Chiefs’ early bye timely after Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton hurt. Could Tyreek Hill be an answer?

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The Kansas City Chiefs might find their bye week well-timed after their 30-27 win over the Raiders

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs probably weren't real happy when the NFL schedule was released and their bye fell this week.

Better to have it later in the season, when nicks and scrapes and bruises have accumulated, and a team with Super Bowl aspirations — as they Chiefs have every year — are anticipating a postseason run that won't end until early February.

Yet the way things transpired in the Chiefs' 30-27 win in Las Vegas on Sunday , the bye may have come at an opportune time.

The Chiefs first watched top wide receiver Rashee Rice pull up following a catch and grab his hamstring, and subsequently learned he would be out for the remainder of the game. While the injury is not considered serious, Rice almost certainly would've missed at least one week, and the bye gives him a chance to get back on the field the next time the Chiefs do.

The more devastating injury happened later in the game: Tyquan Thornton was in the midst of the best game of his career when he was hauled down from behind after a long catch. His ankle got caught beneath and twisted at a gruesome angle, and Thornton was carted off the field and diagnosed with a dislocation, effectively ending his season.