Every NFL preseason game is a huge step toward the regular season, the games that count and decide a team’s success — or failure.The Chiefs came in Arizona on Thursday for their second of three exhibition games, and they left late Friday night after defeating the Cardinals, 17-10, in a victory that exhibited plenty of promising indicators.
12 arrives, and the Chiefs face the Cleveland Browns in their first regular-season game. O-linemen Smith and Niang were exceptionalOnce again, the most telling information gained by coach Andy Reid in this preseason game is that the Chiefs have done a good job rebuilding their offensive line.
The new lineman — left tackle Orlando Brown Jr., left guard Joe Thuney, rookie center Creed Humphrey, rookie right guard Trey Smith, and right tackle Justin Houston — had an extensive run of 32 snaps with superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
