Trent McDuffie

Watson injured his ankle in Week 7's win over the 49ers, and the Chiefs struggled to find decent cornerback play next to Trent McDuffie in his stead. Watson had a 74.2 PFF coverage grade in 221 coverage snaps this season. Andy Reid said he was "in good shape" and said "he has a chance of playing" earlier today. The full practice would certainly seem to suggest he has a good chance of being active on Saturday.

The NFL's top 32 cornerbacks after the 2024 regular season, headlined by the Chiefs' Trent McDuffie.

Trent McDuffie excelled in 2024, preventing separation on a league-best 68.5% of opportunities.

Mahomes now gets multiple weeks off, with the AFC's No. 1 playoff seed safely secured. The Chiefs also declared TE Travis Kelce, DT Chris Jones, OT Jawaan Taylor, RB Isiah Pacheco, CB Trent McDuffie and DE George Karlaftis inactive, though beat reporter Adam Teicher notes that there "will be others in uniform who do not play." Kareem Hunt is likely to be included in the latter category. The team listed him as doubtful to play on Friday although he is not injured.

The Chiefs have listed these defensive starters as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Broncos: DT Chris Jones, CB Trent McDuffie, LB Nick Bolton, Edge George Karlaftis, S Justin Reid, and LB Drue Tranquill. Jones and McDuffie are listed with injuries, but they're likely sitting out for the same reason as the others: because K.C. doesn't need this game. It's tough to know what the snap shares will look like for other defenders.