Overview
- Patrick Mahomes sustained a season-ending torn ACL, and the Chiefs have been eliminated from the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
- Gardner Minshew will make his first start for Kansas City on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Nissan Stadium after finishing Week 15 in relief.
- BetMGM posts a spread around Chiefs -3 to -3.5 with a total in the high 30s, and analytics such as Dimers project a tight, low-scoring game that still favors Kansas City.
- Tennessee placed safeties Kevin Winston Jr., Xavier Woods and Mike Brown on injured reserve and is monitoring Cedric Gray and Kevin Zeitler, while Kansas City lists Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton in the concussion protocol along with multiple linemen and defenders limited in practice.
- The Titans enter 2-12 with an 11-game home losing streak, though Tony Pollard’s back-to-back 100-yard rushing games test a Chiefs run defense ranked seventh in yards allowed.