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The NFL season is right around the corner, as the Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears meet in their preseason finale.
Today’s Chiefs game is set for a 7:20 p.m. Central kickoff at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. It will be shown on Channel 38 (KMCI) in Kansas City and NFL Network for the national audience (blacked out in KC). Fans in Wichita can watch on KWCH (Channel 12).
Radio broadcast: KFNZ (96.5 FM) and WDAF (106.5 FM) in the KC area, and KNSS (98.7 FM) in the Wichita area.
Chiefs vs. Bears: Stats, score and commentary
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Three storylines for Chiefs vs. Bears
Who is on the roster bubble?
Plenty of Chiefs players will look to make a good final impression ahead of the NFL regular season. Two particular position groups of interest are the running backs and receivers.
The backs could go three or four deep, with Carson Steele, Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Deneric Prince competing behind Isiah Pacheco, who will be KC’s starter. Rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit will also hope to leave a lasting impression.
Then, there are five receivers — Mecole Hardman, Skyy Moore, Kadarius Toney, Justyn Ross and Nikko Remigio — who could fill the final two or three spots at that position. The receiver locks are Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown and Justin Watson.
Don’t expect to see the starters
Andy Reid has indicated as much, and his history would show the same. Patrick Mahomes & co. only played one series in the opener, and about a quarter in the second game. The starters will sit this one out, and as The Star’s Jesse Newell pointed out on this week’s SportsBeat KC podcast, if you aren’t playing (and aren’t injured) that means you’re on the team.
More fun with new kickoff rules?
There’s certainly been no shortage of highlights — and lowlights — with the Chiefs regarding the NFL’s new kickoff rules and other aspects of special teams. There have been big returns — both for and against — the Game 1 safety snafu and a replacement long snapper. So what will Thursday night bring? Only the latest look at how the Chiefs are adapting to the NFL’s biggest offseason change.
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