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Chiefs/Steelers game time moved to Sunday night

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January 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Steelers and Chiefs playoff game on Sunday has been moved from an early afternoon kickoff to prime time because of an ice storm due to hit the Kansas City-area this weekend. The game has been moved from a 12:05 p.m. Central time kickoff to 7:20 p.m. to allow more time to treat roads and parking lots.

Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston was limited in the final practice for Sunday’s divisional playoff game against Pittsburgh, though his game status was left blank on the final injury report. That means Houston should be available for the first time since a loss to Tennessee on Dec. 18.

Chiefs safety Eric Berry and running back Spencer Ware practiced fully all week and are also expected to play in Sunday night’s game. Berry had been dealing with a sore Achilles tendon and Ware had bruised his ribs late in the regular season.

Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali was the only player who did not practice Friday, but that followed his usual routine. Hali practices sparingly during the week to rest his sore knees.