AFC Championship Injury Report: Who Is Hurt For Bills & Chiefs?

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Written By Mo Nuwwarah | Last Updated
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The AFC Championship Game features the Buffalo Bills visiting the Kansas City Chiefs as the Bills try to break the hex the Chiefs have over them and the rest of the AFC. Before getting any bets on AFC Championship odds, here’s the lowdown on the Bills at Chiefs injury report. Below, find a breakdown of key injuries on both sides, matchup data, and stats for the AFC Championship Game.

AFC Championship Injury Report: Chiefs vs. Bills

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Player Pos Position Injury Status Snaps/g Snaps Per Game Comment
Buffalo Bills
There Aren’t Any Injured Players for This Team Currently
Kansas City Chiefs
BJ Thompson DE Chest Out 0 Thompson is dealing with a medical issue and has been placed on the non-football injury list. He will miss at least four games.
Baylor Cupp TE Undisclosed Out 10 Cupp, a practice squad player, is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
Jack Cochrane LB Ankle Out 20.4 Cochrane has suffered an ankle injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Jared Wiley TE Knee Out 14.7 Wiley suffered a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Jody Fortson TE Knee Out 16 Fortson is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Marlon Tuipulotu DT Undisclosed Out 34 Tuipulotu is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been added to the injured reserve list.
McKade Mettauer G Knee Out 0 Mettauer suffered a torn MCL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He is expected to miss the 2024-25 season.
Mecole Hardman WR Knee Out 15.7 Hardman was not activated during the 21-day window and will stay on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Rashee Rice WR Knee Out 38.8 Rice underwent LCL surgery and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2024-25 regular season.
Skyy Moore WR Core Muscle Questionable 16.7 The Chiefs have opened the 21-day practice window for Moore as they await his return from the injured reserve list.
Spencer Shrader K Right Hamstring Out 8 Shrader is dealing with a hamstring injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.

Bills Injury Analysis

S Taylor Rapp is the big name here. The Bills have already announced he’s out. Cole Bishop will back him up. The second-round rookie picked up four spot starts this year.

Other than that, the Bills look healthy and good to go. But look for the safeties to be a weak point for Buffalo, possibly opening up some deep passing opportunities for Patrick Mahomes.

Chiefs Injury Analysis

The Chiefs look basically perfectly healthy. A rarity at this time of year, the Chiefs are actually on the upswing in terms of health after getting starting CB Jaylen Watson back last week.

The one area to keep an eye on will be the left side of the line. D.J. Humphries was available last week against Houston, but the Chiefs opted not to upset the apple cart by keeping Joe Thuney in there. Mike Caliendo has performed poorly in Thuney’s stead at LG. So, if that continues to a concerning degree, we could see the Chiefs shift Thuney back to his natural position and try Humphries again on the outside.

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AFC Championship Stats

STATS
Bills logo Bills BUF
Chiefs logo Chiefs KC
Offense Ranking OFF RNK 10th 16th
Defense Ranking DEF RNK 17th 9th
Offense Net Yards Per Game OFF NET YPG 359.1 327.6
Defense Net Yards Per Game DEF NET YPG 341.5 320.6
Passing Yards Per Game PASS YPG 227.9 222.4
Turnovers Committed Per Game TOC PG 0.5 0.8
Photo by AP/Frank Franklin III

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