Target Breakdown: Week 15 WR/TE Recap & Week 16 Sleepers

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Updated on December 22, 2021 9:50PM EST

When one RA falls (Robby Anderson), another must rise (Amon-Ra). If that's the only thing we learned this year, I'll take it.

Week 15 Sortable Leaderboards

Wide Receivers

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Justin Jefferson	92%	27	96%	10	45.5%	142	58.2%	37.0%	1.74	1
2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	71%	27	96%	11	42.3%	72	44.2%	40.7%	3.33	0
3	Michael Pittman	54%	10	77%	5	41.7%	67	56.3%	50.0%	0.70	0
4	Russell Gage	79%	30	86%	11	37.9%	114	42.0%	36.7%	3.03	1
5	Jamison Crowder	89%	29	97%	8	36.4%	47	42.0%	27.6%	1.38	0
6	Marquez Callaway	85%	25	86%	9	36.0%	95	42.8%	36.0%	4.48	0
7	Marquise Brown	88%	38	93%	14	35.9%	64	24.9%	36.8%	1.13	1
8	Brandin Cooks	84%	29	94%	10	34.5%	83	39.4%	34.5%	3.52	0
9	DeVante Parker	88%	27	96%	8	30.8%	91	36.2%	29.6%	2.52	1
10	DJ Moore	90%	37	88%	11	30.6%	108	38.5%	29.7%	1.30	0
11	Tyreek Hill	82%	41	85%	13	28.9%	101	34.5%	31.7%	3.61	1
12	Tyler Boyd	86%	24	96%	6	28.6%	56	42.6%	25.0%	4.00	0
13	Donovan Peoples-Jones	93%	27	90%	8	27.6%	116	54.0%	29.6%	1.78	0
14	Jakobi Meyers	94%	44	96%	12	27.3%	120	25.7%	27.3%	1.00	2
15	Keenan Allen	78%	33	85%	10	27.0%	136	39.2%	30.3%	2.36	1
16	Cole Beasley	46%	24	63%	8	25.8%

When one RA falls (Robby Anderson), another must rise (Amon-Ra). If that's the only thing we learned this year, I'll take it.

