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Linebacker Craig Robertson was inactive the last two games with a knee injury, but he leads a short list of Browns listed as questionable for Sunday at New England and could make his return. The other questionables are fellow linebacker Tank Carder (shoulder) and tight end MarQueis Gray (hamstring).

Among the probables are linebacker Paul Kruger (finger), running back Willis McGahee (knee) and tackle Mitchell Schwartz (toe).

Eagles TE Zach Ertz, DT Bennie Logan, DT Damion Square and WR Jeff Maehl are probable Week 14 against the Lions.

Ertz has been limited by a shoulder injury, but practiced in full all week. Logan, Square and Maehl were all able to participate in full practice Friday. 

Texans tight end Garrett Graham had his best game in three weeks Thursday, in a 27-20 loss to the Jaguars in Week 14.

Graham played a big part in the passing game, as he was targeted 14 times through the air. He brought in eight of those passes for 73 yards, including a 5-yard touchdown in the third quarter.  

Graham has already posted career-highs across the board this season, so everything from here on out will just pad his totals. He enters Week 15 against the Colts with 49 receptions for 545 yards and five touchdowns.

Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis scored for the second straight game Thursday, in a 27-20 win over the Texans in Week 14.

Lewis hauled in just two of the four passes thrown his way, but was able to score on the first one, from 1 yard out. He added a 41-yard reception later in the game, his longest since 2011, to give him a season-high 42 yards on the game.

Lewis has 14 catches for 185 yards and two scores on the season heading into Week 15 against the Bills. 

Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis (knee) is active for Week 14 against the Texans, after being listed on the injury report as probable.

Doug Marrone said Thursday that just-signed tight end Tony Moeaki will probably not be active for the Bills on Sunday at Tampa Bay.

With Jordan Reed continuing to miss practice with a concussion that has already sidelined him for two games, Logan Paulsen seems like a good bet to start at tight end for the Redskins Week 14 against the Chiefs.

Granted, Reed would certainly be the preferrable option for Fantasy owners. He had emerged as quarterback Robert Griffin III's go-to guy in the four games leading up to Week 11, when he suffered the concussion, averaging 6.8 catches for 80.8 yards. But Paulsen did at least score a touchdown in his absence in Week 13, catching three passes for 41 yards.

Of course, he'll have a hard time matching even those modest numbers in Week 14. The Chiefs have allowed the fewest Fantasy points to tight ends this season.

Reed would be a must-start against him just because of the kind of numbers he puts up at a position where they're still relatively scarce. But Paulsen? Better steer clear in Fantasy.

The Bills have signed former Chiefs tight end Tony Moeaki, who had been released in late October after injuring his shoulder. Moeaki caught 33 passes for 453 yards in 2012.

The Jaguars list 10 probables for their game Thursday night against Houston.

The offensive players among them are wideouts Cecil Shorts (groin) and Mike Brown (shoulder), tight end Marcedes Lewis (knee), tackle Austin Pasztor (shoulder) and guard Will Rackley (elbow).

The defensive players are end Andre Branch (knee), cornerback Mike Harris (hip), linebackers Nate Stupar (chest) and Geno Hayes (knee) and tackle Roy Miller (shoulder).

Lately, Fantasy owners haven't been able to count on Buccaneers tight end Timothy Wright, which is disappointing since the Fantasy playoffs are upon us. As the Bucs prepare to face Buffalo Week 14, Fantasy owners are faced with the decision to start or sit Wright?

Tight ends average just 6.0 Fantasy points per week against the Bills, which is tied for the sixth-lowest average. However, a closer look at the numbers recently indicate tight ends have had moderate success against Buffalo. Tight ends have totaled five touchdowns in the last six games after totaling just one in the first six against Buffalo. Tight ends are also averaging 8.5 Fantasy points in the last six games against Buffalo.

Wright was used as more of a safety blanket for rookie quarterback Mike Glennon when he first took over the starting quarterback job from Josh Freeman in Week 4. Also, the Bucs were playing from behind in many of the games Wright had good numbers, so Glennon had to pass a lot. Now that the Bucs have started to win and Glennon has settled in at quarterback, he no longer has to lean on Wright. Unfortunately, it's impacted his numbers, as Wright has been held to two or fewer catches and less than 20 yards in three of his last four games.

While tight ends have started to have success against Buffalo, there are still not many standout performances, so it's not like you have to start Wright Week 14. He's really more of a No. 2 Fantasy tight end. Better waiver-wire options are Heath Miller (vs. MIA), Jared Cook (@ARI) and Ladarius Green (vs. NYG).