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Godwin secured seven of nine targets for 125 yards and two touchdowns in the Buccaneers' 31-24 loss to the Saints on Sunday.

Godwin was one of the few bright spots for the Buccaneers in a loss that was more lopsided than the final score implies. The third-year wideout scored his pair of 26-yard touchdowns in the first and fourth quarters, the second giving Tampa some thin hope by closing the deficit to a touchdown with 13 seconds remaining. Godwin arguably has taken the mantle of top week-to-week receiver from Mike Evans, with the latter failing to bring in any of his three targets Sunday. Godwin has back-to-back two-score efforts and has logged at least nine targets in three of his past four games, making him an elite option in all formats heading into a Week 6 divisional matchup versus the Panthers in London.

Thomas secured 11 of 13 targets for 182 yards and two touchdowns in the Saints' 31-24 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.

The spectacular stat line was one befitting of a vintage Thomas game with Drew Brees (thumb) under center, but the Pro Bowl receiver actually worked in concert with Teddy Bridgewater in eviscerating the Buccaneers defense all afternoon. The receptions, receiving yardage and touchdowns were all season highs for Thomas, while his target tally equaled a high-water mark. With a nine-catch, 95-yard performance against the Cowboys in Week 4 having preceded this performance, it's clear Thomas' fantasy value essentially remains almost as robust with Bridgewater under center as with Brees. Thomas will look to follow up Sunday's jaw-dropping numbers when he sees the Jaguars' depleted secondary Week 6.

Thielen caught seven of eight targets for 130 yards and two touchdowns during Sunday's 28-10 win over the Giants.

Thielen led the team in targets, catches and receiving yards, adding scores of 15 and nine yards as he dominated an inferior New York secondary. He totaled just 61 receiving yards over his previous two games and publicly criticized Kirk Cousins this week, so it appears the message was received by the signal-caller. Thielen will have an opportunity to put on a repeat performance next Sunday against an Eagles secondary that ranks near the bottom of the league in many categories.

Smith left Sunday's contest versus the Buccaneers with an ankle injury, Amie Just of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Smith didn't impact the box score before his departure, when he was deemed doubtful to return with just minutes left in the game. Considering he was playing for the first time since suffering an ankle issue Week 2, the Saints may be forced to consider another stretch of rehab and recovery for the second-year wide receiver.

Washington was forced out of Sunday's game against the Ravens with a shoulder injury.

Prior to his exit from the contest, Washington caught three of his six targets for 52 yards. In his absence, added targets are available for Diontae Johnson and Johnny Holton.

Brown, who exited Sunday's game against the Steelers with a right ankle injury, was later able to return to the contest.

This is good news for the Ravens, who will look to overtake a Pittsburgh squad that is now being helmed by Devlin Hodges in the wake of QB Mason Rudolph being forced out of the game with a concussion.

Gallup (knee) is listed as active Sunday against the Packers, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Although he was deemed questionable to play, Gallup's return was forecast by executive vice president Stephen Jones on Friday, who told Jon Machota of The Athletic, "It's going to be great to have him back this week." Gallup is just shy of three weeks removed from surgery to trim the meniscus in his left knee, so the Cowboys may ease him back into action, which in turn would limit his potential target count. If he retains his previous workload -- 78 and 67 percent of the offensive snaps in Weeks 1 and 2, respectively -- he could approach his 7.5 targets per contest from that stretch.

Williams (back) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Broncos.

Williams, who has caught eight passes (on 15 targets) for 157 yards in three games to date, may not absorb nearly the volume that fellow receiver Keenan Allen does, but the 6-foot-4, 220-pounder demonstrated last season when he scored 10 TDs that he can be a dangerous weapon for the Chargers near the goal line.

Brown exited Sunday's game against the Steelers with a right ankle injury, James Palmer of NFL Network reports.

Prior to being forced out of Sunday's game, Brown had logged two catches on four targets for 19 yards and a TD.

Erickson was forced out of Sunday's game against the Cardinals with a concussion.

With Erickson sidelined, Stanley Morgan figures to see added snaps Sunday, in tandem with fellow receivers Tyler Boyd and Auden Tate.