Week 15 Sortable Leaderboards

Wide Receivers

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Justin Jefferson	92%	27	96%	10	45.5%	142	58.2%	37.0%	1.74	1
2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	71%	27	96%	11	42.3%	72	44.2%	40.7%	3.33	0
3	Michael Pittman	54%	10	77%	5	41.7%	67	56.3%	50.0%	0.70	0
4	Russell Gage	79%	30	86%	11	37.9%	114	42.0%	36.7%	3.03	1
5	Jamison Crowder	89%	29	97%	8	36.4%	47	42.0%	27.6%	1.38	0
6	Marquez Callaway	85%	25	86%	9	36.0%	95	42.8%	36.0%	4.48	0
7	Marquise Brown	88%	38	93%	14	35.9%	64	24.9%	36.8%	1.13	1
8	Brandin Cooks	84%	29	94%	10	34.5%	83	39.4%	34.5%	3.52	0
9	DeVante Parker	88%	27	96%	8	30.8%	91	36.2%	29.6%	2.52	1
10	DJ Moore	90%	37	88%	11	30.6%	108	38.5%	29.7%	1.30	0
11	Tyreek Hill	82%	41	85%	13	28.9%	101	34.5%	31.7%	3.61	1
12	Tyler Boyd	86%	24	96%	6	28.6%	56	42.6%	25.0%	4.00	0
13	Donovan Peoples-Jones	93%	27	90%	8	27.6%	116	54.0%	29.6%	1.78	0
14	Jakobi Meyers	94%	44	96%	12	27.3%	120	25.7%	27.3%	1.00	2
15	Keenan Allen	78%	33	85%	10	27.0%	136	39.2%	30.3%	2.36	1
16	Cole Beasley	46%	24	63%	8	25.8%	40	13.4%	33.3%	1.46	0
17	Christian Kirk	97%	51	98%	12	25.0%	103	31.3%	23.5%	1.84	1
18	Laquon Treadwell	97%	39	95%	9	25.0%	75	32.3%	23.1%	1.46	0
19	Jauan Jennings	43%	15	63%	6	25.0%	38	26.6%	40.0%	1.87	0
20	Zay Jones	86%	35	88%	9	25.0%	165	55.0%	25.7%	1.91	0
21	CeeDee Lamb	69%	28	70%	9	24.3%	58	25.6%	32.1%	1.79	0
22	Mike Williams	81%	30	77%	9	24.3%	104	29.9%	30.0%	1.63	2
23	Josh Reynolds	63%	23	82%	6	23.1%	59	36.2%	26.1%	2.96	1
24	Gabriel Davis	89%	35	92%	7	22.6%	129	43.7%	20.0%	2.43	1
25	Stefon Diggs	82%	33	87%	7	22.6%	71	24.0%	21.2%	1.06	0
26	Davante Adams	92%	33	97%	7	22.6%	32	11.3%	21.2%	1.33	1
27	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	66%	26	76%	7	22.6%	145	51.5%	26.9%	3.77	0
28	Robby Anderson	100%	42	100%	8	22.2%	50	17.9%	19.0%	0.69	0
29	Courtland Sutton	92%	34	92%	7	21.9%	112	35.9%	20.6%	0.35	0
30	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	90%	34	94%	7	21.9%	118	51.5%	20.6%	0.94	1
31	Deebo Samuel	80%	22	92%	5	20.8%	22	15.5%	22.7%	2.73	0
32	Kenny Golladay	90%	36	97%	7	20.0%	119	38.5%	19.4%	1.47	2
33	Diontae Johnson	98%	28	100%	5	20.0%	6	4.9%	17.9%	1.36	0
34	Laviska Shenault	70%	27	66%	7	19.4%	9	3.8%	25.9%	1.44	0
35	Darnell Mooney	96%	41	98%	7	19.4%	78	32.3%	17.1%	1.54	2
36	Ja'Marr Chase	96%	25	100%	4	19.0%	54	41.5%	16.0%	0.12	0
37	Rashard Higgins	79%	23	77%	5	17.2%	41	19.1%	21.7%	1.04	0
38	Sterling Shepard	80%	29	78%	6	17.1%	83	26.7%	20.7%	0.52	0
39	Damiere Byrd	90%	37	88%	6	16.7%	52	21.7%	16.2%	1.68	0
40	Antoine Wesley	85%	43	83%	8	16.7%	59	18.0%	18.6%	0.44	1
41	A.J. Green	74%	36	69%	8	16.7%	81	24.7%	22.2%	1.78	2
42	Zach Pascal	65%	11	85%	2	16.7%	32	26.9%	18.2%	2.09	0
43	Tim Patrick	94%	34	92%	5	15.6%	91	29.0%	14.7%	1.24	0
44	Tyler Johnson	95%	49	94%	7	14.6%	36	9.4%	14.3%	0.84	0
45	Chris Godwin	22%	15	29%	7	14.6%	52	13.8%	46.7%	3.27	0
46	Tee Higgins	86%	24	96%	3	14.3%	14	11.1%	12.5%	0.96	0
47	Hunter Renfrow	78%	34	85%	5	13.9%	30	9.9%	14.7%	0.94	1
48	Chris Conley	65%	15	48%	4	13.8%	9	4.1%	26.7%	0.80	0
49	Nico Collins	63%	22	71%	4	13.8%	44	20.6%	18.2%	0.64	1
50	Nelson Agholor	48%	18	39%	6	13.6%	78	16.7%	33.3%	1.89	0
51	Denzel Mims	41%	14	47%	3	13.6%	41	36.4%	21.4%	0.00	0
52	K.J. Osborn	88%	25	89%	3	13.6%	14	5.9%	12.0%	0.84	0
53	Amari Cooper	93%	39	98%	5	13.5%	33	14.6%	12.8%	0.21	0
54	Michael Gallup	91%	38	95%	5	13.5%	84	36.6%	13.2%	0.84	0
55	Allen Lazard	78%	28	82%	4	12.9%	46	16.4%	14.3%	0.82	2
56	Jerry Jeudy	69%	30	81%	4	12.5%	66	21.0%	13.3%	0.00	0
57	Chester Rogers	36%	14	39%	4	12.5%	11	4.8%	28.6%	2.14	0
58	Tre'Quan Smith	67%	19	66%	3	12.0%	24	10.7%	15.8%	0.89	0
59	Ray-Ray McCloud	69%	22	79%	3	12.0%	20	16.8%	13.6%	0.00	1
60	Kalif Raymond	68%	24	86%	3	11.5%	27	16.7%	12.5%	0.83	0
61	Isaiah Ford	28%	14	50%	3	11.5%	36	14.5%	21.4%	3.64	0
62	N'Keal Harry	52%	27	59%	5	11.4%	91	19.5%	18.5%	1.93	1
63	Brandon Zylstra	72%	31	74%	4	11.1%	33	11.8%	12.9%	0.55	0
64	Marvin Jones	92%	36	88%	4	11.1%	61	26.4%	11.1%	0.39	2
65	Bryan Edwards	70%	30	75%	4	11.1%	22	7.3%	13.3%	0.27	1
66	Phillip Dorsett	25%	13	42%	3	10.3%	35	16.6%	23.1%	3.31	0
67	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	48%	20	71%	2	9.1%	35	14.2%	10.0%	0.35	1
68	Keelan Cole	76%	23	77%	2	9.1%	19	17.1%	8.7%	0.39	0
69	Byron Pringle	66%	35	73%	4	8.9%	12	4.0%	11.4%	0.63	0
70	Mecole Hardman	44%	20	42%	4	8.9%	40	13.8%	20.0%	0.55	0
71	Darius Slayton	61%	29	78%	3	8.6%	60	19.2%	10.3%	0.79	0
72	Tavon Austin	24%	13	32%	3	8.3%	38	16.5%	23.1%	0.85	1
73	Brandon Aiyuk	98%	24	100%	2	8.3%	30	21.2%	8.3%	1.50	1
74	DeSean Jackson	29%	13	33%	3	8.3%	64	21.3%	23.1%	0.85	0
75	Ty Montgomery	33%	11	38%	2	8.0%	22	10.0%	18.2%	0.00	0
76	Chase Claypool	64%	17	61%	2	8.0%	13	11.3%	11.8%	0.71	0
77	Devin Duvernay	33%	13	32%	3	7.7%	6	2.2%	23.1%	1.00	0
78	Albert Wilson	57%	14	50%	2	7.7%	47	18.6%	14.3%	0.64	0
79	Olamide Zaccheaus	62%	19	54%	2	6.9%	47	17.4%	10.5%	2.79	0
80	Kendrick Bourne	69%	35	76%	3	6.8%	42	9.0%	8.6%	1.26	0
81	Demarcus Robinson	68%	35	73%	3	6.7%	26	9.0%	8.6%	0.00	0
82	Rondale Moore	27%	16	31%	3	6.3%	-11	-3.5%	18.8%	0.56	0
83	Scotty Miller	78%	39	75%	3	6.3%	32	8.4%	7.7%	0.44	0
84	Jaelon Darden	55%	28	54%	3	6.3%	90	23.7%	10.7%	0.00	0

