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Vikings rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater returned to practice Tuesday, and "he didn't seem to be too bothered" by his sprained ankle, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Bridgewater is "fine," coach Mike Zimmer said.

Bridgewater sat out last Thursday's game at Green Bay but is fully expected to start Sunday against the Lions.

After he threw four interceptions against the Giants in Week 4, Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins didn't find too many takers for Week 5 against the Seahawks. Nobody really knew whether the four interceptions or the three touchdown passes in Week 3 was the fluke, and besides, you'd sit just about any quarterback against the Seahawks.

Turns out that even though the Redskins lost, those Fantasy owners who actually started Cousins in 8 percent of leagues may not have. He had another strong showing, throwing for 283 yards and two touchdowns to give him three good performances in four.

Predictability is a concern for him -- the Giants didn't look like they'd be a tough matchup -- but if Cousins performs well again Week 6 at Arizona, he'll have definitively regained my trust. The position is deep enough that he may not deserve to start for you, but he needs to be owned, if only as a backup.

Vikings rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who sat out Week 5 with an ankle injury, returned to practice Tuesday as Minnesota prepared to host the Lions on Sunday, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Coming into the season, one common strategy for using Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was to start him at home and sit him on the road. It's not that he's been bad on the road, but in an equal number of home and road games in his career, he has 10 more touchdown passes at home than on the road. For an inconsistent performer (at least in terms of Fantasy production), it just seemed like one way to improve the odds.

But then he goes and does what he did Week 5 at Washington, rushing for 122 yards and throwing for 201 with three combined touchdowns. It was by far his best performance of the season, and moreover, it came on the road.

In my latest post the Fantasy Football Today blog, I review some of Wilson's past road performances and wonder if we should be sitting him at all. Be sure to check it out.

The Vikings announced they added quarterback Chandler Harnish, receiver Donte Foster and safety Pierre Warren to the practice squad. Quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson was released from the squad.

Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins played well against the Seahawks' fearsome defense Monday, completing 21 of 36 throws for 283 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. Cousins added 4 rushing yards on two carries in the 27-17 loss.

Cousins threw a couple beautiful deep balls to DeSean Jackson, hitting him down the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown late in the first half and unloading a perfect 57-yard strike on the first play from scrimmage after halftime. Cousins found Andre Roberts wide open for a 6-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Cousins bounced back from his four-interception debacle against the Giants and has tossed eight touchdowns in four games. He'll visit the Cardinals in Week 6.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson ran for a career-high 122 yards and a touchdown and threw for 201 yards and two more scores in Monday's win at Washington. Shredding the Redskins on zone-read plays and scrambles, Wilson averaged 11.1 yards on his 11 carries as he recorded the most rushing yards by a quarterback in Monday Night Football history.

Wilson threw two touchdowns for the fourth straight game and has accounted for nine scores and one turnover this season. He hit wideout Jermaine Kearse for a 15-yard touchdown in the first quarter and running back Marshawn Lynch for a 9-yard score in the fourth. In between, Wilson faked a handoff to Lynch and scooted 9 yards for an easy rushing touchdown.

Wilson completed 18 of 24 passes (75 percent) and did not commit a turnover despite taking three sacks. With Seattle protecting a 7-point lead and just over two minutes left, Wilson eluded three rushers on 3rd-and-4 and floated one to Lynch for a 30-yard gain.

Wilson plays the Cowboys in Week 6.

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, who suffered an MCL sprain and high ankle sprain Week 4 against the Dolphins, was able to participate in the team's first practice Monday following its Week 5 bye. Carr said last week he was hopeful to play Week 6 against the Chargers.

Before being benched Sunday against the Chargers for his poor performance, Jets quarterback Geno Smith missed team meetings Saturday, which angered team members, a source told the New York Daily News.

On Monday, a Jets spokesman confirmed Smith missed team meetings Saturday, but called it an "honest mistake." The spokesman added Smith "got the times confused" and arrived 5-10 minutes after the meetings ended. He did cover the details of the meeting with with offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg and quarterbacks coach David Lee. The team also said this was the first time Smith missed a meeting.

It's unclear if the Jets punished Smith for missing the meeting. Despite being pulled Sunday, he has already been named the starting quarterback for Week 6 against the Broncos.

Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton started slowly Sunday night against the Patriots, hitting 6 of 11 throws for 63 yards before halftime. He finished 15 of 24 for 204 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers.

It was Dalton's first two-touchdown game in four outings this year. He should have had a third score, but tight end Jermaine Gresham dropped a perfect throw in the end zone.

Dalton threw both scoring passes in the third quarter. He hit Mohamed Sanu on a 37-yard post, then A.J. Green made a jugging catch for a 17-yard toucheown.

Dalton faces the Panthers in Week 6.