Our NFL expert's best player prop bet for Kansas City Chiefs vs Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football: Rashee Rice beats zone coverage

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) passes the ball to Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (4) against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship football game at M&T Bank Stadium.
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The Atlanta Falcons (+3) are coming off their first win of the season on Monday Night Football and it was done in dramatic fashion, upsetting the Philadelphia Eagles. Kirk Cousins looked the part of a big FA quarterback after going 20-of-29 for 241 yards and 2 TDs with no turnovers. The Chiefs are off to another 2-0 start despite a controversial pass interference call late in the fourth quarter to close out the Cincinnati Bengals at home. Shockingly, Travis Kelce has yet to find the endzone this season and is starting to show significant signs of aging.

Sunday Night Football’s total sits at 46.5 and all bettors are hoping for a high-scoring game to close out a successful Sunday of betting.

Rashee Rice (KC) Over 75.5 receiving yards (-110) 

Line available on Bet365 at the time of publishing

Rice is now the clear-cut #1 option in an offense that just lost #2 weapon in RB Isaiah Pacheco last week. Rice has seen 9 targets resulting in 103 yards and 7 targets for 75 yards through 2 weeks. This line may appear high, but when you dive into the matchup with Atlanta it makes a lot of sense. The Falcons run zone defense at a top-5 rate in the NFL despite being ranked 30th in defensive success rate, 30th in completion rate, and 23rd in first down + touchdown rate according to PFF. For Rice, his eyes should be lighting up at this. He owns the 3rd-best fantasy points per route against zone defenses this seasons and I think he’s going to have a big game on Sunday night. He is averaging 14.8 y/r so far this season and with Kelce being a shell of himself, expect a high volume night for Rice in the target column.

1u from me and playable to 77.

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