Kansas City @ Atlanta
Team Totals: Chiefs 24.5, Falcons 21
Seemingly no worse for wear following last week’s elbow scare, Patrick Mahomes heads indoors to Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Dome to face a Falcons pass defense that’s been roughly league average across the board but did just shed a key piece Monday, when three-time All-Pro FS Jessie Bates was dealt to Jacksonville. Since Mahomes is averaging just 7.5 rushing yards over his last six games — and Atlanta has conceded the league’s second-fewest QB rushing yards (53) — Mahomes needs a big passing day to pay fantasy dividends. I’m viewing him as a fringe QB1/2. … The Falcons got trucked by enemy backs over the last three weeks, hemorrhaging a combined 92/518/3 (5.63 YPC) rushing line to Bengals, Bucs, and 49ers RBs. This is yet another Kenneth Walker III eruption spot. … Wonder why Emmett Johnson hasn’t handled more than six touches in any game since Week 1? Take last Sunday’s missed chip block that ignited OC Eric Bieniemy’s animated ire on the sideline. Johnson is an elite handcuff. He just doesn’t pose a serious threat to Walker’s workload.
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