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Head coach Bill O'Brien said after Sunday's win at Tennessee that Hoyer will start in Week 17 at Indianapolis, if he clears the concussion protocol, Drew Dougherty of the Texans' official site reports.

Sidelined since suffering a concussion in Week 14 against the Patriots, Hoyer would replace Brandon Weeden, who kept the Texans' playoff hopes alive with 15-of-24 passing for 200 yards and two touchdowns versus the Titans.

Taylor threw for just 179 yards and an interception while completing 13-of-18 passes Sunday against the Cowboys, but did have 67 rushing yards on 14 carries.

Taylor's 14 carries marked a season high, as he was often flushed out of the pocket due to his receivers' inability to get open. While he turned in an above-average rushing performance, this was Taylor's first game with under 200 yards passing since Week 10. Things don't get any easier next week against a Jets secondary that held the 26-year-old quarterback to 158 passing yards on a season-low 5.9 yards per attempt in their last meeting.

Cousins completed 31 of 46 passes for 365 yards and four touchdowns in Saturday's win over the Eagles.

Cousins has been on fire in December completing 71% of his passes for 1,203 yards and a 10:1 touchdown to interception ratio.

Hoyer (concussion) is inactive Sunday against the Titans, according to Albert Breer of NFL Network.

Hoyer was officially listed as doubtful to play due to the head injury, and the Texans will go with Brandon Weeden to help lead them to a division crown Sunday.

Taylor and the Bills are expected to have an afternoon of heavy winds Sunday when they take on the Cowboys, BuffaloBills.com reports.

The Bills are a running team to begin with and typically win the games when they can keep Taylor to less than 30 throws. With Robert Woods and Charles Clay already ruled out this week in addition to the potentially wintry weather, Taylor owners might have to hope he can do enough damage with his legs - the Dallas defense is often vulnerable in this area - to make up for what could be a challenging day through the air.

Dalton (thumb) has been officially ruled out for Monday's game against Denver.

Dalton's fractured thumb continues to keep him out of practice and he'll miss his second consecutive game Monday. AJ McCarron figures to make his second consecutive start but will draw a tough matchup against a talented Broncos secondary.

Hoyer (concussion) has not been cleared by the league's concussion protocol, and Brandon Weeden will get the start Sunday against Tennessee, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports.

Hoyer was held out of last week's game against Indianapolis, as T.J. Yates got the start, only to be relieved by Brandon Weeden later in the contest. With Hoyer still unavailable, the Texans will go with Weeden as their starter Sunday afternoon.

Hoyer has still not cleared the league's concussion protocol and appears on track to be out for Sunday's game against Tennessee, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

In such a scenario, Brandon Weeden would get the start Sunday, with B.J Daniels serving as the Texans' backup with Hoyer unavailable. That said, CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora is reporting that Hoyer is progressing and the team believes he's on track for a Week 17 return.

Hoyer (concussion/ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Titans.

We'll continue to monitor Hoyer's less-than-secure Week 16 status, but if he can't play Sunday against the Titans in the Texans' 1:00 ET kickoff, Brandon Weeden would be in line to start at QB for the team this weekend.

Carr completed 23 of 38 passes for 204 yards and one score while also throwing one interception in Thursday's 23-20 overtime win against the Chargers. He also rushed four times for 30 yards and was sacked three times.

He led the winning overtime drive for the Raiders, who may have been playing the franchise's final home game in Oakland. Carr also successfully completed a two-point conversion to Andre Roberts late in Thursday's game. Fantasy owners were likely expecting a little more production from the Raiders passing attack Thursday, but Amari Cooper was limited for much of the contest by a nagging foot injury. They will close out the year in a tough matchup in Kansas City next week.