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  • Sam Darnold QB | SEA

    Vikings' Sam Darnold: Ties career high with four TDs

    Darnold completed 17 of 28 passes for 181 yards and four touchdowns in Sunday's 34-7 win over the Texans.

    The 27-year-old quarterback didn't need to air it out too much in the big win, but Darnold was clinical in the red zone, with all four of his TDs coming from inside the 10-yard line. The four touchdowns tied his career high, matching his performance against Washington from Week 11 of the 2019 season when he was still a Jet. Darnold has an 8:2 TD:INT through three games to lead the Vikings to a 3-0 start, giving him plenty of momentum heading into a Week 4 clash with the Packers.

  • Dolphins' Skylar Thompson: Exits with chest injury

    Thompson won't return to Sunday's game in Seattle due to a chest injury, Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports.

    Thompson took hits from Seahawks defenders on back-to-back drives to begin the second half, and the second one left him writhing in pain on the field before he needed assistance to get to the locker room. With Thompson out for the rest of Week 3 and Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) on injured reserve, Tim Boyle took over the Dolphins offense Sunday, and Tyler Huntley (inactive, coach's decision) is on hand as the emergency third quarterback in the event Boyle also suffers an injury.

  • C.J. Stroud QB | HOU

    Texans' C.J. Stroud: Stymied by Vikings

    Stroud completed 20 of 31 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions in Sunday's 34-7 loss to Minnesota. He added 12 rushing yards on three carries.

    With the game out of hand, Stroud gave way to Davis Mills under center for the Texans' final drive of the afternoon. The interceptions were Stroud's first of the season, but he did salvage his day to some extent with an eight-yard TD toss to Cam Akers in the third quarter. Stroud will look to rebound in Week 4 against the Jaguars.

  • Colts' Anthony Richardson: Passing struggles continue in win

    Richardson completed 10 of 20 passes for 167 yards and two interceptions while adding 24 rushing yards on eight carries in Sunday's 21-16 win over the Bears.

    Once again, the second-year quarterback launched some deep balls for big gains -- his longest was a 44-yard completion to Alec Pierce -- but he had trouble completing shorter passes and committed multiple turnovers for the second straight game, including an INT in the second quarter from the Chicago three-yard line. Richardson has also seemingly been reluctant to run when opportunities present themselves, instead keeping his focus downfield on his receivers. Without that rushing floor, his fantasy value has been almost non-existent, and he has a 3:6 TD:INT through three games. Richardson faces a tough matchup in Week 4 against the Steelers.

  • Malik Willis QB | MIA

    Packers' Malik Willis: Beats former team

    Willis completed 13 of his 19 passes for 202 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in Sunday's 30-14 win over the Titans. He added six rushes for 73 yards and an additional touchdown.

    Willis drew his second consecutive start, this one coming against the Titans, who traded him for a seventh-round pick in late August. It wasn't a big surprise to see Willis excel as a rusher, and he played a key role in that regard in each of the Packers' first two possessions by finding the end zone from five yards away and then accounting for 57 yards on the ground on the Green Bay's second drive that resulted in a field goal. What was more unexpected was his ability as a passer, as Willis was able to accurately distribute the ball to skill-position players while recording four completions of at least 30 yards -- highlighted by a 30-yard touchdown toss to Emanuel Wilson midway through the third quarter. Jordan Love (knee) is likely to be back for a Week 4 divisional matchup with Minnesota, but Willis has filled in admirably and gone 2-0 as a starter to this point.

  • Caleb Williams QB | CHI

    Bears' Caleb Williams: Big numbers in Week 3 loss

    Williams completed 33 of 52 passes for 363 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions in Sunday's 21-16 loss to the Colts.

    The rookie quarterback tossed his first two career touchdowns to Rome Odunze and Cole Kmet, with both coming in the fourth quarter as the Bears tried to rally from a 14-3 deficit. Williams' production was very encouraging after he struggled in the first two games of the season, but Chicago's offensive line remains an issue, as he got sacked four times, losing a fumble on one. His interceptions were also very poorly timed, as one came right after an Anthony Richardson pick and the other came on the play immediately after a Bears punt was erased by a Colts penalty. Williams' growing pains will likely continue in Week 4 against the Rams, but the first overall pick in the 2024 Draft is beginning to flash his ceiling as well.

