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Skyy Moore expects more of himself and Chiefs’ offense moving forward

#Chiefs WR Skyy Moore told reporters that he expects more from himself and Kansas City’s offense as a whole after a tough loss to the Broncos

Second-year wideout Skyy Moore and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs’ receiving corps have had an underwhelming start to their 2023.

In the offseason, there was a buzz around Moore and the potential for that the Chiefs’ receivers might be able to take a serious step forward, but that has yet to happen.

Moore and the Chiefs’ offense struggled mightily against the Broncos in week eight, but Moore expects more of himself and the team heading into week nine.

“Yeah, [I need to] just do a better job of finishing the opportunities that I get,” Moore said in comments to the media on Thursday. “When they come, just make the play.”

The 23-year-old receiver was asked if the rotation amongst the receivers causes any issues finding a rhythm. Moore believes it is beneficial to the receivers.

“I don’t really see it as a challenge,” Moore explained. “We’re hitting – everybody is getting in, it’s seven totally different receivers, so new weapons each play.”

Week eight was certainly a disappointment offensively, but Moore expects this offense to be on the same page against the Dolphins in Germany.

“I would expect us to come out firing on all cylinders,” Moore continued. “I feel like every position group knows what they have to do, and we’re going to hone into the details and get the job done.”

The Chiefs will have to be locked in on both sides of the ball against a surging Dolphins team that is averaging 33.9 points per game.

Chiefs HC Andy Reid defends WR Skyy Moore’s dropped touchdown pass

#Chiefs HC Andy Reid defends WR Skyy Moore’s dropped touchdown pass

The Kansas City Chiefs fell short on Sunday against the Denver Broncos, snapping their six-game winning streak to start the season. A bad habit that cost the Chiefs opening night quickly reemerged in the Week 8 loss, but things aren’t exactly what they seem, says their veteran coach.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has often taken the blame for miscues on offense to help take the pressure off his players. A missed opportunity to score a touchdown in the passing game was the talk of social media when wide receiver Skyy Moore appeared to have dropped a pass in the end zone. Reid addressed the idea of a possible defensive penalty that was missed on the play during his Monday Zoom press conference.

“Skyy Moore’s going to take heat for dropping the ball. Well, when you look at it on tape, you see that his inside arm was dragged down away from the ball,” Reid explained. “Listen, the officials are human. They do a good job. It’s just sometimes, it’s hard to see everything. That’s a tough deal by angles and all of that. I would tell you a majority of the time, they do a good job with all that.”

Moore has struggled in what many critics expected to be a breakout sophomore season. He can still turn it around in the second half of the season, similar to his performance last year.

Six points with David Dorey

Friday’s quick look at six fantasy items to know

The NFL season is taking form and were left with only two undefeated teams and two one winless team. Player rankings are still dominated by players who had one monster game to skew their fantasy points. Right now, the only Top-10 running backs from last year that are still Top-10 are Tony Pollard and Christian McCaffrey. But the top wideouts from last year are almost all top in the rankings again. Puka Nacua is a slight surprise, and maybe we underestimated the Texans and Nico Collins. But so far – those early wideout picks have almost all been golden, and running backs are mostly frustrating.

Unless we are talking about rookies.

Let’s take a look at some positions and situations as we head into Week 5.

  1. Rookie running back report – Here’s where the first five rounds of rookie running backs have ended up through the first four weeks.
    Pick Tm Running Backs Yards Catch TDs FF Pts RANK
    1.08 ATL Bijan Robinson 452 19 1 70.2 6
    1.12 DET Jahmyr Gibbs 249 14 0 38.9 27
    2.21 SEA Zach Charbonnet 126 4 0 16.6 57
    3.08 NO Kendre Miller 42 2 0 6.2 79
    3.18 TEN Tyjae Spears 150 10 0 25 46
    3.21 MIA Devon Achane 362 8 6 80.2 4
    3.25 JAC Tank Bigsby 33 2 0 15.3 60
    4.13 CHI Roschon Johnson 180 11 1 35 30
    5.08 NYJ Israel Abanikanda 0 0 0 0 na
    5.28 CIN Chase Brown -1 1 0 0.9 114
    5.37 NYG Eric Gray 0 0 0 0 na
    5.41 IND Evan Hull 7 1 0 1.7 110

    Jahmyr Gibbs still rates as a fantasy starter but hasn’t been a difference-maker. Devon Achane’s stats were vastly impacted by his four-TD performance, but he’s a fantasy starter until he isn’t. The most likely assumption is that Achane drops and Gibbs rises as the season progresses. But we were all correct – Bijan Robinson is the one to draft and in the first round.

