Kansas City Chiefs

Out: RB Isiah Pacheco (IR), DE Charles Omenihu (IR), K Harrison Butker (IR)

Questionable: None

Active: QB Patrick Mahomes, WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR DeAndre Hopkins, WR Mecole Hardman, OL Wanya Morris, DE George Karlaftis, DE Mike Danna, DT Derrick Nnadi

Takeaway: The Chiefs luck out by having several of their top offensive weapons ready to go, despite shake-ups in the last few weeks. Patrick Mahomes has dealt with an ankle injury throughout the season, but he’s played through it and will once again do so against the Bills.

Harrison Butker is on injured reserve after undergoing knee surgery this week. Former Jets kicker Spencer Shrader will fill in for Butker. Defensively, Kansas City will have just about all of their core guys, including George Karlaftis and Derrick Nnadi.

Buffalo Bills

Out: WR Keon Coleman, TE Dalton Kincaid, LB Matt Milano (IR)

Questionable: WR Amari Cooper, OL Spencer Brown

Active: QB Josh Allen, WR Mack Hollins, WR Curtis Samuel, CB Christian Benford, LB Terrel Bernard, CB Kaiir Elam, FB Reggie Gilliam, DT DaQuan Jones, TE Quintin Morris, S Taylor Rapp, DE Casey Toohill, LB Dorian Williams

Takeaway: Keon Coleman and Dalton Kincaid will be huge losses for the Bills in Sunday’s game. Because of that, Josh Allen will be forced to find new targets. Guys like Mack Hollins, Curtis Samuel and Khalil Shakir will likely see more volume than usual, and the Bills will likely utilize their running game heavily.

Defensively, the Bills are fairly healthy. Starters like Taylor Rapp, Christian Benford and Terrel Bernard being active helps Buffalo greatly in stopping the Chiefs’ high-powered, Mahomes-led offense.

The Kansas Jayhawks, led by quarterback Jalon Daniels, face the No. 6 BYU Cougars, led by quarterback Jake Retzlaff on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 (11/16/24) at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah.

How to watch: Fans can watch the game for free via a trial of DirecTV Stream or fuboTV. You can also watch via a subscription to Sling TV, which is offering half off your first month.

Here’s what you need to know:

What: NCAA Football, Week 12

Who: Kansas vs. BYU

When: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024

Where: LaVell Edwards Stadium

Time: 10:15 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live stream: fuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial)

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Paramount+ (free trial): Paramount Plus will live stream college football games airing on CBS this year.

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Here’s a preview capsule via the Associated Press:

Kansas (3-6, 2-4 Big 12) at No. 7 BYU (9-0, 6-0, No. 6 CFP), Saturday, 10:15 p.m. EST (ESPN)

BetMGM College Football Odds: BYU by 3.

Series record: Kansas leads 2-0

WHAT’S AT STAKE?

BYU can clinch a spot in the Big 12 Championship game with two victories in its next three games. Only Colorado is within a game of the Cougars in the league standings. Kansas is looking to win games against ranked opponents in back-to-back weeks for the first time in school history.

KEY MATCHUP

BYU’s defense has a penchant for getting burned by chunk plays on the ground. Running the ball is an offensive strength for Kansas, which churns out 213.6 yards rushing per game. Both Jalon Daniels and Devin Neal can get to the second level and put the Cougars on their heels. On the other side, Jake Retzlaff can exploit a mediocre Kansas pass defense allowing 282.7 yards per game through the air against Big 12 opponents.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Kansas: Neal broke Kansas’ all-time records for career rushing yards and career rushing touchdowns in the Jayhawks’ 45-36 win over Iowa State after rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Neal has 3,951 career rushing yards to go with 43 career rushing TDs and will likely surpass the 4,000-yard plateau on Saturday.

BYU: Retzlaff had a rough outing in the Cougars’ 22-21 win over Utah. Retzlaff had his fifth straight 200-yard game after throwing for 219 yards, but he also completed a season-low 45.5% of his passes. BYU has won by double digits in five of the six games where he’s had a completion percentage of 56% or better.

FACTS & FIGURES

BYU leads the Big 12 in turnovers gained (21), interceptions (16), and turnover margin (1.11). The Cougars rank in the Top 10 among FBS teams in all three categories. … Kansas leads the Big 12 in sacks allowed per game (0.89). … Kansas cornerbacks Mello Dotson and Cobee Bryant are tied for first atop the Big 12 with four interceptions apiece. BYU cornerback Jakob Robinson is tied for fifth in the league with three interceptions. … BYU kicker Will Ferrin leads the Big 12 with 17 made field goals. … Kansas is 1-1 all-time in the state of Utah. This is the first trip to Provo for the Jayhawks. They previously beat Utah in Salt Lake City in 1950 and lost there to the Utes in 1996.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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