Why Rashee Rice ran the wrong route — on purpose — in his 67-yard catch | Kansas City Star
The Bengals busted a coverage, and Rice knew before the snap that they’d busted it. The cornerback lined up opposite him, Cam Taylor-Britt, showed outside leverage, meaning he was trying to force Rice inside. This happens to the Chiefs a lot — cornerbacks forcing them into safety help over the middle.
But here? A problem.
“I saw it was only one safety high,” Rice told me. “I basically understood there was something wrong with the defense, because he had outside leverage, but he didn’t have inside help.