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Chiefs WR Tyquan Thornton will undergo surgery on the ankle he dislocated in the Week 4 win over the Raiders and is expected to miss 3-4 months, according to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz. The short end of that timeline would have Thornton back for the final game or two of the regular season. He could still be a factor in the playoffs, but Thornton can be dropped from all redraft rosters.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes completed 15 of 30 passes for 225 yards and 2 TDs in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Raiders. He didn't throw an INT and took 2 sacks. His longest completion went for 55 yards, and he averaged 7.5 yards per attempt. Mahomes contributed nothing on the ground, with 0 yards on 2 carries.

Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy caught 4 of 7 targets for 70 yards in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Raiders. He averaged 17.5 yards per catch with a long of 41, finishing with 11.0 PPR points. Worthy played 45 of 60 snaps (75%) and led the team with 28 routes. Tyquan Thornton had the bigger day, catching 5 of 8 targets for 111 yards and 2 TDs on just 22 routes. Unfortunately, a dislcacted ankle for Thornton will likely knock him out for the rest of the season.

Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker ran 22 times for 177 yards (8.0 yards per carry) and 2 TDs in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Raiders. A 76-yard run padded the total, but he still averaged 4.8 yards per carry on his other 21 attempts. He added 1 catch for 2 yards on his lone target, finishing with 30.9 PPR points. Walker played 45 of 60 snaps (75%) and ran 13 routes. Emmett Johnson worked as the change-of-pace back, playing 16 snaps and catching 1 pass for 10 yards.

Chiefs WR Tyquan Thornton is out indefinitely after dislocating his left ankle late in Sunday's win over the Raiders, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Thornton traveled back to Kansas City with the team and is scheduled for additional testing on Monday. We'll look for details on his return timeline, but he'll likely miss most or all of the rest of the season. The Chiefs also lost WR Rashee Rice to a hamstring injury early in the Raiders game, leaving Xavier Worthy, Jalen Royals, and Cyrus Allen as their only healthy WRs.

Chiefs WR Tyquan Thornton appeared to dislocate his left ankle in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Raiders. He was placed in an air cast and carted off the field. We'll look for confirmation, but this looks like a season-ender. The Chiefs lost WR Rashee Rice to a hamstring injury earlier today.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice injured his hamstring in the first quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Raiders. He pulled up at the end of a catch and headed straight to the sidelines. We'll update Rice's status when we know more.

Update: Rice is officially doubtful to return.

Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker rushed 18 times for 70 yards and 1 TD in Sunday’s win over Miami. He added 2 catches for 3 yards and another score.

Travis Kelce had a vintage performance in the Chiefs 33-30 overtime win over the Colts, posting 25.1 PPR points for his highest-scoring game since Week 7 of 2023. The 14th-year TE finished Sunday night catching nine of his team-high 11 targets for 101 yards and a TD.

Kenneth Walker backed up his 34.1 PPR point, RB2 Week 1 finish with another RB2 finish (pending Monday Night Football) in Week 2 after scoring 23.8 PPR points. The Chiefs newest RB handled 24 attempts for 117 yards but it was his 6 receptions for 61 yards after receiving a career-high 10 targets that stood out.

Patrick Mahomes' 29.0 fantasy point performance in the team’s Sunday night win marks his fourth-highest scoring week since the start of 2023. The Chiefs QB completed 32 of his 47 pass attempts for 382 yards and 3 TDs without throwing an INT. He also accounted for 17 rushing yards on two carries, both happening in overtime.

Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker III dominated the Broncos in his debut. Walker ran the ball 23 times for 173 yards, including a 60-yard TD. He also caught three of 6 targets for 18 yards and an additional TD. He looked similar to the Super Bowl MVP we saw last season with Walker and appears to be the focal point of the offense.

Chiefs HC Andy Reid confirmed on Tuesday what's been obvious for a while now: QB Patrick Mahomes will start the opener vs. the Broncos. Mahomes has had a smooth recovery from his December ACL and LCL tears, getting full clearance for training camp and avoiding any setbacks. Mahomes didn't play this preseason, though, and is expected to wear extra protection on that left knee at least at the beginning of the season.

Chiefs RB Ken Walker sounded alarms when he missed Tuesday's practice with a foot issue. He dealt with a foot issue last summer before splitting backfield work with RB Zach Charbonnet. But this latest issue doesn't seem serious. Walker was on the field Tuesday without a limp or extra protection on the foot, and ESPN's Nate Taylor reports that he's "fine."

After reportedly getting plenty of work in his first training camp with the team, Kenneth Walker isn't expected to practice Tuesday because of a foot issue, per Chiefs beat writer Matt Derrick.

The Athletic's Jesse Newell is the latest Chiefs insider to suggest Kenneth Walker is headed for a huge role this season. Newell writes that Walker has gotten the ball "all the time" in camp, especially in the screen game.

Cyrus Allen continues to make headlines as one of the Chiefs' offensive standouts this training camp. Most recently, he beat the team's first-round defensive back, Mansoor Delane, during 1-on-1 drills, with the video coming courtesy of Fox 4 Kansas City's Harold Kuntz.

New Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker caught only 31 passes over 17 games last season, but Kansas City should unlock more receiving production. Beat writer Jesse Newell writes that Walker “figures to be heavily involved in what was a dormant screen game last season.”

Jesse Newell of The Athletic calls Chiefs RB Emmett Johnson an early training camp "faller." Here's more from Newell. “The Chiefs were thrilled to get Emmett Johnson in the fifth round of April’s draft, and I’d think his long-term prospects with the team remain unchanged. But as of now … he’s been a clear fourth in the running back pecking order in practices, behind both Brashard Smith and Emari Demercado [plus starter Kenneth Walker].”

It was another eventful offseason for Chiefs TE Travis Kelce, highlighted by getting hitched to Taylor Swift. But HC Andy Reid says Kelce showed up to training camp in good shape and is primed for another productive season.