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Brown WR Brown had three receptions on five targets for 35 yards in Sunday's 32-29 AFC Championship Game win over the Bills.

https://www.rotowire.com/football/player/hollywood-brown-13502 • KC • 1hr ago

Brown's five targets finished second amongst Kansas City receivers after he finished with zero receptions on two targets against the Texans in the divisional round. The veteran wideout could have had a bigger fantasy score if he was able to secure a deep sideline pass from Patrick Mahomes in the second half that hit him in the hands. Brown joins teammates DeAndre Hopkins and JuJu Smith-Schuster as a group of veteran WRs who could either pop off or produce next to nothing when the Chiefs face the Eagles on Feb. 9 for Super Bowl LIX.

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Hunt RB Hunt rushed 17 times for 64 yards and a touchdown while corralling his only target for six receiving yards in Sunday's 32-29 playoff win over Buffalo.

https://www.rotowire.com/football/player/kareem-hunt-11739 • KC • 1hr ago

Hunt continued the trend started in last weekend's divisional-round win over Houston in which the veteran out-touched former starter Isiah Pacheco. The 29-year-old Hunt saw 18 combined touches to Pacheco's seven Sunday, with the former also producing more on a per-carry basis (+1.4 YPC). Hunt has hit pay dirt in consecutive playoff games and appears to be locked into the lead back role for Kansas City as the team heads to Super Bowl LIX. Looking ahead to Feb. 9, Hunt could check in as a value play against the Eagles in a variety of daily fantasy formats in a matchup that should have Saquon Barkley pegged as the top running back.

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Worthy WR Worthy brought down six of seven targets for 85 yards and a touchdown while taking two carries for 16 yards in Sunday's 32-29 win over Buffalo in the AFC Championship Game.

https://www.rotowire.com/football/player/xavier-worthy-17687 • KC • 1hr ago

Worthy wound up leading the Chiefs in every receiving category while also finishing as the only position player for his team to reach the century mark in total yards from scrimmage. The electric rookie made a remarkable catch near the end of the first half in which he brought down an off-kilter pass from Patrick Mahomes while being draped by two Buffalo defenders. Worthy had just caught the first postseason touchdown of his career on the Chiefs' prior offensive drive, capping off an impressive overall performance en route to Super Bowl LIX. Expect Worthy to be involved as both a runner and pass catcher as Kansas City faces Philadelphia at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 9.

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Kelce TE Kelce had two receptions on four targets for 19 yards in Sunday's playoff victory over the Bills.

https://www.rotowire.com/football/player/travis-kelce-8783 • KC • 1hr ago

Kelce was primarily used as decoy on most of his routes after finishing with just 19 of Patrick Mahomes' 245 passing yards Sunday. The 35-year-old Kelce's gravitational pull on the defense opened the door for auxiliary players such as Xavier Worthy (6-85-1) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (2-60-0) to hit Buffalo with big-chunk plays in the hard-fought victory. Kelce and the Chiefs will face an Eagles defense that surrendered 104 yards to Commanders' TE Zach Ertz in the NFC Championship Game. Fantasy players rolling with Kelce in Super Bowl LIX are hoping that Taylor Swift will be the only one doing any spectating in New Orleans on Feb. 9.

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Autry DT Autry finished the 2024 regular season with 13 total tackles (eight solo), including 3.0 sacks, while also adding three passes defensed over 10 games.

https://www.rotowire.com/football/player/denico-autry-9746 • HOU • 1hr ago

Autry signed with the Texans ahead of the 2024 campaign, operating as a depth option behind Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter. Additionally, the defensive lineman was suspended for the first six games of the year for violating the NFL's policy against performance-enhancing drugs. As a result of his role and the suspension, Autry was limited to his lowest tackle total since recording 13 takedowns in 2014. The 34-year-old is under contract for one more year with Houston in 2025.

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Hollins WR Hollins caught three of four targets for 73 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 32-29 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.

https://www.rotowire.com/football/player/mack-hollins-11861 • BUF • 2hr ago

Hollins was Buffalo's leading receiver in the season-ending loss. He caught a 34-yard touchdown pass in the final minute of the first half and set up Curtis Samuel's game-tying touchdown catch in the fourth quarter with a 32-yard reception down to the 4-yard line. Hollins surprisingly led the Bills with five touchdown catches in the regular season while playing on a one-year, $2.6 million contract, so Buffalo could have some interest in bringing the 31-year-old wide receiver back in free agency.

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Cooper WR Cooper caught all four of his targets for 33 yards in Sunday's 32-29 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.

https://www.rotowire.com/football/player/amari-cooper-10055 • BUF • 2hr ago

Cooper wasn't the difference-maker the Bills had hoped for after they gave up a third-round draft pick to acquire him from the Browns. The 30-year-old wide receiver proceeded to catch 20 of 32 targets for 297 yards and two touchdowns in eight regular-season games for Buffalo and added only six catches for 41 yards on eight targets across three playoff outings. Cooper's best days appear to be behind him, but with seven 1,000-yard receiving seasons under his belt, the unrestricted free agent is likely to draw some interest on the open market.

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Shakir WR Shakir caught six of seven targets for 46 yards in Sunday's 32-29 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.

https://www.rotowire.com/football/player/khalil-shakir-15892 • BUF • 2hr ago

Shakir had six catches in each of Buffalo's three playoff games after leading the team in targets (100), catches (76) and receiving yards (821) during the regular season. The sure-handed receiver can reliably move the chains and do damage after the catch, but Shakir hasn't been much of a red-zone threat so far, with just seven touchdowns through 46 regular-season NFL games. The 2022 fifth-round draft pick will be back in Buffalo for the final year of his rookie deal in 2025.

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Mahomes QB Mahomes completed 18 of 26 pass attempts for 245 yards and a touchdown while taking 11 carries for 43 yards and a pair of scores with one lost fumble in Sunday's 32-29 AFC Championship Game victory over Buffalo.

https://www.rotowire.com/football/player/patrick-mahomes-11839 • KC • 2hr ago

Mahomes overcame a fumble in the first quarter before accounting for the Chiefs' next three touchdowns, including an impressive power-back like run for one of his two rushing scores Sunday. The superstar quarterback quite literally put his team on his back in order to give Kansas City its fifth Super Bowl appearance since the 2020 campaign. Mahomes, Chris Jones and Travis Kelce headline a star-studded lineup that will travel to New Orleans to face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9.

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