Overview
- The Chiefs placed Rashee Rice, Tyquan Thornton, Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson on injured reserve with two games left, ending their seasons.
- Rice and Thornton were sidelined by concussions, while McDuffie has a knee injury and Watson a groin issue, according to team and ESPN reports.
- Kansas City signed practice-squad players Ethan Downs, Melvin Smith and Tyreke Smith to active contracts and activated cornerback Nazeeh Johnson.
- With Patrick Mahomes and Gardner Minshew already out for the year, Kansas City will start third-string quarterback Chris Oladokun on Thursday night.
- Denver is preparing for a thinned Chiefs lineup and, per reporting and Sean Payton’s comments, is poised to tighten its defensive attention on Travis Kelce for the matchup at Arrowhead Stadium.