For the upcoming Wild Card round game against the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night, Kadarius Toney and Justyn Ross have received questionable designations, as reported by the official Twitter account of the Kansas City Chiefs. Toney, who is contending with hip and ankle injuries, and Ross, dealing with a hamstring injury, were both listed as limited participants in Thursday’s practice. Interestingly, their impact on the Chiefs’ offense this season has been similarly restricted. Together, Toney and Ross have accumulated 33 receptions, 222 yards, and 1 touchdown. While the official statistics on combined drops and mistakes were not provided by Pro Football Reference, it is evident that this total surpasses their lone touchdown contribution.
Regardless of whether Toney and Ross are available for Saturday night’s game, the Chiefs are in dire need of an offensive resurgence. In the previous season, Kansas City maintained an average of 29.2 points per game. However, this year, they’ve managed to reach the 29-point threshold only thrice, and each occurrence was against teams that concluded the season with a sub-.500 record. Presently, Patrick Mahomes appears to have only two somewhat dependable targets in Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice, though even this duo seems potentially unreliable. Rice, a rookie who has performed admirably, and Kelce, who is displaying signs of aging for the first time in his career, collectively accounted for nearly half of Mahomes’ completions (172 out of 401), passing yards (1,922 out of 4,183), and touchdowns (12 out of 27) this season. It’s worth noting that these figures could have been even higher based on their overall contributions.
