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Thompson-Robinson completed 20 of 34 passes for 157 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions while adding nine carries for 49 yards in the Browns' 24-6 loss to the Bengals on Sunday. He also fumbled once but recovered.

Thompson-Robinson and the Browns' offense as a whole got a big boost on the first play from scrimmage when Jerome Ford ripped off a 66-yard run up the gut of the Bengals' defense. However, in a sign of what type of day it would be for Cleveland, D'Onta Foreman subsequently fumbled at the goal line on that possession and Thompson-Robinson could only help his team to 10 net offensive yards the rest of the first half. The second-year signal-caller then short-circuited consecutive third-quarter drives with interceptions, the first of which came in the end zone. Thompson-Robinson did make plenty of positive plays with his legs and displayed decent command of the offense by connecting with six different targets, but he'll need to eliminate the mistakes to give his team a better chance in a Week 17 home matchup against the Dolphins, a game that head coach Kevin Stefanski committed to having Thompson-Robinson start, per Zac Jackson of The Athletic, provided the minor calf issue the young quarterback suffered on the game's opening drive doesn't prevent him from doing so.

Bradley (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday afternoon's game versus Jacksonville but is available as the Raiders' emergency third quarterback.

Bradley will only be eligible to see the field should something happen to quarterbacks Aidan O'Connell and Desmond Ridder. He has not yet logged a stat in his NFL career.

Rypien (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game versus Seattle but is available as the emergency quarterback.

Rypien will be inactive yet again for the Vikings, but he would be eligible should something happen to both Sam Darnold and Nick Mullens. The veteran quarterback has yet to see the field this year.

Hall (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Vikings, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports.

With Geno Smith dealing with a knee injury, Seattle signed Hall off the practice squad to the active roster to provide insurance at quarterback. Smith has been cleared to play Sunday, and with Sam Howell serving as the backup quarterback, Hall will be the emergency third-string QB. Hall will only see the field if both Smith and Howell are removed from the game due to injury, illness or ejection.

Hurts (concussion) won't return to Sunday's game against the Commanders.

Prior to being forced out of the contest, Hurts completed one of four pass attempts for 11 yards and ran three times for 41 yards. In his absence, Kenny Pickett has taken over at quarterback for the Eagles.

Hurts is being evaluated for a concussion during Sunday's game at Washington.

At the end of a 13-yard run in the first quarter, Hurts was sandwiched by a pair of Commanders defenders and seemed to be a bit dazed when he got to his feet. He was removed from the game, visited the sideline tent and appeared poised to return to the field before going to the locker room. If Hurts is diagnosed with a concussion, he'll yield QB duties to Kenny Pickett for the rest of Week 16.

Boyle (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's matchup against the Falcons and will serve as New York's emergency third quarterback, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Boyle was active for last Sunday's loss to Baltimore and played all of the second half due to Tommy DeVito exiting with a concussion. However, Boyle has since cleared the NFL's five-step protocol, and Drew Lock is returning to start after missing last Sunday due to injury, so Boyle will be pushed back to the emergency QB role. He'll be able to enter Sunday's game only if both Lock and DeVito are unable to play due to injury, illness or ejection.

Zappe will serve as the Browns' backup quarterback against the Bengals on Sunday.

Jameis Winston is serving as the Browns' emergency third-string quarterback Sunday due to a right shoulder injury, which leaves Zappe as Cleveland's QB2 behind Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Zappe appeared in 10 regular-season games for the Patriots in 2023, completing 59.9 percent of his passes for 1,272 yards, six touchdowns and nine interceptions while adding 17 carries for 83 yards and one touchdown. Zappe could revert to the emergency quarterback for Week 17 against the Dolphins on Sunday, Dec. 29 if Winston is healthy.

McKee (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Commanders.

McKee will be the Eagles' third-string emergency quarterback for Sunday's NFC East clash. McKee will only see the field if starter Jalen Hurts and backup Kenny Pickett are both taken out of the game due to injury, illness or ejection.

Levis (shoulder) is active for Sunday's game against the Colts.

Despite losing his starting job, Levis is active for Sunday's game after logging a limited practice session Friday. He'll be set to serve as the backup to Mason Rudolph.