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Bowden is in line to see more opportunities Sunday against the Patriots with fellow receivers DeVante Parker (hamstring) and Jakeem Grant (hamstring) both inactive for the contest, Cameron Wolfe of ESPN.com reports.

Tight end Mike Gesicki (shoulder) is also out, so the Dolphins will need to turn to the likes of Bowden, Mack Hollins, Antonio Callaway, Malcolm Perry and Isaiah Ford to help out in the team's passing game. In last week's loss to Kansas City, Bowden logged a career-high seven catches (on nine targets) for 82 yards.

Hart (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game versus the Football Team.

Hart logged a career-high 27 snaps on offense last week, adding 22 yards from scrimmage on two touches. His absence from the lineup corresponds with tailback Rashaad Penny's (knee) return to action. The Seahawks will roll with four wide receivers: DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, David Moore and Freddie Swain.

Watson (coach's decision) is listed as inactive for Sunday's game against the Falcons.

Watson kicked off the year with a combined seven receptions for 94 yards over three appearances between Weeks 1 and 4. Since that point, however, the 24-year-old has failed to post a single catch. When he's active over the latter half of the season, Watson's involvement has come primarily via special teams. The Penn product is averaging 17.8 snaps per game in that department since Week 8, compared to 13 total offensive snaps over the same span.

St. Brown was not targeted in Saturday's victory over the Panthers.

St. Brown overcame a knee injury and took the field Saturday, but he played only a bit role in Week 15, finishing a distant fourth among Packers wideouts with 11 snaps. The Packers' receiving corps is at full strength, so in Week 16 St. Brown will remain at-best the fourth option in what is mainly a three-receiver offense.

Grant (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Patriots.

Meanwhile, top wideout DeVante Parker (hamstring) is also inactive, so the stage is set for the likes of Lynn Bowden, Mack Hollins and Isaiah Ford to see added opportunities in the Dolphins' passing game versus New England.

Parker (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Patriots.

With tight end Mike Gesicki (shoulder) and Jakeem Grant (hamstring) also inactive for Sunday's contest, the Dolphins will turn to Lynn Bowden and Mack Hollins to head their Week 15 wide receiving corps, while Adam Shaheen and Durham Smythe are in line to handle added tight end snaps.

The Browns are pleased with Peoples-Jones' development during his rookie season, Dan Labbe of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

The Browns used draft capital in 2020 (sixth round) to select Peoples-Jones, who never fulfilled the promise in a highly anticipated college career at Michigan. His size and athleticism were intriguing, though, and he's shown the makeup to overcome setbacks. Peoples-Jones initially replaced JoJo Natson (knee, IR) as the kick returner, but he was eventually replaced by D'Ernest Johnson. On offense, he dropped an easy touchdown on the opening drivein Week 13 against Tennessee but was later targeted for a 75-yard touchdown catch. "No one has played the perfect game. No one has called the perfect game," head coach Kevin Stefanski said. "How you respond to those moments is really what matters. You are going to drop a ball. It is going to happen, and then we are going to count on you maybe the next play." The Detroit-native has delivered as a fill-in third wide out with KhaDarel Hodge (hamstring) having missed the last two games. Hodge is questionable for Sunday, and Peoples-Jones looks to build off a two-week stretch in which he's caught five passes for 166 yards (33.2 YPC) and a touchdown.

Valdes-Scantling was targeted once but did not record a touch in Saturday's victory over the Panthers.

Both Valdes-Scantling and Allen Lazard started alongside Davante Adams on Saturday night, and while Lazard had his most yards in a game since Week 3, Valdes-Scantling was held without a catch for the third time in four games. Lazard also played more snaps than Valdes-Scantling for the first time since that same Week 3 contest. The Packers will face a below-average Titans pass defense in Week 16, but with three goose eggs in his last four games and his snap count in decline, Valdes-Scantling will have minimal appeal to those competing in or trying to reach the championship game in their leagues.

Grant (hamstring), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Patriots, isn't expected to play, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

The Dolphins notably elevated Isaiah Ford from their practice squad Saturday, a move that gives the team added wide receiver depth if Grant is indeed made inactive prior to the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff. On the plus side for Miami's offense, top wideout DeVante Parker (hamstring) "is hopeful he can play" versus New England, per Pelissero.

Lazard recorded five receptions on six targets for 56 yards in Week 15 against the Panthers.

Lazard matched his best target total since returning from a core injury in Week 11. His performance was made impressive by the fact that he finished second on the team in targets while also leading the team in receiving yards. Even after recording receptions of 22, 14 and 12 yards, Lazard's performance was blemished by a drop at the end of the first half that cost the Packers the opportunity to add to their lead. Nevertheless, it was a positive performance for Lazard, and he could be in line for more volume in Week 16 against the Titans.