Bourne has at least three catches in five straight games but has only topped 44 yards once in that stretch. He is running plenty of routes but rarely commands enough targets to crack the WR4 ranks. He is stuck farther down in the WR5/6 range for his Week 16 date with Buffalo.
Signed to a one-year, $4 million deal this offseason, Osborn was targeted just 18 times as Kendrick Bourne took over as the main third receiver once healthy and both Kayshon Boutte and Ja'Lynn Polk pushed Osborn out of the way for playing time. He'll likely catch on with another team ahead of the playoffs.
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Bourne was largely an afterthought in this game, though he did convert on third-and-one with an end-around in the third quarter. Bourne also had a six-yard score nullified by an illegal shift penalty. Still, the target volume was low and the production matched it. Bourne broke out with 70 yards and a touchdown three weeks ago but hasn't done much since. He is buried in the WR6/7 ranks heading into New England's bye week.