Saints vs Chiefs inactives: Taysom Hill, Willie Gay among players out for Week 5
By Matt Conner
Both the Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints are missing a lot of key players coming into their scheduled Week 5 showdown in primetime. No matter, because on Monday Night Football, the teams will have to play on with a "next man up" mentality if they want to leave Arrowhead with a win.
For the Chiefs, the injury list is more long-term than that of the visiting team. The Chiefs have a number of important players on injured reserve, especially on the offensive side—a list that includes their top two wide receivers (Hollywood Brown, Rashee Rice) as well as their top running back (Isiah Pacheco).
For the Saints, they're also missing important players on injured reserve like center Erik McCoy and tackle Ryan Ramczyk. However, Dennis Allen's team is also out several players in the short term for Week 5, including guard Cesar Ruiz, lineman Shane Lemieux, Swiss army knife Taysom Hill, and linebacker Willie Gay Jr. The Saints are also down defensive end Peyton Turner coming into the weekend.
Both teams are getting some good news in Week 5 with the return of an important defender. For the Chiefs, it's the chance to welcome Mike Danna back to his place at defensive end after sitting out a week with a calf injury. For the Saints, Demario Davis is back at linebacker after dealing with a hamstring injury in Week 4. Unfortunately for New Orleans, fellow starter Pete Werner is also out due to a hamstring, which keeps things iffy at linebacker.
The Chiefs and Saints will kick things off in primetime on Monday, October 7 at 7:15 p.m. CT.
List of Saints' inactive players for Week 5:
- Taysom Hill, TE
- Willie Gay Jr., LB
- Cesar Ruiz, OL
- Payton Turner, DE
- Kristian Boyd, DL
- Pete Werner, LB
- Spencer Rattler, QB
List of Chiefs' inactive players for Week 5:
- Marlon Tuipolatu, DL
- C.J. Hanson, OL
- Ethan Driskell, OL
- Cam Thomas, DE
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