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Lamb secured 12 of 17 targets for 116 yards and a touchdown in the Cowboys' 41-35 win over the Seahawks on Thursday night. He also rushed twice for 30 yards.

Lamb comfortably set the pace in receptions, receiving yards and targets on the night for the Cowboys, with his catch and target totals tying and establishing a season high, respectively. The standout fourth-year pro broke out of what had been a rare two-game funk where he'd produced a modest-by-his-standards 10-91-2 line, posting his fifth 100-yard game in the last seven in the process. Lamb also extended his touchdown streak to four contests with a 15-yard scoring grab in the latter portion of the opening period, sending him into a Week 14 home showdown with the Eagles on Sunday, Dec. 10 with plenty of momentum.

Metcalf brought in six of eight targets for 134 yards and three touchdowns in the Seahawks' 41-35 loss to the Cowboys on Thursday night.

Metcalf paced the Seahawks in receiving yards on the night with the help of a 73-yard touchdown grab just past the midway point of the first quarter that served as the first of his three scores on the night. The talented wideout would strike again from one and three yards away in the second and fourth quarters, respectively, allowing him to double up his season touchdown tally in a little over three quarters. Metcalf's yardage total also served as a season high, and Thursday marked his first regular-season game with multiple end-zone visits through the air since Week 8 of the 2021 campaign. Metcalf now has at least 94 receiving yards in three of the last four games heading into a tough Week 14 road matchup against the 49ers on Sunday, Dec. 10.

Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson indicated that Williams could see increased usage moving forward. "[Williams'] reps are going up. He continues to get out there and the ball is just going to keep gravitating to him a little bit more than it already has."

After seeing no more than a quarter of the offensive snaps in any game as a rookie and no more than 50 percent in any game before Detroit's Week 9 bye week, Williams logged between 52 and 68 percent of the offensive snaps in each of the three games since the bye. While the Alabama product didn't see more than three targets in any of them, there is legitimate hope that his workload could increase since nothing correlates stronger with statistical production than playing time.

McCloud (ribs) did not participate in practice for the second day in a row Thursday, Josh Dubow of The Associated Press reports.

The 49ers' kick and punt returner is trending toward missing Sunday's matchup with the Eagles. McCloud has played on just nine offensive snaps since San Francisco's Week 9 bye.

Brooks (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday night's game against the Seahawks.

Brooks is listed as Dallas' fifth wide receiver behind CeeDee Lamb, Brandin Cooks, Michael Gallup and Jalen Tolbert. The rookie has five catches for 63 yards and no touchdowns on 64 offensive snaps this season.

Young (abdomen) is inactive for Thursday night's game against the Cowboys.

The depth wide receiver was a limited participant in practice Tuesday and Wednesday. Young was reinstated from injured reserve Nov. 4 and made his season debut in Week 10 against the Commanders, but he suffered the abdomen injury in that contest and has not played since.

Eskridge (ribs) is inactive for Thursday night's game against the Cowboys.

The depth wide receiver missed the last two practice sessions of the week leading up to the game. Eskridge has played on just 16 offensive snaps in 2023, receiving one target.

Cooper (rest/ribs) was listed as a limited practice participant Thursday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Cooper didn't practice Wednesday due to a listed combination of rest and the rib injury, but his return to a limited session Thursday has him trending in a positive direction as Sunday's game against the Rams approaches. Per Cabot, Cooper plans to play this weekend, though unless the wideout is deemed a full practice participant Friday, he could carry an injury designation into the game.

Montgomery (illness) was a full participant at practice Thursday.

Montgomery practiced in full Thursday after missing Wednesday's session entirely, signaling he probably won't miss any game action due to the illness he's dealing with. As long as Rhamondre Stevenson and Ezekiel Elliott (thigh) are available in Week 13, Montgomery isn't likely to check in for more than a couple snaps versus the Chargers.

Jones (knee) was limited at Thursday's practice.

After the Eagles listed him as limited on Wednesday's practice estimate, Jones remained that way as the team took part in an actual session one day later. He'll thus have one more chance to get back to full this week before Philadelphia potentially gives him a designation ahead of Sunday's game versus the 49ers.