Overview
- Patrick Mahomes went 8-of-13 for 143 yards with a red-zone touchdown to Rashee Rice across three first-half series.
- The Chiefs gave their starters uncommon snaps in the preseason finale, a departure from the typical rest approach reported elsewhere.
- Kansas City led 27-10 entering the fourth quarter but allowed 19 unanswered points in a 29-27 defeat to Chicago.
- After the game, Mahomes said he was "super excited" to get real reps at Arrowhead and credited teammates for their camp work.
- Backups Chris Oladokun, Gardner Minshew and Bailey Zappe rotated in after Mahomes as the team shifts to final cuts and a Sept. 5 opener against the Chargers in Brazil.