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Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer will start the Week 6 game against the Jaguars, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Hoyer replaced Ryan Mallett on Thursday night and proceeded to complete 24 of 31 passes for 312 yards, two touchdowns and one interception en route to compiling a 116.6 passer rating.

While O'Brien hasn't hesitated to switch things up at the quarterback position this season, we suspect that this change has a good chance to stick as long as Hoyer remains healthy.

Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer replaced Ryan Mallett in the second quarter of the 27-20 loss Thursday night to the Colts, ultimately completing 24 of 31 passes for 312 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.

Mallett produced zero points on the first three drives, leading to a benching for the second straight week. Hoyer threw a terrible interception on the last drive, but he otherwise played an excellent game, putting up 20 points on six possessions.

Hoyer will likely be the Week 6 starter, but it will still be interesting to see what Bill O'Brien says in his post-game press conference.

Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer replaced Ryan Mallett during the second quarter of the Thursday night game against the Colts.

Mallett got off to another slow start, completing 5 of 10 passes for 50 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. Benched in the second half of last week's blowout loss to the Falcons, Mallett was again replaced, only this time Bill O'Brien didn't wait until the contest was out of reach.

Hoyer led the team to 10 points on its final two drives of the first half, but seven of those points came on a Hail Mary to rookie wide receiver Jaelen Strong.

The Colts have re-signed quarterback Josh Johnson, The Indianapolis Star reports.

The Colts released him after this past Sunday's win over the Jaguars, but with Matt Hasselbeck under the weather and Andrew Luck continuing to deal with a shoulder issue, Johnson was brought back in to give the team QB insurance in advance of Thursday's game against the Texans.

Kicker Billy Cundiff has been signed by the Bills, according to WKBW in Buffalo.

The veteran kicker will likely be the backup to Dan Carpenter, who has been dealing with a minor knee issue. The Bills released kicker Jordan Gay to make room for Cundiff on the roster.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 24 of 35 passes for 203 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions in Monday night's loss to the Seahawks.

Stafford and the Lions' offense struggled to move the ball Monday night, leading to just three points before Detroit's defense scored their lone touchdown. While the Seahawks' stingy home defense surely contributed toward Stafford's unexciting performance, it's encouraging that Monday marked Stafford's first game this season without a turnover. Additionally, Stafford came agonizingly close to having a touchdown pass wideout Calvin Johnson, but a goal line fumble by Johnson erased those potential points. On the whole, Stafford's production was relatively limited Monday and he'll hope next weekend's matchup against the Cardinals and offer more scoring opportunities.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson completed 20 of 26 passes for 287 yards and one touchdown, and also rushed 10 times for 40 yards and lost two fumbles in Monday night's win over the Lions.

Wilson was regularly pressured by the Lions' defensive front and despite numerous impressive scrambles to evade rushers, he was still sacked six times and lost a pair of fumbles, including one that was returned for a touchdown during the fourth quarter. On the bright side, Wilson's 287 passing yards marked a season-high, as did his 11.04 yards per attempt. Wilson also connected with wideout Doug Baldwin on a 24-yard touchdown pass during the second quarter. So while a lack of protection hurt the Seahawks' offense, Wilson's pocket presence still enabled him to make plays downfield in the passing game.

Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer, who relieved starter Ryan Mallett in Sunday's loss to the Falcons, will remain the backup quarterback in Week 5, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Hoyer directed three touchdown drives upon entering Sunday's game, but head coach Bill O'Brien is sticking with Mallett when the Texans host the Colts on Thursday.

Texans quarterback Ryan Mallett will remain the Texans' starting quarterback for Thursday night's game against the Colts, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Mallett has been preferred to teammate Brian Hoyer since Week 1, but upon an abysmal start to Sunday's game against the Falcons, Mallett was replaced at quarterback by Hoyer, who went on to lead the Texans to three touchdown drives.

Nonetheless, with a short week to prepare ahead of Thursday's divisional meeting with the Colts, the Texans will opt to keep Mallett at the helm of their offense. While that status certainly gives Mallett the superior status, neither player's performance this season should exude much confidence in fantasy owners.

Bengals receiver Mohamed Sanu had four catches for 84 yards in the Sunday victory over Kansas City. He was targeted six times.

Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton effectively spread the ball around to multiple receivers in the game, and Sanu happened to be open more frequently than teammate Marvin Jones this week. Next week the Bengals face a tough test against Seattle that might limit Sanu's productivity.