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Cardinals RB Bam Knight, who was carted off Sunday with an ankle injury, suffered what is being described as “a bad sprain.”

Related players: Emari Demercado, Michael Carter, Corey Kiner

Schefter went on to say that nothing is broken, which is good news, but Knight is unlikely to play in Week 16. Knight will undergo an MRI today. With Knight out, it was Carter who got 14 carries and also added four catches for 38 yards in passing game. Demercado could factor in with Knight out, too, but he only had three touches this past week. Kiner had two rushes for 11 yards. The Cards have a home game against the Falcons in the later window on Sunday.

An MRI Sunday confirmed a torn ACL for Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, the team announced.

Mahomes tweeted, "Don't know why this had to happen. And not going to lie it hurts. But all we can do is trust in God and attack every single day over and over again. Thank you Chiefs kingdom for always supporting me and for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers. I will be back stronger than ever."

The Chiefs and Mahomes are exploring surgery options.

Sunday ended up a nightmare day for the Chiefs, losing their star quarterback and being eliminated from playoff contention at 6-8. Gardner Minshew came on in relief and went 3-of-5 for 22 yards with an interception.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes will undergo an MRI on his knee Monday, head coach Andy Reid said Sunday.

Mahomes injured his left knee late in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs’ 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. As a result of the loss, coupled with wins by the Jaguars, Bills and Texans, the Chiefs will miss the postseason for the first time since 2014. We’ll see if that plays into how long Mahomes will be out for, if at all, but this is certainly unfamiliar territory for the Chiefs, to be out of playoff contention with three weeks left. Gardner Minshew came on in relief of Mahomes and threw an interception to seal the game for the Chargers.

The Chiefs ruled out WR Hollywood Brown (personal) and three OL -- Trey Smith, Jawaan Taylor and Wanya Morris -- for Sunday's game vs. the Chargers.

Related Players: Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Tyquan Thornton, Travis Kelce

Outside of a Week 13 touchdown, Brown has been a relative non-factor through most of the second half of the season. Rice is still locked into lineups, while Worthy should be considered down in the WR4 range.

Brady Cook, officially, will be the Jets starting QB on Sunday. Adrian Martinez is No. 2.

Tyrod Taylor and Justin Fields are both out, as expected.

Cook threw for 163 yards and two interceptions over 30 pass attempts in Week 14. We can safely leave him on waiver wires in all league sizes.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice was limited on Monday. RB Isiah Pacheco was listed as full.

Related players: Patrick Mahomes, Kareem Hunt

Rice is dealing with a hamstring issue and this will be worth monitoring on a short week. It looks like Pacheco (knee) will return to the lineup after a full practice, which will cut into Hunt's workload. Also, Mahomes is dealing with a groin injury, but was also listed as having a full practice.

Andy Reid said everyone did practice today, but Isiah Pacheco (right knee) is going to be out for Sunday's game against the Colts.

"It wasn't a setback," Andy Reid said "I think he's coming out pretty good. I think that's a plus."

Related Players: Kareem Hunt, Brashard Smith

Outside of a few dumpoffs to Smith, Hunt basically has the bellcow role when Pacheco is out, though he doesn't quite have the explosiveness to register close to an RB1 anymore. He's still useful as a top-30 option this weekend, though.

Marvin Harrison Jr, Emari Demercado, Baron Browning will not play in #JAXvsAZ, per Gannon.

Also, Jonah Williams will be placed on IR.

Related Players: Zonovan Knight, Michael Carter, Michael Wilson, Greg Dortch, Xavier Weaver

Knight looks like he's in position to be the main ball-carrier for at least one more week, as a potential Trey Benson return could be on the horizon. Consider him around the RB2/3 fringe in Week 12.

Wilson was the obvious beneficiary in the pass-catching part of the offense, turning 18 (!!) Week 11 targets into a massive 15-185-0 stat line. It would be hard to fade him after that performance, and he could be a legit WR2 in Week 12 as Jacoby Brissett continues to sling the ball around the field.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco and WR Xavier Worthy were listed as limited participants in today’s practice.

Related Players: Kareem Hunt, Brashard Smith, Rashee Rice, Hollywood Brown, Tyquan Thornton

Each player still has some time, but as it stands, Hunt would be a fringe RB2/3 option and Smith would operate as an RB4 candidate were Pacheco to miss again.

Rashee Rice is an obvious WR1 regardless, but Brown could sneak into WR4 consideration in a good matchup, should Worthy miss the game.

Jets HC Aaron Glenn officially announced QB Tyrod Taylor will start Sunday vs. the Ravens.

Related Players: Justin Fields

The raw dropbacks will at least go up, but there's such a lack of firepower in the pass-catching group that Taylor still shouldn't be on many fantasy radars. He's currently in the final spot of our QB rankings.