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The Rams announced Wednesday they placed quarterback Sam Bradford (knee) on injured reserve. Bradford suffered a torn ACL Week 7 at Carolina.

Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert, who has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, has been cleared to practice in full, according to The Florida Times-Union. The Jaguars haven't named a starting quarterback for Week 8 vs. San Francisco, but it could happen Wednesday once coach Gus Bradley arrives in London, where the game is being played.

After throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for one in his first start Week 6 against the Bengals, Bills quarterback Thad Lewis went without a touchdown Week 7 at Miami. But the way those games unfolded had a lot to do with his numbers. In the loss to the Bengals, the Bills had to overcome a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter, sending the game to overtime. In the win over the Dolphins, they jumped out to a 14-0 lead.

Most likely, the Bills will be forced into catch-up mode again Week 8 at New Orleans. The Saints are 5-1 and have been as productive offensively as usual this year, ranking sixth in yards per game and sixth in points per game. That doesn't mean Lewis will be as productive as he was against the Bengals -- especially since the Saints rank ninth against the pass, allowing 224.0 yards per game and have surrendered the fourth-fewest Fantasy points per game to quarterbacks -- but at least he has a chance.

None of Jamey Eisenberg, Dave Richard and Nathan Zegura have much confidence in him this week, ranking him outside their top 24 at quarterback, but I'd be willing to give him a shot over Chad Henne, Brandon Weeden, Josh Freeman or Kellen Clemens in a two-quarterback league.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson didn't light up the Rams as a rookie last season. He averaged 205 passing yards and 36 rushing yards in two meetings, accounting for two touchdowns against three interceptions.

But Wilson rolls into the Week 8 game at St. Louis with momentum. He threw three touchdown passes in the Week 7 win at Arizona, moving him up to 10th among Fantasy quarterbacks. Wilson has thrown 11 touchdowns and four interceptions while running for 323 yards. He's yet to rush for a score, but it's only a matter of time. Wilson ran for four touchdowns last season.

The Rams rank in the middle of the pack defending quarterbacks. The biggest concern, from a Fantasy perspective, is how bad St. Louis is against the run. Marshawn Lynch should destroy this 30th-ranked run defense, which could limit Wilson's pass attempts.

Still, consider Wilson a top-10 option in Week 8.

The Giants listed seven players as inactive for the game against the Vikings: running backs David Wilson (neck) and Brandon Jacobs (hamstring), cornerback Jayron Hosley (hamstring), quarterback Ryan Nassib, tight end Adrien Robinson (foot), safety Cooper Taylor (shoulder) and defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins.

Rams coach Jeff Fisher committed to Sam Bradford as the team's starting quarterback next season. Bradford tore his ACL in the Week 7 loss at Carolina and will undergo surgery in a few weeks when the swelling goes down.

"He'll be back and he's our quarterback," Fisher said.

Bradford was having his best season, with 14 touchdown passes against four interceptions and a 90.9 passer rating.

Texans coach Gary Kubiak reiterated Monday Matt Schaub is still the team's starting quarterback when healthy. Case Keenum started during Sunday's 17-16 loss at Kansas City.

"Matt’s our starting quarterback," Kubiak said of the veteran Schaub. "Case played this week. Players responded well to Case. They were very confident with him, and it came from the week of practice."

The Rams confirmed Monday morning what had been widely reported -- quarterback Sam Bradford is done for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL Week 7 at Carolina.

The Rams haven't officially named a replacement for Bradford, but Kellen Clemens is the only other quarterback on the 53-man roster. The Rams have no quarterback on the practice squad.

Rams quarterback Sam Bradford tore his ACL in the Week 7 loss at Carolina, a source tells ProFootballTalk.com. Bradford had to be carted off the field and was replaced by Kellen Clemens.

Case Keenum made a pretty good case for himself on Sunday in his quest to become the full-time starting quarterback for the Texans.

Keenum was especially proficient in the first half of the loss in Kansas City, when he completed 8 of 12 passes for 151 yards and a 29-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins that gave his team a 10-7 lead. Keenum averaged 23.6 yards on his first five completions.

The rest for the game was a bit dicier for Keenum, who had a critical fourth-quarter fumble and connected on just 7 of 13 passes for 120 yards in the second half.

Gary Kubiak will have plenty of time to decide what to do at quarterback if Matt Schaub does return to health in time for the next game - the Texans are on a Week 8 bye.