Chiefs vs. Broncos DFS Picks: Walker, Sutton Top MNF Lineups — SkimNews
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- Monday Night Football closes NFL Week 1 with Chiefs vs. Broncos at 8:15 p.m. ET; Kansas City is a 2-point favorite and the over/under is set at 43.5.
- Patrick Mahomes returns from a torn ACL and LCL suffered against Denver on Dec. 14 of last year, while Bo Nix comes back from a fractured ankle sustained against Buffalo on Jan. 17 in the AFC divisional round — both fully cleared for the matchup.
- Kenneth Walker III joined Kansas City after rushing for 313 yards and four touchdowns on 65 carries in last year's Seahawks playoff run, and DFS projections call for a heavy RB1 workload as the Chiefs ease Mahomes back in.
- Courtland Sutton drew 18 combined targets across two matchups against Kansas City last year but could be overlooked in DFS lineups now that Jaylen Waddle has arrived in Denver.
- DFS expert Mike McClure, with more than $2 million in career winnings and two top finishes in the DraftKings Millionaire Maker, built his optimal Chiefs-Broncos lineups around Walker and Sutton plus a flagged under-the-radar play.
Why it matters: With both starting QBs returning from major late-season injuries and new RB1/WR1 pieces injected into both offenses, daily fantasy players must recalibrate workload projections in Week 1's final slate, while NFL fans get their first live look at how Kansas City plans to deploy Walker behind a rehabbing Mahomes.
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