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WR Dwayne Bowe is likely out for the rest of the season due to broken ribs, an injury he sustained against Cleveland. Bowe was injured not by making a catch, but by blocking; he took a knee to his back when he went low to block a Browns linebacker. He was declared out of the Chiefs game in Oakland and it appeared there was no way he would heal enough to play in games against Indianapolis and Denver to finish the season.
RB Peyton Hillis returned from an ankle injury seven games ago, but he's struggled to become a factor in the offense. He's averaged six carries for 16 yards per game in that span, picking up no more than 30 yards in any game.
LT Branden Albert continues to deal with a lower back issue that flares up at least once per game these days. The Chiefs and Albert won't reveal the nature of the back problem, but he's been limited for weeks now in how much practice time he gets.
S Abram Elam did some individual work during the Chiefs practice on Wednesday, as he's trying to come back from a quadriceps injury that he sustained against Carolina.
LB Derrick Johnson has played 14 games against the Raiders over his career, producing 94 total tackles, one sack, one interception, two forced fumbles and three recovered fumbles. Johnson continues to lead the Chiefs defense in tackles with 104 over 13 games.
K Ryan Succop has taken over the career FG percentage lead with the Chiefs, as he's now made 82.5 percent of his attempts, 94 of 114 over his four-year career. That's ahead of No. 2 kicker Pete Stoyanovich 80.9 percent (93 of 115) and No. 3 Nick Lowery 80.2 percent (329 of 410). This season, Succop is 86.2 percent this year, 25 of 29 on his three-point attempts.
RB Jamaal Charles has six games against the Raiders in his career and he's run for 259 yards on 52 carries, a five-yard per carry average. He's also scored two rushing touchdowns. Charles leads the Chiefs in rushing after 13 games with 1,220 yards. It's more than a 1,000-yard difference between Charles and the team's No. 2 rusher, Shaun Draughn with 206 yards.
FS Kendrick Lewis missed another game with his current shoulder injury, as he's battled problems on both the left and right side all season. Lewis missed seven of the 13 games, first with a right shoulder problem, and then on the left side.
WR Jon Baldwin continues to fall out of the Chiefs' offensive plan, as he was shut out playing against Cleveland. In the last seven games, Baldwin has played six times and has five catches totaling 68 yards. The shutout against the Browns was the second time in three games where he did not catch a pass.
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