Tight Ends

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Mark Andrews	79%	37	90%	13	33.3%	131	51.2%	35.1%	3.68	2
2	Mike Gesicki	64%	22	79%	8	30.8%	60	23.9%	36.4%	1.95	1
3	Travis Kelce	76%	40	83%	13	28.9%	99	34.0%	32.5%	4.78	1
4	George Kittle	96%	19	79%	6	25.0%	46	31.9%	31.6%	4.89	0
5	Cole Kmet	95%	38	90%	9	25.0%	61	25.2%	23.7%	1.87	1
6	Foster Moreau	100%	33	83%	9	25.0%	22	7.3%	27.3%	1.97	0
7	Kyle Pitts	81%	29	83%	7	24.1%	82	30.4%	24.1%	2.66	1
8	Zach Ertz	89%	46	88%	11	22.9%	95	28.7%	23.9%	1.61	0
9	Rob Gronkowski	85%	42	81%	11	22.9%	115	30.2%	26.2%	0.69	0
10	Dalton Schultz	86%	34	85%	8	21.6%	60	26.1%	23.5%	1.97	1
11	C.J. Uzomah	80%	22	88%	4	19.0%	15	11.4%	18.2%	0.82	0
12	Jared Cook	54%	26	67%	7	18.9%	44	12.7%	26.9%	1.23	0
13	Noah Fant	80%	28	76%	6	18.8%	15	4.8%	21.4%	2.04	0
14	Hunter Henry	82%	37	80%	8	18.2%	87	18.6%	21.6%	2.08	3
15	David Njoku	100%	27	90%	5	17.2%	45	21.1%	18.5%	1.07	1
16	Dawson Knox	89%	28	74%	5	16.1%	46	15.4%	17.9%	1.36	0
17	Josiah Deguara	56%	20	59%	5	16.1%	14	5.1%	25.0%	0.80	1
18	Pat Freiermuth	44%	12	43%	4	16.0%	19	15.8%	33.3%	3.08	0
19	Evan Engram	89%	30	81%	5	14.3%	33	10.6%	16.7%	1.10	0
20	Tyler Conklin	73%	20	71%	3	13.6%	53	21.7%	15.0%	0.35	1
21	Albert Okwuegbunam	41%	12	32%	4	12.5%	24	7.5%	33.3%	4.83	0
22	Tommy Tremble	66%	24	57%	4	11.1%	35	12.4%	16.7%	0.33	0
23	James O'Shaughnessy	62%	19	46%	4	11.1%	26	11.1%	21.1%	3.16	0
24	Jordan Akins	35%	17	55%	3	10.3%	33	15.8%	17.6%	1.41	0
25	Marcedes Lewis	51%	7	21%	3	9.7%	6	2.2%	42.9%	5.71	0
26	Tyler Kroft	61%	19	63%	2	9.1%	-1	-1.0%	10.5%	1.84	0
27	Ryan Griffin	39%	7	23%	2	9.1%	9	7.9%	28.6%	5.57	0
28	Cameron Brate	27%	13	25%	4	8.3%	40	10.4%	30.8%	1.69	0
29	Adam Trautman	57%	11	38%	2	8.0%	22	10.0%	18.2%	0.36	0
30	Harrison Bryant	39%	8	27%	2	6.9%	12	5.8%	25.0%	1.38	1
31	Hayden Hurst	41%	12	34%	2	6.9%	1	0.5%	16.7%	0.50	0
32	Pharaoh Brown	75%	15	48%	2	6.9%	1	0.3%	13.3%	0.33	0
33	Jonnu Smith	25%	3	7%	3	6.8%	38	8.1%	100.0%	1.00	0
34	Geoff Swaim	73%	15	42%	2	6.3%	14	6.1%	13.3%	0.33	0
35	Anthony Firkser	22%	13	36%	2	6.3%	15	6.5%	15.4%	1.46	0
36	Jimmy Graham	26%	11	26%	2	5.6%	21	8.6%	18.2%	1.18	1

Links to RotoWire's Red Zone Stats

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Rushing Stats

Week 15 Injury Report

Inactives

BUF Emmanuel Sanders (knee)

CHI Marquise Goodwin (foot)

NYG Kadarius Toney (oblique, reserve/COVID-19) + John Ross (reserve/COVID-19)

NYJ Elijah Moore (reserve/COVID-19)

MIA Jaylen Waddle (reserve/COVID-19) + Will Fuller (IR - finger)

Breshad Perriman (reserve/COVID-19) + Antonio Brown (ankle, suspension)

BAL Sammy Watkins (reserve/COVID-19)

TEN A.J. Brown (IR - chest)

ARI DeAndre Hopkins (IR - knee)

ATL Calvin Ridley (NFI - personal)

Darren Waller (knee)

DET T.J. Hockenson (IR - hand)

DAL Blake Jarwin (IR - hip)

In-Game Injuries

WR Nelson Agholor suffered a concussion/head injury in the third quarter.

NYG WR Sterling Shepard tore an Achilles.

WR Mike Evans left with a hamstring injury in the second quarter.

ARI WR Rondale Moore hurt his ankle.

ATL WR Tajae Sharpe injured his foot in the third quarter. He didn't return.

TE Pat Freirmuth suffered a concussion in the third quarter.

Waivers & Sleepers for Week 16

Limited to players rostered in less than half of Yahoo leagues.

Wide Receivers

Waivers, Pt. 1 — Potential Week 16 Starters/Streamers

Russell Gage - 50% rostered
Amon-Ra St. Brown - 30%
Allen Lazard - 9%
Gabriel Davis - 19%
~~Nick Westbrook-Ikhine~~ ~~- 21%~~
Marquez Valdes-Scantling - 41% (reserve/COVID-19)
K.J. Osborn - 47%
Kendrick Bourne - 30% (reserve/COVID-19)
Josh Reynolds - 10%
Laquon Treadwell - 2%
Tim Patrick - 22%
Zay Jones - 0%
Antoine Wesley - 0%

Waivers, Pt. 2 — Bench Stashes & Sleepers

Tight Ends

Waivers, Pt. 1 — Potential Week 16 Starters/Streamers

Waivers, Pt. 2 — Bench Stashes & Sleepers

Drops & Benchings

Drop'Em

Bench'Em

BUF Cole Beasley

PIT Chase Claypool

Week 15 Game-by-Game Breakdowns

Chiefs (34) at Chargers (28)

	Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
Tyreek Hill	82%	41	85%	13	28.9%	101	34.5%	31.7%	3.61	1
Travis Kelce	76%	40	83%	13	28.9%	99	34.0%	32.5%	4.78	1
Demarcus Robinson	68%	35	73%	3	6.7%	26	9.0%	8.6%	0.00	0
Byron Pringle	66%	35	73%	4	8.9%	12	4.0%	11.4%	0.63	0
Mecole Hardman	44%	20	42%	4	8.9%	40	13.8%	20.0%	0.55	0

Team Volume: 48 DBs, 47 att. (31-310-3)

This was classic Chiefs, with Hill and Kelce dominating targets and putting up huge numbers in a crucial game. #analysis
Pringle and Hardman were in the same snap share range as the week before, while Robinson jumped from 46% to 66% with Josh Gordon on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
- Hardman, Robinson and Gordon have all been getting snaps behind Hill and Pringle.
Pringle has played between 59 and 72 percent of snaps in five straight games, averaging 2.0 catches for 29.4 yards on 3.2 targets (with one TD).

