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He had a 7-yard touchdown reception overturned after he came up a yard short, but was relatively quiet for a majority of the game. Bess was third on the team with seven targets, behind Brandon Marshall and Reggie Bush. It’s only one game, but it’s clear Bush’s presence is going to take away some check-down looks from Bess. Still, he’s a low upside WR3/4 in PPR leagues.

Bess looked terrific on a career-long 41-yard catch-and-run early in the game, only to disappear the rest of the way. He dropped two balls in traffic late in the fourth quarter. Bess should bounce back with a bigger target-load in Week 3 at Cleveland.

Bess looked quick out of the slot, catching most of his passes just behind the linebackers and taking them for first downs. He piled up a team-high nine targets as Brandon Marshall was limited by Joe Haden. Bess remains a low-end PPR option heading into next week’s game against the Chargers.

Matt Moore completed just 47 percent of his passes and was awful tonight, and Bess now has two-straight 21-yard performances under his belt. It was hard to imagine the drop-off from Chad Henne to Moore being a huge downgrade, but at least for tonight against a solid Jets pass defense it was a deal-killer for Bess. You can do better things with your roster spot.

“Luckily, the ligaments were in the right place where they could heal by themselves,” said Bess. The injury was more serious than initially reported, but Bess was already healthy and practicing on Tuesday. This should be a non-issue going forward.

We knew about the MCL, but this is the first leak on the ACL. Bess spent the early offseason rehabbing in Florida. The good news is that he was able to participate in Tuesday’s minicamp practice, so he should be full-go by training camp. Bess is the favorite to lead the team in receptions following Brandon Marshall’s exit.

Bess did see six targets, but we know he only goes underneath as part of his slot role. Bess hasn’t topped 52 receiving yards in a game since Week 1. Even in PPR leagues, he’s just waiver-wire fodder.

Bess’ best play came on a broken one. Matt Moore escaped trouble and threw off balance to a wide-open Bess for a 24-yard gain on a key third down. Other than that, Bess was quiet once again. Through seven games, he is averaging just 3.8 catches for 46.1 yards with no touchdowns. There’s no upside here with Moore struggling.

Bess saw a team-high seven targets when Matt Moore threw the ball just 25 times, but recent history says not to get excited. Bess has totaled just nine catches for 91 yards and a touchdown in his last four games, and needs to show us more before we raise an eyebrow.

Coming off a zero-catch day, Bess saw extra snaps today as the Dolphins went pass-heavy against the Patriots’ secondary. He ended up with five targets. The 39 yards are Bess’ most since Week 8.