SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 14: Shane Buechele #6 and Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after Buechele scored a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers during the fourth quarter at Levi's Stadium on August 14, 2021 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Technically, the game and the score were meaningless. Yet you wouldn’t have known it by watching the preseason opener for the K.C Chiefs as they visited the San Francisco 49ers last Saturday night.
When backup quarterback Shane Buechele led the team to a game-winning touchdown with just over a minute left, it was an exciting moment worth celebrating as the Chiefs officially started the season with their first win and, hopefully, set the tone for the year ahead.