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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs

The game of the week is the last matchup on the Week 11 slate, featuring a Super Bowl rematch at Arrowhead between the Chiefs and Eagles. Both teams are well-rested coming out of their Bye Week and each defensive line unit ranks inside the top-five across the league.

Whether it’s Chris Jones (DT – Chiefs) and Jalen Carter (DT – Eagles), or Haason Reddick (DE – Eagles) and George Karlaftis (DE – Chiefs) on the edges, Philadelphia and Kansas City have game-changing playmakers along their defensive fronts. Each team’s offensive line units are equally talented, with the Eagles holding a marginal edge over the Chiefs. It’ll be intriguing to watch how Kansas City dials up its game plan against the Eagles, who are a disruptive group up front in the run and passing game, while their weakness all season has tended to be defending the pass.

Mahomes hasn’t had elite numbers in most games this season, but expect him to take to the air early and often, targeting Travis Kelce (TE – Chiefs) and Rashee Rice (WR – Chiefs) as his favorite options in the Chiefs’ passing attack. Rice should be viewed as a low-end WR2 with high-end WR2 upside, while Kelce’s poor outing in Week 9 against Miami should turn into the normal double-digit production we expect, especially playing a defense allowing the 11th-most fantasy points to tight ends in 2023.

Isiah Pacheco (RB – Chiefs) gets downgraded to RB3 territory, but we could see Jerick McKinnon (RB – Chiefs) get more usage as a pass-catcher out of the backfield. Mahomes’ mobility gets him out of trouble in the pocket, so expect the Eagles’ defensive line to attempt containing him and all Chiefs’ running backs with their elite run defense on the road in Week 11.