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Mooney caught two of five targets for 52 yards in Sunday's 29-22 loss to the Vikings.

Mooney's performance was highlighted by an outstanding one-handed catch for 39 yards during the second quarter. That play marked Chicago's longest through the air, helping quarterback Justin Fields finish with a season-high 208 passing yards. With back-to-back games with at least 50 receiving yards, Mooney has built a bit of momentum ahead of Week 6's matchup versus the Commanders on Thursday night.

Johnson secured five of 13 targets for 60 yards during the Steelers' 38-3 loss to Buffalo on Sunday.

Johnson was targeted just four times during last week's loss to the Jets, prompting some concern that his target share would decrease under rookie starting quarterback Kenny Pickett in Week 5. However, Johnson led the team in targets during Sunday's blowout loss, marking the fourth time that he's had double-digit looks over the first five weeks of the season. Although the 2019 third-rounder had only five receptions against Buffalo, it appears as though he'll remain involved in Pittsburgh's offense with Pickett under center.

Pickens secured six of eight targets for 83 yards during the Steelers' 38-3 loss to the Bills on Sunday.

Pickens led Pittsburgh in receiving yards during last week's loss to the Jets, and he replicated the feat in Week 5 with rookie Kenny Pickett starting under center. Pickens has had plenty of deep targets early in his NFL career, and he's been targeted at least seven times in each of the last three games after logging just five looks over the first two weeks of the season. Across the last two games, the rookie second-rounder has secured 12 of 16 targets for 185 yards.

London (knee) caught four of seven targets for 35 yards during Sunday's 21-15 loss to Tampa Bay.

Per Josh Kendall of The Athletic, London picked up a knee issue late in the fourth quarter and appeared to limp off the field, but he never went into the injury tent. The rookie first-round pick failed to haul in his first two targets and had a 24-yard reception called back due to a holding call in the first quarter, but he caught all four of his targets in the second half, including two receptions on a touchdown drive that ended with a 19-yard pass to Olamide Zaccheaus. With Kyle Pitts (hamstring) sidelined, London was the clear No. 1 target, but Tampa Bay's stout secondary made life difficult for the rookie. London will look to get back on track against San Francisco in Week 6.

Hill exited Sunday's game against the Jets with a foot injury.

Prior to his exit from the contest, Hill caught all seven of his targets for 47 yards and ran twice for 13 yards. In his absence, Cedrick Wilson, Trent Sherfield and River Cracraft are candidates to log added snaps alongside fellow WR Jaylen Waddle.

Jefferson caught 12 of 13 targets for 154 yards in Sunday's 29-22 win over the Bears. He also hauled in a two-point conversion and completed a pass for 23 yards.

Jefferson dominated Chicago's defense, contributing in a wide variety of ways. The wideout caught nearly everything thrown his direction, giving him a second straight game with at least 10 receptions and 145 yards. For good measure, Jefferson also connected on a throw-back pass to Dalvin Cook early and dove in for a two-point conversion late. With three huge performances through five weeks, Jefferson's already elite stock is somehow still rising ahead of next Sunday's game versus the Dolphins.

Cobb recorded seven receptions on 13 targets for 99 yards in Sunday's 27-22 loss to the Giants.

Cobb led the team in targets, receptions and yards by a sizeable margin. His performance was highlighted by a few big gains of 35 and 20 yards, but he was also regularly a checkdown option for Aaron Rodgers. Cobb entered the game having failed to record more than three receptions in a game, so this performance appears to be an outlier.

Lazard recorded four receptions on eight targets for 36 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 27-22 loss to the Giants.

Lazard finished second on the team with eight targets, though that translated into little production. He did manage one long reception that went for 17 yards midway through the third quarter after scoring a touchdown from four yards away late in the opening quarter. Lazard has now been held under 50 yards in three of his four games this season, though he does have three touchdowns.

Tolbert (coach's decision) is listed as inactive Sunday at the Rams, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.

Through the first five games of his career, Tolbert has made just one appearance to date. With the rookie third-round pick again in street clothes, the Cowboys' receiving corps will be composed of CeeDee Lamb, Michael Gallup, Noah Brown, Simi Fehoko and KaVontae Turpin.

Hart was ruled out with a hamstring injury for the remainder of Sunday's game versus the Saints, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.

Hart did not record a catch before exiting with a hamstring issue at some point during Sunday's game, though the exact severity of this issue is still unknown. The 26-year-old wideout recorded one reception while playing eight offensive snaps over the first four weeks of the season, and his next chance to play will come against the Cardinals on Oct. 16.