KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs will have kicker Harrison Butker back after missing four games to knee surgery but will be without left tackle D.J. Humphries because of a hamstring injury when Kansas City visits the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
The Chiefs activated Butker from injured reserve and waived fellow kicker Matthew Wright on Saturday. Wright had kicked the past two games after fill-in Spencer Shrader went on IR with a hamstring injury, going 8 of 9 on field goals and making both of his PATs while hitting the 31-yard game-winner last week against the Chargers.
Butker was 18 of 20 on field goals and 21 of 22 on PATs before having surgery on his left, non-kicking knee.
Humphries had been listed as doubtful on Friday's injury report. He was downgraded to out on Saturday, which means the Chiefs will likely rely upon Wanya Morris or Kingsley Suamataia in protecting Patrick Mahomes' blind side.
The Chiefs also elevated linebacker Swayze Bozeman and tight end Anthony Firkser from the practice squad for Sunday.
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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid speaks during a news conference following an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road.
Many events were canceled across the region when the storm hit Friday evening and businesses announced plans to open late Saturday as officials urged people to stay home if possible. However, temperatures are expected to rise high enough Saturday afternoon to melt the ice in most places.
“Luckily some warmer air is moving in behind this to make it temporary,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Cousins, who works in the Davenport, Iowa office.
Elsewhere, a storm prompted the first tornado warning in San Francisco and caused some damage. And in the Northeast, people are digging out after heavy snow fell in upstate New York.
Some trees were toppled and roofs were damaged in the city that hasn't seen a tornado since 2005, according to the Weather Service. The damage on the northwest side of the city was being assessed Saturday to determine if there was a tornado.
“This was the first ever warning for possible tornado in San Francisco. I would guess there wasn’t a clear signature on radar for a warning in 2005,” said Roger Gass, a meteorologist in the Weather Service's Monterey, California, office who says he was not there in 2005.
The fast-moving storm prompted warnings for residents to take shelter, but few people have basements in the area. Meteorologist Dalton Behringer said “the biggest thing that we tell people in the city is to put as many walls between you and the outside as possible.”
More than 33 inches (84 centimeters) of snow was reported near Orchard Park, New York, but people who live there are used to dealing with heavy lake-effect snow this time of year.
Associated Press reporter Julie Walker contributed to this story from New York.
People observe the New York skyline from Top of the Rock's Skylift, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A man spreads salt on 42nd Street near Pacific Street after freezing rain coated surfaces with ice in Omaha, Neb. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
A car gets stuck trying to go up an icy Pacific Street during freezing rain in Omaha, Neb. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
Headlights from a stranded motorist highlight freezing rain that coated surfaces in Omaha, Neb. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
A truck is damaged after a large tree fell across a street in Seaside, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
A large tree branch crashed into a garage near Coe Avenue in Seaside, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
A man clears downed trees near his house in Seaside, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
This image, provided by the Livermore Police Dept. shows flooding near the intersection of Murrieta Blvd. and Stanley Blvd. during a storm Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 in Livermore, Calif. (Livermore Police Dept. via AP)
