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Brissett was cleared of concussion symptoms by an independent neurologist Friday, paving the way for him to start Sunday's game against the Titans, Mike Chappell of CBS 4 News Indianapolis reports.

Brissett was placed in the concussion protocol after feeling "mild" symptoms following the Colts' last game Nov. 12 versus the Steelers. Benefiting from a Week 11 bye, his ability to take every practice rep this week forecast his clearance from the protocol. He'll thus face off against a Titans defense that has given up 275 yards passing per game and eight touchdown passes to opposing quarterbacks over its last three outings.

After practicing fully all week, Brissett (concussion) does not carry an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Titans.

Per the Indianapolis Star, Brissett still needs to pass the evaluation of an independent neurologist to be fully cleared from his concussion, but that visit is slated for Friday afternoon. Barring any unexpected setback on that front, Brissett is on track to remain the Colts' starting QB in Week 12.

Keenum will start against the Falcons in Week 13, but Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said the team is still re-evaluating its quarterback situation on a weekly basis, Andrew Krammer of The Star Tribune reports.

As much as the Vikings want to see Teddy Bridgewater under center, Keenum is making it impossible for the thriving team to make a change. He's led Minnesota to seven consecutive victories, most recently completing 21 of 30 passes for 282 yards and two scores (with another touchdown on the ground) in Thursday's 30-23 win over the Lions. Keenum may have even earned some leash to work with, whereas it once seemed a single bad outing would be enough to give Bridgewater the job. There is some potential for a step backward the next two weeks when the Vikings travel to Atlanta and Carolina (in that order).

Stafford said Thursday that his right ankle was "not 100 percent" after he injured it during the Lions' 30-23 loss to the Vikings, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Stafford hurt his ankle early in the fourth quarter on his 43-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Jones, with the injury seemingly derailing the Lions' comeback effort. Though he remained in the contest, Stafford completed only three of six passes for seven yards the rest of the way, with his final third-down pass proving especially costly, as he overthrew an open Golden Tate on what was essentially a game-sealing interception. Though his Thanksgiving Day ended on a sour note, Stafford indicated that he expects to be "alright" for the Week 13 matchup with the Ravens, with the nine full off days in between games surely helping his cause.

Prescott completed 20 of 27 passes for 179 yards and two interceptions in Thursday's 28-6 loss to the Chargers.

He did have a long TD run called back due to a holding penalty, but otherwise Prescott was once again ineffective, and the Cowboys' offense seems to have fallen completely apart without Ezekiel Elliott. The second-year QB will get a few extra days to try and figure out how to turn things around before Week 13's home tilt against Washington.

Cousins completed 19 of 31 passes for 242 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in Thursday's 20-10 win over the Giants.

Cousins was involved in every touchdown logged during the game, as the Giants' lone score occurred on pick-six of the quarterback in the third-quarter. He was relatively efficient outside of the interception on a night where offense was hard to come by. The 29-year-old has now thrown multiple touchdowns in consecutive weeks, and will try to string it to three for the first time this season when the Redskins take on the Cowboys in Week 13.

Stafford completed 20 of 35 passes for 250 yards, two touchdowns and one interception during Thursday's 30-23 loss to the Vikings. He also fumbled twice, losing one of them.

The king of comebacks wasn't able to pull off any fourth-quarter magic Thanksgiving Day, thanks to a last-minute pass that bounced into the hands of the Vikings' 2016 Pro Bowl corner, Xavier Rhodes. Stafford wasn't all that impressive fantasy-wise, either, as he missed a number of seemingly easy throws and struggled his way to one of his lowest completion percentages of the year. On the bright side, Stafford seemed to avoid major injury after his right leg was rolled up on in the final quarter of play. He'll look to bounce back in Week 13 against a Ravens secondary that's allowed 6.4 yards per pass attempt in 2017, the fourth-lowest figure in the league.

Keenum completed 21 of 30 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns during Thursday's 30-23 win over the Lions. He also rushed seven times for 20 yards and a score.

This was just the fourth multi-touchdown game of the season for Keenum, but with seven consecutive wins, it's difficult to nitpick his play for the Vikings. Minnesota's bread and butter is its rushing attack and strong defense, so Keenum will likely continue to have some game-to-game inconsistency moving forward. Still, this showing serves as another example that he's a solid fantasy option for upcoming favorable matchups. Additionally, as long as the Vikings are winning, it would seem more and more unlikely that Teddy Bridgewater will replace Keenum under center in the immediate future.

The Colts have listed Brissett (concussion) as a full practice participant this week.

Brissett continues to progress through the league's concussion protocol, but given that he's practicing fully, with no reported setbacks, we expect him to be cleared by an independent league neurologist in advance of Sunday's game against the Titans.

Beathard (thumb) wasn't listed on the 49ers' injury report Wednesday, Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee reports.

Beathard has benefited from the 49ers' Week 11 bye, taking every first-team practice rep Wednesday over Jimmy Garoppolo. With his thumb injury a thing of the past, Beathard will continue to serve as the starting quarterback Sunday against the Seahawks after head coach Kyle Shanahan announced that the rookie would retain the gig for at least another week.