Rashee Rice returns to Kansas City, immediately scores a touchdown

Well, the rest of the NFL had its chance to keep Kansas City down. The Chiefs were already trending in the right direction after a rocky start, and they now have wide receiver Rashee Rice back in the lineup following a suspension. And Rice paid immediate dividends, scoring a touchdown on the Chiefs' very first drive against Las Vegas on Sunday:

Rice hasn't played since Week 4 of last season, when he collided with Patrick Mahomes, suffered ligament injury and missed the rest of the year. 

Rice missed the first six games of the 2025 season due to a suspension for legal issues stemming from a high-speed collision in March 2024. Rice was driving a Lamborghini at high speed in Dallas, struck a retaining wall and set off a multi-car collision that caused several injuries. Rice later pleaded guilty to two third-degree felonies and settled with other victims of the wreck. 

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Without Rice in the lineup, Kansas City ranks eighth overall in passing yards per game this season while posting a 3-3 record. After losing their first two games, the Chiefs are only one random game-winning Trevor Lawrence scramble from a 4-0 run, and Rice's return should only bolster their chances in a decimated AFC.