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Mariota (lower leg) will be on a scooter for the next eight weeks, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

The starting quarterback cannot bear weight on his right leg until early March after undergoing successful surgery last week. In total, the injury should take around four-to-five months to recover from, slating Mariota to return in time for OTAs in late-May. Look for more updates on his status to come throughout the offseason. He ended his 2016 breakout campaign passing for 3426 yards, 26 touchdowns, and nine interceptions to go along with 349 rushing yards and two touchdowns in 15 games.

Tannehill (knee) could practice this week, leaving a small window of opportunity for the quarterback to start Sunday against the Steelers, Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports. Head coach Adam Gase said of the situation, "I need to get a lot of information: I have to see him practice and I have to see him move around and I have to feel really good about it."

Backup Matt Moore has played well in the three games since Tannehill went down with a left knee sprain, throwing eight touchdowns to just three interceptions and leading the Dolphins to a 2-1 record during the stretch. However, the team would prefer to have Tannehill under center, an option that will only be possible if he is cleared for practice this week. Look for more updates to come in the next few days, but until any new information is released, Matt Moore will remain the starter for Sunday.

Savage (concussion) may not be the starting quarterback for Saturday's playoff game against Oakland even if he clears the NFL's concussion protocol, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Savage, who has started the last two games of the regular season, suffered a concussion during Week 17's loss to Tennessee and was replaced by Brock Osweiler, who played better than he had in weeks. Houston head coach Bill O'Brien confirmed following Sunday's loss that a decision as to which player will start against the Raiders hasn't been made and won't necessarily hinge on Savage's health.

Siemian completed 17 of 27 passes for 206 yards, two touchdowns and a pick in Sunday's win over Oakland.

Entering Sunday's game, Siemian was to split reps with rookie first-round pick Paxton Lynch. Head coach Gary Kubiak said after the game, however, that he decided to roll the dice with Siemian for the entire game and he responded with a decidedly better effort than his Christmas-night disaster in Kansas City. The game was essentially an audition for Siemian, who was drafted last season after Kubiak and quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp took an interest in him during the draft process. With Kubiak reportedly set to retire, it will be interesting to see what the next staff will do when the steady Siemian and decidedly more physically gifted Lynch battle it out in training camp.

Stafford completed 26 of 41 passes for 347 yards, two touchdowns and one interception during Sunday's 31-24 loss to the Packers.

Despite having himself a quiet night entering the fourth quarter, Stafford ultimately totaled more touchdowns than he had in his previous three games combined by connecting with Anquan Boldin on a desperation hail-mary heave in garbage time. Furthermore, the Lions signal caller also posted his highest completion percentage across his last four games. However, Detroit's failure to clinch the NFC North title Sunday night locked the team into a matchup against the Seahawks -- set to be played outdoors in Seattle -- for the first round of the playoffs, a team Stafford threw for just 203 yards with zero touchdowns against last season.

Rodgers completed 27 of 39 passes for 300 yards and four touchdowns in Sunday's 31-24 victory over the Lions. He added nine carries for 43 rushing yards.

Not only was Rodgers' prophecy that the Packers would "run the table" (by going 6-0 to end the season) fulfilled on Sunday, Rodgers himself became the first Packers QB to ever throw for at least 300 passing yards and four touchdowns in back-to-back games while engineering the first offense all season to rack up over 30 points in Detroit's home stadium. As an added bonus for fantasy owners and DFS patrons alike, he also gained his most yardage on the ground since Week 9. Because Sunday's victory secured the No. 4 seed for Green Bay, the team now awaits a home date against the Giants in the first round of the playoffs. Especially if New York's top corner Janoris Jenkins (back) can't play, Rodgers could find himself in position to post another massive fantasy total against the league's 22nd-ranked defense in passing yards allowed per game.

Wilson completed 19 of 32 for 258 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's win over the 49ers. He added four yards on two carries.

Wilson netted Seattle its first touchdown of the game midway through the second quarter with a toss up the seam to Luke Willson. Seattle pulled Wilson before the game was over, but not before he set a new career high with 4,219 passing yards. It hasn't been all roses for Wilson, however. The dual threat set a career low in rushing yards and failed to build off of his frantic touchdown pace from late last season.

Cousins completed 22 of 35 passes for 287 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions in Sunday's 19-10 loss to the Giants.

Cousins threw two critical interceptions to Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in the loss. The first came late in the third quarter, as the Maurice Harris slipped on a route, resulting in the turnover inside the Giants' ten yard line. Then, with the game and Washington's playoff hopes on the line late in the fourth quarter, Cousins threw his second interception on the Giants' 25-yard line, ending the potential game winning drive. His lone touchdown pass was a one-yard strike to Jordan Reed. His season ends with 4917 yards, 25 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. However, it was a rather disappointing finish to Cousins' campaign, as he has thrown five touchdowns and five interceptions since Week 13, never breaking 315 passing yards in a game during the process. Those numbers do not bode well for the fact that the second-year starter is slated to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, leaving his future with the franchise in question for the time being.

Winston completed 20 of 35 passes for 202 yards with a touchdown and interception in Sunday's 17-16 win over the Panthers. He also rushed for 18 yards on three attempts and lost a fumble.

Winston endured his share of struggles once again with yet another trusted pass-catching option down in Cameron Brate (back), but did enough to secure a winning record on the season for the Bucs. His 10-yard scoring dart to Mike Evans with 3:13 remaining turned out to be the game-winning touchdown, and gave Winston at least one touchdown in all but two games in the 2016 campaign. While the gradual attrition at the receiver position clearly affected his play, the second-year signal-caller still finishes his sophomore season with improved numbers across the board over those of his 2015 rookie year.

Dalton completed 18 of 28 passes for 226 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 27-10 win over Baltimore.

Dalton found tight end C. J. Uzomah from one yard out on the final play of the first quarter for his 18th touchdown of the season, but still ended up finishing with one fewer score than his 2014 career-low of 19. On the bright side, the 29-year-old threw just eight interceptions, giving him consecutive campaigns with single-digit picks after four straight seasons with at least 13. Dalton's numbers were depressed due to the extended absence of top wide receiver A.J. Green (hamstring), but he still managed the second-best yardage total of his career at 4,206.