The Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals released their third and final injury reports of the week on Friday ahead of their AFC Championship Game matchup. You can find the injury reports from earlier this week here: Wednesday — Thursday.
Check out the injury report for each team, complete with game status designations, down below:
Chiefs
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| Player | Injury | Participation* | Designation |
| QB Patrick Mahomes | Ankle | FP | – |
| LB Willie Gay Jr. | Toe | FP | – |
| RB Jerick McKinnon | Ankle | FP | – |
| WR Mecole Hardman | Pelvis | LP | Questionable |
| WR Justin Watson | Illness | DNP | Questionable |
| LB Nick Bolton | Ankle | LP | – |
| WR JuJu Smith-Schuster | Knee | LP | – |
| TE Travis Kelce | Back | FP | Questionable |
* DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related
- Chiefs HC Andy Reid spoke on some injuries after practice on Friday. Read those comments here.
- Not that it was ever in question, but Patrick Mahomes has no game status designation for Sunday.
- Four players were added to the injury report on Friday, but the most notable is TE Travis Kelce who was scheduled to meet with the media, but abruptly had his availability canceled. He is listed with a back injury and was a full participant in practice. His status is questionable for the game.
Bengals
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| Player | Injury | Participation* | Designation |
| C Ted Karras | Knee | FP | – |
| DE Sam Hubbard | NIR – Rest | FP | – |
| CB Tre Flowers | Hamstring | FP | – |
| LB Joe Bachie | Foot | FP | – |
| OG Alex Kappa | Ankle | DNP | Out |
| OT Jonah Williams | Knee | DNP | Out |
| DT D.J. Reader | NIR – Rest | LP | – |
| TE Hayden Hurst | Calf | FP | – |
* DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related
- Zac Taylor ruled out both LT Jonah Williams and RG Alex Cappa for Sunday. Carman Jackson and Max Scharping will get work in their place.
- For more information on the Bengals’ injury situation, head over to our friends at Bengals Wire.
