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Jackson (ankle) didn't practice Thursday, Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Jackson has now missed two straight sessions, with Shaffer relaying that Friday's practice is scheduled to be more of a walk-through workout. Per Ryan Mink of the Ravens' official site, offensive coordinator Greg Roman indicated that Jackson's status for Sunday's game against the Packers "could go down to the wire." For his part, head coach John Harbaugh was more ambiguous about Jackson's outlook noting Wednesday that it's a "day-to-day situation" for the quarterback. Whether he's able to practice or not Friday, Jackson will most likely be listed as questionable on the team's final injury report and approach Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff as a game-time decision. Tyler Huntley would be in line to make his second start of the season if Jackson ultimately can't go.

Burrow (finger) returned to practice Thursday, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The Bengals' upcoming injury report will reveal the QB's participation level, but as expected Burrow was back on the field Thursday after being held out of Wednesday's session, as he continues to manage an issue with the pinkie finger on his throwing hand.

Rodgers (toe) won't participate in Thursday's practice, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

Per Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, Rodgers acknowledged his fractured pinkie toe "feels worse" coming out of Sunday's 45-30 win over the Bears than it did prior to the Packers' Week 13 bye, but he views surgery as a "last resort" and intends to continue playing through the injury. Though he'll be off the field for the second straight day, Rodgers has shown in recent weeks that he doesn't need much practice time, if any, to perform at a high level on game days. Jordan Love will direct the first-team offense once again Thursday, but expect Rodgers to be ready to go for this weekend's game in Baltimore, with the only question at this point being whether he'll approach that contest with an injury designation.

Keenum is a candidate to start Saturday's game against the Raiders with Baker Mayfield added to the reserve/COVID-19 list, Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Mayfield, who is asymptomatic, per Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal, can still produce two negative tests before Saturday's game and be part of the lineup, but the Browns are preparing Keenum to start. He filled in for Mayfield earlier this season, directing the team to a 17-10 win over Denver in a Thursday game Oct. 21. While the Browns have been hit hard by a COVID outbreak and several skill players are impacted, Keenum will have one tool that wasn't available to him against the Broncos -- running back Nick Chubb. Cleveland's offense starts with its ground game, and Chubb is one of the best in the NFL. Countering that is two starting lineman -- left tackle Jedrick Wills and right guard Wyatt Teller -- are among the players that were added to the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Allen told teammate Taylor Heinicke that his placement on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday was the result of a positive test, Sam Fortier of The Washington Post reports. "He said he's fine, so that's positive," Heinicke said of Allen.

Even if he remains asymptomatic, Allen will still need to turn in two consecutive negative COVID-19 tests at least 24 hours apart in order to make himself eligible to play Sunday against the Eagles. If Washington gets the sense that Allen won't be on track to clear the protocols before Saturday, Kyle Shurmur or Jordan Ta'amu would likely be elevated from the practice squad to serve as Heinicke's backup for the Week 15 game.

Trubisky will handle a larger share of reps in practice this week in case teammate Josh Allen -- who suffered a foot injury in Sunday's overtime loss to the Buccaneers and was limited at Wednesday's practice -- can't play this week, Dante Lasting of the Bills' official site reports.

Given his track record of playing through injuries coupled with the fact the Bills are barely hanging onto a playoff spot, Allen will likely suit up this weekend, but if sits out, his understudy could be a sneaky play in Week 15 against a struggling Panthers squad. Trubisky has looked good during his limited preseason and practice work ever since joining the Bills, and while not nearly as accomplished as Allen, he has a decent arm and scrambling ability that should work well in Buffalo's up-tempo offense.

The Packers activated Love (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, Doug Kyed of Pro Football Focus reports.

Love tested positive for the virus on Dec. 6, and even though he was vaccinated, he wasn't able to rid himself of symptoms and test negative twice 24 hours apart until more than a week later. He thus yielded backup quarterback duties to Kurt Benkert this past Sunday against the Bears, but the latter reverted to the practice squad Monday, signaling Love's impending return to the active roster. Love will reclaim No. 2 duties behind Aaron Rodgers for the Packers' Week 15 game in Baltimore, and with Rodgers tending to a toe injury, the former will handle the majority of the reps with the first-team offense this week.

Hurts (ankle) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated injury report.

Earlier Wednesday, head coach Nick Sirianni told Tim McManus of ESPN.com that Hurts was "trending upwards" as he recovers from a high left ankle sprain, which sidelined him in the Eagles' last game Week 13 against the Jets. Coming out of a Week 14 bye, Hurts is splitting first-team reps with Gardner Minshew, likely as a contingency in the event the former can't go this weekend. In the end, though, the Eagles have optimism Hurts will be able to return for Sunday's game against Washington.

Jones (neck) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated practice reports, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

The Giants merely held a walk-through session to kick off Week 15, but Jones would have put in a similar rep count to what he managed the previous two weeks while tending to a strained neck. He recently met with a specialist for a second time, but he still appears to be awaiting clearance to take contact. Until he does so, Jones won't be a candidate to play, allowing Mike Glennon to continue to earn spot starts. Glennon started the past two games in place of Jones and completed 40 of 80 attempts (50 percent) for 378 yards (4.7 YPA), two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Rodgers (toe) isn't practicing Wednesday, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

Rodgers aggravated his fractured toe during Sunday's 45-30 win over the Bears, but he nonetheless put up a big stat line for the third straight week and ultimately opted against a minor surgery that might have threatened his availability for the upcoming game in Baltimore this weekend. Rodgers said he won't practice much the rest of the season but doesn't expect to miss any games.