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Johnson reverted to the Jets' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transactions report.

Johnson briefly took the field during Sunday's upset win over the Bengals while Mike White dealt with an issue on the sideline. Across five offensive snaps, Johnson completed two of four passes for 17 yards. In the event that Joe Flacco isn't ready in time for Thursday's game against the Colts, Johnson could bump up from the practice squad again and serve as White's backup.

Jones completed 22 of 32 passes for 222 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in Monday night's 20-17 loss to the Chiefs. He also rushed five times for 12 yards.

Jones began by throwing an interception from his 22-yard line on his first pass of the game, gifting the Chiefs another opportunity to score after the Giants defense had just made an interception in the end zone. Although the signal-caller eventually rebounded with a 50-yard completion to John Ross and a pair of red-zone touchdowns to tight ends Kyle Rudolph and Evan Engram, New York's undermanned offense couldn't move the ball consistently enough to win, with Jones taking a bad sack while trying to engineer a late comeback as well. As Jones now turns his attention toward a Raiders team coming off a bye, it'll be interesting to see who'll be healthy enough to comprise his supporting cast in Week 9.

Mahomes completed 29 of 48 passes for 275 yards, a touchdown and an interception in Monday night's 20-17 win over the Giants. He also rushed three times for 10 yards.

Mahomes connected on his first eight passes before having an attempt bounce off the helmet of a teammate and then intercepted in the end zone to halt Kansas City's opening drive. That play gave Mahomes a seventh straight outing with at least one pick and he flirted a couple others Monday night as well. Nonetheless, the signal-caller still did enough to lead the Chiefs to victory, mostly by utilizing Tyreek Hill on crossing routes and finding targets close to the line of scrimmage. Although it again wasn't a pretty performance by Mahomes' standards, he'll now approach a Week 9 showdown against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers coming off a needed victory.

Wolford completed one of his two passing attempts for five yards and also took an eight-yard sack during the fourth quarter of Sunday's 38-22 win over Houston.

There's little to read into Wolford's appearance Sunday. He was in mop-up duty and only attempted the two passes through the entire fourth quarter. At best, the 26-year-old signal caller is a speculative stash in two-quarterback formats, as he doesn't project to receive meaningful playing time as long as No. 1 QB Matthew Stafford is healthy.

Coach Mike McCarthy expects Prescott (calf) to play this coming Sunday against the Broncos, Clarence E. Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Per Jon Machota of The Athletic, McCarthy indicated Prescott likely will be limited at practice Wednesday, but added that the quarterback is in line to practice fully Thursday. Assuming no setbacks, Dallas' franchise signal-caller would then be in line to return to action Week 9 after being made inactive for the team's 20-16 win over the Vikings this past Sunday.

Murray is progressing in his recovery from a left ankle injury, but head coach Kliff Kingsbury wouldn't speculate on the quarterback's availability for Sunday's game against the 49ers, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

According to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports, Murray is dealing with a medial ankle sprain, an injury he sustained in the Cardinals' Week 8 loss to the Packers last Thursday. The longer turnaround in advance of the Cardinals' game in San Francisco should help Murray, but Kingsbury suggested that the 24-year-old still is viewed as day-to-day as the team begins preparations for Week 9. Kingsbury added that Colt McCoy will stay ready in the event Murray doesn't progress as hoped as the week rolls along.

Ehlinger is now the Colts' No. 2 quarterback after Brett Hundley was released Monday, George Bremer of The Anderson Herald Bulletin reports.

Ehlinger was activated off injured reserve Oct. 19 after missing the first six weeks of the season with a knee injury, and he's now the primary backup to starter Carson Wentz with Hundley and Jacob Eason cut by the Colts. The coaching staff apparently has liked what they've seen from Ehlinger so far, but the rookie sixth rounder is still unlikely to see any worthwhile playing time if Wentz remains healthy.

Head coach Robert Saleh confirmed Monday that the Jets aren't considering placing Wilson (knee) on injured reserve because the quarterback is expected to ready to resume practicing at some point ahead of Week 10, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

Wilson will miss his second straight game Thursday against the Colts while he continues to recover from the PCL sprain of his right knee suffered Oct. 24, and he may face an uphill battle to gain clearance for a Week 10 matchup with the Bills on Nov. 14. That being said, because the Jets believe Wilson will be able to practice less than three weeks after suffering the injury, the team is resisting putting him on IR. In the meantime, the Jets once again will turn to Mike White to direct their offense Thursday after he orchestrated a 34-31 upset win over the Bengals in his first NFL start over the weekend. Saleh wasn't willing to firmly commit to White retaining the job once Wilson is healthy again, even after White dazzled with 37 completions on 45 attempts for 405 yards, three touchdowns and a pair of tipped interceptions in the victory. How White performs against the Colts in addition to Wilson's progress in his recovery from the knee injury likely will dictate which of the two starts for the Jets in Week 10 and beyond.

Johnson briefly entered in the third quarter of Sunday's 34-31 win over the Bengals and completed two of four passes for 17 yards.

Johnson entered after Mike White went in the blue tent following a big hit in the third quarter. He almost led a touchdown drive on the possession, but New York had to settle for a 24-yard field goal after Denzel Mims had a well-thrown ball go off his chest in the end zone. White was able to come back in for the next drive and ended up leading the Jets to a comeback win, but Johnson showed he's capable of holding his own if called upon. With New York next taking the field Thursday against the Colts, Johnson could find himself backing up White again if the newly acquired Joe Flacco still hasn't mastered the playbook.

Saints head coach Sean Payton confirmed Monday that Winston (knee) suffered a torn ACL in addition to MCL damage in Sunday's win over the Buccaneers.

The injury occurred in the second quarter of the 36-27 victory after Winston went down awkwardly while he was on the receiving end of a horse-collar tackle by Buccaneers linebacker Devin White. Winston likely will undergo season-ending surgery on his left knee in the near future, leaving the Saints' quarterback situation in flux heading into a Week 9 matchup with the Falcons. Payton declined to name a replacement starter for Winston on Monday, but Taysom Hill presumably is in line for starting duties if he can clear the five-step concussion protocol ahead of the upcoming weekend. Trevor Siemian served as the No. 2 option against Tampa Bay and completed 16 of 29 attempts for 155 yards and a touchdown in relief of Winston. Meanwhile, Winston will become a free agent this offseason and could have to settle for a backup role heading into 2022, given that the timing of his injury could keep him sidelined for the start of NFL training camps next summer. Over his seven outings with New Orleans, the 27-year-old completed 59 percent of his throws for 7.3 yards per attempt and a 14:3 TD:INT. He also added 166 yards and a touchdown on the ground.