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Chargers expected to play Saints without top RB Austin Ekeler

Chargers’ RB Austin Ekeler was spotted postgame with crutches and a brace to help him with the hyperextended knee and hamstring injury he is thought to have suffered today, per source. Ekeler will have an MRI on Monday but he is expected to miss multiple weeks.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 4, 2020

The New Orleans Saints won’t be facing the Los Angeles Chargers at their best in next week’s matchup on “Monday Night Football.” Chargers running back Austin Ekeler was carted out of Week 4’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a serious leg issue, which was reported after the game to be a hyperextended knee and hamstring injury.