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Cowboys president Jerry Jones relayed Sunday that Prescott (shoulder) is "good to go" for the start of the regular season, Rob Phillips of the team's official site reports.

Though Prescott won't play in Sunday's preseason finale against the Jaguars, per Jane Slater of NFL Network, the QB isn't expected to be on a pitch count going forward. Jones also noted that Dallas' franchise signal-caller "really turned it loose" during recent practices and "was none the worse for it."

Lawrence isn't among the players listed by the Jaguars as not slated to suit up for Sunday's preseason finale versus the Cowboys, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

That said, it remains to be seen how much action Lawrence is on tap to see Sunday, but he already has been named the team's starting Week 1 QB, a decision that was followed by a trade that sent Gardner Minshew to the Eagles. Though promising running back Travis Etienne (foot) is out for the season, Lawrence, as a rookie, still has the capable James Robinson to hand off to as well as a solid wideout trio -- DJ Chark (finger), Marvin Jones (shoulder) and Laviska Shenault -- to throw to in 2021.

Bridgewater completed six of his 11 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's preseason game against the Rams.

Bridgewater led three drives for the first-team offense and played with most of the team's top skill-position players. He was unable to move the offense at all for the first two possessions but did get on track to lead a touchdown drive on his final opportunity. Bridgewater connected with Eric Saubert and Courtland Sutton for gains of 20 and 19 yards, respectively, before capping the drive with another completion to Sutton for an eight-yard score. Now, Bridgewater will head into the team's Week 1 matchup against the Giants entrenched as the team's starting quarterback.

Fields completed seven of 10 passes for 54 yards and a touchdown while gaining 13 rushing yards on two carries in Saturday's preseason win over the Titans.

The rookie played the entire first half and while Fields was only able to put points on the board on one of his four drives, the Bears got a glimpse of the future on his TD pass as he scrambled to his right to buy time before putting the ball where only Jesper Horsted could grab it for a 20-yard score. Andy Dalton got the night off and remains the Week 1 starter, but it doesn't seem like it will be long before coach Matt Nagy hands the reins to Fields.

Allen completed 10 of 22 passes for 100 yards in Saturday's preseason loss to Baltimore.

The Ravens played a bunch of starters, while Washington had a long list of players it held out, including some key backups. Still, Allen struggled, leading Washington to just three points while playing the first six drives of the game. He's the third quarterback behind Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke, with his roster fate depending on how many signal-callers the team decides to keep. Saturday's performance won't help if it was a tough decision beforehand, but the team may also be patient with Allen given that he suffered a severe ankle injury last year. Either way, Heinicke is next in line for starts if Fitzpatrick gets injured or benched.

Jackson completed three of four passes for 29 yards in Saturday's preseason game against Washington.

Jackson played one drive, which ended with a J.K. Dobbins injury followed by a missed field goal by the backup kicker. Jackson emerged unscathed, completing one pass to Dobbins and two others to Mark Andrews. Jackson and Andrews may need to put the Baltimore offense on their shoulders Week 1 at Las Vegas, as the Ravens already had a slew of injuries at wide receiver before losing another playmaker (Dobbins) in Saturday's game.

Wilson could play about a quarter in Saturday's preseason game against the Chargers, Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.

RB Chris Carson and a few others likely will be held out, but Wilson is expected to get a little playing time to tune up for his Week 1 road matchup with the Colts. The Seahawks brought back the same nucleus of offensive players, albeit with a few tweaks, hoping new OC Shane Waldron can help Wilson bounce back from a disappointing second half of 2020.

Allen will start Saturday's preseason game against Baltimore, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

With Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke held out, Kyle Allen and Steven Montez will split the QB reps. Washington will open the game with a crew of second- and third-stringers, releasing a starting lineup with RB Peyton Barber, WRs Antonio Gandy-Golden, Dax Milne and DeAndre Carter and TE John Bates. In any case. Allen should be the No. 3 quarterback if Washington keeps one.

Ehlinger is expected to miss about five or six weeks after being diagnosed with a knee sprain, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Jacob Eason will be the Week 1 starter if Carson Wentz (foot) isn't deemed ready. Ehlinger, a rookie sixth-round pick, gave Eason a real challenge this summer, so the backup QB spot could be fluid once if/when everyone is healthy. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that Ehlinger is dealing with an ACL sprain, putting the timeline around four weeks rather than five-to-six.

Heinicke will not play Saturday against the Ravens, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

Both Heinicke and Ryan Fitzpatrick will be held out Saturday, leaving the final preseason contest to be helmed by Kyle Allen and Steven Montez. Allen was rumored to be pushing Heinicke for the backup spot after a solid preseason, but if this is any indication it seems like the Panthers transplant is clearly behind Heinicke on the team's depth chart.