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Lawrence completed 20 of 32 passes for 212 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in Saturday's 20-16 win over the Titans.

Despite getting the win, it wasn't Lawrence's best performance. He connected with Christian Kirk on a 25-yard touchdown pass just before halftime, but he also missed a wide open Zay Jones in the back of the end zone early in the third quarter. Lawrence also had to rely upon the Jacksonville defense to return a fumble for a touchdown with under three minutes remaining in the game for the Jags to get the win and take the AFC South title. Nevertheless, Lawrence had an impressive sophomore season, highlighted by 4,113 passing yards, 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions across 17 games. He'll now look to lead the Jaguars on a postseason run.

Stidham completed 22 of 36 pass attempts for 219 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Saturday's 31-13 loss to the Chiefs. He added seven rushes for 50 yards.

Stidham led the Raiders to a field goal on their first offensive drive, but he otherwise struggled for much of the game. He threw an interception on a forced deep throw to Mack Hollins midway through the first quarter and also fumbled twice -- losing one. Stidham did show some rapport with Hunter Renfrow, which was highlighted by an 11-yard connection in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter to account for Las Vegas' only touchdown of the game. After replacing Derek Carr as the team's starting quarterback in Week 17, Stidham completed 45 of 70 passes for 584 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions across two games. He isn't likely to enter 2023 as the starter, but Stidham may have done enough in his brief audition to secure a backup role.

Mahomes completed 18 of 26 passes for 202 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in Saturday's 31-13 win over the Raiders. He added three rushes for 29 yards.

Mahomes made quick work of the Raiders defense on the Chiefs' first offensive possession, as he completed a deep 67-yard pass to Justin Watson prior to capping the drive with a two-yard pass to Jerick McKinnon to find the end zone. Kansas City continued to move the ball effectively throughout the game, though all three of the team's additional touchdowns came on the ground. With the game comfortably in hand, Mahomes attempted only nine passes in the second half. He'll end the regular season with 5,250 passing yards to go along with 41 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He'll be off next week with the Chiefs securing their first-round bye.

Lawrence (toe) is listed as active for Saturday night's game against the Titans.

Though Lawrence was listed as limited at practice both Wednesday and Thursday before being listed as questionable for the contest, there was little doubt regarding the Week 18 availability of the QB, who continues to play through a toe issue. While other signal callers around the league have different things to play for during the last weekend of the regular season, Lawrence and the 8-8 Jaguars will be all-in Saturday, with the AFC South title on the line. Through 16 games to date, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft has recorded 3,901 passing yards to go along with 24 TDs and eight picks.

Jones isn't expected to start Sunday's game against the Eagles, as the Giants are instead planning on having Davis Webb direct the offense in Week 18, Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post reports.

More clarity on the Giants' plans at quarterback should arrive in the hours leading up to Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, but with the Giants locked into the No. 6 playoff seed in the NFC, the team appears inclined to play it safe with Jones, and possibly other key players in advance of the postseason. If Jones ends up inactive for the contest, Tyrod Taylor, who has served as the Giants' No. 2 quarterback throughout the season, would remain in a backup role behind Webb.

Hurts (shoulder), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants, is expected to start, Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Hurts' status won't be officially confirmed until the Eagles release their inactive list 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, but all signs point to the quarterback putting an end to his two-game absence after he managed to practice in some capacity all week. The Eagles are guaranteed the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs with a win over the Giants, who are already locked into the No. 6 seed and are expected to start third-stringer Davis Webb in place of Daniel Jones, according to Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record. With that in mind, Hurts likely won't be at risk of being limited Sunday, at least as long as the game is competitive.

Jackson (knee), who has already been ruled out for Week 18 against the Bengals, could play in the team's playoff matchup the following week, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Jackson has not practiced in a month and didn't seem to be all that close for a pivotal Week 18 return against the Bengals, but the superstar quarterback may attempt to gut it out with the Ravens' 2022-23 season on the line next week. Coach John Harbaugh was "hopeful" Jackson could make his return next week, but as Schefter noted, there's still swelling in the quarterback's knee, which complicates a firm timeline for return.

Browning was elevated from the Bengals' practice squad Saturday.

It's possible Browning could see time in the second half depending on how other games go throughout the early afternoon, but with the Bengals still poised for a possible top-two seed in the AFC, it's hard to imagine the No. 3 quarterback seeing much playing time.

The Jets officially list White (ribs) as questionable for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, but head coach Robert Saleh previously said Friday that the quarterback won't play.

Per Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, Joe Flacco is in line to start the Jets' season finale, with Zach Wilson slated to serve as the team's No. 2 quarterback. After practicing fully Wednesday, White was limited in practice on Thursday, and now he's in line to sit out after aggravating his rib injury last Sunday against the Seahawks. White revealed Friday that he's been dealing with five fractured ribs since initially suffering the injury Week 14 in Buffalo.

Head coach Kevin O'Connell intimated Friday that Cousins and other key starters on offense and defense may not play the entirety of the Vikings' Week 18 game in Chicago, Joe Nelson of SI.com reports. "We've got a pretty clear cut plan with how we want to go about the whole game, but we're going to go in with the expectation of our guys going and try to get off to a good start and play good football," O'Connell said.

Minnesota is assured no worse than the No. 3 seed in the NFC playoffs regardless of how this weekend's games transpire, but since the Vikings will need a win over the Bears plus a Cardinals win over the heavily-favored 49ers to climb to the No. 2 seed, O'Connell may not have much incentive to expose key players to an injury heading into the wild-card round. While Cousins and all of the Vikings' other starting skill-position players look poised to play at least one series, the uncertainty of whether they'll play much beyond that makes it tough to reliably project any in Week 18 season-long or DFS lineups.