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Bateman didn't practice Wednesday due to a groin injury.

Bateman handled a typical role in Sunday's 41-38 overtime win at Cincinnati, playing 62 percent of the Ravens' offensive snaps and running a route 77 percent of the time while catching four passes for a season-high 58 yards and a touchdown on a season-high eight targets. Practice reports the next couple days should provide a better hint if Bateman is truly at risk of missing Sunday's home game against the Commanders. Head coach John Harbaugh seemed to downplay the injury Wednesday, noting that Bateman and others were merely dealing with normal "after-game type of things," per Jonas Shaffer of TheBaltimoreBanner.com.

Osborn (shoulder) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday.

Osborn sat out this past Sunday's loss to the Dolphins, but it's encouraging to see him participating in a limited fashion after he failed to practice at all last week. The veteran wideout has only five catches for 31 yards this season, but if Osborn is able to play against the Texans this Sunday, he could benefit from New England switching from Jacoby Brissett to rookie third overall pick Drake Maye at quarterback.

Woods (foot) didn't participate in practice Wednesday.

Woods also missed some practice time with the same injury leading up to the Week 5 win over the Bills, but he managed to play through the concern and failed to draw a target on his 16 snaps on offense. Based on how the Texans deployed their wide receivers after Nico Collins (hamstring) exited the Week 5 contest, Xavier Hutchinson is more likely than Woods to join Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell in three-receiver sets Sunday against the Patriots. Collins was placed on injured reserve Wednesday and will miss at least four games, allowing Woods and each of the Texans' other receivers to move up a spot on the depth chart.

Brown (groin) returned to practice Wednesday as a limited participant.

Brown didn't practice last week and ultimately was ruled out ahead of Sunday's 34-13 win over Cleveland. A return to practice at least puts him on the right track to play in Sunday's game at Baltimore, though he might need to put in a full workout Thursday and/or Friday to avoid carrying a designation into the weekend. Brown's absence in Week 5 freed up more playing time for Dyami Brown and Olamide Zaccheaus, who essentially shared the No. 2 receiver role.

Mooney was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to a knee injury, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Mooney is coming off a season-best performance against the Buccaneers in Week 5, when he tallied nine catches (on 16 targets) for 105 yards and two touchdowns. He clearly is on the same page with quarterback Kirk Cousins, as the pair already have connected for eight receptions of 20-plus yards through five games. Now that Mooney has made an appearance on the Falcons' first Week 6 practice report, his status will be one to watch as the weekend approaches to ensure he isn't in danger of missing Sunday's contest at Carolina.

The Jaguars placed Duvernay (lower body) on injured reserve Wednesday.

The 27-year-old sustained a lower-body injury during the Jaguars' Week 5 win over the Colts, and it now appears serious enough to land him on IR. Duvernay accumulated one reception for minus-1 yard and 181 return yards across Jacksonville's first five contests. With the first-year Jaguar sidelined for at least next four games, expect Parker Washington to serve as Jacksonville's top kick and punt returner.

Davis was limited participant in practice Wednesday due to a knee injury.

Davis led all Jaguars wide receivers with a 78 percent snap share in the Week 5 win over the Colts, so he showed no sign of being limited by an injury. He still has two opportunities to upgrade to full participation and avoid taking a designation into Sunday's game against the Bears in London.

Downs (toe) didn't participate in practice Wednesday.

Downs picked up the toe injury in the Colts' Week 5 loss to Jacksonville, and it kept him off the practice field Wednesday. Michael Pittman (back) also didn't practice Wednesday. Both starting wide receivers will have two more opportunities to practice before the Colts issue their final Week 6 injury report ahead of Sunday's road game in Tennessee.

Pittman didn't participate in practice Wednesday due to a back injury.

The Colts put out a lengthy injury report Wednesday that included Pittman and Josh Downs (toe) at wide receiver, as well as Jonathan Taylor (ankle) and Trey Sermon (collarbone) and quarterback Anthony Richardson (oblique). With the exception of Richardson -- who was a limited participant -- each of those four players sat out Wednesday's session entirely. Though Pittman still has time to overcome the back issue ahead of Sunday's game against the Titans, adding an injury to the mix is far from ideal from a fantasy perspective for the wideout, who will face a tough matchup against a stingy secondary led by cornerback L'Jarius Sneed.

Head coach Jim Harbaugh said that he doesn't expect the Chargers to open Chark's (hip) 21-day practice window Wednesday, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

Chark has been on injured reserve for the entire regular season, and he isn't ready to begin practicing Wednesday as the Chargers begin preparing for Sunday's game in Denver. The wideout is thus likely to miss a fifth consecutive contest to begin the campaign, and a clear target date for his return likely won't emerge until he starts practicing again.