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Why Tyquan Thorton could be Patrick Mahomes' new favorite target after Xavier Worthy injury

The Chiefs' wide receiver room is open for the taking. After Xavier Worthy's shoulder injury in week one and with Rashee Rice serving a six-game suspension, Patrick Mahomes' list of targets is thinning.

Enter Tyquan Thorton. The fourth-year wideout was a deep threat for the Chiefs against the Chargers, ending with two receptions for 41 yards on four targets.

It's not a gaudy line but the Chiefs didn't see much room deep down the field, taking what the Chargers gave them with short passes to Hollywood Brown.

Before the game started, head coach Andy Reid said Brown and Thorton would be "filling the void" in Rice's absence. That only became more necessary once Worthy was

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