The Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals released their first injury reports of the week on Wednesday. Both teams are dealing with some players coming back from injuries.
Check out the injury report for each team down below:
Chiefs
| Player | Injury | Participation* |
| WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling | Shoulder | FP |
| WR Justin Watson | Knee | FP |
| DE Carlos Dunlap | Foot | FP |
| S Bryan Cook | Wrist | FP |
| S Juan Thornhill | Calf | FP |
| CB L’Jarius Sneed | Calf | FP |
| OT Lucas Niang | Knee | FP |
| CB Jaylen Watson | Hand | FP |
| RG Trey Smith | Knee | FP |
| LG Joe Thuney | Ankle | FP |
| S Deon Bush | Elbow | LP |
| WR Kadarius Toney | Hamstring | DNP |
| WR JuJu Smith-Schuster | Illness | DNP |
| RB Jerick McKinnon | Hamstring | DNP |
* DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related
- Chiefs HC Andy Reid provided his usual pre-practice injury update. You can read his comments here. McKinnon, Smith-Schuster and Toney were all absent as expected.
- Bush was limited with the elbow injury he suffered during the team’s Week 12 game against the Rams.
- With a lot of ticky-tacky injuries popping up on the report today, it’s important to remember that players who receive any sort of treatment are required to be listed on the injury report.
Bengals
| Player | Injury | Participation* |
| WR Ja’Marr Chase | Hip | LP |
| RB Joe Mixon | Concussion | LP |
| DT DJ Reader | Ankle | LP |
| DT Josh Tupou | Calf | FP |
| OT La’el Collins | NIR – Rest | DNP |
* DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related
- Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase told reporters that he expects to play in Week 13, but his practice prep will look a lot like last week (limited practices).
- Bengals RB Joe Mixon was still in the NFL’s concussion protocol as of Wednesday. He is expected to clear the protocol and play on Sunday.
