Who’s in and who’s out for Week 16?

Who’s in and who’s out for Week 16?

After a big win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 15, the Kansas City Chiefs pulled off a quick turnaround in Saturday’s game against the Houston Texans. Unfortunately for the reigning Super Bowl champions, an even shorter period of time is on the horizon after this weekend’s game.

With Andy Reid’s team playing the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day, health and recovery must be a priority now. Coming out of Saturday’s competition without any setbacks would be a good first step. Kansas City and Houston are already banged up heading into Week 16 and will need all the help they can get from those available for a meeting of two AFC playoff teams.

With that in mind, here’s who is inactive for Kansas City and Houston in the Week 16 game.

The biggest injury-related news for the Chiefs revolves around players who Are active for Week 16. After suffering an upper ankle sprain in last Sunday’s win, quarterback Patrick Mahomes attended every practice this week and will play through Saturday despite the pain. He’ll have a new weapon to use as wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown will be activated from the injured reserve list and will make his regular-season debut. Linebacker Leo Chenal, who was placed on the injury report Friday because of an illness, is expected to try out against visiting Houston.

Two significant parts of the lineup were ruled out ahead of Saturday’s game. At left tackle, Humphries continues to recover from a hamstring injury sustained late in the Week 14 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. It is expected that left-back Joe Thuney will get the nod again and take his place. On defense, Conner was unable to complete the concussion protocol after missing practice this week. He will likely be replaced by a combination of cornerbacks Trent McDuffie and Christian Roland-Wallace.

Otherwise, there are no serious surprises for the Chiefs this weekend. Players like Hanson, Driskell, Tuipulotu and others were often featured here on game day. Although defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has recently expressed a desire to bring in Uche, the offseason trade surge is once again a healthy scratch for this game.

Before the Week 16 game in Kansas City, the Texans ruled out four players and considered another questionable. Metchie (shoulder), Scruggs (foot), Stover (illness) and Fatukasi (ankle) all missed practice this week and, as expected, were unable to participate on Saturday. Linebacker Christian Harris, who missed Thursday’s practice with an ankle injury, is ready to go.

Read more: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Texans – Week 16 Preview, Score Predictions

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