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Boykin (finger) has been declared out for Sunday's game against the Browns, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Boykin has been unable to practice at all this week, although he was seen working off to the side Wednesday. He'll miss a second straight game with the issue.

Evans (back) doesn't carry an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Colts after returning to a full practice Friday.

With Antonio Brown (ankle) still sidelined, Evans, who had sat out practice Wednesday and Thursday, and Chris Godwin are slated to head the Buccaneers' Week 12 wideout corps. As long as he avoids any in-game setbacks, Evans should maintain his key role in the offense, one that has resulted in him scoring 10 TDs in any many games to date, including six scores over his last four outings.

Shepard (quadriceps) won't play Sunday against the Eagles, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Shepard will miss a third consecutive game as a result of this injury. In addition to missing Shepard, the Giants will likely be without Kadarius Toney, who's listed as doubtful due to a quadriceps injury of his own. Kenny Golladay is New York's top healthy wide receiver for this clash of NFC East rivals, with support coming from Darius Slayton and John Ross (questionable/quad) or Collin Johnson.

Toney (quad) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Eagles, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Toney didn't practice at all this week and now appears highly likely to join Sterling Shepard (out - quad) on the inactive list this Sunday. The Giants already ruled out FB Cullen Gillaspia (calf) and TE Kaden Smith (knee). Plus, they have TE Kyle Rudolph (ankle) listed as doubtful. None of those three factor into the passing game the way Toney and Shepard do, but all of them being injured at the same time has a big impact on snap distributions, potentially leaving large workloads for anyone from Kenny Golladay to Evan Engram to Darius Slayton to John Ross (questionable - quad). Even No. 6 receiver Collin Johnson and No. 4 TE Chris Myarick could have roles for the Giants this Sunday.

Brown (thigh) is listed as questionable for Sunday night's game against the Browns, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Brown was a limited practice participant Wednesday through Friday, after missing his first game of the season last Sunday in Chicago. He's one of 10 Ravens listed as questionable for Sunday night, and while Brown's thigh injury doesn't seem to be too serious, he may come down to a game-time decision. Meanwhile, QB Lamar Jackson is back in the lineup and reportedly feeling healthy after an illness kept him out for Week 11.

Brown (chest) won't play Sunday against the Patriots, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

With Brown unavailable and Julio Jones and Marcus Johnson both on IR with hamstring injuries, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Chester Rogers and Dez Fitzpatrick are in line to head the Titans' Week 12 wideout corps. Brown thus will target a potential return to action after the team's bye week, when Tennessee hosts Jacksonville on Sunday, Dec. 12.

Lazard (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Rams, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

Limited practice participation throughout the week leaves Lazard truly questionable ahead of Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. He hasn't done much this year, but his absence last week contributed to a big day for Marquez Valdez-Scantling, who posted a 4-123-1 receiving line with season highs for targets (10) and snap share (81 percent). Randall Cobb, meanwhile, caught only one pass for 15 yards on two targets, despite also hitting a season high for snap share (76 percent).

Brown (chest) wasn't spotted at the open portion of Friday's practice, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

If he officially has a DNP next to his name Friday, Brown likely will head into the weekend with at least a questionable tag for Sunday's game at New England. In a receiving corps that already is down Julio Jones (IR/hamstring) and Marcus Johnson (IR/hamstring), the Titans have just Chester Rogers, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Dez Fitzpatrick as healthy wide receivers on the active roster.

Humphries was a limited practice participate Friday due to a hip injury, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

Humphries apparently picked up the injury while catching both his targets for 30 yards during last week's matchup with the Panthers. The 28-year-old should be able to avoid an injury designation for Monday's game versus Seattle if he can practice with no limitations Saturday.

Samuel (groin) was a limited participant in Friday's practice, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

Samuel returned to practice as a limited participant last Friday and now has taken part in at least four sessions. That doesn't necessarily mean he'll play in Monday's game against Seattle, but coach Ron Rivera is at least leaving the door open for that possibility.