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Chiefs head coach Andy Reid conceded that Kansas City can have its arms full making an attempt to sluggish down the Washington Commanders on either side of the ball.

Ahead of the Chiefs’ ‘Monday Night Football’ conflict in opposition to Washington, Reid acknowledged that the Commanders are a “good football team” regardless of the myriad of accidents they’ve suffered this season.

Earlier within the week, head coach Dan Quinn confirmed that star quarterback Jayden Daniels wouldn’t swimsuit up for the competition whereas recovering from a low-grade hamstring pressure, whereas defensive finish Dorance Armstrong will miss the remaining of the 2025 marketing campaign because of a knee damage.

Even although the Chiefs gained’t be going through the Commanders at full-strength, Reid asserted that head coach Dan Quinn’s squad nonetheless poses a respectable risk. “Look forward to the challenge of playing Washington,” he advised reporters on Thursday.

“We know they’re a good football team, a veteran group of players that are good football players. And they’ve got a head coach that I consider right at the top of his profession at this time. He’s as good as anybody, and then he’s got good coordinators there. Offensively, defensively, special teams, they’ve got explosive players. They’ve got good guys up front on both sides of the ball.”

With just below 12 minutes remaining within the third quarter of the Commanders’ 44-22 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Daniels fell awkwardly to the turf whereas being sacked by Cowboys cross rusher Shemar James.

The signal-caller remained down on the ground for a number of moments however was finally in a position to limp off the sphere beneath his own energy and into the blue medical tent. He was finally escorted by trainers to the locker room and later ruled out for the remaining of the second half.

Though Quinn expressed optimism that Daniels’ health setback isn’t believed to be vital or long time period, the Commanders opted to err on the facet of warning and make sure that 24-year-old doesn’t tweak his hamstring versus the Chiefs.

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In Daniels’ absence, veteran Marcus Mariota will begin beneath middle for the Chiefs. Reid and co. are all too accustomed to the 31-year-old, who propelled the Tennessee Titans to a 22-21 comeback win over Kansas City during an AFC Wild Card recreation in January 2018.

“Mariota, we know [he] has come in here and won a game,” Reid mentioned. “So we get it, that he’s a good football player. And we don’t slight that at all.” The Oregon product will moreover have a number of much-needed weapons at his disposal, with huge receivers Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel — each of whom have been sidelined in Week 7 — being listed as full contributors during Thursday’s apply.

Turning his consideration to Commanders’ protection, Reid concluded: “That front, we’ve played against some crazy fronts here, so it’s different than year’s past. This group is right there, I mean, that front is an explosive bunch. And their pass game, they’re as good as anybody at rushing the passer. So we’ll have our work cut out for that. And then their linebacking crew is good. They’ve been banged up a little bit on the back end but I think they’re starting to get people back and kind of in a place where they want them.”