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Johnston secured one of three targets for seven yards during Sunday night's 20-10 loss to the Ravens.

Johnston exited Sunday's loss in the third quarter due to a rib injury and didn't retake the field, though coach Brandon Staley said after the game that the rookie first-round pick was medically cleared. "It wasn't that [Johnston] couldn't go back in the game," Staley told Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times. "We just didn't feel like... it was the right thing to go back in the game." Johnston also had a crucial drop on the final drive of Los Angeles' loss to the Packers in Week 11, and he may not have much more leeway for error before running the risk of falling out of favor with his coaching staff. He faces a tough matchup against New England's secondary Week 12.

Smith-Schuster, who logged 44 of a possible 68 snaps on offense in Sunday's 10-7 loss to the Giants, caught two of his four targets in the contest for 10 yards, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

With DeVante Parker back after a two-game absence, Smith-Schuster maintained a key role in the Patriots' Week 12 wide receiver corps, but that didn't result in much production in an offense that continues to struggle. Regardless of whether Mac Jones or Bailey Zappe starts at QB this weekend against the Chargers, Smith-Schuster profiles as low-percentage fantasy option.

The Vikings aren't expected to activate Jefferson (hamstring) from injured reserve for Monday's game against Chicago, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

The Vikings will continue to take a cautious approach to the star wide receiver's recovery, with a bye week coming up after Monday's contest. Jefferson will wind up missing his seventh consecutive game, though the expectation is that he will resume practicing fully after the bye and be 100 percent healthy for a Week 14 road game in Las Vegas. Assuming Jefferson isn't activated from IR ahead of Monday's 4:00 p.m. ET deadline to do so, Jordan Addison, K.J. Osborn and T.J. Hockenson will be in line to work as quarterback Joshua Dobbs' top pass catchers this week.

Hodgins caught his only target for a 12-yard touchdown in Sunday's 10-7 victory over the Patriots.

Hodgins once again saw limited opportunities, but he made the most of his lone target by hauling in a pass from Tommy DeVito for New York's only touchdown of the contest in the second quarter. The score was just his second of the season, with his other TD coming in Week 2 versus Arizona. Hodgins emerged as a top option for Daniel Jones (knee) late last season, but he's failed to click with any of the Giants' quarterbacks this year. Including Sunday, Hodgins has notched just five receptions for 47 yards over his past seven games.

Beckham (shoulder) had three receptions on five targets for 34 yards in Sunday's 20-10 win over the Chargers.

Beckham was listed as questionable for this contest due to a shoulder injury, but his status wasn't truly in question after logging limited practice sessions during the week. The 31-year-old did see his production tail off following his recent hot streak in which he posted 212 yards and two touchdowns over a three-game stretch. Beckham will look to get back to that level of play when the Ravens return from a Week 13 bye to face the Rams on Dec. 10.

Mingo recorded four receptions on six targets for 60 yards in Sunday's 17-10 loss to the Titans.

Mingo had one of his more productive games of the season, with the majority of his yardage coming on long receptions of 24 and 22 yards. That doubled his reception total of more than 20 yards this season, and it also was the second time in his last five contests that he's reached 60 yards. Mingo may find it difficult to produce consistently given the quarterback play in Carolina, but he seems to be taking positive steps in the second half of his rookie campaign.

Chark recorded three catches on four targets for 34 yards in Sunday's 17-10 loss to the Titans.

Chark was held off the stat sheet in his return from an elbow injury in Week 11, so this was something of a bounce-back performance. The entirety of his production came on long catches of 19 and 15 yards, and most of his targets are likely to continue to come deep down the field. However, with Bryce Young struggling, Chark will be hard-pressed to be a consistent contributor.

Allen racked up 14 receptions on 16 targets for 106 yards while losing a fumble in Sunday's 20-10 loss to the Ravens.

Allen encroached the century mark in receiving yards for the third consecutive week, although he failed to extend his touchdown streak to three games in the loss to Baltimore. It was another exceptional receiving display from the 11th-year wideout, who now sits at 97 receptions, 1,117 yards and seven touchdowns through 11 games. Allen's current pace has him demolishing his previous career highs in receptions (106), yards (1,393) and touchdowns (eight). He could theoretically break two of those personal bests with a big game against the Patriots next Sunday.

Flowers recorded five receptions on eight targets for 25 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 20-10 win over the Chargers. He added one rush for 37 yards and an additional score.

Flowers led the Ravens in targets and receptions and tallied two touchdowns. The first came on a three-yard reception early in the second quarter, while he later sealed the victory on a 37-yard rush around the left end to put the Ravens up by 10 points late in the fourth quarter. Targets tend to be dispersed widely in the Baltimore offense, so he isn't likely to put up big performances consistently, but Flowers now has more than 50 yards from scrimmage in three consecutive games.

Renfrow corralled all four of his targets for 38 yards in Sunday's 31-17 loss to the Chiefs.

Renfrow followed up his five-catch performance against Miami with four more grabs Sunday. The veteran slot man had failed to surpass two receptions over his first 10 games this season, which seemed to be directly linked to the signing of Jakobi Meyers this past offseason. Davante Adams and the aforementioned Meyers are still ahead of Renfrow in terms of depth chart order and target shares, leaving the 28-year-old with minimal fantasy value when Las Vegas returns from the bye to face Minnesota on Dec. 10.