I have to give that game an eight out of 10. I had Chris Olave going in the Steak League which wasn’t good, but Rashid Shaheed in one of the BCLs and Harrison Butker in the Primetime. It’s too bad Butker hit the post on that 51-yarder, otherwise it would have been a massive game. But I’ll take the four short FGs any day.
Patrick Mahomes didn’t throw a TD pass, but he had 331 passing yards and 22 rushing. He’s the master of the dink and dunk, using all four downs and taking his team on long drives. It’s ugly, unpleasant and leads to field goals sometimes, but with a good defense, it works. It’s not ideal for fantasy obviously.
Travis Kelce caught nine passes for 70 yards. Without Rashee Rice, Kelce is back to being the top target.
Juju Smith-Schuster had a big game and looks like the guy the Chiefs trust out wide. Xavier Worthy is a gadget guy and deep threat, but caught ony three passes. I would pick up JSS — he’s slow, but faster than Kelce — though the Chiefs might still trade for wide receiver.
Kareem Hunt is good enough. He’s a tough runner and can catch passes if needed.
Butker is in the ideal situation — a defense-first team with a competent, but boring offense that doesn’t hit for a lot of big plays, settles for a lot of field goals. (Plus a wife that has a hot meal ready for him when he gets home.)
I don’t want to crow too much, but I said the difference between Shaheed and Olave wasn’t as wide as their disparity in ADP. (Unfortunately I have a share of Olave via price enforcing at the Steak League auction.)
Derek Carr (oblique) got hurt, though in a VERY small sample his backup Jake Haener passed the eye test for me. If Carr is out, though, that obviously hurts the offense, especially with their offensive line injuries.
Alvin Kamara got bottled up, though he made a great run on the first drive where he was caught behind the line of scrimmage and reversed field for a first down. But that was really his only highlight. It could be rough sledding for him going forward with the QB and O-line issues.