The Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans Thursday night in their first preseason game of 2018.
Here are eight important items to remember:
1) Don’t let anyone tell you preseason games are meaningless.
For the Chiefs’ offensive and defensive coaching staff, it’s an opportunity to try out some plays, formations and personnel combinations that they may or may not use in the regular season. For Dave Toub and the Chiefs’ special teams, it’s an opportunity to build their core-four units and shape the bottom of the roster.
For the experienced players, especially those coming off of injuries, it’s a chance to get back into game shape and work on their chemistry.