The Kansas City Chiefs have made a final decision on whether or not All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones will be playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Chiefs (14-1) made Jones inactive for their Christmas Day meeting with Pittsburgh (10-5). Jones, a five-time Pro Bowler, is dealing with a calf injury he sustained late in last week's victory over Houston. This is just the eighth game Jones has missed since entering the league in 2016.
The Chiefs listed defensive tackle Chris Jones as questionable to play in their Christmas game against the Steelers, but it looks like they will have to go without him in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
According to a report, #Chiefs DL Chris Jones is “unlikely” to play in Kansas City’s matchup against the Pittsburgh #Steelers on Christmas Day
The road has gotten considerably harder, just as the Steelers knew it would when the schedule was released in May. Like Phil Connors in “Groundhog Day,” however, knowing what's coming and being able to navigate it are two different things.
The Steelers will have wide receiver George Pickens in the lineup on Christmas, but they won't have quarterback Justin Fields.
For their game against the Steelers, the Chiefs have injury designations for Jones, D.J. Humphries and others with additional moves made.
The Kansas City Chiefs will be without a key defensive star on Christmas Day against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Defensive tackle Chris Jones is officially
Kansas City Chiefs DT Chris Jones made a strong statement about starting offensive lineman Joe Thuney after KC's Christmas Day win.
The Chiefs destroyed the Steelers 29-10 in a Christmas Day game that looked just a tad different than the holiday outing a year earlier. A week — err, four days — after head coach Andy Reid referred to a win as the Chiefs’ best performance of the season, they one-upped themselves.