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Peterman likely remains in line to start Sunday against Chicago with Derek Anderson (concussion) uncertain to play, Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic reports.

Josh Allen (elbow) has already been ruled out and Anderson remains in the concussion protocol, so unless the latter's condition takes a dramatic turn for the better in the next couple of days, Peterman will be under center in Week 9. The Bills signed Matt Barkley on Wednesday, so the team will at least have two healthy quarterbacks heading into the weekend.

Mullens completed 16 of 22 passes for 262 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions in the 49ers' 34-3 win over the Raiders on Thursday. He also lost three yards on four rushes and fumbled once, but it was recovered.

Either the Raiders are indescribably bad, Mullens is a diamond in the rough, or a little bit of both is at play. The undrafted rookie provided one of the more surprising performances of the season Thursday, connecting with eight different receivers and leading touchdown marches of 75, 66, 75 and 68 yards. Mullens showed excellent rapport with tight end George Kittle in particular, finding the second-year pro for 108 yards and a touchdown on four receptions. The stellar effort could potentially earn Mullens a Week 10 start against the Giants even if C.J. Beathard (wrist) is healthy enough to return. However, with 11 days before that Nov. 12 Monday night affair, it's unlikely any plans are confirmed for quite some time.

Carr completed 16 of 22 passes for 171 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in the Raiders' 34-3 loss to the 49ers on Thursday. He also rushed three times for five yards before being pulled early in the fourth quarter.

Carr's final line wasn't necessarily bad from a statistical standpoint, but he simply couldn't get his team into the end zone. The fifth-year pro also took six sacks and failed to eclipse 200 yards for the second time in the last three games. Carr has impressively completed more than 70.0 percent of his passes in four consecutive contests, but the accomplishment doesn't add up to much from a team perspective considering the Raiders have lost all of those games. Carr will look to generate much better production during a divisional showdown against the Chargers in Week 10.

Beathard (wrist/thumb) is active for Thursday's game against the Raiders. However, he'll serve as the backup quarterback to fill-in starter Nick Mullens, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

In the wake of a Week 8 loss at Arizona, Beathard suffered from a lacking grip due to wrist and thumb injuries to his right hand. The development opened the door for 2017 undrafted free agent Nick Mullens to take his first NFL snap. That said, the 49ers released journeyman QB Tom Savage on Thursday, which leaves Beathard as the only other signal-caller on the gameday roster.

The 49ers confirmed Mullens will be their starting quarterback Thursday versus the Raiders.

Mullens is filling in for C.J. Beathard, who continues to have difficulty gripping a football. While he's preparing for his first regular-season snap, Mullens fared OK during the 2018 preseason, completing 31 of 43 passes for 396 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.

Beathard (wrist/thumb) is expected to serve as the backup quarterback to Nick Mullens on Thursday against the Raiders, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Beathard will take a brief step down on the 49ers depth chart due to his inability to grip a football at the moment. While he won't start the game under center, he'll be the only other QB on the 46-man gameday roster after the 49ers released Tom Savage on Thursday afternoon, meaning Beathard could still make an appearance.

Mullens is expected to start Thursday's game against the Raiders, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The 49ers' typical starting quarterback C.J. Beathard is still having difficulty gripping a football, paving the way for Mullens to see his first NFL action. Beathard will serve as Mullens' backup, though, after third-stringer Tom Savage was released Thursday afternoon. During the 2018 preseason, Mullens completed 31 of 43 passes for 396 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.

The 49ers waived Savage on Thursday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Savage's second stint of the season with the 49ers lasted only a few days longer than the first, with the 28-year-old sticking on the roster for a week and a half this time around. There appeared to be a chance that Savage would dress as the backup quarterback for the 49ers' Thursday night game against the Raiders, but the team's decision to release him implies some level of optimism that C.J. Beathard (wrist/thumb) will be available for No. 2 duties if unable to start. Nick Mullens is the only healthy signal-caller left on the roster.

Rodgers (knee) practiced in full Thursday, the Packers' official site reports.

After Rodgers logged a limited session Wednesday, coach Mike McCarthy spoke of the quarterback during media availability Thursday. "It's definitely a step ahead of where he was last week," McCarthy told Wes Hodkiewicz of the team's official site. "He did the unit drill in the pre-practice stuff. Hopefully, he'll be able to go full today." Indeed, Rodgers did just that and will now put his full focus into getting the Packers into the win column for the fourth time this season Sunday at New England.

Coach Sean McDermott relayed Thursday that Allen (elbow) resuming throwing "isn't too far off," Joe Buscaglia of WKBW.com reports.

Allen is not an option for Sunday's game against the Bears, at a minimum, but the 2-6 Bills could really use a spark on offense and getting the rookie QB some additional game experience once he's healthy is in the team's best interests. Looking ahead, the Bills may elect to hold Allen out through the team's Week 11 bye and see where he's at as a Nov. 25 match against the Jaguars approaches. For now, it looks like Nathan Peterman is line to start for the team this weekend, with Derek Anderson dealing with a concussion.