The Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos are facing off in what was supposed to be a game with a ton of playoff implications. Instead, the Broncos are expected to be in the playoffs, but the Chiefs are already eliminated from contention. So, who will be playing and who will be out?
Chiefs vs. Broncos Injury Report
Kansas City Chiefs
- QB Patrick Mahomes: Injured Reserve
- QB Gardner Minshew: Injured Reserve
- WR Rashee Rice: Injured Reserve
- RG Jaylon Moore: Out, Knee
- NB Mike Edwards: Playing
Denver Broncos
- WR Pat Bryant: Out, Concussion Protocol
- C Luke Wattenberg: Out, Shoulder
- LB Dre Greenlaw: Out, Hamstring
- TE Nate Adkins: Out, Knee
- LB Karene Reid: Injured Reserve
Chiefs vs. Broncos Depth Chart
Kansas City Chiefs
| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| QB | Chris Oladokun | Shane Buechele | Patrick Mahomes IR | Gardner Minshew IR |
| RB | Isiah Pacheco | Kareem Hunt | Brashard Smith | Dameon Pierce |
| WR | Xavier Worthy | Nikko Remigio Q | Tyquan Thornton IR | – |
| WR | Hollywood Brown | Jalen Royals | – | – |
| WR | JuJu Smith-Schuster | Rashee Rice IR | – | – |
| TE | Travis Kelce | Noah Gray | Robert Tonyan | Jared Wiley |
| LT | Esa Pole | Jaylon Moore Q | Josh Simmons IR | Wanya Morris IR |
| LG | Kingsley Suamataia | Mike Caliendo | Hunter Nourzad | – |
| C | Creed Humphrey | Hunter Nourzad | Mike Caliendo | – |
| RG | Trey Smith | Mike Caliendo | Jaylon Moore Q | C.J. Hanson |
| RT | Jaylon Moore Q | Chukwuebuka Godrick | Jawaan Taylor IR | – |
| LDE | George Karlaftis Q | Charles Omenihu | Ethan Downs | Janarius Robinson IR |
| LDT | Chris Jones | Jerry Tillery | Zacch Pickens | – |
| RDT | Derrick Nnadi Q | Mike Pennel | Omarr Norman-Lott IR | – |
| RDE | Mike Danna | Ashton Gillotte | Felix Anudike-Uzomah IR | – |
| WLB | Drue Tranquill | Jeffrey Bassa | – | – |
| MLB | Nick Bolton Q | Jack Cochrane | Brandon George IR | – |
| SLB | Cooper McDonald | Tyreke Smith | Leo Chenal IR | – |
| LCB | Nohl Williams | Nazeeh Johnson | Melvin Smith Jr. | Trent McDuffie IR |
| SS | Chamarri Conner | Jaden Hicks | Deon Bush IR | – |
| FS | Bryan Cook | Kevin Knowles | – | – |
| RCB | Kristian Fulton | Joshua Williams | Jaylen Watson IR | Eric Scott Jr. IR |
| NB | Mike Edwards | Jaden Hicks | Chris Roland-Wallace IR | – |
| PK | Harrison Butker | – | – | – |
| P | Matt Araiza | – | – | – |
| H | Matt Araiza | – | – | – |
| PR | Nikko Remigio Q | Brashard Smith | Jalen Royals | – |
| KR | Nikko Remigio Q | Brashard Smith | Tyquan Thornton IR | Jalen Royals |
| LS | James Winchester |
Denver Broncos
| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| QB | Bo Nix | Jarrett Stidham | – | – |
| RB | RJ Harvey | Jaleel McLaughlin | Tyler Badie | Cody Schrader |
| WR | Courtland Sutton | Marvin Mims Jr. | – | – |
| WR | Troy Franklin | Lil’Jordan Humphrey | – | – |
| WR | Pat Bryant O | – | – | – |
| TE | Evan Engram | Adam Trautman | Nate Adkins O | Lucas Krull IR |
| FB | Adam Prentice | Michael Burton IR | – | – |
| LT | Garett Bolles | Geron Christian | Matt Peart IR | – |
| LG | Ben Powers | Alex Palczewski | Matt Peart IR | – |
| C | Luke Wattenberg O | Alex Forsyth | – | – |
| RG | Quinn Meinerz | Nick Gargiulo IR | – | – |
| RT | Mike McGlinchey | Alex Palczewski | Frank Crum | – |
| LDE | Zach Allen | Jordan Jackson | Matt Henningsen IR | – |
| NT | D.J. Jones | Eyioma Uwazurike | – | – |
| RDE | John Franklin-Myers | Malcolm Roach | Sai’vion Jones | – |
| WLB | Jonathon Cooper | Jonah Elliss | Que Robinson | – |
| LILB | Alex Singleton | Karene Reid IR | Drew Sanders IR | – |
| RILB | Dre Greenlaw O | Justin Strnad | Jordan Turner | – |
| SLB | Nik Bonitto | Dondrea Tillman | Johnny Walker Jr. IR | – |
| LCB | Pat Surtain II | Kris Abrams-Draine | – | – |
| SS | Talanoa Hufanga | JL Skinner | – | – |
| FS | P.J. Locke | Devon Key | Brandon Jones IR | – |
| RCB | Riley Moss | – | – | – |
| NB | Ja’Quan McMillian | Jahdae Barron | Reese Taylor | – |
| PK | Wil Lutz | – | – | – |
| P | Jeremy Crawshaw | – | – | – |
| H | Jeremy Crawshaw | – | – | – |
| PR | Marvin Mims Jr. | Riley Moss | Jahdae Barron | – |
| KR | Tyler Badie | RJ Harvey | Marvin Mims Jr. | Jaleel McLaughlin |
| LS | Mitchell Fraboni | – | – | – |
Chiefs vs. Broncos Prediction
The Chiefs will be without their top and backup quarterback, with many of their stars not playing as well. Meanwhile, the Broncos have been dominant, so this one should go to Denver.
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