Team Profile
Kansas City Chiefs
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7.7% 12thOff DVOA
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27.3% 13thPassing DVOA
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-5.1% 20thRushing DVOA
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9.7% 22ndDef DVOA
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14.9% 19thDef Passing DVOA
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0.2% 22ndDef Rushing DVOA
2024 Team Stats
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Points For16.5 24th
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Points Against16.5 5th
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Yards Per Game320.0 15th
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Yards Allowed Per Game386.0 29th
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is saving his best for last this postseason. Kelce has significantly upped each of his catches per game (7.7), yards per reception (11.4), catch rate (85.2%), yards per route run (2.59), and touchdown rate (13.0%) from the regular season. The 34-year-old future Hall of Famer participates in his fourth career Super Bowl on Sunday in Las Vegas against the San Francisco 49ers, who allowed the fourth-fewest fantasy points per game (9.92) to opposing TEs in the regular year. But Tucker Kraft found the end zone during the Divisional Round in San Fran, while Sam LaPorta tagged the Niners for nine catches and 97 yards in the NFC Championship game. Kelce looks to be the latest to victimize them in the big game, and he's recorded 22 receptions for 257 yards and two scores in three lifetime Super Bowl appearances. Additionally, Kelce owns 28 catches for 375 yards and one TD in four career outings at Allegiant Stadium.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes embarks on his fourth career Super Bowl appearance on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. In three Super Bowls, Mahomes has thrown for 738 yards, five touchdowns, four interceptions, and a 79.7 passer rating. Since Allegiant Stadium opened in 2020, it's almost been a home away from home for Mahomes. For what it's worth, the two-time MVP has accumulated 1,254 yards, 10 TDs, one interception, and a 115.9 passer rating in four lifetime contests at the venue. When these teams last met in late October of 2022, Mahomes diced up San Fran for 423 yards and three scores with one pick. With that said, the Niners have given up the fifth-fewest yards per attempt (5.9) and third-fewest points per game (18.4) to date this year, and they were tied for the most interceptions (22) during the regular season. Mahomes has topped 20 fantasy points only once since Week 7 and is a bet-on-talent DFS wager as he looks to hoist his third Lombardi Trophy in the big game.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Skyy Moore (knee), who was activated from Injured Reserve on Wednesday, practiced in full all week and doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. Moore will be available to play in this weekend's big game, but he could still be a healthy scratch since he hasn't played in a game since Week 15. Even if the 23-year-old is active, fantasy managers shouldn't expect the second-year wideout to be on the field all that much for the Chiefs' offense. In 14 regular season games (eight starts), Moore was a disappointment in his second year in the NFL with only 21 catches for 244 yards and one touchdown on 38 targets. Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Justin Watson should play in three-wide sets alongside rookie Rashee Rice in the Super Bowl.
Kansas City Chiefs rookie wide receiver Rashee Rice (ankles) returned to a full practice on Friday and has been removed from the final injury report. Rice will be ready to play in the Super Bowl on Sunday versus the San Francisco 49ers after he was limited in practice on Thursday. The 23-year-old should continue to serve as one of quarterback Patrick Mahomes' favorite aerial targets outside of tight end Travis Kelce against San Francisco. Rice started off his rookie season slow, but he's been the Chiefs' unquestioned top receiver since the midway points of the regular season. In three postseason games leading up to the Super Bowl, Rice has been busy, catching 20 of his 25 targets for 223 yards and one touchdown.
Dallas Cowboys tight end Peyton Hendershot (ankle) had surgery shortly after the season ended but should be good to go for the team's offseason program this spring. Hendershot only managed to play in eight games in his second NFL season due to injuries, ultimately finishing with just four receptions on seven targets for 38 yards and no touchdowns. It's good news that the 24-year-old's surgery won't really have a negative impact on his offseason training, but he also won't be fantasy relevant in drafts this fall. Hendershot should head to training camp this summer and the preseason as Dallas' No. 3 option at the tight end position behind Pro Bowler Jake Ferguson and Luke Schoonmaker.