Kansas City Chiefs DVOA, Stats, & NFL Rankings

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown (shoulder) has an appointment with his surgeon in Week 15 to get final clearance to play, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Assuming he is cleared, Brown will return to the field in either Week 16 or Week 17, making his long-awaited season debut and Chiefs debut. The 27-year-old would presumably slot as the Chiefs' No. 3 receiver behind Xavier Worthy and DeAndre Hopkins, but Brown's big-play ability and potential rapport with Patrick Mahomes could give him some low-end fantasy value over the last few weeks of the season. Last year in Arizona, Brown contributed 51 catches, 574 yards, and four touchdowns over 14 games.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver caught five passes for 54 yards in the 19-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The rookie receiver hauled in at least four catches for the third straight game. Patrick Mahomes continues to look for Worthy in the passing game as he finished third on the team in targets behind Travis Kelce and DeAndre Hopkins. Worthy has put together serviceable performances lately but has not reached 20 PPR fantasy points since Week 1. The 21-year-old has game-breaking speed, but the Kansas City offense has not found a way to weaponize that attribute of his game consistently. Worthy will look to continue his steady involvement next week against the Los Angeles Chargers, who rank 13th in fantasy points allowed to opposing wide receivers this season. Fantasy managers should be encouraged by his solid role in the Chiefs offense but should not expect any high-ceiling performances from him.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco had seven carries for 44 yards in the 19-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Pacheco also had one catch for five yards in this contest. The Raiders almost played spoiler in Pacheco's first game back, but they fumbled the game away in the final minute. The 25-year-old displayed his explosiveness with a 34-yard run, raising his yards per carry average to 6.3 in this game. Pacheco received the same number of carries as Kareem Hunt, making it a true 50/50 split in his return to action. That said, Pacheco is the younger and more explosive back, so the split should begin to lean more in his direction. Pacheco will look to be more involved next week against the Los Angeles Chargers, who rank fifth in fantasy points allowed to opposing running backs this season. Fantasy managers should be encouraged by how good Pacheco looked in his first game back, but expect it to take a few games before he gets the lion's share of the carries out of the backfield.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt had seven carries for 15 yards in the 19-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Hunt also had two catches for zero yards in the contest. The Chiefs were seconds away from their second loss of the season, but the Raiders fumbled their chance away on a bad snap. The veteran running back ceded work to Isiah Pacheco, who returned from injured reserve in Week 13. The two backs each received seven carries, but Pacheco was the more explosive of the pair. Hunt will try to retain some value next week against the Los Angeles Chargers, who rank fifth in fantasy points allowed to opposing running backs this season. It will be tough for Hunt to contend with the younger Pacheco, so fantasy managers should prepare for the split to start favoring the latter.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce caught seven passes for 68 yards in the 19-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders handed the victory to the Chiefs with a last-minute fumble. Kelce remained the focal point of the Kansas City passing attack. The 35-year-old had the most catches on the team but averaged just 9.7 yards per catch. Kelce has failed to find the endzone in three straight games since scoring against the Denver Broncos in Week 10. The veteran tight end will look to score next week against the Los Angeles Chargers, who rank 12th in fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends this season. Kelce has been usable as a TE1 but has yet to produce a signature ceiling performance in nearly a month. That said, Kelce has been producing better numbers than most tight ends and is a no-doubt TE1 every week.