Xavier Worthy Hints at Explosive Chiefs Offense Ahead of Raiders Clash
After the news of Rashee Rice’s activation to the 53-man roster, it’s official, Week 7 will mark the first regular season NFL game where the Kansas City Chiefs have all three of their top wide receivers on the field together since Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown joined KC.
Clearly, Worthy is excited about that because he dropped an X message for the rest of the league on October 14.
“1+4=5 🥷,” Worthy posted on Tuesday of Week 7. Seemingly referencing the jersey numbers of himself (#1), Rice (#4), and Brown (#5), along with a ninja emoji to represent stealth.
Perhaps, this Chiefs WR corps feels like they’re being slept on heading into Week 7, but that’s a foolish notion if opposing defenses actually are.
Now healthy, Brown has averaged 50.3 yards per game with quarterback Patrick Mahomes in 2025, his best YPG average since 2022. Remember, Brown missed most of the 2024 campaign with a shoulder injury.
It was Worthy’s turn to pick up a shoulder injury this season, but the former first-round pick has started the past three games and done well. His top performance was a 5-for-83 outing against the Baltimore Ravens.
Rice has not taken the field — outside of OTAs, training camp and the preseason — since September of 2024. The combined year-plus hiatus stemmed from the perfect storm of knee surgery and a six-game suspension.
It’s easy to forget that Rice was averaging 96.0 yards per game over the first three weeks of 2024, and that was without Brown suiting up beside him. He was injured in Week 4 before registering a catch.
In Week 7 versus the division rival Las Vegas Raiders, the Chiefs will line up Rice, Worthy, Brown and superstar tight end Travis Kelce, not to mention several other lesser playmakers. It’s going to be fun to see how Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid utilize everyone all at once.
Chiefs Have New Mantra on Offense, & Rashee Rice & Xavier Worthy Are Both on Board
Brown talked about the Chiefs’ new mantra after the Week 6 victory over the Detroit Lions: “Everybody’s gotta eat.”
It’s no coincidence that Rice cryptically posted the same catch phrase on social media on October 8.
The Chiefs have adopted this mentality, and it shows how unselfish this group is. Whether it’s Kelce, Rice, Worthy, Brown, Tyquan Thornton, JuJu Smith-Schuster, or the running back crew, it’s becoming more and more difficult for opposing defenses to guard everyone.
Based on that, in theory, everybody will “eat” at some point, and Mahomes should benefit most of all.
The two-time NFL MVP is great at spreading the football around, and he should be able to do that now more than ever. It all begins in Week 7.
Jason Brownlee Clears Waivers After Being Cut, Free to Re-Sign With Chiefs Practice Squad If He Chooses
In other news, recent Chiefs wide receiver cut Jason Brownlee cleared waivers on October 14, per KSHB 41 beat reporter Nick Jacobs. He was waived the day before, on October 13, as Rice took his place on the active roster.
Brownlee is now free to sign anywhere he wants. He could rejoin the Chiefs’ practice squad in short order, or if he feels there is a better opportunity elsewhere, he could elect to skip town for another offer.
Jacobs did not announce that Brownlee is re-signing in KC, so there’s a chance Brownlee is weighing his options.
On October 14, after clearing waivers, the 26-year-old wideout expressed the following message on X: “My story gone end legendary ‼️💫 #🧱x🧱.”
Kevin O'Connell Discusses Saquon Barkley and Eagles' Offensive Woes Ahead of Vikings’ Game
The Minnesota Vikings are coming off the bye week after back-to-back games outside of the United States in Ireland and England. Following a week of rest, Kevin O’Connell and his team get a tough challenge in facing the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles, in Week 7.
One of the players that the Vikings will need to contain on the Eagles is Saquon Barkley. The veteran running back has yet to have a breakout game so far this season, and it will be up to the Minnesota defense to keep him from having that outstanding performance against them.
Ahead of the contest, O’Connell revealed that he expects Philadelphia to run the football on them despite Barkley lacking that explosive outing so far this season.
“They’ve had one of the premier rushing attacks for a long time since he’s been there,”
“That doesn’t change the fact that they’ve got weapons on the outside. I know they haven’t quite been able to unlock the same level of passing game that they had a year ago, but it’s always available to them.
“That’s where the X’s and O’s and all those things have to be in alignment with what we go out and do from a play style standpoint against a team that wants to play physical. It’s not just the tush push. They have some pretty elite players up front, with the ability to win the line of scrimmage. If you give them angles and easy access to space, Saquon Barkley is the best in the league at finding it.”
Eagles Will Be In a Bad Mood Against Vikings
Minnesota will face an Eagles team that’s 4-2 and will be in a bad mood after losing to the New York Giants in Week 6. Recently, right tackle Lane Johnson was honest about how the squad sees itself right now.
“We’re just not very good right now,“ Johnson said on October 9 (h/t The Athletic). “… We were winning, but we weren’t dominating,“ Johnson said. “It’s frustrating. You see the guys that we have — on the offensive side of the ball, we should be doing a lot more to help our defense out. It’s frustrating, but nothing we can’t turn around.”
Eagles’ Offense Has Yet to Get Going
As O’Connell noted, the Vikings know Philadelphia will still look to run the ball, even with limited success this season. Still, it’s crucial not to let the Eagles regain the rhythm they had last year. The Vikings
“Last year, do you think we were predictable? Everybody knew we were going to run the ball,
It will be interesting to see how this matchup plays out, but the Vikings have caught the Eagles at the right time if they want to secure a win.
