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The ex-Panther was signed 18 days ago. Provided it’s not a season-ending ailment, Brown figures to be released from injured reserve with a settlement once he’s back to full health.

Robinson led Titans wide receivers in targets and snaps with Carnell Tate out, seeing seven targets. He was involved in his usual short-yardage role out of the slot, averaging 9.5 yards per reception with a 15-yard fourth quarter touchdown boosting his fantasy production. He was credited with a fumble on a screen pass that controversially could have been ruled an incomplete pass. Robinson is consistently a checkdown target for Cam Ward, with intermediate targets sparsely sprinkled in. Tate may return out of the Titans’ Week 9 bye, leaving Robinson to fend for fantasy production in the fantasy WR4 ranks.

It was the first time this year Vaki has seen more than six carries. The Lions went ultra run-heavy in this one to combat the Vikings’ vexing blitz scheme, which led to 35 carries on the day. Vaki should be stashed in most formats in cae Jahmyr Gibbs misses any time in the coming weeks. Vaki would be a potential 20-touch weekly option in such a scenario.

The bulk of Dotson’s production came on a single, 76-yard gain in the fourth quarter. Michael Penix lobbed him a ball on the boundary and two Bucs defensive backs collided, leaving Dotson uncovered with room to run. He bolted down the sideline but didn’t have the speed to take it to the house. That play alone accounted for over half of Penix’s passing output. Dotson has made the occasional splash play while running as Atlanta’s WR2, but his fantasy prospects are not that intriguing headed into Week 9. He will be in the WR5/6 range when the Falcons take on the Bengals next week.

Thomas’ first quarter score — only his second of the season — was one of just two looks in a game where Trevor Lawrence attempted all of 14 passes against an overmatched Colts squad. He got lost behind the final Colts defender in the end zone and hauled in a dime from T-Law. Now the question becomes if he ever catches another pass in Jacksonville. With the Jags’ final game before the Nov. 10 trade deadline coming this Thursday night against the Ravens, Thomas probably will suit up for Week 9. With the Jags being highly unlikely to open up their passing attack vs. a Ravens side now down to its No. 2 or 3 quarterback, Thomas must remain glued to 12-team league benches.

Jordan Mason led the Minnesota backfield with eight rushes (for 20 yards) while Jones remained the team’s preferred pass-catching option out of the backfield. Jones was battling a knee injury headed into the game and did not appear to be 100 percent against Detroit. He’ll be a deep league flex option in Week 9 against the Bills.

Ridley was active after dealing with a hip injury this week, seeing the fourth-most snaps among Titans wide receivers. He finished the game with a drop and one reception. The veteran is a candidate to be traded but has not been offering much by way of fantasy production. Ridley can be left on fantasy benches heading into the Titans’ Week 9 bye.

Washington also added a 10-yard rush. Extremely disappointing volume coming out of the Jaguars’ bye week, but no Jag commanded more than three targets in a contest where Trevor Lawrence attempted only 14 throws before taking a fourth quarter breather in a 42-7 blowout. Washington is going to be subject to this kind of risk when the deep-and-dangerous Jags take on more overmatched foes, including now for Week 9 as the Ravens come to town for Thursday Night Football with their No. 2 or 3 quarterback under center. You always fire up Washington as a WR2, but he’s probably not going to stuff the stat sheet on Thursday evening.

Mason led the team in carries, as Aaron Jones — who came into the game with a knee issue — saw five rushing attempts on the day. Jones remained the team’s pass-catching option out of the backfield while Mason could not get anything going on the ground against a middling Lions rush defense. Mason, who had 15 carries last week, will remain a touchdown-dependent RB3 option in Week 9 against the Bills.

Pitts’ 20 percent target share would have been good for at least TE2 fantasy numbers on a normal day. This game was anything but normal. Pitts and Jahan Dotson were the only Falcons pass-catchers with multiple receptions. Michael Penix only completed eight passes, so there simply wasn’t enough production to go around. He was intercepted four times and the Falcons were shut out. Pitts role as a PPR merchant should tick back up in Week 9 versus the Bengals. He will be back in the TE2 mix for that contest.