NFL Player News
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Jordan Love QB | GB
Packers' Jordan Love: Tosses four TDs in Week 6 win
Love completed 22 of 32 passes for 258 yards, four touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 34-13 win over the Cardinals. He added five rushing attempts for 13 yards.
Love threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed in the first quarter before adding touchdown passes of 10 yards to Romeo Doubs and 44 yards to Christian Watson in the second quarter. His hot start got the Packers a 24-0 lead, but the Cardinals responded with 13 consecutive points, aided by a Love interception. He halted Arizona's comeback bid with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Doubs, and three fumble recoveries by the Packers defense helped Green Bay hold on for the easy win. Love will look to extend his streak of eight consecutive regular-season starts with multiple touchdown passes when the Packers host the Texans at Lambeau Field in Week 7.
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Trey Lance QB | LAC
Cowboys' Trey Lance: Emergency QB for Week 6
Lance (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Lions but will be available as the emergency third quarterback.
Lance is technically inactive and won't count against the 53-man roster limit. However, he'll be eligible to enter the game if Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush are both injured during Sunday's game.
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Justin Fields QB | KC
Steelers' Justin Fields: Backed up by Wilson
Fields is slated to be backed up by Russell Wilson on Sunday against the Raiders, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
With Wilson active for the first time this season, in this case as the team's No. 2 signal-caller, Kyle Allen will serve as Pittsburgh's emergency quarterback Sunday. Thus far this season, Fields has led the team to a 3-2 record, but it remains to be seen how strong his grip on the starting job is now that Wilson has moved past his calf injury.
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Russell Wilson QB | NYG
Steelers' Russell Wilson: Active as backup Sunday
Wilson (calf) is active for Sunday's game against the Raiders, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
After five straight weeks serving as the Steelers' emergency No. 3 quarterback, Wilson -- who practiced fully this past week -- has been deemed active Sunday, which sets the stage for him to work as the team's No. 2 signal caller behind Justin Fields, who has led the team to a 3-2 record to date. With Wilson not among the team's inactives versus Las Vegas, Kyle Allen is this week's inactive emergency No. 3 QB for Pittsburgh.
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Zach Wilson QB | NO
Broncos' Zach Wilson: Remaining emergency option
Wilson (coach's decision) is inactive Sunday against the Chargers.
Wilson remains the team's No. 3 option at quarterback behind starter Bo Nix and backup Jarrett Stidham. Although, as he has been doing this season, the BYU product will suit up and operate as the team's emergency quarterback, which will allow him to enter the game if Nix and Stidham were to get injured.
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Trevor Lawrence QB | JAC
Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Pair of TDs in London loss
Lawrence completed 23 of 35 passes for 234 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in the Jaguars' 35-16 loss to the Bears on Sunday in London. He also rushed four times for 17 yards.
Lawrence's final line was serviceable from a fantasy perspective as he generated his third straight two-touchdown-pass tally by connecting with Gabe Davis for scoring tosses of 21 and five yards. However, there were still too many stalled drives for the Jaguars, who punted on three consecutive first-half possessions following an opening-drive field goal. Lawrence did lead two long second-half marches that culminated in his touchdown strikes to Davis, but both came with Jacksonville facing a double-digit deficit. Lawrence's interception came in Jaguars territory as well and led to a Chicago touchdown, making it a lackluster real-world performance for the inconsistent 2021 first overall pick. He and the Jaguars will remain overseas for a Week 7 matchup against the Patriots at Wembley Stadium.
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Caleb Williams QB | CHI
Bears' Caleb Williams: Four scoring tosses in win
Williams completed 23 of 29 passes for 226 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in the Bears' 35-16 win over the Jaguars on Sunday in London. He also rushed four times for 56 yards.
Williams turned in his most efficient showing as a pro yet across the pond, completing a career-high 79.3 percent of his passes while connecting with seven targets. He struck early and often, hitting Cole Kmet from 31 and two yards out in the second quarter for his first pair of scoring tosses before doing the same with Keenan Allen in the second half on passes of nine and three yards. After a lackluster start to his highly anticipated NFL career, Williams has now posted a 9:2 TD:INT over his last four games while clearing 300 yards in a pair of those contests. The rookie first overall pick and his teammates will next face the Commanders on the road in a Week 8 road matchup following a Week 7 bye.
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Anthony Richardson QB | IND
Colts' Anthony Richardson: Inactive as No. 3 quarterback
Richardson (oblique) is inactive as the Colts' emergency third quarterback for Sunday's game at Tennessee.
Richardson will miss a second straight game due to the oblique injury, but the Colts seem to be holding him out due to an abundance of caution. Per Aditi Kinkhabwala of CBS Sports, head coach Shane Steichen said Richardson was "very close" to playing, but the Colts want the young signal-caller to get in some more practice reps before clearing him to play. Richardson should have a good chance at starting in next Sunday's game against the Dolphins if he can steer clear of any setbacks during the upcoming week of practice, but veteran Joe Flacco will receive a second straight start this weekend.
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Anthony Richardson QB | IND
Colts' Anthony Richardson: Inactive, won't start Week 6
Richardson (oblique) will be inactive for Sunday's game against the Titans as the emergency No. 3 quarterback while Joe Flacco receives a second straight start, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Richardson sat out the Colts' Week 5 loss to the Jaguars with the oblique injury, but reports leading up to Sunday's contest suggested that the second-year quarterback -- who had been listed as questionable -- was on track to start Week 6 after turning in a pair of limited practices as well as a full session this week. However, with Richardson not yet 100 percent healthy, the Colts will err on the side of caution and hold him out for a second straight week while Flacco starts and Sam Ehlinger serves as his top backup. A source told Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports that Richardson would be available to play if the Colts were playing a playoff game, a sign that the 22-year-old will likely be back in the lineup next Sunday against the Dolphins if he avoids any setbacks during the upcoming week.