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Mattison and White being out means Ameer Abdullah will take over the Raiders’ lead back against Denver. Abdullah, who last week had a receiving touchdown, is a viable flex option in PPR formats. Dylan Laube will also mix in and take some of the team’s backfield work.

Ertz’s eight targets were second on the team to Noah Brown (10). The veteran tight end had a rather pedestrian fantasy day until he hauled in a four-yard touchdown pass with just over three minutes left in the game. He’s now seen seven or more targets in three-straight games and will be a solid TE2 streaming option in Week 13 against the Titans.

With 21 seconds left in the game, McLaurin caught a pass along the sideline and turned upfield to blow past every Cowboys defender in front of him. All Dallas needed to do was tackle McLaurin for the game to be over, but with the defense focused on the sidelines, McLaurin cut back in to the surprise of everybody and ripped off the long score. His touchdown would have been enough to tie the game at 27-27 were it not for a missed extra point by Austin Seibert. McLaurin was on track for an underwhelming day before luck boxing into the long score, but he has the makings of a solid WR2 in next week’s game against the Titans.

He also wisely sailed a trick-play pass attempt out of bounds. This is Boyd’s career-best day with the Titans in terms of receptions and receiving yards. He’ll remain well off the fantasy radar in Week 13 against the Commanders.

With Jalen Coker sidelined with a quad injury, Moore came out of nowhere to lead the Panthers in targets and receptions, catching one of Bryce Young’s lone touchdown on the day. Moore nearly came down with another touchdown in the fourth quarter on a desperation throw from a pressured Young. He ran a route on 41 of Young’s 43 drop backs. Moore’s 80 yards against KC were the fourth most of his seven-year NFL career. While it would be surprising if Moore continued operating as Carolina’s WR1, he could be worth a pick up in deeper fantasy formats if Coker remains out in Week 13 against the Bucs.

Hardman gained 15 yards on two carries but was not involved in the Chiefs’ passing attack. JuJu Smith-Schuster operated as the team’s WR3 while the Chiefs once again made frequent use of two tight end sets. Hardman is not fantasy relevant for now.

It was an odd game for Robinson, who left with an apparent leg/ankle injury after the first play of the game only to return to start the Commanders’ second drive. Robinson had his leg/ankle rolled up by a defender on what appeared to be an ugly play. His return to the field came as a surprise, but the third-year back wasn’t heard from after the first-half. His absence was likely due to his injury, but we’ll wait for the team to confirm that in the coming days. If Robinson is unable to go in Week 13, the Commanders could be looking at Chris Rodriguez and/or Jeremy McNichols as their lead backs with Austin Ekeler in concussion protocol.

It was an eventful, unfortunate day for Downs, who — unfathomably — lost three catches for 58 yards to penalty. On one of the grabs he did convert, he suffered a third quarter shoulder injury. He was announced as questionable but managed to return the following drive. He did appear to be in some considerable sideline discomfort. We will see how he is doing once the adrenaline wears off. Downs came out of Anthony Richardson’s Week 11 with a useful fantasy effort, but today reminds this is going to remain a rollercoaster experience. Provided he’s healthy, Downs will be a risk/reward WR3 for Week 13 against the Patriots’ soft defense. With all 32 teams playing, Downs doesn’t really have a WR2 case.

Left wide open on an underneath drag route, Okonkwo simply continued to run right up the middle of the field and the Texans decided against tackling him. (Eric Murray, mainly, appeared to have no idea what he was doing.) Okonkwo will remain fantasy irrelevant in Week 13 after back-to-back games with one target.

Ridley torched Jimmie Ward for a 63-yard long ball on a deep crosser, but otherwise was mostly a steady underneath target for the rest of the game. Since Will Levis returned in Week 10, Ridley has averaged 78.3 yards per game on seven targets a game with two touchdowns. He’ll be a reliable WR3, maybe a low-end WR2, in most ranks heading into Week 13 against the Commanders.