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Ridder completed seven of nine passes for 80 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in Friday's 13-13 tie against the Bengals in preseason action. He also rushed the ball once for seven yards.

Ridder saw his first preseason action of the 2023 season and played one drive. He had some strong moments, highlighted by a 21-yard completion to Drake London down the left sideline, and he also showed accuracy in the short to middle areas of the field. On the other hand, the drive concluded in shaky fashion, as Ridder appeared to mistime a throw to Scotty Miller near the goal line -- resulting in a tipped pass and interception. Ridder will be under center for Atlanta's Week 1 matchup against Carolina, and it's possible he won't take the field again until the regular season kicks off.

Young completed three of six passes for 35 yards in Friday's preseason loss to the Giants. He added one rushing yard on one carry.

The rookie led the Panthers to one field goal on his two drives before checking out of the game. Young hasn't posted big numbers in his first two exhibition appearances, but the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft remains on track to open the regular season as Carolina's starting QB. If there's a positive takeaway from Friday's effort, it's that Young completed passes to each of his top three wideouts -- DJ Chark, Adam Thielen and Jonathan Mingo -- on his one scoring drive as he works to build chemistry with the trio.

Young is expected to start and play about three possessions during Friday's preseason game at the Giants, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.

Young logged 11 snaps on three drives in the Panthers' exhibition opener last Saturday against the Jets en route to 21 yards on 4-for-6 passing. Carolina didn't put up any points during his time on the field, so the coaching staff likely will be looking to make progress on that front. Once Young hits the sidelines for good Friday, he'll be handing off the offense to second-year pro Matt Corral due to backup Andy Dalton sitting out with a tight back.

Siemian is slated to start Friday's preseason game against the Falcons, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site reports.

The report notes that after Siemian gets first-half work in on Friday, Jake Browning is in line to play the second half of the contest. Meanwhile, starter Joe Burrow didn't make the trip with the team to Atlanta as he continues to rehab his strained calf.

Jones is in line to start Friday's preseason game against the Panthers, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

After sitting out the Giants' exhibition opener, Jones and most of the team's starters will be out there Friday. It's unclear how much run Jones can expect, but he may be afforded at least a few possessions with running back Saquon Barkley, tight end Darren Waller and company.

Burrow (calf) didn't travel with the Bengals for the team's preseason game against the Falcons on Friday night, Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

A non-contact calf injury that he sustained on the second day of training camp has sidelined the QB since then, but prior to last Friday's preseason opener against the Packers, Burrow was encouragingly spotted on the field doing some running and throwing. Conway notes that coach Zac Taylor has kept details of Burrow's timeline for a return to practice to a minimum, but it seems pretty safe to assume that the Bengals' franchise signal-caller won't see exhibition action ahead of Week 1.

Stick is slated to start Sunday's preseason game against the Saints, Bridget Condon of NFL Network reports.

Stick also started this past Saturday's preseason opener against the Rams before giving way to Max Duggan. A similar pattern figures to transpire again this weekend, as the two compete for backup slotting behind top QB Justin Herbert.

Young and Carolina's starters are on track see some action in Friday's preseason game against the Giants, Schuyler Callihan of SI.com reports.

As for how much work Young might see Friday, coach Frank Reich noted "probably similar to last game as far as play time. You know, plus or minus." In this past Saturday's 27-0 preseason loss to the Jets, Young started and logged 11 snaps, en route to completing four of six passes for 21 yards, before giving way to Matt Corral.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan announced that Sam Darnold, and not Lance, would be getting the first-half snaps in Saturday's exhibition against Denver, Josh Dubow of the Associated Press reports.

Lance started the 49ers' first preseason contest over Sam Darnold with starter Brock Purdy (elbow) not playing, so the backups will flip roles as they continue to vie for No. 2 on the depth chart. The 2021 third-overall pick completed 66 percent of his passes for 112 yards and a touchdown in the exhibition start, but he benefited from a couple of lucky bounces which masked two would-be interceptions. Shanahan wouldn't demote Lance based on one preseason performance, so this swap was likely planned and not an indication of which quarterbacks San Francisco will keep when roster cuts roll around. The team may wind up keeping all three signal-callers after running out of healthy arms and falling one game short of the Super Bowl last season.

Brissett is slated to open the coming season as Washington's No. 2 QB, with coach Ron Rivera having named Sam Howell as the team's starter Friday, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.

Though Howell had been in a competition with Brissett since the start of OTAs, the report notes that the 2022 fifth-rounder had been taking almost all of the team's starting reps in practice, so the decision is not a surprising one. For his part, Brissett, who has 48 career NFL starts under his belt, provides the Commanders with a reliable insurance policy in the event that Howell suffers any injuries or struggles at all during the 2023 campaign.