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Woods brought in six of seven targets for 89 yards and a touchdown and rushed twice for 15 yards and another score in the Rams' 31-9 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.

Woods paced the Rams' pass catchers in both receptions and receiving yardage while scoring through both the ground and air. He got his day off to a rousing start when he answered an early Cardinals field goal with a four-yard rushing touchdown, a play he bookended by tallying Los Angeles' final points of the day on a 39-yard scoring grab in the fourth quarter. The veteran wideout could still be relied on next week if the Rams go for the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye.

Carter caught six of seven targets for 61 yards in Sunday's 32-30 loss to the Eagles.

The revenge-game narrative fits Carter in this case, as he saved his biggest game of the season for the team that waived him twice already this year. He has now turned in back-to-back efforts of at least 60 total yards. Even if Keke Coutee (hamstring) returns for Week 17 at home against Jacksonville, Carter is still likely in line for additional playing time once again due to the Achilles injury Demaryius Thomas suffered.

Goodwin caught three of his eight targets for 29 yards in the 14-9 loss to the Bears on Sunday.

Goodwin evidently suffered an Achilles injury in the later stages of the game, but according to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area, it doesn't appear to be serious. Given Dante Pettis is expected to miss Week 17 after suffering a MCL injury Sunday, it's unclear whether the 49ers will plan to risk another member of their wide receiving core in next week's meaningless contest. Fantasy owners will want to monitor Goodwin's practice status in the coming days to gather more information.

Pettis sustained an MCL injury Sunday against the Bears and is not expected to need surgery, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

It seems unlikely Pettis will play in the 49ers' meaningless Week 17 contest, but it's at least positive news that the rookie is not expected to need surgery. Kendrick Bourne figures to benefit the most in the event Pettis is indeed ruled out next week.

Foster caught four of seven targets for 52 yards in Sunday's 24-12 loss to New England.

Foster fell well short of the 94 yards he'd reached in four of the previous five games, but things certainly could have gone worse for owners desperate enough to look his way. The undrafted Alabama product will finish out his rookie campaign against the Dolphins in Week 17.

Jones caught five of nine targets for 67 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 24-12 loss to the Patriots.

Jones' stat line looks nice upon initial viewing, but most of his value was derived from scoring a 31-yard touchdown in garbage time. He'll continue running plenty of routes as a starting wide receiver for the Bills against the Dolphins in Week 17, but don't count on erratic rookie quarterback Josh Allen getting the ball to Jones with any regularity.

Jones corralled all six of his targets for 42 yards in Sunday's 27-9 loss to the Vikings.

Jones stepped up for the injury-riddled Lions, finishing 16 yards shy of Kenny Golladay's team-leading receiving total on nine fewer targets. The 2014 sixth-rounder came into this contest with just 10 catches all season, so he's likely to fall back into obscurity against the Packers in Week 16.

Erickson caught both of his targets, accumulating 35 receiving yards during Sunday's 26-18 loss to the Browns.

The third-year man out of Wisconsin has 58 receiving yards over the past two weeks, more than he's racked up in any two-game span since Weeks 11 and 12 of last season. Usually a full-time special teams ace, Erickson has garnered seven targets in the past two games, a vast increase compared to his typical passing game involvement (1.5 targets per contest entering Sunday). Erickson also had a 33-yard kick return Sunday that helped spark Cincinnati's first scoring drive of the afternoon (a field goal to cut the deficit to 23-3). If Erickson continues to garner attention in the passing game with A.J. Green (foot) on injured reserve, it will come against a Pittsburgh defense that ranks 13th against the pass (237 yards allowed per game).

Agholor caught five of seven targets for 116 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 32-30 win over Houston.

Agholor saved his biggest game of the season for when it mattered most, as this effort marked his only 100-yard game of the season thus far and his first touchdown since Week 2. His third-quarter score accounted for most of his yardage when Nick Foles lofted a perfectly placed ball and hit the USC product in stride with a step on his man on the way to the end zone. It is unlikely he will repeat the effort Week 17 at Washington.

Parker caught two of three targets for 12 yards during Sunday's 17-7 loss to the Jaguars.

The former 2015 first-round pick tied Danny Amendola for the most targets among Miami's wideouts during the Week 16 loss, which shows how much quarterback Ryan Tannehill struggled to make noise in the passing game. Parker has only exceeded 50 receiving yards in one game this season and has been phased out of his former role as a focal point in the Dolphins' offense. He'll remain off the fantasy radar heading into a Week 17 visit to the Bills.