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Cousins completed 14 of 21 passes for 215 yards, two touchdowns and an interception while adding seven yards on five carries in Sunday's 41-17 win over Miami.

Cousins got on a roll early, capping the opening drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs. He gave that touchdown back with a pick-six in the second quarter, a play that spurred a 17-0 Dolphins run after the Vikings had raced out to a 21-0 lead. Minnesota responded with a 20-0 run of its own, including a 40-yard Cousins touchdown pass to Aldrick Robinson. With between 201 and 215 yards in each of the past three games and a 4:3 TD:INT over that span, Cousins will be tough to trust against the Lions in Week 16.

Stafford (back) completed 22 of 29 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 14-13 loss to Buffalo.

Stafford did most of his damage when hooking up with Kenny Golladay, who accounted for 146 of Stafford's 208 yards. The quarterback's lone touchdown was a four-yard score to Andy Jones in the second quarter. With a 3:3 touchdown to interception ratio over the past five games and fewer than 250 passing yards in each of those contests, Stafford shouldn't be on the radar in one-quarterback formats against the Vikings in Week 16.

Stafford (back) is active for Sunday's game at Buffalo.

Despite tending to a back injury, Stafford will be available for the second week in a row. That said, he's facing the Bills' No. 1 pass defense without the services of Kerryon Johnson (knee) and Bruce Ellington (hamstring), so Stafford doesn't exactly have the greatest matchup.

Keenum completed 31 of 48 attempts for 257 yards, committing two interceptions but adding a one-yard rushing touchdown during Saturday's 17-16 loss to Cleveland.

Keenum has been brutal down the stretch, as he now carries a streak of eight consecutive starts with fewer than 16 fantasy points in standard scoring (worst active streak among NFL quarterbacks, 12.6 PPG over that span). The veteran signal caller did exceed 205 passing yards for the first time since Week 9, but two interceptions substantially diminished an already less-than-stellar output, while he failed to pass for more than one touchdown for the third straight outing. (He only one three-touchdown performance all season, and that came in Week 1.) Keenum's Week 16 matchup makes him a contender for starting consideration in two-quarterback leagues, as he faces an Oakland defense that's surrendered an NFL-high 31 passing touchdowns on the year.

Mayfield completed 18 of 31 passes for 188 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in Saturday's 17-16 win over the Broncos. He also lost a fumble.

Though Mayfield threw for only 188 yards, he started the game off with a bang when he connected with Breshad Perriman for a 31-yard touchdown pass during Cleveland's first drive. The rookie gunslinger also threw a short touchdown pass to fellow rookie Antonio Callaway in the fourth quarter, giving the Browns the lead and ultimately the victory. He did, however, commit two turnovers and now has four interceptions in his past three games. Mayfield will look to keep his team's playoff hopes alive next Sunday against the Bengals.

Darnold completed 24 of 38 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns while rushing six times for 35 yards in Saturday's 29-22 loss to the Texans.

Darnold led the Jets to a 22-19 lead with five minutes left in the game, but the defense gave back the lead and the young quarterback was unable to put together another scoring drive. It's only the third time this season Darnold hasn't thrown an interception and he looked quite poised despite Elijah McGuire and Trenton Cannon struggling on the ground with 25 carries for 55 yards. Additionally, the rookie quarterback didn't appear to show any ill affects from the sprained right foot that plagued him in recent weeks. A matchup with the Packers awaits the Jets in Week 16.

Watson completed 22 of 28 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns while adding four carries for 26 yards in Saturday's 29-22 win over the Jets.

The Texans were completely one-dimensional Saturday -- Watson's 26 yards led the team in rushing -- as Lamar Miller (ankle) exited during the first drive of the game, but Watson still averaged 10.5 yards per pass attempt. The young quarterback was sacked six times yet managed to lead a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter and had seven scoring drives in total. The 23-year-old hasn't thrown an interception since Week 11. He matches up against the Eagles' injury-laden secondary next week.

Stafford expects to play through a back injury Sunday at Buffalo, Kyle Meinke of MLive.com reports. "I played with it last week, so I plan on playing with it again," Stafford said Friday.

Limited by the issue for a second consecutive week, Stafford nonetheless is set on suiting up, as intimated by his comment. In his first attempt to do so, he managed just 101 passing yards Week 14 at Arizona, and an upcoming matchup with the top-ranked Bills pass defense isn't exactly inviting, especially with Kerryon Johnson (knee) and Bruce Ellington (hamstring) unavailable.

Mariota (abdomen) does not carry an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Giants, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports.

The QB was added to the team's injury report after logging a limited practice Friday, but evidently the abdomen issue that led to that participation downgrade is not enough of an issue to affect his Week 15 status. Over the course of 12 games this season, Mariota has recorded a 11:8 TD:INT while averaging 194 passing yards per game. However, his modest aerial numbers in that span have been supplemented by 61 carries for 339 yards and two TDs. His fantasy prospects Sunday hinge on game planning and game flow, but it seems logical that the Titans try to continue to feed running back Derrick Henry, who ran 17 times for 238 yards and four scores in the team's 30-9 win over the Jaguars in Week 14.

Mariota (abdomen) was limited at Friday's practice, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

We'll have to see how the Titans officially list Mariota for Sunday's game against the Giants, but so far there is nothing to suggest that his Week 15 status is in any danger.