Rashee Rice pulled off a next-level move in Week 2, snagging a massive 20-plus yard completion against the Colts that felt like magic, but it was pure, calculated football. This wasn’t some lucky break; it was a cold, hard consequence of what the Kansas City Chiefs put on tape the week before.
Two Weeks, One Master Plan
The Chiefs’ offense is firing on all cylinders again. After the ground game ripped off big plays in Week 1, the passing game joined the fun with multiple completions over 20 yards. The first came from Rice, who caught a perfectly timed throw from Patrick Mahomes off an under-center play-action fake. The genius part? The gravity of a potential handoff to running back Kenneth Walker opened the middle of the field. That was no accident.
Rice broke it down, explaining the Week 2 explosion was directly set up by their Week 1 film. He said he “had a lot of plays where I would motion down into the line of scrimmage and block for the run game” in that Week 1 win. He knew the Colts would “watch film and expect for me to go in that position and block for a running back.” The clip shows it all: a Week 1 handoff to Walker looks almost identical to the Week 2 completion to Rice. The difference? Rice fakes the block and then just takes off across the field.
The Colts Didn’t Stand a Chance
The Colts defender Rice was supposed to block? He bought the fake, hard. Linebackers stepped all the way up to the line of scrimmage, eyes glued to the run. This deception stemmed directly from the Chiefs pounding the rock “down the throats of a Denver Broncos defense” in the season opener. Denver invited the run game, creating a blueprint the Colts tried to counter.
Indianapolis thought they were ready to stifle Walker schematically, but Kansas City cranked up the dial on play-action concepts. Rice knows it. He said their “run game has been tremendous this year so far” and expects it “to continue to grow.” He gets it: aggressive running forces defenses to commit “inside the box,” making those play-action fakes lethal. Defenders “have to play the run before our quarterback rolls out to throw the ball and make a play downfield.” This is high IQ football.
The Ultimate Team Player
What makes Rice even more dangerous in this scheme is his build. At 6 feet 1 inch and 204 pounds, he’s the biggest wideout on the squad and he’s been an absolute beast blocking defensive backs for Walker and the other backs. This isn’t your typical de facto number one receiver skill set, but Rice isn’t bothered one bit. He said it’s “very rewarding.” He even feels like he’s getting a taste of what it’s like to be “not necessarily an O-lineman, but now I understand what it feels like to make” (the quote cuts off). This dude is all in, embracing whatever role helps the team.
The Chiefs are looking ahead, probably to their next matchup against a team that’s now got to be sweating bullets trying to figure out how to stop this multi-faceted attack. If Rice keeps playing chess like this, Week 3 is gonna be another show, no doubt.
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Originally reported by Arrowhead Pride.
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