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Keenan Allen catches five passes in Week 16.

Allen gained 58 yards on his five receptions in the Chargers’ Saturday night loss to the Ravens. Early in the game, Allen had a big gain down the right sideline that was called back because of a questionable offensive pass interference call that he and Philip Rivers were not happy about. Then on the next play, he was called for a penalty after he wasn’t set while still complaining to officials about the call, wiping out a would-be third-down conversion by Mike Williams. This was a tough matchup for Allen in fantasy title weeks, and his regular season might be over if the Chargers rest their starters in Week 17 while locked into the AFC’s No. 5 seed.

12/22/18 - 11:35 PM ET

Nick Boyle caught two passes for 15 yards in Saturday night’s win over the Chargers.

Boyle brought in both of his targets, and hurdled a defender on the sideline after one of them. Fantasy owners can look elsewhere in Week 17.

12/22/18 - 11:34 PM ET

Hayden Hurst catches 18-yard pass in win over the Chargers.

It was his only reception of the night. Hurst was a first-round pick in last April’s draft, but he’s behind fellow rookie Mark Andrews as a fantasy option. The Ravens take on the Browns next Sunday.

12/22/18 - 11:33 PM ET

Justin Jackson gets eight touches against the Ravens.

Jackson carried one time for -1 yard and caught seven passes on a team-high ten targets for 47 yards. In Melvin Gordon’s first game back after missing the last three with a knee injury, Jackson still had a sizable role spelling Gordon more than usual. The rookie running back handled almost the entire two-minute drill at the end of the first half, and it’s unclear if this was just a one-time thing with Gordon perhaps not at 100%. Anyway, Jackson could be poised for a nice workload to end the regular season next week versus Denver if Gordon doesn’t play with the Chargers locked into the No. 5 seed in the AFC.

12/22/18 - 11:32 PM ET

Michael Crabtree catches one pass in win over the Chargers.

It went for 20 yards in the first half. Crabtree was also targeted on a fourth-and-goal, but the pass was thrown out of bounds and he was called for offensive pass interference anyway. Baltimore will continue relying on their ground-and-pound offense next week against the Browns, so Crabtree won’t be a strong fantasy option in the season finale.

12/22/18 - 11:32 PM ET

John Brown caught two passes for 27 yards in Saturday night’s win over the Chargers.

Brown was targeted a team-high six times, but Lamar Jackson missed a couple throws in his direction. Still, the Ravens continue to win with Jackson under center, and “Smokey” will simply have to rely on a deep ball to return fantasy value in the season finale. Baltimore takes on the Browns to close things out.

12/22/18 - 11:31 PM ET

Mike Williams catches one pass against the Ravens.

Williams gained seven yards on his lone Week 16 reception, also adding one carry for four yards. The second-year receiver was targeted on a deep ball down the right sideline to start the game, but it was underthrown by Philip Rivers and Williams couldn’t come up with it on an interception. Williams had a nice, fearless leaping catch down the seam on a third-down play, but it was wiped out by a penalty for Keenan Allen not being set at the snap. And late in the game, it appeared that Williams might have been interfered with on another deep ball down the right sideline. Williams will look to have a bigger game next week against the Broncos, but he may not play to end the regular season with LA locked into the No. 5 seed in the AFC.

12/22/18 - 11:30 PM ET