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The Eagles have ruled quarterback Matt Barkley, wide receiver Damaris Johnson, cornerback Curtis Marsh, safety Keelan Johnson, running back Matthew Tucker, offensive lineman Julian Vandervelde, and tackle Dennis Kelly inactive for Saturday's Wild Card playoff game against the Saints.

The temperature for Sunday's playoff game in Green Bay could plunge as low as 15 degrees below zero. While Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said his preparation would be to "eat a lot of chicken soup," 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sounded less enthusiastic, reports ProFootballTalk.com.

"I don't think my dream was to play in freezing weather," Kaepernick said.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and receiver Randall Cobb are not on this week's injury report. "They look great, feel great," coach Mike McCarthy said. "I have no worries about those two."

Rodgers returned from a broken collarbone and Cobb from a broken leg to play Week 17 at Chicago. They'll face the 49ers in a playoff game Sunday.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was confident his collarbone wouldn't be an issue Week 17, especially after he fell on his back shoveling snow in a recent storm, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

"Ever since I tried to shovel my driveway and actually slipped on some ice, I had a pretty good feeling I was going to be able to fall - and not have some major issues," Rodgers said on his radio show Tuesday. "Thankfully nobody in the neighborhood was out there watching or videoing me, because that would have been great YouTube material there.

"I felt good about it, I wanted to take that first hit, that first hit was actually very painful, the late one, but not in my collarbone area."

Rodgers said his calves were still sore Tuesday after he cramped up during the win in Chicago. But his collarbone was not bothering him, the report said.

Jets general manager John Idzik said the team will look at quarterbacks during the offseason.

He added that the team believes Geno Smith played well, but will consider upgrades at every position. Idzik said Smith was resilient during his rookie season, and he's glad to have him moving forward. That said, the team could consider upgrades to give Smith more time to grow. Smith threw 12 touchdowns to 21 interceptions during his rookie season.

The Jaguars aren't sure what to do with quarterback Blaine Gabbert.

General manager Dave Caldwell said he wouldn't mind bringing Gabbert back. At the very least, Caldwell said, Gabbert could be an above-average backup. However, he also said the team could re-sign Chad Henne. If the team re-signs Henne and drafts a quarterback with the third pick, Gabbert would likely not return. Gabbert started three games this season.

Dennis Allen, who expects to return as Raiders' coach in 2014, said he's not sure the team's quarterback of the future is on the roster. "Yeah, well, I think that's a position that we've got to make sure that we address," Allen said, per ESPN.com. 

"I'm not sure that we have the quarterback of the future in the building right now, but again I think we'll go through the offseason evaluation process, I think we'll go back through all the tapes, we'll comb through everything. I do think we have a better idea of what we have at the quarterback position, but again I think, listen, that's the most important position on the football field."

Terrelle Pryor started 10 games for Oakland, Matt McGloin six.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford said he was stunned by the firing of coach Jim Schwartz and disappointed that Detroit's entire offensive staff was let go, reports MLive.com. "I'll miss him a ton," Stafford said of offensive coordinator Scott Linehan.

"He, (quarterback coach Todd Downing), and really all the guys on offense, we did a lot of really good things here. In five years, set a bunch of records and played some of the best offensive football this franchise has ever seen."

Stafford was brutal in Detroit's 1-6 finish, throwing 10 touchdowns and committing 14 turnovers.

Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert said Monday he wants to return to the team and compete for the starting quarterback job in 2014.

Gabbert lost his starting job to Chad Henne after dealing with some injuries early in the season. He made three starts -- all losses -- completing 48.8 percent of his passes (42 of 86) for 481 yards, one touchdown and seven interceptions.

Bills quarterback Thad Lewis is no Pro Bowler, but he is at least consistent. He has passed for between 197 and 247 yards in each of his five starts this season. He hit the high end of those totals Sunday at New England.

Lewis appeared unlikely to approach that number after passing just eight times in the first half, completing three for 62 yards. But he came on strong after intermission, hitting T.J. Graham on a 41-yard pass and 12-yard touchdown off a run fake in the third quarter.

He finished 16 of 29 for the 247 yards and score.