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Henry caught all three of his targets for 49 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 42-10 win over the Jets.

Henry scored his seventh receiving touchdown of the season on a 13-yard catch 31 seconds before halftime. That was the fourth of Drake Maye's five touchdown passes in the lopsided win. Henry will look to build on his season totals of 55 catches, 712 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in Week 18 against the Dolphins. New England would clinch the top seed in the AFC and a bye in the wild-card round with a win over the Dolphins and a Broncos loss to the Chargers.

Fannin, who left Sunday's 13-6 win over the Steelers with a groin injury, is slated to undergo an MRI on Monday, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.

Per Jackson, the tight end's current issue is believed to be an aggravation of the groin injury that he suffered in practice Friday. With the Browns out of playoff contention, the team figures to proceed cautiously with Fannin ahead of the team's Week 18 season finale against the Bengals. The same presumably applies to fellow TE David Njoku, who hasn't played since Week 14 due to a knee injury.

Gesicki caught both his targets for 47 yards in Sunday's 37-14 win over the Cardinals.

The tight end caught multiple passes for the fifth time in the last six games, a stretch in which he's put together an 18-233-2 line on 24 targets. Gesicki isn't a key part of the Bengals' passing attack, but he's been an effective complementary option and will carry some momentum into a Week 18 clash with the Browns.

McBride caught 10 of 13 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 37-14 loss to the Bengals.

The fourth-year star set the all-time NFL record for receptions by a tight end in a single season with the performance, breezing past the mark of 116 set by Zach Ertz with the Eagles in 2018. McBride has compiled a monster 119-1,174-11 line on 161 targets through 16 games, and unless the Cardinals decide to sit all their key players in Week 18, he'll look to add to those numbers against the Rams.

Hill brought in one of two targets for 16 yards during Miami's 20-17 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.

Hill was once again overshadowed at the tight end position by Greg Dulcich (5-58-1 on six targets), though Darren Waller failed to gain any yards on his only catch (six targets). Across 16 regular-season appearances, Hill has now tallied 14 catches for 132 yards on 19 targets. He'll continue to primarily contribute as a blocker during the Dolphins' regular-season finale against New England in Week 18.

Coach Dave Canales said after Sunday's 27-10 loss to the Seahawks that Sanders suffered a broken ankle during the contest and is slated for surgery, Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer reports.

Based on Canales' comments, Sanders almost assuredly will miss a Week 18 matchup with the Buccaneers, the winner of whom will take the NFC South. In reality, though, Sanders' 2025 season likely is over, even if the Panthers were to make a deep playoff run. For as long as Sanders is sidelined and Carolina's campaign remains alive, Tommy Tremble, Mitchell Evans and James Mitchell will be the tight ends available to the offense.

Coach Mike Tomlin said that Washington suffered a broken arm during Sunday's 13-6 loss to the Browns, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Per Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, Tomlin said he didn't know if Washington will be out for the Steelers' regular-season finale against the Ravens, with the AFC North title on the line; however, it seems very likely that Washington will miss that contest, at a minimum. If so, Pat Freiermuth and Jonnu Smith would pace Pittsburgh's TE corps in his absence.

Knox (knee) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Eagles.

Knox was deemed a non-participant at practice Wednesday and Thursday before being listed as limited Friday and questionable for Sunday. With Dalton Kincaid (knee) inactive, Knox is in a position to lead Buffalo's Week 17 TE corps, with Jackson Hawes and Keleki Latu available to mix in. Knox thus represents a possible pivot option for those who would normally rely on Kincaid in their fantasy lineups.

Kincaid (knee) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Eagles.

Kincaid was listed as a non-participant at practice Wednesday and Thursday before being deemed limited Friday and questionable to face Philadelphia. Now that he's been made inactive, Dawson Knox will have an opportunity to lead the Bills' Week 17 TE corps, with Jackson Hawes and Keleki Latu also in the mix. Kincaid will thus target a return to action in Week 18 versus the Jets.

Fannin (groin) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's contest against the Steelers, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Fannin appears to have aggravated the groin injury that caused him to initially be listed as questionable for Sunday's divisional matchup. He ends the day having secured both of his targets for 30 yards and one touchdown. With David Njoku (knee) already ruled out, Blake Whiteheart, Brenden Bates and Sal Cannella will operate as Cleveland's available tight ends for the remainder of Sunday's game.