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Peoples-Jones caught five of seven targets for 90 yards in Sunday's 24-22 win over the Ravens.

Peoples-Jones led the Browns in yards through the air while posting season highs in receptions and targets. The second-year wideout had a long gain of 34 yards, which by itself topped his yardage total from his previous two games combined. Besides those quiet performances, however, Peoples-Jones has now managed at least 70 yards in four of his last six appearances, giving him decent momentum ahead of Week 15's Saturday contest versus the Raiders.

Lockett caught five of nine targets for 142 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 33-13 win over the Texans. He also caught a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter.

Lockett made multiple sideline grabs in Sunday's contest and caught four passes for longer than 20 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown from Russell Wilson in the second quarter. That deep shot has been a signature play for the two stars, but until Sunday, we hadn't seen it following Wilson's return from injured reserve. With Lockett's fifth 100-yard performance of 2021, the 29-year-old wideout has now recorded 1,023 yards through 13 games, marking his third straight season with at last 1,000 receiving yards. He should comfortably surpass his career high of 1,057 yards as long as he stays healthy.

McLaurin (concussion) won't return to Sunday's game versus the Cowboys.

On a scramble drill in the third quarter, Taylor Heinicke unleashed a deep shot to McLaurin, who went up high in an attempt to corral the pass. McLaurin was upended by Dallas defenders in the process and landed on his back and right shoulder. After making his way to the blue sideline tent and eventually the locker room, he was diagnosed with a concussion. Now subject to the protocol for head injuries, McLaurin's situation will be one to monitor as Washington prepares for another NFC East matchup in Philadelphia next Sunday.

McLaurin is under evaluation for a concussion during Sunday's game against the Cowboys, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

McLaurin jumped up high for a deep ball from Taylor Heinicke in the third quarter and got upended in the process, landing hard on his back and right shoulder. While those issues aren't the cause of McLaurin's visit to the blue sideline tent and eventually the locker room, Washington is determining whether a head injury will end his day early. If so, he'll finish Week 14 with no catches on four targets.

Miller (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bills, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

The third-year wideout has been active the last two games after a seven-game stint on injured reserve due to a turf toe issue, but he logged all of seven snaps from scrimmage over that pair of contests. Miller won't be in on any plays Sunday, with the likes of Breshad Perriman and Tyler Johnson set to serve as the primary complementary options behind the top wideout duo of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.

Higgins (ankle) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the 49ers, Marisa Contipelli of the Bengals' official site reports.

As is running back Joe Mixon (illness), which sets the stage for the Bengals to have their core skill players available for Week 14 action. Over his last two outings, Higgins has combined for a fantasy-friendly 15 catches on 22 targets for 252 yards and two TDs.

Samuel (groin) is listed as active Sunday in Cincinnati.

Since Samuel suffered a strained groin near the end of a Week 12 win against the Vikings, he missed one game and managed to log just one practice. Coach Kyle Shanahan told Matt Barrows of The Athletic that Samuel handled everything thrown at him Friday, but the session was half speed, and he went down as a limited participant. After Adam Schefter of ESPN reported this weekend Samuel was slated to return Sunday, he'll do just that. With top running back Elijah Mitchell (concussion/knee) sidelined, it's a decent bet Samuel will be involved out of the backfield as well as his customary role at wide receiver, which amounted to 26 touches for 305 yards from scrimmage and five TDs in three appearances before last Sunday's DNP in Seattle.

Johnson (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's contest against the Chargers, Zack Rosenblatt of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

With Sterling Shepard (quadriceps) and Kenny Golladay (ribs) both expected to be available, Johnson finds himself as the odd man out. On the season, the 2016 second-round pick has 10 receptions for 89 yards, but he hasn't caught a pass since Week 8.

Wallace has been ruled out after suffering a concussion during Sunday's game against the Browns.

Wallace exited the game to be evaluated for a concussion in the first half of Sunday's matchup. He'll now be out for the rest of the contest and will have to pass concussion protocol to return for a Week 15 matchup against Green Bay. Wallace had not recorded a target or catch prior to his exit.

Davis (ankle) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's contest against the Seahawks.

The 5-foot-11 wideout caught one pass for 17 yards before suffering the ankle injury in the first quarter of Week 14. Phillip Dorsett and Chris Conley are expected to be the most likely beneficiaries of Davis' absence.