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Cardinals WR Christian Kirk will miss Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions, according to Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com.

Related player: Andy Isabella

Kirk will miss an opportunity to pile up stats against a poor Lions secondary. Andy Isabella should start in three wide receiver sets in Kirk's place.

Titans WR A.J. Brown has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings, according to Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com.

Related players: Adam Humphries, Corey Davis

Brown continued to miss practice this week, and will miss his second consecutive game. Expect Corey Davis, Adam Humphries, and Jonnu Smith to dominate passing targets against a depleted Vikings secondary.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that WR Davante Adams is "probably doubtful" for Sunday night against the Saints but "we'll give him the rest of the week to see where he's at," according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.

Related players: Aaron Jones, Allen Lazard, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Aaron Rodgers's favorite target may end up being Aaron Jones Sunday night. Rodgers also has Allen Lazard and Marquez Valdes-Scantling to help the Packers move down the field, but neither has the same level of trust from Rodgers as Adams. Jones' fantasy stock would rise if Adams does sit out, while Lazard and MVS can expect a fair uptick in targets.

Colts TE practiced in full today and is questionable to play Sunday against the New York Jets, according to Kevin Bowen of 1070 The Fan in Indianapolis.

Related player: Mo Alie-Cox

Doyle has missed one game, and that one game led to a breakout performance by Mo Alie-Cox. Doyle's return would lead to a muddled target share between the two, but QB Philip Rivers has built a career off of targeting the tight end position. It would be hard to start either player if both are active and expected to run routes.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan says Deebo Samuel “looks real good” running routes, and is optimistic he’ll be activated from IR next week, according to Matt Barrows of The Athletic. He stopped short of saying Samuel will play vs. Eagles. That will be decided late next week.

Great news for the 49ers and those rostering Samuel. The goal has been for Samuel to be activated after three weeks, and that timetable clearly has not changed. Despite the carnage that is the San Fran injury report, next week could bring the return of Samuel, Jimmy Garoppolo, and George Kittle to the offense.

49ers TE George Kittle will not play Sunday, according to Matt Barrows of The Athletic. Head coach Kyle Shanahan ruled him out after practice.

Related player: Jordan Reed

The 49ers will hope Jordan Reed can keep playing well in Kittle's stead. The much-maligned field conditions in New Jersey and the chance of Kittle causing more damage to his injured knee are plenty enough to let the elite tight end miss Week 3.

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger said he was going to focus on building his connection with WR Diontae Johnson this week, according to Brooke Pryor of ESPN.

It reflected in practice, according to Johnson. "Mostly every play, the ball was coming my way. Had to make sure I was getting out of my breaks on time," said Johnson.

It has become a weekly occurrence to read or hear about Big Ben and Johnson working on building chemistry. Johnson continues to lead the Steelers in targets and target share as the offense looks to pair another consistent passing weapon JuJu Smith-Schuster.

Cardinals WR Christian Kirk was not practicing Friday, according to Kyle Odegard of AZCardinals.com. Kirk also missed Wednesday and Thursday's practices.

The Cardinals' #2 wide receiver is in danger of missing a juicy matchup against the injury-riddled Detroit Lions defense. Hopefully a decision is made Friday on his availability.

49ers TE George Kittle is a game-time decision, according to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area. Kittle is likely to be designated with a questionable tag according to head coach Kyle Shanahan.

Related player: Jordan Reed

The 49ers are already short what seems like every player on offense and defense, so a healthy Kittle would be a boon for starting QB Nick Mullens. If Kittle cannot play, Jordan Reed would start.

Jets WR Jamison Crowder will not play Sunday against the Colts, according to Rich Cimini of ESPN.

Crowder had a doubtful tag on him this week, so it was expected that he miss Sunday's game. The Jets are terribly thin at wide receiver.