Chiefs Rule Out Josh Simmons and Chamarri Conner for Monday Night Football

The Kansas City Chiefs are officially trimming their Monday Night Football guest list. Offensive tackle Josh Simmons and safety Chamarri Conner have both been ruled out for the primetime divisional clash against the Denver Broncos.

Losing an offensive tackle and a defensive back in one swoop is the kind of Friday news dump that sends fantasy managers and bettors scrambling to check depth charts. It is not a full-blown crisis, but it is definitely a headache for the Kansas City coaching staff.

"Chiefs ruled out OT Josh Simmons and S Chamarri Conner for Monday Night's game against Denver."

Simmons being sidelined means Patrick Mahomes is down a big body on the edge. When you are facing a divisional rival under the prime-time lights, the last thing you want is a reshuffled offensive line trying to figure out its communication on the fly.

On the other side of the ball, Conner missing the game thins out a Kansas City secondary that relies heavily on versatility. The Chiefs love to move their defensive backs around like chess pieces, and losing a safety limits how creative the defense can get with its coverages.

Of course, this is the Chiefs we are talking about. They could probably pull a guy out of the Arrowhead parking lot, hand him a jersey, and still find a way to win by a field goal at the buzzer. But against Denver, those missing rotational snaps add up fast.

We will see exactly how much these absences matter when the lights go on Monday night. Until then, expect the Broncos to spend the weekend drawing up fresh ways to test that adjusted Kansas City offensive line.