Bad news came down from the Chiefs on Thursday. Jaye Howard was placed on Injured Reserve and Dontari Poe was unable to practice. Howard has battled an injury, but the team elected to place him on IR, effectively ending his season. He is eligible to return on Jan 25th, but that is a very long shot. the Poe injury will likely mean that is going to be unavailable against the Falcons.
Youth on Defensive line critical against Atlanta
The Chiefs had their young talent on the field for a lot of the Denver game. Rakeem Nunez-Roches and Chris Jones led the way with 70% and 68% of the defensive snaps respectively.