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Hopkins injured his ankle during Saturday's win over the Jets, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Hopkins rolled his ankle at the beginning of the drive that eventually led to him hauling in the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter, "I rolled my ankle on a slant at the beginning of that drive, so it was hard to run out there," Hopkins said. "The guys knew it. I stayed down for a minute, and they came over and took me off." That Hopkins returned is a good sign, but it could also mean the adrenaline of the moment kicked in. We'll need to keep a watchful eye on his health leading up to Week 16, when the Texans travel to Philadelphia next Sunday.

Patrick hauled in five of eight targets, registering a team-high 65 receiving yards during Saturday's 17-16 loss to the Browns.

The second-year man out of Utah has been surprisingly steady over the past two weeks, hauling in 12 of 18 targets for 150 receiving yards against Cleveland's and San Francisco's relatively inexperienced secondaries. Patrick may prove to be the Broncos wideout you want on your roster over the final two weeks of the regular season, as he ranks second behind DaeSean Hamilton in wide receiver targets since Emmanuel Sanders (Achilles) went down due to injury, and clearly has earned Case Keenum's trust with two targets in crucial third-down situations Saturday. Week 16's matchup isn't scaring anyone off, as Patrick and the Broncos face an Oakland defense that's allowed a 100-yard receiving, multi-touchdown performance in back-to-back games (Travis Kelce with 168 yards and two touchdowns in Week 13, JuJu Smith-Schuster with 130 yards and two scores in Week 14).

Sutton caught all five of his targets, logging 42 receiving yards during Saturday's 17-16 loss to Cleveland.

The rookie second-round draft choice continues to garner deep-league flex consideration with a healthy workload in Denver's passing attack, collecting five or more targets in five of his past six games. It's encouraging to see Sutton have such an efficient outing against Cleveland, hauling in all five of his targets after posting a putrid catch rate of 46.4 percent over his five most recent performances preceding Saturday. It's been a solid debut campaign overall for the SMU standout, but he hasn't emerged as the clear No. 1 guy in the Broncos receiving corps despite the midseason trade of Demaryius Thomas and recent season-ending injury to Emmanuel Sanders (Achilles). In fact, Sutton has only seen the slightest bump in production since Denver traded Thomas on Oct. 30 (40.5 receiving YPG with two total touchdowns prior to trade, 48.3 YPG and one touchdown since). Week 16's matchup provides potential for a breakout performance, as he'll take on an Oakland defense that's allowed 19 touchdowns to wideouts in 2018, most behind only the 49ers and Packers.

Perriman caught one pass on two targets for 31 yards and a touchdown during Saturday's 17-16 win over the Broncos.

For the second straight week, Perriman made an impact on the first drive of the game when Baker Mayfield found him for a 31-yard touchdown. While the duo has connected on two deep passes in the last two weeks, Perriman's involvement in the offense remains limited. Still, he has shown he has the ability for the big play, and Mayfield isn't afraid to chuck it deep to him. Perriman will look to find the end zone for the second time in 2018 against the Bengals in Week 16.

Anderson caught seven of 11 targets for 96 yards in Saturday's loss to the Texans.

Anderson took advantage of Quincy Enunwa's (ankle) absence and was quarterback Sam Darnold's clear top target Saturday, with no other pass catcher receiving more than five targets. The 25-year-old now has 11 catches for 172 yards and two touchdowns in the last two games, by far his best two-game stretch of the season. Enunwa's status for Week 16 will impact Anderson's outlook as he attempts to continue his solid production against the Packers.

Hopkins caught 10 of 11 targets for 170 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's win over the Jets.

Hopkins delivered throughout the game and secured the game-winning touchdown as the Texans retook the lead late in the fourth quarter. Saturday marked the first time since Week 9 the 26-year-old topped 100 yards receiving, as he put forth his most productive game of the season on a day when Lamar Miller (ankle) left early due to injury. The star wide receiver did get up slowly following his second touchdown as he tweaked his ankle earlier in the drive, but downplayed the issue after the game, Drew Dougherty of the Texans' official site reports. A matchup with the Eagles' injury-ridden secondary awaits Hopkins and the Texans in Week 16.

Matthews (hamstring) will not return to Saturday's game, Ethan B. Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.

The official ruling comes late in the fourth quarter, when it didn't appear Matthews was any closer to returning. He'll finish the game with just one catch for seven yards.

Matthews (hamstring) is doubtful to return to Saturday's game against the Texans.

Matthews recorded one catch before going down with the aforementioned injury. Andre Roberts and Charone Peake could see a handful more snaps in Matthews' absence.

Rogers (knee) has been activated off the PUP list, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

It's unlikely Rogers has much of an impact on Sunday's contest against the Patriots, but it's encouraging to see the wide receiver healthy after tearing his ACL during the 2017 playoffs. Rogers is expected to slot in behind the likes of Antonio Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Ryan Switzer, James Washington and Darrius Heyward-Bey on the depth chart.

Gibson (wrist) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game versus the Rams.

Gibson has four healthy wideouts ahead of him in the depth chart so his offensive potential is capped. The second-year pro has just once catch for 48 yards this year. His most-consistent role is as a kick returner, where Wendell Smallwood will fill in if Gibson can't go.