Chiefs' Mahomes throws for touchdown in loss to Bears

Patrick Mahomes threw for 60 yards and a touchdown on Kansas City's first possession, then watched as the Chiefs lost to the Chicago Bears 19-14 in the preseason opener Saturday.

The game was the first for Chicago's Matt Eberflus as a head coach. It also marked the return to Soldier Field for predecessor Matt Nagy, now the Chiefs' quarterbacks coach. He was fired in January after leading the Bears to a 34-31 record in four seasons, then reunited with Andy Reid after previously working for him in Philadelphia and Kansas City.

Chiefs safety Justin Reid showed he could be an emergency kicker, nailing an extra point after Justin Watson caught a 22-yard touchdown from Shane Buechele in the closing seconds of the first half. Reid, who made a 65-yard field goal in a training camp practice, sent the kick right down the middle to make it 14-0.

Mahomes was 6 of 7 passing on a 72-yard drive after Chicago went three-andout on the game's first possession. The four-time Pro Bowler dumped the ball off to Blake Bell for a 5-yard TD, capping an 11-play possession.

Chicago's Justin Fields, trying to build on a shaky rookie season, was 4 of 7 for 48 yards. He played three possessions before veteran Trevor Siemian replaced him.

STEELERS 32, SEAHAWKS 25 >> Kenny Pickett threw a 24yard touchdown pass to Tyler Vaughns with 3 seconds to play and Pittsburgh beat Seattle.

Pickett, Pittsburgh's firstround pick in 2022, is competing with Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph to replace retired two-time Super Bowl winner Ben Roethlisberger as the Steelers starting quarterback.

Pickett, the former University of Pittsburgh standout, played the second half and finished 13 of 15 for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Pickett was sacked, forcing a turnover on downs, but had a chance to win the game when Pittsburgh's Mark Robinson sacked Seattle's Drew Lock and forced a fumble on the next play.

Pickett responded with a five-play, 43-yard drive capped by his touchdown pass to Vaughns. He received a loud ovation and chants of “Kenny, Kenny, Kenny” when he first took the field in the third quarter and before the eventual winning drive.

Lock and Geno Smith are in a competition to replace Russell Wilson as Seattle's starting quarterback. Wilson was traded to Denver in the offseason. It's the first quarterback competition for the Seahawks since 2012, when Wilson won the job as a rookie.

Smith and Lock didn't have DK Metcalf or Tyler Lockett on Saturday. Smith played the first half, going 10 of 15 for 101 yards and a rushing touchdown. Lock was 11 of 15 with 102 yards and two scores, but a crucial fumble that led to Pittsburgh's winning touchdown.

PANTHERS 23, COMMANDERS 21 >> Sam Darnold threw a touchdown pass and Baker Mayfield was solid aside from a fumbled snap in the latest stage of Carolina's quarterback competition, a preseason-opening victory at Washington.

Mayfield started and completed four of seven passes for 45 yards. He scurried for 3 yards on one play and botched the exchange with center Pat Elflein just inside the red zone, contributing to the first drive stalling and ending with a field goal.

Washington QB Carson Wentz looked good in his debut for the franchise that played its first game as the Commanders.

In his first exhibition action with his third different NFL team in as many years, Wentz was 10 of 13 for 74 yards and led a 14play, 82-yard drive that culminated in a touchdown run by rookie Brian Robinson Jr.

BILLS 27, COLTS 24 >> Matt Ryan's pass attempts were much like his Indianapolis preseason debut: relatively short and efficient in a loss to Buffalo.

Tyler Bass made a 46yard field goal as time expired as Buffalo scored on three consecutive possessions in the final 8:10 to rally from a 14-point deficit. Matt Barkley oversaw the comeback in finishing 18 of 24 for 224 yards, with Raheem Blackshear rushing for touchdowns of 1 and 3 yards over a span of 4:19 to tie the game.

Buffalo won its ninth straight preseason outing, which ranks as the NFL's second-longest active streak behind the Baltimore Ravens who have won a league-record 21 in a row.

DOLPHINS 26, BUCCANEERS 24 >> Miami third-stringer Skylar Thompson threw for 218 yards and one touchdown to help the Dolphins open the preseason with a victory over Tampa Bay.

Jason Sanders kicked four field goals, including a 53-yarder that put the Dolphins ahead for good with just under seven minutes remaining.

TEXANS 17, SAINTS 13 >> Andy Dalton threw a touchdown pass on his only possession in his debut with New Orleans, but the Saints fell to Houston after a touchdown in the final minute.

Dalton, who joined the Saints after spending last season with the Bears, started with Jameis Winston out after he injured his foot in practice Monday.

Dalton was a perfect 5 for 5 for 51 yards. He threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Dwayne Washington to put New Orleans up 7-0 early.

Houston quarterback Davis Mills was 3 for 3 for 14 yards in two drives where the team failed to get a first down.

Jeff Driskel threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to rookie Johnny Johnson III in the final minute to lift Houston to the win.

Chase Hansen led the Saints with six tackles, including two for losses, and returned an interception 44 yards to set up a field goal in the second quarter.

JETS QB WILSON OUT 2 TO 4 WEEKS WITH KNEE INJURY >> Zach Wilson's season is not over. The Jets received some good news on Wilson's right knee injury. According to a league source, MRI results revealed that Wilson suffered a bone bruise and a tear in his meniscus in Friday's preseason game in Philadelphia.

The initial prognosis is that Wilson will be sidelined for only two to four weeks.

Wilson will get a second opinion before getting arthroscopic surgery to address the meniscus. It's not expected that he will need a full meniscus repair.