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Brown caught three of four targets for 40 yards in Tuesday's loss to the Ravens.

Tuesday's outing was Brown's best performance since Dak Prescott (ankle) got hurt, and the first time he hauled in multiple passes since Week 6. The Dallas receiving corps remains stacked -- even behind the team's big three of Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup, Brown isn't the clear No. 4 option ahead of Cedrick Wilson -- but as long as the defense keeps digging big holes for the passing game to climb out of, Brown could have occasionally productive outings.

Brown wasn't present at the portion of Wednesday's practice open to the media, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Missed practices haven't been out of the ordinary for Brown lately, but given that he appeared to pick up an injury during last weekend's loss to the Browns when after slipping while running a route in the second quarter, his status is worth keeping an eye on.Corey Davis exploded with 11 catches for 182 yards and a score versus Cleveland, so the Titans at least have another high-quality target to lean on if Brown is banged up heading into Sunday's game in Jacksonville.

Hill didn't practice Wednesday due to a non-COVID-19-related illness, James Palmer of NFL Network reports.

The star wideout's absence from practice is certainly noteworthy, but there hasn't yet been any indication that his availability for Week 14 is in serious jeopardy. Hill will have two more chances to resume practicing ahead of Sunday's road game against the Dolphins.

Samuel will miss Wednesday's practice due to a foot contusion, Chris Biderman of The Sacramento Bee reports.

Samuel played 95 percent of the 49ers' offensive snaps in Monday's loss to the Bills, with most of his production coming in the fourth quarter after Buffalo extended the lead to 17 points. His foot injury doesn't sound serious, as coach Kyle Shanahan suggested Samuel might have been able to practice Wednesday if the 49ers had played their game Sunday rather than Monday, per Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com. The wide receiver will have two more chances to practice before Sunday's matchup with Washington.

Hodgins will miss the rest of the season after having shoulder surgery this week, The Buffalo News reports.

Hodgins suffered the injury before his season even got started. The team was hoping to activate the sixth-round rookie for the stretch run, but ultimately surgery was needed and he'll have to look toward next season to get his NFL career off the ground.

Godwin (finger) wasn't spotted at practice Wednesday, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

The wideout's absence Wednesday isn't a huge surprise after he underwent a minor follow-up procedure Tuesday to remove pins from his fractured left index finger. Godwin still has a couple more chances to rejoin his teammates at practice in advance of Sunday's game against the Vikings.

Perriman (shoulder) will be a limited participant at practice Wednesday, Ethan B. Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.

Though Perriman played 59 of the Jets' 62 offensive snaps in Sunday's loss to the Raiders, he caught just one of his four targets for 22 yards. The Jets have been listing him on their injury reports with the shoulder issue for the past three weeks, but he hasn't carried a designation into any of those contests. Since he's at least on the field in some capacity to begin Week 14, Perriman looks on track to once again gain clearance ahead of the Jets' matchup with the Seahawks.

Boykin secured one of his three targets for a 38-yard touchdown during Tuesday's 34-17 win against Dallas.

Boykin helped Baltimore immediately cash in on a Cowboys turnover, corralling his long score exactly one play after Andy Dalton provided rookie Patrick Queen with the first interception of his career. The 38-yard gain alone tied Boykin's single-game season high in receiving, while the score represented the 24-year-old's fifth over 28 NFL appearances. He had started five of Baltimore's past six games coming into Week 13, but with just 2.2 targets per contest on the season, Boykin remains a low-floor fantasy option.

Lamb secured six of nine targets for 46 yards in the Cowboys' 34-17 loss to the Ravens on Tuesday night.

The rookie was particularly involved in the first half, and even though his involvement waned in the latter portions of the contest, he still finished second to Michael Gallup in targets, receptions and receiving yards. Lamb's now gone without a touchdown in two straight contests following back-to-back games with a score, so he'll look to start a new streak at the expense of the Bengals in Week 14.

Brown reeled in five of his eight targets for 39 yards and a touchdown during Tuesday's 34-17 win against the Cowboys.

Brown capitalized on another ample workload, as Lamar Jackson made his return from the reserve/COVID-19 list. The second-year receiver broke out last week with four catches for 85 yards and a touchdown against the Steelers, after being held scoreless and posting fewer than 40 receiving yards for three consecutive outings Weeks 9 through 11. He now finds himself with eight targets in consecutive outings, as the Ravens head into a Week 14 Monday night matchup against the Browns' No. 23 pass defense.