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Kirlew is the best bet for the practice squad out of this group. He was a seventh-round pick in April’s draft, but was outplayed by undrafted rookie Kevin Alexander. Duncan, another undrafted free agent, played at Notre Dame.

You read that correctly. Mayfield did not complete a pass and the Bucs handily defeated Atlanta. Playing in a torrential downpour, Tampa Bay’s defense eviscerated Michael Penix and the Bucs simply took the air out of the ball for four quarters. Bucky Irving and Kenneth Gainwell combined for 310 yards on 52 carries. There was simply no need for Mayfield to handle the football outside of transferring it from the center to a running back. Mayfield did have a long touchdown to Ted Hurst that was knocked out of the rookie’s hand. This is just the second time a team has completed zero passes in the Super Bowl era and the first such game in over 50 years. Needless to say, Mayfield’s numbers will rebound in Week 9 when he takes on the Bears. He will be in the QB2 mix for that contest.

Campbell’s neck bent awkwardly on a tackle in the fourth quarter. He immediately went limp, and after more than ten minutes, he was carted off with what appeared to be a neck injury. The standout linebacker could be looking at an extended absence. We will update his status as we get more information.

Jackson, who was questionable headed into Sunday, will miss this game with a hamstring injury he suffered before the team’s Week 7 bye. The Bolts will also be without Derwin James, who was recently placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. The Chargers defense is beat up headed into this matchup with Matthew Stafford and the Rams.

Delane was initially listed as questionable for Week 8 on Friday. He was then ruled out over the weekend. Rookie EDGE R Mason Thomas was questionable for personal reasons but is active.

He took four sacks, including back-to-back sacks to kill a third-quarter drive, before being replaced. Brissett hasn’t necessarily played this poorly all season, but we’d been getting plenty of questions at press conferences about if he’d remain the starter so we’re ultimately unsurprised by this move. Minshew took over and we assume Carson Beck will also be mentioned ahead of Week 9. Full Mike LaFleur press conference coverage to come, naturally.

Brents clears the NFL’s concussion protocol in time to take the field against the Patriots this week. The Dolphins declared OL Kadyn Proctor, TE Justin Joly, CB Marcellas Dial Jr., CB Jaylin Simpson, OG Christian Haynes, WR Jared Wayne and EDGE Jamree Kromah inactive for Week 8 against the Patriots. Losing Proctor, their starting left guard, is unfortunate.

Parkinson will miss at least one game with a rib injury he sustained last week against the Raiders. His absence could have a big impact on playing time for both Davis Allen — who had two touchdown grabs last week — and Tyler Higbee, the de facto TE1 in the LA offense. Both tight ends are better options against the Chargers with Parkinson sidelined.

The Patriots’ No. 2 perimeter cornerback makes his return from a multi-week neck injury for this divisional showdown. The Patriots declared CB Karon Prunty, S Elliott Davison, CB Channing Canada, QB Behren Morton, RB TreVeyon Henderson and WR A.J. Brown (knee/ankle) inactive for Week 8 against the Dolphins. Prunty and Canada have also missed multiple games, dealing with hamstring injuries. They are the Patriots’ primary backups on the perimeter. Both players practiced in full this week, so their absence is a little surprising.

Emergency QB3 Joe Fagnano will finish this one out after Huntley was ruled out during halftime. The Ravens’ QB2 completed 2-of-4 passes for zero yards in relief of Lamar Jackson, who exited after the first play of the game due to a thumb injury.

Left tackle Garrett Boles and EDGE Zach Allen are also active. All Broncos players who were questionable for Week 8 are active. After a disappointing two months to start the year, Waddle is at the back of the WR3 ranks for Week 8. Inactive for the Broncos are S Talana Hufanga, QB Sam Ehlinger, OL Gavin Ortega, DL Jordan Jackson, DL Tyler Oneydim, OL Kage Casey, and TE Dallen Bentley.