Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard suffered a foot injury just a few plays into the team’s Week 17 battle with the Baltimore Ravens which forced him to miss the remainder of that game and the regular-season finale against the Buffalo Bills.
On Monday, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel told local reporters that he’s not expecting to have Howard for the team’s wild-card matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
Miami has been dealing with injuries all season, and their defense doesn’t appear to be getting any healthier. As they did against the Bills, they’ll have to rely on Jalen Ramsey, Eli Apple and Kader Kohou to play the three main cornerback spots.
Vic Fangio’s unit did a great job of slowing down Kansas City’s offense in Germany, but this will be a much tougher task.