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19 January 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will be without a starting defensive tackle when they face the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
DT Derrick Nnadi (elbow), rookie left tackle Wanya Morris (concussion) and Skyy Moore (knee) have been ruled out with injuries.
Nnadi left Saturday’s Wild Card game against the Miami Dolphins with an elbow injury and has not practiced all week. The Florida State grad has been a reliable starter in the interior for the Chiefs since he was a third-round draft pick in 2018.
Nnadi has recorded a sack and 16 tackles this season.
DTs Mike Pennel and Matt Dickerson will play in his place next to Tershawn Wharton and Chris Jones.
Morris left the regular season finale against the Los Angeles Chargers with a concussion and did not play against the Dolphins.
This week, Morris was a full participant on Wednesday, a limited participant on Thursday and did not practice on Friday.
Moore recently returned from Injured Reserve after missing the last four games with knee injury.
He tweaked his knee and didn’t practice on Friday. He was a limited participant on Wednesday and Thursday.
Bills injuries
The Chiefs will face another team with an injury-laden defense.
Starters safety Taylor Rapp, CB Christian Benford, WR Gabe Davis and LB Baylon Spector are all out on Sunday.
The Bills are particularly losing depth at linebacker with leading tackler Terrel Bernard having a chance to play after being carted off of their Wild Card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Starting cornerback Taron Johnson also has a chance to play once he clears concussion protocol. Punter Sam Martin (hamstring) was also seen at practice on Friday.
Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m.