  2. Rookie wide receiver report –  Rookie receivers very rarely meet fantasy expectations. That has held true with one gigantic outlier. Tank Dell and Michael Wilson can thank one big performance to scoot them into the end of the WR3 range. Zay Flowers is also barely there. All the others have not rated a fantasy start except for NFL-record setter Puka Nacua. He was the 20th wideout drafted. All other teams missed him five times before he was taken.
    Pick Tm Wide Receivers Yards Catch TDs FF Pts RANK
    1.20 SEA Jaxon Smith-Njigba 62 12 0 18.2 89
    1.21 LAC Quentin Johnston 44 6 0 10.4 113
    1.22 BAL Zay Flowers 244 24 0 49.5 35
    1.23 MIN Jordan Addison 185 13 2 43.5 44
    2.08 CAR Jonathan Mingo 64 8 0 14.4 100
    2.19 GB Jayden Reed 203 12 2 44.1 42
    2.24 KC Rashee Rice 140 13 1 32.7 59
    2.32 DEN Marvin Mims 242 9 1 40.5 45
    3.06 HOU Nathaniel Dell 267 16 2 56 25
    3.10 NYG Jalin Hyatt 99 4 0 13.9 102
    3.11 CLE Cedric Tillman 5 1 0 1.5 154
    3.16 IND Josh Downs 158 17 0 32.8 57
    3.31 ARI Michael Wilson 239 21 2 59.8 34
    3.37 LVR Tre Tucker 34 1 0 1 137
    4.23 LAC Derius Davis 85 4 0 6.4 108
    4.29 CIN Charlie Jones 6 1 0 1.6 150
    4.31 CHI Tyler Scott 20 3 1 2.3 123
    5.15 BUF Justin Shorter 0 0 0 0 na
    5.24 GB Dontayvion Wicks 0 0 0 0 na
    5.42 LAR Puka Nacua 501 39 1 95.5 5

    Some of the above will likely creep into fantasy starter range later in the season. But drafting a rookie wideout almost never pays off. Nacua wasn’t drafted in most leagues – why would he? You have to love the surprises.

  3. Jameson Williams (DET) – He served his time and the NFL cut his suspension short, so tie those yellow ribbons all over Ford Field. The Lions play the Carolina “for a good time, call” Panthers, so most everything should work anyway. To start, he’ll timeshare with Marvin Jones which is to say he’ll handle all the actual receptions between the two. He’s one to watch but had just one catch last year as he returned from a torn ACL. He’s good enough that the Lions drafted him with their 1.12 pick last year, knowing that he’d have a down rookie year from his knee. They did not see the suspension coming, but it is over and the ex-Alabama star finally hits the field healthy. He turned in a 79-1572-15 stat line as a Crimson Tide junior who ran a 4.38 and even posted 7-184-2 on the Georgia defense in 2021. Amon-Ra St. Brown is safely the No. 1 wideout but there’s room for Williams to start to climb the depth chart.
  4. Chiefs receivers – Will there be a primary wideout this year? Tyreek Hill left last year, and JuJu Smith-Schuster stepped up with 78-933-3 as the No. 27 fantasy wideout. This year? The top wideout is the rookie Rashee Rice (No. 59) and Skyy Moore (No. 69).    Patrick Mahomes uses around a dozen receivers every week and none have more than five catches in a game. Usually, they catch two or three. Kadarius Toney is officially empty on any upside. Playing at the Vikings who rank No. 32 versus wideouts should give a look at how the passing should ideally be distributed. Rice is the one to watch, but if he cannot clearly step forward ahead of the rest in this venue, than the Chiefs will not offer a safe wideout fantasy starter this season.
  5. Kyle Pitts / Drake London (ATL) – Both players are highly talented. Pitts (2020 – 1.04) was the highest-drafted tight end in NFL history. London (2021 – 1.08). Pitts set records as a rookie, as expected. Last year, Marcus Mariota prevented the passing game from succeeding. Now that Desmond Ridder is starting his career, the passing game has nosedived and both Pitts and London are landing on waiver wires in frustration and anger.  The duo are in the Bottom-3 among all NFL receivers in catchable target rate. It is not their fault. The Falcons rank No. 32 in fantasy wideouts. Pitts isn’t even the most productive tight end on his team. But if the passing continues to be so bad, the Falcons will be forced to switch to Taylor Heinicke. This week against the Texans should see some signs of improvement. If not, the calls to remove Ridder will grow. Don’t throw away either receiver if you have any roster room. Talent always finds a way. Eventually.
  6. Israel Abanikanda (NYJ) – The Jets intend to kick off the training wheels for Breece Hall and eliminate his limitations.  That’s great for Hall and his fantasy owners because he looks very much to be in top shape, averaging 6.6 yards per carry.  Behind him has been Dalvin Cook, but the veteran back has not been of any help. After four games, he is averaging just 2.5 yards per carry. There is speculation that Cook could get traded or released, as he is not adding anything to the backfield despite signing a 1-year, $7M contract. The fifth-round pick Abanikanda impressed earlier this summer, but then had a thigh injury. He’s not seen any work this season, but the Jets have to be concerned about Cook if they were forced to rely on him.  It is a situation worth tracking.

