Neither player was genuinely in danger of missing the big game today against the 49ers, but the Chiefs have graciously removed them from the injury report with plenty of time to spare for fantasy managers who were hoping to have Rice and Pacheco on their DFS teams tonight.
Rice has come on in the latter half of the season, culminating in an eight catch, 130-yard, one touchdown performance in the wild card round in the frozen tundra that was GEHA Field against the Dolphins. In two playoff games since, Rice has caught twelve passes for just 93 scoreless yards. He’ll look to get back on track in the Super Bowl to close out the season against a 49ers defense that hasn’t been bulletproof this year.
Meanwhile, Isiah Pacheco has scored a touchdown in all three playoff games for the Chiefs this season and rushed for at least 68 yards in each contest, as well. He’s been relatively matchup proof and fantasy managers shouldn’t be concerned about having him in their lineups after he came through against the Ravens stout run defense in the AFC Championship.