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Stafford injured his right thumb during Sunday's contest at Dallas, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

In the span of a few plays late in the second quarter, Stafford had his right wrist hit by Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons before his right thumb slammed into the helmet of defensive tackle Mazi Smith on a two-point conversion pass that fell incomplete. After halftime, backup quarterback Brett Rypien took over the Rams offense while Stafford himself was seen on the sideline wearing a helmet. Stafford was 13-for-22 passing for 162 yards, one touchdown and one interception and had a nine-yard carry before his departure.

Allen (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bengals, but he will operate as the team's emergency quarterback, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Allen will be able to enter the game if both Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold are forced out with injuries. The quarterback has not appeared in a game yet this season.

Pickett has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Jaguars due to a rib injury.

Pickett sustained the injury when he took a hard hit late in the second quarter and headed to the locker room, but he had been expected to return to the game for the second half, according to Jeff Howe of The Athletic. However, Mitch Trubisky remained the team's quarterback for the first possession of the third quarter, and after further deliberation, Pittsburgh has chosen to hold Pickett out for the rest of the game. Pickett will finish the Week 8 contest with 10 completions on 16 attempts for 73 yards to go with 10 yards on his lone carry. He'll have limited time to heal up from the injury if he hopes to avoid an absence, as the Steelers are set to face the Titans on Thursday night in Week 9.

Mahomes (illness) is active for Sunday's Week 8 clash against the Broncos, as expected.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported earlier Sunday that the star signal-caller had fallen ill Saturday and had even been placed on an IV during the day, adding Mahomes had woken up feeling much better Sunday and was still fully expected to play. Mahomes' active status is now official, meaning fantasy managers should proceed with including him in lineups without concern. However, it's worth noting the Chiefs-Broncos game will be played in significant inclement weather, including periods of heavy snow. Consequently, even if Mahomes has improved as much as reported, the field conditions may certainly not be conducive to one of his more fantasy-friendly performances. If Mahomes were to have an in-game setback Sunday, veteran Blaine Gabbert would be set to handle Kansas City's offense.

Taylor won't return to Sunday's game versus the Jets due to a rib injury.

Taylor was in clear discomfort after getting tackled while running to his left in the second quarter and seemed to be favoring his right wrist after the play. After heading to the locker room, though, he's been diagnosed with a different health concern and was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation, ending Week 8 action with eight yards on 4-for-7 passing and five carries for 33 yards. With Daniel Jones (neck) inactive again, the Giants will entrust the offense to undrafted rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito for the rest of Sunday.

Taylor suffered an apparent right wrist injury during Sunday's game against the Jets, Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports.

In the middle of the second quarter, the ball slipped out of Taylor's hand as he attempted to throw while running to his left. He caught it and continued to run, but he landed awkwardly on his right wrist as he was tackled and eventually went to the locker room. With Daniel Jones (neck) still sidelined, the Giants may be down to undrafted rookie Tommy DeVito at quarterback for the rest of Week 8.

Mayfield has been tending to a left knee contusion, but he plans to play through the injury in the Buccaneers' next game Nov. 5 versus the Texans in Week 9, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

The knee issue has presented some discomfort for Mayfield, but it didn't stop him from starting on a short week and completing 25 of 42 pass attempts for 237 yards and two touchdowns while adding 19 yards on three carries this past Thursday in the Buccaneers' 24-18 loss to the Bills. The Buccaneers still elected to send Mayfield in for an MRI, but with those tests revealing nothing concerning, the veteran signal-caller doesn't appear in danger of missing any time. With 10 days between their Week 8 and Week 9 game, the Buccaneers are hopeful the mini-bye week will allow Mayfield to heal up a bit and head into the matchup with Houston in better condition than he had been against the Bills.

Mahomes was nauseous and dehydrated Saturday and was on an IV on Saturday night, but he woke up Sunday feeling better, Jay Glazer reported on Fox NFL Sunday.

Mahomes is still fully expected to start Sunday against the Broncos while playing in inclement weather in Denver. It's noteworthy that teams seem to be doing a better job of reporting illnesses this weekend after what happened with the Falcons' Bijan Robinson in Week 7.

Woodside (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Titans, but he'll dress and serve as the Falcons' emergency quarterback, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

Woodside has held this role in each of the Falcons' games thus far. He won't count against the 53-man roster but will be available if Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke are forced out of the game.

Mahomes is dealing with an illness but won't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Broncos.

According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Mahomes is battling the flu. Given that Mahomes didn't appear on the Chiefs' Week 8 injury report, he most likely picked up the illness at some point after Friday's practice, though Rapoport notes that the signal-caller is feeling better Sunday than he did Saturday. The Chiefs didn't sign another quarterback to the 53-man roster or elevate one from the practice squad, so Mahomes remains on track to start the Week 8 contest while Blaine Gabbert fills his usual backup role. Fantasy managers in season-long leagues can still probably feel comfortable including Mahomes in lineups even if he's less than 100 percent healthy, but the two-time league MVP may be less appealing of an option in DFS contests.