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Crabtree caught three of five targets for 31 yards in Sunday's 36-21 loss to Carolina.

Crabtree understandably had his lowest targets, catches and yardage totals since Week 4 on a day in which his offense as a whole struggled mightily for most of the game. The 31-year-old has just one week of more than 66 receiving yards on the year and hasn't been the red-zone target he was in Oakland. Nevertheless, the Texas Tech product will try to remedy that in Week 9 at home against Pittsburgh.

Snead caught five of 11 targets for 54 yards in Sunday's 36-21 loss to Carolina.

Snead saw just one fewer target than John Brown and Michael Crabtree combined on the day but still failed to do much with the opportunity in what was Joe Flacco's worst game of the season in terms of passing yards. The 26-year-old has made at least five grabs in all but two weeks this season yet still has not surpassed 60 receiving yards in a single contest. He'll look to break that streak Week 9 at home against Pittsburgh.

Sutton caught three of four targets for 78 yards during Sunday's 30-23 loss in Kansas City.

Reeling after 16 unanswered Chiefs points, Sutton was key to the Broncos' 49-second touchdown drive to end the first half, skying for a 42-yard reception to carry the Broncos across midfield. The play marked Sutton's third catch of at least 40 yards in his last five games. He has yet to generate the volume of targets necessary to gain too much fantasy attention, but after being drafted in the second round to eventually replace Demaryius Thomas, Sutton might fill that role before the end of the season. Not only is Thomas reportedly on the trade block, but the veteran has been held to as many or fewer than the 42 yards Sutton generated on that single catch in four of eight games this season. Eventually, Denver figures to favor the big-play youngster over the veteran who has primarily become an underneath target. Next Sunday brings a tough matchup against a Texans defense that has excelled at keeping opponents in front of its secondary, surrendering just 10.9 yards per reception.

Butler will work out for the Texans, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Texans need to add a body at wide receiver after losing Will Fuller to a season-ending ACL injury. Butler, who was released by the Cowboys a week ago, appeared in two games for Dallas, tallying a mere one target and zero catches.

Bellamy caught four passes for 39 yards in the Bears' 24-10 victory over the Jets.

With Allen Robinson missing this contest due to a groin injury, Bellamy was third on the team with five targets, and although he shared time with Kevin White, Bellamy was more involved in the offense. Even though this was the first game in which he's caught more than one pass this season, as long as Robinson continues to miss time, he has the potential to provide flex-worthy production for fantasy owners who may be missing players due to injuries or bye weeks.

Moore caught five of six targets for 90 yards and added 39 yards on two carries in Sunday's 36-21 win over the Ravens.

Moore was promised a larger role with Torrey Smith (knee) out, and the rookie delivered with the biggest game of his young career. He tied for the team lead in targets and was far and away the Panthers' leader in receiving yards on the day. The 2018 first-round pick also accounted for Carolina's two biggest gains in the contest, with a 33-yard deep ball in the second quarter and a 28-yard gain on the ground after recovering a Cam Newton fumble nine yards behind the line of scrimmage a short time later. While that kind of rushing output shouldn't be expected to continue, a Week 9 tilt with a weak Tampa Bay defense should make Moore a viable start, especially if Smith is forced to miss more time.

Shepard caught four of eight targets for 34 yards during Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Redskins.

Shepard saw plenty of targets, but he hauled in just half the passes thrown his way and finished with one of his quietest performances of the season. His long reception went for 14 yards, and he was otherwise held to rather short gains. Perhaps Shepard's quiet outing has to do more with the opponent, but Evan Engram also reemerged as a large part of the passing game and could cut into Shepard's role moving forward. He'll be on bye next week before facing the 49ers in Week 10.

Jones caught seven of 10 targets for 117 yards and two touchdowns during Sunday's 28-14 loss to Seattle.

Jones put Detroit on the scoreboard late in the first quarter, running past his defender up the sideline on a scramble drill for a 39-yard touchdown. Jones set season highs in catches, targets, yards and touchdowns in what has been a down year for him given the emergence of Kenny Golladay. One big game shouldn't change your perception of Jones, though he does get another favorable matchup next Sunday against a Minnesota pass defense ranked in the bottom half of the league in opponent yards per game (280.0).

Smith-Schuster caught four of his six targets for 33 yards during Sunday's 33-18 win over Cleveland.

Smith-Schuster was a victim of game flow, as the Steelers relied heavily on the running game to nurse a large lead and he saw just one target after halftime. That resulted in his lowest yardage total this season, but it shouldn't deter fantasy owners from using him moving forward, even against a strong Baltimore defense in Week 9.

Boyd brought in nine of 10 targets for 138 yards and a touchdown in the Bengals' 37-34 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.

Boyd took over what shaped up as a potential showdown between No. 1 receivers in Mike Evans and A.J. Green and made it his own personal coming out party, posting a career-high yardage figure. Boyd now has three touchdowns over the last three games, and outside of a Week 7 clunker versus the Chiefs (3-27-0), he's seen at least seven targets in six of his last seven games and posted at least six receptions in five of those contests. He'll look to continue building on his strong season when the Bengals face the Saints in Week 10 following a Week 9 bye.