Gray’s short grab was his lone target in a blowout loss. Coming off back-to-back solid seasons as the Chiefs’ No. 2 seam stretcher, Gray signed a new three-year deal on the eve of Week 1 and proceeded to post a career-best slash of 40/437/5 as Travis Kelce continued to decline. Gray’s five scores tied for ninth amongst tight ends, though his modest eight red zone targets suggest that number was a fluke. It was still an encouraging campaign for the 25-year-old with Kelce looking like a retirement candidate. Were that to transpire, Gray would suddenly be in the lower-end TE1 mix for a Chiefs skill corps that remains undermanned despite its continued Super Bowl appearances.

Gray logged just four total snaps in this one, indicating the Chiefs value him as a capable passing-game contributor. Most skill position starters rested in this one though some, like Gray, remained active in a reserve capacity. Gray could be an interesting leverage option in playoff DFS tournaments.

Had Patrick Mahomes led Gray a little less on a deep target in the first quarter, this could have been a 5/~90/1 line. Alas. Gray has worked as a main offensive cog for most of the last three weeks and will be a borderline TE1 in Week 14 against the Chargers.