  • Daniel Jones QB | IND

    Giants' Daniel Jones: Connects with Nabers for two TDs

    Jones completed 24 of 34 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns while rushing twice for 20 yards in Sunday's 21-15 win over the Browns.

    Jones settled down after having a first-quarter interception wiped off the board by a roughing the passer penalty, tossing touchdown passes of three and five yards to Malik Nabers in the second quarter en route to 178 first-half passing yards. The Giants relied primarily on their defense and running game after halftime to clinch their first win of the season. Jones has bounced back after struggling in the season opener, leading three touchdown drives in each of the last two games to build some momentum heading into Thursday's home game against the NFC East rival Cowboys, who outscored the Giants, 89-17, across two meetings last season.

  • Deshaun Watson QB | CLE

    Browns' Deshaun Watson: Another sub-200 yard passing game

    Watson 21 of 37 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 21-15 loss to the Giants. He also threw a two-point conversion, rushed four times for 26 yards and fumbled twice, losing both.

    Watson threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper immediately after the Giants fumbled the opening kickoff, but Cleveland's next points didn't come until there was 11:33 left in the fourth quarter, when Watson tossed a six-yard touchdown pass to Cooper and added a two-point conversion to Jerry Jeudy. Watson finished the first half with only 67 passing yards and missed his first six throws after halftime before heating up to get the Browns back into the game, only to cool down again down the stretch as Cleveland's last two drives ended in turnovers on downs without a first down. After being sacked a career-high eight times by the Giants, Watson will hope to get better protection in Week 4 against the Raiders.

  • Derek Carr QB | NO

    Saints' Derek Carr: Has game-ending interception Week 3

    Carr completed 14 of 25 passes for 142 yards, one touchdown and one interception during Sunday's 15-12 loss versus the Eagles.

    The Saints' offense came back down to earth after scoring touchdowns on 11 of their first 21 possessions of the season. This unit was held scoreless until just over two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, when Carr found wideout Chris Olave open in the left corner of the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown. The veteran signal-caller then committed the game-sealing mistake on his team's subsequent offensive series, throwing a deep pass while under pressure that resulted in an interception by Eagles safety Reed Blankenship. Carr looked like a renewed player after tossing five touchdowns over the first two weeks of the season, as he spread the ball around to the Saints' talented group of offensive skill players. However, he only found success while targeting Olave and running back Alvin Kamara in Week 3, as he went 5-for-16 on passes to the rest of the team. Carr also came up empty on all five of his passes to deep-threat Rashid Shaheed, who was a crucial part of New Orleans' offense in the first two games, while Taysom Hill was also sidelined with a bruised lung that he sustained during last week's win against Dallas. Carr and the Saints' offense will look to correct things when they next play Sunday, Sept. 29 versus the division-rival Falcons.

  • Chargers' Taylor Heinicke: Comes in for injured Herbert

    Heinicke completed his only two passes for 24 yards in Sunday's 20-10 loss to the Steelers after entering the game midway through the third quarter in place of the injured Justin Herbert (ankle).

    Though he attempted just two passes over a quarter and a half of action, Heinicke took sacks on three of his other dropbacks. Both of the Chargers' starting tackles, Rashawn Slater (pectoral) and Joe Alt (back), suffered injuries Sunday, which didn't help Heinicke's chances of leading the Chargers to a win, even though Herbert departed with the game tied at 10. Given that Herbert was listed as questionable heading into Sunday before aggravating his right high-ankle sprain, the Chargers may be inclined to take a more cautious approach with their franchise signal-caller heading into the Week 4 matchup with the Chiefs. If that's the case, Heinicke could be the preferred choice to step in as a starter rather than Easton Stick, who struggled during the preseason and ultimately wasn't called upon off the bench to replace Herbert in Sunday's contest, despite being active for the contest.

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