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Scott Simonson catches two passes in Week 13.

Simonson gained 25 yards on his two receptions against the Bears. Simonson is not a fantasy option at the moment.

12/3/18 - 10:02 AM ET

Latavius Murray gets six touches against the Patriots.

Murray carried four times for 11 yards and caught two passes for three yards in the Vikings’ Week 13 loss. Minnesota refuses to commit to the running game, but Murray at least got an opportunity on a short-yardage carry on a fourth-and-short that he converted (though he appeared to be clearly short of the line-to-gain but a replay review did not overturn the call). There’s no doubt Mike Zimmer still wants to run the ball more, so we’ll see if that happens over the final quarter of the regular season.

12/3/18 - 12:32 PM ET

Sterling Shepard catches four passes in Week 13.

Shepard gained 28 yards on his four receptions in the Giants’ overtime win versus the Bears. Shepard left briefly with a rib injury but is expected to be fine. He hasn’t had a game over 40 yards receiving since Week 7.

12/3/18 - 10:01 AM ET

Taywan Taylor has first career 100-yard game in Week 13 victory.

Taylor caught three passes for 104 yards, as he was the recipient of a couple deep dimes by Marcus Mariota. The 23-year-old will hopefully be featured more down the stretch for an offense that badly needs weapons, but Taylor won’t be a recommended fantasy option for a tough Week 14 matchup against the Jaguars.

12/3/18 - 12:31 PM ET

Rhett Ellison catches four passes in Week 13.

Ellison gained 42 yards on his four receptions against the Bears. He’s currently the primary tight end for the Giants, but he’s not a recommended fantasy option at the moment.

12/3/18 - 09:59 AM ET

Dalvin Cook gets 17 touches in Week 13.

Cook carried nine times for 84 yards and caught eight passes (on ten targets) for 22 yards against the Patriots. The Vikings again did not commit to the running game despite New England shutting down their passing attack, so Cook didn’t get many opportunities to do damage on the ground. And through the air, the Pats basically just shut everything down and did a good job of swarming to Cook and bringing him down when he made short catches. Next up Cook faces a Seahawks team that hasn’t been good against opposing running backs this season, so he should be a very good fantasy option in the first week of the fantasy playoffs.

12/3/18 - 12:30 PM ET

Russell Shepard scores in Giants’ win.

Shepard caught a 49-yard touchdown from Odell Beckham Jr. on a trick play, as he was wide-open down the field and secured the catch for six. Overall, Shepard caught two passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. Shepard isn’t a recommended fantasy option at the moment.

12/3/18 - 09:58 AM ET