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Rice and Moore return with strong Week 8 fantasy performances
Rashee Rice and DJ Moore returned from injuries with strong Week 8 performances in the NFL, boosting fantasy football managers who started them.
Rice caught seven passes for 53 yards and a touchdown for the Chiefs, while Moore had four catches for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Parker Washington and George Pickens had disappointing games, scoring 3.6 and 6.8 points in points-per-reception fantasy scoring.
Washington has scored 10.4 points or less in three of his past four games, as Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has spread the ball among many teammates.
Both Washington and Pickens are still expected to be regular starters in most fantasy leagues despite their low scores.
Rice faces the Jets in Week 9, Moore faces Minnesota, and Washington faces Baltimore; Moore’s difficult schedule could make this a chance to trade him while his value is high.
Rashee Rice and DJ Moore returned from two-game injury absences in Week 8 and delivered strong fantasy performances.
Rice scored 18.3 PPR points for the Chiefs, while Moore scored 16.6 for the Bills.
Rice caught seven passes for 53 yards and a touchdown on eight targets.
Moore caught four passes for 82 yards and a touchdown on seven targets.
George Pickens and Parker Washington had disappointing Week 8 outings, though the article recommends continuing to start both in most leagues.
- Who
- Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice and Bills wide receiver DJ Moore.
- What
- Both returned from injury absences and scored strong fantasy totals in Week 8.
- When
- Week 8; the article was published November 2, 2026.
- Where
- Rice played at Denver, and Moore played against Baltimore.
- Why
- They returned from hamstring and shoulder injuries, respectively. The sources do not state why they performed well.
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Rice missed two games with a hamstring injury, and Moore missed two games with a shoulder injury.
Rice returned against Denver and scored 18.3 PPR points.
Moore returned against Baltimore and scored 16.6 PPR points.
CBS Sports published its Week 8 fantasy football analysis.
- Rice's Week 8 score
- 18.3 PPR points
- Rice's Week 8 line
- 7 catches, 53 yards, 1 touchdown on 8 targets
- Moore's Week 8 score
- 16.6 PPR points
- Moore's Week 8 line
- 4 catches, 82 yards, 1 touchdown on 7 targets
- Rice's injury absence
- 2 games with a hamstring injury
- Moore's injury absence
- 2 games with a shoulder injury
What people are saying
I love him heading into Week 9 against the Jets.