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Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett has played very well in place of the injured Kyler Murray, but head coach Jonathan Gannon says Murray will return to the starting lineup as soon as he is cleared.

Asked if he would reconsider and keep Brissett at quarterback, Gannon insisted he wouldn’t.

“Nothing’s changed on that,” Gannon said. “That’s how I feel.”

Brissett completed 21 of 31 passes for 261 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions in Monday night’s 27-17 win over the Cowboys. Statistically, Brissett has been better than Murray this season, the story pointed out, and if you've watched any Cardinals games, the offense just looks better under Brissett. In a story we posted yesterday, PFT's Mike Florio believes Murray's days in Arizona could be numbered, and while he doesn't expect a trade before today's deadline, he feels an offseason move could be likely.

LaFleur added that Matthew Golden (shoulder) is considered day-to-day not week-to-week.

Related players: Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks, Christian Watson, Savion Williams

It's good news for Golden and fantasy owners he gets the day to day tag, which gives him a chance to play in Week 10. Unfortunately, it's a Monday night game against the Eagles and a game-time tag could be a risk for fantasy owners. Golden likely isn't starting in your fantasy lineup outside of very deep formats, anyway. With Wicks also out the last two weeks, the WR duties look to fall on Doubs, Watson and Williams if Golden isn't able to play.

Jim Harbaugh said he doesn’t think the Chargers will open the window for running back Omarion Hampton to return from IR until after the Week 12 bye.

Related players: Kimani Vidal

Hampton was injured back in Week 5 but the reports all along have said he wouldn't be back when first eligible, which would have been this week. We at least have some sort of timetable to go on and Week 13 is, of course, down the stretch of the fantasy regular season. Vidal should be the team's lead back until Hampton returns, and even after that maybe Hampton is eased back into action.

Dan Quinn: "I don't foresee (Terry McLaurin) making it for this weekend."

Related players: Deebo Samuel, Chris Moore, Jaylin Lane

The post went on to say Quinn added, "Knowing it's game-game-bye, that has an affect. But I don't have a timetable today." Given the status of the team overall right now, including how there is no timetable for QB Jayden Daniels (elbow) to come back, there probably isn't a need to rush McLaurin back into action. While the season isn't officially lost just yet, it could mean the team devotes more time to looking at a guy like Lane, for example.

Rams WR Puka Nacua was scheduled to have a scan for rib injury, McVay said.

The post added that McVay said he feels, “optimistic…in regard to where we’re potentially heading.” It sounds like the Rams think Nacua will be good to go for Week 10, which is an away game at San Francisco in the later Sunday window. But, it will be worth checking back in with the scan results, and also see what Nacua's practice status is like this week.

For the second year in a row, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is giving up play-calling to his offensive coordinator.

Coming out of the bye, Stefanski announced in his Monday press conference that Tommy Rees will take over offensive play-calling moving forward.

Related players: Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders

Stefanski said the bye week allowed him to look at things, and he felt like Rees gives the offense a good chance to improve. “I just felt like it was the right time for this,” Stefanski said. The story added Gabriel will remain the starting QB.

Quinshon Judkins out there and participating.

When we last saw Judkins he left his Week 8 game early with a shoulder injury, but was given a day to day tag following that contest. It's great news Judkins is back at practice leading up to this week's game, and we'll certainly keep an eye on Wednesday's injury report. The Browns are traveling to play the Jets in Week 10.

Coming off their Week 9 bye, the Browns are getting a player back on the field.

Cleveland announced the club has opened the 21-day practice window for receiver Cedric Tillman.

Related players: Jerry Jeudy, Isaiah Bond, Jamari Thrash

Tillman has been out since suffering a hamstring injury against Detroit in Week 4. He has caught 11 passes for 106 yards with a pair of touchdowns so far this season, the story said. Tillman should jump right back in as the team's WR2 behind Jeudy and slide Bond and Thrash down the depth chart.

Patriots HC Mike Vrabel says WR Kayshon Boutte (hamstring) is day-to-day. Vrabel indicated that Boutte likely won't practice early in the week, and that WR Kyle Williams will get more opportunities.

Boutte has been on fire over the last three weeks, before leaving Week 9's game against the Falcons. Boutte, from Weeks 6-8, was averaging only four targets a game, but had turned that into 10 catches for 223 yards and four touchdowns in that three-week span. The day to day tag gives him a shot to play in Week 10, but it sounds like the Pats will ease him back into practice as the week goes on.

Jets HC Aaron Glenn remains mum on who will be his starting QB Sunday vs. the Browns. He did tell reporters that Tyrod Taylor (knee) will be practicing this week.

Related players: Justin Field

When we last saw the Jets in Week 8, Fields threw for 244 yards and a TD as the Jets picked up their first win over the season over the Bengals. Fields did his damage without Garrett Wilson in the lineup as well, but Wilson is expected to practice this week as the Jets prep for the Browns in Week 10. It would be hard for the team not to go back to Fields, who is probably coming off his best game of his Jets career. However, the Jets looked ready to turn things over to Taylor before a knee injury kept him out of Week 8.