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Gallup (illness) is active for Sunday's game against the Eagles, David Helman of the Cowboys' official site reports.

Gallup was held out of Friday's practice while dealing with the ailment, but it wasn't serious enough to force the first absence of his rookie campaign. The Colorado State product should continue to earn regular snaps on offense at receiver alongside Amari Cooper and Cole Beasley, a role that has translated to an average of 5.3 targets per game over the Cowboys' last six outings.

Hill is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Ravens due to a heel injury.

Hill appeared to get hurt on the Chiefs' second possession but proceeded to make 18-yard and 21-yard grabs before halftime. The official ruling from the Chiefs came down at that time, so the wide receiver's status is murky heading into the second half.

A concussion forced Carter from Sunday's game against the Colts.

With Carter now out and Keke Coutee still sidelined by a hamstring injury, the Texans depth at receiver behind DeAndre Hopkins and Demaryius Thomas on Sunday is further taxed.

Carter exited Sunday's game against the Colts to undergo evaluation for a concussion and is questionable to return.

Carter, who is serving as the Texans' No. 3 wideout with Keke Coutee (hamstring) inactive, corralled his lone target for no gain before departing. If Carter is diagnosed with a concussion or concussion-like symptoms and is unable to return, the Texans would be down to just three available receivers (DeAndre Hopkins, Demaryius Thomas and Sammie Coates).

Carter is expected to serve as the Texans' primary slot receiver for Sunday's game against the Colts with Keke Coutee (hamstring) inactive for the contest, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Carter was an effective complement to starting wideouts DeAndre Hopkins and Demaryius Thomas while filing in for Coutee in the Week 13 win over the Browns, hauling in all six of his targets for 32 yards. That performance should keep Carter ahead of Sammie Coates in the wideout pecking order with Coutee missing another game, though the short and intermediate routes Carter will run out of the slot limits his big-play potential. Even so, another outing on par with his Week 13 effort would give Carter some degree of utility in deeper PPR formats.

McCloud is active for Sunday's game against the Jets, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.

McCloud has been a healthy scratch the last two games, but with Kelvin Benjamin and Andre Holmes getting the heave-ho during the week, the team has decided to give younger players an uncluttered look the rest of the way. Considering McCloud flopped in his first few looks earlier in the season and was only a sixth-round draft choice, any action he sees -- he'll likely be a No. 4 or No. 5 receiver to go with some special-teams snaps -- might be more of an audition to stick with the team than anything else.

McKenzie (toe) is active for Sunday's game against the Jets, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.

McKenzie and Robert Foster are now the clear-cut top depth options at receiver behind Zay Jones now that Kelvin Benjamin and Andre Holmes have been discarded. With that in mind, the odds are good McKenzie gets a larger number of offensive snaps the last four games of the season. He'll also see work in the return game.

Marshall (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's Week 14 tilt against the Buccaneers.

Marshall will be on the sideline for the fourth consecutive game, as the Saints will roll with Michael Thomas, Tre'Quan Smith, Austin Carr and Keith Kirkwood as their top four receiving options.

Anderson (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against the Bills.

After opening the week as a full practice participant, Anderson only managed limited showings Thursday and Friday while he was nagged by the ankle issue that has bothered him since late October. Though Anderson could probably benefit from some extra rest, it's not expected that he'll face any noteworthy restrictions with his snap count Sunday. Over the past two games, Anderson managed six receptions for 70 yards on 12 targets while playing with Josh McCown, but the wideout will have rookie signal-caller Sam Darnold throwing to him this week. Over the previous eight games he and Darnold played, Anderson scored only three touchdowns and exceeded 45 receiving yards on one occasion.

Coutee (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Colts.

With Coutee out Sunday, DeAndre Hopkins and Demaryius Thomas are on track to head the Texans' Week 14 wideout corps, with DeAndre Carter in line to chip in from the slot after snagging all six of his targets for 32 yards in last Sunday's win over the Browns.