Going 8-of-13 for 143 yards and a touchdown, Patrick Mahomes looked sharper in the preseason finale against the Bears. He might have done even more with more support from his teammates. But running back Kareem Hunt dropped an easy pass in the end zone. While the Chiefs improved from their last showing, it still wasn’t enough.

Despite their best effort, the Bears came away with a 29-27 win. This loss adds to the Chiefs’ earlier preseason struggles against Arizona and Seattle. “It was definitely a little bit of a bummer. You want to get out there and get a couple of snaps in,” Mahomes expressed his disappointment over his only three snaps in the preseason opener against the Cardinals. However, his efforts were evident in the preseason finale. But still, the team lost.

As expected, frustrated fans were quick to pour out criticism. “Chiefs & their smug attitudes deserve that loss! Take that Andy Reid!” one fan wrote in the celebratory post for the Bears. This comes after the fans watched the Chiefs face all-defeats in the preseason.

While the Chiefs’ three-game losing streak may have disappointed the Chiefsdom, it is also true that the team looked much like its older self at the game. Again, it was the offense that stood out. Mahomes and his squad easily took the team to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter. Now this was quite different from how the Chiefs played against the Seattle Seahawks. “I thought it was a pretty smooth operation for tonight,” coach Reid said about the offense.

The Chiefs came out swinging, their starters setting the pace with an opening touchdown while the defense smothered Caleb Williams and left the Bears searching for answers. The Chiefs’ first-team offense scored on all three drives, with two touchdowns and a field goal. Chicago didn’t find any rhythm until late in the half, and by then, Kansas City already had control. But once the backups took over, the game flipped. Tyson Bagent kept his composure, the defense pounced on a fumble, and momentum suddenly shifted.

In the fourth quarter, the Bears roared back with 19 straight points to steal a 29-27 win. Even when the starters returned, Kansas City’s defense forced mistakes and looked sharp, with Kristian Fulton standing out in his first action of the preseason. Still, Caleb Williams managed to slip through once, connecting with Olamide Zaccheaus and later watching rookie Rome Odunze burn the secondary for a huge gain that set up Chicago’s only score against the Chiefs’ starters.

Player-wise, Kingsley Suamataia didn’t seem to struggle like he did last time against the Seahawks. Tyquan Thornton topped the receiving group with a 58-yard catch. And Nikko Remigio made an impact when the second team stepped up. This was a big upgrade for the roster.

While most of the teams have kept their starters safe before the regular season, coach Andy Reid assured that the fans would see his starters play in the preseason finale. “They’ll start it off, for sure, and then we’ll see how it goes from there,” he told the reporters. And he kept his word by bringing the starter’s power to the roster. However, the Chiefs’ loss, combined with how the Bears brilliantly handled the game, left the Chiefs’ fans disappointed.

Dirt thrown online on Andy Reid?

It was truly like the Chiefs were finally playing some real football this week in the finale. As seen, it was the team’s offense that was the star of the show. Isiah Pacheco paced Kansas City’s ground game with 21 yards on three carries. However, it was the loss to the Eagles in the Super Bowl that bothered this fan who wrote, “What Eagles fans called Andy Reid…” in response to a certain post to troll the Chiefs.

The Bears’ coach, Ben Johnson, also received much praise on social media for the win. One wrote targeting Reid, “Nobody blows a 2 score lead in the pre season better than Andy Reid. Spags went full Bob Sutton in the 2nd half.”

However, fans might find peace in knowing that the Bears didn’t get the win easily. Many noted that the Bears’ defense was bullied and had no answers early, which was a sharp contrast from their showing against the Bills last week. That shows the Chiefs’ dominance over the team. However, this fan couldn’t get over the loss and wrote, “ben johnson owns andy reid,” one said.

However, just as the fans claimed, Johnson’s strategy worked well for the Bears. One such example was his key decision to keep his starters on the field for an extra drive before halftime. It paid off when Williams led a 78-yard scoring drive capped by a touchdown to Rome Odunze. Another wrote, “Ben Johnson already out coaching Andy Reid in year one.” Ouch! Reid is getting all the hate. But is it too early to point at his work? Perhaps, yes! The season hasn’t started yet.

However, if anything, this game showed that the Bears have shown both promise and warning signs, while the Chiefs may have lost the game, but their starters step into the regular season with a good understanding of their opponents, which will only help them moving ahead.