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Patrick Mahomes’ supporting players stun fans in Chiefs win as Kelce, Worthy, Rice shine | News, scores, highlights, stats & rumors

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Patrick Mahomes’ supporting players stun fans in Chiefs win as Kelce, Worthy, Rice shine | News, scores, highlights, stats & rumors

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - SEPTEMBER 5: Xavier Worthy #1 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates his touchdown with teammate Rashee Rice #4 during the game against the Baltimore Ravens during the first quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 5, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

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Last season, Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs offense to another Super Bowl title as his receiving corps, outside of superstar tight end Travis Kelce, didn’t do him much good.

The 2024 season started very differently.

Rookie Xavier Worthy scored two touchdowns, Rashee Rice had seven catches for 103 yards and Kansas City fans helped Mahomes and the Chiefs open the season with a 27-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

It was a testament to Worthy (two catches for 47 yards and a score; one carry for 21 yards and a touchdown) and Rice that Kelce had a relatively quiet night (three catches for 34 yards) and the Chiefs still performed well on offense.

And that, combined with the fact that Marquise Brown wasn’t even on the field due to injury, had fans and pundits excited about the benefits of this new offense. That, and maybe also scared for the rest of the NFL:

Daray @Daray_Gibson3

Rashee Rice & Xaiver Worthy is a problem 🗣️ don’t forget Hollywood Brown is not here tonight!!! The competition is in trouble

Browner @_TannerSmith802

Rashee Rice looks like a real WR1, Worthy looks like he could be one of the most electric players in the league, and Hollywood hasn’t even gotten to us yet 😂

Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach

I still can’t believe the rest of the NFL let Kansas City draft Xavier Worthy.

#PALMER #AskFFT @daverichard

Rashee Rice slanted gawd

Bob Grotz🇺🇸 @Bob Grotz

How could every team (including the Eagles) except the Chiefs pass up Xavier Worthy, who ran the fastest 40 ever at the combine? Geniuses.

Charles P. Pierce @CharlesPpierce

I think it’s a mistake by the rest of the league to give Patrick Mahomes a Xavier Worthy to play with.

Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell

Chiefs go empty from 12 personnel with Kelce on one side and Rice on the other. Humphrey follows Kelce to the slot on one side, which puts Rice against a linebacker. Ravens will have to make a switch or Rice will keep eating.

A problem-free negro @UncensoredCP15

Chiefs are playing so well against the Ravens Defense…it makes me wonder what kind of ungodly numbers they’ll put up against the bad teams

Granted, the Chiefs needed every inch of the end zone to secure the win.

In the final game, Isaiah Likely appeared to have hauled in a touchdown reception that would have either forced overtime on the extra point or a two-point conversion for a potential Ravens victory. However, replays showed his foot just barely touching the end line, making it an incomplete pass:

Ian Rapoport @Rap sheet

The #Chieftains win a classic opener with a toe. Game 1 — unreal. Bring on the rest.

Gregg Rosenthal @greggrosenthal

how do the Chiefs always manage to seem like the better team *and* the happiest team

And that, folks, is how you open an NFL season: with a heavy dose of intrigue and drama.

But if Kansas City’s supporting cast proves to be as dynamic as it was Thursday night, the 2024 season could quickly feel like a foregone conclusion. If Mahomes can lead the team to a title with a group of receivers who dropped passes at an alarming rate last season, what could he do with someone who has that level of big-play ability?

Win a third straight title, that’s what. NFL defenders be warned.

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