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Burrow completed 34 of 42 passes for 481 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in Sunday's 35-17 win over the Falcons. He added three rushes for 20 yards and an additional score.

Burrow topped 37 passes for the first time since Week 1 and was incredibly efficient with his opportunity. He torched the Falcons' defense for nine completions of at least 20 yards, highlighted by touchdowns of 60, 41 and 32 yards. His effort through the air will rightfully get the majority of the attention, but Burrow also tallied a rushing score for the third consecutive game. After a relatively sluggish start to the campaign, Burrow has tallied at least 300 passing yards and three touchdowns in each of his last two games.

Tannehill, who suffered a right ankle injury during Sunday's 19-10 win over the Colts, hopes to be able to play next weekend against the Texans, Mike Organ of the Nashville Tennessean reports. "It doesn't feel great, but that kind of comes with the territory," Tannehill said after Sunday's contest. "I'm going to do everything I can this week to get back out there."

Tannehill, who was sporting a walking boot on his ankle when he met with the media, left Sunday's game for one play during the fourth quarter, with Malik Willis briefly stepping in. The veteran QB ended up completing 13 of 20 pass attempts for 132 yards and logged four carries for six yards in a Tennessee win that included four Randy Bullock field goals and an Andrew Adams interception that resulted in a 76-yard TD. If Tannehill is forced to miss any practice time this coming week, look for Willis to handle first-team signal-caller reps.

Rodgers completed 23 of 35 passes for 194 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Packers' 23-21 loss to the Commanders on Sunday. He also committed a fumble that was recovered by Green Bay.

Rodgers' pedestrian stat line, which included a figure of 5.5 yards per attempt, underscores the difficulty he once again encountered in achieving any type of offensive cohesion. The future Hall of Famer was without trusted target Randall Cobb (IR-ankle), although he did get Sammy Watkins (hamstring) back into the fold. Rodgers was nearly able to pull off a comeback, hitting Aaron Jones down the left sideline on a beautifully thrown ball with 3:26 remaining after also having connected with his running back in the first quarter from four yards out. However, Rodgers didn't get the ball back until Green Bay had exhausted its timeouts and only 23 seconds remained, yet the Packers nearly made a wild multi-lateral play work with no time left. With his team now 3-4, Rodgers will undoubtedly feel plenty of pressure to lift them out of their malaise in what seems like a near-insurmountable challenge in the form of a Week 8 Sunday night road matchup against a Bills team coming off its bye week.

Prescott completed 19 of 25 passes for 207 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions in the Cowboys' 24-6 win over the Lions on Sunday. He also netted no gain on three carries.

Prescott's highly anticipated return from his thumb fracture didn't feature many fireworks, but the star signal-caller played a clean, efficient game and relied on both his running game and defense with success. Prescott relied the most on CeeDee Lamb, Noah Brown and Dalton Schultz, sending a combined 18 targets that trio's way. Just as importantly, Prescott emerged from the game injury-free, and he should get more comfortable moving forward. His next opportunity to knock off any rust comes in a Week 8 home matchup versus the Bears.

Jackson completed nine of 16 passes for 120 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in the Ravens' 23-20 win over the Browns on Sunday. He also rushed 10 times for 59 yards.

Jackson was able to sit back and lean on the returning Gus Edwards (knee), who handled 16 carries and scored two touchdowns in his first game action since 2020. Baltimore's defense also pitched in five sacks, allowing Jackson to attempt his fewest passes of the season. It was the star quarterback's third sub-200-yard tally through the air in the last four games, but the victory was naturally of overriding importance to a struggling Ravens team that had blown several games in the second half already this season. Jackson now will take aim at the reeling Buccaneers defense in a Week 8 Thursday night road showdown.

Jones (ankle) remains listed as questionable but is expected to start Monday's game against the Bears, barring a setback while warming up, Jeff Howe of The Athletic reports.

Jones has missed the Patriots' last three games due to a high-ankle sprain, but he looks like he's on track to put an end to the streak of absences. Official confirmation on his status won't arrive until the Patriots' inactive list is posted 90 minutes prior to Monday's 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff. Ideally, those considering Jones in Week 7 fantasy lineups would have Bailey Zappe or Chicago's Justin Fields available as potential replacements.

Mayfield (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

As expected, Mayfield will miss a second straight contest due to a high left-ankle sprain. While PJ Walker will serve as Carolina's starting quarterback with Jacob Eason handling backup duties, Mayfield will turn his focus to a potential return to action next Sunday in Atlanta.

Both Mike Reiss of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network indicate that the signs point toward Jones (ankle/questionable) returning to action Monday night against the Bears.

Per Rapoport, Jones took the bulk of first-team QB reps in Saturday's practice, which indicates that the 2021 first-rounder is trending toward rejoining the lineup following a three-game absence due to a high-ankle sprain. Given the Patriots' 8:15 ET kickoff Monday, there's an element of risk in relying on Jones in Week 7 fantasy lineups, a context that leaves just backup Bailey Zappe and Chicago's Justin Fields as potential replacements.

Tests on Wilson's hamstring revealed a Grade 2 strain, which clouds the quarterback's status beyond the Broncos' Week 7 game against the Jets, Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network report.

The report suggests that Wilson's partial hamstring tear can be a multiple-week injury, given the risk of additional damage. That said, Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com relays that Wilson will be re-evaluated in the coming days to determine whether he has a chance to play in the Broncos' subsequent game Oct. 30 versus the Jaguars. After that, the Broncos are on bye Week 9. In his absence for at least this Sunday, Brett Rypien will draw the start against the Jets, with Josh Johnson backing him up.

Jones (ankle), who is listed a questionable for Monday night's game against the Bears, took the bulk of the first-team reps in Saturday's practice, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Jones has missed the Patriots' last three games with a high left ankle sprain. This report would seem to indicate he will start Monday's game, but his status is still uncertain. New England's starting quarterback may not be known until kickoff, with Bailey Zappe set to start if Jones is out again.