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Trubisky completed 14 of 23 passes for 193 yards while adding 44 yards and a touchdown on the ground in Sunday's 20-3 win over the Browns.

With the Bears controlling this contest from start to finish, they leaned upon the ground game to control the clock, which resulted in Trubisky throwing the ball just 23 times. However, his ability to run with the football helped the QB carve out a decent fantasy performance. Although he hasn't thrown more than one touchdown pass in any game since taking over the starting job, Trubisky threw for at least 271 yards in two of his last three games and has displayed improvement over the course of the year. The rookie signal caller will end his first NFL season with a tough matchup at Minnesota in a game the Vikings will likely need to win, with playoff seeding in mind.

Goff completed 22 of 38 passes for 301 yards and four touchdowns while losing one of two fumbles in Sunday's 27-23 win over the Titans.

Goff threw a three-yard touchdown to Todd Gurley in the first quarter, but his fumble in the second led to a four-yard scoop and score for the Tennessee defense. On the next drive, Goff wisely went back to his MVP-candidate running back, producing an 80-yard touchdown on a screen pass. A three-yard touchdown pass to Sammy Watkins followed by a 14-yard scoring connection with Cooper Kupp in the second half improved Goff's TD:INT ratio to 19:3 over the past eight games. The second-year quarterback's rapid ascent coupled with Gurley's improvement have been the main drivers behind Los Angeles' turnaround from 4-12 bottom feeder to NFC West champion.

Taylor completed 21 of 38 passes for 281 yards while rushing three times for 16 yards without a touchdown or turnover in Sunday's 37-16 loss to New England.

Buffalo converted its first four third-down plays during an eight-minute first drive, but Taylor took a sack in the red zone on the fifth so his team had to settle for a field goal. T-Mobile completed a 46-yard pass to Deonte Thompson on the next possession, which ended in a turnover on downs. He finally threw a touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin just before halftime, but it was overturned by officials. Even with this setback, the Bills could still end their 18-year playoff drought next week, as they're one of three teams with an 8-7 record (Titans, Chargers) currently tied for the second Wild Card spot behind the 9-6 Ravens.

Lynch (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against the Redskins, but will dress as the backup to Brock Osweiler, Nicki Jhabvala of The Denver Post reports.

Though Lynch was able to practice all week and even put in a full session Friday, the Broncos' coaching staff evidently wasn't convinced that the quarterback was running at full strength. As a result, Lynch will be limited to the understudy role Sunday, but the expectation is that if he endures no further setbacks with the sprained ankle, he'll receive the starting assignment for the season finale against the Chiefs. Osweiler is set to become a free agent this offseason and may not have a future with the organization, so it behooves the Broncos to take a longer look at Lynch, a 2016 first-round pick.

Keenum completed 14 of 25 passes for 139 yards and one touchdown during Saturday's 16-0 victory at Green Bay.

Overall, Keenum's stat line wasn't impressive by any metric, but he managed the game once again, avoiding a turnover for the ninth time in 14 appearances this season. In fact, the 139 passing yards marked his fewest in any game this season and were joined by four carries for minus-two yards. He salvaged his day, though, with a TD connection with Stefon Diggs to conclude the Vikings' third drive of the evening and set the tone for yet another win. If the Vikings emerge from this weekend with the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs -- a Panthers loss or tie Sunday and an Eagles win Monday will ensure it -- Keenum likely will hand off QB duties to backup Teddy Bridgewater in Week 17.

Brissett completed 16 of 33 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown during Saturday's 23-16 loss to Baltimore. He added eight yards on the ground on three carries.

Frank Gore did most of the work on Brissett's lone score, taking the dump-off and weaving through the defense for a 14-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Not much has gone right this season for Brissett and the Colts, and about the best thing you could say about the second-year passer is that he's now gone three straight weeks without a pick. He should get an opportunity to end the season on a high note in Week 17 against the Texans. Brissett put up a season-high quarterback rating of 122.6 against the Texans in Week 9, tossing two touchdowns and piling up 308 yards.

Though the Broncos haven't announced a starting quarterback for Sunday's game against Washington, "all signs point" to Brock Osweiler getting the assignment over Lynch (ankle), Nicki Jhabvala of The Denver Post reports.

Such an outcome would give Lynch some added time to recover from his right ankle sprain in advance of the Broncos' season finale Dec. 31. Though he's listed as questionable for Sunday's contest, per Jhabvala's report, Lynch is on track to suit up as the backup, as the Broncos haven't added a third quarterback to their 53-man roster.

The Texans have placed Savage (concussion) on IR.

As a result, T.J. Yates will continue to start at QB for the Texans for the team's final two games. Savage thus finishes the 2017 season with a 56.1 completion percentage and 1,412 passing yards to go along with five TDs and six picks over the course of eight appearances. Savage is eligible to become a free agent this offseason, but it's possible that the Texans will look to keep him around to provide depth behind franchise QB Deshaun Watson, who is bouncing back from a torn ACL that he suffered Nov. 2.

Lynch (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Washington after practicing fully Friday.

Coach Vance Joseph noted Friday that Lynch is at "about 90 percent" at this stage. Meanwhile, Joseph did not indicate whether Lynch or Brock Osweiler would draw the start at QB for Denver on Sunday, with a decision on that front slated to arrive following meetings later Friday.

Tannehill was in attendance for the Dolphins' practice Thursday and went through his own workout, with the team's coaching staff impressed with how he's recovered since undergoing reconstructive surgery on his left knee four months ago, Adam H. Beasley of the Miami Herald reports. "It was good seeing [Tannehill] bouncing off those knees and jumping. His feedback is that he really feels good and that he's on pace and on the timeline he needs to be on. So that's really encouraging," offensive coordinator Clyde Christensen said.

Tannehill was ruled out for the season after tearing the knee during the Dolphins' second week of training camp, prompting the team to lure Jay Cutler out of retirement to serve as the starting quarterback. Though the Dolphins could consider bringing Cutler back in 2018 if he's interested in keeping his career going, it's still believed that a healthy Tannehill is viewed as the team's starter heading into next season. Since signing a six-year contract extension with the Dolphins in the spring of 2015, Tannehill has appeared in 29 games, posting a 43:24 TD:INT ratio and completing 64 percent of his passes.