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Boyd closes his ninth NFL season having caught 39-of-56 targets for 390 scoreless yards. The 30-year-old wide receiver is scheduled to hit free agency this offseason and although an NFL team could sign him as a depth piece, Boyd is unlikely to be worth more than a late-round best ball pick for fantasy purposes. His per-route efficiency badly dropped off this season. Boyd earned targets on just 13.1 percent of routes while averaging a measly 0.91 yards per route run.

Tucker’s two rushing attempts were blown up in the backfield. He was third on the team in targets, trailing Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty. Tucker, who usually operates as the team’s primary downfield option, should have some appeal in Week 6 against Buffalo in what could be a high-scoring game. He has at least four receptions in four of five games this season.

He fumbled away one of his rushes, but with the Titans trailing for most of the second half, piled up nine catches as Cam Ward sought refuge from Houston’s pass rush. His final catch of the day — we’re not kidding — came as Ward threw it at him despite Spears having already crumpled to the ground. It lost six yards. Given the Colts likely won’t do this against the Titans next week, Spears is probably not going to keep lines like this going.

The Bengals offense mostly had a smooth-sailing day against the lackadaisical Dolphins defense. After a high-volume Week 4, Burrow threw 32 passes, tossing touchdowns to Mike Gesicki, Samaje Perine, and Tanner Hudson in the first half. He just missed Ja’Marr Chase for a 70-yard score in the second half, but later connected with Chase for a 45-yard score in the third quarter. Burrow was hardly under pressure and had plenty of time to make accurate throws and take deep shots against Miami. He is a fantasy QB1 heading into the Bengals’ bye and gets a middling defense in the Ravens for Week 7.

Laube functioned as the team’s No. 2 back behind Ashton Jeanty, who battled through foot and ankle issues on his way to 77 scoreless yards against New England. Mike Washington, meanwhile, had one rushing attempt and did not catch a pass. If Jeanty misses time this season it might be Laube who leads the Vegas backfield in touches. He can be stashed in deeper formats headed into Week 6.

Pollard looks like he could be a legitimate NFL running back somewhere, but it sure can’t happen on this offense. He’s cleared 14 carries and 48 yards in each of his last four games and has just one touchdown to show for it. It’s fringe low-end RB2 land for Pollard, as usual, against the Colts next week.

Murray was extremely active on the ground, addnig 51 yards on 10 rush attempts. His deep ball, on the other hand, remains a work in progress. His lone touchdown of the day came on a dime to Justin Jefferson on the back of the end zone. He was hesitant to even pull the trigger on deep shots at other times, even when his receiver was wide open. Murray is largely a game-manager right now, but that’s enough to win football games when the Minnesota defense is simply shutting down every opponent they face. Murray will be a mid-range QB2 when he returns to take on the Colts after a Week 6 bye.