Bengals and Chiefs dealing with early-week injuries before AFC title game
The Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs have some injury concerns early in the week ahead of the AFC championship game.
Those Bengals suffered more defensive line setbacks in the divisional round win over the Tennessee Titans.
Defensive tackle Josh Tupou only played five snaps due to his knee issue. End Cam Sample re-aggravated a groin injury after playing 19 snaps. And star Trey Hendrickson left late in the game, only to briefly return. This, after sending Larry Ogunjobi to IR before the game.
Bengals coach Zac Taylor didn’t sound too concerned about any of it after the win, but it’s worth monitoring over the course of the week.
And those Chiefs suffered some setbacks during a divisional round win over the Buffalo Bills. Star safety Tyrann Mathieu left with a concussion and will be in protocol this week. Corner Rashad Fenton entered the game as questionable.
As it’s only Monday, the outlook can very much change. But there are some notable names set to be on injury report ahead of this anticipated rematch that features a spot in the Super Bowl on the line.
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