Commanders to start Taylor Heinicke at QB against the Texans

With the chance of Carson Wentz potentially being activated for this week’s Commanders–Texans game, Washington coach Ron Rivera announced that the starting quarterback will still be Taylor Heinicke this week.

Heinicke has started the last four games while Wentz was on the injured reserve list with a broken finger. In that time, the backup quarterback has gone 3–1, including leading the Commanders to a victory over the final undefeated team in the league, the Eagles, on Monday Night Football this week.

Rivera noted during his press conference on Wednesday that even though Wentz has been cleared to start throwing in practice again, he has not been designated to return from the IR, per Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.