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Guyton caught just one of his five targets for 15 yards in Sunday's 34-6 loss to the Ravens.

For the first time all season the Chargers passing attack, particularly Mike Williams and Keenan Allen, was completely stifled, which allowed for Guyton to get an usually high five targets. The lack of efficiency with those opportunities likely has more to do with numerous uncatchable passes thrown by Justin Herbert and less of an indictment on Guyton, but it's obviously a difficult line nevertheless. The Chargers will lick their wounds heading into a Week 7 bye before returning to play Oct. 31 against the Patriots.

Westbrook-Ikhine recorded three receptions on three targets for 27 yards in Monday's 34-31 win against Buffalo.

Westbrook-Ikhine made all three of his catches on a single drive in the fourth quarter. The most important was an eight-yard reception that converted a third down deep in Buffalo territory, and the Titans went on to score the game-winning touchdown two plays later. Westbrook-Ikhine could be in line for an increased role in Week 7 if Julio Jones (hamstring) is unable to play.

Boyd secured one of three targets for seven yards in Sunday's 34-11 win over the Lions.

For the second straight week, Boyd finished behind both Ja'Marr Chase (six) and Tee Higgins (six) in targets. The Cincinnati passing attack has taken a big step forward in 2021, which has certainly been aided by the addition of Chase as the fifth overall selection in this year's draft. Though Joe Burrow is airing it out, Boyd will have games like this when he takes a back seat to the young stars of the Bengals' receiving corps. The veteran wideout will have the opportunity for a bounce-back performance when the Bengals visit the Ravens in Week 7.

Mickens was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad Tuesday.

Mickens was released off Tampa Bay's active roster Monday but will stick around the organization on the practice squad. He appeared in five of the first six games of the year and didn't receive a target in 18 offensive snaps.

Moore was released by the Broncos on Tuesday, Mike Klis of 9News Denver reports.

The move was not an unexpected one after the Broncos signed veteran John Brown last week. Moore was active for two games with the team but failed to get a reception. The 26-year-old will likely find another suitor for his services in the coming weeks.

Smith (hamstring) was designated to return from injured reserve Tuesday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Thus, a 21-day window opens for Smith to prove he's healthy and get back on the active roster, or else stay on IR for the rest of the season. The Saints could use reinforcements at wide receiver, as Marquez Callaway leads the position group with 13 catches through five games. Smith is ahead of Michael Thomas (ankle) in his recovery, so he has a good chance to be New Orleans' No. 1 WR for a spell once he's cleared to play.

Pettis was signed to the Giants' active roster from the practice squad Tuesday, Michael Elsen of the team's official site reports.

The 25-year-old was a gameday elevation from the practice squad for Sunday's loss to the Rams, but he'll now join the active roster in a longer-term capacity after C.J. Board suffered a broken arm. Pettis caught five of 11 targets for 48 yards during his season debut and could continue seeing a similar role until one or more of Kenny Golladay (knee), Kadarius Toney (ankle) or Darius Slayton (hamstring) are able to return.

Toney (ankle) is trending in the wrong direction to play Sunday against the Panthers, Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York reports.

Toney only lasted six offensive snaps this past Sunday versus the Rams before aggravating the ankle issue that bugged him during Week 6 prep. He's now expected to miss time, but not enough to require an IR stint. If that's the case, Toney might only sit out Week 7 before getting the benefit of a Week 8 bye, meaning he could complete his recovery by the time the Giants travel to face the Chiefs on Monday, Nov. 1.

Beckham (shoulder) didn't practice Tuesday, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

For a second straight day, Beckham had DNP next to his name, only this time around the Browns actually practiced. He'll have one more opportunity to mix in before the team likely gives him some sort of designation for Thursday's game against the Broncos. Meanwhile, Jarvis Landry is closing in on the end of his recovery from an MCL sprain, so the Browns may or may not have both of their top two wide receivers in the fold for Week 7. At the moment Donovan Peoples-Jones, Rashard Higgins and Anthony Schwartz are the only healthy WRs on the active roster.

Campbell (foot) has been placed on injured reserve, Doug Kyed of Pro Football Focus reports.

Campbell can't seem to stay healthy, playing just a combined nine games between 2019 and 2020 and finding himself on injured reserve yet again in 2021. Even when he was healthy, Campbell managed to rack up just 10 catches for 162 yards and a touchdown on 17 targets through five games this season. With him out of commission, T.Y. Hilton (quad) figures to handle as many reps as he can moving forward along with Michael Pittman and Zach Pascal.