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Lamb (concussion) is officially inactive for Thursday's game against the Raiders.

With both Lamb and Amari Cooper (reserve/COVID-19 list) unavailable for the contest, the Cowboys' Week 12 wideout corps will be led by Michael Gallup and Cedrick Wilson, with Noah Brown, Malik Turner and Simi Fehoko also in the mix. Lamb now will target a return action Week 13, when Dallas faces New Orleans next Thursday.

Goodwin exited Thursday's game against the Lions with a foot injury.

Prior to his departure from the contest, Goodwin hadn't recorded a catch. In his absence, Darnell Mooney, Damiere Byrd and Jakeem Grant are next up for the Bears' wideout snaps.

Taylor (abdomen) did not participate in Thursday's practice, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

Taylor has already missed one week with the issue and has been unable to get back out there in either of two practices leading up to Week 12. He'll need to put in at least a limited appearance Friday to have a shot to suit up Sunday against the Rams.

Gallup is expected to serve as Dallas' No. 1 wideout Thursday against the Raiders with Amari Cooper (illness) on the reserve/COVID-19 list and with CeeDee Lamb (concussion) listed as questionable but not in line to play, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

During the nine games in which both have appeared this season, Cooper and Lamb have averaged a combined 15.3 targets per contest. That leaves plenty of volume up for grabs among the Dallas pass catchers, and Gallup should rank at the top of the pecking order for targets among the available options. After Cooper sat out last week's loss to the Chiefs and Lamb exited early due to the head injury, Gallup finished with 10 targets, though he only caught five of them for 44 yards.

Goodwin (shoulder) is active for Thursday's game at Detroit.

Even though Goodwin logged full sessions Monday through Wednesday, he emerged from Week 12 prep with a questionable designation. Still, with Allen Robinson (hamstring) sidelined, Goodwin will team with Darnell Mooney as the Bears' top duo at wide receiver, which amounted to a 4-104-1line on eight targets this past Sunday against the Ravens.

Lamb, who is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Raiders, won't clear the NFL's five-step concussion protocol ahead of the 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff and is set to be inactive for the contest, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports.

Though team executives as well as head coach Mike McCarthy expressed confidence that Lamb would be ready to go for Thanksgiving Day after he returned to practice Wednesday as a limited participant, the second-year receiver likely wasn't able to gain medical clearance from either team doctors or an independent neurologist (or both). Lamb likely would have avoided an absence if the Cowboys were playing on Sunday this week, but the quick turnaround for their annual holiday game didn't provide enough time for the wideout to clear the necessary hurdles. Dallas is expected to officially rule him out when it releases its inactive list 90 minutes prior to kickoff, and with both Lamb and Amari Cooper (reserve/COVID-19 list) sidelined, Michael Gallup, Cedrick Wilson and Noah Brown are likely to serve as the team's top three receivers. All could be in line for extra snaps and targets, while tight end Dalton Schultz and running backs Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard may also see more involvement as pass catchers. Meanwhile, Lamb will set his sights on gaining clearance for the Cowboys' Week 13 game versus the Saints on Dec. 2.

Robinson (hamstring) is listed as inactive Thursday at Detroit.

As expected, Robinson will sit out a second straight game due to a hamstring injury. With Robinson on the sideline, the Bears will be down to Darnell Mooney and Marquise Goodwin as their primary wide receivers Week 12.

Evans (back) wasn't present for the open portion of Thursday's practice and is set to be listed as a non-participant on Tampa Bay's official report, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Evans also failed to take any reps during Wednesday's walk-through practice due to back tightness, an injury he likely picked up coming out of Monday's 30-10 win over the Giants. With a matchup with the Colts on tap for Sunday, Evans will have one fewer day than usual this week to gear up for game day, so the fact that he's nursing an injury is less than ideal. However, so long as Evans can fit in some on-field activity Friday, he should be in good shape to suit up this weekend.

Johnson was released from the Seahawks' practice squad Wednesday, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports.

The rookie UDFA failed to make Seattle's season-opening roster and has now been let go from the practice squad. Johnson is still looking to make his NFL debut.

Coulter was elevated from the Bears' practice squad to the active roster Wednesday.

Coulter will join the active roster for Thursday's matchup with the Lions. The 23-year-old made his season debut last weekend against the Ravens by playing one offensive snap.