NFL Divisional Round Playoffs Injury Reports for Sunday: Bucs vs Lions & Chiefs vs Bills

Dec 10, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney (19) scores a touchdown during the second half against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The play would be called back due to an offensive penalty. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY SportsAll of the injury reports & inactives for Sunday’s NFL Divisional Round playoff games are outlined in the story belowSee who’s in and who’s out for both the Buccaneers vs Lions and Chiefs vs Bills gamesRead on to find out how injuries might be affecting each of these NFL Divisional Round playoff games

For the most part, serious ailments are few and far between in both of Sunday’s injury reports and inactives for NFL Divisional Round playoff action.

The Detroit Lions are expecting that rookie TE Sam LaPorta (knee) will be able to answer the bell again this week. He played most of their Wild Card Weekend game against the Los Angeles Rams. Detroit’s opponents, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, removed the injury designation from QB1 Baker Mayfield (ribs).

In the AFC matchup, both the Buffalo Bills (Gabe Davis, knee) and Kansas City Chiefs (Kadarius Toney, hip) will be missing starting WR.

View all of Sunday’s latest NFL Divisional Round injury reports and inactives below.

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Buccaneers Edmonds, Barrett Should Play

There’s only a few names populating the Tampa Bay injury reports and mostly, the news is good. QB1 Baker Mayfield (ribs) had his injury designation removed this week. Both RB Chase Edmonds (toe) and Shaquil Bennett (ankle) returned to practice later in the week and are expected to play.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Injury Report

The 21-day window to activate DE Mike Greene (calf) from IR expired this week, meaning he’ll be out for the remainder of the season.

Lions LaPorta Listed As Questionable

Detroit rookie TE Sam LaPorta, scorer of 10 regular-season TDs, is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game due to a knee injury he suffered in the club’s Week 18 game. However, he was also questionable for Wild Card Weekend against the Los Angeles Rams. Not only did LaPorta see action on 80% of the Lions’ offensive snaps, he caught a TD pass.

Even with a busted knee, Sam LaPorta still finds ways to score TDs! #AllGrit pic.twitter.com/3UzIdRs92S

— LionsFanReport (@lionsfanreport) January 15, 2024

However, WR Kalif Raymond has been ruled out by the Lions again this week due to a knee injury. Raymond is Detroit’s top return man. Without him, Donovan Peoples-Jones handled kick and punt return duties in the win over the Rams.

Detroit Lions Injury Report

Player-Position	Injury	Game Status
Sam LaPorta-TE	Knee	Questionable
Kalif Raymond-WR	Knee	Out
James Houston-LB	Ankle	Questionable
Nate Sudfeld-QB	Knee	Out (IR)
Zonovan Knight-RB	Shoulder	Out (IR)
Matt Nelson-T	Ankle	Out (IR)
James Mitchell-TE	Hand	Out (IR)
Halapoulivaati Vaitai-G	Back	Out (IR)
Jerry Jacobs-CB	Hamstring	Out (IR)
Emmanuel Moseley-CB	Knee	Out (IR)
Scott Daly-LS	Knee	Out (IR)
Shane Zylstra-TE	Knee	Out (IR)

LB James Houston (ankle) was a full participant in practice and is expected to play.

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Toney Out For Chiefs

Kadarius Toney, whose offside infraction cost Kansas City a game-winning TD in the regular-season loss to the Bills, won’t be playing in Buffalo. The Chiefs starting WR is out with a hip injury.

The last time Chiefs-Bills played was Week 14…

Kadarius Toney was offsides on the play that Kelce lateraled what could have been a GW TD 😭

(via @NFL) https://t.co/KIYYNAnRL0

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 16, 2024

Kansas City is dealing with potential depth issues at WR. Skyy Moore (knee) is on IR and Justyn Ross (hamstring) is questionable.

On defense, LDT Derrick Nnadi (triceps) is out, while WLB Willie Gay was a late-week addition to the injury reports with a neck problem. He’s listed as questionable.

Kansas City Chiefs Injury Report

Player-Position	Injury	Game Status
Kadarius Toney-WR	Hip	Out
Derrick Nnadi-DT	Triceps	Out
Wayna Morris-T	Concussion	Out
Willie Gay-LB	Neck	Questionable
Justyn Ross-WR	Hamstring	Questionable
Jerick McKinnon-RB	Groin	Out (IR)
Nikko Remigio-WR	Wrist	Out (IR)
Prince Tega Wanogho-T	Quad	Out (IR)
Skyy Moore-WR	Knee	Out (IR)
Charles Omenihu-DE	Illness	Out (IR)
Cam Jones-LB	Chest	Out (IR)
Jody Fortson-TE	Shoulder	Out (IR)
Nazeeh Johnson-S	Knee	Out (IR)
Bryan Cook-S	Ankle	Out (IR)

Backup tackle Wanya Morris is out due to a concussion.

Davis Out For Bills

WR Gabe Davis will be missing from the Buffalo lineup on Sunday due to a knee injury. He’s second on the club with seven TD receptions.

Defensive depth could be an issue for the Bills. Both starting CB – Rasul Douglas and Taron Johnson – are questionable, as is MLB Terrel Bernard. Making matters worse, backup MLB Baylon Spector, backup CB Christian Benford and reserve safety Taylor Rapp have all been ruled out for Sunday.

Buffalo Bills Injury Report

Player-Position	Injury	Game Status
Gabe Davis-WR	Knee	Out
Terrel Bernard-LB	Ankle	Questionable
Taron Johnson-CB	Concussion	Questionable
Sam Martin-P	Hamstring	Questionable
Rasul Douglas-CB	Knee	Questionable
Baylon Spector-LB	Back	Out
Taylor Rapp-S	Calf	Out
Christian Benford-CB	Knee	Out
Matt Milano-LB	Leg	Out (IR)
Tre’Davious White-CB	Achilles	Out (IR)
Jordan Phillips-DT	Wrist	Out (IR)
Tommy Doyle-T	Knee	Out (IR)
Zach Davidson-TE	Undisclosed	Out (IR)
Justin Shorter-WR	Hamstring	Out (IR)
Damien Harris-RB	Concussion/Back	Out (IR)
Nyheim Hines-RB	Knee	Out (IR)

On a positive note, punter Sam Martin (left hamstring) looks like he’ll be good to go on Sunday. Holder on Buffalo placements, he was hurt while chasing down a loose football last week after Pittsburgh blocked a Tyler Bass field goal attempt.

Punter Matt Haack was released from Buffalo’s practice squad on Saturday, a sure indication that Martin will be handling the punting duties.