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Ford is in line to serve as the team's No. 3 receiver with Allen Hurns (ankle/neck) inactive for Sunday's game against the Patriots.

Ford was productive in the Week 16 overtime win against the Bengals, bringing in five of six targets for 68 yards. He'll have a chance to build on his production Sunday with Hurns out of action, though he'll face one of the toughest secondaries in the league against the Patriots' shutdown unit.

Schnell (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's Week 17 tilt against the Falcons, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports.

Schnell was active and served as the team's punt returner in Week 16, but he'll take a seat for the finale with Jaydon Mickens and John Franklin promoted from the practice squad this week.

Beasley is among the inactives for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Jets, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.

Buffalo is locked into the No. 5 seed in the AFC and several of the team's veteran starters aren't even suiting up. Get Beasley out of your lineup, and overall, Buffalo seems like one of those teams in a boat you're better off avoiding from a fantasy standpoint this week.

Anderson (calf) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Bills.

The wideout, who's recorded four touchdowns over his last six outings, is out there if you need him Sunday and figures to remain a key target for QB Sam Darnold in the Jets' season finale, in the absence of any in-game setbacks. Through 15 games, Anderson has logged 49 catches (on 89 targets) for 761 yards (six less that team leader Jamison Crowder) and five TDs.

Guyton (coach's decision) is officially inactive for Sunday's matchup with Kansas City.

Guyton had played three of the last four games, playing 19 offensive snaps and failing to haul in either of his two targets in that span. With Guyton healthy scratched Sunday, Jason Moore and Andre Patton will draw the depth receiver snaps.

Beckham (groin/illness) is active Week 17 against the Bengals.

Beckham began the week with back-to-back limited practices before sitting out Friday's session, but it was reported earlier Sunday morning that he would be in line to play. His absence from the official Week 17 inactive list confirms that, setting Beckham up to play through both an illness and a groin injury in the regular-season finale. Beckham caught just his third touchdown pass of the season last week against Baltimore, and he now goes up against a Cincinnati defense responsible for the 11th-lowest fantasy points per game average to opposing receivers in PPR formats in 2019.

Hopkins (illness), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Titans, is expected to be active for the contest but won't be in line to play much, a source told Dianna Russini of ESPN.

The Texans can move up from the AFC's No. 4 seed to the No. 3 spot with a win and a Kansas City loss, but coach Bill O'Brien apparently isn't inclined to expose Hopkins or quarterback Deshaun Watson (back) to injury with the postseason on the horizon. Houston may already be locked into the No. 4 seed by the time the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff arrives, as the Chiefs host the Chargers as part of the 1 p.m. ET slate. With Will Fuller (groin) out, Hopkins in line to see limited work, and Watson expected to serve as a backup, AJ McCarron will direct an offense lacking in its usual firepower.

Beckham (groin/illness), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bengals, is expected to play, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Beckham's groin injury, which is believed to be a sports hernia, has been plaguing him for much of the season, but the issue hasn't impacted his availability for gameday. Instead, overcoming the illness seems to be Beckham's main concern as the 1 p.m. ET kickoff approaches, as the wideout was forced to miss Friday's practice due to food poisoning. Rapoport relays that Beckham's condition has improved over the past couple of days, leaving the Browns optimistic he'll be ready to go for the season finale. Beckham's status will be formally clarified when the Browns release their inactive list approximately 90 minutes prior to kickoff.

Brown (illness), who is listed as questionable on the official injury report for Sunday's game against the Steelers, isn't expected to play, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Brown could probably play through the illness if necessary, but the Ravens won't take any chances with him in Week 17 with the team having already secured the AFC's No. 1 seed. Along with Brown, Mark Ingram (calf) and Mark Andrews (ankle) are on track to sit out after appearing on the injury report this week, while coach John Harbaugh previously mentioned that Lamar Jackson, Marshal Yanda, Earl Thomas and Brandon Williams would sit out for rest purposes.

Humphrey was promoted to the Saints' active roster Saturday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Humphrey suited up in four games for the Saints this season, playing 41 offensive snaps and being targeted just once. He'll line up as the team's No. 5 wide receiver for the season finale against the Panthers, and he could stick around for the playoff run.