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NFL Divisional Round Playoffs Injury Reports for Sunday: Bucs vs Lions & Chiefs vs Bills
By Robert Duff in NFL Football
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- All of the injury reports & inactives for Sunday’s NFL Divisional Round playoff games are outlined in the story below
- See who’s in and who’s out for both the Buccaneers vs Lions and Chiefs vs Bills games
- Read on to find out how injuries might be affecting each of these NFL Divisional Round playoff games
For the most part, serious ailments are few and far between in both of Sunday’s injury reports and inactives for NFL Divisional Round playoff action.
The Detroit Lions are expecting that rookie TE Sam LaPorta (knee) will be able to answer the bell again this week. He played most of their Wild Card Weekend game against the Los Angeles Rams. Detroit’s opponents, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, removed the injury designation from QB1 Baker Mayfield (ribs).
In the AFC matchup, both the Buffalo Bills (Gabe Davis, knee) and Kansas City Chiefs (Kadarius Toney, hip) will be missing starting WR.
View all of Sunday’s latest NFL Divisional Round injury reports and inactives below.
Buccaneers Edmonds, Barrett Should Play
There’s only a few names populating the Tampa Bay injury reports and mostly, the news is good. QB1 Baker Mayfield (ribs) had his injury designation removed this week. Both RB Chase Edmonds (toe) and Shaquil Bennett (ankle) returned to practice later in the week and are expected to play.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Injury Report
| Player-Position-Team | Injury | Game Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chase Edmonds-RB | Toe | Questionable |
| John Wolford-QB | Illness | Questionable |
| Shaquil Bennett-LB | Ankle | Questionable |
| Russell Gage-WR | Knee | Out (IR) |
| Ryan Jensen-C | Knee | Out (IR) |
| Mike Greene-DE | Calf | Out (IR) |
The 21-day window to activate DE Mike Greene (calf) from IR expired this week, meaning he’ll be out for the remainder of the season.
Lions LaPorta Listed As Questionable
Detroit rookie TE Sam LaPorta, scorer of 10 regular-season TDs, is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game due to a knee injury he suffered in the club’s Week 18 game. However, he was also questionable for Wild Card Weekend against the Los Angeles Rams. Not only did LaPorta see action on 80% of the Lions’ offensive snaps, he caught a TD pass.
Even with a busted knee, Sam LaPorta still finds ways to score TDs! #AllGrit pic.twitter.com/3UzIdRs92S
— LionsFanReport (@lionsfanreport) January 15, 2024
However, WR Kalif Raymond has been ruled out by the Lions again this week due to a knee injury. Raymond is Detroit’s top return man. Without him, Donovan Peoples-Jones handled kick and punt return duties in the win over the Rams.
Detroit Lions Injury Report
| Player-Position | Injury | Game Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sam LaPorta-TE | Knee | Questionable |
| Kalif Raymond-WR | Knee | Out |
| James Houston-LB | Ankle | Questionable |
| Nate Sudfeld-QB | Knee | Out (IR) |
| Zonovan Knight-RB | Shoulder | Out (IR) |
| Matt Nelson-T | Ankle | Out (IR) |
| James Mitchell-TE | Hand | Out (IR) |
| Halapoulivaati Vaitai-G | Back | Out (IR) |
| Jerry Jacobs-CB | Hamstring | Out (IR) |
| Emmanuel Moseley-CB | Knee | Out (IR) |
| Scott Daly-LS | Knee | Out (IR) |
| Shane Zylstra-TE | Knee | Out (IR) |
LB James Houston (ankle) was a full participant in practice and is expected to play.
Toney Out For Chiefs
Kadarius Toney, whose offside infraction cost Kansas City a game-winning TD in the regular-season loss to the Bills, won’t be playing in Buffalo. The Chiefs starting WR is out with a hip injury.
The last time Chiefs-Bills played was Week 14…
Kadarius Toney was offsides on the play that Kelce lateraled what could have been a GW TD ðŸ˜
(via @NFL)
https://t.co/KIYYNAnRL0— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 16, 2024
Kansas City is dealing with potential depth issues at WR. Skyy Moore (knee) is on IR and Justyn Ross (hamstring) is questionable.
On defense, LDT Derrick Nnadi (triceps) is out, while WLB Willie Gay was a late-week addition to the injury reports with a neck problem. He’s listed as questionable.
Kansas City Chiefs Injury Report
| Player-Position | Injury | Game Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kadarius Toney-WR | Hip | Out |
| Derrick Nnadi-DT | Triceps | Out |
| Wayna Morris-T | Concussion | Out |
| Willie Gay-LB | Neck | Questionable |
| Justyn Ross-WR | Hamstring | Questionable |
| Jerick McKinnon-RB | Groin | Out (IR) |
| Nikko Remigio-WR | Wrist | Out (IR) |
| Prince Tega Wanogho-T | Quad | Out (IR) |
| Skyy Moore-WR | Knee | Out (IR) |
| Charles Omenihu-DE | Illness | Out (IR) |
| Cam Jones-LB | Chest | Out (IR) |
| Jody Fortson-TE | Shoulder | Out (IR) |
| Nazeeh Johnson-S | Knee | Out (IR) |
| Bryan Cook-S | Ankle | Out (IR) |
Backup tackle Wanya Morris is out due to a concussion.
Davis Out For Bills
WR Gabe Davis will be missing from the Buffalo lineup on Sunday due to a knee injury. He’s second on the club with seven TD receptions.
Defensive depth could be an issue for the Bills. Both starting CB – Rasul Douglas and Taron Johnson – are questionable, as is MLB Terrel Bernard. Making matters worse, backup MLB Baylon Spector, backup CB Christian Benford and reserve safety Taylor Rapp have all been ruled out for Sunday.
Buffalo Bills Injury Report
| Player-Position | Injury | Game Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gabe Davis-WR | Knee | Out |
| Terrel Bernard-LB | Ankle | Questionable |
| Taron Johnson-CB | Concussion | Questionable |
| Sam Martin-P | Hamstring | Questionable |
| Rasul Douglas-CB | Knee | Questionable |
| Baylon Spector-LB | Back | Out |
| Taylor Rapp-S | Calf | Out |
| Christian Benford-CB | Knee | Out |
| Matt Milano-LB | Leg | Out (IR) |
| Tre’Davious White-CB | Achilles | Out (IR) |
| Jordan Phillips-DT | Wrist | Out (IR) |
| Tommy Doyle-T | Knee | Out (IR) |
| Zach Davidson-TE | Undisclosed | Out (IR) |
| Justin Shorter-WR | Hamstring | Out (IR) |
| Damien Harris-RB | Concussion/Back | Out (IR) |
| Nyheim Hines-RB | Knee | Out (IR) |
On a positive note, punter Sam Martin (left hamstring) looks like he’ll be good to go on Sunday. Holder on Buffalo placements, he was hurt while chasing down a loose football last week after Pittsburgh blocked a Tyler Bass field goal attempt.
Punter Matt Haack was released from Buffalo’s practice squad on Saturday, a sure indication that Martin will be handling the punting duties.
Robert Duff
Sports Writer
An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
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