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Brown caught all four of his targets for 43 yards in Sunday's loss to the Browns.

While the numbers were fairly modest, Brown set new career highs in receptions, yards and targets on a day when eight different Cowboys caught multiple passes from Dak Prescott. Brown remains low on the depth chart, but Dallas' No. 5 wideout could continue to find his way onto the box score if the team's defense remains one of the worst units in the NFL, forcing Prescott into shootouts on a weekly basis.

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski labeled Hodge (hamstring) as week-to-week Monday, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.

Hodge was active Sunday, but he didn't see any action in the Browns' 49-38 win over the Cowboys after injuring his hamstring in pregame warmups. As a result of Hodge's absence, rookie Donovan Peoples-Jones served as Cleveland's No. 3 wideout, but he played only 44 percent of the offensive snaps and didn't draw any targets with the Browns racing out to an early lead and finishing with a 40:33 run-to-pass ratio on the day. With Hodge now looking doubtful for at least the Browns' Week 5 game versus the Colts, Peoples-Jones or Rashard Higgins could be featured more in three-receiver sets, but neither would represent a high-priority option in the passing game.

Wilson caught three of six targets for 34 yards in Sunday's loss to the Browns.

While he predictably didn't come close to matching his two-TD performance from the week before, Wilson still saw a surprising amount of action in another late comeback attempt by Dallas, and he even got more targets than Michael Gallup. Wilson could be less involved in the passing game Week 5, however, if the Cowboys can avoid digging a big hole against the Giants.

Gallup caught two of five targets for 29 yards in Sunday's 49-38 loss to the Browns.

While it's not a surprise to see Amari Cooper (12-134-1 on 16 targets) or first-round pick CeeDee Lamb (5-79-2 on seven targets) get more looks from Dak Prescott in any particular game, Gallup even found himself with fewer targets than Cedrick Wilson and fewer catches than Noah Brown in another disappointing performance. As long as Prescott is forced to attempt 50-plus passes per game, however, there will be plenty of opportunities for Gallup to shake off his slow start to the season.

Mickens was not targeted during his 11 snaps on offense but returned one kickoff for 24 yards and three punts for 27 yards in the Buccaneers' 38-31 win over the Chargers on Sunday.

The third-year wideout saw veteran running back Kenjon Barner vulture one kickoff return opportunity before exiting the game with a concussion, so it remains to be seen if coach Bruce Arians has designs on eventually transitioning Mickens to handling punt returns exclusively. Mickens is doing a good job in that capacity by averaging 6.0 yards on eight returns, ranking him fourth in the league among players with at least that many opportunities. With Barner's status for Thursday night's Week 5 matchup against the Bears firmly up in the air, however, it's possible Mickens handles double duty on special teams in that contest.

Watson brought in four of six targets for 40 yards in the Buccaneers' 38-31 win over the Chargers on Sunday.

Watson played on a robust 56 snaps overall with Chris Godwin (hamstring) sidelined and turned in a solid performance in the victory. The third-year pro has upped his production and targets in each of the three contests he's played in thus far, and he showed no ill effects Sunday from the shoulder injury that had cost him Week 3. Watson could line up for another heavy workload in Thursday night's matchup against the Bears, as Godwin is expected to be sidelined for that contest.

Cooks failed to catch any of his three targets and had a drop in Sunday's 31-23 loss to the Vikings.

Week 4's shutout was the third time in four games Cooks has finished with 23 yards receiving or fewer. Houston's offense is hamstrung by an inconsistent running attack, and the integration of new weapons like Cooks has not gone as planned. Deshaun Watson told Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle that the Vikings schemed to eliminate Cooks. "I mean, it was the scheme of Minnesota," Watson said of Cooks' lack of involvement. "They did their part. I did my job of whatever play call was called to execute the reads and find the open guy. Not saying he was open, but by the time I got back to him, either a defender was in his way or he was probably on the back side of the read."

Adams (hamstring) said he won't play in Monday's game against the Falcons, Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports.

Adams hasn't officially been ruled out by the Packers, but he made an announcement on Twitter (that he's since deleted) Monday morning, strongly hinting at disagreement between he and the team. "Sorry fans and friends, I won't be on the field tonight. I've done everything I need to do and proved I'm ready but I guess I don't know my body as well as others. Good luck out there my boys." With Allen Lazard (IR - core muscle) already ruled out, Marquez Valdes-Scantling is left behind as Green Bay's No. 1 receiver, while Darrius Shepherd and Malik Taylor also figure to get snaps. The Packers may need to call up Reggie Begelton or Robert Foster from the practice squad, as they currently have only three healthy wideouts on the active roster.

Tom Pelissero of NFL Network confirms Ridley (ankle) and Julio Jones (hamstring) will play Monday night in Green Bay.

Things have been trending this direction since Friday when both Ridley and Jones were able to practice. FOX's Jay Glazer reported Sunday that the star wideouts would be able to play, and we now get confirmation from Pelissero. Even if he's not quite at 100 percent strength, Ridley has shown more than enough to warrant a spot in all fantasy lineups.

Cobb caught two of five targets for 36 yards in Sunday's 31-23 loss to the Vikings.

Cobb finished second in targets behind Will Fuller in an offense that still hasn't found a groove in 2020. After a quiet opening week, Cobb is averaging five targets and 63 yards per game over the last three contests.