KC Chiefs Injuries: Team Dealing With Minor Ailments After Win vs. Raiders
The Kansas City Chiefs escaped Las Vegas with a convincing 31-17 win over the Raiders, and they also got out of town with a mostly clean slate on the health front.
No team is fully healthy right now, as evidenced by the Kansas City injury report for Week 12. Already without wide receivers Kadarius Toney and Mecole Hardman, as well as running back Jerick McKinnon, Andy Reid's team needed to avoid any major injuries on Sunday afternoon. That's exactly what they did, although there are three players dealing with some minor ailments in the aftermath of a big victory.
According to head coach Andy Reid in his postgame media availability, wide receiver Skyy Moore "tweaked" his knee. Additionally, left tackle Donovan Smith suffered a stinger and right guard Trey Smith has a foot injury.
"We have a couple injuries, but nothing too serious right now," Reid said. "Skyy Moore tweaked his left knee, Donovan Smith came out for a little bit with a stinger and then Trey Smith just hurt his foot right at the end there. But all of them should be OK."
It's unclear exactly when Moore suffered his injury, although it's entirely possible that all three players got hurt in the second half of Sunday's game. Smith came up gimpy after a third-quarter play and had to exit for a bit, being captured on the in-game broadcast heading for the training table on the sideline. Rookie third-round pick Wanya Morris replaced Smith and performed admirably for a handful of snaps. Trey Smith, too, was slow to get up following a play but ended up fighting through the pain down the stretch.
All in all, this is a generally positive injury update from Reid. The Chiefs had seven players appear on their injury report this week, with the elder Smith being one of them. Every team has to deal with some sort of injury situation in this late stage of the year, so to exit a gritty matchup against a division rival with no major ailments is always a good thing. When Reid speaks to the media next, he may have a clearer picture of where the team stands in that regard. Until then, Kansas City gets to travel home both happy and healthy.
