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During open part of Cardinals practice Kyler Murray working but with PS pass catchers. Jacoby Brissett and Slovis with regular pass catchers. Murray looks OK throwing, however.

Brissett looks like he'll be in line for the start, as he's been with the No. 1 offense all week. He'll get a tough matchup against the Packers' defense, though, so he should stay off fantasy radars in most leagues.

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray, who missed last week's game because of a foot injury, returned to practice today on a limited basis.

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

The Cardinals' offense has (once again) looked pretty mediocre, even with Brissett throwing for 300+ yards last week. Murray obviously adds more with his legs, but the Packers defense could end up making either one of them a moderate fantasy play in Week 7.

Thirty days. That’s how long Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy went between practices.

He returned Monday for the first time since the lead-up to the Week 2 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. Coach Kevin O’Connell talked about the positives of having McCarthy back. He did not, however, officially name McCarthy as the team’s starter ahead of this weekend’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Not even after Carson Wentz, who has performed adequately in starting the Vikings’ last three games, was also dinged up in the two games overseas.

The story said the team is building back McCarthy's mechanics after a long time between practices. The story also said the Wentz is dealing with a "pretty serious shoulder injury." A lot of times teams will name the starter on Wednesday so that could be what's happening here.

Jonathan Gannon had no interest in the inevitable questions.

Will Kyler Murray remain the starting quarterback when he returns from his foot injury?

“Yeah.”

Why?

“He’s the starting quarterback.”

Related players: Jacoby Brissett

If you watched the Cardinals game you maybe couldn't help but notice the offense did seem to run a bit smoother with Brissett under center, even though the team fell to the Colts 31-37. Brissett threw for 320 yards and two TDs in the loss, he even ran for 19 more yards. It's possible Murray has to miss at least one more week according to some reports, so Brissett could get another chance, and it's another tough challenge against the Packers. The Cardinals do have a bye in Week 8.

Who will start at quarterback when the Vikings play the Eagles in Week 7?

If head coach Kevin O’Connell knows the answer, he’s not yet telling the public.

In his Monday press conference coming off a Week 6 bye, O’Connell told reporters that he isn’t ready to project where the team will be at the end of the week. Both J.J. McCarthy (ankle) and Carson Wentz (left shoulder) are still returning from injury.

Wentz looks to be the favorite here since McCarthy may not be ready to practice fully this week. Injury reports could tell us a lot but at this point, Wentz seems a bit further along. The Vikings host the Eagles in an earlier Sunday game.

Cardinals officially are listing QB Kyler Murray as questionable for Sunday’s game at Indianapolis.

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

Murray was off the field on more than one occasion in Week 5, so this is obviously a bad sign for his Week 6 availability. We'll keep an eye on things as we near kickoff, but Brissett would be off streaming radars against the Colts if he does end up getting a spot start.

No Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall at today's practice, but Jauan Jennings was back.

Meanwhile, Mac Jones, (ankle, oblique) was on hand but was jogging gingerly between drills and didn't seem to be doing any throwing.

The 49ers injury list has looked like a scroll to this point in the season but they *do* seem to be getting on the mend. For Week 6, we should treat Jennings as a WR2 against the Buccaneers if he's fully back to health (and Pearsall misses), while Kendrick Bourne makes for an interesting WR3 if both are forced to miss.

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray, dealing with a foot injury, is not expected to practice today. An injury to watch...

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

Murray was off the field on more than one occasion in Week 5, so this is obviously a bad sign for his Week 6 availability. We'll keep an eye on things, but Brissett would be off streaming radars against the Colts if he does end up getting a spot start.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor told reporters on Monday that the team would evaluate its options at quarterback after Jake Browning’s struggles while filling in for the injured Joe Burrow.

According to multiple reports, the Bengals have agreed to acquire Joe Flacco from the Browns.

Related players: Brett Rypien, Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins

Cincinnati will receive Flacco and a sixth-round pick in exchange for a fifth-round pick to complete the rare intra-AFC North trade. We just reported a story earlier today saying if the Bengals do make a change, it will be a QB from outside team who gets the start. Flacco should give the Bengals a steadier option at the position until Burrow is able to return in December. The story pointed out, it's unclear just how long it may take Flacco to get up to speed and if the team will push him to start this week. We'll likely learn more about that as the week goes on.

In all likelihood, the quarterback capable of breathing life into the Bengals’ season isn’t on the roster.

Current backup Brett Rypien and practice squad quarterbacks Sean Clifford and Mike White are not in consideration to replace Browning this weekend against the Packers.

Any options left open to, theoretically, replace Jake Browning in Green Bay would have to come from outside the building.

Related players: Kirk Cousins, Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston

Reports Tuesday say the team has released White, which could be an indication a new face is on the way in. Three of the bigger names to be stop-gaps until Joe Burrow returns are Cousins, Wilson and Winston, but it remains to be seen if the Bengals pull the trigger and make a deal. The Bengals are hoping to stay in the hunt until Burrow returns and the talent is still there on offense. It also looks like Browning has another chance this week to keep his starting spot.