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Taylor completed 14 of 25 passes for 119 yards with no touchdowns and an interception in Sunday's 33-18 victory over the Cardinals. He also gained 76 yards and a touchdown on nine carries and fumbled twice, recovering one.

The six-year pro had his second lackluster showing through the air in the season's first three weeks, but more than made up for it on the ground. Taylor helped insure new offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn's offense made a grand debut, with a nifty 20-yard touchdown run, a game-long scamper of 49 yards, and a season high in rushing yards overall. Missing top target Sammy Watkins, Taylor was conservative through the air, with Robert Woods (six receptions, 51 yards) serving as the focal point of the air attack. Otherwise, the offense leaned heavily on LeSean McCoy and also saw the defense tally a touchdown on a 53-yard fumble return. Taylor will face a tough task when he faces the Patriots in New England in Week 4.

Tannehill completed 25 of 39 passes for 319 yards, three scores and two picks in Sunday's win over Cleveland. He also lost a fumble during the game.

As is often the case with Tannehill, Sunday's game was full of dazzling plays and bone-headed misses. The final few moments of regulation and overtime perfectly illustrate this as Tannehill was slow getting the ball off during the team's final drive of the fourth quarter - leading to a fumble that almost gave the game away. He responded in overtime by uncorking a 32-yard strike to Jarvis Landry with a defender in his face to set up the game-winning score. Tannehill has shown some big-play ability in Adam Gase's offense over the past two weeks, but four picks and three fumbles in three games makes him too much of a liability to rely on.

Carr completed 21 of 35 passes for 249 yards, one touchdown and one interception during Sunday's 17-10 road win over the Titans.

Carr put his team up 14 points with a second quarter touchdown pass to Seth Roberts, but he was unable to find the end zone for the rest of the day as the Tennessee defense clamped down. He registered a season-low in yardage and turned the ball over for the first time, but Carr is still averaging a solid 289 yards per game through the air and owns a 5:1 TD:INT ratio after three games. Carr and company will be on the road again next week versus the Ravens.

Rodgers completed 15 of 24 passes for 205 yards and four touchdowns while adding five rushes for 22 yards in Sunday's 34-27 over the Lions.

Rodgers and the Packers got exactly the start they needed Sunday, scoring touchdowns on four of their first five drives. All of the scores were through the air, and the offense seemed to be in the groove that has come to be expected from a Rodgers-led attack. The star quarterback encouragingly hooked up with Jordy Nelson twice in the first half, with the two looking to be very much on the same page. The second half was a different story, as Rodgers attempted only six passes after halftime, completing three of them for 31 yards. Still, it was an encouraging performance from the quarterback after a poor Week 2 effort in Minnesota. The Packers will have a bye in Week 4 before hosting the Giants at Lambeau on Oct. 9.

Stafford completed 28 of 41 pass attempts for 385 yards and three touchdowns during Sunday's loss to the Packers. He also added an interception and 11 yards on two carries.

Stafford and the Lions were forced to play from behind for a majority of Sunday's contest after getting down early, which opened the door for the quarterback to put up big numbers. His favorite target Week 3 turned out to be Marvin Jones, who he connected with six times for 205 yards and two scores, including a 73-yard play. Stafford had a similar game to his Week 1 performance against the Colts, when he also tossed three touchdowns. Sunday's effort was a notable improvement from a lackluster performance in last week's loss to the Titans. His next test will come next week in a division matchup against the Bears.

Siemian connected on 23 of 35 pass attempts for 312 yards and four touchdowns in a Week 4 victory over the Bengals. He added five yards rushing on three carries.

Who said that Siemian can't throw deep? After a week of being tabbed one of the most deep-ball averse signal-callers in the game, the second-year passer aired it out against Cincinnati's secondary - including touchdown bombs to Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas of 41 and 55 yards, respectively. After passing tough tests early on against the Panthers and the Bengals, Siemian's next few match-ups will be more favorable, with games against the Buccaneers and the Falcons - both of which have posted sub-par pass-defensive statistics early on this season.

Hoyer is expected to be under center for the Bears in Sunday's game at Dallas, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports.

Hoyer has had the entire offseason to accustom himself with the Bears' offensive playmakers, namely Alshon Jeffery, who was afflicted by a knee injury during Week 3 prep. In 44 career games, Hoyer has completed 58 percent of his passes for 7,241 yards with 38 touchdowns and 26 interceptions.

Jones (shoulder) is inactive for Sunday's matchup with the Cardinals.

Jones will have to wait at least one more week before he suits up for his first NFL game, as he has been inactive the first three weeks of the season with a shoulder injury. EJ Manuel will again serve as the No. 2 quarterback behind Tyrod Taylor on Sunday.

The severity of Brissett's right thumb issue has yet to be clarified, the Patriots' official site reports.

While initially there was speculation suggesting that Brissett may have suffered a torn ligament in his thumb, subsequent reports made the injury seem less ominous, including a report via ESPN's Dianna Russini that the QB is dealing with a sprained thumb that will not require surgery. In any case, we expect added clarity this coming week on the status of both Brissett and Jimmy Garoppolo, who was inactive Thursday due to a shoulder injury. New England's next game is in on Oct. 2, against the Bills, giving the Patriots some time to evaluate the health of the two QBs on their active roster, and quite possibly add depth at the position. Of course, looming large for the team on that front is the fact the top signal-caller Tom Brady (suspension) will be eligible to return to action in Week 5.

Petty (shoulder) has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Chiefs.

Petty's shoulder injury continued to keep him sidelined through practice this week and will leave him inactive for a third straight game to begin his career. As a result, Geno Smith will serve as the Jets' backup to starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick this Sunday.