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Don't be surprised if ... Travis Kelce catches 100 passes again

After a slow start, Travis Kelce has 24 receptions in the past two weeks, putting him on a familiar pace. Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire

Each week in the NFL is its own story -- full of surprises, both positive and negative -- and fantasy football managers must decide what to believe and what not to believe moving forward. Perhaps we can help. If any of these thoughts come true ... don't be surprised!

Editor's note: Trevor Lawrence was originally the first player discussed in this column, but he has since been removed due to a shoulder injury, which has put his status for Week 10 in question.

Don't be surprised if ... Travis Kelce again soars past 100 receptions

Fantasy managers were rightly not pleased with Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce during the first two months of the season, when he caught 28 passes in six games. We expected far more production than 4.6 receptions per game from this nine-time Pro Bowl option and future Hall of Famer. Few were cutting Kelce in fantasy -- or his underachieving QB Patrick Mahomes -- but he and Lions TE Sam LaPorta were second- or third-round picks in many ESPN standard leagues, and each was underperforming.