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Jamie Gillian will likely be ready to return this week against the Panthers. The Giants also waived ST/DB Nick McCloud.

Kraft paced the Packers in all receiving categories outside of touchdowns. He tied his season-high in receptions and posted his second-best yardage total. With Romeo Doubs out because of a concussion, Kraft stepped up as an easy outlet option for Jordan Love and made sure to add plenty of YAC for good measure. His role will take a hit if Doubs is back in action next week, likely keeping Kraft just outside of the TE1 ranks for his upcoming date with the Lions.

Wicks’ drop issues continued with a near-catastrophic play in the first quarter. Jordan Love hit him for an easy completion over the middle, but the ball split Wicks’ hands and ricocheted into Dolphins corner Kader Kohou’s arms. Luckily for Wicks, Christian Watson delivered a brutal hit to Kohou and jarred the ball loose for an incompletion. It was Wicks’ only drop of the night, but it was the latest in a long line of hands issues for the second-year wideout. Romeo Doubs missed this game with a concussion but should be able to clear the league’s protocol ahead of Week 14, keeping Wicks off the fantasy radar for Green Bay’s upcoming matchup with the Lions.

The bulk of Watson’s receiving output came on a 49-yard shot from Jordan Love on Green Bay’s opening drive of the second half. Love saw a one-on-one opportunity along the sideline and gave his explosive receiver a chance to make a play on the ball. Watson returned the favor with a diving grab and even stumbled to his feet after the grab for a few yards after the catch. Watson’s role didn’t change with Romeo Doubs out for this game, making it hard to trust him as anything more than a WR4 for his Week 14 matchup with the Lions.

As Jacobs noted after the game, Miami made it a point to keep Green Bay’s ground game in check. They largely succeeded in their efforts concerning Jacobs, who averaged a dismal 2.3 yards per carry. His backups, however, managed 48 yards on five attempts. Not to be outdone, Jacobs was electric as a pass-catcher with a season-high in receiving yards. His 74 yards through the air were seven short of his career-high, set in 2023 with the Raiders. Jacobs has topped 100 yards from scrimmage in five straight games and will look to keep the ball rolling versus Detroit next week. His role as a receiver out of the backfield will lock him in as an RB1 for Week 14.

Love picked apart a normally stout Miami pass defense, logging his second-highest completion rate of the year and his second game without an interception. His other game without a pick was last week and he has taken just three sacks over his past five appearances including zero on Thanksgiving. Love has made a frustrating number of mistakes this year but is starting to turn the corner just in time for the playoff push. A date with Detroit’s ironclad defense next week will be a true test for Love and the young Green Bay offense. His performance against Miami should be enough for fantasy managers to keep him in their lineups for a potential shootout with the Lions.

Tagovailoa’s box score is more than enough to keep the fantasy players happy but it did little to help his team. Miami had just three points on the board at halftime and were down by 24 midway through the third quarter. Green Bay’s defense started giving Tua softer looks as the finish line grew near and the veteran passer took advantage of them to the tune of 240 yards, two touchdowns, and a two-point conversion over the final quarter and a half. Tua will look to put together a more complete game versus a spiraling Jets defense next week. He will sit on the QB1/2 border.

It was another quiet night for the superstar wideout before the fourth quarter. Hill had three grabs for 17 scoreless yards heading into the final frame. He turned things around with a handful of chunk gains with the Packers playing soft defense and a tip-drill touchdown on Miami’s penultimate drive. A pass intended for Jonnu Smith was batted into the air by a Green Bay defender and fielded in the end zone by Hill. Three touchdowns in his past four games have masked an otherwise declining role and middling yardage totals for Tyreek. He is stuck in the WR2 ranks until something Changes with the Dolphins’ offense, and there’s no reason to believe that will happen ahead of their Week 14 matchup with the Jets.

Fantasy managers can be grateful for a pair of touchdowns from Reed, but his role remained relatively modest. Reed accounted for 21 percent of the Packers’ targets and was held under 60 yards from scrimmage for the sixth time in his past seven appearances. He finished the day second on the team in targets. Reed is a dynamic playmaker with the ball in his hands, but the “too many mouths to feed” cliche is unavoidable in Green Bay. Reed will be a high-variance WR3 for his Week 14 matchup with the Lions.

Cornerback Kendall Fuller was ruled out before kickoff and fellow corner Kader Kohou exited with a back injury in the first half and hasn’t returned as of the third quarter. The slew of injuries leaves Miami drastically undermanned in the secondary for the final quarter.

Lawrence was sporting a sling while talking to reports after the game. He will undergo further testing to determine the full extent of the injury. Entering the final month of a lost season, the Giants don’t have any reason to rush the stud defensive tackle back this year. He has nine TFLs and eight TFLs this year. It’s possible that’s where his season ends because of the elbow injury.