Tyler Higbee

One of his touchdown catches was one of the weirdest non-overturns you'll ever see, where even FOX's Dean Blandino appeared confused as to why Parkinson was not ruled short of the goal line. Nevertheless! Parkinson has now caught six touchdowns in six games, a stretch that roughly coincides with Tyler Higbee heading to IR and the Rams losing one mouth to feed from what had been a four-headed TE hydra. Nothing about what Parkinson is doing on the field looks Film Room Impressive, but the way Stafford is slinging it in the red zone and the safety of the role brings up hints of early-season Jake Ferguson. Parkinson should remain on the low-end TE1 landscape against the Seahawks on short rest Thursday.

Parkinson's touchdown -- one of three for Matthew Stafford on the day -- was his fourth score in five games. He's operated as the Rams' TE1 since Tyler Higbee was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Parkinson in Week 14 ran a pass route on 22 of Stafford's 31 drop backs and was targeted on 23 percent of his routes, a solid rate for a tight end. Parkinson will be a solid streaming option in Week 15 against the Lions.

Parkinson continues to benefit from Tyler Higbee's absence. The veteran tight end led his position group with five targets on the day and turned those looks into a 4-27-0 line. Parkinson has now seen five-plus targets in back-to-back games with Higbee sidelined and saw two targets in the Panthers' red zone. Despite a somewhat encouraging workload, Parkinson will be hard to trust as anything more than a TE2 in Week 14 against the Cardinals.

It was the first game after fellow tight end Tyler Higbee was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury, making the standout performance from Parkinson notable. He'll continue to cede primary aerial usage to Puka Nacua and Davante Adams but brings a history of successes in the red zone to an offense leading the league in passing touchdown in 2025. Fantasy managers in a bind at the position could do worse than taking a flier on that profile.