In a sloppy affair featuring mostly backup players, the Chiefs weren’t quite able to mount a late comeback victory over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. The Chiefs avoided major injury this week and stayed largely healthy — the most important piece of this preseason.
Offense
Rookie Nick Allegretti got the nod as the starting center this week, snapping the ball to Kyle Shurmur. Shurmur operated well in the early going, targeting wide receivers Cody Thompson, Byron Pringle, and De’Anthony Thomas on crossing routes and comebacks.
Shurmur engineered a long first drive, resulting in a field goal after stalling out in the red zone — missing Cody Thompson on a fade route and Rashard Davis on a corner route in the end zone.