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Ridley secured six of nine targets for 50 receiving yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 43-6 win against the Raiders.

The third-year receiver was limited throughout the practice week because of a foot issue, but he contributed Atlanta's first TD on Sunday in what turned out to be a laugher. He exited briefly in the third quarter with an apparent ankle injury, but he was able to return two plays later. Ridley was the unquestioned No. 1 pass-catching option, pacing Atlanta in targets, receptions and receiving yards while Julio Jones sat out with a hamstring injury. Entering Week 12, Ridley had gone for 110-plus receiving yards in both games Jones was inactive this season (Weeks 3 and 5). We will have to wait and see on Jones' status for a Week 13 home game against New Orleans. Ridley has fared well both with and without Jones in the lineup this year. He needs just 70 receiving yards to surpass his best season-long total of 866.

Brown recorded four receptions on six targets for 98 yards and a touchdown in Week 12 against the Colts.

The Titans didn't need to take to the air regularly as they maintained a significant lead throughout the entire second half. However, Brown did his damage early on, ripping off a 69-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter -- over 50 of which came after the catch. He also displayed his athleticism late in the game when he fielded an onside kick and returned it for a game-clinching trip to the end zone. Despite having yet to command double-digit targets in any game, Brown has now scored in seven of his nine contests this season. He'll draw a matchup against Cleveland in Week 13.

Diggs caught seven of nine targets for 39 yards in Sunday's 27-17 win over the Chargers.

Diggs set up Buffalo's opening-drive touchdown by drawing a 47-yard pass interference penalty, and he led the Bills in targets and catches despite being held to a season low in receiving yards. Buffalo's No. 1 receiver has 80 catches for 945 yards and has caught at least six passes in all but one game heading into a Week 13 matchup with a 49ers secondary that's starting to get some key pieces back from injury.

Johnson caught four of eight targets for 96 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 27-25 loss to the Browns.

The rookie fifth-round pick received his first start with DJ Chark (ribs) and Chris Conley (hip) inactive Sunday, and he made his biggest impact during the second quarter with a 46-yard touchdown reception. Even discounting the long score, Johnson's additional seven targets and 50 receiving yards still would have led the team. He entered Week 12 with only seven catches and 69 yards all season, so his role in the offense figures to hinge on the health of Chark going forward, but it seems likely Johnson has earned a larger opportunity after the breakout performance.

Parker secured eight of 14 targets for 119 yards during the Dolphins' 20-3 win over the Jets.

Parker notched season-high numbers in terms of both yards and targets as Ryan Fitzpatrick's clear favorite target in the passing game, allowing him to do everything short of finding the end zone against New York. Tua Tagovailoa (thumb) will re-enter the starting lineup against the Bengals in Week 13 as long as he's healthy, per Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald. That would decrease Parker's tentative fantasy upside given that the rookie quarterback hasn't shown a willingness to hyper-target his No. 1 receiver, but there's also still a chance that Fitzpatrick could get another go.

Hopkins caught five of seven targets for 55 yards in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Patriots.

Hopkins' target share was limited in a difficult matchup with star cornerback Stephon Gilmore, but he still led Arizona in targets, catches and receiving yards. Unfortunately for Hopkins and the Cardinals, a late Zane Gonzalez miss on a go-ahead field goal attempt opened the door for the Patriots to kick the winning field goal on the game's final play. Hopkins has 77 catches for 967 yards heading into a Week 13 matchup against the Rams, leaving him just 33 yards shy of reaching 1,000 for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.

Moore injured his right ankle near the end of Sunday's 28-27 loss at Minnesota, Alaina Getzenberg of The Charlotte Observer reports.

On third-and-goal just after the two-minute warning, Moore landed awkwardly on his right leg after attempting to make a leaping grab in the end zone. He required assistance to get off the field and was unable to return, ending his day with four catches (on nine targets) for 61 yards. The Panthers have a Week 13 bye on tap, so Moore will have two weeks to recover before the team's next game, which will come Sunday, Dec. 13, against the Broncos.

Jeudy (ankle/Achilles) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Saints.

Jeudy, who logged a limited practice Friday after missing Thursday's session, will give it a go Sunday, but complicating his Week 12 fantasy outlook is that all four of Denver's top signal-caller options (starter Drew Lock, top backup Brett Rypien, third-stringer Jeff Driskel and practice squad member Blake Bortles) are unavailable Sunday due to COVID protocols. In that context, practice-squad wide receiver Kendall Hinton -- who hasn't played QB since his redshirt junior season at Wake Forest in 2018 -- was promoted to the team's active roster and is now in line to helm what figures to be a run-heavy game plan, a scenario that doesn't favor any of the Broncos' pass catchers.

Zaccheaus was forced out of Sunday's game against the Raiders due to a toe injury, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Prior to his exit from the contest, Zaccheaus caught one of his three targets for 11 yards. His absence further taxes the depth of the Falcons' Week 12 wideout corps, which is already minus Julio Jones (hamstring).

Johnson is slated to start alongside Laviska Shenault and Keelan Cole at wide receiver Sunday against the Browns, John Reid of The Florida Times-Union reports.

For at least this week, the rookie fifth-round pick is poised to have a regular spot in three-wideout sets with DJ Chark (ribs) and Chris Conley (hip) inactive for the contest. Since drawing a career-high four targets Week 5 in Houston, Johnson has garnered only three looks in the passing game over Jacksonville's subsequent five games. The absences of Shenault and Cole should create more opportunities for Johnson, and the Jacksonville passing game as a whole has nowhere to go but up under Week 12 starting quarterback Mike Glennon, who steps in for struggling rookie Jake Luton.