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Rice was one of only two Chiefs pass-catchers (along with Travis Kelce) to generate meaningful YAC plays in Week 1, providing some bright spots in an otherwise limited passing game as the Chiefs leaned heavily on defense and run game.

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WR Separation Score vs. Yards Per Route Run (min. 15 routes), per @FantasyPtsData + P-Wash🚀 + Evans and Diggs still getting it done + Rashee📉

Rice expressed optimism about the Chiefs' offensive identity shift under new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, stating the team is 'a much more physical team than I've been on throughout these past three years' and crediting the coaching for the mentality change. This suggests Rice expects increased physicality and run-heavy approach to benefit the offense moving forward.

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Rice led all Chiefs receivers in offensive snaps in Week 1 despite finishing with just two catches and 19 yards; he emphasized his blocking impact downfield, including a 65-yard blocking effort on Travis Kelce's 59-yard gain on a crucial third down. Rice acknowledged the challenge of staying focused on assignments when watching Kenneth Walker's explosive runs, noting Walker's ability to break into the third level creates one-on-one opportunities for receivers downfield.

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Kansas City’s new offensive approach may force us to reconsider expectations for Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice 👀 (via Yahoo Fantasy Forecast) [Retweeted](

Rashee Rice scored a touchdown against the Denver Broncos in Week 1, with the play aided by two Broncos defenders whiffing on tackles that allowed Rice to scamper into the end zone.

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Chiefs WR scored a touchdown aided by two Broncos defenders whiffing on a tackle, allowing Rice to reach the end zone; part of a pattern of Denver's tackling failures enabling Kansas City's offensive success.

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Rashee Rice has a tiny career average depth of target of 4.9 yards. Last night was 2.5 yards. Rice needs serious volume to pay off in box score. The two targets for a 7% share last night are notable. Routes were there though. On 33 Mahomes dropbacks: 1. Xavier Worthy 30 2. Rashee Rice 29 3. Tyquan Thornton 24 4. Cyrus Allen 1

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I think the thesis of “Rice was a PPR scam but the Chiefs offense has been bad in part as a result of that, he is a risky pick at 2/3 turn because they could reevaluate that easily” is playing out [Retweeted](

Trade value of 29.2 in Week 2, down -0.3 from the previous week; ranked 17th among wide receivers.

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Rice caught a 13-yard TD pass from Mahomes in the Chiefs' 31-10 win over Denver. The source notes the reception 'involved the receiver breaking tackles to turn it into six points,' indicating Rice contributed after the catch to convert the play into a touchdown.

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Rice was involved in downfield blocking on Kelce's 59-yard catch and called the Chiefs' offensive output an 'unexplainable' amount of work from Mahomes' offense, indicating he is a key contributor to the team's passing game and offensive scheme.

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Rice blocked emphatically downfield on Kelce's 59-yard reception and was credited by the source as part of the passing game support system helping Mahomes. Rice called Mahomes' work 'unexplainable' in terms of effort during the game.

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Rice cleared 80% route share (84%) but combined with Xavier Worthy for just 37 yards; Rice did score a TD; he finished with 2 targets for 19 yards and 1 TD.

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Chiefs: RBs: Kenneth Walker: 74% opp share, 58% route share, all i5, split 2 min Workhorse that you want on your fantasy team Emmett Johnson is the clear RB2/handcuff WRs/TEs: Xavier Worthy: 91% route share, 20% TPRR, .6 YPRR, 7.8 aDOT, 20% of routes from slot Great usage but no production Rashee Rice: 88% route share, 6.9% TPRR, .66 YPRR, 2.5 aDOT (standard), 45% of routes from slot Worried about Kenneth Walker’s impact on Rice Tyquan Thornton: 73% route share, 4.2% TPRR, 0 YPRR, 34 aDOT (de...

Mentioned as part of the analyst consensus picks that underperformed Week 1 (Waddle, Burden, Flowers, D. Smith). Community notes 1 for 4 on these hyped players.

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Rice caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes in the Chiefs' 31-10 win over Denver, one of three touchdown passes Mahomes threw in the game.

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Rice scored a touchdown on a play where Broncos cornerback Riley Moss missed a tackle. The source identifies Rice as one of the beneficiaries of Denver's poor defensive execution, though specific stats beyond the touchdown are not provided.

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The Chiefs WR room in Week 1: Rashee Rice - 2/2 + 19 Yards + TD Xavier Worthy - 3/6 + 18 Yards Tyquan Thornton - 0/1 Cyrus Allen - 0/1 It’s rough… but guess you don’t need WRs when you have a K9.

Rashee Rice scored on a 13-yard touchdown catch and run in the second quarter, capitalizing on Denver's missed tackles to turn a short pass into a scoring play.

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Rashee Rice caught a short pass in the second quarter and turned it into a 13-yard touchdown catch and run against Denver's struggling defense, benefiting from multiple missed tackles on the play.

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Rashee Rice was targeted by Patrick Mahomes on third and seven early in the Chiefs' first drive, catching the pass just shy of the first down marker.

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Rashee Rice scored a touchdown on a pass from Patrick Mahomes late in the second quarter of the Chiefs' Monday Night Football game against the Denver Broncos on Sept. 14, demonstrating continued offensive involvement and scoring opportunity in the Kansas City passing game.

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Rashee Rice had a 13-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown on a pass from Mahomes in the first half, contributing to the Chiefs' offensive output.

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Rice caught a short pass for a 13-yard touchdown to cap the Chiefs' drive and put Kansas City back in front 14-7, scoring despite missed tackles by Denver's defense.

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Caught a short pass for a 13-yard touchdown to put Kansas City back in front 14-7; the touchdown came on a drive where the Chiefs capitalized on missed tackles by Denver's defense.

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RASHEE RICE’S FIRST CATCH GOES FOR A TOUCHDOWN

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Rashee Rice FINALLY touches the ball 13-yard TD

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THERE WE GO RASHEE RICE

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Broncos cornerbacks seeing Rashee Rice:

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Rashee Rice so far:

PositiveNewsSep 15, 2026Pat Thorman

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Thought they let Rashee Rice out of jail. 🤷‍♂️

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Don't want to overreact but just saying it'd be pretty embarrassing to all the so-called fantasy football experts if Rashee Rice doesn't catch a pass this entire season

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Thought they let Rashee Rice out jail. 🤷‍♂️

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Cyrus Allen got a target before Rashee Rice btw 😬

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Chiefs WRs so far: Xavier Worthy - 3 targets Rashee Rice - 0 targets

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Chiefs targets through 2 drives: Xavier Worthy: 3 Travis Kelce: 1 Rashee Rice: 0

Rice caught a touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes during Kansas City's 80-yard second-quarter drive, demonstrating continued involvement in the Chiefs' passing attack and red-zone opportunities in the season opener.

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Rice caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes in the second quarter, capping an 80-yard touchdown drive and giving Kansas City a 14-7 lead.

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