GLENDALE, Ariz.
As starters go, the Chiefs have had better days.
Not the preseason opener itself, that went fine with a 34-19Chiefs victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
But so much of the season’s first action is about the abbreviated play of the starters, and the Cardinals got the upper hand Saturday at University of Phoenix Stadium, where their first series ended in a touchdown, and the Chiefs’ resulted in a turnover.
Arizona wasted no time marching down the field, going 80 yards in less than 3 1/2 minutes with quarterback Carson Palmer finding running back Andre Ellington over the middle between a pair of Chiefs defenders.