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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.

Watson (not injury-related) will not play Sunday against the Browns.

Watson, who was inactive Week 1, thus is headed for another healthy scratch this weekend. Tyrod Taylor will continue to start at QB for the Texans, while Watson remains on the team's roster but continues to be listed as DNP (not injury-related) at practice.

Jones completed 22 of 32 passes for 249 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions while adding 95 rushing yards and another score on nine carries in the Giants' 30-29 loss to Washington on Thursday night.

Playing behind a porous offensive line that allowed him to get sacked four times and hit on seven occasions overall, Jones persevered and put together a gutsy turnover-free performance. The third-year signal-caller was especially impressive as a runner, and his six-yard touchdown jaunt in the first quarter opened the scoring on the night. Jones displayed his greatest rapport with veteran Sterling Shepard, but he hit the speedy Darius Slayton for his one touchdown pass, a 33-yard strike midway through the third quarter. Jones certainly contributed numbers good enough to secure a victory, but he'll head into a Week 3 home date against the Falcons a week from Sunday still in search of his first 2021 win.

Heinicke completed 34 of 46 passes for 336 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in Washington's 30-29 win over the Giants on Thursday night. He also rushed four times for six yards.

In a contest that was widely expected to be a lower-scoring affair, Heinicke ended up authoring a prolific performance that came complete with an exciting game-winning drive. The Old Dominion product averaged a solid 7.3 yards per attempt and displayed particularly impressive chemistry with No. 1 wideout Terry McLaurin, with whom he connected on 11 occasions for 107 yards and one of his touchdowns. Heinicke found veteran tight end Ricky Seals-Jones for a 19-yard score as well, and he made critical completions to Dyami Brown, Adam Humphries and McLaurin on the late 50-yard march that culminated with Dustin Hopkins' game-winning field goal. Heinicke and his teammates will now have a couple of days to savor the hard-fought victory before beginning preparations for a difficult Week 3 road trip to Buffalo to take on the Bills a week from Sunday.

The Raiders expect Mariota to miss multiple weeks after he aggravated an existing quadriceps injury in Monday's 33-27 overtime win over the Ravens, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Mariota picked up the injury on a 31-yard run on what proved to be his lone play of the game in the season opener. While Derek Carr is secure as Las Vegas' No. 1 quarterback, head coach Jon Gruden had planned to make use of Mariota's running ability in a few packages per game, so the signal-caller's expected absence will rob the Raiders of a dynamic weapon. Nathan Peterson will step in as the top understudy to Carr for however long Mariota is sidelined.