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Cooks caught all seven of his targets for 57 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-24 loss to the Chargers.

Cooks trailed teammate Nico Collins' 82 receiving yards, but he still led the Texans in both targets and receptions while scoring for the first time this season. The veteran's touchdown came from 18 yards to begin the fourth quarter, making it a one-score game after Houston trailed 21-0 early on. Despite his team ultimately losing a third straight game, Cooks now approaches Week 5's meeting with the Jaguars coming off his best performance of the campaign.

Cephus (foot) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Seahawks.

Cephus had an increased role to begin Sunday's matchup since Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) and DJ Chark (ankle) were both out. However, Cephus tallied just two receptions for 15 yards prior to his departure. Tom Kennedy and Maurice Alexander should see increased opportunities for the Lions down the stretch.

Dotson was forced out of Sunday's game at Dallas due to a hamstring injury.

The circumstances surrounding Dotson's departure are unclear, but if he's unable to return, he'll finish Week 4 with three catches (on four targets) for 43 yards and one touchdown. With Dotson on the sideline, the Commanders are down to Terry McLaurin, Curtis Samuel, Cam Sims, Dax Milne and Dyami Brown at wide receiver.

Burks (foot) was carted to the locker room during Sunday's game against the Colts, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Per Wyatt, Burks will not return to the game due to his foot injury. Prior to his exit, the 2022 first-rounder caught two of his three targets for 14 yards and rushed once for four yards.

Cephus left Sunday's game with the Seahawks early with a foot injury.

Cephus was playing an increased role with Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) and DJ Chark (ankle) both out with injuries. The third-year receiver had hauled in two passes for 15 yards before exiting. While he is out, Tom Kennedy and Maurice Alexander will likely see extra opportunities.

McKenzie is being evaluated for a head injury during Sunday's game against the Ravens.

Prior to that, McKenzie had caught four of his six targets for 21 yards and a TD. With Jamison Crowder having previously exited the contest with an ankle issue, Khalil Shakir is a candidate to see added WR snaps alongside Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis.

Thielen recorded eight receptions on nine targets for 72 yards in Sunday's 28-25 win over the Saints.

Thielen continued to see increased usage in the Vikings' offense, as he has 24 total targets across his last three games. He worked primarily in the intermediate areas of the field, with his longest catch of the day going for 16 yards. Thielen has had a narrow range of outcomes through four games this season, tallying between 52 and 72 receiving yards in each of his last three games. For a big performance, he'll likely to need to find the end zone -- which he's done once this season.

Toure (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's contest against the Patriots, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.

Toure was unable to suit up when Green Bay's receiving corps was banged-up recently, but only Sammy Watkins (hamstring, IR) isn't healthy at the moment, and the 2022 seventh-rounder still is unavailable to the offense. This may be Toure's reality as a rookie, while Allen Lazard, Romeo Doubs, Randall Cobb, Christian Watson and Amari Rodgers serve as Aaron Rodgers' options at wide receiver Sunday.

Crowder was forced out of Sunday's game against the Ravens with an ankle injury.

Prior to his exit from the contest, Crowder caught one of his four targets for seven yards. In his absence, the Bills' Week 4 wide receiver corps will continue to be led by Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis and Isaiah McKenzie.

Marshall (coach's decision) is inactive Sunday against the Cardinals, Darin Gantt of Panthers' official site reports.

Marshall will sit again, as Laviska Shenault has pushed him down the wide receiver depth chart. He'll use practice this week to try and earn a chance to be active in Week 5 against the 49ers.