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Murray completed 21 of 34 passes for 207 yards with a touchdown and an interception and added five rushes for 45 yards in the Cardinals' 20-13 loss to the Lions on Sunday.

Murray was unable to keep up with Jared Goff and his prolific ground attack that far outpaced a Cardinals rushing game that saw the mobile signal-caller lead with 45 yards. Murray took only one sack but averaged a relatively modest 6.1 yards per attempt. After an early 10-yard touchdown toss to Marvin Harrison to knot the score at 7-7 with just over five minutes left in the first quarter, Murray frequently struggled to find a rhythm, as he was able to lead only two other scoring drives that ended in Matt Prater field goals. Despite the disappointing home loss, Murray and his skill-position assets should have a good chance to bounce back in a Week 4 home matchup against the suspect Commanders defense.

Goff completed 18 of 23 passes for 198 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 20-13 win over the Cardinals.

Goff threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown in the second quarter and caught a break later in the first half, as a pick-six was wiped off the board when officials ruled that the play shouldn't count because the ball wasn't snapped prior to the two-minute warning. Instead of a Cardinals touchdown, that drive eventually ended in a one-yard Goff pass to St. Brown, who latereled to Jahmyr Gibbs, who proceeded to run 20 yards into the end zone on a play that was credited as Goff's second passing touchdown of the game. Goff completed just four of his last nine passes with an interception after hitting his first 14 throws that counted, but Detroit managed to hang on for the win despite Goff's poor second half. He'll bring an underwhelming 3:4 TD:INT into a Week 4 home game against the Seahawks on MNF.

Stafford completed 16 of 25 pass attempts for 221 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 27-24 win over the Rams.

Stafford struggled at times against the 49ers' loaded defense, but the veteran persevered to lead his offense into field-goal range in the closing moments of Sunday's victory. The 36-year-old has provided mixed results from the pocket after losing his top two receiving options in consecutive weeks to begin the season. Stafford's lack of production as a rusher (zero attempts through three weeks) makes him a middling fantasy option heading into a matchup against Chicago on Sunday.

Thompson suffered a rib injury in Sunday's 24-3 loss to the Seahawks, per coach Mike McDaniel, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Thompson was originally ruled out of the game with what was termed a chest injury, but the injury was actually to his ribs. McDaniel added that Thompson was trying not to come out of the game but was dealing with significant pain. If Thompson isn't ready to return against the Titans in Week 4, Tim Boyle or Tyler Huntley would get the start under center. Boyle had 79 passing yards against Seattle after Thompson exited early in the second half.

Purdy completed 22 of 30 pass attempts for 292 yards and three touchdowns while rushing 10 times for 41 yards in Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Rams.

Purdy lost a fumble late in the contest after being hit by a blind-side rush from Rams linebacker Byron Young in the fourth quarter of Sunday's narrow loss. The star quarterback played well despite the late turnover, providing fantasy managers with his best output through three weeks. Purdy and the 49ers will return home to Santa Clara to take on another 1-2 team, the New England Patriots, next Sunday at 4:05 pm PST.

Smith completed 26 of 34 pass attempts for 289 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in Sunday's 24-3 win over the Dolphins.

Smith threw a pair of interceptions and nearly had a third turnover had he not recovered his own fumble in Sunday's lopsided win. In better news for his fantasy managers, the veteran signal-caller still provided 289 passing yards and a touchdown to help offset his gaffes. Smith has averaged over 300 passing yards over his last two contests heading into a Week 4 matchup against the Lions on Monday Night Football.

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.

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.

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.

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.