Andy Dalton has been ruled out for the Philadelphia Eagles' Week 8 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Dalton suffered a concussion last week.

Ben DiNucci will get the start against the Eagles, with Garrett Gilbert serving as his backup.

Michael Thomas has been ruled out for Week 8 against the Chicago Bears with a hamstring injury.

Thomas has played in just one game this season.

There has been speculation Thomas' camp is trying to get him traded by the New Orleans Saints. 

The Baltimore Ravens and Ronnie Stanley have agreed to a five-year, $98.75 million extension.

The deal only trails the $22 million per season average Laremy Tunsil signed with the Houston Texans.

The extension keeps Stanley protecting Lamar Jackson's blind side through the 2025 season.

"Ronnie is the mainstay on our offensive line," Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said. "He's a shutdown left tackle who excels on the field and in our community. This is just the beginning for Ronnie, and we could not be happier for him and his family."

Through seven weeks this season, Stanley has a pass-block win rate of 96.8%, the highest among qualified offensive tackles.

Super Bowl Opening Night will be virtual only in 2021.

The event will have no ticketed access and all-virtual player interviews, in accordance with the agreement reached between the NFL and NFL Players Association.

In addition, the NFL Honors awards show will be a virtual, made-for-TV production, without a red carpet or tickets to the event.

The Los Angeles Chargers cancelled practice on Thursday after one player returned a positive test for COVID-19.

All players were sent home from the team facility and went through virtual meetings.

"Well, we've done a really good job with the contact tracing," Anthony Lynn said. "Players take this very seriously. As of right now, we feel like we have it contained. We'll get another round of testing back tonight, and we'll know more. As of right now, I just wanted to make sure we keep it contained and give the players a little more peace of mind."

New York Giants guard Will Hernandez tested positive for COVID-19 this week and contact tracing led the team to tell nine other members of the organization to stay home on Thursday.

On Friday morning, the Giants announced that the seven players and two coaches will be back to work after they produced negative tests.

The team will continue to conduct meetings remotely and follow the other intensive protocols the league has mandated for teams dealing with positive tests.

Cam Newton has called Sunday's road game against the Buffalo Bills a "must win" for the New England Patriots.

The Patriots, who have lost three straight, are 2-4 and trail the Bills (5-2) in the AFC East.

"This is a must-win for us, and I'm going to control the things that I can control. I have two or three more days to prepare and that's what I plan on doing," Newton said.

The Patriots have won the division each of the past 11 seasons.

The Atlanta Falcons have struggled this season, but Matt Ryan thinks Thursday night's victory over the Carolina Panthers could spark a second-half surge.

"I hope it's the start of something," Ryan said. "I really feel like, although we're 2-6, I feel like we've been in some tight ones. We've played some good football. I think we can play some really tough football here in the second half of the season."

Last season the Falcons started 1-7 but went 6-2 over their final eight games.

"We've been in every game we've played this year," Ryan said. "We've had some crazy losses, just to be frank, and I really believe that we've got the caliber of team to go be in the games we're going to play the rest of the season.

"Why can't we win them all? That's the mindset that I have."

Trevor Lawrence has tested positive for COVID-19.

Lawrence is widely expected to be the top overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft should he decide to leave Clemson after his junior season.

Lawrence will miss Saturday's game against Boston College, but could return the following week against Notre Dame.

Lawrence is a frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy. 

Gardner Minshew has multiple fractures and a strained ligament in his right thumb.

Minshew has had discomfort in his thumb since Jacksonville's Oct. 11 game at Houston.

The Jaguars (1-6) didn't know about Minshew's injury until this week.

Jacksonville's backup quarterback is Mike Glennon.