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T.Y. Hilton catches two passes in Colts’ win over the Titans.

Hilton gained 61 yards on his two receptions, with gains of 43 and 18 in the de facto Week 17 playoff game. Hilton isn’t 100% as he continues to deal with his ankle issue, but he can still certainly run with the best of them while dealing with the issue. T.Y.’s regular season ends with 76 receptions for 1,270 yards and six touchdowns, as he was again one of the best receivers in football and a strong fantasy asset. Hilton will now look to do some damage in the playoffs against a Texans team he’s torched in the past, including for yardage totals of 145 and 199 in their two matchups this season.

12/31/18 - 04:14 PM ET

Kirk Cousins, Vikings eliminated from playoff contention with 24-10 loss to the Bears.

Cousins was 20/33 for 132 yards, one touchdown, and zero interceptions, also adding a seven-yard rush. Minnesota was simply dominated with their season on the line, and Cousins has now dropped to 4-25 against teams with a winning record. Frustrations even boiled over as Cousins and Adam Thielen got demonstrative on the sideline, and the receivers have seemed to be visibly upset all month. It’s unfair to point to money or pin all the blame on Cousins—the offensive line and play-calling have also been issues—but it’s fair to wonder if the team would have been better off sticking with one of the three quarterbacks on last year’s roster. Statistically, Cousins completed 70.1% of his passes for 4,298 yards and a career-best 30:10 touchdown-interception ratio this season. He will be a bounce back candidate next year if the Vikings can fix their protection issues.

12/31/18 - 02:43 PM ET

MyCole Pruitt caught two passes for 26 yards in Sunday night’s loss to the Colts.

Pruitt had his two best games to close out the year, but he finishes 2018 with just nine receptions for 102 yards and one touchdown. The 26-year-old is unlikely to be a fantasy contributor in 2019.

12/31/18 - 04:12 PM ET

Samaje Perine gets three carries in Week 17.

Perine gained seven yards on his three attempts against the Eagles. The second-year running back’s season ends with eight carries for 32 yards and three receptions for five yards in five games. We think the Oklahoma product has the ability to be a strong contributor in the NFL, but that pretty much went out the window this season when the team signed Adrian Peterson. Perine might be better off getting a fresh start elsewhere in 2019, but we’ll see what happens.

12/31/18 - 02:43 PM ET

Dontrelle Inman scores in Week 17.

Inman scored in the red zone when he made himself available in back of the end zone and caught a strike from an on-the-run Andrew Luck. Overall, Inman caught five passes for 77 yards and a touchdown against the Titans. Inman’s regular season ends with 28 receptions for 304 yards and three touchdowns in nine games, and it’s weird that it took a team until October to sign him; but he’ll enter the postseason as a key receiver for Indy.

12/31/18 - 04:11 PM ET

Chris Thompson gets seven touches against the Eagles.

Thompson carried two times for ten yards and caught five passes for 14 yards in Week 17. Thompson’s season ends with 43 carries for 178 yards and 41 receptions for 268 yards in ten games, as he again dealt with injuries throughout the year. Thompson enters a contract year in 2019, and he could be set for a bigger season than in 2018, as he’ll be another year removed from 2017’s broken leg and could be more explosive.

12/31/18 - 02:40 PM ET

Corey Davis caught five passes for 48 yards in Sunday night’s loss to Indy.

Davis led the Titans in receiving on a team-high seven targets, and that was the case throughout the entirety of the regular season with 65 grabs for 891 yards (13.7 average) and four touchdowns. The No. 5 overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft hasn’t developed into the dominant player that Tennessee was expecting yet, but perhaps he will truly emerge in Year 3. Turning 24 next week, Davis will be an intriguing selection in the early/middle rounds of fantasy drafts over the summer.

12/31/18 - 04:11 PM ET