NFL Player News
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Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | DET
Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown: Sets new career high with 11th TD
St. Brown caught six of eight targets for 70 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-17 win over the Bears.
St. Brown accounted for only 44 of Jared Goff's 254 first-half passing yards but that total included an eight-yard touchdown catch in the final minute of the first half. The star wide receiver ultimately led the Lions in both targets and catches, though Jameson Williams ran away with the team lead in receiving yards (143). St. Brown set a new career high with his 11th receiving touchdown of the season, and he'll look to add to that total in Week 17 against the 49ers.
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Jameson Williams WR | DET
Lions' Jameson Williams: Career-high 143 rec yards in win
Williams caught five of seven targets for 143 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-17 win over the Bears. He also rushed once for seven yards.
Williams blew by the defense for an 82-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter, which helped him set a new single-game career high in receiving yards. The speedster has surpassed 120 yards with a touchdown three times this season, and Williams takes a budding two-game touchdown streak into Week 17 against the 49ers. He's up to 47 catches for 890 yards and six touchdowns, all career highs.
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Ja'Marr Chase WR | CIN
Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase: Team-high receiving yardage in win
Chase secured six of eight targets for 97 yards and a touchdown and rushed once for seven yards in the Bengals' 24-6 win over the Browns on Sunday.
Chase set the pace in receiving yards for the Bengals on the afternoon while checking in second in both receptions and targets. The ultra-talented receiver has exceeded 85 receiving yards in four consecutive games, while his 32-yard scoring grab in the fourth quarter pushed his touchdown total to nine over his last six games. Chase now has a career-best 1,510 receiving yards heading into a Week 17 home matchup against the Broncos on Saturday afternoon.
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George Pickens WR | DAL
Steelers' George Pickens: Limited on practice estimate
Pickens (hamstring) was listed as limited on Sunday's practice estimate, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
The Steelers faced the Ravens on Saturday, so while the team didn't actually practice Sunday, Pickens' limited listing is notable nonetheless, considering he didn't practice leading up to Week 16 action. The wideout has missed the Steelers' last three games, but head coach Mike Tomlin noted earlier Sunday that Pickens is among the team's injured players who has a "real chance" to play against the Chiefs on Wednesday.
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Drake London WR | ATL
Falcons' Drake London: Injury doesn't seem to be serious
Coach Raheem Morris said London could have re-entered Sunday's 34-7 win against the Giants after suffering a hamstring injury, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
The Falcons had the game well in hand at the time London exited early in the fourth quarter, so the team seemingly exercised caution with its top wide receiver. He finished Week 16 action with five catches on eight targets for 59 yards while working with QB Michael Penix for the first time. With a matchup versus the Commanders next Sunday, London's health could receive some clarity when Atlanta posts its first injury report of the week Wednesday.
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Zay Flowers WR | BAL
Ravens' Zay Flowers: Estimated as non-practice participant
Flowers (shoulder) was listed as a non-participant on Sunday's practice estimate.
The Ravens played Saturday, with the team holding a late-afternoon walk-through one day later. In the team's win over the Steelers, Flowers caught five of eight targets for 100 yards, while logging an 87 percent snap share. Given his listing on Sunday's practice estimate, however, the wideout's status is now worth monitoring as Wednesday's contest against the Texans approaches.
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Dyami Brown WR | WAS
Commanders' Dyami Brown: Injures hamstring in Week 16
Brown suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday's game versus the Eagles, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.
Brown departed late in the fourth quarter with four catches (on five targets) for 56 yards to his name. With Brown on the sideline, the Commanders' remaining healthy members of the receiving corps are Terry McLaurin, Olamide Zaccheaus, Jamison Crowder and Luke McCaffrey.
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Drake London WR | ATL
Falcons' Drake London: Hurts hamstring in Week 16
London sustained a hamstring injury during Sunday's game against the Giants, Josh Kendall of The Athletic reports.
When London departed early in the fourth quarter, he had five catches (on eight targets) for 59 yards, marking his sixth consecutive contest with at least 50 receiving yards. As long as London is sidelined, the Falcons' receiving corps Sunday will be composed of Darnell Mooney, Ray-Ray McCloud, KhaDarel Hodge and Chris Blair.
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D'Wayne Eskridge WR | MIA
Dolphins' Dee Eskridge: Inactive against 49ers
Eskridge (knee) is inactive for Sunday afternoon's matchup against the 49ers.
Eskridge will miss his second straight game and 10th overall this season. Raheem Mostert and Malik Washington will now likely take over kickoff- and punt-return duties, respectively.
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Jaylen Waddle WR | DEN
Dolphins' Jaylen Waddle: Inactive Sunday
Waddle (knee) is inactive for Sunday's game against the 49ers.
With Waddle and Dee Eskridge (knee) both inactive, Tyreek Hill and Malik Washington are in line to lead Miami's Week 16 wideout corps, while River Cracraft and Erik Ezukanma are also available to mix in. Waddle sustained the knee injury that will sideline him Sunday during Week 15 action, and he'll now target a potential return to action next Sunday against the Browns.