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Chiefs ruled out WR JuJu Smith-Schuster for Sunday night’s game in LA; also down Mecole Hardman, who was placed on IR.

Related Players: Kadarius Toney, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Justin Watson

Patrick Mahomes has proven that it doesn't necessarily matter who is on the field, as long as he has Travis Kelce handy. With that said, we could be in for the most usage Kadarius Toney has ever seen in his career come Sunday night.

Taylor Heinicke will start Sunday in Houston, Ron Rivera said.

Related players: Carson Wentz

Heinicke has guided the Commanders to a 3-1 mark since taking over for Wentz. Wentz remains on the IR with his finger injury but at this point it's going to be hard for the Commanders to go back to Wentz. This hopefully continues to be good news for Terry McLaurin, who has become fantasy-relevant again since Heinicke has taken over.

Potentially important: The Cardinals opened the practice window for WR Marquise Brown and he could play on Monday night.

Brown has had been dealing with a small broken bone in his foot. It would be a real nice boost for the Cards offense which just recently added DeAndre Hopkins back from suspension. As we reported earlier today, Kyler Murray may miss more time with his hamstring injury, meaning Colt McCoy could get the start. McCoy wasn't bad last week, so this would also be a nice boost for McCoy if he's under center. Keep in mind, this is a Monday night game so owners will need to have a backup plan if they're hoping to play Brown.

Kyler Murray could miss "another week or so.”

Related players: Colt McCoy, DeAndre Hopkins, Rondale Moore

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler first reported the news. If accurate, McCoy would get the start if Murray is out. McCoy wasn't bad last week, throwing for a TD and 238 yards. It was nice to see Hopkins (10-98-0) and Moore (9-94-0) continue to get targeted with Murray out of the lineup. Murray owners should have a backup plan as the Cards host the 49ers on Monday night in Week 11.

The Chiefs are currently down two wide receivers with JuJu Smith-Schuster in the concussion protocol and Marquez Valdes-Scantling in the medical tent.

Both receivers took hard hits after attempting to make a catch. Both are likely out for the rest of the game. Smith-Schuster has been ruled out, we'll see on MVS. JuJu had 2 catches for 33 yards while MVS had an 18-yard touchdown reception.

The Chiefs say that WR Mecole Hardman (abdomen) won't practice for the second straight day.

Related Players: JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Kadarius Toney

It would be a shame to see Hardman miss time in the midst of a breakout that many fantasy managers have been waiting years to see. If he's forced out of Week 10, we could see a bump in manufactured touches to new arrival, Kadarius Toney.

The Giants are trading WR Kadarius Toney to the Chiefs for a third-round compensatory pick and a 2023 sixth-round pick.

Related Players: Wan'Dale Robinson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Mecole Hardman, Skyy Moore

This trade affects a number of players, but to what extent remains to be seen. Toney had clearly had a falling out with the new coaching regime, and trade rumors began to swirl almost immediately. The 2021 first-round pick has been sidelined for almost the entirety of this season, though the team continued to site health issues as the major reason he'd only appeared in one and a half games. Rookie Skyy Moore has received only 11 targets through six games and has yet to run 15 routes in any single game, so they may plug Toney into the role they were hoping to mold Moore into.

The Commanders placed quarterback Carson Wentz on injured reserve with a broken ringer suffered during the team’s Week 6 Thursday night game against the Bears. Taylor Heinicke will take over as starter.

Wentz is now out for at least four games, which also means he will not be around for his two return visits to Indianapolis and Philadelphia. He can return to game action November 20 against the Texans. Heinicke and the Commanders had the mini-bye to prepare for the Packers. Heinicke played 16 games last season, throwing for over 3,400 yards, 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He checks in as our No. 22 quarterback this week.