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Bridgewater (knee) went to the locker room near the end of Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, Joe Person of The Athletic reports. The Panthers deemed Bridgewater doubtful to return, per Alaina Getzenberg of The Charlotte Observer.

Trainers examined Bridgewater's right knee before he headed inside. With little reason to bring him back in what is a soon-to-be loss, he'll finish 18-for-24 passing for 136 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He also contributed three rushes for 16 yards and one touchdown. P.J. Walker entered the game in Bridgewater's place.

Mariota (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Broncos.

Mariota continues to operate as the No. 3 quarterback for Las Vegas, while Nathan Peterman is the primary backup for Derek Carr.

Luton will start in place of Gardner Minshew (thumb) during Sunday's matchup against the Packers.

Minshew remains unable to resume throwing activities, situating the sixth-round rookie Luton for a showdown with MVP frontrunner Aaron Rodgers. Luton will face an uphill battle in attempting to lead the 1-7 Jaguars to an upset win over the 6-2 Packers, but he could be capable of posting another respectable statistical outing. Last week in his debut, Luton completed 68.4 percent of his passes for 304 yards, adding two total touchdowns and one interception in a loss to the Texans. Green Bay ranks 22nd in pass defense DVOA, surrendering 280-plus yards through the air in two of its past three games.

Trubisky (shoulder) will not play in Monday's matchup against the Vikings.

Chicago has a Week 11 bye, so Trubisky will have an extra week to recover before the Bears' next game. With Nick Foles being the only healthy quarterback on the roster, look for the team to make another move prior to Monday's game.

Watson and the Texans will cope with rain and wind in Sunday's game at Cleveland, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Watson has been terrific over the past six weeks, never falling below a 109 passer rating, but the downfield passing game will be challenged Sunday. The forecast for the 1:00 ET kickoff in Cleveland predicts winds gusting up to 30-35 MPH with rain likely during the early window. The wind could play an issue in how the Texans plan to attack when throwing the ball. It could result in a shorter passing attack, one that favors tight ends and routes close to the line of scrimmage, as well as a greater reliance on the ground game. Watson is averaging 297 passing yards per game in 2020.

Darnold (shoulder) is expected to return Week 11 against the Chargers, and he'll have his top three wide receivers all healthy at once for the first time all season barring any setbacks, Andy Vasquez of NorthJersey.com reports.

Darnold missed the team's Week 9 loss to New England, but the benefit of a well-timed bye Week 10 is expected to provide enough time for his latest shoulder injury to heal. Backup quarterback Joe Flacco benefited from having all three of Jamison Crowder, Breshad Perriman and Denzel Mims healthy at once for the first time, leading the offense to nine plays of 15-plus yards en route to a near-upset of the Patriots. Darnold hasn't had a game with more than five such plays this season, but he has the skill set to outperform Flacco with a full complement of weapons and will need to do so for the Jets to pick up that elusive first win.

Garoppolo has met with a foot specialist and confirmed that he won't need to undergo surgery to address his high-ankle sprain, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Garoppolo's meeting with Dr. Bob Anderson affirmed the advice of San Francisco's team doctors, so the signal-caller will continue to rest his ankle with the intention of testing it out for a possible return at a later date. High-ankle sprains normally carry a 4-to-6 week recovery timetable, and GM John Lynch confirmed that if Garoppolo doesn't come along on schedule, surgery could come back into play as an option. In the meantime, Nick Mullens will start for the 49ers, with C.J. Beathard serving as his primary backup.

Tannehill completed 15 of 27 passes for 147 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions in the Titans' 34-17 loss to the Colts on Thursday night. He also rushed twice for nine yards.

Four days after taking nine hits overall from the Bears, including three sacks, Tannehill was knocked around six more times and taken down once in a game in which the Colts top-ranked defense seemed to pick up substantial steam in the second half. Tannehill compiled most of his numbers in the first half, when he capped the opening drive of the contest off with a five-yard touchdown to D'Onta Foreman. The veteran quarterback would go on to lead another pair of scoring marches that totaled 10 points before halftime, but he was shut out in the second half and eventually replaced by Logan Woodside for Tennessee's final possession. Tannehill will now have some extra down time to rest up before attempting to bounce back from his second sub-200-yard effort of the season when the Titans face off with the Ravens in a Week 11 rematch of January's AFC Divisional Round Game.

Trubisky (shoulder) did not practice Thursday.

The Bears have a Monday night matchup against the Vikings on deck, so Trubisky will get the benefit of an extra day to get healthy, but at this time it looks as though he's trending toward another absence. Chicago will go on bye Week 11, so it seems likely that the team will hold Trubisky at least until then in order to guarantee that his shoulder heals without setbacks.

Stafford (neck) is listed as a full participant on Wednesday's injury report.

The injury report notably omits mention of a concussion, confirming that Stafford wasn't forced out in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to the Vikings due to a head injury. Instead, Stafford is tending to a more minor neck issue, but his ability to take every rep at practice Wednesday suggests his availability for a Week 10 matchup with Washington isn't in question. However, with Kenny Golladay (hip) still not practicing, Stafford could realistically once again be without his top target versus the Football Team.