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Boyle completed seven of 14 passes for 33 yards and one interception while rushing once for one yard after replacing the benched Zach Wilson in the second half of Sunday's 32-6 loss to the Bills. Coach Robert Saleh said after the loss that he's undecided on whether Boyle or Wilson will start against the Dolphins on Friday.

The Jets will spend the next few days trying to figure out their Week 12 starter, though Boyle didn't help his case with a putrid performance in relief of the ineffective Wilson, who threw for 81 yards, one touchdown and one interception prior to being benched. Neither quarterback appears likely to jump-start the Jets' sputtering offense on Black Friday against Miami, while Aaron Rodgers (Achilles) isn't particularly close to returning.

Purdy completed 21 of 25 passes for 333 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 27-14 win over the Buccaneers. He added 14 rushing yards on four carries.

The nearly flawless performance resulted in a maximum QB rating of 158.3 for the day, putting Purdy in very exclusive company -- per Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com, Joe Montana is the only other QB in 49ers history to post a so-called perfect passing day while attempting at least 15 passes. Purdy hooked up with Christian McCaffrey for a four-yard score in the first quarter before putting the game away in the third with a 76-yard touchdown strike to Brandon Aiyuk and a three-yard TD to George Kittle. Purdy has a 6:0 TD:INT in two games since the Niners' bye, giving him plenty of momentum heading into a Week 12 trip to Seattle.

Levis completed 13 of 17 passes for 158 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in Sunday's 34-14 loss to the Jaguars.

Levis' line suggests he had a relatively productive day, though he struggled to get the Tennessee offense moving for the majority of the contest. The Titans ran only 38 offensive plays and possessed the ball for just under 24 minutes while at one point going down 27-0 to the Jaguars. Levis did manage two garbage-time scores, the highlight of which was a 43-yard pass to DeAndre Hopkins on a trick play. Since an excellent debut against Atlanta in Week 8, Levis has only two touchdowns across three games while failing to reach 200 yards on two occasions.

Pickett completed 15 of 28 passes for 106 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions in Sunday's 13-10 loss to the Browns.

The Steelers deployed a relatively heavy rushing attack to take some burden off Pickett in a tough matchup, but he was dreadful when called upon. He averaged an abysmal 3.8 yards per attempt, and his longest completion went for only 14 yards. That left Pittsburgh unable to sustain drives, with its only touchdown coming on a 74-yard run by Jaylen Warren. Pickett has thrown for multiple touchdowns just once this season and has failed to top 160 pass yards in each of his last four games.

Mayfield completed 29 of 45 passes for 246 yards and one touchdown with one interception in Sunday's 27-14 loss to the 49ers.He also gained five rushing yards on three carries and lost a fumble.

Mayfield tossed a one-yard TD to Mike Evans late in the second quarter, but he otherwise struggled to get much going against an aggressive San Francisco defense that sacked him four times. The 28-year-old QB had posted a 6:1 TD:INT over his prior three games while facing less daunting opposition, and he'll look to rebound in Week 12 against a Colts squad coming out of its bye having allowed just 10 passing touchdowns in 10 games.

Thompson-Robinson completed 24 of 43 passes for 165 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 13-10 win over the Steelers. He added three rushes for 20 yards.

Thompson-Robinson drew his second career start and worked nearly exclusively in short areas of the field. He mostly avoided turnovers and significant mistakes and instead executed Cleveland's game plan of engaging in a struggle based on defense and field position. His stat line was ugly, but Thompson-Robinson picked the right time to connect for significant gains as he completed passes of 15 and 11 yards to set up the game-winning field goal with only five seconds remaining in the contest. The Browns will rely upon their dominant defense moving forward, though Thompson-Robinson should remain the starter so long as he proves capable of avoiding mistakes.

Stafford (thumb) completed 17 of 31 pass attempts for 190 yards, a touchdown and an interception in Sunday's 17-16 win over the Seahawks.

Stafford returned from a one-game absence after using the Rams' recent bye week to recover from a thumb strain on his throwing hand. The veteran signal-caller was slow to get up after taking a hit in the third quarter, but he did not miss any time and was able to finish out the narrow victory. Stafford's top target, Cooper Kupp, wasn't as fortunate when he left Sunday's win in the first half without returning. Kupp's status is currently unknown for next Sunday's tilt against Arizona, but it sounds like Stafford should be a go despite paying a physical price to beat Seattle on Sunday.

Flacco plans to sign with the Browns' practice squad Monday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Flacco worked out with Cleveland on Friday and will join the team's practice squad a day later. While he won't immediately join the active roster, he'll provide a veteran presence at the quarterback position after Deshaun Watson (shoulder) sustained a season-ending injury. Dorian Thompson-Robinson picked up the win during Sunday's game against the Steelers, and PJ Walker showed some promise as an interim starter earlier this season, so the Browns don't have an urgent need to elevate Flacco to the active roster.

Head coach Pete Carroll announced that Smith is dealing with a bruised elbow sustained in Sunday's narrow loss to the Rams, putting his status for Thursday's contest against the 49ers in jeopardy, according to Seahawks senior reporter John Boyle.

Smith injured his elbow late in Sunday's contest, but he re-entered the game after backup Drew Lock threw an interception in his stead. The veteran starter made a valiant effort to get his team into field-goal range before kicker Jason Myers missed the attempt from 55 yards out. Smith finished the game completing 22 of 34 pass attempts for 233 yards and a touchdown. It sounds like Smith avoided a major injury to his throwing elbow, but his status is still uncertain for Week 11 with the Seahawks scheduled to face the 49ers on Thursday Night Football. If Smith isn't deemed ready following Seattle's upcoming short week of practice, then Lock would get the starting nod against San Francisco's revamped pass rush Thursday.

Goff completed 23 of 35 passes for 236 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions in Sunday's 31-26 win over the Bears. He added three yards on two rushing attempts.

Goff was picked off on Detroit's first two drives, but the Lions got into the end zone on their next two possessions, the latter of which was capped with a seven-yard Goff touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown to put Detroit ahead 14-10. After throwing a third interception in the third quarter, Goff helped the Lions score the final 17 points of the fourth to pull out the win and improve to 8-2. Goff will look to clean up the turnovers at home against the Packers on Thanksgiving.