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McCoy (pectoral) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Seahawks.

According to Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site, McCoy upgraded to full participation in practice Friday after limited showings Wednesday and Thursday, so the veteran signal-caller will more than likely be ready to go come Sunday. The bigger question is whether he'll pick up a third consecutive start, or if he'll revert to his customary backup role in the event Kyler Murray (ankle) returns from a two-game absence. After closing the week with a pair of limited practices, Murray is being viewed as a game-time decision, so clarity on McCoy's Week 11 role may not come until Arizona unveils its inactive list 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. In his previous two turns as starter, McCoy completed 33 of 46 throws (71.7 percent) for 356 yards (7.7 YPA) and a 1:1 TD:INT.

The Cardinals list Murray (ankle) as questionable for Sunday's game against the Seahawks. Arizona head coach Kliff Kingsbury labeled the quarterback as a game-time decision earlier Friday, according to Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com.

For the third week in a row, Kingsbury is terming Murray as game-day or game-time decision, but the third-year signal-caller appears to have a more realistic shot at playing this week compared to the prior two contests. According to Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site, Murray practiced on a limited basis Wednesday through Friday after previously managing only one limited session in Week 10 and none in Week 9. Colt McCoy (pectoral), who started the past two games under center, is listed as questionable as well, but after practicing fully Friday, he should be available to pick up the start if Murray can't. No. 3 option Chris Streveler heads into the weekend as the only Arizona quarterback without an injury designation.

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

Though Watson remains on the Texans' roster after not being dealt ahead of the NFL's Nov. 2 trade deadline, he'll remain a fixture on the team's inactive list for the rest of the season. Tyrod Taylor is in line to handle the team's starting quarterback duties Sunday, with Davis Mills set to serve as his backup.

Goff (oblique) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game in Cleveland, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

The Lions are expected to activate Tim Boyle (thumb) from injured reserve to make the start, while David Blough figures to be the backup. Goff was scheduled to throw Friday after missing practice Wednesday and Thursday, but the Lions ultimately held him out of practice again at the end of the week. A Thursday game in Week 12, against the Bears, could make it difficult for Goff to avoid multiple absences, even though he played through the pain without missing a snap after he injured his oblique in the first quarter of last week's 16-16 tie with the Steelers.

Jackson (illness) doesn't carry an injury designation heading into Sunday's game against the Bears, Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

After sitting out practice Wednesday and Thursday due to a non COVID-related illness that he described as a cold, per ESPN's Jamison Hensley, Jackson practiced fully Friday and indicated that he's "feeling great." As a result, he'll start this weekend against the 3-6 Bears, who have lost four straight contests and will be without star pass-rusher Khalil Mack (foot) and probably top wideout Allen Robinson (hamstring/doubtful) as well.

Rodgers (toe) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game in Minnesota.

Rodgers and coach Matt LaFleur have both already said the quarterback would start Sunday's game despite missing practice Wednesday and Thursday. Rodgers returned Friday as a limited participant, while WR Allen Lazard (shoulder) missed another session and is listed as doubtful.

Tagovailoa (finger) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Jets and has been cleared to start the contest, Daniel Oyefusi of the Miami Herald reports.

Tagovailoa will reclaim starting duties from Jacoby Brissett for the first time since Week 8, though the Dolphins felt comfortable enough with the second-year signal-caller's health to use him in relief of Brissett in last week's upset win over the Ravens. Not only did Tagovailoa perform well off the bench in that contest, but he also closed the current week with a pair of full practices to assuage any lingering concern about his ability to play through a fractured middle finger on his throwing hand. According to Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com, head coach Brian Flores confirmed Friday that Tagovailoa has looked good in practice this week despite "pushing through" some lingering discomfort in the finger, suggesting the 23-year-old won't be subject to any limitations against New York.

The Jets list Wilson (knee) as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Dolphins after he practiced on a limited basis throughout the week, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

For the second week in a row, the rookie signal-caller carries a doubtful designation into the weekend, and it doesn't come as much of a surprise after head coach Robert Saleh said Wednesday that Joe Flacco would start under center Week 11 while Mike White serves as his backup. Though the Jets were initially hopeful that Wilson would be able to play this weekend and put an end to a three-game absence due to a PCL sprain of his right knee, he took a small step back in terms of activity this week after managing a full practice last Friday. Assuming Wilson's knee responds better to the Jets' slate of practices Week 12, he'll likely take back the reins of the offense from Flacco in the team's Nov. 28 game in Houston.

Coach Matt LaFleur said Friday that Rodgers (toe) will start Sunday's game at Minnesota, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

There was never much doubt, especially after Rodgers returned to practice earlier Friday. It's his first practice since Nov. 1, as he spent time on the COVID-19 list earlier this month and then missed Wednesday and Thursday with a toe injury.

Panthers head coach Matt Rhule suggested that Walker could still have a role in the team's offensive game plan Sunday against Washington, even with Cam Newton having been named Carolina's starting quarterback, Steve Reed of the Associated Press reports.

Since Newton signed with Carolina late last week, he didn't have sufficient time to get fully up to speed with the new playbook and had a limited role behind Walker, who started in place of Sam Darnold (IR/shoulder) and completed 22 of 29 passes for 167 yards and an interception while rushing three times for six yards and losing a fumble in the Panthers' 31-10 win over the Cardinals. Though Walker played 89 percent of the offensive snaps and was effective enough as a game manager, he ceded most of the high-value goal-line work to Newton, who rushed for a touchdown and threw for another across his eight snaps. Rhule didn't outline how exactly Walker will be used Week 11 as he moves into the backup role, but the coach noted that because Newton doesn't have some exposure to all aspects of the playbook, Walker could be sprinkled into the mix in select occasions. With that in mind, it wouldn't be surprising if Newton and Walker's snap shares are essentially flipped from Week 10, though Walker presumably wouldn't be deployed in goal-line situations like Newton was.