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A lot has changed for the NFL's top quarterbacks since we last checked in a month ago.

Jalen Hurts (83.6) and Trevor Lawrence (81.5) lead the league in QBR over the past four weeks after rough starts to the season. Tua Tagovailoa returned this past Sunday from a concussion, while Deshaun Watson is out for the year with a ruptured Achilles. And maybe most surprisingly, rookies Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix have all led their teams to winning records.

Before the second half of the season, our NFL Nation reporters answered more big questions about 10 quarterbacks around the league. Let's start with Kirk Cousins' development with the Falcons, who are fighting to make the postseason for the first time in seven years. (The 10 questions are listed alphabetically by team.)

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Comfort. Both with his surgically repaired torn right Achilles and his new receivers.

The Falcons, who didn't play starters in the preseason, were a mess in an 18-10 Week 1 loss to the Steelers. They finished with 226 total yards on offense and were shut out in the second half. Things have settled down considerably since then. Cousins is in third in the league in passing yards (2,106) and only three quarterbacks have eclipsed his 14 touchdown passes. Wide receiver Drake London is tied for fourth in the NFL in receptions (48) and tight end Kyle Pitts is fourth among tight ends in receiving yards (419).

By Week 4, Cousins said he was throwing the ball to where he knew his receivers would end up, rather than trying to fit it in once they arrived there. The result? Atlanta's first 4-0 division start in 10 years. — Marc Raimondi, Falcons reporter

Jackson won the NFL MVP last season