NFL Player News
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Chigoziem Okonkwo TE | TEN
Titans' Chigoziem Okonkwo: Makes most of lone target
Okonkwo recorded one catch on one target for 70 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 32-27 win over the Texans.
Okonkwo wasn't targeted for the first 50 minutes of game time, but he found open space after a short catch and out-ran the Texans' secondary for a 70-yard game-winning touchdown. That marked Okonwo's first touchdown since Week 1 and is only the second time he's reached 50 yards in a game on the campaign.
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Tyler Boyd WR | TEN
Titans' Tyler Boyd: Best game as Titan
Boyd recorded six receptions on six targets for 55 yards in Sunday's 32-27 win over the Texans.
Boyd has had a disappointing season in Tennessee, but he turned in his most productive game with the team in Sunday's upset win. He opened the game with a 19-yard catch and also tacked on receptions of 13 and 11 yards to top 50 yards for the first time in the campaign. Though it was a positive showing, Boyd has little upside moving forward barring a significant change in his usage.
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Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR | TEN
Titans' Nick Westbrook-Ikhine: Another long score
Westbrook-Ikhine recorded two receptions on five targets for 48 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 32-27 win over the Texans.
Westbrook-Ikhine continues to see his role in the Tennessee offense tick up, as he has at least five targets in three of his last four games. While his connection with Will Levis is sporadic, he's made a habit of finding his way behind the defense, and that moment came late in the first quarter against the Texans when he recorded a 38-yard touchdown while splitting two defenders. Westbrook-Ikhine remains a risky streaming option given that he's recorded more than two receptions in a game only twice this season, but it's getting more difficult to ignore that he has six touchdowns across his last seven contests.
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Demarcus Robinson WR | LAR
Rams' Demarcus Robinson: Hits pay dirt Sunday
Robinson had two receptions on three targets for 15 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 37-20 loss to the Eagles.
Robinson got back into the end zone after being held out for two straight weeks following a four-score outburst over Weeks 8 and 9. The veteran receiver finished with two or fewer receptions for the fifth time over his last six contests, highlighting his dependency on touchdowns in order to generate fantasy value. Those facts limit Robinson to deep-league utility as the Rams prepare to take on the Saints next Sunday.
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Noah Gray TE | KC
Chiefs' Noah Gray: Two more scores
Gray recorded four catches on four targets for 66 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Panthers.
Gray scored twice for the second consecutive week, this time coming on receptions of 35 and 11 yards. He's now earned at least four targets in consecutive games and seems to be prioritized ahead of peripheral pass catchers in the Chiefs' offense such as JuJu Smith-Schuster and Justin Watson. That could give Gray some streaming appeal going forward, though his overall lack of volume still makes him unreliable on a weekly basis.
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Dallas Goedert TE | PHI
Eagles' Dallas Goedert: Mild production off four receptions
Goedert caught four of five targets for 19 yards in Sunday's 37-20 victory over the Rams.
Goedert finished second in targets and receptions in a run-heavy game plan as the Eagles handled the Rams with ease. The 29-year-old didn't do much with his opportunities, resulting in his lowest yardage total in a game with a reception this season. Sunday's dud comes on the heels of a pair of solid fantasy outings, so managers rostering Goedert should stick with him ahead of next Sunday's tilt at Baltimore.
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Cooper Kupp WR | LAR
Rams' Cooper Kupp: Notches fifth TD on SNF
Kupp hauled in eight of 11 targets for 60 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 37-20 loss to the Eagles.
Fellow wideout Puka Nacua (9-117-0) led the Rams in all receiving categories, but it was Kupp who cashed in one of two passing touchdowns for Los Angeles. The MVP of Super Bowl LVI is now up to five touchdowns in seven healthy games this season. Kupp and Nacua should continue complementing each other as star teammates when the Rams visit the Saints next Sunday.
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Puka Nacua WR | LAR
Rams' Puka Nacua: Leading receiver in SNF loss
Nacua finished with nine receptions (on 13 targets) for 117 yards in Sunday's 37-20 loss to Philadelphia.
Fresh off a season-best performance, Nacua was back at it again with another 100-plus yard showing. Unlike last week, the budding star was unable to hit pay dirt, and the Rams suffered a loss instead of a win. Nacua is averaging eight receptions and 111 receiving yards in the four games in which he has played 50 percent or more of his team's offensive snaps. More impressively, the BYU product has been posting these WR1-type numbers with fellow wideout Cooper Kupp in the lineup. Nacua is giving fantasy managers a strong push in the second half of the season after going down with a serious knee injury in Week 1.
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Micah McFadden LB | NYG
Giants' Micah McFadden: Racks up 11 stops in defeat
McFadden tallied 11 tackles (six solo) in Sunday's Week 12 loss to Tampa Bay.
McFadden recorded his third double-digit tackle total of the season and his second over his past three games. The linebacker's 11 stops were second on New York on Sunday behind only rookie Tyler Nubin's 12. McFadden dealt with a heel injury at the end of the week and entered Sunday deemed questionable to suit up, but he appeared to be fine and was active on defense for the Giants.
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Tyler Nubin SAF | NYG
Giants' Tyler Nubin: Records 12 stops again in loss
Nubin posted 12 tackles (five solo) in Sunday's Week 12 defeat against the Buccaneers.
Nubin's tackle total led New York on a rough day for the team as a whole, and it marked his second straight game with exactly 12 stops. The rookie has been one of the few bright spots in an ugly season for New York, as he immediately stepped into a starting role and has recorded at least four tackles in all but one of his 11 games. With 81 stops on the season, he ranks second on New York behind only Bobby Okereke (83).