About last night

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Chicago 40, Washington 20

Free at last…

The Bears broke that fourteen-game losing streak, this time by building a huge lead and then NOT letting the opponent post a huge comeback. Bet they thought about last week, just without anyone speaking a word. The Commanders are now officially “it.” And in their own stadium, no less.

Once again, Justin Fields was a fantasy gem. He ran for 57 yards on a team-high 11 rushes, and passed for 282 yards and four touchdowns. DJ Moore had a career-best game with eight receptions for 230 yards and three touchdowns. Cole Kmet offered five catches for 42 yards and a score, but all other receivers combined for only two catches for two yards. This illustrates why covering DJ Moore would be a game-changer. Khalil Herbert rushed for 76 yards on ten carries but left with an ankle injury. Roschon Johnson gained 19 yards on three rushes and left with a concussion. Have to think the only Bears cheering then were close family members of D’Onta Foreman. Who may have been at home with them.

The Bears defense finally showed up and never left. The No. 31 defense against running backs only allowed Brian Robinson to gain 10 yards on six runs. That will help the average. Sam Howell passed 51 times to complete 37 passes for 388 yards and two scores between Logan Thomas (9-77, TD) and Curtis Samuel (6-65, TD). Antonio Gibson never rushed the ball but caught four passes for 64 yards.  Eight different receivers caught at least two passes but they were not nearly enough for a Bears team that found destiny after almost a calendar year.

Fantasy football start ’em, sit ’em: Week 3

Check out our starts and sits in fantasy football for Week 3.

With the season in full swing, fantasy football managers enter Week 3 with some crucial start/sit decisions as injuries and performance trends continue to have major impacts on lineups.

Doing start/sit articles can be a little challenging. The players featured on the list below should not be taken as “must starts” or “must sits.” Instead, these are more suggestions on what we believe managers should do with fringe players heading into the weekend. The choice is ultimately up to the manager.

Just because a player is listed as a “start” doesn’t mean he should be put in the lineup over the secure, bona fide studs. Vice versa for the “sits.” If there’s no better option on the waiver wire or the bench, a manager shouldn’t automatically sit the player. That’s why these can be tricky waters to navigate.

Feel free to ask any specific start/sit questions via X, formerly Twitter, (@KevinHickey11) or check out our player projections for Week 2:

WATCH: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes seals win vs. Jaguars with long completion to WR Skyy Moore

Patrick Mahomes found Skyy Moore for a deep completion that effectively sealed the #Chiefs’ victory over the #Jaguars in Week 2.

The Kansas City Chiefs will escape their Week 2 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars with a win after quarterback Patrick Mahomes hit receiver Skyy Moore for a 54-yard gain late in the fourth quarter.

The play came right before the two-minute warning on a third and manageable that Kansas City needed to convert to put the game on ice. Mahomes rolled out to his right and found Moore deep downfield on a pretty pass that was easy for the second-year receiver to adjust to near the sideline.

Moore’s ability after the catch was on full display after he reeled the ball in, and despite being stopped before the goal line, his effort to get downfield was laudable. The big gain set the Chiefs up close to the Jaguars’ end zone at the 12-yard line. Kansas City would pick up a first down after the two-minute warning and come out in victory formation to officially clinch their first win of the 2023 regular season.

WATCH: Patrick Mahomes finds Skyy Moore for touchdown, Chiefs lead vs. Jaguars

Patrick Mahomes found Skyy Moore for a touchdown to give the #Chiefs their first lead against the #Jaguars in Week 2.

