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Carr completed seven of nine passes for 100 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception on three drives in Saturday's preseason game against the Rams.

Carr found backup tight end Lee Smith down the seam for a 19-yard score on the opening drive, then watched Michael Crabtree nearly break a defender's ankles while turning a short hitch route into a 13-yard touchdown two drives later. The fourth-year QB did throw an ugly interception between the two touchdown drives, but it didn't spoil an otherwise stellar showing from the first-team offense. Amari Cooper caught three of four targets for 46 yards, with 31 of those coming on a jump ball into double coverage on a 3rd-and-10.

Goff completed 16 of 20 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's preseason game against the Raiders.

Sammy Watkins only caught two passes for eight yards on four targets in his Rams debut, but that didn't stop Goff from impressing for a second straight week, as rookie Cooper Kupp (6-70-1) more than picked up the slack. Goff and Watkins barely missed out on a 28-yard scoring connection when a perfect pass slipped through the wideout's hands in tight coverage, with Raiders CB Sean Smith perhaps slightly deflecting the ball. The Rams' first-team offense finished with 17 points and no turnovers on four drives, looking far better than it did at any point last season. Granted, it was only one half of a preseason game, against an Oakland defense with some obvious holes.

Rodgers completed six of eight passes for 37 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions in Saturday's 21-17 preseason win over the Redskins. He also rushed twice for 15 yards.

After sitting out last week's preseason opener, Rodgers was in mid-season form on a 15-play, 75-yard opening drive for the Packers that culminated in his three-yard touchdown pass to offseason acquisition Martellus Bennett. Rodgers took a seat after that possession, having accomplished what he'd set out to do in his first taste of exhibition action. The multi-time Pro Bowler encouragingly connected with four different pass catchers (Bennett, Randall Cobb, Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams) during his time on the field. Rodgers is likely to see more action in next Saturday's contest against the Broncos, although it wouldn't be surprising to see head coach Mike McCarthy curtail his playing time somewhat relative to what serves as the norm for the third preseason game.

Rodgers suited up for Saturday's preseason game against the Redskins.

Despite dressing for the contest, Rodgers isn't guaranteed to see much playing time. It's possible he could log a handful of snaps, but most of the playing time Saturday should be divided between Brett Hundley, Joe Callahan and Taysom Hill.

Mariota completed six of eight passes for 61 yards and a touchdown while adding a nine-yard scramble in two drives during Saturday's preseason Week 2 win over the Panthers.

Mariota gained 59 total yards en route to a field goal on the opening drive, including a pair of completions over 20 yards. He then took advantage of a short field following a Carolina turnover, capping a scoring drive with a four-yard touchdown pass to Delanie Walker before sitting for the rest of this exhibition.

Lynch completed every pass he attempted during the Broncos' second practice against the 49ers, according to Andrew Mason of the team's official site.

Before getting too excited, it should be noted that Lynch spent a large chunk of his day working with the second team after spending Wednesday primarily with the first team and that Trevor Siemian, the current leader for the starting job, also had a nice day. At the same time, the Broncos have put Lynch in a very favorable position to steal the job at the last moment. Lynch will get the start Saturday against the same defense he played against in two practices this week, both of which he "won" over Siemian. An impressive showing could close the gap between the two young signal-callers. A dud probably leaves the job with Siemian heading into the season.

Wilson completed 13 of 18 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns in Week 2 of preseason against the Vikings on Friday. He also rushed twice for one yard.

Wilson looked sharp playing the whole first half. He capped the opening drive with a one-yard touchdown pass to training-camp standout Kasen Williams and tossed a 22-yard score to running back Mike Davis on the first play after the two-minute warning. Wilson already looks in regular-season form, and he's taken only one sack in 23 dropbacks through two games. Left tackle George Fant suffered a season-ending torn ACL, which could impact Wilson. Fant isn't good, but he's presumably better than the backup, whoever that ends up being. It's something to watch, at least.

Bradford completed 7-of-11 passes for 95 yards and added a four-yard rush in Week 2 of preseason Friday at Seattle.

Bradford played all but one drive in the first half before giving way to backup Case Keenum. He led the offense to a field goal on the first drive, but failed to produce any points thereafter against a tough Seahawks defense. While Bradford's a competent signal-caller, his inability to throw the deep ball effectively limits his upside.

According to coach Sean McDermott, Taylor is anticipated to start Week 1 of the regular season, Joe Buscaglia of ABC 7 Buffalo reports.

Taylor is coming off a poor, two-interception outing in Buffalo's preseason loss to the Eagles on Thursday, which raised some concerns going into this season. Although the Bills have been reluctant to embrace Taylor as their starting quarterback long term, McDermott revealed he'll take the entirety of the first-team snaps in next weekend's dress rehearsal, when he'll ideally play a series into the third quarter. With that support, Taylor shouldn't be worried about his standing, yet he'll be focused on sharpening his performance to avoid any further questioning.

Dobbs will start Sunday's preseason game against the Falcons.

Dobbs completed eight of 15 attempts for 100 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions while starting Pittsburgh's preseason opener last week. With Ben Roethlisberger (ankle) set to sit out again and backup Landry Jones (abdomen) not fully healthy, the rookie fourth-rounder will get a chance to improve on his debut while still working with the first-team offense.