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Goff didn't practice Wednesday due to an illness, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.

Head coach Jeff Fisher noted that Goff was allowed to miss practice because he wasn't feeling well. The Rams only release an estimated injury report Thursday, but Goff's listing there could clear any doubt about his upcoming availability. Fisher seemingly did so Wednesday, though, adding he doesn't expect Goff to miss Sunday's contest against the Falcons "at all." With that knowledge, expect Goff's status to be cleared up by the weekend.

Savage (elbow) did not practice Wednesday.

Savage is dealing with an infection in his elbow, but is expected to be ready in time for Sunday's date with the Colts.

Rodgers (hamstring) will be a limited participant at Wednesday's practice, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports. "Aaron will be limited today, and then we'll see where he is tomorrow," head coach Mike McCarthy said. "Probably very similar to what he did last week."

With a balky hamstring in tow, Rodgers won't be subject to much heavy lifting outside of game days, hence the limited workload for the fourth consecutive practice. Although McCarthy left the door open for Rodgers to log an uncapped showing before week's end, the quarterback will very likely maintain a limited regimen, which would be the prudent approach with a Sunday afternoon showdown against the Seahawks on tap.

Siemian (sprained left foot) was present for Wednesday's walk-through practice.

Siemian was inactive for this past Sunday's win over the Jaguars, but he has shed the walking boot that he sported last week and approaches this weekend's game against the Titans in the day-to-day category.

Savage, who was inactive Week 13 due to an infection in his elbow, is expected to be active for Week 14 against Indianapolis, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Savage has taken antibiotics for the infection and is doing better, according to Houston head coach Bill O'Brien, who added that he'll be better able to gauge Savage's availability Wednesday. The 26-year-old Savage is Houston's top backup at quarterback and is first in line should Brock Osweiler get injured or his level of play drop off to the point that O'Brien has to make a change.

According to head coach Todd Bowles, Hackenberg will not play unless current starter Bryce Petty gets hurt, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

If Petty were to get hurt, veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick would become the Jets' starter with Hackenberg presumably becoming the team's backup. Such a prospect makes Hackenberg's chances of becoming the starter at any point this season quite low, making him a non-factor in most fantasy formats.

The 49ers announced that Colin Kaepernick will start Sunday against the Jets, per their official Twitter account.

This move shouldn't come as a surprise after Gabbert struggled in relief of Kaepernick in their 26-6 loss to the Bears. It appears that the latter will have to struggle in more than just one game for a change to be made. Gabbert remains waiver-wire fodder.

Petty will start in the final four games of the season, Andy Vasquez of The Record reports.

Coach Todd Bowles made the proclamation at Monday night's press conference following their lopsided loss to the Colts. Petty actually relieved Ryan Fitzpatrick in the game, but threw two interceptions and only converted 11 of his 25 pass attempts for 135 yards and one touchdown. Even though Petty has been unspectacular in his previous starts this season, he will have a somewhat favorable matchup Sunday against the 49ers, a team that has held its opponents to 246.9 passing yards per game this season.

Siemian has shed his walking boot and hopes he'll be healthy enough to play Sunday against the Titans, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports.

Siemian missed Sunday's win over the Jaguars, but he reportedly is moving around better now than when his sprained left foot prevented him from practicing last week, and news that he's no longer wearing a walking boot supports the notion that his condition is improving. According to coach Gary Kubiak, Siemian will be evaluated on a day-to-day basis this week, Broncos VP of public relations Patrick Smyth reports. Knowing that, fantasy owners can expect to receive regular updates on Siemian's situation in the buildup to Sunday's game in Tennessee.

Siemian's sprained left foot is improving, providing hope that he'll be able to return and play this Sunday against the Titans, Troy Renck of ABC 7 Denver reports.

Siemian sat out Sunday's win over the Jaguars after spending last week in a walking boot, allowing rookie Paxton Lynch to receive his second start of the season. Although the Broncos won, Lynch didn't play very well, which would figure to allow Siemian to return to his starting job when cleared to return. That could potentially come this week, as Siemian is slated for further evaluation of his healing left foot Monday, but a look at his practice involvement Wednesday should provide a better update on his Week 14 outlook.