WR Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars: Thomas doesn’t have much of a chance to be featured when his team gets down early in games. Against the Cleveland Browns, Thomas wasn’t a major factor until late in the contest. On Monday night, no one showed up for the Jaguars, as the Buffalo Bills dominated the contest.

CB Kamari Lassiter, Houston Texans: A week ago, Lassiter posted the highest coverage grade by a rookie so far this season. But he’s sandwiched that outing with two mid performances.

OG Dominick Puni, San Francisco 49ers: Much like Lassiter, one really good performance by Puni doesn’t offset lesser efforts. Puni has allowed multiple pressures, even working inside of the Niners’ friendly offensive scheme.

Edge Laiatu Latu, Indianapolis Colts: Latu took advantage of a subpar Chicago Bears offensive line, with seven pressures and a 25 percent pressure rate. More importantly, his strip-sack in the fourth quarter led to the Colts’ game-winning touchdown.

RB Carson Steele, Kansas City Chiefs: With Isiah Pacheco expected to miss a large portion of the season (if not all of it) with a fractured fibula, Steele entered the Chiefs’ lineup as the offense’s new hammer at running back. The undrafted free agent ran 17 times for 72 yards against the Atlanta Falcons.

WR Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears: The effort may have been too little, too late in the Bears’ latest loss, but Odunze did get on track in the second half. This year’s ninth overall pick finished the contest with six receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Caleb Williams is now looking to connect with his classmate.

CB Tykee Smith, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Smith is doing the dirty work for the Buccaneers offense as the squad’s primary nickel corner. He’s been particularly good working through traffic and defending the run. His two tackles for loss are tied for the team lead.

DL Braden Fiske, Los Angeles Rams: Fiske needs to be better at the point of attack. Yet he showed some real flashes as an interior pass-rusher against the San Francisco 49ers, with seven total pressures. He also became the first Rams rookie to recover a fumble in back-to-back games.