AZ Cardinals recap and news

Demercado turned five carries into 11 yards and gathered in two of three targets for nine yards during Sunday’s 37-14 loss at Cincinnati.

Demercado actually paced Arizona’s backfield with a 53 percent snap share ahead of Michael Carter’s 44 percent and Corey Kiner’s four percent, but game script resulted in the Cardinals attempting 37 passes versus just 13 combined runs. Carter tallied seven rushes for 29 yards to lead the team on the ground and also added two catches (on four targets) for 14 yards. Since Bam Knight (ankle) joined James Conner (foot) and Trey Benson (knee) on injured reserve after Week 15, Demercado has notched just 12 touches for 50 total yards over the last games, leaving him on the outside looking in to fantasy relevance Week 18 against the Rams.

Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said Monday that Harrison (heel) will suit up for Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Rams “if he is healthy enough to play,” Darren Urban of the team’s official site reports.

Harrison has at least not yet been ruled out for Week 18, which is encouraging. He missed Weeks 14 and 15 due to a heel injury before he was cleared to suit up for each of Arizona’s next two games. He then was forced off the field Week 17 versus Cincinnati due to an apparent aggravation of that issue. Gannon said Monday, however, that Harrison is dealing with a foot injury. It appears as though Harrison’s availability for Week 18 will come down to the extent of his practice activity Wednesday through Friday.

Ryland did not attempt a field goal and made both of his PATs in Sunday’s 37-14 loss to the Bengals.

Ryland went without a field-goal try for the second time in three weeks and fourth time overall this season. The kicker earned the nod over Joshua Karty in Week 17 after Karty was signed to the practice squad earlier in the week. Ryland has gone 23-for-31 on field-goal tries, including 5-for-9 from 50-plus yards, while making all 34 of his PATs over 16 contests this year.