Dee Ford Injury: Updates on Chiefs LB’s Possible Concussion and Return

“I would have liked to walk off the field with a win“, said Woodson, who began his career with Oakland in the same stadium on September 6, 1998. Spencer Ware rushed for 76 yards and one touchdown in 16 attempts. They have aspirations of finally winning a play off game, something that has not happened since Joe Montana was under center. And the Chiefs have been mediocre passing the ball all season. “We’ve got a great fullback, the coaches are calling great plays”. “I just want people to say I left it all on the field”. “It was wishful thinking; at the end of the day, we don’t care who we got”.

More remarkably, startlingly, even, Smith threw them on back-to-back brow-furrowing passes, the second of which was converted into a 24-yard touchdown by Oakland defender David Amerson.

Reid said what he’s most looking forward to is that challenge for his offensive line. “I don’t think much of it”. He didn’t play in the following week’s game against the Cleveland Browns. Kirk Cousins has had quite the breakthrough, with 12 touchdown passes and only one interception while averaging close to 300 yards during the streak. Against the Chiefs that is going to be hard to sustain since the Chiefs defensive line does a solid job of getting off their blocks and getting into the backfield.

Meanwhile, there’s Dee Ford.

On the season, the Chiefs had 47 sacks, a year after they had 46 and two years after producing 47 sacks. But teams, especially in the National Football League, are vastly different at the end of the season than they were at the beginning. And the Texans are a flawless 8-0 when holding opponents to 20 or fewer points.

“Those are special times, after wins, especially the later-in-the-season wins, and that win to clinch the playoffs”, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith said.

The Chiefs can handle losing either player but it’s not ideal.

“We didn’t win this game but there was no lack of determination or grit”, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said. “We’re going to see how he does”, Reid said of Houston.

The last 10 weeks, they’ve made good on that belief.

-OLB Tamba Hali (thumb) did play against Oakland on Sunday, but in a very limited role, coming in only as a pass rusher in the Chiefs’ dime defense for 14 snaps.

The Chiefs could certainly use a healthy Houston back in the lineup. “And at the same time, did it at game speed, which I thought was important”.

NOTES: Chiefs C Mitch Morse left the game late in the fourth quarter with a concussion.

They won all of those games without starting running back Jamaal Charles, lost because of a season-ending knee injury in their fifth game.