Final injury report for Chiefs vs. Bengals, AFC Championship Game

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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

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

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

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

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.