Chiefs' TE Travis Kelce is being placed on the Reserve/COVID list, sources tell ESPN. But he is vaccinated so there's a chance he's back for Sunday with the new return-to-play protocols.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 20, 2021

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Mike Williams	81%	30	77%	9	24.3%	104	29.9%	30.0%	1.63	2
2	Keenan Allen	78%	33	85%	10	27.0%	136	39.2%	30.3%	2.36	1
3	Jared Cook	54%	26	67%	7	18.9%	44	12.7%	26.9%	1.23	0
4	Tre' McKitty	51%	6	15%	1	2.7%	4	1.1%	16.7%	0.67	0
5	Stephen Anderson	47%	7	18%	1	2.7%	11	3.1%	14.3%	1.71	0
6	Josh Palmer	41%	20	51%	1	2.7%	13	3.6%	5.0%	0.75	0
7	Jalen Guyton	35%	18	46%	2	5.4%	18	5.1%	11.1%	0.56	1

Team Volume: 39 DBs, 39 att. (22-236-2)

Williams caught only three passes for 49 yards, but the nine targets were his most since Week 5, ending an eight-game stretch with 5-8 targets in every game.
Anderson and McKitty got more playing time (but only 13 total routes and two targets) after No. 2 TE Donald Parham suffered a scary injury in the end zone on the opening drive.
- Cook's seven targets were his most since Week 6, but his snap/route shares weren't significantly impacted by the Parham injury.
Allen put up 6-78-1 on 10 targets. He has seven straight games with at least 15 PPR points, and has scored 10 or more in every game this year.

Patriots (17) at Colts (27)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Jakobi Meyers	94%	44	96%	12	27.3%	120	25.7%	27.3%	1.00	2
2	Hunter Henry	82%	37	80%	8	18.2%	87	18.6%	21.6%	2.08	3
3	Kendrick Bourne	69%	35	76%	3	6.8%	42	9.0%	8.6%	1.26	0
4	N'Keal Harry	52%	27	59%	5	11.4%	91	19.5%	18.5%	1.93	1
5	Nelson Agholor	48%	18	39%	6	13.6%	78	16.7%	33.3%	1.89	0
6	Jonnu Smith	25%	3	7%	3	6.8%	38	8.1%	100.0%	1.00	0

Team Volume: 46 DBs, 45 att. (26-299-2)

Agholor played 83% of first-half snaps to Harry's 25%, but Harry then logged 89% of snaps in the fourth quarter after Agholor (head) left the game.
Meyers led the team with 12 targets and also got a carry, yet finished with only 53 total yards.
Henry matched a season-high with eight targets and scored his eighth and ninth TDs of the season.
- Henry's 82% snap share also matched a season high, though he's often been in the 60s and 70s.
  - He now has nine TDs from 41 catches and 471 yards. Efficient.
Smith got only 14% of snaps post-halftime with the Pats playing from behind and using 11 personnel on 37 of 44 snaps.

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Jack Doyle	79%	6	46%	1	8.3%	0	0.2%	16.7%	0.00	0
2	Mo Alie-Cox	77%	7	54%	1	8.3%	12	9.8%	14.3%	0.00	1
3	Zach Pascal	65%	11	85%	2	16.7%	32	26.9%	18.2%	2.09	0
4	Ashton Dulin	54%	2	15%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.00	0
5	Michael Pittman	54%	10	77%	5	41.7%	67	56.3%	50.0%	0.70	0
6	T.Y. Hilton	27%	7	54%	1	8.3%	5	3.9%	14.3%	2.71	0

Team Volume: DBs, 12 att. (5-57-1)

Pittman was ejected in the third quarter and still led the team in targets and nearly routes.
- Hilton made a big catch but actually played fewer snaps than Dulin, who finished without a target and took two carries for 39 yards.
  - Hilton still appears to be the No. 3 receiver, but he's really only playing in 11 personnel, which the Colts didn't use much of in this game (16 of 52 snaps).
  - Hilton played 13 of 16 snaps in 11 personnel, and just one snap otherwise.

Cardinals (12) at Lions (30)

	Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
Christian Kirk	97%	51	98%	12	25.0%	103	31.3%	23.5%	1.84	1
Zach Ertz	89%	46	88%	11	22.9%	95	28.7%	23.9%	1.61	0
Antoine Wesley	85%	43	83%	8	16.7%	59	18.0%	18.6%	0.44	1
A.J. Green	74%	36	69%	8	16.7%	81	24.7%	22.2%	1.78	2
Rondale Moore	27%	16	31%	3	6.3%	-11	-3.5%	18.8%	0.56	0
Andy Isabella	16%	10	19%	1	2.1%	6	1.7%	10.0%	1.30	0

Team Volume: 52 DBs, 50 att. (29-313-1)

Wesley and Moore played 61% of snaps apiece in the first half, with Wesley then taking 96% in the second half due to Moore injuring his ankle.
Wesley managed only 3-19-0 on eight targets, doubling his previous high of four targets.
Green had an okay outing with 4-64-0 on eight targets, but his snap/route shares were about the same as the week before, with DeAndre Hopkins' vacated snaps going to Wesley, Moore and Kirk.
Speaking of Kirk... he topped eight targets for the first time this year, going for 9-94-1 on 12 looks. He didn't do much last time Hopkins was out, but that was mostly with Colt McCoy rather than Kyler Murray at QB.

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Brock Wright	74%	12	43%	1	3.8%	2	1.1%	8.3%	0.00	0
2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	71%	27	96%	11	42.3%	72	44.2%	40.7%	3.33	0
3	Kalif Raymond	68%	24	86%	3	11.5%	27	16.7%	12.5%	0.83	0
4	Josh Reynolds	63%	23	82%	6	23.1%	59	36.2%	26.1%	2.96	1
5	Shane Zylstra	45%	14	50%	1	3.8%	10	5.8%	7.1%	1.14	0

Team Volume: 28 DBs, 26 att. (21-216-3)

With T.J. Hockenson (hand) out for a second straight game (not to mention the rest of the year), Wright and Zylstra again worked in a timeshare at tight end.
- Wright played 74% of snaps but saw just one target and 44% route share.
- Zylstra's peripherals were also non-promising: 50% route share and one target.
  - Both guys had seen a handful of targets the week before, without doing much.
St. Brown drew triple-digit targets for a third time this season and the third week in a row.
- 10-86-1, 8-73-0, 8-90-1.
- Not bad for a rookie fourth-round pick in a terrible offense. Sure, the lack of talent is helping him get targets, but a lot of guys wouldn't be able to do much with them.
- I've been touting dude pretty much all year. H/T self.
Reynolds has four straight games with 5-8 targets and 52-70 yards. He put up 6-68-1 in this one

Jets (24) at Dolphins (31)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR
1	Jamison Crowder	89%	29	97%	8	36.4%	47	42.0%	27.6%	1.38
2	Keelan Cole	76%	23	77%	2	9.1%	19	17.1%	8.7%	0.39
3	Tyler Kroft	61%	19	63%	2	9.1%	-1	-1.0%	10.5%	1.84
4	Denzel Mims	41%	14	47%	3	13.6%	41	36.4%	21.4%	0.00
5	Ryan Griffin	39%	7	23%	2	9.1%	9	7.9%	28.6%	5.57
6	Braxton Berrios	33%	8	27%	1	4.5%	-7	-6.5%	12.5%	3.25
7	Vyncint Smith	31%	8	27%	0	0.0%			0.0%	0.00

