Chiefs demolish Cardinals 38-10; Mahomes throws down a touchdown pass

The Kansas City Chiefs came out on top against the Arizona Cardinals in a dominant fashion 38-10 in a preseason game on Saturday night.

That first W of the season feeling 😁 pic.twitter.com/a2i0MZ3vbI

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) August 20, 2023

The Chiefs started the game slowly as they dropped passes, committed penalties and came up short for the end zone.

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However, all of that was turned around, as they responded with an excellent 10-play, 92-drive that ended in an 18-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Justin Watson as they turned it around.

Kansas City rookie receiver Rashee Rice — a second-round pick out of SMU — caught eight passes for 96 yards.

The Chiefs built a healthy 17-0 lead by late in the second quarter following Harrison Butker’s 28-yard field goal. The Cardinals cut it to 17-7 just before halftime on Keaontay Ingram’s 5-yard touchdown.

Arizona’s Matt Prater made a 54-yard field goal with 9:33 left in the third to make it 17-10, but Kansas City ended the game with 21 straight points.