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Keenum (illness) is listed as active for Saturday's game against the Packers, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

As is Baker Mayfield, who is slated to start the contest. In that context, Keenum, who was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday, is in line to serve as Cleveland's No. 2 QB on Saturday.

Jackson (ankle) won't travel with the Ravens for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

With Jackson unavailable and reports that Tyler Huntley is headed to the reserve/COVID-19 list, Josh Johnson is now poised to start at QB for the Ravens on Sunday.

Huntley reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 Saturday morning, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Though the Ravens have yet to officially make a transaction confirming that, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com relayed that Huntley is slated to be placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. In that context, it looks like Josh Johnson is trending toward starting Sunday's game against the Bengals, while Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic notes that Lamar Jackson (ankle/questionable) may have to be listed as active for the contest, either way.

With Tyler Huntley reportedly headed to the reserve/COVID-19 list, per Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com, Johnson is a candidate to start Sunday's game against the Bengals.

In that context, Johnson is Ravens' healthiest available QB in advance of the game, with Lamar Jackson (ankle) listed as questionable after not practicing all week. Prior to Saturday's news, the expectation had been that Huntley was the team's likely Week 16 starter, but the assignment may now go to Johnson if Jackson isn't able to handle it.

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.