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Williams caught four of six targets for 47 scoreless yards in Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Titans.

The breakout year hasn't come to fruition with Williams, as the third-year wideout has failed to top six receptions or 83 yards in a game, and he hasn't scored a touchdown this season. The big-bodied wideout has been targeted in the red zone in five straight contests, including three times within the five-yard line, so it feels like he's just knocking on the door. However, his 52.3 percent catch rate combined with the return of Hunter Henry, who has 197 yards over the last two games, could hinder Williams from reaching his potential.

Berrios turned his lone target into a one-yard reception in Monday's 33-0 loss to the Patriots. He also returned three punts for 14 yards and muffed one for a fumble.

Berrios' lone touch on offense came on a screen pass that was immediately blown up by a swarming Patriots defense. The silver lining about his fumble is that it came in garbage time and thus wasn't a costly one.

Kupp caught six of eight targets for 50 yards during Sunday's 37-10 win over Atlanta.

This was the second consecutive poor showing from Kupp. He topped 100 yards in each of the previous four games while scoring four touchdowns during the stretch, so the third-year receiver shouldn't be written off after a couple of disappointing performances. Although there are still definite concerns with the Rams offense -- even with this rebound, 37-point showing in mind -- Kupp projects as a bounce-back candidate heading into Week 8.

Cooks caught four of seven targets for 59 yards during Sunday's 37-10 win over Atlanta.

Unless there's a turnaround soon, this could quickly become a lost season for Cooks. He's only topped 100 yards once all year and has just a single touchdown. Additionally, the second-year Ram is trending in the wrong direction with just eight receptions for 103 yards over the past three weeks. It's difficult to view him as a reliable starting option in the majority of settings.

Montgomery rushed twice for nine yards and failed to haul in his lone target in Monday's 33-0 loss to New England.

Montgomery's touches came in garbage time, although you could pretty much consider the whole game to have been garbage time given the Jets' awful performance from the get-go. There remains nothing to see here as long as Le'Veon Bell's healthy.

Wide receivers coach David Culley said Tuesday that he expects Brown (ankle) will be ready to play following the Ravens' Week 8 bye, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports. "When [Brown] comes back and comes back healthy, he'll be just where he was before," Culley said. "I don't see any slowdown in him at all."

The Ravens' open date comes at a convenient time after Brown's ankle issue kept him from practicing last week and resulted in him missing a second consecutive game. With another week to heal up, Brown should be ready to resume practicing in some fashion Week 9 and gain clearance prior to the Ravens' Nov. 3 matchup with the Patriots. Despite missing two contests, Brown trails only tight end Mark Andrews among all Ravens in receptions (21) and receiving yards (326) this season.

Shepard said Tuesday that he's been free of concussion symptoms for two weeks and is only waiting for medical clearance to resume playing, Tom Rock of Newsday reports.

Though Shepard indicated he feels fine physically, doctors are understandably proceeding cautiously with the wideout while he recovers from his second concussion of the season. Shepard practiced on a limited basis Wednesday through Friday last week, so he'll likely need to advance to full participation at some point within the next few days and gain clearance from an independent neurologist in order to play Sunday in Detroit.

Snead was held without a catch on just one target and added a two-yard rush Sunday against the Seahawks.

Baltimore attempted its fewest number of passes Sunday as the Ravens leaned heavily on Lamar Jackson and Mark Ingram in the run game. With that, there weren't many targets to go around, even with Marquise Brown sidelined. Snead still played a high snap count (over 60 percent) and remains involved in the offense, but he is still a distant third behind Brown and Mark Andrews in terms of targets in a low-volume passing attack. The Ravens are on a bye before returning to action Nov. 3 against the Patriots.

Olszewski did not record a catch in Monday night's 33-0 win over the Jets.

Olszewski, who was on the field for 15 of the Patriots' 82 snaps on offense Monday, saw just one target in the game. With Phillip Dorsett back in action and the team having acquired Mohamed Sanu, Olszewski isn't going to be a big part of the team's offense until the next wave of injuries hits New England's receiving corps.

Meyers caught all five of his targets for 47 yards in Monday night's 33-0 win over the Jets.

Meyers replaced the injured Josh Gordon (knee/ankle) in New England's lineup and responded by hauling in every pass quarterback Tom Brady threw his way. In doing so, he tied top option Julian Edelman in receiving yardage, trailing only James White in the category. That also came while fellow wideout Phillip Dorsett returned from a two-game absence. As he showed during the preseason, Meyers can be a consistent complement despite his rookie status, but his outlook for Week 8 against the Browns could again depend on whether or not Gordon can play.