Team Volume: 30 DBs, 24 att. (13-170-0)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Durham Smythe	91%	12	43%	1	3.8%	3	1.3%	8.3%	0.33	0
2	DeVante Parker	88%	27	96%	8	30.8%	91	36.2%	29.6%	2.52	1
3	Mike Gesicki	64%	22	79%	8	30.8%	60	23.9%	36.4%	1.95	1
4	Albert Wilson	57%	14	50%	2	7.7%	47	18.6%	14.3%	0.64	0
5	Hunter Long	32%	4	14%	1	3.8%	6	2.2%	25.0%	0.00	0
6	Isaiah Ford	28%	14	50%	3	11.5%	36	14.5%	21.4%	3.64	0

Team Volume: 28 DBs, 27 att. (16-196-2)

With Jaylen Waddle on the COVID list, Miami ran only 13 plays from 11 personnel.
- The Dolphins ran 48 of their 71 snaps (68%) in 12 personnel, allowing Smythe to get 91% snap share, though he mostly blocked on pass plays (43% route share).
Parker and Gesicki predictably dominated targets, with eight (31%) apiece in a rare run-heavy game for Miami's offense.
Parker has four or more catches for 42 or more yards in each of his seven appearances this year, averaging 4.9 catches for 65.3 yards and 0.29 TDs on 8.0 targets.

Cowboys (21) at Giants (6)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Amari Cooper	93%	39	98%	5	13.5%	33	14.6%	12.8%	0.21	0
2	Michael Gallup	91%	38	95%	5	13.5%	84	36.6%	13.2%	0.84	0
3	Dalton Schultz	86%	34	85%	8	21.6%	60	26.1%	23.5%	1.97	1
4	CeeDee Lamb	69%	28	70%	9	24.3%	58	25.6%	32.1%	1.79	0

Team Volume: 40 DBs, 37 att. (28-217-1)

Lamb led the team with nine targets despite playing around two-thirds of snaps for the second straight week.
- Lamb took just one of the 14 snaps in 12 personnel, while Cooper got 14 and Gallup got 13.
  - It was a similar story the week before, with Lamb getting only three of 11 snaps in 11 personnel (but leading the team in targets nonetheless). So, he's only the No. 3 receiver in terms of playing time, but his receiving volume is fine.
  - Lamb has been targeted on 26% of routes this year, compared to 20% apiece for Gallup and Cooper.

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Kenny Golladay	90%	36	97%	7	20.0%	119	38.5%	19.4%	1.47	2
2	Evan Engram	89%	30	81%	5	14.3%	33	10.6%	16.7%	1.10	0
3	Sterling Shepard	80%	29	78%	6	17.1%	83	26.7%	20.7%	0.52	0
4	Darius Slayton	61%	29	78%	3	8.6%	60	19.2%	10.3%	0.79	0
5	Kyle Rudolph	43%	7	19%	1	2.9%	6	2.1%	14.3%	1.29	0

Team Volume: 37 DBs, 36 att. (19-181-0)

Shepard caught two of six targets for 15 yards before suffering an Achilles tear in the second half.
- Given the timing, not to mention his injury history, Shepard seems no better than 50/50 to be ready for Week 1 next year
Golladay led the team with seven targets, including two in the red zone, but finished with a modest receiving line (3-53-0).

TEN Titans (13) at PIT Steelers (19)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	90%	34	94%	7	21.9%	118	51.5%	20.6%	0.94	1
2	Geoff Swaim	73%	15	42%	2	6.3%	14	6.1%	13.3%	0.33	0
3	Cody Hollister	71%	21	58%	2	6.3%	51	22.2%	9.5%	0.24	0
4	Chester Rogers	36%	14	39%	4	12.5%	11	4.8%	28.6%	2.14	0
5	Julio Jones	33%	18	50%	1	3.1%	9	4.1%	5.6%	0.00	1
6	Anthony Firkser	22%	13	36%	2	6.3%	15	6.5%	15.4%	1.46	0

Team Volume: 36 DBs, 32 att. (23-153-0)

Jones played 74% of snaps in the first quarter and 59% in the second quarter, only to miss the second half after re-reinjuring his hamstring.
Westbrook-Ikhine took 81% of snaps in the first half and 97% in the second, catching four passes for 32 yards on a team-high seven targets (RB Dontrell Hilliard was the only other Titan with more than four).
Hollister played 49% of snaps in the first half and 92% in the second, catching one of two targets for five yards.

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Diontae Johnson	98%	28	100%	5	20.0%	6	4.9%	17.9%	1.36	0
2	Zach Gentry	73%	14	50%	1	4.0%	-3	-2.4%	7.1%	1.21	0
3	Ray-Ray McCloud	69%	22	79%	3	12.0%	20	16.8%	13.6%	0.00	1
4	Chase Claypool	64%	17	61%	2	8.0%	13	11.3%	11.8%	0.71	0
5	Pat Freiermuth	44%	12	43%	4	16.0%	19	15.8%	33.3%	3.08	0

Team Volume: 28 DBs, 25 att. (16-148-0)

With Freiermuth suffering a concussion in the third quarter, Gentry ended up playing 96% of snaps in the second half but finished with only one target.
Claypool was at only 61% route share, running five fewer routes than McCloud and drawing only two targets.
- He had 8-93-0 in his controversial Week 14 game, but with 59-63 percent of snaps in three straight games, Claypool isn't looking good for a late-season rebound.
  - Claypool has caught 10 of 14 targets for 157 yards over the past three weeks.
Claypool had 12 receiving yards without a catch because McCloud was credited with a reception on a double-reverse before tossing it back to his teammate. Claypool also got a carry for seven yards, but didn't catch any passes.
Johnson's target share (20%) wasn't too far below normal, but with the Titans dominating time of possession 2:1, Diontae finished shy of double-digit targets for just the third time this year.

