Assessing QB situations from Super Wild Card Weekend: Dolphins have big decision ahead, Packers in great hands

The Super Wild Card Weekend is nearly in the books, with four different teams advancing on Saturday and Sunday, including the upstart and . Whether close games or blowouts, each contest has added some important context to quarterback situations around the league. Who's upped their stock? Whose future is muddier than before? Here's our instant assessment of each QB situation from this week's wild card playoff games: Magical as his fearless gunslinging may have been late in the year, the 38 year old effectively reaffirmed his backup status with against Houston, hence coach Kevin Stefanski talking up rehab in post game media availability.

Watson has plenty of his own questions, but unless he has significant physical setbacks this offseason, you can forget about any kind of Flacco encore, at least in a starting role. There are two realities at play here: 1.) Prescott was thoroughly outplayed by in yet another Sunday, exacerbating questions about his big stage effectiveness; 2.) Prescott showcased MVP caliber play for much of 2023, and his contract with a ridiculous $59.5 million 2024 salary cap hit, and a future no tag clause all but guarantees he'll be extended again, unless Jones gets wild and shops him.

spent 12 years gutting it out for Detroit. He'll always be a Lion, in many fans' eyes. But Goff needed just three seasons to do what Stafford never could: as the Lions' QB. That's a testament to Detroit's roster construction and coaching, but it also speaks to Goff's resilience, sharpening his already accurate arm even after arriving as a perceived throwaway for a rebuilding lineup.

Let's see how far he can take this. OK, so one playoff game isn't enough to crown Jordan Love the next homegrown Hall of Famer under center, but boy did he look like the next big thing, slinging the ball from every angle and posture . This kid is just 24, fresh off his first full year as ' successor, but his gifts promise top 10, maybe top five, production.

No matter what happens against the , Love's already locked himself in as the face and future of Green Bay. And maybe he'll go further, adding to a Rookie of the Year campaign. But like Jordan Love in Green Bay, his All Pro caliber touch and poise ensure Texans fans can leave the playoffs with a smile on their faces, no matter the next round results.

The first rounder has looked the part all year, Browns, and he figures to have Houston in the mix out of the AFC South for years to come. It's the playoffs; what else did you expect? He against the , completing just 56% of his throws. But with steady ground game support from , plus an emerging No.

1 downfield target in , there's reason to believe he and . That 12 3 career playoff record looms large over the rest of the AFC field. A year ago at this time, it wouldn't have been crazy if the Rams had unloaded Stafford in a "salary dump," just two years after doing the same thing to Jared Goff.

The former champ was aging quickly and battered all over, it seemed. But then 2023 happened, and he overcame a slow start to rediscover that laser arm, in his anticipated return to Detroit. Suddenly, going on 36, he doesn't feel so old. To be fair, Miami's shortcomings against elite opponents go well beyond the QB.

Mike McDaniel's had precious few in game adjustments to help. The O line battled injuries all year. But Tagovailoa, for all his improvement as a confident, downfield thrower in recent years, to be a lesser point guard when pressured in a high stakes environment. Miami may prefer to give him a final audition before paying top dollar..