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Charles Goldman

Final injury report for Chiefs vs. Bengals, AFC Championship Game

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The Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals released their third and final injury reports of the week on Friday ahead of their AFC Championship Game matchup. You can find the injury reports from earlier this week here: WednesdayThursday.

Check out the injury report for each team, complete with game status designations, down below:

Chiefs

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Player Injury Participation* Designation
QB Patrick Mahomes Ankle FP
LB Willie Gay Jr. Toe FP
RB Jerick McKinnon Ankle FP
WR Mecole Hardman Pelvis LP Questionable
WR Justin Watson Illness DNP Questionable
LB Nick Bolton Ankle LP
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster Knee LP
TE Travis Kelce Back FP Questionable

* DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related

  • Chiefs HC Andy Reid spoke on some injuries after practice on Friday. Read those comments here.
  • Not that it was ever in question, but Patrick Mahomes has no game status designation for Sunday.
  • Four players were added to the injury report on Friday, but the most notable is TE Travis Kelce who was scheduled to meet with the media, but abruptly had his availability canceled. He is listed with a back injury and was a full participant in practice. His status is questionable for the game.

Bengals

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
Player Injury Participation* Designation
C Ted Karras Knee FP
DE Sam Hubbard NIR – Rest FP
CB Tre Flowers Hamstring FP
LB Joe Bachie Foot FP
OG Alex Kappa Ankle DNP Out
OT Jonah Williams Knee DNP Out
DT D.J. Reader NIR – Rest LP
TE Hayden Hurst Calf FP

* DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related

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