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Hooker did not practice at all this week before going on injured reserve, indicating he left Week 15 with the issue. With the Titans eliminated from the playoff hunt, Hooker’s season is over. He totaled seven pass breakups and one interception across 13 games.

He added a catch for five yards on his only target. Mixon managed just 11 snaps and was pulled after the first drive. He finishes the regular season as the first Texans 1,000-yard rusher since Carlos Hyde in 2019. Mixon will be a contrarian Wild Card Round DFS/Best Ball pick as the Texans figure to face a stout run defense from Pittsburgh or Los Angeles.

Ertz continued his vintage throwback season with his third touchdown over the last two weeks. He caught Marcus Mariota’s first touchdown in the third quarter, making a five-yard grab in the end zone. Ertz had a productive fantasy season, totaling over 600 receiving yards for the first time since 2021. He is a top-three receiving option for the Commanders heading into Wild Card Weekend.

Jones took over for an injured Trevor Lawrence in Week 10 and made two starts. Lawrence then took a brutal hit to the helmet in his first game back from the shoulder issue, landing him on injured reserve and ending his season. Jones went 2-5 as a starter. He averaged 206 plus one touchdown and as many interceptions per game from Week 10 onward. Jones also helped rookie wideout Brian Thomas Jr. finish the season in style, racking up nearly 700 yards in his final eight games. Jones made too many mistakes and showed too little arm strength to earn even a shot at a starting job in 2025, but he did enough to maintain his backup status with free agency on the horizon.

The Texans had a turnover on a nice Mills completion when Robert Woods had a ball poked out in the open field. Otherwise the most notable thing about his start was face-planting on the goal line on a second-and-goal dive for the pylon he came up short on. It was Mills’ first extensive playing time in a regular season game since 2022. He didn’t look half-bad, but it isn’t like the Texans are sitting on hidden gold on their bench either.

The young man added three carries for 10 yards. It was a low-key ending to a wildly up-and-down rookie campaign even if it featured 23-year-old Williams’ first game-winning drive. There was a strong belief in the preseason Williams had to merely be average to become the Bears’ first-ever 4,000-yard passer. Instead, he has to settle for 3,541 yards in 17 games, good for fifth most in franchise history behind 1995 Erik Kramer and three Jay Cutler campaigns. That hardly tells the whole story, of course. Stocked with a well-supplied receiver corps but saddled with an undermanned OL, Williams took an incomprehensible, league-worst 68 sacks. Williams displayed extreme toughness amidst the beating, but his “never say die” attitude did not translate to actual production. Just longer plays. Williams has plenty of alibis — his blocking, nightmarishly bad coaching — but he has to find a way to not only settle down, but be far more accurate. His missed “gimme” throws all year. Williams’ NFL future — or at least the fate of his rookie contract — hinges on the Bears’ next head-coaching hire.

Humphrey seemingly twisted an ankle via an eversion mechanism during a tackle. He left the field under his own power afterward, heading into the blue medical tent. The big-bodied wide receiver is a capable contributor but the Broncos offense should continue to function effectively even if he is unable to return.

McLaurin had a slow start, seeing minimal looks in the first half with Jayden Daniels under center. He came on quickly in the second half as Marcus Mariota’s top target, tallying 12 total targets on the day. McLaurin caught the game-winning touchdown as time expired on a jump ball from Mariota to award the Commanders the sixth seed in the playoffs. Finishing the regular season as a 1,000-yard receiver and Pro-Bowler, he also set the Commanders’ single-season record for most receiving touchdowns. McLaurin is the Commanders’ top target heading into the postseason.

He was pulled after leading a touchdown drive on the first series. The Texans largely accomplished the offense-only “get your groove back” Week 18 sidequest by rolling up 6.4 yards per play. They’re currently awaiting results from the Chargers game to see who they’ll play in (let’s not kid ourselves) the 3:30 ET game on Saturday. Stroud will be a, uh, let’s say contrarian playoff best ball pick given how Houston’s pass offense has trended down throughout the season. Be it the Steelers or the Chargers, Stroud will have to overcome a lot to get the Texans back into the divisional round.