Texans (30) at Jaguars (16)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Brandin Cooks	84%	29	94%	10	34.5%	83	39.4%	34.5%	3.52	0
2	Pharaoh Brown	75%	15	48%	2	6.9%	1	0.3%	13.3%	0.33	0
3	Chris Conley	65%	15	48%	4	13.8%	9	4.1%	26.7%	0.80	0
4	Nico Collins	63%	22	71%	4	13.8%	44	20.6%	18.2%	0.64	1
5	Jordan Akins	35%	17	55%	3	10.3%	33	15.8%	17.6%	1.41	0
6	Phillip Dorsett	25%	13	42%	3	10.3%	35	16.6%	23.1%	3.31	0

Team Volume: 31 DBs, 30 att. (19-209-2)

Act II for Davis Mills seems to have revived Cooks, who has back-to-back games with double-digit targets (11, 10) and triple-digit yards (101, 102).
- He scored both of Houston's receiving TDs in this one, pushing his season line to 80-947-5 on 119 targets.
- No other Texans saw more than four targets.
Phillip Dorsett? Sure, why not. Cycling random veterans through the backup receiver spots seems to be a big thing for Houston this year.
Brevin Jordan (hand) was technically active but didn't play, giving Jordan Akins his old role back (at least for a day).

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Laquon Treadwell	97%	39	95%	9	25.0%	75	32.3%	23.1%	1.46	0
2	Marvin Jones	92%	36	88%	4	11.1%	61	26.4%	11.1%	0.39	2
3	Laviska Shenault	70%	27	66%	7	19.4%	9	3.8%	25.9%	1.44	0
4	James O'Shaughnessy	62%	19	46%	4	11.1%	26	11.1%	21.1%	3.16	0
5	Jacob Hollister	29%	10	24%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.00	0
6	Tavon Austin	24%	13	32%	3	8.3%	38	16.5%	23.1%	0.85	1

Team Volume: 41 DBs, 38 att. (22-210-0)

Treadwell hit new season highs for snap share, catches and targets, and he's now up to four straight games in the range of 53-68 receiving yards.
No signs of life for Jones, who saw two targets in the end zone but finished with 2-14-0 on four targets.
O'Shaughnessy had a nice day with 4-60-0 on four targets, but he ran a route on just 46% of dropbacks.
- Hollister poached 10 routes, though he wasn't targeted.

Panthers (14) at Bills (31)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR
1	Robby Anderson	100%	42	100%	8	22.2%	50	17.9%	19.0%	0.69
2	DJ Moore	90%	37	88%	11	30.6%	108	38.5%	29.7%	1.30
3	Brandon Zylstra	72%	31	74%	4	11.1%	33	11.8%	12.9%	0.55
4	Tommy Tremble	66%	24	57%	4	11.1%	35	12.4%	16.7%	0.33
5	Ian Thomas	52%	12	29%	1	2.8%	4	1.6%	8.3%	0.42
6	Terrace Marshall	11%	6	14%	1	2.8%	11	3.8%	16.7%	0.00

Team Volume: 42 DBs, 38 att. (18-156-1)

Marshall slid back to 11% snap share after 47% (with no targets) the previous week. He showed some hope early in the year with 10 receptions over the first three weeks, but since then the second-round pick has caught all of four passes for 25 yards on 12 targets.
Anderson had 33 rushing yards on two carries but managed only 3-29-0 on eight targets.
- Moore's 11 targets led to 6-48-0. Get this man a QB please.

Matt Rhule said he can't speculate who will be the full time guy this week (Cam or Sam) until he has some clarity from Sam Darnold's test results today.
Darnold has to be cleared by a doctor for contact practice.
— Jonathan M Alexander (@jonmalexander) December 20, 2021

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Dawson Knox	89%	28	74%	5	16.1%	46	15.4%	17.9%	1.36	0
2	Gabriel Davis	89%	35	92%	7	22.6%	129	43.7%	20.0%	2.43	1
3	Stefon Diggs	82%	33	87%	7	22.6%	71	24.0%	21.2%	1.06	0
4	Cole Beasley	46%	24	63%	8	25.8%	40	13.4%	33.3%	1.46	0
5	Tommy Sweeney	34%	5	13%	1	3.2%	10	3.3%	20.0%	0.00	0
6	Isaiah McKenzie	26%	8	21%	2	6.5%	-1	-0.5%	25.0%	0.88	0

Team Volume: 38 DBs, 34 att. (19-210-3)

Davis led the team in routes (35, 92%) and fantasy points (5-85-2) with Emmanuel Sanders (knee) inactive for the first time this year.
Beasley got only 46% of snaps, including just 63% in 11 personnel and 51% pre-halftime.
- McKenzie got 38% in 11, splitting with Beasley while Diggs (94%) and Davis (92%) were full-time.
The Bills ran 15 snaps in 12 personnel, with Knox and Sweeney both playing all 15 and Davis getting 14, followed by Diggs (11, 73%) and Jake Kumerow (3, 20%).
- Beasley played only one of the 15 snaps in 12 personnel.
- Beas did still lead the team with eight targets, seeing the ball on one-third of his (somewhat limited) routes.

Bengals (15) at Broncos (10)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR
1	Ja'Marr Chase	96%	25	100%	4	19.0%	54	41.5%	16.0%	0.12
2	Tyler Boyd	86%	24	96%	6	28.6%	56	42.6%	25.0%	4.00
3	Tee Higgins	86%	24	96%	3	14.3%	14	11.1%	12.5%	0.96
4	C.J. Uzomah	80%	22	88%	4	19.0%	15	11.4%	18.2%	0.82

Team Volume: 25 DBs, 22 att. (15-157-1)

The Bengals ran only 51 plays and attempted their second-fewest passes (22) of the year.
- It was a quiet game apart from Boyd, who put up 5-96-1 behind a YAC-heavy, 56-yard touchdown.
Chase, Boyd, Higgins and Uzomah have all played 10+ consecutive games. Here are their numbers over the past 10:

	Snap %	Tgt	Tgt Share	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	Air Yards	AY Sh.	RZ Tgt
Tee Higgins	73%	77	23.9%	49	717	2	974	34.3%	5
Ja'Marr Chase	90%	77	23.9%	44	741	6	961	33.9%	10
Tyler Boyd	77%	53	16.5%	37	448	2	422	14.9%	4
C.J. Uzomah	77%	39	12.1%	31	291	3	186	6.6%	3

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR
1	Tim Patrick	94%	34	92%	5	15.6%	91	29.0%	14.7%	1.24
2	Courtland Sutton	92%	34	92%	7	21.9%	112	35.9%	20.6%	0.35
3	Noah Fant	80%	28	76%	6	18.8%	15	4.8%	21.4%	2.04
4	Jerry Jeudy	69%	30	81%	4	12.5%	66	21.0%	13.3%	0.00
5	Albert Okwuegbunam	41%	12	32%	4	12.5%	24	7.5%	33.3%	4.83

Team Volume: 37 DBs, 34 att. (18-186-1)

Sutton finally got some targets and air yards after seven straight games with six looks or fewer, but he still wasn't able to produce, finishing with 2-12-0 on seven targets.
Jeudy finished with a goose egg on four targets.
Patrick put up 3-42-1 on five targets, ending a four game streak with less than 5.0 PPR points.
- He's seen 3-6 targets in nine consecutive games, averaging only 2.5 catches for 35.4 yards in that stretch.

Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater has been released from the hospital and is doing well.
He will enter the NFL's concussion protocol. pic.twitter.com/kxvF7UHn76
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) December 20, 2021

Packers (31) at Ravens (30)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Davante Adams	92%	33	97%	7	22.6%	32	11.3%	21.2%	1.33	1
2	Allen Lazard	78%	28	82%	4	12.9%	46	16.4%	14.3%	0.82	2
3	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	66%	26	76%	7	22.6%	145	51.5%	26.9%	3.77	0
4	Josiah Deguara	56%	20	59%	5	16.1%	14	5.1%	25.0%	0.80	1
5	Marcedes Lewis	51%	7	21%	3	9.7%	6	2.2%	42.9%	5.71	0

Team Volume: 34 DBs, 31 att. (23-268-3)

Valdes-Scantling went for 5-98-1 on seven targets, his second big game in the past four weeks.
- MVS has five or more targets in four straight, averaging 4.0 catches for 72.8 yards and 0.5 TDs on 8.0 targets in that stretch. No Cobb and no Tonyan seems to have helped him, not to mention Aaron Rodgers being in the zone.
Deguara finished with only 3-16-0, but he had a season-high five targets (after four the previous week) and topped 50% snap share for a second straight week.
- Deguara has run routes on 60% and 59% of Aaron Rodgers' dropbacks the past two weeks.

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Rashod Bateman	93%	39	95%	2	5.1%	46	18.0%	5.1%	0.13	1
2	Marquise Brown	88%	38	93%	14	35.9%	64	24.9%	36.8%	1.13	1
3	Mark Andrews	79%	37	90%	13	33.3%	131	51.2%	35.1%	3.68	2
4	Devin Duvernay	33%	13	32%	3	7.7%	6	2.2%	23.1%	1.00	0
5	Nick Boyle	28%	5	12%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.00	0
6	James Proche	24%	11	27%	1	2.6%	7	2.7%	9.1%	0.73	0

Team Volume: 41 DBs, 40 att. (28-215-2)

Bateman was targeted only twice but ran a team-high 39 routes on Tyler Huntley's 41 dropbacks.
Huntley's lack of arm strength is also a factor, but this was more of what I mentioned last week with Hollywood... opponents are just playing off-coverage and daring him to break tackles and take hits after short throws. The Ravens at least are giving him those throws...
MANdrews makes NFL safeties look like children.
- He's seen double-digit targets in each of Huntley's three starts, catching 29 passes for 324 yards and three touchdowns. Who needs Lamar?*
No. 2 TE Nick Boyle still isn't up to speed after dealing with knee problems for more than a year. He played only 28% of snaps and ran five routes, splitting work with Eric Tomlinson behind Andrews.

*Kidding. We all do.

Falcons (13) at 49ers (31)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Kyle Pitts	81%	29	83%	7	24.1%	82	30.4%	24.1%	2.66	1
2	Russell Gage	79%	30	86%	11	37.9%	114	42.0%	36.7%	3.03	1
3	Olamide Zaccheaus	62%	19	54%	2	6.9%	47	17.4%	10.5%	2.79	0
4	Tajae Sharpe	53%	21	60%	1	3.4%	5	1.9%	4.8%	0.00	1
5	Hayden Hurst	41%	12	34%	2	6.9%	1	0.5%	16.7%	0.50	0

Team Volume: 35 DBs, 32 att. (19-236-1)

Gage is looking like Calvin Ridley Jr. of late, topping 60 yards in four straight games.
- Over his past four, Gage has averaged 7.3 catches for 86.8 yards and 0.5 TDs on 9.0 targets.
More of the same for Pitts... a solid game (4-77-0) but no TD or huge play.
- He hasn't scored since Week 5, and that was his only score all year.
- 58 catches for 847 yards in 14 games is still pretty darn good for a rookie TE. And with 8.9 YPT in a subpar offense with a past-his-prime QB. I'll have Pitts higher next year than I did this year, that's for sure. He might be a fantasy disappointment, but he's also one of the better rookie tight ends we've ever seen.

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Brandon Aiyuk	98%	24	100%	2	8.3%	30	21.2%	8.3%	1.50	1
2	George Kittle	96%	19	79%	6	25.0%	46	31.9%	31.6%	4.89	0
3	Deebo Samuel	80%	22	92%	5	20.8%	22	15.5%	22.7%	2.73	0
4	Jauan Jennings	43%	15	63%	6	25.0%	38	26.6%	40.0%	1.87	0

Team Volume: 24 DBs, 24 att. (18-235-1)

Samuel keeps putting up numbers, but the nature of his new role/usage makes me all kinds of nervous he's gonna turn in his first dud of the season right when I need him most in the semifinals/finals of my favorite league (GMFFL SHOUTOUT).
- He did at least see five targets in this one, his most since Week 10. And of course he ran for a TD for the fifth straight game... and even had a pass attempt. But I liked it better early in the season when he was getting 8+ targets every week. That felt safer, and higher upside for PPR leagues. So, basically just better. Not that I can be mad at Kyle Shanahan when his hooligan antics are working so well.

Saints (9) at Buccaneers (0)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR
1	Marquez Callaway	85%	25	86%	9	36.0%	95	42.8%	36.0%	4.48
2	Tre'Quan Smith	67%	19	66%	3	12.0%	24	10.7%	15.8%	0.89
3	Nick Vannett	57%	11	38%	1	4.0%	22	9.8%	9.1%	0.00
4	Adam Trautman	57%	11	38%	2	8.0%	22	10.0%	18.2%	0.36
5	Juwan Johnson	35%	16	55%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.00
6	Ty Montgomery	33%	11	38%	2	8.0%	22	10.0%	18.2%	0.00
7	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	27%	9	31%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.00

Team Volume: 29 DBs, 27 att. (13-154-0)

Callaway caught four passes for 88 yards in the first quarter on his way to a 6-112-0 receiving line.
- Don't get too excited. Taysom Hill still can't throw, and Callaway previously had five consecutive games with exactly four targets.
Apart from Callaway, nobody ran a route on more than two-thirds of Hill's dropbacks.

