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Andrews caught eight of nine passes for 112 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 23-17 win over Arizona. He also committed a fumble, but it was recovered by the offense.

Two games, 220 yards and two touchdowns for Andrews. The Ravens could get used to this. Andrews got Baltimore on the board early in the first quarter on a pump fake to the flat by Lamar Jackson that shook the tight end loose for a 27-yard touchdown. The Cardinals have struggled covering tight ends through two weeks, so excitement should be tempered at least a little. What is true is that Andrews has quickly emerged as Jackson's go-to target and that the Ravens' Week 3 opponent, the Chiefs, has struggled defensively in recent seasons.

Hockenson caught one of three targets for seven yards during Sunday's 13-10 victory over the Chargers.

A week after making headlines in the season opener, Hockenson crashed back down to Earth and ultimately finished with six fewer targets than last week and one less than Jesse James. It was interesting that the rookie wasn't used more against a team dealing with injuries at the safety position, but pretty much every Lions receiver took a clear back seat to Kenny Golladay in this one. Hockenson will look to get back on track next Sunday against an Eagles team that let the 35-year-old Vernon Davis find the end zone in Week 1.

Dissly caught all five targets for 50 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 28-26 win over the Steelers.

Dissly battled with a knee injury in Week 1, but he looked as healthy as ever in this contest. The second-year pro would've had an even bigger day if a 43-yard reception wasn't called back for holding in the first quarter. Dissly looks like he's one of QB Russell Wilson's top red-zone targets, as he now has four touchdowns in six career games with the Seahawks.

Andrews (foot) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Assuming no setbacks, Andrews -- who hauled in all eight of his targets for 108 yards and a TD in Week 1's blowout win over the Dolphins -- should see his share of looks Sunday. He'll be taking aim at a Cardinals defense that surrendered 385 yards to Detroit QB Matthew Stafford last weekend, a mark that included a 6-131-1 receiving line for tight end T.J. Hockenson.

Kroft (foot) is inactive for Sunday's Week 2 tilt against the Giants.

Kroft will thus have to wait until at least Week 3 to make his Bills debut, as he continues to recover from a broken foot suffered in OTAs back in May. A combination of Dawson Knox and Lee Smith should hold down tight end duties for the Bills again Sunday, although the fantasy upside of each remains modest.

The 49ers waived Smith on Saturday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

The 49ers needed to make space on the active roster for RB Jeff Wilson since RB Tevin Coleman (ankle) won't play Sunday versus the Bengals. Smith was the casualty in this situation, but if the rookie sixth-round pick clears waivers he'll likely land on the practice squad.

Oliver (hamstring) was ruled out for Sunday's game versus the Texans, J.P. Shadrick of the Jaguars' official site reports.

The rookie third-round pick will put off his NFL debut for the second straight game after sitting out practice all week. Oliver was expected to be the No. 3 tight end, so his absence will only affect special teams.

Andrews (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Andrews was held out of practice Friday and added to the injury report, but Adam Schefter of ESPN relays that the tight end is expected to play. Confirmation will be available around 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday when the Ravens release their Week 2 inactive list. If Andrews unexpectedly lands on that list, Hayden Hurst and Nick Boyle would be tasked with additional snaps at tight end, while wide receivers Marquise Brown (hip), Willie Snead, Miles Boykin, Chris Moore and Seth Roberts all would be reasonable candidates to get extra looks from QB Lamar Jackson. The Ravens will face a Cardinals defense that yielded 385 yards to Matthew Stafford last week, including a 6-131-1 receiving line for TE T.J. Hockenson.

Graham (finger) will play in Sunday's game against the Vikings, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

A limited practice participant throughout the week, Graham doesn't have a game designation on the final injury report. He didn't show any issues with the finger in the season opener, catching three of six targets for 30 yards and a touchdown in a 10-3 win over the Bears.

After practicing in a limited fashion all week, Kroft (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.

Look for the tight end's Week 2 status to come down to a game-day call, but he's clearly progressing toward a return to action. "I'm itching to get back," Kroft noted of his potential return to the lineup. "I'm going to keep preparing like I'm up this week. We don't know if it's going to be this week or next week or beyond. But we're working." Even when Kroft does suit up, we'd expect him to be eased back into things, so a wait-and-see approach is in order for the team's offseason free-agent acquisition.