NFL Player News
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Trey Lance QB | LAC
Cowboys' Trey Lance: Emergency QB against Philadelphia
Lance (coach's decision) is inactive Sunday against the Eagles but will serve as the emergency quarterback.
Lance will once again be the QB3 for Week 14, as he has done all season. He will be eligible to enter the game should both Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush sustain in-game injuries.
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Tanner McKee QB | PHI
Eagles' Tanner McKee: Emergency QB for Week 14
McKee (coach's decision) is inactive Sunday night against the Cowboys but is dressing as the emergency quarterback.
Just like he has for most of the season, McKee will be the QB3 and will only be eligible to enter Sunday's game if both Jalen Hurts and Marcus Mariota suffer in-game injuries.
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Lamar Jackson QB | BAL
Ravens' Lamar Jackson: Rips through Rams
Jackson completed 24 of 43 passes for 316 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 37-31 win over the Rams. He added 11 rushes for 70 yards.
Jackson erupted in the win, topping 300 passing yards for the second time this season while also topping 40 passes for the first time on the campaign. He spread targets around evenly, finding each of Odell Beckham, Isaiah Likely and Zay Flowers for gains of at least 20 yards as well as touchdowns. Jackson was also active as a rusher, and he managed his highest yardage total on the ground since Week 3. Altogether, it was an excellent performance from Jackson, though it was only his second multi-touchdown performance in his last six games.
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Justin Herbert QB | LAC
Chargers' Justin Herbert: Ruled out of Sunday's game
Herbert won't return to Sunday's game against the Broncos due to a right finger injury.
Herbert previously dealt with a fractured middle finger on his non-throwing hand this season, but his new concern impacts his throwing hand. Considering he's been ruled out this time around, his status now will need to be monitored to get a sense of his availability for Thursday's game at Las Vegas and beyond. For the time being, Herbert will yield quarterback duties for the Chargers to Easton Stick.
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Trevor Lawrence QB | JAC
Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Three picks in loss
Lawrence (ankle) completed 28 of his 50 pass attempts for 257 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions in Sunday's 31-27 loss to the Browns. He added three rushes for 11 yards.
Lawrence suffered a high-ankle sprain in Monday's loss to the Bengals, yet he still managed to take the field six days later. Unsurprisingly, he didn't look to be playing at 100 percent, as he threw multiple interceptions in a game for only the second time this season and was also sacked four times. It wasn't all bad, however, as Lawrence also found the end zone three times, connecting twice with Evan Engram and once with Parker Washington. While he'll likely be under center once again in Week 15, the matchup won't get any easier, as the Jaguars are set to face the Ravens.
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Gardner Minshew QB | ARI
Colts' Gardner Minshew: Solid numbers in Week 14 loss
Minshew completed 26 of 39 passes for 240 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the Colts' 34-14 loss to the Bengals on Sunday. He also rushed twice for five yards and threw a two-point conversion pass.
Minshew put together his usual reasonably solid numbers, finishing with his third straight productive effort through the air. Minshew connected with Mo Alie-Cox for his only touchdown pass, a two-yard toss late in the first half. The veteran signal-caller completed passes with eight different targets overall, and he'll aim to continue his current stretch of strong play against the Steelers in a Week 15 home matchup on Saturday afternoon.
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Derek Carr QB | NO
Saints' Derek Carr: Tosses two touchdowns in Week 14
Carr (rib/shoulder) completed 18 of 26 passes for 119 yards, two touchdowns and one interception during Sunday's 28-6 win against the Panthers.
Not only did Carr suit up one week removed from suffering a concussion and rib and right shoulder injuries, he was playing without wide receiver Rashid Shaheed (thigh), gadget player Taysom Hill (foot/hand) and rookie running back Kendre Miller (ankle). While he failed to reach 200 passing yards for the fifth time in 13 games this season, Carr tossed multiple touchdowns for the fourth occasion, connecting with Chris Olave and Jimmy Graham for short scores (seven and four yards, respectively) in the fourth quarter. Afterward, Carr told Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com that he's "up to three rib fractures" through Week 14, so there's a decent chance he operates with practice restrictions as the Saints prepare for next Sunday's matchup with the Giants.
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Joe Flacco QB | CIN
Browns' Joe Flacco: Named starter after victory
Flacco completed 26 of 45 passes for 311 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 31-27 win over the Jaguars.
The Browns relied heavily on Flacco and the passing attack for the second consecutive week, though this time he delivered a victory on the strength of three passing touchdowns. He found David Njoku on 34- and 30-yard passes, respectively, to open the scoring, and he closed his performance with a 41-yard toss to David Bell. That was enough to convince coach Kevin Stefanski that Flacco should lead the team moving forward, as the veteran signal-caller was named the starter for the rest of the season following the win, per Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. For that to happen, Flacco must be signed to the active roster, as he was elevated from the practice squad for the last two games.
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Bryce Young QB | CAR
Panthers' Bryce Young: Struggles continue in Week 14 loss
Young completed 13 of 36 passes for 137 yards and rushed three times for 40 yards in Sunday's 28-6 loss to the Saints. He also lost a fumble.
Young had a putrid first half, even by the modest standards he has established in an underwhelming rookie season. Carolina took a 14-3 deficit into the locker room, as Young completed just three of 15 passes for 29 yards, in addition to losing a fumble. He was only marginally better in the second half, as the Panthers failed to score a touchdown and dropped to 1-12. A small silver lining for Young is that he finished just one rushing yard shy of his career high, but the disappointment in the 2023 first overall pick continues to grow heading into a Week 15 home game against the Falcons.