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgts	Tgt Sh.	Air Yards	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR
1	Tyler Johnson	95%	49	94%	7	14.6%	36	9.4%	14.3%	0.84
2	Rob Gronkowski	85%	42	81%	11	22.9%	115	30.2%	26.2%	0.69
3	Scotty Miller	78%	39	75%	3	6.3%	32	8.4%	7.7%	0.44
4	Jaelon Darden	55%	28	54%	3	6.3%	90	23.7%	10.7%	0.00
5	Cameron Brate	27%	13	25%	4	8.3%	40	10.4%	30.8%	1.69
6	Mike Evans	23%	15	29%	1	2.1%	12	3.1%	6.7%	0.93
7	Chris Godwin	22%	15	29%	7	14.6%	52	13.8%	46.7%	3.27

Team Volume: 52 DBs, 48 att. (26-214-0)

Evans and Godwin both left with injuries in the first half and didn't return.
- Godwin has a torn ACL, while Evans escaped with a hamstring strain.
- And just like that, Antonio Brown is forgiven... until next time!
Johnson, Miller and Darden were the only three WRs left for Tampa after Godwin and Evans went down. Johnson saw seven targets and put up 4-41-0, while the other guys saw just three targets apiece (Miller put up 2-18-0, Darden a goose egg)

Bucs' WR Mike Evans has a strained hamstring, is week too week and has a chance to play Sunday, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 20, 2021

Bruce Arians says Chris Godwin has an ACL injury and he's done for the season.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) December 20, 2021

Raiders (16) at Browns (14)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgt	Tgt Sh.	Air Yds	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Foster Moreau	100%	33	83%	9	25.0%	22	7.3%	27.3%	1.97	0
2	Zay Jones	86%	35	88%	9	25.0%	165	55.0%	25.7%	1.91	0
3	Hunter Renfrow	78%	34	85%	5	13.9%	30	9.9%	14.7%	0.94	1
4	Bryan Edwards	70%	30	75%	4	11.1%	22	7.3%	13.3%	0.27	1
5	DeSean Jackson	29%	13	33%	3	8.3%	64	21.3%	23.1%	0.85	0

Team Volume: 40 DBs, 38 att. (25-236-1)

Moreau played every snap on offense and tied for the team lead in targets, after getting six targets and 98% snap share the week before (but with an ugly 3-13-0 receiving line).
- He finished with 7-65-0 in this one, including some key catches late in Q4.
The win arguably improves Darren Waller's odds of playing again this season, with the Raiders hanging on by a thread in the AFC wild-card race. Waller has missed back-to-back games with a knee injury.
Jackson is still taking enough snaps to be a nuisance to Edwards, but not enough to have fantasy value of his own.
The five targets were tied for Renfrow's second fewest of the year, and the 3-32-0 receiving line makes for his worst fantasy outing of the season.
- He had three straight games with 8+ catches for 102+ yards before this one.

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgt	Tgt Sh.	Air Yds	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	David Njoku	100%	27	90%	5	17.2%	45	21.1%	18.5%	1.07	1
2	Donovan Peoples-Jones	93%	27	90%	8	27.6%	116	54.0%	29.6%	1.78	0
3	Rashard Higgins	79%	23	77%	5	17.2%	41	19.1%	21.7%	1.04	0
4	Harrison Bryant	39%	8	27%	2	6.9%	12	5.8%	25.0%	1.38	1
5	Anthony Schwartz	23%	7	23%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.00	0

Team Volume: 30 DBs, 30 att. (20-147-1)

Baker Mayfield, Case Keenum, Jarvis Landry and Austin Hooper all missed this game on the reserve/COVID-19 list, which left Nick Mullens as the starting QB and forced Njoku, Peoples-Jones and Higgins to play the vast majority of offensive snaps.
Peoples-Jones saw eight of the 20 targets, and was the only Brown with more than five.
- But caught only four passes for 48 yards.

Vikings (17) at Bears (9)

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgt	Tgt Sh.	Air Yds	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Justin Jefferson	92%	27	96%	10	45.5%	142	58.2%	37.0%	1.74	1
2	K.J. Osborn	88%	25	89%	3	13.6%	14	5.9%	12.0%	0.84	0
3	Tyler Conklin	73%	20	71%	3	13.6%	53	21.7%	15.0%	0.35	1
4	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	48%	20	71%	2	9.1%	35	14.2%	10.0%	0.35	1

Team Volume: 28 DBs, 24 att. (12-87-2)

Adam Thielen (knee) and Dede Westbrook (COVID-19) missed the game, leaving Osborn as the No. 2 receiver and Smith-Marsette as the No. 3.
- ISM caught his first career TD, but other than that, the Vikings ran the ball or threw it to Jefferson, who finished with 4-47-1 on 10 looks.
Jefferson has six straight games with nine or more targets, averaging 7.1 catches for 117.2 yards and 0.83 TDs in that stretch.

		Snap %	Routes	R/DB	Tgt	Tgt Sh.	Air Yds	AY Sh.	TPRR	YPRR	EZ Tgts
1	Darnell Mooney	96%	41	98%	7	19.4%	78	32.3%	17.1%	1.54	2
2	Cole Kmet	95%	38	90%	9	25.0%	61	25.2%	23.7%	1.87	1
3	Damiere Byrd	90%	37	88%	6	16.7%	52	21.7%	16.2%	1.68	0
4	Dazz Newsome	66%	30	71%	1	2.8%	9	3.8%	3.3%	0.00	0
5	Jimmy Graham	26%	11	26%	2	5.6%	21	8.6%	18.2%	1.18	1

Team Volume: 42 DBs, 39 att. (26-285-1)

Allen Robinson (COVID-19) and Marquise Goodwin (foot) both missed the game, leaving Byrd as the No. 2 WR and Newsome as the No. 3.
Newsome, a rookie sixth-round pick, was targeted just once on 30 routes in his first NFL appearance. He finished without a catch.
Kmet led the team with nine targets and caught six passes for 71 yards (his second most in a game.
- He has five or more targets in four straight games, averaging 5.0 catches for 48.5 yards in that stretch.
- Kmet still hasn't scored a TD and continues to take a backseat to Graham near the end zone, but the second-year pro is showing signs of progress otherwise with his consistent involvement in the passing game.