Patrick Mahomes supported Kadarius Toney even in difficult situations

Despite a challenging first week of the season, Mahomes remains confident in his talented wideouts.

Coming into their Week 1 matchup with the Detroit Lions, the Kansas City Chiefs had some brief notice that they would be without All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce

This left the door open to help compensate for that loss among the young wide receiver room, although it didn't materialize on Thursday night

Among all of Kansas City's wideouts, this was a pair of giants - Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Justin Watson - who emerged for the abbreviated duty

The former provided two catches for 48 yards, while the latter accounted for his total catches and remained just three yards shy as a pass-catcher

Behind them, rookie Rashie Rice had three receptions and a touchdown for 29 yards

Despite the plans made by the two highly touted receivers, they could not achieve much