Emari Demercado

Cardinals ruled out Emari Demercado (back) for Week 15 against the Patriots.

This is a big development. The Cardinals have utilized a three-player backfield this season with starter James Conner commanding a hefty rushing share and a part-time passing-down role, rookie Trey Benson mixing in as a rotational rusher and Demercado operating as the primary passing-down back. With Demercado out, Conner should handle close to 100.0 percent of the pure passing-down snaps while Benson gets a slight rushing share boost.