At one point Sunday, the Cardinals were 0-for-7 on third down, extending their streak of third-down failures to 18 straight, which dated back to the end of Arizona’s Week 5 win over the 49ers.

Firing McCoy has as much to do with the future as it does with the Cardinals’ offensive ineptitude in the past.

But Rosen needs grooming. That isn’t coming from McCoy, despite his success with the likes of Peyton Manning in Denver and Philip Rivers in San Diego.

The Cardinals have their quarterback of the future, but if he continues to be coached by McCoy, his future is murky at best.

Heading into Week 7, the offense was ranked last in yards per game, first downs per game, third-down conversions, third-down conversion percentage, red zone dives and time of possession.

McCoy, who was fired by the Broncos as offensive coordinator after Week 11 last season, had the 31st-ranked offensive efficiency last season and 31st this season, heading into Thursday night. In 2016, the Chargers were ranked 17th in offensive efficiency. McCoy was the head coach while Ken Whisenhunt called plays.

Quarterback is no longer a question after Ryan Tannehill was ruled out this week, and Brock Osweiler will start. The Dolphins have some reinforcements coming on the defensive side of the ball with Cameron Wake (knee) and Bobby McCain (knee) returning to practice on a limited basis. Wake and McCain, two key starters, missed the past two games but have a good chance of playing Sunday vs. Detroit. — Cameron Wolfe

Leonard Fournette did not practice Wednesday and it’s unlikely he will play against Houston, which means it’s the T.J. Yeldon show again — but he didn’t practice Wednesday either because of an ankle/foot injury. That was probably more precautionary than anything because it’s important for Yeldon to be as healthy as possible since he’ll get the bulk of the work again even though Jamaal Charles’ playing time is expected to increase from the 17 snaps he played last week. — Michael DiRocco

Starting inside linebacker Wesley Woodyard missed two games after injuring his shoulder against the Eagles in Week 4. Woodyard was limited in practice all of last week but said he felt he was close to being able to play soon. The Titans’ run defense suffered without Woodyard, which is why Mike Vrabel is hopeful to have him back against Melvin Gordon and the Chargers this week. — Turron Davenport

AFC WEST

The Broncos have been forced to adjust in the offensive line, and players who started the season as backups will have to be up to the challenge of playing far more. Right tackle Jared Veldheer has missed the past two games because of a knee injury and is not expected to play Thursday night against Arizona. That has put backup Billy Turner in the lineup there. Left guard Ronald Leary also suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury in the loss to the Rams this past Sunday, and that will put Max Garcia in that spot against the Cardinals. Garcia and Connor McGovern, who will start at right guard Thursday night, had alternated at right guard against the Rams — until Leary was injured — because the Broncos were trying to repair some struggles against the Jets’ interior rushers the week before. It probably will force the Broncos into far more two-tight end, two-back sets as they try to keep quarterback Case Keenum out of harm’s way. — Jeff Legwold

The wait for the Chiefs’ two biggest defensive stars, safety Eric Berry and linebacker Justin Houston, appears destined to last another week. Neither one practiced Wednesday as the Chiefs began preparations for the Bengals. The Chiefs are trying to get by without the two, but that’s difficult judging by the results last week in New England, the first time they played a full game without both players. — Adam Teicher

For a second straight week, the Chargers could be using recently signed kicker Mike Badgley as Caleb Sturgis works his way back from a strained right quad. Sturgis was a limited participant Wednesday. Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said whether Sturgis plays could be a game-time decision again on Sunday. Badgley made a 44-yard field goal and all five of his extra point attempts in his first action for the Chargers against the Browns last week. — Eric D. Williams

The bye week comes at a good time for a handful of key players, as receivers Amari Cooper and Seth Roberts suffered concussions against the Seahawks, and guard Kelechi Osemele (knee), running back Marshawn Lynch (groin) and safety Karl Joseph (hamstring) are dinged up as well. — Paul Gutierrez

NFC EAST

Linebacker Sean Lee was limited in his first practice since suffering a hamstring injury against Seattle on Sept. 23. The Cowboys have their bye week after Sunday’s game at Washington, but if Lee is healthy enough to play, he will, according to Jason Garrett. The Cowboys have not missed Lee as much as they have in the past, with Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Esch performing well in his absence. With Lee’s return, the Cowboys will have a good “problem,” and work out a rotation between the three of them like they had before Lee was hurt. Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence did not work a full practice, as he is working through a shoulder injury that limited his work to mostly passing situations last week and could continue to do the same this week. — Todd Archer

It looks as if tight end Evan Engram will return Monday night against the Falcons. Engram has missed three games because of a sprained MCL, but he was moving well at practice Tuesday and expected to play this week. This should open up the middle of the field a little bit for the struggling Giants offense. — Jordan Raanan

Both offensive tackles are hobbled but will push to suit up against the Panthers. Left tackle Jason Peters is going to play through a reported torn biceps, and Lane Johnson, who missed Wednesday’s practice, is trying to gut through a high ankle sprain. Slot corner Sidney Jones (hamstring) is likely to miss some time, and the secondary is already without S Rodney McLeod. It will be a patchwork group Sunday, with rookie Avonte Maddox a candidate to move into the nickel role for Jones. — Tim McManus

The Redskins, as usual, have key players banged up. Receiver Jamison Crowder is already unlikely to play because of an ankle injury. So the key focus will be on the offensive backfield, where Chris Thompson (ribs/knee) and Adrian Peterson (ankle/knee/shoulder) are hurting. Peterson did not practice Wednesday, but he played through quite a bit of pain last week. Thompson felt better Wednesday and is more optimistic about playing Sunday than he was at any point a week ago. But it still remains uncertain. — John Keim

NFC NORTH

Bears head coach Matt Nagy told reporters Wednesday that he planned to play it safe with star pass rusher Khalil Mack, who suffered a right ankle injury in last week’s overtime loss to Miami. “He’s day-to-day right now,” Nagy said of Mack. “We’re just going to continue to keep an eye on it and make sure whatever we do, we’re more cautious than anything. I believe in that and I think it’s important to go that route.” The Bears are still hopeful that Mack will play against the Patriots on Sunday. — Jeff Dickerson

The Lions received positive news Wednesday when T.J. Lang returned to practice on a limited basis after missing two weeks because of a concussion. Coming off its bye, Detroit looks fairly healthy (Ezekiel Ansah, Kerryon Johnson and Michael Roberts practiced, too). The biggest level of concern is going to be running back Theo Riddick, who surprisingly sat out Wednesday’s practice because of a knee injury. His status would be something to watch — and if he were somehow unable to go, then Ameer Abdullah could see an uptick in his workload, which is currently minimal. — Michael Rothstein

The Seahawks head into their bye in good shape health-wise after making it out of their past two games without any significant injuries. Furthermore, reinforcements are on the way. Linebacker K.J. Wright and tight end Ed Dickson probably will practice next week, according to Pete Carroll, and will have a chance to make their 2018 debuts on Oct. 28 at Detroit. Carroll sounded confident that Dickson would be available for that game but stopped short of saying definitively that either would play. He said Wright “has had a couple really good days” in his recovery from a late-August knee score and that “he’ll practice with us and complete to to play next week when we return.” — Brady Henderson