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  • Rome Odunze WR | CHI

    Bears' Rome Odunze: Cools off out of bye week

    Odunze finished with two receptions (on five targets) for 32 yards in Monday's 25-24 win over the Commanders.

    Chicago's Week 5 bye didn't benefit Odunze, who saw the four-game scoring streak he started the season with end abruptly Monday. The 23-year-old finished fourth for the Bears in receiving as QB Caleb Williams spread the ball around evenly amongst his targets in the win. Odunze was providing WR1 production prior to Monday's dud, so managers should continue starting the wideout with confidence against the Saints on Sunday.

  • Deebo Samuel WR | WAS

    Commanders' Deebo Samuel: Toughs out heel injury in loss

    Samuel (heel) secured four of five targets for 15 yards and rushed once for minus-1 yard in the Commanders' 25-24 loss to the Bears on Monday night.

    Samuel wasn't at 100 percent, and although Jayden Daniels kept him involved, the veteran receiver couldn't do much with his opportunities. Samuel posted his second-lowest receiving yardage total of the season, but his injury seemed to play a role. The seven-year pro will look to get healthier ahead of a key Week 7 road matchup against the Cowboys on Sunday.

  • Drake London WR | ATL

    Falcons' Drake London: Monster receiving line on MNF

    London corralled 10 of 16 targets for 158 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 24-14 win over Buffalo.

    It was the Bijan Robinson and Drake London Show on Monday Night Football after the two budding superstars accounted for 396 of Atlanta's 443 yards of offense. The 23-year-old London didn't cool off over his team's Week 5 bye, bookending the break with a pair of 100-plus yard games with a touchdown scored in each. He actually finished the contest as the only wide receiver to record a catch for Atlanta, highlighting his status as QB Michael Penix's unquestioned No. 1 target. A red-hot London will set his sights on a battered 49ers defense Week 7.

  • Keon Coleman WR | BUF

    Bills' Keon Coleman: Minimal yardage on three catches

    Coleman brought in three of six targets for 11 yards in the Bills' 24-14 loss to the Falcons on Monday.

    Coleman tied for the team lead in receptions and targets, but as his final line indicates, those opportunities were essentially for naught. The second-year wideout has endured an underwhelming season that's included a Week 5 benching for that game's opening series, and Coleman notably couldn't make an impact Monday despite the Bills being without Dalton Kincaid (oblique) and Curtis Samuel (neck/ribs) to begin the game and then losing Joshua Palmer (ankle) during the contest. Coleman and quarterback Josh Allen will have a Week 7 bye to work on their chemistry before returning to action Oct. 26 on the road against the Panthers.

  • Khalil Shakir WR | BUF

    Bills' Khalil Shakir: Three catches in Week 6 loss

    Shakir brought in three of six targets for 33 yards in the Bills' 24-14 loss to the Falcons on Monday.

    Shakir had an acrobatic catch overturned by replay in the first quarter, and he otherwise had a quiet night despite tying for the team lead in receptions and targets. The fourth-year wideout had come into Monday on a reasonably productive run in which he produced a 11-124-1 receiving line on 14 targets over the prior pair of contests. He'll face a tough challenge against the talented Panthers secondary when the Bills take on Carolina on the road following their Week 7 bye.

  • Isaiah Williams: Returns to practice squad

    Williams reverted to the Jets' practice squad Sunday, per the NFL's transaction log.

    Williams was brought up to the active roster for this past Sunday's loss to Denver and played all 12 of his snaps on special teams. He worked as New York's primary return man in the contest, logging 59 kickoff-return and 32 punt-return yards. Williams served in a similar role earlier in the campaign when he was on the 53-man roster before being cut Oct. 4. He's played just one offensive snap over four contests so far this season.

  • Bengals' Mitchell Tinsley: Targetless again in Week 6

    Tinsley played 10 offensive snaps without getting targeted in Sunday's loss to the Packers.

    Meanwhile, erstwhile competition Andrei Iosivas played 58 snaps, though he was limited to five yards on one catch. With Mike Gesicki (pectoral) injured, perhaps more targets will be forthcoming to the Bengals' tertiary wideouts.

  • Andrei Iosivas WR | CIN

    Bengals' Andrei Iosivas: Limited output in Week 6

    Iosivas recorded just one reception for five yards on four targets in Sunday's 27-18 loss to the Packers. three incompletions all coming on catchable balls.

    Iosivas' output was disappointing, considering that the other three targets he didn't reel in appeared to be catchable balls. So far, the Bengals have resisted turning to Mitchell Tinsley or Jermaine Burton to replace Iosivas as their No. 3 wideout behind Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Iosivas hasn't played fewer than 35 snaps in any of the Bengals' six games to date, whereas Tinsley was limited to 10 offensive snaps against the Packers, and Burton has been a healthy inactive for every contest.

  • Brandon Smith WR | NYJ

    Brandon Smith: Returns to practice squad

    Smith reverted to the Jets' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

    Smith was elevated to the active roster ahead of the team's 13-11 loss to the Broncos on Sunday, failing to record any stats while playing 12 snaps with the special-teams unit. With fellow wide receiver Garrett Wilson (knee) expected to miss a couple weeks, it's possible that Smith could be elevated again for New York's matchup with the Panthers in Week 7.

  • Josh Palmer WR | BUF

    Bills' Joshua Palmer: Won't return Monday

    Palmer (ankle) has been ruled out for the rest of Monday's game against the Falcons, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.

    Palmer was injured early in the second quarter after being tackled awkwardly. He was able to jog on the sideline after being evaluated, but he ultimately won't return after logging two catches for 60 yards. The Bills will head into their bye following Monday's contest, so it's possible Palmer isn't forced to miss any additional time.

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