Bengals-Chiefs AFC Championship: Travis Kelce will play

The Kansas City Chiefs have released their list of inactive players for Sunday’s AFC Championship recreation in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals. As anticipated, tight finish Travis Kelce (again) will gown for the sport. So will large receiver Mecole Hardman (pelvis) and tight finish Jody Fortson (elbow). However large receiver Justin Watson (sickness) and won’t gown.

Kelce, Watson and Hardman have been all listed as questionable on Friday’s final injury report. Fortson didn’t seem on the ultimate report as a result of he was nonetheless on the staff’s Reserve/Injured (injured reserve) listing. The staff activated him to the 53-man roster on Saturday.

With Fortson lively, tight finish Blake Bell is not going to play.

Additionally on Saturday, Kansas Metropolis elevated practice squad wide receivers Marcus Kemp and Ihmir Smith-Marsette to the roster. As elevated gamers, they may robotically be returned to the staff’s observe squad after the sport. Kemp is lively for the competition, however Smith-Marsette is not going to gown.

The Bengals have additionally launched their listing of inactives. As we anticipated, guard Alex Cappa (ankle) and sort out Jonah Williams (knee) will sit this one out.

Each Cappa and Williams had been declared out on the week’s closing harm report. Cincinnati didn’t listing any gamers as questionable for Sunday’s matchup.

Cincinnati has elevated quarterback Jake Browning and sort out Isaiah Prince for the sport. Browning is not going to gown, however Prince will likely be out there to play.