Buccaneers at Chiefs: Friday Injury Report and Game Statuses

Here is the final injury report for the game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs.

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The Buccaneers head to Kansas City this weekend to take on the Chiefs in what will be a crucial matchup. Finding a way to pull this one out and get back to .500 would be a huge step in the process of making a run at the 2016 playoffs.

Beating the team that is tied for the AFC West lead with a 7-2 record would be just what the doctor ordered as far as a boost for the Bucs confidence.

They enter hostile territory though. Arrowhead Stadium has caused nightmares for many experienced teams, and Tampa is a young bunch. The Kansas City faithful will be ready to crank up the noise and make Jameis Winston’s job difficult. The Bucs are going to have to make a statement early to quiet the crowd.

With that, let’s look at the injury report, and see if the guys will be on the field to make that statement.

Here’s the Bucs report:

Player	No.	Pos.	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
Kevin Pamphile	64	G	Concussion	Full Participation	Full Participation	Did Not Participate	Out
Jacquizz Rodgers	32	RB	Foot	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
Evan Smith	62	C	Knee	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
Joe Hawley	68	C	Knee	Limited Participation	Full Participation	Full Participation	Questionable
Russell Shepard	89	WR	Hip	Full Participation	Full Participation	Full Participation	Questionable
Luke Stocker	88	TE	Ankle	Did Not Participate	Limited Participation	Full Participation	Questionable

That’s a pretty straightforward report. The three guys listed as questionable practiced in full, so we are likely to see them on Sunday. Probable would have been their designation in the past, but that designation has been eliminated, so here they sit as probable.

Now here is the report for the Chiefs:

Player	No.	Pos.	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
Jeremy Maclin	19	WR	Groin	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
Jaye Howard	96	DE	Hip	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Doubtful
Phillip Gaines	23	CB	Neck	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Questionable
Justin Houston	50	LB	Knee	Full Participation	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Questionable
Derrick Johnson	56	LB	Hamstring	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Limited Participation	Questionable
Marcus Peters	22	CB	Hip	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Questionable
Dontari Poe	92	DT	Knee	Did Not Participate	Limited Participation	Did Not Participate	Questionable
James Winchester	41	LS	Not Injury Related	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Questionable
D.J. Alexander	57	LB	Neck	Full Participation	Full Participation	Full Participation	–
Tamba Hali	91	LB	Knee	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Limited Participation	–
D.J. White	24	CB	Hand	Full Participation	Full Participation	Full Participation	–

Houston may have a problem after all. After practicing in full earlier in the week, he was downgraded to limited and is questionable. Per the Chiefs website, coach Andy Reid thinks it’s a good possibility that he will play:

"“I think it’s a good chance, but we’ll see. We’ll see how he worked out today.”"

That says to me that he will play, but be on a pitch count. Look for Houston to be out there in passing situations where he can come after Winston. We may not see Dontari Poe, however, as he did not practice today.

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Big chance for the Bucs here if they can pull the upset.

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