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Mills completed 19 of 28 passes for 168 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions in the Texans' 24-9 loss to the Panthers on Thursday night. He also rushed once for no gain and recovered a fumble.

Making his first NFL start on a short week against a defense that was ranked No. 1 on a yards-per-game basis against both the run and pass, Mills turned in an admirable albeit pedestrian fantasy performance. Mills took four sacks and nine hits overall in the contest, but also displayed good rapport with the trio of Brandin Cooks, Jordan Akins and Anthony Miller in particular, hitting the latter for his one touchdown pass of the night. With Tyrod Taylor (hamstring) on injured reserve, Mills projects to be under center again in a Week 4 road battle against the Bills on Sunday, Oct. 3.

Driskel has been officially elevated to the Texans' active roster from the team's practice squad.

With Tyrod Taylor (hamstring) on IR and Deshaun Watson (not injury-related) set to be inactive, rookie QB Davis Mills is slated to start Thursday night's game against the Panthers. Meanwhile, Driskel will serve as the team's No. 2 signal-caller for the contest.

Jackson sat out practice Thursday due to an illness.

Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Jackson is dealing with a non-COVID-19-related stomach bug and should be fine for Sunday's game against the Lions. Jackson's return to practice Friday in any capacity could allow him to head into the weekend minus any sort of injury designation.

Jackson -- who didn't practice Thursday -- is dealing with what Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic refers to as a "stomach bug."

Per Zrebiec, the QB should be fine for Sunday's game against the Lions. We'll look for added clarity with regard to Jackson's status once the Ravens post their Thursday practice/injury report.

Jackson wasn't spotted at Thursday's practice, Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Jackson wasn't listed on Wednesday's injury report, but it's possible that the quarterback's absence Thursday is maintenance-related. With that in mind, Shaffer notes that Jackson emerged from Baltimore's Week 2 win over Kansas City with some hip soreness following a flip into the end zone. Thursday's injury report will reveal whether Jackson was rested or is given an injury designation.

Brissett stands to have all his starting skill-position players at full health during Sunday's road matchup against the Raiders, Kyle Crabbs of USA Today reports.

Brissett is set to make at least one spot start under center while Tua Tagovailoa works to recover from fractured ribs. The veteran journeyman will need to demonstrate more competency helming Miami's offense for any chance of a Week 3 victory, as he was unable to put any points on the scoreboard during last weekend's 35-0 loss to the Bills despite seeing enough playing time to log 40 pass attempts. On the bright side for Brissett, dangerous field-stretcher Will Fuller looks ready to make his long awaited team debut, while DeVante Parker is practicing in full and Jaylen Waddle remains off the injury report.

Mayfield (left shoulder) was listed as a full practice participant Wednesday, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Though Mayfield hurt his non-throwing shoulder during Week 2 action while trying to make a tackle, the QB's status for Sunday's game against the Bears is not in question. Who he'll be throwing to this weekend is TBD, however, with Jarvis Landry (MCL sprain) now on IR and Odell Beckham's (knee) Week 3 status yet to be clarified.

The Bears have ruled out Dalton (knee) for Sunday's game at Cleveland, Dan Graziano of ESPN.com reports.

In the aftermath of the Bears' Week 2 win against the Bengals, Dalton was diagnosed with a bone bruise in his left knee, which will result in at least one game missed. Head coach Matt Nagy has reiterated all along that Dalton will resume starting once he's healthy enough to do so, with his next chance coming Oct. 3 versus the Lions. With Dalton sidelined this weekend, though, rookie Justin Fields will get his first career start, while Nick Foles serves as the backup quarterback.

The Texans officially ruled out Watson (not injury related) for Thursday's game against the Panthers.

Watson, who was inactive for Houston's first two games, is thus destined for another healthy scratch Thursday. With Tyrod Taylor (hamstring) on injured reserve, Davis Mills will handle the team's starting duties at quarterback Week 3, while Jeff Driskel is in line for a promotion from the practice squad to serve as Mills' backup.

Carr (ankle) was a full practice participant Wednesday and should be ready for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com reports.

Miami, on the other hand, will be turning to backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett while Tua Tagovailoa recovers from fractured ribs. The Raiders had better luck, with Carr apparently getting good news from his MRI on Monday. The team normally has a competent backup in Marcus Mariota, but he'll be on injured reserve with a quad injury for at least two more weeks, leaving only Nathan Peterman behind Carr.