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Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said Rodgers (knee) will be withheld from practice Thursday and instead work with the rehab group, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com reports.

Rodgers opened the Packers' first practice of the week on the rehab field while recovering from a sprained left knee and was listed as a non-participant in Wednesday's practice report. While the quarterback won't be working with the main group for the second straight day, McCarthy indicated he expected Rodgers to increase his activity, but it's uncertain if that will be enough to result in a limited participation listing on Thursday's report. The Packers remain non-committal to Rodgers suiting up Sunday against the Vikings and may not have a good feel for his status until the weekend arrives.

Carr (general soreness) wasn't listed on the Raiders' injury report Wednesday, Matt Schneidman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Head coach Jon Gruden mentioned that Carr felt sore after Monday's 33-13 loss to the Rams, but it was probably just the normal bumps and bruises that come with playing professional football. The Raiders will have another tricky matchup this weekend when they travel to Denver and take on a defense that had six sacks and three takeaways against the Seahawks in Week 1.

Barkley (knee) reached an injury settlement with the Bengals on Wednesday, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.

Barkley seemed in line for a backup role in Cincinnati prior to suffering a knee injury in the team's preseason finale. He will now be able to find a new home elsewhere in the league once his heath is up to par.

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said Mariota (elbow) practiced fully and without any setbacks Wednesday and is thus on track to start Sunday's game against the Texans, Travis Haney of The Athletic reports. "[Mariota] was able to get through and do everything," Vrabel said. "He looked OK. Barring any setbacks, Marcus is going to be good to go on Sunday."

Mariota was removed from the season-opening loss to Miami in the third quarter after he lost feeling in some of his fingers and threw a pair of interceptions. His injured throwing elbow must be healing quickly, as it sounds like he didn't have any limitations during Wednesday's session. Blaine Gabbert would get the Week 2 start if Mariota experiences any setbacks prior to the weekend.

Rodgers confirmed Wednesday that he's dealing with a sprained left knee,Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Unsurprisingly, Rodgers didn't practice Wednesday after the injury forced a prolonged stay on the sideline and in the locker room during the first half of Sunday's win against the Bears. Prior to the session, head coach Mike McCarthy called Rodgers "day-to-day," per Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, and Rodgers himself told Demovsky that he's feeling "a little better every day." There's no telling if he'll be able to sidestep treatment and take part in practice at any point this week, but getting on the field in some capacity Thursday or Friday would bode well for an appearance Week 2 against the Vikings. In the event Rodgers isn't able to suit up, McCarthy will prep DeShone Kizer for his first start with the Packers.

Rodgers (knee) won't practice Wednesday and will instead work with the team's rehab group, but Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said that the quarterback isn't dealing with a setback in his recovery, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports. "I would say it's day by day," McCarthy said of Rodgers' status. "Anytime a player comes off a game where he's injured, obvious there's the hope of playing. He'll be given the whole week to get ready."

Rodgers suffered the left knee injury in the first half of the season opener against the Bears, only to return in the third quarter to guide the Packers to an epic comeback victory. Despite his heroics, Rodgers acknowledged that his knee was sore after the contest, prompting the Packers to send him in for additional tests Monday. The results of those tests remain unclear, clouding Rodgers' outlook for the Week 2 matchup with the Vikings. The Packers will likely wait and see how Rodgers responds to activity on the side Wednesday before determining if he's ready to return to the practice Thursday or Friday. DeShone Kizer is expected to work with the first-team offense so long as Rodgers remains confined to the rehab field.

Peterman will serve as the Bills' backup quarterback after Josh Allen was named the team's starting signal-caller for Sunday's game against the Chargers, Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports.

Despite a much-maligned 2017 campaign that included a five-interception half against this same Chargers squad the Bills face in Week 2, Peterman emerged from training camp as Buffalo's top quarterback, beating out Allen and the since-departed AJ McCarron for those honors. Though he seemed to show some increased comfort behind center during the preseason, Peterman reverted to his rookie-year from in the Bills' embarrassing 47-3 loss to the Ravens, completing just five of 18 passes for 24 yards and tossing two interceptions before being pulled in the third quarter. Allen didn't provide much better production upon replacing Peterman, but it appears the Bills are inclined to let the No. 7 overall pick learn on the fly with Peterman providing little evidence to date that he's an NFL-caliber starter. Over his five career regular-season appearances, Peterman owns a 2:7 TD:INT and has completed just 43.2 percent of his passes. He's also been pulled early in all three of the games he's started.

Allen will start at quarterback Sunday in the Bills' Week 2 matchup with the Chargers, Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports.

Nathan Peterman's run as the Bills' starter lasted all of two quarters, with the second-year player getting pulled early in Sunday's 47-3 loss to the Ravens after completing only five of 18 passes for 24 yards while tossing a pair of interceptions. Allen didn't provide a dramatic upgrade over Peterman while making his NFL debut in garbage time, but head coach Sean McDermott saw enough from the rookie first-round pick to hand him the keys to the offense. In light of his own accuracy concerns along with the Bills' shaky offensive line and lack of playmaking talent at wideout, Allen projects as little more than a low-end fantasy option for the short term, even when he opposes weaker pass defenses.

Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said Carr is dealing with some soreness after the team's 33-13 loss to the Rams on Monday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Gruden didn't specify where exactly the quarterback is aching, but it's worth noting that Carr seemed to be hurting after taking a low hit from All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald early in the contest. The soreness didn't prevent Carr from finishing out the Week 1 loss, but he took another hard hit in the fourth quarter that could result in the 27-year-old's reps being managed carefully during the upcoming week. It's not expected that Carr is in any serious danger of sitting out Sunday in Denver, where he'll have nowhere to go but up after throwing three interceptions and turning in a 62.8 quarterback rating in the season opener.

Carr completed 29 of 40 passes for 303 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions while adding one yard on two carries in Monday's 33-13, Week 1 loss to the Rams.

Carr showed a tremendous rapport with tight end Jared Cook, hitting him nine times for 180 yards. Unfortunately for Oakland, that strong connection was overshadowed by a trio of costly mistakes. Carr's first interception came with his team well in field-goal range and leading 10-7 in the second quarter. His second and third turnovers occurred while down two possessions in the fourth, with the last one getting returned 50 yards to the house by Marcus Peters. A silver lining for Carr is that new coach Jon Gruden allowed him to air the ball out 40 times while Oakland's trio of running backs combined for 20 carries.