What’s changed: Rashee Rice ’s status is up in the air as he faces a potential suspension that could be as little as two games and as much as six games. It’s also unclear when the suspension might take effect. The Chiefs selected WR Jaylen Royals in the fourth round of the 2025 draft.

Pacheco is more than capable of being an NFL starting running back. Mahomes is still one of the best quarterbacks in the league. As for his weapons in the passing game, Mahomes will have Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown, Travis Kelce, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Jalen Royals to work with.

Making matters worse, it rained all night. That included during the pregame warmups, but the weather didn’t stop wide receiver Xavier Worthy from making an insane catch. Worthy, who is entering his second season with the Chiefs, made a spectacular one-handed grab, and it didn’t look particularly difficult for him.

Patrick Mahomes is seemingly evolving his offensive strategy, potentially shifting from relying heavily on Travis Kelce to incorporating rookie Xavier