Chiefs list Kenneth Walker, Mansoor Delane as questionable for Falcons trip

The Kansas City Chiefs could be without their lead running back in Atlanta. Kenneth Walker III is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Falcons after he reported groin tightness Friday morning and sat out the week's final practice, according to the team's final injury report as relayed by Arrowhead Pride (SB Nation). Rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane (shoulder) is also questionable, even though he practiced fully all week. He has missed the last two games.

Andy Reid called Friday's decision a precaution and said the club would see how Walker responds to rehab through Saturday. "We're not going to put him at risk," Reid said, per ESPN. A healthy Walker has carried this offense. ESPN reports he has 872 rushing yards, second in the league only to Atlanta's Bijan Robinson at 880. CBS Sports puts his average at 109.0 rushing yards per game with 11 total touchdowns through eight games, and it reports that Emmett Johnson would take most of the carries if Walker can't play. Rookie Jaydn Ott, the other back behind him, is questionable with a hamstring injury.

The rest of the report is a mix of good and bad news. Starting right tackle Jaylon Moore (ankle) is out after he left the Week 9 game in the third quarter and didn't practice this week. Rookie defensive tackle Peter Woods (neck) and Omarr Norman-Lott (knee, PUP list) are also out. Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy all practiced fully and carry no game designation. Atlanta has its own problems. Linebacker Divine Deable is doubtful, rookie returner Zachariah Branch is out, and defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. and edge rusher James Pearce Jr. are both questionable.

What it means for Sunday in Atlanta

Kansas City is 6-2 and coming off a 35-12 win over the New York Jets. That ended a two-game skid in which the Chiefs lost 20-3 at Seattle and 28-24 at Denver. They have scored 202 points and allowed 143 in eight games, about 25 per game scored and 18 allowed. On the road they are 2-2. Both wins came early, at Miami and Las Vegas, and both losses came in the last month. Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff on CBS also features the league's top two rushers, if Walker plays.

The 12 venues on this site's game board have the Chiefs favored. On the moneyline, Novig prices Kansas City at -163 and Atlanta at +160. Novig's spread sets the Chiefs at -3.5 with a +115 price. The best number anywhere is Pinnacle's Chiefs -3 at -111, so the venues split on the half-point that sits on either side of a field goal. The total is 47.5 at Novig, priced -100 on the over and -104 on the under. BetRivers has the over at 46.5 for -120. The venues are close together: sportsbook hold runs from 3.1% to 4.5% on the moneyline and up to 4.8% on the spread and total. Walker's status will be the main thing to watch on that spread before kickoff.

The Chiefs return home the following week against Arizona. The early board has them favored by 14 to 14.5 points, and Novig lists them at -953 on the moneyline. More on the season is on the Chiefs team page.