Inactives for Chiefs vs. Broncos, Week 8

The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos are set to square off at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. Despite a late addition to the injury report with the flu, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is officially active and ready to play on Sunday. He was never at any risk of missing the […]

Charles Goldman — NFL Managing Editor

Oct 29, 2023 2:57 PM EDT

The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos are set to square off at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado.

Despite a late addition to the injury report with the flu, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is officially active and ready to play on Sunday. He was never at any risk of missing the game because he's the ultimate competitor, but it'll still be tough on Mahomes in this game given the winter weather conditions.

Here's a quick breakdown of the inactive players for this afternoon's game.

Chiefs inactive players:

DE BJ Thompson
OL Mike Caliendo
DT Neil Farrell Jr.
DL Malik Herring

Broncos inactive players:

DT Keondre Coburn
DL Elijah Garcia
S JL Skinner
LB Thomas Incoom
C Alex Forsyth

Inactive list observations:

No big surprises for Kansas City. With two free 53-man roster spots and only one practice squad elevation, they only need four inactive players.

Former Chiefs DT Keondre Coburn is a healthy scratch for Denver.

Both WR Brandon Johnson (hamstring) and WR Tre'Quan Smith are active. This could signal the Broncos using WRs Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy less ahead of the NFL trade deadline.