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Boyle is active as the backup quarterback for Thursday's contest against the Bears behind starter Jared Goff (oblique), who is set to start in his return from a one-game absence, Kyle Meinke of MLive.com reports.

Though Goff was one of the NFL's least productive starting quarterbacks through the first 10 weeks of the season, he still performed far better than Boyle, who returned from injured reserve last week and picked up his first NFL start while Goff was sidelined with the oblique injury. In Detroit's 13-10 loss to the Browns, Boyle completed 15 of 23 attempts for 77 yards (3.3 YPA), no touchdowns and two interceptions, with most of the Lions' offensive production on the day coming via the ground game from D'Andre Swift (14 carries for 136 yards and a touchdown). Boyle's rough outing wasn't enough for him to lose out on the No. 2 job behind Goff, who is slated to start despite likely being less than 100 percent. Instead, David Blough -- who backed up Boyle last week -- will be on the inactive list Thanksgiving Day as the Lions' No. 3 signal-caller.

Blough (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's game against the Bears.

While dressing as the No. 2 quarterback behind starter Tim Boyle in last week's 13-10 loss to the Browns, Blough didn't see the field, even though Boyle finished with just 15 completions for 77 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions on 23 attempts (3.3 YPA). Despite leading a listless offense in his first NFL start, Boyle looks like he'll hang on to the No. 2 job for now with top quarterback Jared Goff (oblique) rejoining the lineup Thanksgiving Day after a one-game absence.

Goff (oblique) is active for Thursday's game against the Bears and is on track to start.

Meanwhile, Tim Boyle will move into the No. 2 role after starting last week's 13-10 loss to the Browns in place of the injured Goff. Though he's likely at less than 100 percent after managing only a limited slate of practices this week, Goff fared well enough in those workouts for Detroit to feel comfortable reinstalling him as their starter. Regardless, Goff will still rank as a low-end fantasy option in weekly leagues after averaging 234.3 passing yards, 8.4 rushing yards, 0.88 touchdowns and 1.11 turnovers per game over his first nine outings of the season.

Fields, who is ruled out for the Bears' Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Lions, was diagnosed with a few cracked ribs after he recently underwent an MRI, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Fields exited last Sunday's 16-13 loss to the Ravens early in the third quarter after taking a shot to the ribs, but he was initially believed to be dealing with only painful bruising in that area after an X-ray and CT scans came back clean. The injury was still enough to keep Fields off the practice field the last couple of days and unavailable to play on a short week, but his outlook heading into a Week 13 matchup with the Cardinals on Dec. 5 looks to be murky at the moment. While the MRI didn't detect anything concerning beyond the tiny fractures in Fields' ribs, the Bears could still err on the side of caution with the prized young signal-caller if he's still feeling a good amount of discomfort next week. Andy Dalton will get the starting nod in Fields' stead Thanksgiving Day, while No. 3 quarterback Nick Foles moves into the top backup role this week.

Head coach Robert Saleh confirmed Wednesday that Wilson (knee) will reclaim starting quarterback duties this weekend against the Texans, Eric Allen of the Jets' official site reports.

Though the Jets never officially confirmed Wilson as their Week 12 starter until the team resumed practicing Wednesday, multiple reports surfaced Tuesday indicating that the rookie received full medical clearance from the training staff following a four-game absence due to a PCL sprain of his right knee. Saleh made the matter official Wednesday, and the fact Wilson wasn't included on the Jets' initial Week 12 injury report implies that he was a full participant in the workout. At this stage, the bigger concern is the lack of available depth behind Wilson for Sunday's game, as Mike White -- who started Weeks 8 and through 10 -- and Joe Flacco -- who started in the Week 11 loss to the Dolphins -- were both placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday and are unlikely to be activated prior to the contest. The Jets plan to elevate Josh Johnson from the practice squad later this week to serve as Wilson's understudy this weekend.

Huntley is expected to reprise his normal duties as the Ravens' backup quarterback Sunday against the Browns after Lamar Jackson (illness) practiced fully Wednesday, putting him on track to start this weekend, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.

Huntley handled all of the first-team reps in two of the Ravens' three practices last week while Jackson was idle due to a non-COVID-19-related illness, then picked up his first career NFL start in Sunday's 16-13 win over the Bears when Jackson was inactive for the contest. Though he didn't put up stellar numbers, Huntley delivered an acceptable fill-in performance, completing 72.2 percent of his throws for 6.1 yards per attempt while rushing seven times for 40 yards and turning the ball over once. Huntley won't make another start this season unless Jackson is unavailable for one reason or another, but the decent showing against Chicago at least may have given him some extra job security as the No. 2 option on Baltimore's QB depth chart.

Goff (oblique), who is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Bears, is line to start, barring a setback, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Goff's oblique injury looks as though it will sideline him for just one contest. Considering how Tim Boyle, Goff's replacement, fared Week 11 at Cleveland -- 15-for-23 passing for 77 yards and two interceptions -- the latter's return will be a welcome sight to the Lions offense. In his first matchup with the Bears this season back in Week 4, Goff completed 24 of 38 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns.

Rodgers said Wednesday that he's dealing with a broken toe but won't miss any game action as a result of the injury, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.

At the same time the Packers activated him from the reserve/COVID-19 list prior to a Week 10 game against the Seahawks, Rodgers was listed with a toe injury. He hasn't practiced since he returned to Green Bay's facilities, and he finally clarified the nature of his issue during media availability Wednesday following a report he was tending to "COVID toe." Rodgers suffered a fracture to his pinkie toe while ramping up his activity as he attempted to gain medical clearance to play against Seattle, which was discovered via X-ray. Despite the lack of practice reps in the meantime, he intends "to play every single week." Rodgers will aim to avoid a designation upon the release of Friday's injury report, as he did ahead of last week's game against Minnesota.

Jackson (illness) was a full practice participant Wednesday, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Jackson may need a couple days to regain his conditioning but otherwise appears in line for a normal week of preparation after missing last Sunday's win over Chicago with a non-COVID-19-related illness. Top wideout Marquise Brown (thigh) also returned to practice Wednesday -- albeit as a limited participant -- potentially setting up a return to the lineup this Sunday against the Browns. It's hard to say what Jackson can expect in terms of the matchup, as Cleveland's talented defense has been wildly inconsistent from week to week this year, holding six opponents below 17 points but also giving up 33 or more on four occasions. Jackson told reporters Wednesday that he's feeling great and is "120 percent" sure he's playing this week, per Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com.

Goff (oblique) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Bears.

Goff has been tending to an oblique injury that kept him sidelined for the Lions' Week 11 loss in Cleveland. The Lions have yet to tip their hand about their Week 12 starting quarterback, but head coach Dan Campbell told Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com on Tuesday that he was "leaning" toward Goff being under center Thursday. The decision ultimately may come to a pregame workout, after which Detroit will release its list of inactives about 90 minutes before the 12:30 p.m. ET kickoff. Aside from Goff, Tim Boyle and even David Blough could be in the mix for the nod after Boyle underwhelmed in his spot start this past Sunday.