Matthew Stafford injured his right thumb in the Los Angeles Rams' 43-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, but coach Sean McVay said after the game that he didn't have any more information on the quarterback's status.

McVay did say Stafford injured his thumb while making a catch on a 2-point conversion. McVay said Stafford had banged his thumb on a helmet on an earlier play but that the injury came when he dove into the end zone.

The Minnesota Vikings are bracing for confirmation of a season-ending right Achilles tear for quarterback Kirk Cousins, an injury that will have cascading impact on the short- and long-term future of the organization.

Speaking after the Vikings' 24-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers, an otherwise rousing win that pulled their record even at 4-4 after an 0-3 start, coach Kevin O'Connell said the team was "fearing" an Achilles injury. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Cousins tore the Achilles, an outcome the team said it would not confirm until putting him through additional testing.

The Miami Dolphins activated cornerback Jalen Ramsey from injured reserve Saturday, paving the way for him to make his season debut Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Cornerback Parry Nickerson was released in the corresponding roster move.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray was not activated for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens despite not having an official injury designation after Thursday's and Friday's practice.

Murray, who started the season on the physically unable to perform list, is still within the 21-day practice window after returning to practice on Oct. 18th. He would need to be activated to the 53-man roster before he could play in a game.

Murray was listed as doubtful on Friday's injury report.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has cleared the concussion protocol, the team announced Saturday afternoon.

Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that if Purdy passed the final step of the protocol, as the team hoped, he would "definitely" start against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

"To me that wasn't a decision because how he's been throughout this week," Shanahan said. "And now that's why he's going to have a chance."

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who missed last week's game with a back injury, is "good to go" for Monday night at the Detroit Lions, Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said Saturday.

"Yeah, I think he's got a little pep in his step," McDaniels said. "Again, he's much the same as everybody else is...he wants to get us headed in the right direction and start doing some things that we haven't been doing as well better. But good leadership, good energy at practice, good execution. Working with everybody across the board, and just really trying to put our focus where it needs to be and have good days and stack them this week and hopefully finish with a good one today in the red zone, some of our work down there, and in the scoring area."

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has not yet cleared concussion protocol, but there is still a realistic chance he will start Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Purdy went into concussion protocol early Tuesday after feeling symptoms on the team's plane ride home from Minnesota late Monday night. Since then, Purdy has passed four of the league's five steps in the concussion protocol.

That has allowed Purdy to participate in practice on a limited basis Thursday and then be full go in Friday's session. 

Tyreek Hill returned to practice with the Miami Dolphins Thursday after missing the previous day's session with a hip injury.

He was officially listed as a limited participant, but the wide receiver said he'll play against the New England Patriots on Sunday.

"I just wanted some attention, because my momma wouldn't talk to me yesterday," Hill said. "So, I needed some attention from somebody. I'm good, though."

Hill has not missed a game since the 2020 season. He leads the league with 902 receiving yards in seven games and is on pace for a career-high and NFL-record 2,190 receiving yards.

Tyreek Hill did not practice Wednesday because of a hip injury, casting doubt over whether the wide receiver will be available for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Hill hasn't missed a game since he was traded to the Dolphins in the 2022 offseason and is the NFL's current leader in receiving yards with 902. 

He briefly left Miami's loss to Philadelphia this past Sunday night, but was able to return and finished with 11 catches for 88 yards and a touchdown.

"It was a little weird not having someone like Tyreek out there," Tua Tagovailoa said. "His leadership, his aura -- but it calls for other guys to step up. Jaylen [Waddle] had a really good practice today, [Cedrick Wilson Jr.] had a really good practice. A lot of guys had good practices today, especially being a Wednesday.

"I don't think anyone can emulate what Tyreek does on the field. His speed, his cuts in and out of breaks. ... If we couldn't have Tyreek, that would be tough, but the show goes on. You've got to continue to play, and somewhere down the line we're going to get Tyreek back. And it has to be one of those things where you never lift your foot off the gas and you don't lose that rhythm as a team or a unit."

Brock Purdy has entered the NFL's concussion protocol. 

Purdy took a blow from Jordan Hicks' helmet on a quarterback sneak in the fourth quarter of the San Francisco 49ers' loss on Monday to the Minnesota Vikings.

Sam Darnold will start at quarterback for the 49ers if Purdy is not cleared.