NFL Player News
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Aaron Rodgers QB | PIT
Packers' Aaron Rodgers: Strong showing in blowout win
Rodgers (toe) completed 29 of 38 pass attempts for 288 yards and two touchdowns while rushing two times for eight more yards in Sunday's 37-10 rout of the Vikings.
Minnesota's defense was able to contain Rodgers for the first couple drives of the contest, but once the quarterback got rolling, it turned into a landslide victory. Things got so out of hand that backup Jordan Love got to run the offense for the final half of the fourth quarter. Rodgers improved his season total to 3,977 yards with a 69 percent completion rate. The 38-year-old will fall short of his gaudy MVP totals from a year ago, but a sparkling 35:4 TD:INT ratio is the best in the NFL, firmly placing the superstar in the MVP discussion. The Packers have nothing to play for in Week 18 when the team takes on the lowly Lions, so head coach Matt LaFleur may opt to rest his quarterback in order to let his aching toe heal even more before the playoffs.
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Dak Prescott QB | DAL
Cowboys' Dak Prescott: Tosses three TDs in losing effort
Prescott completed 24 of 38 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns while adding 20 rushing yards on five carries in Sunday's 25-22 loss to the Cardinals.
The Dallas offense was stuck in neutral for most of the first half until Prescott hit Michael Gallup (knee) for a 21-yard TD inside the final two minutes of the second quarter, and while the QB attempted to rally the team in the fourth quarter, he eventually ran out of time. Prescott has set a new career high with 32 passing TDs on the season while topping 4,000 yards for the second time, but with the Cowboys likely locked into the No. 4 seed in the NFC and little on the line, he may not see much action in Week 18 against the Eagles.
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Kyler Murray QB | MIN
Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Leads Cards to win
Murray completed 26 of 38 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns while adding 44 rushing yards on nine carries in Sunday's 25-22 win over the Cowboys.
It's the first time in four games that Murray has tossed multiple TDs, as he found Antoine Wesley for red-zone strikes in the second and third quarters. With a playoff spot locked up but the NFC West title still in reach, Murray will look to finish the regular season with another big performance in Week 18 against the Seahawks.
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Taylor Heinicke QB | LAC
Football Team's Taylor Heinicke: Struggles again
Heinicke completed 27 of 36 passes for 247 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Eagles. He added two rushes for 14 yards.
Contrary to reports that surfaced throughout the week, Heinicke was Washington's sole quarterback against the Eagles. However, his results didn't necessarily dictate that be the case. He averaged only 6.9 yards per attempt and also threw at least one interception for the fifth consecutive game. In addition to the errors, Heinicke failed to reach the end zone -- the ninth time in his last 11 contests that he has failed to throw for multiple touchdowns. Even if Heincke remains the starter in Week 18 against the Giants, his potential for a big game is not high.
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Ryan Tannehill QB | TEN
Titans' Ryan Tannehill: Tosses pair of touchdowns
Tannehill completed 13 of his 18 passes for 120 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in Sunday's 34-3 win over the Dolphins.
The Titans were leading comfortably for much of the game, which limited Tannehill to a season-low 18 pass attempts. However, he was still able to throw for multiple touchdowns for the first time since Week 8, connecting with Geoff Swaim and Anthony Firkser from one and 15 yards away, respectively. Tannehill is likely to end up in a similar game script in Week 18 against Houston, so he may take to the air a limited number of times once again.
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Trey Lance QB | LAC
49ers' Trey Lance: Strong finish in first career win
Lance completed 16 of 23 pass attempts for 249 yards, two touchdowns and an interception Sunday, adding 31 yards on eight carries in a 23-7 win over Houston.
Lance made his second start of the season in place of Jimmy Garoppolo (thumb), turning in a solid fantasy performance in the process. The end results may look good for the third-overall pick from this year's draft, but we didn't see the quarterback settle in until the second half. Lance had some bouts of inaccuracy -- one of the criticisms of the raw prospect -- most notably a forced throw into double coverage that resulted in his lone interception. Head coach Kyle Shanahan called a conservative game plan to protect his rookie for the majority of the contest, but when he finally opened up the playbook, we saw some of the big-play ability that excites fantasy managers. Garoppolo's status for Week 18 against the Rams is uncertain and may be another late-week decision, but Shanahan stated that Lance will be the backup if the usual starter is healthy enough to play, according to David Lombardi of The Athletic.
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Davis Mills QB | HOU
Texans' Davis Mills: Little production in losing effort
Mills completed 21 of 32 pass attempts for 163 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Sunday's 23-7 loss to the 49ers.
Mills maintained his recent string of accuracy, finishing with a completion rate above 60 percent for the fourth straight game. The rookie quarterback wasn't able to take many shots downfield, as the Texans' inconsistent offensive line struggled to contain the 49ers' pass rush. The 167 total yards (four rushing yards) were the signal caller's lowest yardage output since Week 7. Mills has shown some flashes at times this season, but inconsistent play keeps him off of most fantasy radars heading into a tough matchup against Tennessee next Sunday.
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Drew Lock QB | SEA
Broncos' Drew Lock: Efficient in Sunday's loss
Lock completed 18 of 25 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-13 loss to the Chargers.
It was a better performance than Lock managed last week against the Raiders, but the end result was the same for the Broncos. His lone touchdown pass, a five-yard toss to Noah Fant, came in the fourth quarter after the game was well out of reach. Lock briefly went to the locker room with a shoulder injury but was able to return after getting a shot in the shoulder, Zac Stevens of DNVR Sports reports. Depending on the health of his shoulder and Teddy Bridgewater's progress from his concussion, Lock may have to make the start in Denver's final game of the season, Week 18 against Kansas City.
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Derek Carr QB | NO
Raiders' Derek Carr: Leads game-winning drive
Carr completed 24 of 31 passes for 255 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in Sunday's 23-20 win over the Colts.
Carr led the Raiders on the game-winning drive, accounting for 51 passing yards to get the team into field-goal range. He focused in on Zay Jones and Hunter Renfrow as his primary targets throughout the contest, with the former serving as a big-play threat and the latter as a security blanket primarily in the short areas of the field. Carr was also uncharacteristically susceptible to mistakes, as he threw multiple interceptions in a game for only the second time on the campaign. However, he's now also failed to throw more than one touchdown in each of his last seven games. Carr will hope to lead the Raiders to victory and into the playoffs in a Week 18 matchup against the Chargers.
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Russell Wilson QB | NYG
Seahawks' Russell Wilson: Throws four touchdowns
Wilson completed 20 of 29 pass attempts for 236 yards and four touchdowns while running for 24 yards on six carries against Detroit on Sunday.
The Detroit defense is one of the weakest in the league, and this game proved to be a good setting for Wilson to reestablish some rapport with DK Metcalf (six catches for 63 yards and three touchdowns on nine targets). Wilson will need Metcalf to keep producing alongside Tyler Lockett (three catches for 24 yards and one touchdown on three targets Sunday) if the Seahawks offense is to maintain its momentum against a tough Arizona defense in Week 18.