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Jackson completed 15 of 20 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns while rushing six times for 50 yards in Sunday's 34-31 win over the Cowboys.

Jackson threw a four-yard touchdown pass to Chris Moore in the third quarter and a two-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Hibner with 1:30 remaining in the fourth quarter, but his most memorable pass was a 27-yarder to Zay Flowers on the game's penultimate play, which set up Tyler Loop's game-winning 56-yard field goal after the Ravens got the ball with seven seconds left in a tie game. Following Sunday's win over the Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, Jackson and the Ravens will fly home from Brazil to host the 0-3 Titans in Week 4.

Watson completed 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions while rushing 11 times for 45 yards in the Browns' 21-18 win over the Panthers on Sunday. He also threw a two-point conversion pass.

While Watson was anything but efficient through the air for the majority of the afternoon, the veteran signal-caller avoided turnovers and fired a pair of key touchdown passes to Harold Fannin, including a game-winning scoring toss with 1:48 remaining on which Watson scrambled to buy himself time before releasing the ball on the run. Watson's mobility also played a key part throughout earlier portions of the game, as he was second on Cleveland in rushing yards with his highest total since Week 9 of the 2020 season while he was still with the Texans (he'd also rushed for 45 yards in Week 1 of the 2023 season). Watson is still clearly a work in progress in head coach Todd Monken's offense, but he appears to have an increasingly firm hold on the starting job heading into Thursday night's Week 4 divisional home clash against the Steelers.

Young completed 26 of 48 passes for 291 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the Panthers' 21-18 loss to the Browns on Sunday.

Young's passing yardage total was impressive in defeat, especially considering he lost No. 2 receiver Jalen Coker to a quadriceps injury during the contest. However, the fourth-year signal-caller also struggled at times against an aggressive Browns defense that sacked him three times and recorded a game-sealing interception at Cleveland's 46-yard line. After the game, per Joe Person of The Athletic, head coach Dave Canales told reporters that a lower-body injury appeared to impact Young on some throws, which may help explain some of the struggles he endured. Young still has an impressive 7:2 TD:INT and has thrown for 939 yards over his first three games heading into a Week 4 home clash with the Lions next Sunday night.

Mayfield is dealing with a dislocated right thumb and will have an MRI on the injury, head coach Todd Bowles relayed after Sunday's 23-16 loss to the Vikings, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.

Mayfield exited Sunday's loss late in the fourth quarter after sustaining the thumb injury to his throwing hand. Jalon Daniels played Tampa Bay's final possession after Mayfield got hurt. The undrafted rookie backup failed to complete a pass and threw an interception on the game's final play. A recovery timeline for Mayfield will likely be established based on the results of his upcoming MRI, but Daniels will likely get a chance to make his first NFL start when the 0-3 Buccaneers host the 1-2 Packers in Week 4.

Mariota completed 19 of 31 passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 33-31 win over the Seahawks. He added 11 rushing yards on five carries.

The veteran quarterback got his first start in place of Jayden Daniels (elbow) and while Mariota didn't produce a lot of yardage against one of the top defenses in the league, he came up big when it counted, Mariota found Rachaad White for a six-yard score and Treylon Burks for an 11-yard TD in the first quarter, before connecting with Terry McLaurin for a 30-yard touchdown in the third. Daniels could be back as soon as Week 5 but Mariota will get at least one more start, at home in Week 4 against the Colts.

Mayfield left the field accompanied by training staff in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Vikings after sustaining an apparent hand injury, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

To add insult to injury, Mayfield was intercepted on a fourth-down pass in a one-possession game in the fourth quarter on the play during which he sustained the injury. He stayed down after the play and eventually got up holding his right thumb. Rookie backup Jalon Daniels replaced Mayfield on the following drive, per Greg Auman of Fox Sports. Mayfield threw for 217 yards, one touchdown and one interception while adding six rushing yards prior to the injury.

Darnold completed 31 of 45 passes for 379 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions in Sunday's 33-31 loss to the Commanders. He added five yards on his only carry.

Making his return from a Week 1 soft-tissue injury, Darnold put up big numbers against a shaky Washington defense as he connected for two scores with Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and one each to Cooper Kupp and Eric Saubert. However, Darnold's two INTs both came in the second half and led directly to 14 points for the Commanders, including a 50-yard pick-six by third-string linebacker Kain Medrano that proved to be the game-winning score. Darnold will look to clean things up in a Week 4 home tilt against the Chargers.

Simpson (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Rams' emergency third quarterback for Sunday night's contest against the Broncos, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Simpson will operate as the No. 3 QB for the third straight week to open the 2026 campaign. He will only be able to enter the game if both starter Matthew Stafford and top backup Stetson Bennett suffer injuries.

Herbert completed 20 of 34 passes for 226 yards with one touchdown and one interception and rushed four times for 17 yards in the Chargers' 24-16 loss to the Bills on Sunday.

Herbert finished with some serviceable numbers, but his play-to-play consistency lacked at times in a tough road environment. The 2020 first-round pick connected with a relatively narrow pool of six targets, and his one touchdown throw came via a shovel pass to Keaton Mitchell to cap off the opening drive of the game. Herbert also saw what was originally ruled a lost fumble returned for a touchdown reversed just before the two-minute warning, and through three games, he's completed only 59.1 percent of his passes while mustering a 3:4 TD:INT during an alarmingly winless start to the season for the Chargers. Herbert and his teammates draw a second straight unenviable assignment in Week 4, as they travel to face the defending champion Seahawks next Sunday afternoon.

Goff completed 25 of 32 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 31-24 win over the Jets. He added six rushing yards on four carries.

The veteran QB found Amon-Ra St. Brown for a four-yard score in the second quarter and Jahmyr Gibbs for an 11-yard TD inside the final two minutes of the fourth for the game-winning points. Goff has tossed multiple touchdowns in three straight games to begin the year, completing 70.6 percent of his passes (77-for-109) for 802 yards and a stellar 8:0 TD:INT. He'll look to keep rolling in a Week 4 road clash against the Panthers.