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  • Joe Burrow QB | CIN

    Bengals' Joe Burrow: Quiet showing in Week 1 loss

    Burrow completed 21 of 29 passes for 164 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions and rushed four times for 15 yards in the Bengals' 16-10 loss to the Patriots on Sunday.

    Burrow's outlook coming into the afternoon had some uncertainty attached, considering the absence of Tee Higgins (hamstring) and Ja'Marr Chase's ability to play a full complement of snaps due to an illness and his very sparse practice time over the last month-plus. The connection between the quarterback and his top target proved to be in solid shape -- Chase was on the receiving end of six of Burrow's completions and 62 of his yards -- but the talented signal-caller clearly missed the speed and downfield threat typically offered by Higgins. Burrow took three sacks and averaged just 5.7 yards per attempt, a testament to a Patriots defense that clearly didn't seemed bothered by the team's underdog status. He'll hope to have Higgins back and will need to take his game up several notches Week 2, as Cincinnati heads into Kansas City to take on the defending champion Chiefs next Sunday.

  • Tua Tagovailoa QB | ATL

    Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa: Leads Miami to comeback win

    Tagovailoa completed 23 of 37 passes for 338 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions and added an 11-yard rush in the Dolphins' 20-17 win over the Jaguars on Sunday.

    Tagovailoa overcame a lackluster first half where the Jaguars seemed to be continually one step ahead, leveraging a strong second-half performance from his own team's defensive unit and hitting on some key passes over the final two quarters. None was bigger than his 80-yard touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill late in the third quarter, which brought Miami to within four points. Tagovailoa also subsequently led a pair of field-goal drives that totaled 20 combined plays, with the latter march culminating in a game-winning, 52-yard field goal by Jason Sanders. Tagovailoa and his explosive skill-position weapons may not be able to get away with another slow start Week 2, however, as Josh Allen and the Bills come calling in a Thursday night matchup.

  • Josh Allen QB | BUF

    Bills' Josh Allen: Two rushing TDs, two passing TDs

    Allen completed 18 of 23 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns while rushing nine times for 39 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 34-28 win over the Cardinals. He also lost a fumble.

    After losing a fumble on Buffalo's first drive, Allen had a would-be four-yard rushing touchdown erased by an offensive facemask penalty in the second quarter but scored one that counted from seven yards out in the final minute of the first half. He then threw 11-yard touchdown passes to Mack Hollins and Khalil Shakir in the third quarter to give the Bills their first lead of the season before extending the advantage with a six-yard rushing score in the fourth. Allen had his left hand/wrist looked at in the fourth quarter, per Ryan O'Halloran of The Buffalo News, but he stayed in the game and looked no worse for wear. One day after the daughter of the Bills team owners, Jessica Pegula, lost in the U.S. Open final, Allen gave the family something to celebrate, leading the Bills to a 1-0 record heading into Thursday's game in Miami.

  • Sam Hartman QB | WAS

    Commanders' Sam Hartman: Serving as emergency quarterback

    Hartman (coach's decision) is designated as Washington's emergency third quarterback for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay.

    Though he's technically inactive, Hartman will be available to step in under center in the event that both Jayden Daniels and Jeff Driskel go down due to injury. Hartman figures to serve in that same role at least until Marcus Mariota (chest) is healthy again.

  • Trey Lance QB | LAC

    Cowboys' Trey Lance: Emergency quarterback for Week 1

    Lance (coach's decision) is inactive Sunday against the Browns, but he will suit up as the team's emergency quarterback.

    Cooper Rush will be the Cowboys' backup quarterback behind Dak Prescott. Lance will only be able to enter the game if both Prescott and Rush were to sustain injuries.

  • Zach Wilson QB | NO

    Broncos' Zach Wilson: Emergency QB in Week 1

    Wilson (coach's decision) is inactive but serving as the emergency third quarterback in Sunday's Week 1 matchup against the Seahawks.

    As expected, Jarrett Stidham is serving as the No. 2 quarterback behind rookie 12th overall pick Bo Nix, who'll make his NFL debut as a starter Sunday. Wilson arrived in Denver this offseason in need of a career reset after a difficult first three years with the Jets, but he'll only enter Sunday's game if both Nix and Stidham are forced from the contest due to injury.

  • Malik Willis QB | MIA

    Packers' Malik Willis: Looks headed for Week 2 start

    Willis is expected to start at quarterback in the Packers' Week 2 home game against the Colts on Sept. 15, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports.

    Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has yet to comment on the team's plans at quarterback for Week 2 and likely won't until the team resumes practicing during the upcoming week, but Willis appears poised to take over for Jordan Love (knee), who suffered an MCL sprain in Friday's 34-29 loss to the Eagles in Brazil. As Glazer notes, the Packers received better news than anticipated regarding Love, who suffered a "Grade 1 or 2" sprain, which is considered a "2-to-4-week injury." With that in mind, Willis doesn't look as though he'll be in store for a long-term stint atop the depth chart if he does in fact take over as the team's new starter. The Packers acquired Willis from the Titans in the final week of August, so he didn't have a chance to play in any of Green Bay's preseason contests before he came on to replace Love for the final six seconds of Friday's loss. Willis has appeared in parts of 12 games (three starts) over his three-year NFL career, completing 35 of 67 pass attempts (52.2 percent) for 350 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions while taking 15 sacks and carrying 32 times for 144 yards and another score. The Packers would presumably lean on a run-heavy game plan while Willis fills in for Love.

  • Saints' Spencer Rattler: Available in emergency

    Rattler (coach's decision) is inactive Sunday against the Panthers, but he'll still suit up as the team's emergency third quarterback.

    Rattler was considered a co-backup with Jake Haener to Derek Carr, but it will be Haener officially handling the backup role in Week 1.

  • Joe Milton III QB | DAL

    Patriots' Joe Milton: Inactive for Week 1

    Milton is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

    Though Milton made the Patriots' 53-man roster, he remains the team's clear-cut No. 3 option at QB. He thus figures to be a regular scratch as long as both Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye are healthy.

  • Tommy DeVito QB | NE

    Giants' Tommy DeVito: Tabbed as emergency QB

    DeVito (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Vikings but is designated as the emergency third quarterback, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

    DeVito was on the roster bubble after the team signed Drew Lock this offseason, who will serve as backup to Daniel Jones in Week 1. DeVito will serve as insurance in case of injury to either Jones or Lock.

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