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Burrow (finger) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.

Burrow's return to the field as a full participant confirms that his absence from Wednesday's session was maintenance-related. The quarterback initially suffered the injury to a finger on his throwing hand in the Bengals' Week 13 loss to the Chargers, but he played through the issue Week 14 and turned in one of his better outings of the season in a 26-23 overtime loss to San Francisco, finishing with 25 completions on 34 attempts for 348 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Allen (toe) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.

The Bills are viewing Allen as day-to-day while he deals with a mild case of turf toe on his left foot, but the early expectation is that he'll be ready to go for Sunday's game against the Panthers. Ideally, Allen will upgrade to full participation in Friday's practice to put to rest any concern about his availability, but if not, he could carry a questionable designation into the weekend. Mitchell Trubisky is also taking some of the first-team reps in practice this week, staying prepared for a potential starting assignment if the Bills elect to hold Allen out Sunday.

Fields (hand) was listed as a full participant on Thursday's estimated practice report.

Field bruised his left hand during Sunday's loss at Green Bay, a contest in which he completed 18 of 33 passes for 224 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions while taking nine carries for 74 yards. But the injury didn't impact his ability to handle every rep at Thursday's walkthrough, which can't be said for Andy Dalton (left hand), who was a non-participant. If Dalton doesn't gain clearance to play Monday against the Vikings, Nick Foles again would serve as Fields' backup.

Mullens was elevated from the Browns' practice squad ahead of Saturday's game against the Raiders.

Mullens will join the Browns' active roster ahead of Week 15 after Baker Mayfield tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. If Mayfield is unavailable Saturday, Mullens will serve as Cleveland's No. 2 quarterback behind Case Keenum.

Hurts (ankle) was a limited practice participant Thursday.

Hurts similarly was listed on Wednesday's injury report, but on Thursday he was the first quarterback to log a handoff as he split first-team reps with backup Gardner Minshew. When the quarterbacks moved on to another drill, though, Hurts walked slowly while Minshew and Reid Sinnett jogged to the next destination, according to Zach Berman of The Athletic. Hurts missed the Eagles' last game prior to the team's Week 14 bye, and it remains to be seen if he'll be cleared to play from the high left-ankle sprain he sustained Nov. 28.

Jones (neck) remained a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Jones has now been listed as a limited participant on each of his team's eight practice reports since he was diagnosed with a strained neck coming out of a Week 12 win over the Eagles. As his lack of advancement to full activity would suggest, Jones remains in a holding pattern in his recovery from the injury, with head coach Joe Judge telling Sean Farrell of The Bergen Record on Thursday that there's "no change" in the quarterback's status at this point. Unless he gains clearance from doctors Friday to resume taking contact, Jones will likely miss his third consecutive game Sunday against Dallas, paving the way for Mike Glennon to make another start.

Jackson (ankle) didn't practice Thursday, Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Jackson has now missed two straight sessions, with Shaffer relaying that Friday's practice is scheduled to be more of a walk-through workout. Per Ryan Mink of the Ravens' official site, offensive coordinator Greg Roman indicated that Jackson's status for Sunday's game against the Packers "could go down to the wire." For his part, head coach John Harbaugh was more ambiguous about Jackson's outlook noting Wednesday that it's a "day-to-day situation" for the quarterback. Whether he's able to practice or not Friday, Jackson will most likely be listed as questionable on the team's final injury report and approach Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff as a game-time decision. Tyler Huntley would be in line to make his second start of the season if Jackson ultimately can't go.

Burrow (finger) returned to practice Thursday, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The Bengals' upcoming injury report will reveal the QB's participation level, but as expected Burrow was back on the field Thursday after being held out of Wednesday's session, as he continues to manage an issue with the pinkie finger on his throwing hand.

Rodgers (toe) won't participate in Thursday's practice, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

Per Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, Rodgers acknowledged his fractured pinkie toe "feels worse" coming out of Sunday's 45-30 win over the Bears than it did prior to the Packers' Week 13 bye, but he views surgery as a "last resort" and intends to continue playing through the injury. Though he'll be off the field for the second straight day, Rodgers has shown in recent weeks that he doesn't need much practice time, if any, to perform at a high level on game days. Jordan Love will direct the first-team offense once again Thursday, but expect Rodgers to be ready to go for this weekend's game in Baltimore, with the only question at this point being whether he'll approach that contest with an injury designation.

Keenum is a candidate to start Saturday's game against the Raiders with Baker Mayfield added to the reserve/COVID-19 list, Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Mayfield, who is asymptomatic, per Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal, can still produce two negative tests before Saturday's game and be part of the lineup, but the Browns are preparing Keenum to start. He filled in for Mayfield earlier this season, directing the team to a 17-10 win over Denver in a Thursday game Oct. 21. While the Browns have been hit hard by a COVID outbreak and several skill players are impacted, Keenum will have one tool that wasn't available to him against the Broncos -- running back Nick Chubb. Cleveland's offense starts with its ground game, and Chubb is one of the best in the NFL. Countering that is two starting lineman -- left tackle Jedrick Wills and right guard Wyatt Teller -- are among the players that were added to the reserve/COVID-19 list.