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The Buccaneers offense finally has a fully healthy receiving corps, but still struggled to pass downfield against the Panthers. Mayfield’s longest pass was 13 yards before connecting with Emeka Egbuka for a 40-yard pass in the fourth quarter. He threw a one-yard goal-line fade to Mike Evans for the first Bucs score and averaged 5.6 yards per attempt for the game. Mayfield’s rushing production came off scramble plays he took several yards downfield. He made quick passes to the middle of field in the fourth quarter two-minute drill, but capped it off by missing Mike Evans to throw an interception to end the game. The Bucs have struggled offensively the second half of the season and now lose control of first place in the NFC South. Mayfield has fallen to the fantasy QB2 range for Week 17 against the Dolphins.

The Raiders managed to get Bowers a few underneath looks on early downs, but between Geno Smith’s deep accuracy being unreliable and the pass rush, Bowers-reliant managers should feel lucky that he found the end zone early in this one, as he was bracketed between two Texans defenders and it took a great throw from Geno Smith to find him. Start Bowers if you’ve got him in Week 17, though, on account of a teed-up matchup against one of the NFL’s worst defenses — the Giants — in a game that could determine the fate of the No. 1 overall pick.

Back-to-back duds for Higgins, who also had one catch last week. His catch was a big one, but the Texans are spreading the ball around enough that he won’t have consistent fantasy value. Higgins will be a hard-to-start WR5 against the Chargers in Week 17.

Kirk, questionable with an illness on Friday, not only played, but had his highest snap count (39) since Week 9 and highest target count since Week 12. We don’t get it — and while he had one nice slant over the middle here, there was nothing that otherwise said Kirk had to play. He’ll be a weak WR5 play against the Chargers in Week 17.

Collins had three major plays, one of which was a 24-yard sideline catch in double coverage to end the game at the two-minute warning. The other two were questionable DPI calls he drew, one to set the Texans up on first-and-goal, and another to bail them out of third-and-long early on the final drive. He lost a few catches to an inaccurate C.J. Stroud and the Texans only advanced to the red zone once to let him play bully ball. He’ll be on the low-end WR1 line against the Chargers in Week 17.

Pitts came to life at the end of the Falcons’ fourth drive. With less than two minutes remaining in the half, Falcons QB Kirk Cousins got him going with a screen pass for a three-yard gain. He went right back to Pitts on the following play, producing a 12-yard reception that brought the offense to the Cardinals’ 11-yard line. Two plays later, Pitts motioned into the slot after lining up out wide and took off on a shallow crossing route, just inside the end zone. He scooted straight past the Cardinals’ distracted coverage defenders and easily secured the five-yard touchdown pass from Cousins on the right side of the end zone. Per Falcons reporter Tori McElhaney, Pitts’ 395 receiving yards over the last four games are “the most receiving yards over a four-game span by a tight end in franchise history.”

Schultz managed to be the target on a rare “good” red-zone call from Texans OC Nick Caley, a play-action route that went uncovered. Otherwise it was more of the same — checkdowns, wriggling rather than breaking tackles, and competent TE1 play. Schultz will remain on the TE1 borderline against the Chargers in Week 17.

He had four offensive snaps. Mostert’s contingency value — if he ever had any — is all dried up. The snap count is too low to start him against the Giants even in a great matchup. You can probably do better on your Week 17 bench.

The only thing anyone will remember about this game regarding Metcalf is his altercation with a Lions fan at the end of the first half. Metcalf was spotted near the stands jawing with the fan. He then threw a punch at the fan’s face, though the blow appeared to miss. Either way, we’re expecting a suspension for Metcalf. The only question is how long the NFL will put him on ice for. No matter what, fantasy managers should plan on being without him for the championship round next week.

Mooney delivered one usable fantasy outing during WR Drake London’s knee-related absences in Weeks 12-15. The formerly effective field stretcher is now a seldom-used member of the receiving corps whose primary role is to command the attention of opposing safeties. He should not be rostered in re-draft.

The Steelers were in a dog fight with Detroit to open the fourth quarter, up by five with playoff hopes on the line for both sides. Warren then called ball game with a 45-yard sprint to the end zone, his longest run since 2023. The Lions returned fire with a touchdown drive of their own. Warren again put the team on his back one final time with another 45-yard rushing score. This goes down as the best rushing performance of his career by far. Warren is still stuck in a committee with Kenneth Gainwell, but he re-established his command of the carries in this contest with Gainwell only seeing nine attempts. Warren will sit on the RB2/3 border for his Week 17 date with the Browns.