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Winston (suspension) completed six of 10 passes for 60 yards and a touchdown in Friday's preseason game against the Lions.

Ryan Fitzpatrick got the start and played two drives before handing things over to Winston for the rest of the first half. The 24-year-old quarterback has been exceptional this preseason, completing 30 of 41 passes for 388 yards and three touchdowns without any turnovers. Of course, he's taken a lot of his snaps against backup defenders as a result of the Bucs preparing Fitzpatrick to start the first three weeks of the season. If Winston doesn't play in the preseason finale, his next in-game appearance will occur Week 4 in Chicago.

Stafford completed nine of 18 passes for 113 yards in Friday's preseason game at Tampa Bay.

Stafford played into the third quarter and set up three field-goal attempts on five drives. He also took three sacks along the way, after taking two in a brief appearance last week. Stafford presumably will be held out of the Lions' preseason finale, thus finishing the exhibition slate having completed 11 of 23 passes for 164 yards without any touchdowns or interceptions. He'll open the regular season with a favorable home matchup against the Jets on Monday Night Football (Sept. 10).

Cousins completed 17 of 28 passes for 182 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions during Friday's preseason game against the Seahawks. He also rushed once for two yards.

Unlikely to play in next week's exhibition finale alongside the rest of the team's starters, Cousins will finish the preseason having completed 24 of 40 passes for 236 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. While a 60.0 percent completion rate and 5.9 yards-per-attempt mark likely aren't what the Vikings had in mind when they signed the quarterback to a record-breaking contract this offseason, those figures are also well below Cousins' career averages of 65.5 percent passing and 7.7 YPA. Therefore, it's more than reasonable to expect him to improve as he gets further acclimated to his new situation.

Rodgers won't play in Friday's preseason game at Oakland, Michael Cohen of The Athletic Wisconsin reports.

As expected, Rodgers won't suit up after logging a series in preseason Week 2 in which he found Jimmy Graham for an eight-yard touchdown. Expect the connection to rev up in advance of the Packers' regular-season opener Sunday, Sept. 9 against the Bears.

Keenum completed 12 of 18 passes for 148 yards in Friday's preseason game against Washington.

Keenum played the entire first half and led the Broncos to 17 points on five drives. He was accurate throwing to all areas of the field, including a 33-yard gain on a deep ball to Emmanuel Sanders and a 27-yard gain on a back-shoulder throw to Courtland Sutton. Assuming he's held out for the final week of the exhibition slate, Keenum will finish the preseason 21-of-35 passing (60 percent) for 231 yards without any touchdowns or turnovers. The 30-year-old quarterback will start the regular season with a Week 1 home game against the Seahawks.

Trubisky won't play in Saturday's preseason matchup with the Chiefs, Adam Hoge of WGN Radio 720 AM Chicago reports.

Trubisky is being rested, along with many of the Bears' starters, for Saturday's game. The team effectively has five preseason games since they played in the Hall of Fame Game, and head coach Matt Nagy is pleased enough with how the team has looked in practice that he won't risk injury to many key players. Look for Chase Daniel to draw the start in place of Trubisky.

Rodgers isn't expected to take the field Friday in Oakland, Jason Wilde of ESPN.com reports.

Rodgers doesn't need the reps after playing one possession in preseason Week 2 against the Steelers. During said contest, he hooked up with Davante Adams for a 27-yard gain before finding Jimmy Graham in the end zone for an eight-yard score. It was as good of a sign as any that Rodgers is up to speed with his likely top two targets in advance of the regular season.

Sudfeld completed 11 of 21 passing attempts for 72 yards in Thursday's preseason loss to Cleveland.

While it was a step back from his performance the week prior against New England, the 24-year-old was better than Nick Foles in this one. Of course, one game won't change the depth chart, but the fact that Foles was dealing with a shoulder injury coming into the game could mean more security for Sudfeld. Fortunately for the Eagles, it sounds like Carson Wentz is making good progress and looked good in a workout held before the game.

Taylor (wrist, finger) isn't expected to miss any practice time, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Though his injury initially looked serious, Taylor seems to have escaped Thursday's preseason game with nothing more than a sore wrist and a dislocated pinky finger on his non-throwing hand. Coach Hue Jackson expects his starting quarterback to participate when the team resumes practicing this weekend. No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield will need to wait at least a little bit longer for his shot at the starting job.

Darnold likely will play the entire first half in Friday's preseason game against the Giants, Josina Anderson of ESPN reports.

The Jets haven't actually announced their starter, but Darnold's work with the first-team offense throughout the week provides a strong hint. The rookie could even play into the third quarter before giving way to Teddy Bridgewater. The Jets don't seem too worried about taking a look at 39-year-old Josh McCown, who played one drive in the first week of the preseason. All three quarterbacks are still considered to be in the running for the starting job, though recent signs point to Darnold getting the Week 1 nod.