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Huntley (illness) is reportedly headed to the reserve/COVID-19 in advance of Sunday's game against the Bengals, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Huntley missed Friday's practice practice due to an illness, but he had been expected to start the game. In the event that the move is confirmed, the Ravens' Week 16 options at QB would be down to Lamar Jackson (ankle/questionable), who didn't practice all week, and third-stringer Josh Johnson.

Both Mayfield and Case Keenum cleared COVID-19 protocols in advance of Saturday's game against the Packers, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

The Browns are thus in line to have their top two QBs available Saturday after Nick Mullens started in place of Mayfield in this past Monday's loss to the Raiders. Per Stacey Dales of NFL Network, Mayfield was asymptomatic during his time on the list and was able to remain involved virtually. Moreover, the report suggests that the signal-caller, who's been banged up this season, benefited from some time off the field and his body feels as healthy as it has for a while. Helping Mayfield's Week 16 cause is that wideout Jarvis Landry and tight end Austin Hooper -- who were unavailable Monday -- are also poised to return to the mix versus Green Bay.

Keenum (illness) has cleared COVID protocols and is available for Saturday's game against Green Bay, per Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal and Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Keenum was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday, but he was subsequently listed as questionable by the Browns as he navigated through the league's COVID protocols. His Week 16 status will be finalized upon the release of the team's inactives in advance of Saturday's 4:30 ET kickoff, but Keenum is now poised to back up Baker Mayfield versus Green Bay.

Watson (not injury-related) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

Watson remains away from the team and isn't expected to rejoin the Texans for workouts or any activities over the final two weeks of the regular season. Davis Mills will continue to serve as Houston's starting quarterback this weekend, with Tyrod Taylor on hand as his backup.

Allen (foot) has no injury designation for Sunday's game against the Patriots after practicing fully Wednesday through Friday.

The foot injury Allen suffered in the Week 14 overtime loss to Tampa Bay initially looked like it might threaten his availability for Week 15, but the quarterback returned to full participation in practice last Friday, then started and finished with 210 passing yards and three touchdowns through the air in Sunday's 31-14 win over the Panthers. Allen's usage on the ground (three carries for 24 yards) against Carolina was lighter than it had been in recent weeks, but now that he's gotten a week of full practices under his belt, the Bills could loosen the reins a bit. Rather than worrying about a potential setback with the foot, Allen's greater concern for Week 16 is the fact that he won't have two of his top pass catchers at his disposal in a matchup with a tough New England defense. Slot man Cole Beasley (illness) and outside receiver Gabriel Davis (illness) are both ineligible to play this week after landing on the reserve/COVID-19 list, though the return of Emmanuel Sanders (knee) from a one-game absence should cushion the loss of Davis to some degree. Allen will also be missing 2-3 starting offensive linemen this week.

Mullens was elevated from the Browns' practice squad Friday, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Mullens started this past Monday's loss to Las Vegas but subsequently reverted back to the practice squad. Baker Mayfield and Case Keenum were reinstated from the COVID-19 list Friday and likely will function as the No. 1 and No. 2 options at quarterback for Cleveland on Saturday, so Mullens presumably will be the team's third option at the position this weekend.

Keenum (illness), who was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday, will be listed as questionable for Saturday's game against the Packers, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

The designation is only procedural with Keenum being one week removed from testing positive for the virus, but because he's cleared the NFL's COVID-19 return-to-play protocol, he's on track to play Saturday. With Baker Mayfield (illness) also coming off the same list Friday, he's expected to handle his usual starting role, while Keenum backs him up.

Hurts (ankle) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game versus the Giants.

After kicking off the week with back-to-back limited listings on Eagles injury reports, Hurts capped it with a full practice Friday, clearing him to play Sunday. He's coming off a three-touchdown effort that included 296 yards passing and 38 more yards on the ground Tuesday against Washington. Hurts will aim to do something similar against the Giants' 19th-ranked pass defense.

Cleveland activated Keenum (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday.

The Browns also brought back Baker Mayfield (illness), who is in line to start Saturday's game in Green Bay. Keenum should fill his usual role as the backup, after both he and Mayfield missed last week's loss to the Raiders, which allowed Nick Mullens to step in for a spot start.

Mayfield was removed from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday.

The same goes for backup QB Case Keenum and top WR Jarvis Landry, giving the Cleveland offense its full complement of skill-position players apart from No. 2 RB Kareem Hunt (ankle/illness). A road trip to Green Bay won't be easy, especially after so many players have missed practice time, though in Mayfield's case the rest might not be such a bad thing given that he's been playing through injuries (primarily to his shoulder) for most of the year. He figures to get the start this Saturday, with Cleveland and Green Bay scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff on Christmas Day.