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Brown caught four of five targets for 23 yards but lost a fumble in Sunday's 31-0 loss to the Colts.

Brown led the Texans in receptions and trailed only Brandin Cooks in targets and yards, but he coughed the ball up following a first-quarter catch. Even though he matched his season high in grabs, his miscue Sunday damaged his overall performance. He'll strive to clean his play up next weekend versus the Seahawks.

Kmet caught three passes for 41 yards in the Bears' 33-22 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday.

Although Kmet had seven targets compared to one for Jimmy Graham, it was Kmet throwing the block that allowed Graham to score an easy goal-line touchdown. Over the past four games, Kmet is averaging 51 yards, but he hasn't scored a touchdown all year while Graham has recently been seeing regular red-zone targets. That limits Kmet's upside, though he's become a player who has become a reasonable starting fantasy option.

Seals-Jones (hip) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

The journeyman thus will sit out a third straight contest after doing a serviceable job filling in for a then-injured Logan Thomas for a six-game stretch. Thomas is back healthy as of Week 12 and will continue filling No. 1 tight end duties, with rookie fourth-round pick John Bates bumping up the depth chart again behind him with Seals-Jones out.

Akins (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Colts.

With Akins still the odd man out, the Texans' Week 13 tight end options will be Pharaoh Brown, Brevin Jordan and Antony Auclair.

Wesco (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's contest against the Eagles.

Coach Robert Saleh said Monday that Wesco was expected to miss two to four weeks, so it's surprising the backup tight end wasn't ruled out earlier in the week. In his absence, undrafted rookie Kenny Yeboah will likely operate as the primary backup behind Ryan Griffin.

Bushman was elevated to the active roster Saturday.

Bushman will get his second chance with the active roster this season, as Darren Waller (back/knee) has been ruled out for Sunday against Washington. Bushman's lone appearance came in Week 7 against the Eagles, where he saw 11 snaps on offense but failed to tally any stats. The BYU product will likely line up third on the depth chart behind Foster Moreau and Daniel Helm.

Waller (back/knee) was ruled out Saturday ahead of Sunday's game against Washington, Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports.

Not much of a surprise given Waller was initially listed as doubtful following Friday's final injury report. Foster Moreau now steps in as the Raiders' top tight end and figures to be a crucial part of the offense considering the third-year LSU product had his best game (6-60-1) in the absence of Waller.

Moreau is expected to serve as the Raiders' top tight end Sunday against Washington with Darren Waller (back/knee) listed as doubtful for the contest, Josh Dubow of the Associated Press reports.

Waller wasn't able to practice in any fashion Wednesday through Friday, so barring some dramatic improvement leading up to Sunday's 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff, he'll be inactive for the second time this season. When Waller sat out Week 7 against the Eagles with an ankle injury, Moreau stepped in to play all of the Raiders' 63 offensive snaps and finished with a 6-60-1 receiving line on six targets. He actually handled more snaps (69) following Waller's early exit in the Raiders' Thanksgiving Day win over the Cowboys, but Moreau reeled in only one of his five targets for a three-yard gain. Moreau thus looks like a somewhat volatile fantasy option for Week 13, even with another heavy snap share seemingly on the horizon.

Waller (back/knee) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against Washington, Rachel Gossen of the Raiders' official site reports.

Waller was unable to practice this week and is thus trending toward being included on the Raiders' Week 13 inactive list, which will be released 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff. Assuming that's the case, Foster Moreau would be in line to serve as the Raiders' top pass-catching tight end in Week 13, a context that would make him a viable streaming option in fantasy lineups. When Waller was sidelined in Week 7 against the Eagles, Moreau played 100 percent of the team's offensive snaps and caught all six of his targets for 60 yards and a touchdown.

Wesco (ankle) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against Philadelphia, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

It's surprising Wesco isn't listed as out after coach Robert Saleh said earlier in the week that the fullback/tight end is expected to miss 2-4 weeks. The Jets are holding out slight hope for surprise improvement in Wesco's ankle, but he wasn't able to practice in any capacity during the week. If Wesco sits, as expected, New York's tight end depth will consist of just Ryan Griffin and undrafted rookie Kenny Yeboah.