Rice spoke with the media following his big Sunday night performance against the Atlanta Falcons, contributing to the 22-17 road victory. He addressed Mahomes’ critical self-evaluation of his play to start the season when he said earlier at the podium, “I haven’t played very well.”

Mahomes completed 26 of 39 passes, but the two-time MVP winner amassed just 217 yards through the air with a pair of touchdowns. His 87.2 passer rating was far from what folks have grown to expect, and the eye test backs it up.