Rice left the game and was taken to the locker room. He wasn’t targeted up to that point, but he entered the game and led the Chiefs with 24 receptions, 288 yards and two touchdowns – each more than double any others before Week 4.

Rapoport reported after the game that the fear was Rice had torn his ACL and could miss the rest of the season. While Rice is expected to miss the rest of the season, the return of an LCL injury instead of an ACL is good news, if at all, in a situation like this. Nevertheless, the Chiefs remain in a precarious position as they kick off tonight against the New Orleans Saints and beyond. Rice emerged as Mahomes’ top WR target and leaves the receiving room all the more depleted already missing Marquise Brown, who is on injured reserve with no definitive timetable for a return from shoulder surgery.