Tyquan Thornton Week 8 Preview vs. the Commanders

Tyquan Thornton will be running routes against the seventh-worst passing defense in the league when his Kansas City Chiefs take on the Washington Commanders in Week 8, on Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Thornton has collected 311 receiving yards (to average 51.8 per game) and three touchdowns, hauling in 14 balls on 27 targets.

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Thornton vs. the Commanders

• Thornton vs the Commanders (since 2021): No games
• Five players have racked up 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Washington in the 2025 season.
• Nine players have grabbed a TD pass against the Commanders this year.
• Washington has given up two or more TD receptions to two opposing players on the season.
• The Commanders surrender 238.3 passing yards per game, the NFL's 26th-ranked pass defense this season.
• The Commanders' defense ranks 16th in the NFL by allowing 1.7 passing touchdowns per game to opposing offenses (12 total passing TDs).

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Thornton Receiving Insights

• Thornton, in four of five games, has gone over on his receiving yards prop bet.
• Thornton has been targeted on 27 of his team's 248 passing attempts this season (10.9% target share).
• He has 311 receiving yards on 27 targets to rank sixth in league play with 11.5 yards per target.
• Thornton has three games with a touchdown catch this year (out of six played). He hasn't scored multiple touchdowns in any game.
• He has three total touchdowns this season (13.6% of his team's 22 offensive TDs).
• With four red zone targets, Thornton has been on the receiving end of 10.3% of his team's 39 red zone pass attempts.

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Thornton's Recent Performance