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Kroft was unable to bring in his only target during Sunday's 24-17 loss to Baltimore.

Kroft has now been held catchless in back-to-back weeks. The veteran tight end had his lone multi-target game of the season in Week 8 and has since seen all of three targets resulting in only 20 yards, in large part due to the emergence of rookie Dawson Knox. Kroft will be challenged to do much better down the stretch as the Bills wrap up with teams that are all average or better against the pass, starting Sunday against the Steelers fifth-ranked pass defense.

Goedert caught three of his six targets for 41 yards in Monday night's 23-17 win over the Giants.

The tight end didn't make his first catch until the final drive of the first half and surprisingly didn't get much more involved after Alshon Jeffery was ruled out of the remainder of the game with a foot injury. Goedert did contribute to the victory, however, as his 28-yard catch in the fourth quarter helped set up the game-tying touchdown. He's now seen at least six targets in four straight games, but his red-zone involvement continues to be hit-and-miss heading into a Week 15 matchup with Washington.

Moreau (knee) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.

The rookie fourth-round pick out of LSU made an immediate impact on the Raiders' offense. At the time of his injury, Moreau was tied with Tyrell Williams for the most receiving touchdowns on the team (five). Darren Waller will continue working as the team's No. 1 tight end moving forward, and Derek Carrier will bump into the No. 2 role. Coach Jon Gruden wasn't certain about Moreau's status for the 2020 season.

Andrews (knee) was listed as limited on Tuesday's practice estimation.

After he was spotted jogging during the portion of the session open to the media, Andrews seems to have participated enough to elevate from Monday's DNP. Per Clifton Brown of the Ravens' official site, Andrews' knee injury isn't considered severe by coach John Harbaugh. Ultimately, Tuesday's development is a step in the right direction towards active status Thursday versus the Jets.

Andrews (knee) was seen jogging during the part of Tuesday's practice open to the media, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.

Listed as a non-participant on Monday's estimated injury report, Andrews' activity level one day later is a step in the right direction. It also backs up coach John Harbaugh's assertions that Andrews' knee injury "is not serious," and the tight end expects to "be back Thursday" versus the Jets, per Clifton Brown of the Ravens' official site. Tuesday's practice report will indicate whether or not Andrews able to do enough to earn a 'limited' or even 'full' designation.

Alie-Cox had one reception for eight yards on his lone target in Sunday's loss at Tampa Bay.

Indianapolis didn't use many two-TE sets in a shootout with Alie-Cox getting just 16 snaps and Ross Travis having five snaps behind Jack Doyle (49 snaps). It doesn't look like Alie-Cox or Travis will be big factors in the passing game even with Eric Ebron on IR with an ankle injury and several other wide receivers sidelined.

Smith had three receptions for 21 yards on four targets in Sunday's win over Detroit.

He started the game in a two-TE set with Kyle Rudolph and ended up playing more snaps (51) than Rudolph (46). Smith has become a larger part of the offense as the season progressed, especially with Adam Thielen sidelined with a hamstring injury, but the rookie has just four receptions the past two games. Smith didn't get targeted much in Sunday's game once the Vikings had a large lead and turned to the running game.

Uzomah had only one catch for four yards on two targets in Sunday's loss to the Browns.

After a rare outburst in the passing game last week, Uzomah retreated back to blocking duties this week, despite being on the field for 45 offensive snaps.

Knox caught just one of four targets for 37 yards during Sunday's loss to the Ravens.

Surprisingly, the 37 yards led the team, which shows just how much the Baltimore defense stifled the Buffalo passing attack all day. Knox dropped one key pass, but made up for it with a doozy of a catch that was pretty much a one-handed snag for big yardage. The rookie continues to have long-term appeal, but the modest yardage was his high in the last four games, while Knox is maintaining a pattern of catching between one and four balls in every game this season, save for a shutout in Week 8.

Ertz caught nine of 13 targets for 91 yards and two touchdowns in Monday night's 23-17 overtime win over the Giants.

Ertz stepped up with Philadelphia's pass-catching options depleted, scoring both the game-tying and game-winning touchdowns. The tight end led the Eagles in all major receiving categories, grabbing a team-long, 30-yard reception for good measure as well. Should Philly's receiving corps remain ravaged by injury in Week 15 versus Washington, Ertz would figure to continue playing a prominent role, but considering he's posted at least nine catches for 90 yards in four of his last five outings, he's already firing on all cylinders.