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

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will take on 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.

Daily fantasy players, is Rice worth considering for his upcoming game versus the Broncos? Keep reading, because we can help you make the right call.

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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: 9.1
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.9
• Projected Receiving Yards: 67.82
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.41

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Rice 2025 Fantasy Performance

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

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Broncos Defensive Performance

• Against Denver last season, two players posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Broncos gave up at least one passing TD to 12 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, Denver allowed four players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last season, the Broncos allowed just two players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Versus Denver last season, three players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Broncos last season, 18 players caught a TD pass.
• Denver didn't give up more than one receiving TD to any opposing player last season.
• In the run game, one player put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Broncos last season.
• On the ground, Denver allowed 10 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In the ground game, the Broncos allowed just one player to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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