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Lazard was targeted three times and caught two passes for 14 yards in Sunday's victory over the Bears.

It was another quiet day for Lazard, who finished with fewer than 30 total yards for the fourth time in five games. Despite the lack of production, Lazard has been the Packers' second-best option at wide receiver of late, and his snap count finally backed that up in Week 15 as he played the second-most snaps among Packers receivers -- 14 more than No. 3 WR Geronimo Allison -- for the first time since Davante Adams returned to action in Week 9. With little doubt about his standing heading into Week 16, Lazard will have at least some intrigue against a Vikings defense that has allowed opposing wideouts to pile up yards over the second half of the season.

Turner hauled in all three targets for 26 yards in Sunday's 30-24 win over the Panthers.

Turner played 20 of a possible 67 defensive snaps (30 percent), coming in No 4 among receivers and well ahead of Jaron Brown (11) and David Moore (10). While he's earned the trust of Russell Wilson in some key situations this season, Turner's fantasy upside is limited, surpassing 35 yards just once over 14 games.

Harry logged 38 of a possible 65 snaps on offense in Sunday's 34-13 win over the Bengals, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports, hauling in two of his four targets for 15 yards -- including a diving TD reception -- and gaining 22 rushing yards on two carries.

Though Harry was out-snapped by Mohamed Sanu (56) and a banged-up Julian Edelman (40), his workload saw a major uptick from Week 14, when he was on the field for just two snaps on offense. Looking ahead, it seems like the Patriots are inclined to get Harry more involved in their attack, and while that context may not always generate a high volume of touches, the 6-foot-4, 225-pounder has of late displayed flashes of his potential to develop into a solid red-zone weapon for the team.

Cobb caught one of two targets for minus-3 yards in Sunday's 44-21 win over the Rams.

The Cowboys leaned heavily on their running game, as Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard each ran for over 100 yards and combined for three TDs, so there wasn't a whole lot of production left over for the team's wide receivers. Even so, Cobb's efforts were notably poor, and his two targets were a season low. He'll try to bounce back Week 16 against the Eagles, but he may not have much more success. Philly held him to two catches for 29 yards in their prior meeting this year.

Gallup caught one of three targets for six yards in Sunday's 44-21 win over the Rams.

The Cowboys leaned heavily on their running game, as Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard each ran for over 100 yards and combined for three TDs, so there wasn't a whole lot of production left over for the team's wide receivers. Gallup still is within striking distance of his first career 1,000-yard campaign, needing only 89 more yards, but he could have a tough time getting there Week 16 against an Eagles defense that held him to three catches for 34 yards in their previous meeting this season.

Beckham may need surgery for a sports hernia after the season, but he hopes to play Week 16 against the Ravens and Week 17 against the Bengals, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. "It's a decision we'll find out when the time comes, but as long as 80 (Jarvis Landry) is on the field, as long as these boys are out here, I'm going to go out there and give my all,'' Beckham said. "I love football way too much to think about sitting out and doing all of these things."

With the Browns eliminated from playoff contention after Sunday's 38-24 loss to Arizona, there might be some consideration given to shutting Beckham down for the year. His quote does leave the door open for that scenario, but it sounds like he prefers to play the final two games. Beckham caught eight passes for 66 yards on a season-high 13 targets in the Week 15 loss, with a dropped deep ball potentially costing him what could've been his first 100-yard game since Oct. 13.

Hodge failed to catch his lone target and played a season-high 30 snaps in Sunday's 38-24 loss to the Cardinals.

Hodge has been on the fringes of Cleveland's wideout depth chart this season, but he received the third-most snaps among the position group Sunday. A special teams contributor for the most part, Hodge has received a longer look on offense after Antonio Callaway was released and coach Freddie Kitchens reduced Rashard Higgins' role. Hodge has just six targets, two catches and 51 yards over the last seven games.

Johnson caught five of seven targets for 62 yards in Sunday's 17-10 loss to the Bills.

Johnson had a solid performance given the matchup, but the red-zone struggles of the offense cost him a repeat touchdown performance. He was targeted in the end zone on a throw, but the pass was intercepted to snuff the scoring chance. The 23-year-old maintains deep-league value while Juju Smith-Schuster (knee) remains sidelined, which could happen again when the Steelers take on the Jets on Sunday.

Washington had five catches (11 targets) for 83 yards in Sunday's 17-10 loss to Buffalo.

Washington stepped up as the Steelers' top wideout again with Juju Smith-Schuster (knee) sidelined for another week. With the latter's status still up in the air for the final two weeks of the regular season, Washington and his 77.3 yard average over the past six weeks will continue to be a deep-league option and potential flex play in softer matchups. Next week's opponent, the New York Jets, may be one of those softer matchups with a middle-of-the-pack pass defense this season (239.9 passing yards allowed per game).

Lacy secured one of two targets for 48 yards in the Lions' 38-17 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday.

Lacy came into the contest with a chance to presumably make an impact as a No. 3 option behind Kenny Golladay and Danny Amendola, but he ended up being minimally targeted by rookie quarterback David Blough. However, Lacy's late-third-quarter catch served as the first of his career and produced a game-long gain for the Lions. The second-year wideout will look to make a bigger impact in a Week 16 battle versus the Broncos.