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Trask (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's contest against the Falcons, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers official website reports.

Trask isn't active for Week 2 as the Buccaneers elected to keep Blaine Gabbert as the backup behind Tom Brady. The 23-year-old showed promise in his final preseason action after a relatively rough first two games.

Taylor was forced out of Sunday's game against the Browns with a hamstring injury.

With Taylor out of the contest, rookie Davis Mills has taken over at QB for the Texans. Prior to his exit, Taylor completed 10 of 11 pass attempts for 125 yards and a TD and ran once for a 15-yard score.

Tagovailoa suffered bruised ribs during Sunday's game against the Bills, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

Per the report, X-rays on Tagovailoa's ribs came back negative, but the QB is dealing with some pain and is slated to undergo an MRI on Monday. In his absence, Jacoby Brissett is handling the Dolphins' QB duties. If Tagovailoa's Week 3 status is impacted by Sunday's injury, Reid Sinnett is a candidate to be promoted from Miami's practice squad.

Dalton (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday's contest against the Bengals, Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Dalton came up lame the end of a 14-yard scramble early in the second quarter and left the game for the rest of that possession. He returned on the next drive but went to the locker room thereafter, when he was diagnosed with a knee injury. If he's unable to return, Dalton will finish Week 2 having completed nine of 10 passes for 56 yards and one TD to go with two carries for 25 yards. Justin Fields took over under center for Dalton.

Tagovailoa was forced out of Sunday's game against the Bills with a rib injury.

With Tagovailoa now sidelined, Jacoby Brissett has taken over at QB for the Dolphins. Prior to his exit, Tagovailoa was 1-for-4 for 13 yards.

Tagovailoa (undisclosed) was carted to the locker room during Sunday's game versus the Bills, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.

On the Dolphins' second possession of the contest, Tagovailoa took a hard hit while attempting a pass on fourth down, per Wolfe. Tagovailoa made an attempt to get to the sideline but didn't make it before a cart was called to the field. As long as Tagovailoa is sidelined, Jacoby Brissett will be under center for Miami.

Fields is expected to play more snaps than he did Week 1 in Sunday's game against the Bengals, though he'll still back up starting quarterback Andy Dalton in the contest, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

The rookie first-round selection was on the field for five plays in his NFL debut last week against the Rams, completing both of his pass attempts for 10 yards and rushing once for a three-yard touchdown. The Bears have been pleased with Fields' progression through training camp, the preseason and Week 1 and 2 practices, and even though he's expected to be rewarded with an increased package of plays Sunday, Dalton is still likely to dominate the reps under center if he's able to keep the Bears competitive. Fields should take over starting duties at some point later this season and could emerge as a high-end fantasy asset due to his rushing ability, but he's not a startable option in most leagues at this juncture.

Minshew (coach's decision) is listed as inactive Sunday against the 49ers.

As he was in the season opener, Minshew will be in street clothes while Jalen Hurts starts at QB for the Eagles, with Joe Flacco in reserve.

Mariota (quad) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

It's not a surprising development given Mariota was expected to miss multiple weeks after aggravating a quadriceps injury in Monday's overtime win over the Ravens. The 2015 first-round pick was essentially a gadget player to begin the season, but the designation means Nathan Peterman will be the top backup behind starter Derek Carr.

Hoyer agreed to a deal with the Patriots on Saturday that will promote him to the 53-man roster, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Hoyer will serve as the backup to Mac Jones under center, as Jarrett Stidham (back) remains on the reserve/PUP list. The journeryman Hoyer last saw action on the field in Week 4 of 2020. He completed 15 of 25 passes for 130 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in the contest.