The Kansas City Chiefs played a sloppy first half against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2 but entered halftime with a one-point lead to show for their efforts. The only score they managed was a goal-to-go touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to second-year wide receiver Skyy Moore.

Though this play was certainly a bright spot for Chiefs fans who needed something to cheer for, Kansas City’s first-half performance was hard to watch. Moore’s involvement in the team’s offensive game plan is a good sign after his poor showing against the Detroit Lions last week, and his continued use could be a boon for the Chiefs if he can make another grab like this in the second half.

Mahomes needed the score to bounce back from an interception he threw earlier in the matchup on an overambitious deep ball that failed to find its intended receiver. With any luck, Kansas City will be able to get back into the end zone in the third quarter, when they receive the opening kick to begin the second half.

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Skyy Moore reflects on Week 1 loss, goals moving forward

Receiver Skyy Moore reflected on the #Chiefs’ Week 1 loss and told reporters about his goals moving forward at a recent press conference

Week one was certainly a disappointment for the Kansas City Chiefs, especially the performance from the receivers.

The drops have been well-documented, but Skyy Moore and Kadarius Toney — two players that have high expectations in 2023 — combined for one catch and one yard on eight targets.

The second-year wideout, Moore, spoke to the media yesterday, explaining why the receiver group’s performance was underwhelming last Thursday.

“I feel like it was a lack of focus in [the receiver room] and I feel like doing the little things consistently every day is going to keep your focus throughout the week, throughout the day,” Moore explained. “I feel like we were lacking in that area.”

Despite the struggles against the Lions, Moore feels like the receiver room is still trending in the right direction and is focused on the upcoming week.

“It’s been good. We had a good practice yesterday,” Moore said. “We got to watch the film as soon as we came in on Tuesday, and we are onto Jacksonville.”

Catching the ball was definitely an issue in week one, but Moore thinks it was not their best performance overall.

“Every aspect, we understand that wasn’t our best performance,” Moore continued. “It needs to get better.”

Although Moore feels like the receivers let Patrick Mahomes down, the 23-year-old receiver knows that Mahomes will continue to trust his weapons.

“Pat [Mahomes] is great with stuff like that – always making sure you’re in the right head space,” Moore told reporters. “You see it all the time – if you see somebody drop the ball in the game, he is coming right back [to] you, trying to get you to forget about it. I feel like the whole locker room has been doing good. It’s just flipping to the next page.”

Mahomes will require better output from his receivers, as the Chiefs head into a tough road game in Jacksonville.

Fantasy football sleepers to play in Week 1

Take a look at these fantasy football sleepers for Week 1.

As the fantasy football draft season comes to an end Thursday night, managers will begin their quest toward a championship.

Part of that journey is the ever-challenging objective of finding the right sleepers to start every week. Whether it’s selecting the right streaming option at the quarterback and tight end positions or finding a flex option who boosts the entire lineup, the search for sleepers is endless.

We will be using The Huddle’s weekly PPR projections and rankings as a reference to find some potential boom games this week.

Here’s a look at some sleepers to play in Week 1 of fantasy football to get your season started with a win:

Best fantasy sleepers for Chiefs’ Week 1 matchup vs. Lions

These five #Chiefs could help win your Week 1 fantasy football games.

Fantasy football can be a fickle thing for fans at the beginning of a new season, and although Kansas City Chiefs players may seem like a safe bet to start in Week 1, they face a tough test against a stout Detroit Lions defense.

Patrick Mahomes is obviously a lock to be a top quarterback in 2023 but might be without his top receiving option, tight end Travis Kelce, for the season opener. Isiah Pacheco is set to play but had surgeries in the offseason that may compromise his explosiveness early in the Chiefs’ schedule.

With this in mind, it makes sense to look to some of Kansas City’s more unheralded contributors to win fantasy games in Week 1.

Check out our top picks who could make a serious impact against the Lions:

5 Chiefs with something to prove against Cardinals in preseason Week 2

These five #Chiefs should play with chips on their shoulders against the #Cardinals on Saturday.

The Kansas City Chiefs had several standouts in their loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, but others were not so impressive. Luckily, they’ll have their chance to redeem themselves against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday as they look to earn their spot on Kansas City’s 53-man roster for the 2023 regular season.

While the Chiefs’ first-team units are relatively safe, their pool of talent deeper down on their depth chart is competing for jobs heading into Kansas City’s second preseason tilt.

These five players in particular should play with a chip on their shoulders against Arizona on Saturday: