Kansas City @ Minnesota
Team Totals: Chiefs 29, Vikings 24
Disappointingly fantasy’s overall QB8 four weeks in, Patrick Mahomes encounters an eruption spot beneath Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium dome in Week 5’s highest-totaled affair. The Vikings have coughed up the NFL’s ninth-most fantasy quarterback points despite facing Baker Mayfield in Week 1 and Bryce Young in Week 4. … En route to career single-game highs in yards rushing (115) and receiving (43) during last week’s win over the Jets, Isiah Pacheco logged 23 touches on a 60% playing-time clip. Jerick McKinnon has yet to exceed five touches in an individual game this season, while Clyde Edwards-Helaire played only six Week 4 snaps. Nothing about Pacheco’s Week 5 matchup stands out, but he’s a rock-solid RB2 option as the clear-cut lead back in one of the league’s highest-efficiency offenses.
Mahomes’ 2023 target distribution: Travis Kelce 26; Rashee Rice 16; Justin Watson, Noah Gray, Skyy Moore, and Kadarius Toney 13; Pacheco 12; McKinnon and Marquez Valdes-Scantling 9; Blake Bell and Richie James 3. … Newly 34 years old, Kelce has finished below 70 receiving yards in five straight regular-season games. While it’s fair to wonder if Kelce is finally slowing down, it’s also fair to expect him to pick apart the Vikings in the middle of the field.
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