With QB Patrick Mahomes out for the season after tearing his ACL and WR Rashee Rice missing this week with a concussion, the Chiefs offense struggled against a poor Titans’ defense. QB Gardner Minshew left the game with a knee injury in the second quarter forcing the team to turn to QB Chris Oladokun. The team only scored 6 points* for the remainder of the game.

The Chiefs believe QB Gardner Minshew tore his left ACL in the loss to the Titans, according to Chiefs Digest's Matt Derrick. Minshew is scheduled for an MRI to confirm, but he likely becomes the second straight Chiefs QB to suffer a season-ending knee injury. Kansas City will be down to QB Chris Oladokun the rest of the way. The 28-year-old, 2022 seventh-round pick had not thrown a regular-season pass before going 11-of-16 for 111 yards vs. the Titans today. Other than maybe WR Rashee Rice and TE Travis Kelce, the Chiefs' passing game will be hands-off against the Broncos in Week 17.

Chiefs QB Gardner Minshew suffered a knee injury in the second quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Titans. He went back to the locker room and is officially questionable to return. QB Chris Oladokun, who hadn't thrown a regular-season NFL pass coming into today, is now under center for the Chiefs.

Update: Minshew has been ruled out.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice (concussion) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Titans. He didn’t practice all week after reporting symptoms sometime after last weekend’s loss to the Chargers. Rice should have a good chance to make it back for Week 17, but we’ll track his progress next week. WR Tyquan Thornton (concussion) has also been ruled out for the Titans game, leaving Xavier Worthy, Marquise Brown, and JuJu Smith-Schuster as the likely top three WRs in this Gardner Minshew-led offense.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice (concussion) remained sidelined for Thursday's practice. He's now a major long shot to be cleared in time for this weekend's game vs. the Titans and should be on fantasy benches. WR Tyquan Thornton (concussion) is also likely to miss Week 16, leaving Xavier Worthy, Marquise Brown, and JuJu Smith-Schuster as Gardner Minshew's top three WRs.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice is in concussion protocol and won't practice on Wednesday, HC Andy Reid said. Rice finished out the Week 15 loss to the Chargers but must have reported symptoms sometime since. He's now unlikely to play vs. the Titans on Sunday, removing a huge chunk of Kansas City's passing game. Since returning in Week 7, Rice has accounted for:

• 26.5% of the team's targets
• 29.4% of the catches
• 29.0% of the receiving yards
• 45.5% of the receiving TDs

Rice's absence would free up a bunch of opportunity for guys like WR Xavier Worthy and TE Travis Kelce. But it's tough to get too excited about anything in this Gardner Minshew-led passing game.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes underwent successful surgery on his left knee on Monday, the team announced. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Mahomes needed a torn ACL and LCL repaired. "While that can complicate recovery, it doesn’t necessary extend his rehab longer than 9 months or so," Rapoport adds. We'll keep you updated on Mahomes' progress throughout the offseason, but a nine-month recovery would take him into mid-September. He'll be right up against it to be ready for the 2026 season opener.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco reclaimed the rushing lead in Sunday's loss to the Chargers. He took his 11 carries for just 21 yards (1.9 per rush), while Kareem Hunt carried six times for 12 yards (2.0). Brashard Smith claimed the other two RB attempts, contributing a mere 1 yard. The usage pushed the backfield split back to what we saw from Kansas City backs before Pacheco's injury absence.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes tore his left ACL in the second half of Sunday's loss to the Chargers. That will obviously end his season. We'll see about the return timeline once doctors assess and address the full damage.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes injured his left knee in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Chargers. The knee hyperextended as he was scrambling away from pressure. Mahomes was in obvious pain but was able to limp off over his own power. We'll update Mahomes' status when we know more. QB Gardner Minshew is in for the Chiefs.

Chiefs WR Marquise Brown (personal) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Chargers. We don’t have any other details on his situation. Brown has been a part-time player for Kansas City for a while now, averaging just 2.3 targets over his last four games. There’s not a huge fantasy impact here.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes suffered through one of the worst games of his NFL career in Sunday’s loss to Houston. He completed just 14 of 33 passes for 160 yards, 0 TDs, and 3 INTs. Mahomes posted the worst QB rating (19.8) and EPA per dropback (-0.54) of his career.

Fantasy managers knew that drafting Rashee Rice this season came with the guarantee of not being able to use him for the first six weeks. The suspension that Rice served meant that anyone who drafted Rice would have a zero in those six games, plus another in Kansas City's bye. That's half the fantasy regular season with a guarantee of no points. But fantasy managers with risk/reward tolerance also knew that Rice was an elite talent with league-winning upside....we just didn't now how good Rice was going to play.

Isiah Pacheco returned to action after missing three games with a sprained MCL, but Kareem Hunt continued to lead the Chiefs in playing time and opportunities in Kansas City's 31-28 loss. Hunt out-snapped Pacheco 42-20 and also held a 14-3 edge in carries.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (knee) put in a full week of practice and is off the final injury report. That suggests he'll be at least close to 100% for Thursday's game vs. the Cowboys. Pacheco sits just behind Kareem Hunt in the Week 13 RB rankings, but it's a tough backfield to project against an improved Dallas run defense.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco (knee) is trending toward a return for Thursday's game vs. the Cowboys, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Pacheco practiced all last week but was held out of the Colts game. "I think he's coming out pretty good," HC Andy Reid said of Pacheco on Friday. "I think that's a plus." Pacheco had emerged as Kansas City's lead back ahead of Kareem Hunt prior to going down in Week 8, but it's unclear exactly what the backfield will look like in Dallas on Thanksgiving. Consider both Pacheco and Hunt risk/reward RB3s in Week 13 fantasy lineups.

It was a busy day at the office for Kansas City's offense. The Chiefs ran a whopping 91 plays and racked up 494 yards of offense in their 23-20 overtime victory over the Colts. RB Kareem Hunt carried a career-high 30 times, running for 104 yards and a TD in the victory. Hunt also caught all 3 of his targets for 26 more yards. Hunt's 20 fantasy points were his most in a game since he scored 20.5 points in Kansas City's 2023 Wild Card win over the Texans.

Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy (ankle) is active for today’s game vs. the Colts. He got in a limited practice on Thursday and a full practice on Friday but was listed as questionable. Worthy likely isn’t at 100% for this one and should be treated as a WR4 in fantasy lineups.

Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy (ankle) is expected to play vs. the Colts today, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Worthy is listed as questionable but was a full participant in Friday's practice. It's fair to assume that ankle isn't at 100%, though. Worthy has not finished as a top-30 PPR WR since Week 6.

Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy (ankle) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Colts. He didn’t practice on Wednesday but was limited on Thursday and a full participant on Friday. We’re fully expecting Worthy to play this weekend, but it’s fair to assume that ankle won’t be at 100%.