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Boyd caught six of seven targets for 39 yards in Sunday's 34-20 win over the Cardinals.

Even with Tee Higgins (ribs) inactive and Joe Burrow finally looking healthy and back in form, Boyd didn't see a significant boost in his target volume, but he did tie his season high in receptions. The veteran slot receiver is still looking for his first TD of 2023, but he's caught at least four in five straight seasons, so his opportunities should come soon enough. Boyd will remain a steady PPR asset heading into a Week 6 clash with the Seahawks.

Chase caught 15 of 19 targets for 192 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 34-20 win over the Cardinals.

Joe Burrow finally looked completely healthy for the first time this season, and with Tee Higgins (ribs) sidelined, Chase was far and away the top option for the Bengals quarterback. The TDs were the first of 2023 for the wideout, but this was the second time in five games he's caught double-digit passes and topped 140 yards, and over his last three contests Chase has racked up a massive 34-406-3 line on 43 targets. He could be headed for another big performance in Week 6 against a Seahawks secondary that's already allowed four different WRs to top 100 yards this year.

Robinson brought in five of six targets for 18 yards and rushed once for one yard in the Giants' 31-16 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.

Robinson exited the game in the second half to be checked for a concussion but eventually returned, and he still finished with the second-highest catch total on the afternoon for the Giants. However, his extremely modest yardage total served as a testament to how ineffective Daniel Jones (neck) and Tyrod Taylor were in terms of getting the ball downfield, with only tight end Darren Waller surpassing the 35-yard mark for the afternoon. Robinson's outlook doesn't get any brighter in Week 6, as New York makes the short intra-state trip to face a tough Bills defense.

Slayton secured two of four targets for 35 yards in the Giants' 31-16 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.

Slayton unsurprisingly put up a modest stat line in another highly underwhelming performance for the Giants' air attack. The veteran speedster has eclipsed Sunday's yardage total only once in his first five games, and unless Daniel Jones (neck) or Tyrod Taylor are able to help the offense find a different gear, Slayton will remain mostly a fantasy afterthought in all but very deep formats.

Woods secured three of nine targets for 30 yards in the Texans' 21-19 loss to the Falcons on Sunday.

The veteran, who left the game briefly with an injury to his ribs, finished with the second-highest target total of the day for the Texans -- a development that was in no small way a byproduct of Tank Dell's early exit due to a concussion -- but the veteran was atypically inefficient. Woods now has three straight three-catch tallies and hasn't drawn any fewer than six targets in his first five games working with rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, so he'll retain fantasy utility heading into a Week 6 home matchup against the Saints, irrespective of Dell's availability.

Coach Kevin O'Connell said after Sunday's 27-20 loss to Kansas City that it's too early to know how the hamstring injury that Jefferson suffered in the contest will affect his availability.

Jefferson wasn't able to return after hurting his hamstring early in the fourth quarter, ending Week 5 with three catches on six targets for 28 yards. He had a visible limp as he made his way to the sideline, where he visited the medical tent, and he was merely a spectator afterward. If Jefferson is limited or unavailable for next Sunday's road game against the Bears, the Vikings may again have to lean heavily on rookie Jordan Addison, who led the team with a 6-64-1 line on nine targets against Kansas City.

Atwell secured two of five targets for nine yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 23-14 loss to the Eagles.

Atwell turned out to be the player seemingly most affected by the return of Cooper Kupp, as his number of targets fell substantially from his previous four games. In fact, Atwell's three-yard touchdown grab in the first quarter was his only target of the game until the Rams' first drive of the fourth quarter. Matthew Stafford just missed connecting with the third-year wideout on a deep shot that would've been a 63-yard score, but with Kupp and rookie Puka Nacua commanding the vast majority of Stafford's attention in the passing game, Atwell may need to connect on those big plays to continue to be fantasy-relevant. He'll look to utilize his field-stretching speed against a vulnerable Cardinals defense in Week 6.

Brown finished with six receptions and 127 yards off of eight targets in Sunday's 23-14 win over the Rams.

Brown was unable to find the end zone Sunday after his two-score effort against the Commanders in Week 4. However, the star wideout produced his third consecutive triple-digit receiving yardage day for fantasy managers following a mild start to the campaign. The red-hot Brown will now enter a Week 6 matchup against a tough Jets defense, but he remains a must-start asset in fantasy.

Nacua secured seven of 11 targets for 71 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 23-14 loss to the Eagles. He also fumbled once.

There was much speculation about how much the return of Cooper Kupp from a hamstring injury would slow down the rookie phenom's record-setting receiving pace. Nacua provided reason for optimism with another highly productive game, his fourth with double-digit targets, and for the second straight week found pay dirt when he beat James Bradberry in the end zone and made a difficult catch for a 22-yard touchdown. Kupp and Nacua accounted for nearly two-thirds of Matthew Stafford's total targets, and Nacua's ascent into fantasy stardom doesn't seem like it'll be affected much with Kupp's return, at least through one game. The Rams get a Cardinals defense in Week 6 that just allowed Ja'Marr Chase to break out with a huge 15-192-3 line, which should keep the good times rolling for the talented rookie.

Parker secured two of four targets of 20 yards in the Patriots' 34-0 loss to the Saints on Sunday.

The veteran's numbers were underwhelming but also a byproduct of the Patriots' poor quarterback play on the part of both Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe. Parker's season numbers seemingly don't have much hope for improvement for that very reason, but he will have an appealing matchup on paper in a Week 6 road matchup against the Raiders.