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  • Mitch Trubisky QB | BUF

    Bills' Mitchell Trubisky: Likely to get extended Week 18 run

    Trubisky is likely to play extensively in Sunday's game at New England, after head coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Josh Allen will "be out there for a very, very short-lived amount of time," Alec White of the Bills' official site reports.

    The Bills are locked in as the AFC's No. 2 seed regardless of how Week 18 action plays out, and McDermott hinted that the team will use its regular-season finale as an opportunity to rest some key players ahead of the playoffs while getting more extensive evaluations of players on the back end of the roster. The Bills will allow Allen to extend his streak of consecutive starts to 105 games, but he may only direct the offense for a possession or two before giving way to Trubisky, who has played just 53 snaps all season, mostly at the tail end of blowouts. Though he has played infrequently behind Allen in stints with Buffalo in 2021 and 2024, Trubisky made five appearances (two starts) for Pittsburgh a season ago and completed 67 of 107 pass attempts (62.6 percent) for 632 yards (5.9 YPA), four touchdowns and five interceptions while adding 54 yards and two scores on 16 carries.

  • Brock Purdy QB | SF

    49ers' Brock Purdy: Injury not believed to be serious

    San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said after Monday's 40-34 loss to Detroit that Purdy's right elbow injury isn't believed to be serious, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports. Purdy carried three times for 12 yards and a touchdown and completed 27 of 35 pass attempts for 377 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions before leaving the game late in the fourth quarter.

    Purdy will undergo an MRI on Tuesday, but the belief is that he's dealing with a nerve issue while initial tests on his surgically-repaired UCL came back OK, per Matt Barrows of The Athletic. The quarterback was injured with just under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, when Lions defensive end Patrick O'Connor's hand and facemask landed on Purdy's elbow while safety Brian Branch brought Purdy to the ground for a sack. Backup Joshua Dobbs then came on to play the 49ers' final snaps of the loss while Purdy was seen getting his right arm checked out by team doctors on the sideline. With little at stake for the 49ers in their season finale Sunday in Arizona, Purdy could be a candidate to sit out, even if his injury isn't viewed as a major concern.

  • Brock Purdy QB | SF

    49ers' Brock Purdy: Leaves late with elbow injury

    Purdy (elbow) completed 27 of 35 pass attempts for 377 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions while rushing three times for 12 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 40-34 loss to Detroit.

    Purdy danced around a pair of interceptions in order to deliver a gaudy fantasy score for fantasy managers Week 17. The 25-year-old left some points on the table when he was forced to exit Monday's contest after absorbing a hard hit from a blind-side sack just inside of the two-minute warning. Backup Joshua Dobbs finished the scoring drive for San Francisco before time expired. After the game, head coach Kyle Shanahan announced that Purdy is dealing with an injury to his right elbow and will undergo further tests Tuesday, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. It is worth noting that the injury sustained was to the same elbow that the signal-caller underwent surgery on to repair a torn UCL after injuring it in the 2022 NFC Championship against the Eagles. Purdy should be deemed questionable for Sunday's season finale against the Cardinals until more information is disclosed by the team.

  • Jared Goff QB | DET

    Lions' Jared Goff: Three TDs in wild win

    Goff completed 26 of 34 passes for 303 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed three times for minus-3 yards in the Lions' 40-34 win over the 49ers on Monday night. He also threw a two-point conversion pass.

    Despite the fact Monday night's outcome wouldn't have changed the fact the Lions and Vikings would be facing off for the NFC North crown and No. 1 seed in Week 18, Detroit played as aggressive as usual on offense, and Goff's numbers reflected as much. The veteran signal-caller played close to a perfect game and connected with Jameson Williams (42 yards), Sam LaPorta (six yards) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (four yards) for his three scoring tosses. Goff also hit Tim Patrick for a two-point conversion pass after the second touchdown, and he'll head into the aforementioned showdown against Minnesota with three straight 300-yard efforts and four consecutive multi-touchdown-pass tallies.

  • Michael Pratt: Returns to practice squad

    Pratt reverted to the Buccaneers' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

    Pratt operated as the team's emergency quarterback in Sunday's 48-14 win over the Panthers, ultimately remaining on the sidelines for the entirety of the contest. The team has used up all three of Pratt's elevations, making it unlikely that he's back with the active roster for the Tampa Bay's regular-season finale in Week 18 versus the Saints.

  • Skylar Thompson: Reverts to practice squad

    Thompson reverted to Miami's practice squad Monday.

    Thompson backed up Tyler Huntley during Sunday's win over the Browns as Tua Tagovailoa (hip) was inactive. However, Thompson didn't see any playing time but could be elevated once again for the team's Week 18 matchup versus the Jets if Tagovailoa is unable to return.

  • Brandon Allen QB | TEN

    49ers' Brandon Allen: Emergency QB for Week 17

    Allen (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday's game against the Lions, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

    Allen will serve as the emergency No. 3 quarterback Monday behind starter Brock Purdy and backup Joshua Dobbs. That means Allen will only be allowed to play if both Purdy and Dobbs were to be taken out of the game due to injury, illness or ejection.

  • Joshua Dobbs QB | NE

    49ers' Joshua Dobbs: Slotted in as No. 2 QB in Week 17

    Dobbs is active and will operate as the 49ers' top backup quarterback in Monday night's matchup with the Lions, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Dobbs will serve as Brock Purdy's backup for the second time this season, also operating as the No. 2 quarterback in Week 13 versus the Bills. Dobbs will take over that role from Brandon Allen (coach's decision), who will be available as an emergency third option in case both Purdy and Dobbs are knocked out of the game in Detroit.

  • Lions' Teddy Bridgewater: Emergency QB for Week 17

    Bridgewater (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday night's game against San Francisco.

    Bridgewater came out of retirement and signed with the Lions' active roster this past Thursday. Hendon Hooker will remain as the backup quarterback to Jared Goff on Monday while Bridgewater serves as the emergency quarterback. That means Bridgewater would only be allowed to see the field if both Goff and Hooker were to be taken out of the game due to injury, illness or ejection.

  • Trey Lance QB | LAC

    Cowboys' Trey Lance: Sees snaps in garbage time

    Lance completed his only pass attempt for one yard and gained one yard on his only carry in Sunday's loss to the Eagles.

    The 24-year-old quarterback took over for Cooper Rush on the Cowboys' final possession in a 41-7 rout, marking Lance's third appearance of the season. Lance has done very little with his opportunities, completing five of seven passes for 22 yards and an interception while adding 15 yards on five carries. With Dallas just playing out the string, Lance could see a bigger workload in Week 18 against the Commanders and potentially even get a start, but the pending free agent seems unlikely to be a part of the Cowboys' 2025 plans.

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