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Rodgers completed 24 of 44 passes for 261 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in Saturday's 26-20 divisional round overtime loss to the Cardinals. He also gained 21 yards on two rushes.

The All-Pro quarterback somehow managed another miraculous Hail Mary, completing a 41-yard off-balance heave to Jeff Janis with zeros on the clock to help send the game into overtime. Although he only suffered one sack on the night after having been brought down an eye-popping eight times in the Week 16 meeting between the two teams, Rodgers was under fairly heavy pressure on a number of occasions and also lost primary receiver Randall Cobb to a chest injury in the first half. Considering he played the balance of the game with Jeff Janis, James Jones and Jared Abbrederis as his top three wideouts, Rodgers' effort was certainly a valiant one that fell short due to the heroics of Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald.

Dalton (thumb) will move forward as the Bengals' starting quarterback next season under new offensive coordinator Ken Zampese, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Dalton's fractured thumb will be a thing of the past next season, when he'll reclaim the Bengals' starting quarterback position under his former position coach, Zampese, who was promoted to offensive coordinator in light of Hue Jackson being hired as the Browns' head coach this week. Over the past five years, Zampese has helped develop Dalton into a much improved quarterback, evidenced by his multiple career-highs this past season.

Mariota finished the 2015 season with 2,818 passing yards, 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions after missing Tennessee's season finale in Indianapolis. The rookie quarterback also rushed 34 times for 252 yards and two touchdowns.

Expectations were high for Mariota after the Titans selected him second overall in the 2015 NFL Draft, but his rookie season left many questions unanswered. He was unsurprisingly inconsistent, throwing for three or more touchdowns in a game four times, but also failing to pass for a score on five occasions. Mariota developed a reputation as a dual-threat quarterback at Oregon, so his relatively pedestrian rushing total was disappointing, although knee injuries that forced him to miss four games surely inhibited his running ability at times. The 22-year-old's future looks bright, and the Titans could greatly aid his development by acquiring another strong target in the passing game to play alongside tight end Delanie Walker.

Cousins completed 29 of 46 passes for 329 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's loss to Green Bay. He scored a rushing touchdown and fumbled three times during the game.

Cousins set the league on fire during Washington's final push toward the division crown, tossing 11 touchdown passes in the season's final three weeks. Cousins' Wild Card Weekend performance didn't come out of nowhere, though, as he was held to one touchdown pass during 11 of Washington's first 13 games. Whether or not Cousins is treated as a top-rate starter next season will depend on whether fantasy drafters believe that the end of 2015 was the exception or the rule. His ability to score on the ground should certainly add to his case, only Cam Newton and Jameis Winston scored more rushing touchdowns than Cousins' five in 2015.

Rodgers connected on 21 of his 36 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's win over Washington.

Rodgers had been picked off in five of the Packers' final six games of the season and had been held to a single touchdown in four of them. He righted the path in the second quarter, getting Washington to jump offsides - setting up a free play that ended on a Randall Cobb touchdown. He connected with Davante for a second score just before halftime. Next up for Rodgers is the challenge of Arizona's eighth-ranked pass defense - the same defense that held Rodgers to 151 yards in Week 16.

Bridgewater completed 17 of 24 passes for 146 yards in Sunday's loss to the Vikings.

Bridgewater put the Vikings in place for the win in the game's closing minutes, completing a clutch 24-yard completion to tight end Kyle Rudolph to put the team in field goal position. Looking toward next season, Bridgewater will need to show that he is a better play-maker in order to be anything more than a mid-grade fantasy backup. He show flashes of potential during the season's final four games, during which Minnesota went 3-1. In that span, Bridgewater completed 67 percent of his passes, averaged 208 passing yards per game, ran for a touchdown and threw six of his 14 touchdowns on the season versus just one pick.

Wilson completed 13 of 26 passes for 142 yards, a touchdown and an interception in Sunday's win over Minnesota. He added 21 yards on the ground on five attempts.

With temperatures hanging below zero for much of the game, Wilson and Seattle's offense was held scoreless through three quarters. Then, on a botched snap, Wilson improvised and found Tyler Lockett down field for a 35-yard gain. A few plays later, Wilson connected with Doug Baldwin in the end zone for the 13th time in nine games and the tides turned. Next up for Wilson is a date at Carolina, a team that narrowly beat the Seahawks in Seattle in Week 6 with Wilson tallying 294 total yards, a passing touchdown and no turnovers.

Hoyer endured a horrendous performance in Saturday's Wild Card Round loss to the Chiefs, connecting on just 15 of 34 passes with no touchdowns, four interceptions and a pair of fumbles (one lost).

The veteran picked an inopportune time to have his worst outing of the season, as he registered his lowest yardage total in a game he completed and threw multiple interceptions for the first time, after totaling just seven in the previous 11 starts. Hoyer's turnovers included a crucial interception near the goal line as Houston tried to cut the Chiefs' lead to six, and he could never establish any consistency against their ferocious defense. This nightmare performance likely finished off any chance Hoyer had of heading into next season as the starter, and the Texans will likely be in the market for a quarterback this offseason.

Stafford ended the season having completed 398 of 592 passes for 4,262 yards, 32 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

Stafford's 67.2 completion percentage shattered his previous career high by nearly four percentage points and he narrowly missed setting a new career high in passer rating, an impressive feat given how the season started. During the first eight weeks of the season, Stafford had completed a respectable 64.5 percent of his passes and 260 yards per game, but with a rough 13-to-11 touchdown-to-interception ratio. After the Lions' Week 9 bye, Stafford improved slightly with a 70 percent completion percentage and 272 yards per game, but his touchdown-interception ration really shined, jumping to 19-2. The primary difference between the two halves was who was calling plays, as Joe Lombardi was fired shortly before the bye and replaced by quarterbacks coach Jim Bob Cooter. An offseason to further adjust the offense should be great for Stafford, but Detroit has a lot of questions this offseason, ranging from whether head coach Jim Caldwell will be back to the possible retirement of Calvin Johnson.

Dalton (thumb) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Steelers.

This was the expected outcome, with the Bengals making things official on Friday. AJ McCarron is thus slated to make his fourth straight start at QB for the Bengals on Saturday, and should the team advance to the Division Round of the playoffs, it's unclear at this stage if Dalton might be ready by then.