Jones sidelined and both Brown and Johnson suffering injuries during the team's Week 11 matchup against Houston, Westbrook-Ikhine posted seven receptions for 107 yards. Though New England poses a far more difficult defensive matchup, Westbrook-Ikhine once again should be in for a healthy dose of targets.

Callaway caught two of four targets for 24 yards during Thursday's 31-6 loss to the Bills.

Callaway was targeted on both short and deep passes, but he was unable to find the end zone for the first time since Trevor Siemian took over at quarterback. Making matters worse was that Callaway again was held below six targets, three receptions and 37 receiving yards with Siemian under center. Unless the Saints make some sort of change at quarterback, Callaway will be hard to trust as anything more than a touchdown-dependent fantasy asset.