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St. Brown had 11 catches for 119 yards on 19 targets in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Buccaneers.

The Lions made a concerted effort to get St. Brown involved after his disappointing Week 1 performance, as the star receiver racked up 11 first-half targets, which he turned into six catches for 58 yards. St. Brown posted similar second-half production and finished with eight more targets than second-place receiver Jameson Williams. There are plenty of mouths to feed in a Detroit offense that also features running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, as well as tight end Sam LaPorta, but St. Brown should maintain a prominent role after tying for second in the NFL with 119 catches and finishing third with 1,515 receiving yards during the 2023 regular season. The Lions will try to bounce back against the Cardinals in Week 3.

Evans caught three of six targets for 42 yards in Sunday's 20-16 win over the Lions.

Evans had just one catch for 16 yards on two first-half targets, as eight of Baker Mayfield's 12 passes before halftime were directed to Chris Godwin. Evans was actually Tampa Bay's leading receiver after halftime but that production didn't amount to much, as the veteran wide receiver cooled off after a two-touchdown Week 1 performance. He has just 103 receiving yards heading into a Week 3 date with a Broncos secondary led by star cornerback Patrick Surtain.

Godwin caught seven of eight targets for 117 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 20-16 win over the Lions.

Godwin accounted for Baker Mayfield's first seven completions, including a 41-yard touchdown catch. Tampa Bay's passing game slowed down after that, as Mayfield finished with only 185 yards, but the Buccaneers hung on for the win. Godwin has already equaled last season's total of two touchdown catches while racking up exactly 200 receiving yards heading into Week 3 against the Broncos.

Wilson caught four of six targets for 57 yards and added a five-yard run in Sunday's 24-17 win over the Titans.

Wilson led the Jets in receiving yards as Aaron Rodgers threw for just 176 yards, while running backs Breece Hall and Braelon Allen combined to score all three of the team's touchdowns. A substantial step forward with Rodgers under center has yet to materialize for Wilson after the 2022 first-round draft pick overcame subpar quarterback play to begin his career with a pair of 1,000-yard seasons, but Thursday's home game against a Patriots secondary that just got burned for 129 yards and a touchdown by Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf offers an intriguing breakout opportunity for Wilson.

Coach Kevin O'Connell said after Sunday's 23-17 win against the 49ers that Jefferson suffered a bruised quadriceps in the contest, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

On the play that precipitated his departure late in the third quarter, Jefferson took a hit to his upper right leg that caused him to stay on the turf for a bit before going to the sideline tent and then locker room. O'Connell told Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com that Jefferson is "pretty sore," and "hopefully" the wide receiver will be day-to-day. As a result, Jefferson's status will be one to monitor closely as the Vikings gear up for a Week 3 matchup with the Texans next Sunday, especially with fellow wide receiver Jordan Addison sitting out Week 2 with a sore right ankle.

Jefferson suffered a quadriceps injury during Sunday's game versus the 49ers, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Jefferson took a hit to his upper right leg late in the third quarter and remained down on the ground before going to the sideline tent, and eventually, the locker room. At the time of his departure, his line read 4-133-1 on seven targets, including a 97-yard touchdown catch.

Jefferson left Sunday's game against the 49ers due to a leg injury, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Jefferson remained on the turf for a spell before making his way to the sideline tent near the end of the third quarter. He then went to the locker room. Prior to his exit, Jefferson recorded four catches (on seven targets) for 133 yards and one touchdown, a line fueled by a 97-yard score.

Wilson (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Broncos, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Wilson, who missed the entire preseason as well as the Steelers' season opener against the Falcons, approached the contest listed as questionable after logging a limited practice Friday. With his season/professional debut still on hold, George Pickens, Van Jefferson, Calvin Austin, Scotty Miller and Ben Skowronek are available to handle Pittsburgh's Week 2 WR duties.

Higgins (hamstring) is listed as inactive Sunday at Kansas City.

Higgins hasn't practiced since Thursday of Week 1 and thus will miss a second consecutive contest to begin the campaign due to a hamstring injury. With Higgins out, the Bengals' passing game again will center around Ja'Marr Chase, while WRs Andrei Iosivas and Trenton Irwin, RBs Zack Moss and Chase Brown and TE Mike Gesicki also will be on hand for QB Joe Burrow.

Bell won't return to Sunday's game at Jacksonville due to a right hip injury.

Bell was carted from the field early in the third quarter with his right leg elevated by a member of the Browns' training staff per Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com. Prior to his exit, Bell had hauled in all three targets for 27 yards. With Bell sidelined for the rest of Week 2, the Browns' receiving corps has been whittled down to Amari Cooper, Jerry Jeudy, Elijah Moore, Cedric Tillman and James Proche.