The Ravens wasted little time in trading for Brissett after he lost his starting job with the Cardinals. The 33-year-old journeyman is familiar with Ravens QB coach Israel Woolfork and was acquired in part because the team believed he could quickly become the starter. Brissett threw for 1,719 yards, 10 touchdowns, and seven interceptions in his eight games with the Cardinals this season, and will now look to save the Ravens’ season after they fell to 4-5 last week. With Lamar Jackson (finger) hoping to come back in the next six to nine weeks, if Baltimore can string together a few wins, it’s possible he will be back in time for the playoffs should they make the postseason. Brissett being under center should also provide some stability to Zay Flowers’ and Derrick Henry’s fantasy stocks after a rough few weeks sans Lamar.

Less than 24 hours after it was reported that the team would see if Jacobs could play through his fractured finger, they have now opted for surgery. The decision to say Jacobs could be out “a maximum of three weeks” suggests he will avoid the injured reserve and that this will be more of a week-to-week thing, and that he could return before the end of the month. Jacobs has totaled 148 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns on 47 touches since returning from the Commissioner’s Exempt list. Now, the Packers will likely take a bit of a committee approach in the weeks ahead and could lean more on Kaleb Johnson, who was solid against the Patriots (14-68-1), with Jacobs and MarShawn Lloyd (knee) both sidelined. That said, all Packers running backs will be hard to trust as anything more than desperation dart throws in Week 10 when they take on a stout Vikings defense.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported earlier in the day that Deshaun Watson was expected to return as the starter, but Monken didn’t rush to name a starter when questioned on Monday. Monken praised Shedeur Sanders for his performance in Sunday’s start against the Saints, but said he hasn’t really “thought through” who will start in Week 10 against the Texans. It’s hard to imagine Monken handing the job over to Sanders after a start that was mostly forgettable until the final five minutes of regulation, even if Watson hasn’t been overly impressive this season. We would still expect Watson to get the nod against Houston, but Sanders’ late-game performance won’t do anything to quiet those looking/hoping for a change.

This news comes less than 24 hours after NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that an MRI “did not reveal a major injury” to Mahomes, who was able to finish out the game in Sunday’s win over the Jets. Reid said Mahomes is dealing with some soreness that he will have to rehab a bit, but it doesn’t sound like he’s at risk of missing any time. Mahomes threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns against the Jets and will be on the QB1 radar next week against the Falcons.

Macdonald said Darnold will need at least one more week to recover from the quad injury that sidelined him in Week 9. While Drew Lock (oblique) is dealing with his own injury, Macdonald said he believes the team can manage it and expects him to start next week against the Raiders. The Seahawks will have their bye in Week 11, so hopefully three straight weeks off will give him enough time to recover before Week 12’s game against the 49ers.

Harbaugh said Skattebo was “very close” to playing in Week 9 against the Eagles, but they opted to sideline him, focusing on the second game they would play four days later. With the Giants set to face the Commanders on Thursday, Skattebo should be well rested and ready to play in his first game since Week 7, when he first suffered his injury. Skattebo totaled 71 scoreless yards on 15 touches in Week 5 against the Commanders and will be in the RB2 mix upon returning this week.

This shouldn’t surprise anyone after Shedeur Sanders failed to make the most of his spot start in Week 9 against the Saints. Sanders and the Browns’ offense stalled through the first three quarters of Sunday’s game before a late 64-yard touchdown pass to KC Concepcion gave the Browns their first touchdown of the day. An impressive catch-and-run score by Harold Fannin in overtime gave Sanders his second touchdown pass on the day, but the 39-yard score came on a pass, in which Fannin generated 37 yards after the catch. Watson has struggled mightily at times this season, but Sanders didn’t do enough to unseat him in what was a plus matchup against a bad defense. Now out of concussion protocol, Watson will suit up in a “revenge game” against his former team next week, where he will profile as a low-end QB2.

Harbaugh said McCarthy is “doing well” after briefly being knocked out of Sunday’s game against the Eagles with a hip injury. McCarthy was in visible pain on the sideline at times, but was able to finish the game. We’ll see how things shape up over the week as the Giants prepare for a short turnaround ahead of Thursday night’s game against the Commanders. If he’s healthy enough, McCarthy will get the start against a Commanders defense that has struggled mightily at times against the pass this season.

The Jaguars also sent a 2028 fifth-round pick to the Falcons in exchange for Bates, who is in the final year of his contract. Bates provides an immediate upgrade to a defensive unit that already ranks top-10 in points and yards allowed per game but has been more susceptible to being hurt through the air. Bates is a three-time Second-Team All-Pro and among the top safeties in the league. It stands to reason that the Jaguars will look to extend him at some point next offseason, but for now, he will join a 6-2 team that is clearly willing to go all in on what could be a deep run in the postseason.

An absolutely bizarre football game. Williams was brilliant on the first two drives with two touchdowns. After that, things got weird at best and disastrous at worst. He threw interceptions on back-to-back throws in the second quarter, and threw two more picks for his first career four-INT game. Kudos to the Bucs for generating the pressure necessary to create those picks — this is back-to-back four interception games for the Tampa Bay defense — but three of the four interceptions were egregious throws. He was able to get the job done at the end of the night, hitting Colston Loveland on a blown coverage for a 38-yard gain that set up the game-winning field goal. He’ll get a week to review the tape on bye before taking on the Saints in Week 11.