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Hamilton tallied eight total tackles (four solo) in Sunday's 30-16 win over the Bears.

Hamilton's eight tackles were the second most on Baltimore's defense during Sunday's win, trailing Roquan Smith's 12-stop performance. The Notre Dame product has now recorded 43 total tackles, two passes defended and one forced fumble over six appearances this season. He's expected to remain an integral part of Baltimore's defensive success heading into the Week 9 matchup against the Dolphins on Thursday night.

Bryant failed to haul in his lone target while playing 22 of the Texans' 80 snaps on offense in Sunday's 26-15 win over the 49ers.

Though he's logged double-digit snaps in each of the Texans' ensuing six games since Cade Stover suffered a broken foot in the season-opening loss to the Rams, Bryant remains well behind starting tight end Dalton Schultz in terms of both usage and playing time. Through his six appearances, Bryant has been targeted just four times and has recorded a five-yard reception.

Smith recorded 12 total tackles (seven solo) in Sunday's 30-16 win over the Bears.

The 28-year-old returned Sunday after a two-game absence due to a hamstring injury. He led the Ravens' defense in total tackles for the third time this season in Week 8, posting his second double-digit-stop performance. Smith has now tallied 46 total tackles (31 solo) through five games this season. He's expected to remain a viable IDP option in the Week 9 matchup against the Dolphins on Thursday night.

Ogunbowale played 13 of the Texans' 80 snaps on offense and finished with a nine-yard rush and an eight-yard reception in Sunday's 26-15 win over the 49ers.

The Texans' special-teams captain, Ogunbowale is a staple of Houston's kick-coverage units, but he occasionally makes cameos on offense as a passing-down back. However, unless the Texans are without both of Nick Chubb and Woody Marks in a given week, Ogunbowale is unlikely to see enough snaps to warrant attention in fantasy circles. Through seven games, Ogunbowale has carried three times for 18 yards and has recorded three receptions for 25 yards on four targets.

Freiermuth secured three of four targets for 13 yards during Sunday's 35-25 loss to the Packers.

Freiermuth racked up a season-high 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns during last week's loss to Cincinnati, but he had limited production Week 8. He briefly exited the game due to injury in the third quarter, but it seems unlikely that the issue significantly impacted his performance given his speedy return. Freiermuth has had to compete with Jonnu Smith and Darnell Washington for work at tight end over the first half of the year, making all three players difficult to trust in fantasy.

Collins recorded one reception on two targets for 18 yards in Sunday's 38-20 loss to the Eagles.

Fellow receiver Darius Slayton returned from a two-game absence and started Sunday's contest, but Collins' involvement actually went up, not down. After logging a combined 10 offensive snaps the prior two weeks, Collins was on the field for 12 offensive snaps Sunday, representing a 23 percent offensive snap share. He ranked fourth in snap share among New York wideouts behind Wan'Dale Robinson (98 percent), Slayton (73 percent) and Lil'Jordan Humphrey (63 percent), while Jalin Hyatt was a healthy inactive. Collins has moved above Hyatt in the pecking order, though Collins isn't a particularly viable fantasy asset while the other wide receivers ahead of him on the depth chart are healthy.

Brooks played 11 of the Texans' 80 snaps on offense but didn't record any touches in Sunday's 26-15 win over the 49ers.

Brooks has been active for five of the Texans' first seven games this season but has been deployed mainly as on the team's kick-coverage and return units, logging nearly three times as many snaps on special teams as offense. The Houston backfield would likely need to lose multiple contributors to injury before Brooks is called upon to play meaningful snaps on offense.

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said Monday that Duck (knee) will miss the remainder of the season, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.

Duck sustained a knee injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday's win over the Falcons and was carted off the field. Although McDaniel didn't specify the exact nature of his injury, Duck will be shut down for the remainder of the 2025 campaign. The Louisville product has appeared in just two games this season due to a prior ankle injury, recording two total tackles and one pass defended.

Williams took the field for 12 of the Packers' 64 snaps on offense and finished with a one-yard carry and an eight-yard touchdown reception on his lone target in Sunday's 35-25 win over the Steelers. He also returned four kickoffs for 97 yards.

Williams' touchdown grab -- the first of his career -- came with 8:48 remaining in the third quarter and helped cut the Green Bay deficit to two points before the Packers ran away with the game in the fourth quarter. A 2025 third-round pick out of TCU, Williams boasts a big frame (6-foot-4, 222 pounds) and excellent size-adjusted athleticism (4.48-second 40-yard dash time), but he looks set to remain a situational player on offense during his rookie season. Instead, Williams is more likely to offer his biggest weekly contributions on kickoff returns, where he's averaging 25.6 yards per runback through seven games.

Dodson recorded five total tackles (three solo) and recovered a fumble in Sunday's 34-10 win over the Falcons.

The Texas A&M product finished tied for the second-most tackles on the Dolphins' defense Sunday, trailing Jordyn Brooks' 10-stop performance. Dodson has now recorded 59 total tackles, including 3.0 sacks, one pass defended and one forced fumble over seven appearances this season. He's expected to continue starting alongside Brooks in Miami's linebacker corps in the Week 9 matchup against the Ravens on Thursday night.