Rashee Rice Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Broncos

Kansas City Chiefs WR Rashee Rice will be up against the team with last year's seventh-ranked passing defense, the Denver Broncos (187.2 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday.

Is Rice a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he goes up against the Broncos? More stats and info can be found below, so check it out.

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Rashee Rice Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos
• Game Date: September 14, 2026
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 9.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.7
• Projected Receiving Yards: 65.18
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.41

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Rice 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Rice picked up 97.1 fantasy points (12.1 per game), 41st at his position and 156th in the league.
• Rice picked up 21.4 fantasy points -- eight receptions, 92 yards and two touchdowns -- in his best performance last season, in Week 13 against the Dallas Cowboys.
• Rice's 16.5 fantasy points in Week 8 against the Washington Commanders -- nine receptions, 93 yards and one touchdown -- were his second-highest amount last year.
• In Week 14 versus the Houston Texans, Rice finished with a season-low 3.4 fantasy points, via these numbers: four receptions, 34 yards, on eight targets.
• Rice accumulated 3.8 fantasy points -- six receptions, 38 yards, on nine targets -- in his second-worst game of the year (Week 11 versus the Denver Broncos).

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Broncos Defensive Performance

• Against Denver last season, two players registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Broncos surrendered at least one passing touchdown to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, Denver allowed four players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last season, the Broncos allowed only two players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Denver let only three players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• The Broncos allowed 18 players to reel in a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Last year, no player hauled in more than one TD pass versus Denver.
• Looking at run D, the Broncos yielded more than 100 rushing yards to only one player last season.
• On the ground, Denver allowed 10 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• On the ground, the Broncos allowed only one player to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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