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Daniels will start Sunday's game against the Seahawks,

He returned to full practice participation Wednesday after missing the loss at Kansas City on Monday. Daniels made it through the week without any setbacks and will now return to the starting lineup, leading an offense that won't have WR Terry McLaurin (out - quadriceps) in Week 9.

Tagovailoa completed 25 of 40 passes for 261 yards with no touchdowns and one interception while adding one rush for one yard in the Dolphins' 28-6 loss to the Ravens on Thursday night.

Tagovailoa's completion percentage and passing yardage numbers weren't objectionable from a fantasy standpoint, but his real-world impact on the Dolphins offense was middling. To be fair, Tagovailoa also was victimized by a couple of fumbles -- the second by Malik Washington early in the fourth quarter on the Ravens' 11-yard line to short-circuit a 12-play, 81-yard drive -- as well as a missed field goal by Riley Patterson. Tagovailoa now has sandwiched a pair of games with zero touchdown passes around the four scoring tosses he recorded against the Falcons in Week 8, and he's up to 11 interceptions on the campaign heading into a Week 10 home matchup against the Bills on Sunday, Nov. 9.

Jackson (hamstring) completed 18 of 23 passes for 204 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions while adding five rushes for 14 yards in the Ravens' 28-6 win over the Dolphins on Thursday night.

Making his return from a three-game absence, Jackson turned in one of his signature efficient performances in front of his hometown crowd. The two-time MVP didn't show any evidence of rust, throwing a two-yard touchdown pass to Mark Andrews to cap off a short second possession for Baltimore set up by a Tahj Washington fumble. Jackson connected with Andrews again from 20 yards out in the second quarter before launching scoring strikes to Charlie Kolar (three yards) and Rashod Bateman (nine yards) in the third quarter on the way to a comfortable win. The game marked Jackson's second of four touchdown passes this season, as well as his fourth with a 70.0 percent or better completion rate. Apparently back to full health, Jackson regains his status as an elite fantasy option heading into an intriguing Week 10 road interconference matchup against the Vikings on Sunday, Nov. 9.

Ewers (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Dolphins' emergency third quarterback against the Ravens on Thursday, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Ewers will serve as the QB3 behind Tua Tagovailoa and Zach Wilson for a second consecutive game. Ewers will not be allowed to play Thursday unless Tagovailoa and Wilson are both removed from the game due to injury, illness or ejection.

Rush (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's game against the Dolphins but will serve as the Ravens' emergency third quarterback.

Rush was the Ravens' starting QB for Weeks 5 and 6 but was demoted to backup duties behind Tyler Huntley for Week 8 against the Bears. With Lamar Jackson cleared to return from a three-game absence Thursday, Huntley will operate as the backup while Rush serves as the emergency third quarterback. As such, Rush will be permitted to see the field Thursday only if Jackson and Huntley were both removed due to injury, illness or ejection.

Purdy (toe) was limited at Thursday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Purdy has strung together eight consecutive limited listings on 49ers injury reports as he seeks his first game action since Week 4 due to a turf toe injury. On Monday, coach Kyle Shanahan told Wagoner that he didn't think it was a "long shot" for Purdy to play Week 9, but the fourth-year signal-caller now has just one more chance to get back to full Friday before San Francisco potentially makes a ruling on his status ahead of Sunday's game at the Giants. If Purdy is sidelined again this weekend, Mac Jones would make his seventh start of the season.

Murray (foot) officially was limited at Thursday's practice, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

On the heels of the Cardinals' Week 8 bye, coach Jonathan Gannon told Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com on Thursday that the team is preparing Murray to start Monday's game at Dallas. "Get him fully healthy, play," Gannon added after Murray missed Arizona's last two games due to a mid-foot sprain. During Thursday's session, No. 2 QB Jacoby Brissett was spotted throwing to the starters, while Murray was working with reserve pass catchers, per Bo Brack of GoPHNX.com. The Cardinals also pushed back their QB availability to later this week after Murray initially was expected to speak to the media Thursday, according to Weinfuss. As a result, it remains up in the air if Murray indeed will resume starting duties Week 9.

Willis was a limited participant in Thursday's practice due to an ankle injury.

The ankle injury appears to be a new issue, as Willis was not listed on Wednesday's practice report. The severity of the injury isn't clear, but his participation in Friday's practice will provide clarity on his status heading into Sunday's game against the Panthers. The Packers would likely elevate Clayton Tune from the practice squad to the active roster to serve as the backup quarterback behind Jordan Love if Willis is not cleared to play Week 9.

Flacco (shoulder) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

Back on the field Thursday after sitting out Wednesday's session while managing an AC joint sprain in his right shoulder, Flacco appeared to take some meaningful steps forward in the recovery process. After the session, teammate Ja'Marr Chase told Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic that Flacco "looked the same" as if he were healthy, but the Bengals are nonetheless likely to wait and see how the veteran signal-caller fares during Friday's practice before reaching a decision on his status for this Sunday's game versus the Bears. On Wednesday, head coach Zac Taylor labeled Flacco as being 50-50 for Sunday, but the 40-year-old's odds of playing may have since improved.

Penix (knee) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

Penix has maintained his activity level in practice for more than a week due to the bone bruise in his knee that he sustained Week 7 at San Francisco and sidelined him this past Sunday against the Dolphins. Coach Raheem Morris told Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com on Wednesday that he feels "really good" about Penix, after which the quarterback himself told McElhaney that he was "trending in the right direction." Penix may need to practice in full Friday to avoid an injury designation ahead of Sunday's game at New England, but it's unclear who between him and Kirk Cousins is destined to be Atlanta's starting QB in Week 9.