KC faces Week 2 with Mahomes carrying more load as Rashee Rice sits six games. Worthy draws opportunity, with Hollywood Brown looming as the top target during Rice’s suspension. If the line stabilizes, Mahomes can push deeper shots and screen-game early, raising Brown and Worthy into solid fantasy flex play while Rice is out.

The Chiefs’ Week 2 matchup vs LA and a late-season possibility of Rice, Worthy and Brown on the field together in Week 7 adds intrigue. Special-teams heroics and a retooled front suggest KC can win close games even when the pass catchers shift, keeping Mahomes’ fantasy value buoyant despite the early disruption.