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Karlaftis (thumb) has no injury designation ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Broncos. The Purdue product upgraded from limited practice sessions Wednesday and Thursday to a full go Friday, indicating that he's moved past his thumb injury in time to play in the Week 11 divisional matchup. Now fully healthy, expect Karlaftis to operate as one of Kansas City's top defensive linemen Sunday.
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Karlaftis (thumb) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday. Karlaftis led Chiefs defensive ends in defensive snaps (51) in the last game before their Week 10 bye at Buffalo, and it's not immediately obvious when he suffered the thumb injury. He'll have two more opportunities to practice in full before Kansas City publishes its final practice report of the week Friday.
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Karlaftis recorded three total tackles (one solo), including 1.0 sacks, and a pass defensed in Monday night's 28-7 win over the Commanders. Karlaftis was able to get to Marcus Mariota in the first quarter, securing his first full sack since Week 4. The defensive lineman has now registered 26 total tackles (16 solo), including 4.5 sacks, while also adding two passes defensed and a fumble recovery over eight games this year.
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Karlaftis recorded two total tackles (one solo), including 0.5 sacks, while also recovering a fumble in Monday's 31-28 loss to Jacksonville. Karlaftis was held to two tackles for the second straight week, but he was still able to combine with Leo Chenal to sack Trevor Lawrence in the fourth quarter. Additionally, he was able to hop on a loose ball after Nick Bolton stripped Lawrence in the second quarter, notching his first fumble recovery since 2022. Karlaftis has now registered 20 total tackles (14 solo), including 3.5 sacks, while also adding a pass defensed and a fumble recovery over five games this year.
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Karlaftis notched three tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, in Friday's Week 1 loss to the Chargers. Two of Karlaftis' tackles were behind the line of scrimmage -- he sacked Justin Herbert for a 10-yard loss on Los Angeles' first drive and later assisted on a stop of Omarion Hampton that resulted in a one-yard loss. Karlaftis played 55 of Kansas City's 65 defensive snaps overall, with the 85 percent snap share falling right in the range he typically logged last season. The fourth-year pass rusher is off to a good start after recording 8.0 sacks across 16 regular-season contests last year.
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| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @LAC | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | PHI | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | @NYG | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | BAL | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | @JAC | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 6 | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | LV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | WAS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | @BUF | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 10 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | @DEN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | IND | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | @DAL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | HOU | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | LAC | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |