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The Buccaneers remain a banged-up mess at wide receiver as they prepare to face the defending champs. No wide receiver Chris Godwin. No wideout Mike Evans.
Not an ideal situation as they take on the undefeated Chiefs.
For Kansas City, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has missed most of the last two games with a hamstring injury. He’s questionable at best for Week 9.
Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs [DraftKings DFS Value: $6,700]: That Mahomes needing to be recommended at all speaks to a 2024 season in which his numbers have been down even while the wins have piled up. But the Buccaneers lead the league in fantasy points per game given up to quarterbacks this season.
Rachaad White, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers [DraftKings DFS Value: $5,800]: It’s not bad enough that the Tampa Bay ground game has descended into a three-headed committee. Now the Bucs take on a Chiefs team surrendering the fewest PPR points per game to running backs this year.
Kansas City Chiefs Defense [DraftKings DFS Value: $3,100]: The Chiefs don’t get the credit they deserve for playing excellent defense, but the team is fifth in the NFL in points allowed. The Tampa pass-catchers have been smashed by injuries, and while Baker Mayfield leads the league in touchdowns, he also paces it in interceptions.
235.9. The number of passing yards per game Mahomes is averaging this season, the lowest number of his NFL career. He has eclipsed 300 passing yards just once, and his next three-touchdown game will be his first of the season. The Kansas City offense just isn’t as explosive as in past seasons, and the arrival of DeAndre Hopkins isn’t going to flip some magical switch.
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Gary Davenport is a two-time Fantasy Sports Writers Association Football Writer of the Year. Follow him on X at @IDPSharks.
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