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St. Brown (knee) won't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Bears, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Limited practices have been the standard for St. Brown this season, but he's been in the lineup in every game since making his season debut in Week 6. The third-year receiver is rarely an offensive contributor, notching just seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown this season.

Pittman (concussion) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars after practicing fully both Thursday and Friday.

Per Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan Indianapolis, the wideout still needs clearance from an independent neurologist in order to play this weekend. That said, Bowen relays that Pittman appears on track to receive the green light to play ahead of Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff.

Snead (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

Snead wasn't able to practice in any capacity this week, but the Ravens evidently believe he has a 50-50 shot of suiting up in the regular-season finale. Since returning from a two-game absence Week 14 following a positive COVID-19 test, Snead hasn't made much of an impact in the Baltimore passing attack. Over his first three games back in action, Snead has drawn eight targets, turning them into five receptions for 53 yards and no touchdowns.

Lazard (core/wrist) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Bears, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Limited practice reps have been the norm since Lazard returned from injured reserve earlier this season, but he hasn't missed a game since Week 11. Though he seems to be in a decent spot health-wise, Lazard has yet to re-establish the form he displayed Weeks 1 through 3, when he accrued 13 receptions for 254 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Higgins (hamstring) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Ravens after practicing fully Friday.

The same holds true for Tyler Boyd (concussion), meaning the Bengals will have their top wide receivers available for the season finale. The rookie wideout will look to maintain the chemistry he displayed with quarterback Brandon Allen in Week 16, when he logged six catches on nine targets for 99 yards and a touchdown in Cincinnati's 37-31 win over the Texans.

Watkins (rib) does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's matchup against Washington after practicing with no restrictions Friday.

The 22-year-old steadily improved his practice participation throughout the week, and he's seemingly shown enough to the team training staff to gain clearance for Week 17. Watkins remains a depth option within the Eagles' passing attack, though he'll move up one slot in the receiving corps after DeSean Jackson (ankle) was ruled out for the regular-season finale Friday. The sixth-round rookie has produced five catches for 97 yards and a touchdown over his past two appearances.

Rams head coach Sean McVay confirmed Kupp (illness) wouldn't be activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times reports.

After he was revealed to have tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, Kupp was facing an uphill battle to clear all health-related protocols ahead of the regular-season finale. As a result, the Rams' decision to officially rule Kupp out for the contest comes as little surprise, and it now sets Van Jefferson up to fill a starting role at receiver alongside Robert Woods and Josh Reynolds. The Rams will hope that Kupp can gain clearance in time for a potential wild-card playoff game Jan. 9 or 10, should Los Angeles punch its ticket to the postseason with a win over the Cardinals or a Bears loss to the Packers.

Boyd (concussion) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Ravens after practicing fully Friday.

Tee Higgins (hamstring) will also enter the weekend without a designation, setting the stage for the Bengals to have both of their top wideouts available. Boyd, who sat out the team's Week 16 win over the Texans, heads into the season finale with a PPR-friendly 78-840-4 line through 14 games.

Coutee (foot) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Titans.

After following up limited practices Wednesday and Thursday with a full workout Friday, Coutee looks to be in the clear to handle his usual starting role in the season finale. Interim head coach Romeo Crennel hasn't suggested that any of the team's healthy players will be rested as the 4-11 Texans close out their season, so look for Coutee to remain a key part of the passing attack. Over his last four outings, Coutee has played no fewer than 63 percent of the Texans' offensive snaps, turning in a 21-272-2 line on 24 targets during that span.

Shepard (rib) isn't on the injury report for Sunday's game against Dallas, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

Shepard will close out the regular season in a favorable matchup, after posting season highs for targets (12), catches (nine) and yards (77) in last week's loss to Baltimore. He missed the first Cowboys-Giants matchup back in Week 5, which was Darius Slayton's best game (eight catches for 129 yards) of the season. Shepard should spend a lot of time in the slot Sunday, as Golden Tate (calf) is doubtful to play.