Mahomes cleared for Week 1 as Chiefs skill players get token preseason run

Patrick Mahomes is on track to start Kansas City's opener against the Broncos, per Ian Rapoport. That's the headline news for cbbrew, whose weekly QB starter looks like he'll play through the torn ACL timeline without missing a game. Good news continues to beat bad news for a Chiefs offense that got a brief preseason look against Seattle. Rashee Rice played his first game action since his December IR stint and, while he didn't touch the ball, zmoneyballers can pencil him in as Kansas City's top wideout for the opener. Xavier Worthy also returned from his shoulder injury for Trotter0, though an uncatchable target didn't tell us much. Travis Kelce logged a single catch for DamnBrit, unremarkable, but healthy is healthy.

In Atlanta, Drake London and Kyle Pitts both got brief preseason run in a win over Miami. Pitts showed strong rapport with Tua Tagovailoa, encouraging for CapitanKampana given Pitts's TE1 role. London's stat line was empty, but jgianares shouldn't worry about a first-quarter cameo. Trotter0's Tagovailoa turned in mixed results — efficient passing, two lost fumbles — with the Falcons' QB battle still unsettled.

Buffalo rested its starters, so Dalton Kincaid (Trotter0) and DJ Moore (DamnBrit) sat out uneventfully. Same story in New England, where Romeo Doubs and Rhamondre Stevenson (Scarpg, DamnBrit) didn't play but remain on track for Week 1 roles.

Elsewhere: Alec Pierce (PatBerry) is progressing but not game-ready. Emeka Egbuka (cplabarge) is a "hopefully" for Tampa Bay's opener. Quinshon Judkins (CapitanKampana) looks past his injury and remains Cleveland's clear starter. Brock Purdy (CapitanKampana) sat the finale as expected, still hoping to build chemistry with a retooled 49ers receiving corps.