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Nassib completed 7 of 15 passes for 75 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions in Friday's 27-10 preseason loss to the Dolphins. He also gained 12 yards on three carries and lost a fumble.

With Eli Manning getting the night off, Nassib received extended action and provided a mixed bag of a performance. Nassib got off to a positive start, leading the Giants on a game-opening touchdown drive but subsequently turning the ball over on three consecutive second-quarter possessions. The third-year signal-caller sandwiched interceptions to Bobby McCain and A.J. Hendy around a fumble on a scramble that was returned by Spencer Paysinger to the Dolphins' five-yard line, setting up a Damien Williams touchdown. The 26-year-old is expected to continue to see extended action throughout the preseason.

Barkley completed just eight of his 24 attempts for 121 yards and an interception in Friday's preseason loss to the Raiders.

Barkley was extremely inefficient Friday, and he threw a crucial interception in the red zone on the Cardinals' opening drive of the second half. Barkley is seemingly behind the more experienced Drew Stanton on the depth chart at the moment, and the results of his first fore into preseason action were not all that encouraging of his chances of overtaking the latter in the pecking order.

Tannehill completed 2 of 4 passes for 8 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in Friday's 27-10 preseason victory over the Giants.

The 28-year-old connected on his first two passes to Jarvis Landry and Kenny Stills, respectively. Tannehill then misfired on back-to-back throws to Jay Ajayi on the Dolphins' second possession before his exit from the game. It was reasonably positive debut for the fifth-year signal-caller in new head coach Adam Gase's offense, and he's expected to see more extended action in next week's tilt versus the Cowboys.

McGloin completed 5 of his 11 passing attempts for 41 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Friday's preseason win over the Cardinals.

Although McGloin averaged just 3.7 yards per attempt, he led a pair of touchdown-scoring drives that finished with a 19-yard strike to Clive Walford and a short score to Andre Holmes, both in the first quarter. McGloin will have to duke it out with fourth-round pick Connor Cook for the top backup job heading into the regular season, but Friday's performance certainly didn't hurt his standing in the competition.

Dalton completed 4-of-5 passes for 32 yards in Friday's preseason opener against the Vikings.

Dalton got just one drive, as the Bengals opted to ease their starter back in. His 2015 season was cut short after a thumb injury, but the Red Rocket was able to immediately re-establish a rapport with top wideout A.J. Green. With the Bengals once again featuring an excellent offensive ensemble, Dalton should once again find the end zone often after averaging 24.8 touchdowns per season in his first five NFL campaigns.

Bridgewater was 6-of-7 passing for 92 yards and threw a 49-yard touchdown pass in Friday's preseason game.

It was an encouraging game for Bridgewater as he backed up talk of his improvement on deep passes during training camp. Bridgewater stepped up in the pocket to hit Chris Johnson about 45 yards down field for a touchdown. He also threw a 22-yard pass to Adam Thielen where he put the ball high where the receiver could make a play in traffic. While Bridgewater operates in perhaps the most run-heavy offense in the league, he could take a big leap in this season if he can improve his deep balls (He had just a 51.4 QB rating last season on passes longer than 15 yards).

Gradkowski left Friday's preseason game against the Lions with a left hamstring injury, Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Gradkowski suffered the injury on a scramble, but the severity of the injury is not yet known. This could mean even more injury trouble for the quarterback who missed all of last season after having surgery on his finger. He was re-signed this offseason to compete with Landry Jones for the backup quarterback spot behind Ben Roethlisberger.

Gabbert has emerged as a clear favorite to win the starting quarterback job, according to Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group.

Gabbert has reportedly been impressive in joint practices with the Texans, while Kaepernick has been limited by soreness in his throwing shoulder. It seems a bit early to make any assumptions, but Gabbert does look like the obvious choice to start Sunday's preseason game against Houston. To be clear, head coach Chip Kelly hasn't yet named a starter for the game.

Taylor has signed a contract extension with the Bills, the team announced Friday.

Taylor joined the Bills just last year, but won the team's starting quarterback job during the preseason and went on to impress in his 14 games played. The 27-year-old finished with 3,035 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns and just six interceptions, and racked up a further 568 yards and four scores on the ground. Despite that being his lone season as a starter, the Bills have now invested in Taylor going forward, eliminating a potential distraction for him this season. According to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, Taylor's extension is for a whopping six years, with cap flexibility for the Bills after the first couple seasons of the deal.

Hoyer completed 7-of-10 passes for 81 yards and an interception Thursday against the Broncos.

Hoyer entered the game in the second quarter after the starters exited, but he endured the same fate as Jay Cutler, as he was constantly on the run from defenders. Despite the pressure, he did well to complete 70 percent of his passes, but he was also sacked three times while having the one pass picked off. The sacks were clearly not his fault, as the pressure was immediately upon him, and he had little chance to get out of the pocket to throw the ball away. Should Cutler miss regular-season games, he'd be one of the better backup options in the NFL.