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Washington secured three of five targets for 40 yards and a touchdown in the Jaguars' 35-6 win over the Patriots on Sunday.

The dynamic slot receiver tied for second in receptions and targets on the afternoon for Jacksonville while also finishing as the runner-up in receiving yards. Washington also was on the receiving end of one of Trevor Lawrence's three touchdown passes of the day, recording a 17-yard scoring grab late in the third quarter. Washington's totals Sunday were season lows across the board, but he's off to a hot start with a 15-221-2 receiving line over the first three games heading into a Week 4 road showdown against the Bengals next Sunday.

Flowers (hamstring) caught five of six targets for 84 yards and added a 20-yard rush in Sunday's 34-31 win over the Cowboys.

Flowers led the Ravens in catches, targets and receiving yards in his return following a one-game absence due to a hamstring injury. His most consequential catch was a 27-yard reception on the game's penultimate play, which set up Tyler Loop's game-winning 56-yard field goal. Per Jonas Shaffer of the Baltimore Banner, Flowers knew for a while that he would be suiting up Sunday, but he was limited in practice due to concerns about the quality of the field in Rio de Janeiro. Flowers has seemingly put the injury behind him heading into a Week 4 home game against the Titans.

Jefferson (ankle) "got close a couple times" to returning to Sunday's 23-16 win over the Buccaneers, head coach Kevin O'Connell said after the game, Ben Goessling of the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Jefferson sustained an ankle injury in the first half and was ultimately ruled out for the remainder of the game after catching both of his early targets for 32 yards. The Vikings held on without their star receiver to improve to 3-0 heading into a Week 4 home game against the Dolphins. Jefferson's ankle injury will be evaluated further, but O'Connell sounded optimistic that Jefferson may not face much, if any, additional missed time.

McLaurin caught six of nine targets for 77 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 33-31 win over the Seahawks.

After two frustrating games to begin the season that saw multiple near misses in the end zone, McLaurin finally broke out with Marcus Mariota under center instead of Jayden Daniels (elbow), hauling in a 30-yard strike in the third quarter of Sunday's upset. McLaurin led the Commanders in catches, targets and receiving yards in the win, and he'll take a 10-141-1 line on 22 targets into a Week 4 home tilt against the Colts.

Evans has a rib/oblique injury, head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed after Sunday's 36-30 win over the Cardinals, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.

Evans was ruled out of the game due to a rib injury after absorbing a big hit, but it sounds like the veteran wide receiver is also dealing with an oblique injury. Further clarification on Evans' status will surface before the 3-0 49ers host the Broncos in Week 4.

Smith-Njigba caught 10 of 14 targets for 128 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 33-31 loss to the Commanders.

Having Sam Darnold back under center instead of Drew Lock did nothing to slow Smith-Njigba's momentum. The superstar wideout recorded his third straight game with more than 120 receiving yards while hauling in his fifth and sixth TDs of the season, catching a one-yard toss in the second quarter and an 11-yard strike in the fourth. Smith-Njigba will take an eye-popping 27-405-6 line on 36 targets into a Week 4 clash at home against the Chargers.

Mims (foot) is listed as inactive Sunday versus the Rams, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Despite being limited on all three of Denver's Week 3 practice reports, Mims will miss a second contest in a row due to a foot issue. His next chance to play is next Sunday at San Francisco. Kolbe Katsis likely will handle return duties in Mims' absence.

Bech suffered a broken forearm in Sunday's game against the Saints and is expected to go on injured reserve, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Bech's broken forearm isn't expected to be season-ending, but the wide receiver will face an absence of at least four weeks if he's placed on injured reserve, which would require an official transaction from the Raiders. He didn't record a catch Sunday prior to being ruled out against the Saints.

Nacua (hip) is inactive for Sunday's game in Denver, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Nacua has been listed as a non-participant on each of the Rams' last five injury reports as he deals with a hip injury that head coach Sean McVay has termed "soreness in his groin" that's unrelated to the psoas discomfort that he dealt with in training camp. McVay told Barshop on Friday that if Nacua doesn't suit up Sunday, he likely will be back in action Week 4 at Philadelphia. While Nacua misses a second consecutive contest, fellow WR Davante Adams again will have unfettered access to targets from QB Matthew Stafford, with Jordan Whittington, Konata Mumpfield and Xavier Smith the others available at the position.

Moore brought in six of 10 targets for 67 yards in the Bills' 24-16 win over the Chargers on Sunday.

Making his return from an early Week 2 exit due to a shoulder injury, Moore jumped right back into the swing of things by leading the Bills in receptions, receiving yards and targets. The veteran wideout has made an impact in both of his non-injury-shortened games with Josh Allen, producing an 11-167-1 line on 18 targets. Moore figures to continue commanding the majority of Allen's attention in a Week 4 home matchup against the Patriots next Sunday.