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Allen (back) hauled in 10 of 13 passes for 125 yards during Sunday's 39-29 win against the Jaguars.

Allen was knocked out of a Week 5 loss at New Orleans due to back spasms but not before gathering in both of his targets for 29 yards and a touchdown. The catch, target and yardage counts in that game marked season lows for the eighth-year pro, but he clearly benefited from the Chargers' ensuing bye week, logging an LP/LP/FP practice regimen this week before Sunday's outburst. On the season, Allen has two outings with double-digit receptions, two 100-yard outings and a pair of touchdowns through six contests, putting him on pace for a 117-1,283-5 line on 168 targets. He'll look to keep it up next Sunday at Denver.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said in the postgame press conference that James suffered an ankle injury in Sunday's 33-6 win over New England, Chris Biderman of The Sacramento Bee reports.

It's not clear exactly when James suffered the injury, but his only contributions on the stat sheet were two kick returns for 39 yards. The depth receiver and return man will hope to heal up in time for his team's Week 8 trip to Seattle.

Smith-Schuster recorded nine receptions on 14 targets for 85 yards in Week 7 against the Titans.

Smith-Schuster didn't find the end zone and wasn't a major deep threat, but he recorded a season-best 14 targets and 85 yards. A big portion of that production came on two catches -- a 28-yard catch halfway through the fourth quarter and a 21-yard reception in the second quarter. With Diontae Johnson (ankle) banged up again, Smith-Schuster could be in for plenty of targets in Week 8 against Baltimore.

Jones corralled five of his six targets for 80 receiving yards during Sunday's 23-22 win against the Falcons.

Lions offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said this week that he needed to find creative ways to get Jones more involved in the game plan, and during Week 7 that effort was visible. Jones finished one notch behind Kenny Golladay for the team lead in targets, while his 80 receiving yards marked a season high. The 30-year-old totaled just 17 yards over Detroit's preceding two games combined entering Sunday, but evidently there does exist a reality in which Jones and Golladay can cohabitate as viable fantasy football assets this season. The Lions will next face a Colts defense that ranks behind only Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh in DVOA but that has already surrendered six TDs to opposing WRs on the year.

Patrick is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Chiefs due to a hamstring injury, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.

Patrick left the field midway through the fourth quarter, so it seems likely that he won't return to the field Sunday. Before being forced out against the Chiefs, Patrick caught three of four targets for 44 yards.

Hopkins (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against the Seahawks.

NFL sages Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network relayed that Hopkins was expected to suit up Week 7, with the latter citing coach Kliff Kingsbury as "hopeful" that the wide receiver would be available. Indeed, that has come to pass, allowing Hopkins to pick on a Seattle defense that has given up NFL worsts in catches (108) and receiving yards (1,472) to wideouts this season.

Samuel (hamstring) has been ruled out of Sunday's game in New England, Dan Graziano of ESPN.com reports.

Prior to his departure in the second half, Samuel had five catches (on five targets) for 65 yards and three carries for seven yards. After undergoing June surgery on a Jones fracture in his left foot and undergoing a recovery that extended into the regular season, he may be poised for another absence from the 49ers offense.

Brown tallied six receptions on eight targets for 153 yards and one touchdown in Week 7 against the Steelers.

Brown had only one reception at the close of the first half but erupted late in the game to top 100 receiving yards for the first time this season. His longest reception of the day came on a 73-yard touchdown early in the third quarter that kickstarted a Titans rally. Brown remained active after the long score, connecting for receptions of 21, 20 and 17 yards -- all of which came in the fourth quarter. Brown appears to be fully healthy after battling a knee injury early on and will draw a positive matchup in Week 8 against the Bengals.

The Patriots have ruled Harry (head) out of Sunday's game against the 49ers.

Harry, who left the contest in the first half, will finish Week 7 with one catch (on two targets) for six yards. With Harry sidelined, Julian Edelman, Damiere Byrd, Gunner Olszewski and Jakobi Meyers compose New England's receiving corps.

Ridley hauled in five of his seven targets for 69 receiving yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 23-22 loss to the Lions.

Ridley has endured a slight decrease from his astronomical yardage totals of Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 5, but he also has scored TDs in back-to-back games since Julio Jones returned to the fold. Ridley has now totaled six TDs through seven appearances this season, landing him one short of his total from the entire 2019 campaign. He's also on pace to obliterate standing career highs in receptions (64) and receiving yards (886), as he finds himself on a trajectory for more than 90 catches and 1,400 yards. New Orleans just carved into Carolina for 287 passing yards and three total touchdowns Sunday, meaning Atlanta's high-flying passing attack may be in line for a productive outing against the Panthers on Thursday night.