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Cooks brought in three of four targets for 74 yards and a touchdown in the Rams' 27-9 win over the Saints on Sunday. He also rushed once for two yards.

Cooks made an impressive, contested two-yard touchdown grab late in the third quarter to help the Rams gain some separation on what had been a 13-6 advantage. The speedster also made his first splash play of 2019, hauling in a 57-yard pass on the Rams' first possession of the game to move the ball down to the Saints' 11-yard line. Cooks has only seen a modest 10 targets through two games in the new season, but as he demonstrated versus New Orleans, he can often make something happen with relatively few opportunities due to his game-breaking speed. Cooks will look to build on Sunday's performance at the expense of the Browns' secondary in Week 3.

Kupp brought in five of nine targets for 120 yards and rushed once for six yards in the Rams' 27-9 win over the Saints on Sunday.

Kupp encouragingly saw just one fewer target than the opener versus the Panthers, and he exploded for his best yardage total since Week 4 of last season on the strength of a spectacular 66-yard catch-and-run sequence in the fourth quarter that left him just inches short of the goal line. The 26-year-old wideout showed off speed and strength on the play via a barrage of stiff arms and broken tackles up the field. Kupp's yardage tally was ultimately a game-high figure and gives him plenty of momentum as he heads into a Week 3 road tussle against the Browns.

Thielen caught five of eight targets for 75 yards during Sunday's 21-16 loss to the Packers.

Thielen led the team in targets, catches and receiving yards while nearly doubling his output from Week 1. He did little of note outside of his long gain of 30 yards, but it was still a respectable performance against a much-improved Packers defense. Thielen still has yet to really break out following a productive 2018 campaign, but he could have opportunities to do so Sunday against the Raiders at home.

Chark chalked up a team-high seven catches on nine targets, while accounting for 55 receiving yards and one touchdown during the 13-12 loss to Houston on Sunday.

Chark is starting to look like a budding star of the 2019 fantasy season, having followed up his sterling Week 1 performance of 146 receiving yards and one touchdown with another lucrative outing in Week 2. The former LSU Tiger endured a relatively quiet rookie campaign in 2018, as outside of a four-game stretch between Weeks 5 and 8 in which he compiled 10 receptions for 140 yards, he managed just 34 receiving yards in seven appearances. He's burst onto the scene by way of massive uptick in offensive volume, and Week 3 presents an intruiging litmus test as he goes up against a Titans defense that did not allow a single Colts player to exceed 45 receiving yards Sunday.

Thomas brought in 10 of 13 targets for 89 yards in the Saints' 27-9 loss to the Rams on Sunday.

Thomas still put together a signature performance in terms of his overall volume despite Drew Brees' first-quarter exit with a hand injury, as he paced the Saints in receptions, receiving yardage and targets on the afternoon. Thomas has matching 10-catch, 13-target games to open the campaign, but Brees' prognosis will be one for Thomas' fantasy managers to keep a close eye on over the next several days. If the future Hall of Fame quarterback is only sidelined an additional game or two, Thomas should be able to push forward without too much of a hit to his numbers. However, his outlook could get a lot murkier were he forced to play an extended stretch of games with either Teddy Bridgewater or Taysom Hill under center. Thomas and the Saints head into a Week 3 road battle against the Seahawks.

Davis caught three of five targets for 38 yards during Sunday's 19-17 loss to the Colts.

It was an improvement over Week 1's catchless debut, but not exactly a WR1-level performance for Davis against a division opponent as the Titans pass offense in general struggled. In 29 career contests, the 2017 fifth overall pick has just six games in which he's picked up more than 60 receiving yards. Next up is division rival Jacksonville on Thursday night.

Hardman caught four of six targets for 61 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 28-10 win over the Raiders.

His first NFL score came on a 42-yard strike from Patrick Mahomes, part of a four-TD second quarter for the Chiefs' passing game. As expected, Hardman saw an expanded role with Tyreek Hill (collarbone) out of action, but Sammy Watkins led the team in targets and Demarcus Robinson had a massive performance with 172 yards and two scores. The team may not have a true No. 1 WR while Hill is sidelined -- although as Sunday's results showed, there's more than enough production to go around for all three receivers in the league's most potent offense.

Brown caught three of five targets for 25 total yards during Sunday's 19-17 loss to the Colts.

Brown caught just as many balls as he did in Week 1's impressive debut, but the Colts obviously did a much better job than the Browns of staying in front of the big target as Brown was unable to get the kind of big plays he enjoyed against Cleveland. It's too early in the season to determine whether Brown and the Titans beat up on a bad Browns defense or if expectation should be tempered, but Thursday will be a good test against division rival Jacksonville.

Robinson caught all six of his targets for 172 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 28-10 win over the Raiders.

Last week, Sammy Watkins erupted for huge numbers. Week 2 marked Robinson's turn; he was on the other end of 39-yard and 44-yard TD strikes from Patrick Mahomes as part of a massive second quarter for the Chiefs' passing game. With Tyreek Hill (collarbone) lacking any kind of timetable for his return, Robinson should remain one of Mahomes' primary targets for the foreseeable future.

Conley caught four of five targets for 73 yards during Sunday's 13-12 loss to the Texans.

Conley is developing into the go-to deep threat for rookie signal caller Gardner Minshew, as the two combined for gains of 16, 14, 31 and 12 yards in their first mutual NFL start -- comprising half of Minshew's 12-plus yard passing gains on the afternoon. The Jaguars' Week 3 opponent has been proficient at limiting explosive gains in recent history, as the Titans allowed the 10th-fewest passing gains of 20 or more yards last year, and Sunday contained Indianapolis to fewer than 150 total passing yards.