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Lazard brought in two of five targets for 45 yards and a touchdown and rushed once for 13 yards in the Packers' 24-22 win over the Browns on Saturday.

Lazard found the end zone for the second time in the last three games when he recorded an 11-yard scoring grab in the latter portion of the first quarter. The fourth-year wideout now has a career-high five touchdown receptions and four straight multi-catch tallies, but he hasn't topped the six receptions or 75 yards he recorded in Week 14 versus the Bears in any other game all season. Lazard's penultimate regular-season opportunity to build up his numbers comes in a Week 17 home matchup against the Vikings.

Peoples-Jones caught one pass for five yards on six targets against Green Bay on Sunday.

Peoples-Jones was dealt some bad luck in this one -- two of his targets resulted in interceptions for reasons that weren't really his fault -- but he also dropped an on-target deep ball from Baker Mayfield that might have changed the course of the game somewhat. The Browns need Peoples-Jones' speed on the field to complement the more possession-wideout skill sets of Jarvis Landry and Rashard Higgins, so DPJ should get opportunities to make up for this one, but for now it's a rather regrettable game in his 2021 season. The Browns face the Steelers in Week 17.

Wilkerson has been elevated from the Patriots' practice squad ahead of Sunday's game against the Bills.

With Nelson Agholor (concussion) out and N'Keal Harry (hip/questionable) banged up heading into Week 16 action, Wilkerson will give the Patriots some added wideout depth versus Buffalo. The 24-year-old has yet to catch a regular-season pass in the NFL.

Adams brought in 10 of 13 targets for 114 yards and two touchdowns in the Packers' 24-22 win over the Browns on Saturday.

Adams delivered one of his marquee efforts in the narrow victory, with his nine- and one-yard touchdown grabs in the first half the icing on the cake of his fourth 100-yard effort in the last five games. The multi-time Pro Bowler now has four double-digit catch tallies as well for the season and boasts a pair of 13-target games in the last three weeks. Adams next faces a Vikings team in Week 17 that he generated a 7-115-2 line against back in Week 11 on the road.

Moore (ankle) is listed as inactive Sunday versus the Colts, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

After being held out of practice all week, Moore was labeled a game-time decision by coach Kliff Kingsbury, per Urban. But Moore's ankle isn't healthy enough to allow him to play Week 16, and he'll miss the first game of his career. With Moore in street clothes and DeAndre Hopkins (knee) on IR, Arizona is down to A.J. Green, Christian Kirk, Antoine Wesley, Andy Isabella and Greg Dortch at wide receiver.

The Chargers didn't activate Guyton (illness) from the reserve-COVID-19 list ahead of Sunday's game against the Texans, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

With fellow wideout Mike Williams also having been placed on the list, Joshua Palmer now has an opportunity to serve as the Chargers' No. 2 wideout behind Keenan Allen until Guyton and Williams clear the NFL's COVID protocols.

The Texans didn't activate Cooks (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Sunday's game against the Chargers, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Until Cooks clears COVID protocols, Nico Collins, Chris Conley and Phillip Dorsett are in line to see added opportunities for Houston, with Danny Amendola a candidate to contribute out of the slot and Chris Moore also possibly mixing in. Of that group, Collins has the most upside, though it will presumably take a combined effort to fill in for Cooks (who easily tops the Texans with 119 targets to date) in Week 16.

Bourne has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Sunday's game against the Bills, per the NFL's official transaction log.

Given that Nelson Agholor (concussion) has been ruled out for the contest, look for Jakobi Meyers and Bourne to head the Patriots' Week 16 wideout corps, with N'Keal Harry (hip/questionable) a candidate for added work, if active. The last time New England and Buffalo played each other (back in Week 13), windy conditions led to Bourne not seeing any of QB Mac Jones' three passing targets. This time around, Bourne -- who caught all three of his targets for 44 yards and ran twice for 19 yards in last weekend's loss to the Colts -- is a candidate to see enough touches to help out those looking for Week 16 wideout help.

Smith (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Dolphins.

Since missing the first five games of the season due to a hamstring issue, Smith has been a regular target of Saints quarterbacks over the last nine contests. Having that said, he's topped out at five catches, eight targets, 64 yards and one TD in any given contest. Smith was limited in practice all week, so he at least has a chance to extend his streak to 10 straight appearances.

The Cardinals signed Dortch off the practice squad Saturday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

With DeAndre Hopkins (knee) on injured reserve and Rondale Moore (ankle) banged up at the moment, Dortch will provide depth to Arizona's receiving corps. Still, it remains to be seen if Dortch will be active for Saturday's game against the Colts with all of A.J. Green, Christian Kirk, Antoine Wesley and Andy Isabella all healthy and above him on the depth chart.