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Wilson completed 20 of 26 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 30-24 win over the Panthers.

After throwing an interception in four straight games and rounding out at 7.3 yards per attempt in that stretch, Wilson produced a clean performance against the Panthers, registering 11.0 YPA and completing 76.9 percent of his passes -- his highest marks since Week 5. Wilson rediscovered his chemistry with Tyler Lockett as well, connecting with the wideout eight times for 120 yards and a score, and he spread the ball out to seven other receivers. Fantasy owners should feel comfortable about deploying Wilson in Week 16 against the Cardinals, which allow a league-worst 294.2 passing yards per game.

Winston (thumb) is active as expected for Sunday's Week 15 tilt versus the Lions, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports.

This merely serves as official confirmation after coach Bruce Arians relayed his expectation Winston would suit up Sunday. It remains to be seen if the 2015 first overall pick will be limited in his throwing in any fashion, and he'll be operating without Mike Evans (hamstring) against a vulnerable Lions secondary as well.

Winston (thumb) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Detroit, though coach Bruce Arians said the quarterback will play, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports.

Held out of practice Wednesday and limited to throwing tennis balls during Thursday's session, Winston closed out the week as a full participant Friday. He's on track to get the Week 15 start against a lousy Detroit defense, but he'll be playing with a small fracture in his right thumb and no Mike Evans (hamstring) at his disposal. Even so, Winston offers no shortage of appeal for fantasy purposes, having averaged 39.4 pass attempts, 316.5 yards and 2.0 touchdowns per game. His turnover issues hurt the Bucs more than they hurt fantasy managers.

Stafford (back/hip) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, Kyle Meinke of MLive.com reports.

Stafford will be inactive for a sixth consecutive week while recovering from multiple fractures in his back in addition to a more minor hip concern. With the 3-9-1 Lions eliminated from postseason contention, Stafford looks like a longshot to play in either of Detroit's final two contests, especially after coach Matt Patricia was noncommittal about the quarterback's availability the rest of the way when he discussed the matter Friday, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. Undrafted rookie David Blough will pick up another start under center in place of Stafford in Week 15.

Coach Bruce Arians said that Winston (thumb) will play in Sunday's game against the Lions, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports. "He threw fine [Friday]," Arians said. "He'll be ready to go."

Winston was held out of practice Wednesday and only threw tennis balls Thursday, but he apparently threw footballs Friday without suffering any setbacks with his fractured right thumb. He thus is on track to make the Week 15 start against a porous Detroit defense, though it's unclear whether he'll enter the contest with a questionable listing or avoid a designation entirely.

Jones (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

Jones returned to practice Wednesday as a limited participant, but he never seemed to have much chance at avoiding a second straight absence. Eli Manning will draw another start, while Jones will aim to return to action Week 16 at Washington.

Winston (thumb) was spotted throwing passes at Friday's practice, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

Winston was limited to throwing tennis balls at Thursday's practice while working through a fractured right thumb, but the Buccaneers cleared him to use a football in the final session of Week 15. Winston's status for Sunday's game against the Lions is still uncertain, however, and it's possible a final call on his availability isn't made until game day. Ryan Griffin is the next man up on the depth chart at quarterback.

Darnold completed 18 of 32 passes for 218 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in the Jets' 42-21 loss to the Ravens on Thursday. He also rushed once for 11 yards and lost a fumble.

Darnold put together a serviceable fantasy night while playing under less-than-ideal circumstances against an aggressive Ravens defense. The second-year quarterback's two turnovers certainly didn't help the Jets' cause in a game in which they already faced long odds, but from a fantasy perspective, Darnold's fourth multi-touchdown effort over the last five games certainly had to please managers who rostered him in their playoff contests. Darnold will look to continue putting together a strong finish to his sophomore campaign in a Week 16 battle against the Steelers a week from Sunday.

Jackson (quadriceps) completed 15 of 23 passes for 212 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions in the Ravens' 42-21 win over the Jets on Thursday. He also rushed eight times for 86 yards -- breaking Michael Vick's single-season rushing record for a quarterback in the process -- and committed a fumble but recovered.

Jackson couldn't have drawn up a better script for his milestone night, as he also tied his career high with his five touchdown tosses in addition to surpassing Vick for the rushing mark. Just as impressive was the fact all five of Jackson's scoring throws went to different pass catchers -- Miles Boykin (five yards), Mark Andrews (one yard), Marquise Brown (24 yards), Seth Roberts (33 yards) and Mark Ingram (10 yards). Jackson has now thrown five touchdown passes on three separate occasions in what has been a stellar sophomore campaign, while his rushing tally Thursday pushed his season total to an eye-popping 1,103 yards on the ground. Jackson lines up for another start a week from Sunday in a Week 16 divisional matchup versus the Browns, but Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported earlier Thursday that Robert Griffin III, who saw action late against the Jets, is expected to start Week 17 versus the Steelers if Baltimore has locked up its playoff seeding by that point.

Jackson (quadriceps) is listed as active Thursday against the Jets.

The Ravens listed Jackson as a limited practice participant Monday and Tuesday before upgrading him to full participation Wednesday. The quarterback was never in danger of missing Thursday's game, but it's possible his quad injury inspires a game plan with fewer designed runs for the quarterback. Even so, Jackson is well positioned for another productive outing with the Ravens heavily favored to win.