A strong second half brought the Chicago Bears back from a two-score deficit to win, 19-14, over the Kansas City Chiefs. Make no mistake, though, this was a pyrrhic preseason win for Chicago fans. The Bears' first-team offense failed to put any points on the board in three drives with Justin Fields on the field.
CHICAGO BEARS
QUARTERBACK
- Fields may not have been able to consistently move the ball, but he wasn’t without some spectacular plays. He put up two big-time throws on his 10 dropbacks.
- Fields' problems with holding onto the ball as a rookie haven’t changed just yet. His average time to throw was a lofty 3.4 seconds.
RUNNING BACK
- Three different Bears running backs garnered seven carries, with Trestan Ebner leading the way with 31 yards.
- Bears starter David Montgomery didn’t suit up.
RECEIVERS
- Darnell Mooney is still trying to prove he’s a true No. 1 receiver. His 26-yard go-ball over the top of Chiefs top corner L’Jarius Sneed was a thing of beauty.
- Tajae Sharpe impressed in his Bears debut. On only 11 routes, he hauled in his two targets for 44 yards — including an impressive back-shoulder grab.
OFFENSIVE LINE
- Larry Borom looked fairly clearly like the Bears' best offensive tackle on the day. On 18 pass-blocking snaps, he didn’t allow a single pressure.
- Teven Jenkins has had a much-maligned training camp and was just average in his preseason debut. He allowed two pressures on 18 pass-blocking snaps.
DEFENSIVE LINE
- Rookie Dominique Robinson registered the only sack for the Bears on the day, but it came unblocked and was his only pressure on 23 pass-rushing snaps.
- No Bears player on the day tallied more than one pressure.
LINEBACKER
- Jack Sanborn was arguably the Bears' best defender Saturday. He finished with a team-high four stops and an interception on 26 snaps.
SECONDARY
- Jaquan Brisker looked as advertised. He was all over the football field on his 25 snaps. He laid a few big hits and allowed three catches on four targets for 23 yards.
- BoPete Keyes was oft-tested but infrequently beaten Saturday. He was targeted seven times and allowed five catches for 30 yards, with only one of those resulting in a first down.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
QUARTERBACK
- Mahomes looked in midseason form. He connected on 6-of-7 attempts for 60 yards and a score.
- His average depth of target sans Tyreek Hill will be worth monitoring this season. His average target depth was 7.6 yards downfield in this contest.
RUNNING BACK
- The Chiefs largely kept training camp star Isiah Pacheco under wraps. He saw only eight snaps and had two rushes for six yards.
RECEIVERS
- Skyy Moore didn’t disappoint in his debut. He led the Chiefs with 21 routes and caught all three of his targets for 23 yards.
- Justin Watson had the best day of any Chiefs wideout. He caught five passes on six targets for 45 yards.
OFFENSIVE LINE
- It was a mixed bag for rookie Darian Kinnard. He allowed only two pressures on 22 pass-blocking snaps.
- On 11 pass-blocking snaps, the Chiefs' first-team offensive line surrendered only two total pressures.
DEFENSIVE LINE
- Have a day, George Karlaftis. The rookie racked up a game-high five pressures on only 13 pass-rushing snaps.
- Tershawn Wharton looks like he’s going to take the next step into problem territory this season. He notched two pressures on 11 pass-rushing snaps.
LINEBACKER
- Leo Chenal looks ready to contribute. The third-rounder led all players in the game with five defensive stops on 32 snaps.
- We saw all of the Chiefs' linebackers on Saturday. Nick Bolton looked in midseason form with a stop in coverage on nine snaps.
SECONDARY
- Trent McDuffie saw only nine coverage snaps with the first-team defense. He wasn’t targeted once on the day.
- Newly acquired safety Justin Reid not only looked the part in coverage, as his lone target went for two yards, but he also looked the part as a kicker (!). Reid was given an extra point attempt and nailed it between the uprights.