Patrick Mahomes had a quiet first start for the Kansas City
Chiefs.Mahomes' first appearance as the Chiefs' sta 17-10 loss to the Houston Texans in
the preseason opener for both teams.Now White
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7 for 33 yards on his two drives, is to use the game to get ready for the
regular-season opener Sept. 9 at the Los Angeles Chargers."We've got to just
keep perfecting our craft, keep perfecting the plays and hopefully move the ball
and score a few more touchdowns," he said, calling the preseason "a little bit
of a tease."Mahomes, who took over the starting job when Alex Smith was traded
to Washington during the offseason, was sacked once and didn't throw a touchdown
or interception in a solid, if unspectacular, performance."Just scoring a
touchdown or a field goal would probably have made it a lot better," Mahomes
said. "We moved the ball a little bit; we made some plays. But at the same
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bit more."Eventually, Chiefs fans will get to see Mahomes' full ability on
display. He didn't complete a pass longer than 14 yards and never targeted Sammy
Watkins — who signed a three-year, $48 million deal in the offseason — on
Thursday."Being the quarterback that I am, I like to take shots downfield,"
Mahomes said. "I just didn't get the opportunity to do it tonight."The announced
crowd of 58,465 also witnessed the return of Houston's second-year franchise
quarterback in Deshaun Watson, who was selected two picks after Mahomes at No.
12 overall in the 2017 draft.Watson won the Texans' starting job last season,
but missed the second half of the season with a torn ACL. He played only one
series and threw only one pass — a 4-yard completion to wide receiver Bruce
Ellington — while handing off four times to running back Lamar Miller."I thought
it was important for him to go through the whole warmup process and preparation
for the game and get out there and operate the offense," Texans coach Bill
O'Brien said.That was good enough for Watson, who relished the return."It was a
good time to get the juices flowing a little bit, to hear the fans and just walk
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Houston after the game's opening drive and led back-to-back touchdown drives —
including a 12-play, 68-yard drive during his first series that was capped by a
6-yard touchdown pass to rookie tight end Jordan Akins.Weeden hooked up with
Akins for a 14-yard touchdown on the next drive and finished 9 of 11 for 97
yards with two touchdowns after starting out with two incompletions.Mahomes'
backup, Chad Henne, was responsible for the lone Chiefs touchdown — a 24-yard
pass over the top to Demarcus Robinson late in the second quarter."I want to
come out and show the coaches I can make plays, so it was pretty good," Robinson
said. "We had a double move called, so I gave him a little hesitation about 5
yards off the line and it was a great ball."Robinson finished with three catches
for a game-high 48 yards, while Henne finished 8 of 14 for 91 yards with a
touchdown and an interception.Several notable players were absent for both
teams.Chiefs safety Eric Berry (Achilles' heel) didn't dress for the game.
Backup Eric Murray got the start instead alongside rookie safety Armani Watts,
who replaced injured starter Daniel Sorenson (knee)."When they came and told me
(I was starting), I was just ready," said Watts http://www.authenticswashingtonredskins.com/cheap-tress-way-jersey ,
a rookie fourth-round pick from Texas A&M. "That's what you've got to be as
the next man up."Kansas City also was without both starting inside linebackers —
Anthony Hitchens, a free-agent acquisition from the Cowboys, and Reggie
Ragland.Houston had its share of absences as well — including linebacker Whitney
Mercilus (soft tissue injury), who didn't make the trip.Linebackers Benardrick
McKinney and Jadeveon Clowney, defensive end J.J. Watt, safety Tyrann Mathieu
and cornerback Johnathan Joseph also didn't play along with starting wide
receivers DeAndre Hopkins and Will Fuller.NATIONAL ANTHEMThere were no protests
from players on either team — though a few Chiefs, in particular, stood well off
the sideline near the benches — during the national anthem. It didn't appear
that any players went to the locker room for the anthem.INJURIESTexans LB Kennan
Gilchrist did not return after absorbing a helmet-to-helmet blow late in the
fourth quarter.Coach Andy Reid said the Chiefs had three injuries — C Jimmy
Murray (left knee), RB Kerwynn Williams (head), and G Ethan Cooper (left
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at the Atlanta Falcons.The Texans (1-0) host the San Francisco 49ers on
Saturday, Aug. 18. It took Adrian Peterson a long time to find a job for the
2018 season and the phone might not have rung if not for the torn ACL suffered
by Washington rookie Derrius Guice in early August.As the 2018 season plays out,
Peterson’s extended wait is increasingly looking like a missed opportunity by a
lot of teams to help their rushing attack. Peterson is fifth in the league in
rushing for the 5-2 team and is coming off a game against the Giants that saw
him score twice while running for 149 yards.After the game, Peterson told Peter
King of Football Morning in America that he’s still being bothered by a
shoulder injury and that he believes his results are going to get even better as
he gets healthier.“I can see where the nagging injuries are slowing me down,”
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better.”The 33-year-old moved into ninth place in all-time rushing yards on
Sunday and he’s a little less than 400 yards away from passing Eric Dickerson.
That kind of rise seemed like a long shot a few months ago, but it’s starting to
feel like it will be a surprise if Peterson doesn’t keep climbing the list this
year.