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Cooks caught four of five targets for 72 yards and a touchdown in Thursday's 45-10 rout of the Commanders.

Despite the low target volume, Cooks led the Cowboys in receiving yards as Dak Prescott spread the ball around and completed passes to 10 different players. The veteran speedster was also on the end of the second of four Prescott TD passes on the day, a 31-yard toss in the second quarter on which a wide-open Cooks didn't seem to have a defender within five yards of him. After a slow start to his Dallas tenure, he's found the end zone four times in the last six games, although his Thanksgiving performance was only the second time all year he's topped 50 receiving yards. Cooks will look to keep rolling in Week 13 against the Seahawks.

Lamb caught four of nine targets for 53 yards and a touchdown in Thursday's 45-10 win over the Commanders. He added a two-point conversion.

The wideout had trouble connecting with Dak Prescott early in the game, and Lamb was overthrown on what could have been a walk-in TD on the Cowboys' first possession. The QB made it up to him in the second half though, and Lamb hauled in a 15-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, plus the subsequent two-point conversions attempt, as Dallas pulled away late. Lamb has scored six TDs in five games since the team's bye while amassing 44 catches for 591 yards on 62 targets over that stretch, and he figures to be productive again in Week 13 against the Seahawks.

Samuel caught nine of 12 targets for 100 yards in Thursday's 45-10 loss to the Cowboys.

The veteran slot receiver was Sam Howell's top option on the day, leading the Commanders in catches, targets and yards as he posted his first 100-yard receiving game since coming to Washington in 2021. Samuel's grabs and targets were also season highs, and it seems safe to say that he's fully recovered from the toe issue that limited him to a 3-11-0 line on eight targets over the prior two contests. He'll look to stay in the spotlight in Week 13 against the Dolphins.

Dotson caught all five of his targets for 52 yards in Thursday's 45-10 loss to the Cowboys.

While Curtis Samuel (12) and Terry McLaurin (11) saw higher target volumes, Dotson was efficient with his looks as he topped 50 receiving yards for only the third time this season. The second-year wideout has been coming on after an awful start to the year, in large part because Sam Howell is consistently attempting more than 40 passes a game, and over the last five weeks Dotson has a 20-252-3 line on 29 targets, although even that productive stretch includes one game in which he didn't catch a pass at all. Dotson may need to come up big in Week 13 if the Commanders are to have a hope of keeping up with the Dolphins.

McLaurin caught four of 11 targets for 50 yards in Thursday's 45-10 loss to the Cowboys.

The fourth-year wideout was second on the Commanders in targets behind Curtis Samuel's 12, but McLaurin faced tight coverage all day and couldn't do much with the volume. He nearly had a touchdown on a deep route early in the third quarter when the outcome of the game was still in doubt, but Stephon Gilmore was with him step for step and broke it up. McLaurin has still caught at least four passes in 11 straight games to maintain a steady floor in PPR formats, but he's gone three straight games without topping 50 yards and four straight without getting into the end zone. He'll likely need to come up big in Week 13 if the Commanders are going to keep pace with Tyreek Hill and the Dolphins.

Young (abdomen) is listed as inactive for Thursday's game against the 49ers.

No surprise here, as Young was listed as doubtful heading into the evening. His absence will mark his second straight game missed. In his absence, Dee Eskridge could see some extra snaps as a depth receiver.

St. Brown caught nine of 11 targets for 95 yards during Thursday's 29-22 loss to Green Bay.

Only Keenan Allen has averaged more targets per game than St. Brown has this season, and the USC product yet again took advantage of his voluminous role with a fifth eight-catch game in his past six outings. While St. Brown admittedly needed garbage time to approach the century mark in receiving yards, it can be argued that St. Brown was deprived of a number of other opportunities to rack up stats before that point thanks to Detroit's five failed fourth-down conversion attempts and three drive-killing fumbles. Look for St. Brown to stay busy when the Detroit offense looks to get back on track in a Week 13 road trip to New Orleans.

Beckham (shoulder) was listed as a limited participant in practice Thursday.

Beckham didn't practice Wednesday, but his listed return to practice a day later -- albeit in a limited fashion -- bodes well for his chances of playing Sunday night against the Chargers. Friday's injury report will reveal whether the veteran wideout heads into the weekend with an injury designation, with his Week 12 availability potentially gaining added import if Zay Flowers (hip/DNP on Thursday) is limited or out this weekend.

Doubs caught three of four targets for 37 yards in Thursday's 29-22 win over the Lions.

The second-year wideout took a back seat to Christian Watson (5-94-1 on seven targets) and Jayden Reed (4-34-1 on eight targets) in this one, but Doubs had a key 14-yard grab in the third quarter to help set up Watson's score. Doubs has caught at least three passes in five straight games, and while he has only 175 receiving yards over that stretch he's scored three TDs of his own. The Packers' trio of young WRs will likely keep taking turns coming up big as they develop alongside first-year starting QB Jordan Love, but the team's whole passing game faces a daunting challenge in Week 13 against Kansas City's secondary.

Bateman (foot) was listed as a full participant in practice Thursday.

Bateman downplayed the foot issue that limited him in practice Wednesday, and his return to a full session a day later sets the stage for him to be available Sunday night against the Chargers. Bateman's production thus far has been modest, but there could be some extra targets up for grabs this weekend, with star tight end Mark Andrews out with an ankle injury and top wide receiver Zay Flowers having missed practice Thursday with a hip issue.