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Panthers coach Ron Rivera would not confirm if Cam Newton (foot) will return to practice next week.

Advice: "Until he's 100 percent, we're not going to address it," Rivera said. "The young man has done everything we've asked. I'm not going to put pressure on him." In other words, nothing's changed. Newton will only return to practice once his foot is 100 percent healed, and there's clearly no rush to get him back on the field with Kyle Allen helping the team to four consecutive wins in the former MVP's absence. It's probably not the best idea to bring Newton back against San Francisco's ferocious pass rush in Week 8. Rotoworld.com Today, 7:29 am

Matthew Stafford completed 18-of-32 passes for 265 scoreless yards in the Lions' 23-22, Week 6 loss to the Packers Monday night.

Advice: The refs completely blew this game late for the Lions and gifted the Packers numerous extra plays and sets of downs in the fourth quarter by calling a pair of phantom illegal hands to the face penalties on Lions DE Trey Flowers, which directly led to a 35-yard Allen Lazard touchdown and the "game-winning" chip-shot field goal to Mason Crosby as time expired. On the final one, the Lions sacked Aaron Rodgers to force a fourth down and long field goal with just under two minutes on the clock and were going to get the ball back. Instead, the Packers kneeled it and kicked a field goal as time expired. Stafford, despite not throwing a touchdown, played well with several big hookups, including 121 yards on five completions to Kenny Golladay. Detroit's issue was settling for too many field goals. The Lions are this hack job by the refs and a last-minute Patrick Mahomes touchdown drive away from being undefeated. The Lions host the Vikings in Week 7. Rotoworld.com Yesterday, 8:24 pm

Titans coach Mike Vrabel said the team will decide on its starting quarterback Monday night.

Advice: In a demotion that was long overdue, Marcus Mariota was benched for Ryan Tannehill midway through Sunday's loss to Denver. Tannehill fared significantly better than Mariota did Sunday (a low bar to clear given the latter's complete ineptitude), though the two signal-callers share many of the same shortcomings. Mariota doesn't have the strongest supporting cast in Tennessee and his offensive line has hung him out to dry more than a few times this season, but he hasn't been the difference-maker the Titans thought he would be when they drafted him second overall in 2015. The Titans have dropped four of their last five heading into their Week 7 matchup with the Chargers. Rotoworld.com Yesterday, 10:08 am