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Jones completed 12 of 18 pass attempts for 139 yards, a touchdown, an interception and a fumble lost in Sunday's 24-6 win over Carolina.

The 18 pass attempts marked the lowest total for Jones this season, as the Patriots' defense (one TD) and rushing attack (39 attempts for 151 yards and a TD) did the heavy lifting against the Panthers. The poised rookie is averaging 237.2 passing yards per game with a 10:7 TD:INT ratio through nine contests. The Patriots lost Rhamondre Stevenson (head) and Damien Harris (head) to injury Sunday, so Jones may be relied upon more heavily against a tough Browns defense should both backs miss next week's contest.

Tagovailoa (left finger/ribs) is viewed as day-to-day by coach Brian Flores as Thursday night's game against the Ravens approaches, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.

Flores adds that Tagovailoa wanted to play Sunday, but the QB was too limited by his finger injury to start, leaving him to back up Jacoby Brissett in the Dolphins' 17-9 win over the Texans. In any case, while Tagovailoa hasn't been ruled out for Thursday's contest, he may be hard-pressed to bounce back in time for it, given the quick turnaround involved.

Jackson completed 27 of 41 passes for 266 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions in the Ravens' 34-31 overtime victory against the Vikings on Sunday. He also rushed 21 times for 120 yards.

Jackson's final tally underscores how integral he was to a wild victory that saw the Ravens come back from a 24-10 second-half deficit to notch an overtime victory. His work on the ground included season highs in rush attempts and yardage, while his three scoring tosses qualified as his second-highest tally in that category on the campaign. The star signal-caller was effective in Baltimore's game-winning drive in overtime as well, kicking off the march with a 20-yard connection to Marquise Brown and notching another pair of completions to his speedy receiver. Jackson will have a quick opportunity to follow up Sunday's stellar effort, as the Ravens visit the Dolphins on Thursday night to kick off Week 10.

Mayfield completed 14 of 21 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 41-16 win over the Bengals.

After a pick-six and a rushing touchdown put the Browns up 14-7, Mayfield made his imprint on the action with a 60-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Peoples-Jones, who will likely be his top downfield target moving forward with Cleveland parting ways with Odell Beckham. The defense and running game continued to lead the way, but Mayfield managed to pad his stats with an 18-yard touchdown pass to David Njoku after the Browns had already put the game out of reach. Mayfield has only eclipsed 250 passing yards twice this season in the run-first Browns offense, and he'll continue to work as a game manager against the Patriots in Week 10.

Siemian completed 25 of 41 pass attempts for 249 yards with two touchdowns during Sunday's 27-25 loss to Atlanta.

Getting his first start of the season with Jameis Winston (knee) injured, Siemian had a quiet start to the game but nearly pulled the Saints out of an 18-point hole in a matter of minutes during the fourth quarter. In fact, the soon-to-be 30-year-old led a go-ahead touchdown drive with just over a minute left in regulation only for the Falcons to come back the other way with a game-winning field goal. While it's not certain that he will remain the starter over Taysom Hill going forward, Siemian attempted more passes than Winston did in any single game this year, and his matchups going forward will be more favorable than Atlanta, which entered the week ranked seventh in fewest yards allowed per pass attempt.

Allen completed 31 of 47 pass attempts for 264 yards and two interceptions while running for 50 yards on five carries against Jacksonville on Sunday.

It was a dysfunctional and utterly bizarre game in many ways, and Allen's fantasy output was probably the biggest shock among them as the Bills unthinkably lost 9-6 to the Jaguars. Perhaps playing without two starting offensive linemen helped bring about the struggles, and pressure was indeed a problem as the Jaguars sacked Allen four times while hitting him eight times. While a game this fluky isn't a fair representation of Allen in general, it's a brutal missed opportunity for his fantasy investors in a matchup where everything appeared favorable on paper. As much as it might be difficult for Allen's rattled fantasy managers to feel reassured after a game like this, Allen should bounce back against the Jets in Week 10.

Taylor (hamstring) completed 24 of 43 passes for 240 yards with no touchdowns and three interceptions in the Texans' 17-9 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday. He also rushed three times for 23 yards.

The veteran signal-caller didn't exactly get a soft landing in his return to action despite facing a Dolphins squad that was 1-7 going in. Taylor's efficiency and passing yardage were acceptable from a fantasy perspective, and he gave the offense a bit more stability than rookie Davis Mills had, but the 32-year-old still short-circuited a trio of Texans possessions with one interception deep in Dolphins territory and another pair on Houston's side of the field. With some rust perhaps knocked off after a six-game absence, Taylor now turns his focus to improving his performance in a Week 11 battle against the Titans on Sunday, Nov. 21 following a Week 10 bye.

Darnold completed 16 of 33 passes for 172 yards and three interceptions in Sunday's 24-6 loss to the Patriots.

Darnold cleared concussion and shoulder concerns during the week to face a familiar foe in the Patriots, but he was again haunted by their defense. After managing merely 32 passing yards in the first half, Darnold threw an interception that was returned 88 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. That spoiled Carolina's attempt to potentially tie the game, then Darnold threw another pick on his next drive, setting up a New England field goal. To make matters worse, he was also intercepted on the following series, this time in the end zone. Given his poor play over the past five games, there'll certainly be questions surrounding Darnold in advance of Week 10's matchup versus the Cardinals, as his stock now sits at a new low even despite Sunday's return of star tailback Christian McCaffrey.

McCoy will start for an inactive Kyler Murray (ankle) on Sunday at San Francisco, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Arizona has opted to keep Murray in street clothes while he tends to a medial ankle sprain, allowing McCoy to earn his first start in a Cardinals uniform. In 47 career appearances (30 starts) with five different teams, McCoy has averaged 137.3 yards per game and tossed 30 touchdowns versus 28 interceptions. But in this outing, he won't be afforded the luxuries of DeAndre Hopkins (hamstring, inactive) and A.J. Green (reserve/COVID-19 list), meaning his options at wide receiver are Christian Kirk, Rondale Moore, Antoine Wesley, Andy Isabella and Greg Dortch.

Murray (ankle) is listed as inactive Sunday in San Francisco.

Murray sustained a medial left ankle sprain near the end of a Week 8 loss to the Packers, keeping him off the practice field this week. Ultimately, he was considered a game-time decision, with his status subject to a pregame warmup, but he was unable to do enough for the Cardinals to risk it Sunday. Murray thus will miss the first game of his career, handing over the offense to backup quarterback Colt McCoy. Murray will be joined by DeAndre Hopkins (hamstring) and A.J. Green (reserve/COVID-19 list) on the inactive list Sunday, so McCoy will be tossing the pigskin to wide receivers Christian Kirk, Rondale Moore, Antoine Wesley, Andy Isabella and Greg Dortch.