The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 15. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, specifically regarding WR Rashee Rice.
Is Rashee Rice Playing in Week 15?
Rice is not on the injury report, and barring a surprise, he is expected to play.
We’ll continue to monitor the Chiefs’ injury report leading up to kickoff for any changes. You can also visit and bookmark our Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Rice in Week 15?
It’s plenty fair to have wanted more from Rice on Sunday night against the Texans, but when looking at the role, it was everything you wanted; it was just a rare instance in which it failed.
Rice had his worst game of the season due to a 50% catch rate and a lack of dangerous targets. The low efficiency happened, but with a 2.7-aDOT in a Patrick Mahomes-led offense, it’s not exactly the type of thing that you worry about sustaining over time or even over multiple weeks.
There was the bad fourth-down drop and a few other spots where the connection just wasn’t as sharp as what we had seen over the past two months. Maybe part of it was due to a tough matchup getting into the head of KC’s WR1, and perhaps some of it was trying to do too much.
Whatever the case may be, I’m not sour at the least and believe he should be viewed as a solid WR1 in this matchup against a Chargers team that has a short turnaround after their overtime win on Monday night.
Los Angeles has the fifth-lowest average depth of throw for their opponents, a defensive structure built for Rice to return to his 6-8 catch production that we had come to assume prior to the dud in Week 13.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Fantasy Football Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Cheat Sheet.
Rice’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 15
Rice is projected to score 18.2 fantasy points in PPR formats.
We project Rice to have seven receptions for 80 yards and 0.6 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFSN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Week 15 Weather Impact: Chargers at Chiefs
The forecast for kickoff is 33 degrees Fahrenheit with 9 mph winds. These are ideal conditions for fantasy production.
