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Godwin will be joined in the lineup by Mike Evans (foot) on Sunday at Indianapolis, but Antonio Brown (ankle) will remain sidelined, Carmen Vitali of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

Godwin bumped up from a limited listing on Wednesday to full standing on Tampa Bay injury reports both Thursday and Friday. Meanwhile, Evans opened Week 12 prep with back-to-back absences due to a back issue before logging every practice rep Friday, while Brown is missing a fifth straight game due to a sprained ankle. With Brown on the pine, Godwin has accumulated a 29-373-3 line on 37 targets. Godwin will stay heavily involved in the Bucs' passing game against a Colts defense that has allowed 170.2 total yards per contest and an NFL-high 18 TDs to wide receivers in 11 games this season.

Skowronek (back) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Rams, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Skowronek apparently picked up the injury in practice Thursday as he didn't appear on the injury report until a day later. If he can't play, J.J. Koski would likely see more playing time, particularly on special teams.

Taylor (abdomen) has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Rams, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

Taylor was unable to practice this week and will miss a second straight game with the injury. Green Bay will have to turn elsewhere for special-teams depth.

Collins is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jets after logging a limited practice Friday due to a hip issue.

Given that Collins caught just one of two targets for nine yards in last week's win over Tennessee, he profiles as a speculative Week 12 fantasy lineup option, more so now that he was added to the Texans' injury report Friday. In any case, those hoping that Collins can bounce back this weekend will gain clarity on his availability prior to the first wave of games Sunday, with Houston kicking off at 1:00 ET.

Davis (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Texans after returning to a limited practice Friday, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Per Cimini, Davis is expected to be available Sunday, a notion echoed by coach Robert Saleh, who indicated that the wideout should be "ready to roll" this weekend, per Ethan Greenberg of the Jets' official site. Either way, Davis' Week 12 availability will be confirmed prior to the early slate of games Sunday, with New York and Houston kicking off at 1:00 p.m. ET.  Assuming he's active, Davis, ascending young wideout Elijah Moore and Jamison Crowder are in line to serve as the top receiving options for QB Zach Wilson, who's set to play for the first time since Week 7.

Coach Bruce Arians said Friday that he'll wait until Sunday to decide if Miller is active for a 1:00 p.m. ET matchup with the Colts, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

Miller was activated from IR on Tuesday, potentially setting up his first appearance since Week 3. He might even be the Bucs' No. 3 receiver -- or at least get some of those snaps -- with Antonio Brown (ankle) out for a fifth straight game and Tyler Johnson averaging 26.5 YPG in his absence.

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.