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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3-3) | Acquire a RB | QB Patrick Mahomes leads the Chiefs in rushing yards (222 in six games). Starting RB Isiah

Pacheco, meanwhile, is averaging a career-low 35.7 rushing yards per game (214 rushing yards through six games). Adding Saints RB Alvin Kamara — who has 314 rushing yards in six games — could help solve the ground game’s issues.

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“Just another threat. Like he (Rashee Rice) said, ‘everybody eats. I feel like there are just more eyes going on somebody else,” said Worthy. “I feel like everybody in this offense can make plays and go in on one-on-ones. Just another explosive guy on the offense.”

Hollywood Brown mentioned the new motto in his postgame press conference last Sunday night, and the saying has taken on a life of its own. Worthy revealed who actually started the motto that has defined the room.

“Well, Rashee (Rice) kind of came up with that, so I kind of don’t know the origin (laughs). I mean, it’s – nobody is selfish,” said Worthy, “It’s a selfless team; everybody is willing to do the dirty work, and everybody is going to do their best and what’s best for the team.”

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Why Tom picked the Chiefs: They’re back, baby! And on Sunday, they’re about to be even more back somehow, because Rashee Rice is set to make his season debut, marking the first time ever that he, Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy will be on the field in the same regular-season game. Patrick Mahomes might think he’s hallucinating after having to make the best of a patchwork receiver corps for too long. The timing of this matchup, coming after a prime-time win over Detroit, lines up perfectly for the Chiefs to recreate a classic narrative thread from the latter days of the Patriots’ dynasty: look beatable in the early goings, then ease back into Super Bowl-contending shape. The Raiders have a few things going for them, including the presence of Ashton Jeanty and Maxx Crosby and, potentially, the absence of Josh Simmons on Kansas City’s O-line. But they’ve only beaten the Andy Reid-coached Chiefs four times in 24 previous tries. Do they look ready to get win No. 5, with Brock Bowers potentially missing another game? I mean, do they even look ready to top 20 points, which they’ve only done twice this season? Because otherwise, it’s going to be awful hard for Vegas to gum up the Chiefs’ mini redemption arc.

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Kansas City’s offense as a whole is starting to pick up steam and it’ll get a huge shot in the arm with the season debut of Rashee Rice this Sunday. As far as Pacheco goes, he’s been…eh. Just another guy.

Fantasy managers tabbed him as a RB2/high Flex option by where they drafted him and he’s not really moved the needle on the ground or catching passes out of the backfield this season. The fourth-year back has been splitting carries with Kareem Hunt and he has just one game where he’s gone over 50 rushing yards. On top of that, his -4.66 total EPA is the sixth-worst among backs with at least 50 carries. Patrick Mahomes is even outrushing him through six games.

Pacheco is a decent fantasy piece to have if you also have other more productive options on your roster. But if you did select him with one of your top picks, oof, good luck.

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14. Kansas City Chiefs (3-3): TE Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon

It hasn’t been the big breakout season we thought it might be for Sadiq, who has recorded just a 62.0 receiving grade six games into the season, but the 6-foot-3 and 245-pound true junior remains one of the most talented players in the class, given his abilities as a blocker and receiver. Bruce Feldman reported earlier this year that Sadiq is up to 255 pounds and has a 41.5-inch vertical jump. His potential is still sky high.

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Kelce, who made a short catch with his back to the Lions’ defenders, faked outside before cutting back inside while using some shoulder wiggle to clear space.

NFL Films later caught Kelce talking about the reception on the sideline — and how he was mimicking the “Dream Shake” move from former Houston Rockets star center Hakeem Olajuwon.

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“People are going to say what they have to say,” Williams said after the Bears extended their win streak to three games after a second straight come-from-behind victory against the Washington Commanders. “We win, we lose; people have stuff to say. It was lucky, it was not lucky; people have stuff to say. Have a bad game, have a good game; people have stuff to say.

“It doesn’t matter. We’re only worried about what’s going on here within this building and with these guys. That’s all I can say about that.”

Williams on Wednesday was questioned about how his performance was characterized as being “off” during the “Monday Night Football” broadcast that aired on ABC. Analyst Troy Aikman said Williams needed to do a better job of where he was throwing the ball to his receivers to allow them to gain more yards after the catch.

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Thursday night proved that anything can happen in the AFC North.

And that means the Cincinnati Bengals might still be in the mix for a potential playoff berth. Cincinnati took down the division-leading Pittsburgh Steelers in a 33-31 victory Thursday night at Paycor Stadium.

Coming into the prime-time showdown, Cincinnati had lost four straight games, and the Steelers, who lost just once this season, were threatening to open a commanding lead in the division.

Instead, the Bengals closed the gap. Behind a monstrous effort from wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who finished with 16 catches for 161 yards and a touchdown, Cincinnati’s offense had its best showing of the season. The win also showed why the Bengals traded for quarterback Joe Flacco, who threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns in the win, with starter Joe Burrow on injured reserve because of turf toe.

The trade — and Thursday night’s win — did just enough to give something Cincinnati hasn’t felt in weeks — hope.

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Even more impressive to Mahomes, Crosby is rarely affected by the usual tactics used to neutralize elite pass rushers.

“If he gets chipped — or whatever it is — he doesn’t let that bother him,” he added. “He doesn’t let that affect him. He just keeps playing extremely hard every single snap. It’s a great challenge for us to go up against him and that defense.”

On Wednesday, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid also acknowledged the friendly — and unmistakably intense — rivalry between the two players.

“He is 100 miles an hour every play,” marveled Reid of the Las Vegas pass rusher. “He and Patrick? I think they’re friends, actually. They compete against each other — and that’s the beauty of the sport.”