Texans vs. Chiefs inactives: Week 16 injury report for Saturday’s game [Updated]

The first Saturday slate of the NFL season is bringing fans quite a duo of games but we'll get started with the Kansas City Chiefs playing host to the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium and getting the Week 16 weekend well underway. While the Chiefs hold the top of the AFC standings entering this game, the Texans could go a long way to proving they're contenders in the conference.

Patrick Mahomes was the big injury to watch for Kansas City throughout the week after he was hobbled late in the Week 15 win over the Browns. The all-world quarterback was diagnosed with a mild ankle sprain but he was soon after taken off of the Chiefs injury report and is set to play, even on a short week. He's good to go, which not many would've guessed in the early aftermath of the QB suffering the injury.

What does the rest of the Texans-Chiefs injury report look like, though? Let's dive into the inactives and injury reports for each team to see who will play, who won't play and whose status is a bit up into the air leading into this Week 16 game.

Chiefs inactives: Week 16 injury report for Kansas City

The Chiefs carousel at left tackle is set to continue as D.J. Humphries, who has been with Kansas City for less than a month, was already ruled out for Week 16 before Saturday's inactives became public. That likely means we'll see Wanya Morris back in the fold, which could be quite concerning considering the aforementioned Mahomes injury.

But again, Mahomes has fought through the ankly sprain and is going to play in this game. What's going to be interesting for the Chiefs may be less so about the players who aren't playing but, rather, who is playing. Saturday's matchup with Houston will be the season debut of Hollywood Brown, the prized offseason addition for the Kansas City offense. While it's likely that we see him in a limited capacity after just being activated off of the IR, that should be a big boost for an offense that's lacked reliable pass-catchers, specifically since Rashee Rice was lost for the season.

As for Chamarri Conner, the defensive back's absence might be a welcome sight for fans wanting to see some sort of shuffling in the secondary. He's struggled mightily often this year and, while they need him on the field, potentially finding other depth options could be highly valuable with the playoffs approaching.

It remains completely baffling how the Chiefs have handled Josh Uche to this point, though. He was a trade deadline addition for Kansas City but has been inactive for several weeks despite not having an injury designation. Given that Steve Spagnuolo's defense has needed a bit more juice on the edge at times, you would think that they'd make more of a point to get him involved on defense.

The rest of the inactives for Kansas City are more depth pieces that also don't have injury designations but will be held out of Saturday's game.

Texans inactives: Week 16 injury report for Houston

The Texans injury report is a bit fuller leading into Saturday than the Chiefs', but it might be less impactful. Christian Harris was the lone player listed as questionable coming into this matchup and the linebacker's status was considered a game-time decision — an important one given the fact that Houston will need to mitigate Mahomes and the KC offense in order to have a chance to get the win in this game. Well, Harris was not listed on the team's inactives list, which means he should be good to go.

Outside of Harris, Metchie hasn't played much of a role in the offense, Fatukasi has been out for some time, and Stover has been a depth piece at best. Juice Scruggs, meanwhile, could be a super important part of the offensive line but won't be able to get on the field this week. That's a tough blow on the interior, especially given the Chiefs' strength there, and we'll see how it plays out against the likes of Chris Jones.

Devin White is a curious case. While he never lived up to his status as a first-round pick, even with the team that drafted him in Tampa Bay, the truth of the matter is that his talent and athletic traits remain rare. If anyone could mine the best out of him, you would probably think someone like DeMeco Ryans would be a good candidate. That has not been the case to this point, obviously.