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McConkey managed just one limited session in preparation for the team’s Week 12 game against the Ravens in the Harbaugh Bowl after sustaining a shoulder injury in Week 11. Final determination of McConkey’s status will come 90 minutes prior to the team’s Monday Night Football kickoff, meaning fantasy managers may want to consider alternate options for Week 12.

Heralded by head coach Mike Macdonald as the “silent engine” of the Seahawks’ offense in August, Seattle’s tight end group indeed was silent. Arroyo and AJ Barner, who caught 1-of-2 targets for zero yards and rushed once for two yards, were charted by PFF with 31 receiving snaps on 69 offensive snaps, blocking on 36 of them. Neither player can be considered for TE1 purposes against the Steelers next week.

Seattle’s passing offense ran through Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who earned 13 targets in this one. Kupp and Kenneth Walker III tied for second on the team, with three apiece. Kupp’s biggest play contribution was an end zone DPI call that set up Zach Charbonnet for a one-yard touchdown plunge, though Kupp had no real chance of corralling the errant pass. Kupp is unlikely to bounce back against the Steelers’ top-notch defense next week. He profiles as a shaky FLEX option, though the squeaky wheel could, of course, get greased with a few first-read looks.

Pollard’s reception was by far the biggest play of the day for a moribund Titans offense. He handled 18 of 20 running backs carries for the Titans, even if it didn’t amount to a whole lot against a stiff Denver front seven. With Tyjae Spears (ankle) sidelined for at least the next three weeks, Pollard should have one of the best workloads of any running back outside the elite tier. Softer matchups should deliver better results for the veteran, who ran a route on 25 of 34 Cam Ward drop backs against the Broncos. Pollard takes on the Rams in Week 2.

Charbonnet entered the game on the Seahawks’ second drive and began grinding out tough yards en route to a one-yard touchdown run against the 49ers’ talented defense. Charbonnet finished with zero targets, but the box score belies his passing game involvement. It was Charbonnet, not Walker, who initially took the field with the Seahawks’ two-minute offense on the final drive. Walker eventually subbed in and critically remained on the field in the red zone, but it would be unsurprising to see Charbonnet earn a target or two against the Steelers next week. He is an RB3/FLEX for the occasion.

Ridley struggled to get open with Patrick Surtain shadowing him for much of the contest. Seeing a team-leading 28 percent target share, Ridley could have salvaged his statistical day on two four quarter targets that he dropped, dooming the Titans’ last-minute comeback attempt against the heavily favored Broncos. Ridley accounted for 25 percent of the Titans’ air yards; Elic Ayomanor led the team with a 48 percent air yards share. Ridley will see far more favorable matchups this season, starting with Week 2 against the Rams. Fantasy managers should stick with Ridley as a flex option despite the rough start to 2025.

Jared Goff faced plenty of pressure from Micah Parsons and the Packers’ pass-rush in this game, leading to a check-down-first approach. As the team’s primary deep threat, that spelled certain doom for Williams. He amassed a measly 13 percent target share and watched rookie Isaac TeSlaa score the team’s only touchdown of the day late in the fourth quarter. Better days will be ahead for Williams when Goff has more time in the pocket, but the Lions are working with multiple new starters on the offensive line and face a strong Chicago pass-rush next week. Williams will be a boom/bust WR3 for Week 2.

The 49ers’ defense deserves credit, but Walker was simply outplayed by backfield-mate Zach Charbonnet. Walker was on the field for the Seahawks’ first drive. Charbonnet was featured on the second. Curiously, Walker out-targeted Charbonnet three-to-zero, but it was Charbonnet who first took the field on the Seahawks’ final drive, as Seattle’s two-minute offense attempted to generate a comeback. Walker subbed in once the unit entered the red zone but a fumble lost by Sam Darnold ended that brief sequence unceremoniously. Ultimately, Walker totaled just 21 offensive snaps to Charbonnet’s 30. Walker is best viewed as an RB3/FLEX option against the Steelers next week.

We don’t know the severity of Andrews’ injury, but the third-year center was carted off the field in the third quarter and did not return to the field. Andrews was claimed off waivers by the Texans earlier this offseason and earned the starting job in training camp. Andrews appeared on 45 snaps in his Week 1 outing against the Rams, earning a blocking grade of 72.7 on the day, per PFF.

The Lions’ offense was in a funk from the start of this contest and spiraled downward as the quarters passed. Jared Goff was under pressure often and looked to his running back Jhamyr Gibbs more often than not. He peppered Gibbs with a team-high 10 targets. Because all of the check-downs were going to Gibbs, there wasn’t much meat left on the bone for St. Brown. Things should improve as the Lions settle in under first-year coordinator John Morton, but St. Brown could fall a few spots in the wide receiver ranks if that doesn’t happen soon. He will look to rebound versus the Bears in Week 2.

His red zone play-action catch was the only receiving score for the Rams against a tough Texans defense. Tyler Higbee handily outsnapped Allen 35 to 22, but Higbee was held without a target. There’s probably not enough oxygen here for any non-Puka/Adams receiver to flourish in fantasy football.