It's Rice time. After six long weeks, the suspension of Kansas City Chiefs' wide receiver Rashee Rice is finally over. As the team heads into a Week 7 matchup against the rival Raiders, they are excited to get back one of their star playmakers. Just how much have the Chiefs missed Rice? Well, let's do a recap, set to the tune of Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone." The first two weeks of the 2025 season were one of the most putrid offensive stretches of the Patrick Mahomes era. Consequently, they lost both games. The major problem? After Xavier Worthy got hurt in Week 1, it felt like the Chiefs were scraping the bottom of the barrel for wide receiver help. Those two weeks might have really highlighted just how much the Chiefs were missing Rice, and the following four weeks felt like an eternity. It had me dreaming of a Tyreek Hill trade (so much for that). But then a curious thing happened: Worthy came back. Immediately, the offense looked so much better. The Chiefs lit up the New York Giants and Baltimore
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