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Rodgers completed 21 of 33 passes for 243 yards and four touchdowns during Sunday's 31-13 win over the Giants. He added 24 yards on three carries.

The field was covered in snow in the Meadowlands, so conventional wisdom might have leaned toward a ground-and-pound game. Rodgers and the Packers went against that early with two passing touchdowns on the team's first two drives, including a deep 37-yard shot to Allen Lazard off of play action. The two touchdowns were as many as Rodgers had mustered in his previous three contests combined. The veteran passer has been inconsistent in his production under head coach Matt LaFleur's new system, with four games of under 225 yards and six games with one or no touchdowns. Sunday showed, however, that he's still capable of top-level output, and he gets another favorable matchup against Washington on Sunday.

Jackson completed 14 of 23 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown while rushing 16 times for 101 yards and a touchdown and losing a fumble in Sunday's 20-17 win over San Francisco.

Jackson eclipsed 60 rushing yards for the 10th time in 12 games this season, including each of the past nine, and he became the first quarterback in NFL history to rush for over 100 yards four times in one season. He lost a fumble for the first time all season, marking his first turnover since Week 5, but Jackson also threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Mark Andrews and scored with his legs from one yard out. Despite throwing for a season-low 105 yards, Jackson still commanded the offense effectively and orchestrated a wonderful final drive that used up the final 6:28 and set up Justin Tucker for a game-winning 49-yard field goal. Given his unparalleled ability as a runner at the quarterback position, Jackson will remain a must-start option Week 14, despite a tricky matchup in Buffalo.

Minshew replaced Nick Foles at quarterback to start the second half Sunday against the Buccaneers.

The Jaguars entered halftime trailing 25-0 as Foles committed three first-half turnovers, leading the team to make a change. Jacksonville has been outscored 100-33 in 10 quarters since Foles reclaimed the starting job Week 11, so the team will have a decision to make at quarterback entering Week 14. Minshew can stake his claim to the starting job with a quality showing off the bench.

Mayfield (hand) returned to Sunday's game against the Steelers, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Mayfield, who appeared to hit his hand on a helmet late in the second quarter Sunday, was able to return to the contest to start the third quarter, sporting a glove on his right hand. As a result, Garrett Gilbert will resume backup QB duties for the Browns.

Mayfield headed to the locker room late in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Steelers with an apparent hand injury, Tom Reed of The Athletic reports.

Mayfield appeared to hit his hand or thumb on a helmet, per Pat McManamon of The Athletic, which led to the QB's exit from the contest. As a result, Garrett Gilbert finished up the second quarter in place of Mayfield.

Murray (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game versus the Rams, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Murray made an appearance on the Cardinals' injury report Friday as a full participant but nonetheless was listed as questionable for Week 13 due to a hamstring issue. The team revealed its hand Saturday when it didn't stop the Lions from plucking QB Kyle Sloter from the practice squad. Still, Murray's availability came down to the release of inactives Sunday afternoon. He'll aim to produce against a Rams defense that has given up 248.6 yards per game and an 18:7 TD:INT to quarterbacks in 11 contests this season.

Drew Lock will start Sunday against the Chargers with Allen moving to a backup role, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Allen's putrid outing in the Week 12 loss at Buffalo led the Broncos to turn to Lock, who came off injured reserve after missing 12 games with a thumb injury. Allen may serve as the backup the rest of the season.

Lock will start Sunday against the Chargers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The rookie took first-string reps at practice throughout the week, so Denver will give him a look with Brandon Allen as his backup. Lock was activated from injured reserve this week after missing the first 12 weeks with a sprained thumb in his throwing hand.

Murray (hamstring), who is listed as questionable on the official injury report, will start Sunday against the Rams, a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Murray was able to practice fully Friday despite garnering a questionable tag, so his availability for Week 13 makes sense. Still, fantasy managers will want to check his status before the 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff.

Rypien was waived by the Broncos on Saturday, Mike Klis of 9News Denver reports.

The Broncos activated Drew Lock (thumb) on Saturday so it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to see the team waive its backup signal caller. It's entirely possible Rypien could return to the team's practice squad after a near month-long stint on the 53-man roster.