On Thursday, the Kansas City Chiefs started the practice cycle for their next game: a “Monday Night Football” matchup against the Washington Commanders on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

In his opening statement to reporters before the practice began, head coach Andy Reid covered the players who would miss Thursday’s session.

“The guys who won’t go today [include] Kareem Hunt, who has a bone bruise on his knee,” he announced. “He’s going to be OK, but we’ll have him sit out today. And Trey [Smith]. [He’s] got low back spasms. It’s getting better. We’ll just see how it goes.”

Then...

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1. Kansas City Chiefs (No change)

Chance of making playoffs: 84%

Chance of winning Super Bowl: 13%

The Chiefs cruised to a 31-0 victory over the Raiders in their first early Sunday game of the season, securing their first regular-season shutout of the Andy Reid era. The win marked the return of Rashee Rice, who caught seven passes for 42 yards and two touchdowns, to the lineup. Rice’s availability is another positive sign for a Chiefs offense that continues...

The Kansas City Chiefs claimed a 31-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon, improving to 4–3 on the season. The Chiefs dominated every phase of the game — and the offense continued to look extremely potent.

The game’s biggest storyline was the return of wide receiver Rashee Rice after serving a six-game suspension. It was also his first game since September 29, 2024, when he tore his ACL in a Week 4 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.

In his first game back, Kansas City got him involved in the game plan — while also easing him...

Welcome back to the Arrowhead Pride Mailbag! Each week, watch for your opportunity to submit your Kansas City Chiefs questions in The Feed, which is found on AP’s home page.

After blanking an opponent for the first time since the 2015 postseason with Sunday’s 31-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, let’s see what is on our readers’ minds.

AZDiamond75 asks:

Will the Chiefs make a trade adding to the defensive line this week? Defensive tackle was a huge need before. With Omarr-Norman-Lott going down, it’s now s pretty much a certainty.

After the rookie defensive tackle...

Going into Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders, I wanted to see what wide receiver Rashee Rice would do after more than a full calendar year off the field. In his absence, the offense had developed a rhythm without him, so I was curious to see how he would be used — and how much the team would put on his plate.

After Sunday’s 31-0 blowout, the Chiefs are sure to be happy that Rice is back — and will want to feature him often. He ran 16 routes and saw 10 targets. That is...

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“I basically told Pat I was a fade guy in college,” Rice said Sunday. “If you look at my college highlights, I caught a lot of back-shoulders at SMU. Just having a great quarterback, we just had to put it in the air, talk about it.”

From there, the two went to work.

Over and over, Mahomes and Rice practiced those corner-of-the-end-zone-type throws...

While watching the Kansas City Chiefs’ 31-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, did you feel like you were watching a college matchup between a small school and an FBS powerhouse?

NFL teams rarely win like Kansas City did on Sunday. But in the NCAA, we see these kinds of games every season. Power conference teams play those from smaller schools to prepare for conference play. This season’s matchup between Ohio State and Grambling is a good example. The Buckeyes are arguably the country’s best team, while the Tigers are a middling member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference....

On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs opened a can of something-or-other on the Las Vegas Raiders, escorting them off GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium after a 31-0 beatdown.

Here are three things that occur to me after reflecting on Sunday’s game.

1. Stone Forsyth didn’t cause Omarr Norman-Lott’s injury

No matter what I think about it, the Raiders’ backup left tackle — who was filling in for the injured starter Kolton Miller — was going to end up with some blame for the rookie defensive tackle’s season-ending ACL injury, which happened with 2:30 left in the third quarter.

Forsyth...

Last week, the Kansas City Chiefs were an easy call to move up in power rankings after a 30-17 win over the Detroit Lions. This week, a 31-0 shutout of the Las Vegas Raiders continued the trend. Every power ranking we’re tracking moved them up again — including a few with the Chiefs at the top.

Here’s this week’s sampling:

NFL.com: 3

(Up from 9)

If the Chiefs’ record were a hair better, I’d have considered them for a top-two spot after the 31-0 beatdown of the rival Raiders. This was peak-Chiefs dominance, and even though the blowout...

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A+ Chiefs
For the first time all season, Patrick Mahomes had his full arsenal of weapons available to him on offense and it definitely showed. With Rashee Rice back from his six-game suspension, Mahomes went off with 286 yards passing and three touchdowns in just three quarters of action (He spent the fourth quarter on the bench). Rice, who didn’t really show any rust, had a team-high seven catches that went for 42 yards and two touchdowns. Mahomes kept the...

What more could we possibly ask for?

On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs did nearly everything right against their old foes: the Las Vegas Raiders. In nearly every aspect of a game, it was a complete and total dismantling of a lesser opponent. We could get used to seeing this offense the rest of the season, but we can’t expect many more blowouts like this 31-0 laugher.

The only challenge is coming up with any losers from this game. Enjoy the victory Monday!

Here are the Chiefs who stood out.

Winners

Wide receiver Rashee Rice: To nobody’s surprise, the...

According to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Kansas City Chiefs’ rookie defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott — who left Sunday’s 31-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders with a knee injury — has suffered a torn ACL. This will end his season.

More to come.