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Rice caught seven of eight targets for 53 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 28-24 loss to the Broncos.

Making his return from a two-game absence due to a hamstring strain, Rice made an immediate impact when he caught an 11-yard TD from Patrick Mahomes in the first quarter for Kansas City's first points of the afternoon. The fourth-year wideout nearly had the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds of the fourth as well, but the play was wiped out by a false start penalty. In five appearances that season, one of which lasted just six snaps, Rice has put together a 20-243-2 line on 25 targets. He'll look to build on Sunday's performance in a Week 9 clash with the Jets.

Mayfield failed to complete any of his three pass attempts in the Buccaneers' 16-0 win over the Falcons on Sunday. He also rushed four times for 14 yards.

The afternoon-long rainy conditions in Tampa Bay and the Falcons' defense's complete inability to slow down the Buccaneers' ground attack led to Mayfield barely putting in any work as a passer. In the process, the Bucs became the first team since 1974 to win a game without a single completion, and the bizarre circumstances left Mayfield's fantasy managers with a dead spot in their lineups. Mayfield will naturally be a lot busier when he travels to the Windy City to face the Bears' aggressive offense in a Week 9 road showdown next Sunday night.

Walker carried the ball 21 times for 69 yards and caught four of five targets for 15 yards in Sunday's 28-24 loss to the Broncos.

The star running back was held below 100 scrimmage yards for a second straight game, but Walker watched his rookie backup, Emmett Johnson, erupt for a 5-128-1 line on five targets and take his only carry for 15 yards. Walker is still the clear No. 1 in the Kansas City backfield, but Johnson may have earned more consistent work with Sunday's impressive effort -- touches which might come at Walker's expense. He'll head into a Week 9 meeting with the Jets second in the race for the NFL rushing crown with 770 yards, just behind Bijan Robinson's 780.

Godwin failed to catch his lone target in Sunday's 16-0 win over the Falcons.

The Bucs attempted three total passes in Sunday's rain-soaked conditions, and Baker Mayfield didn't complete any of the three. Instead, Tampa Bay ran the ball 56 times and coasted to an easy win on the backs of Bucky Irving, Kenny Gainwell and the defense. Godwin will do battle with the Chicago secondary next Sunday, positioning the veteran wideout as a WR4 in fantasy. Emeka Egbuka (foot) could be back for that one after missing the past two contests.

Pitts caught two of five targets for six yards during Sunday's 16-0 loss to the Buccaneers.

Pitts was unable to make it four straight weeks with a touchdown, and he was held to two or fewer catches for the first time since Week 3 versus Green Bay. The tight end has exceeded 50 receiving yards just one time over eight contests to open the 2026 campaign, so fantasy managers are pretty reliant on him reaching the end zone. Pitts and the rest of the Falcons' offense will have a good chance to get back on track in Week 9 against the Bengals' inconsistent defense.

Penix completed eight of 24 passes for 125 yards with no touchdowns and four interceptions while rushing five times for 11 yards in the Falcons' 16-0 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday. He also fumbled once but recovered.

Penix endured a career-worst all-around game in rainy conditions after coming into the afternoon with just one interception in his first five games. Only two of Penix's four picks led to Buccaneers points -- and just a pair of field goals at that -- but the Falcons defense was helpless against Tampa Bay's ground attack in the shutout. Sunday's conditions were a clear outlier, so Penix should be expected to bounce back across the pond in a Week 9 matchup against a vulnerable Bengals secondary next Sunday in Madrid.

LaPorta caught three of five targets for 33 yards in Sunday's 19-15 win over the Vikings. He added two rushing yards on one attempt.

After being limited to 1-18-0 on two targets in last Sunday's victory over the Packers, LaPorta remained quiet in a second straight divisional matchup with a formidable defense. A Week 9 date with the Dolphins will present a get-right spot for the tight end, who has 31 grabs for 367 yards and three touchdowns through seven games this season. LaPorta will be a locked-in TE1 play against Miami.

Mahomes completed 30 of 41 passes for 321 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 28-24 loss to the Broncos. He added six rushing yards on two carries.

The two-time MVP tossed TDs in each of the first three quarters, including a four-yard toss to Noah Gray in the third that gave Kansas City a 24-13 lead, but Mahomes got shut out of the end zone over the final 15 minutes as Denver staged a comeback. It was the second three-touchdown performance of the season for Mahomes as well as his second 300-yard effort, after he threw for 382 yards and three scores against the Colts in Week 2. He'll look to keep rolling in Week 9 against a Jets defense that's allowed three straight quarterbacks to produce at least three TDs against it.

Herbert completed 24 of 32 passes for 257 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions while rushing four times for 15 yards in the Chargers' 24-9 loss to the Rams on Sunday. He also committed a fumble that remained with Los Angeles.

The Chargers declined to move on from offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel during the Week 7 bye, and Herbert did finish with a season-high passing yardage total on a season-best 75.0 percent completion rate. However, Herbert failed to throw a touchdown pass for the second straight game while tossing multiple interceptions for the third time this season. Herbert still has just a 61.8 percent completion rate -- a career low by a fairly wide margin -- and a 5:10 TD:INT through seven games as the winless Bolts try again for their first win in a Week 9 home matchup against the Texans next Sunday.

Stafford completed 17 of 25 passes for 157 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the Rams' 24-9 win over the Chargers on Sunday.

Stafford didn't have to take on too much with his team's defense largely keeping a still-reeling Chargers offense at bay. The veteran signal-caller finished with his second-lowest passing yardage total of the season, while his pass-attempt tally tied the season-low figure he'd generated back in Week 1 in Melbourne, Australia against the Rams. However, Stafford extended his streak of games with at least one TD pass to four when he connected with Puka Nacua from 18 yards out with 3:41 remaining in the third quarter. Stafford will look to continue successfully weathering the absence of Davante Adams (IR, hamstring) during a Week 9 road matchup against the Commanders next Sunday.