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The Jets ruled out Cooper (ankle) for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Titans.

The rookie first-round pick had been listed as questionable to return after injuring his ankle on the Jets' opening drive, shortly after he gained 30 yards on his first NFL reception to set up a touchdown. The Jets should shed more light on the severity of his injury following the game, but for the time being, Cooper's availability for a Week 2 game against the Packers is uncertain.

Flowers is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the .Colts due to a hamstring injury, Ryan Mink of the Ravens' official site reports.

Before checking out of the game midway through the second quarter, Flowers was on his way to a huge day with five receptions for 150 yards and a touchdown on six targets. The Ravens will evaluate Flowers in the locker room during halftime before updating his status prior to the start of third quarter. Given that Flowers had been listed with a hamstring issue on the injury report leading up to Sunday's season opener, his day could be done.

Thomas is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Browns due to a shoulder injury.

Thomas reached a major milestone during Sunday's game, becoming the second-youngest player in Jaguars franchise history to surpass 2,000 career receiving yards after reeling in three receptions for 40 yards on three targets. However, Thomas may not be able to build on that total for the rest of the contest, as he headed to the locker room in the second quarter with trainers by his side, per John Shipley of SI.com. He'll get his shoulder examined further before the Jaguars decide if he's able to return.

Cooper sustained an ankle injury in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Titans and is questionable to return.

Per Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic, the rookie first-round pick opened the game as the Jets' starting slot receiver and made an instant impact on the first drive, breaking free for a 30-yard catch and run that set up a Kenyon Sadiq touchdown run. Cooper may have tweaked his ankle on that play, however, as his availability for the remainder of Week 1 is now in question.

Zaccheaus will serve as the Falcons' WR3, the backup returner on punts and kickoffs, and the emergency third option at both quarterback and running back for Sunday's regular-season opener against the Steelers, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.

The Falcons have two quarterbacks (Cooper Rush and Jack Strand) and two running backs (Bijan Robinson and Brian Robinson) on the game-day roster for Sunday's regular-season opener. Most of Zaccheaus' playing time figures to come on three-wideout sets as he works behind Drake London and Jahan Dotson, with rookie third-rounder Zachariah Branch also in the mix for offensive snaps.

Walker (groin) is inactive for Sunday's clash with the Colts.

The wide receiver logged limited practice sessions throughout the week leading up to the game and entered the weekend with a questionable tag. Ravens coach Jesse Minter described the injury as "minor" Tuesday, per Jonas Shaffer of TheBaltimoreBanner.com, but it's at least serious enough to keep Walker out for Week 1.

Metchie (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's regular-season opener against the Bears, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Metchie did enough in training camp to earn a spot on the Panthers' 53-man roster, though he'll observe Sunday's game in street clothes while Jimmy Horn and Brycen Tremayne serve as Carolina's rotational wide receivers behind Tetairoa McMillan, Jalen Coker and Xavier Legette. Metchie's next chance to play is Week 2 against the Falcons on Sunday, Sept. 20.

Dortch will suit up for his Bills debut Sunday against the Texans.

Dortch was released by the Lions a few weeks ago, but he caught on with the Bills and was elevated from their practice squad Saturday. He previously caught 24 or more passes in four consecutive seasons with the Cardinals, but his role in Buffalo currently projects to primarily be in the return game, as he presumably remains behind the likes of Keon Coleman and Joshua Palmer (and starters DJ Moore and Khalil Shakir) on the WR depth chart.

Bell (coach's decision) is inactive for Week 1 against the Texans.

Bell didn't appear on the injury report at all this week, so it appears the rookie fourth-round pick will be a healthy scratch. While Bell still has a promising long-term outlook after a solid Week 3 effort in the preseason, this doesn't bode well for anyone hoping for early-season utility. In his stead, veteran Greg Dortch, who was elevated from the practice squad Saturday, will get the nod on the active roster.

Sarratt (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Colts.

The wide receiver made the team out of training camp but remains behind Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman and Ja'Kobi Lane on the depth chart. He is also behind LaJohntay Wester on the punt-returner depth chart.