Preseason Week 1 | State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. | August 9, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2025 — Patrick Mahomes went 1-for-1 for one yard and one touchdown in 48 seconds, handed the ball to Gardner Minshew, and was done. Bailey Zappe threw two interceptions across the remainder of the night, Kansas City accumulated 11 penalties for 113 yards, and Arizona’s backup offense scored 17 unanswered points to turn a 14-3 Chiefs lead into a 17-14 halftime deficit. Final: Arizona Cardinals 20, Kansas City Chiefs 17.
Jacoby Brissett threw touchdown passes to Emari Demercado for 43 yards and Xavier Weaver for one yard, posting a 135.9 passer rating as Arizona outgained Kansas City 355 yards to 249. Chad Ryland converted from 50 yards with 14:56 remaining in the fourth quarter to close the three-point margin that held through the final whistle. Attendance: 63,541.
Table of Contents
Final Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Kansas City Chiefs (0–1)
7
7
3
0
17
Arizona Cardinals (1–0)
0
17
0
3
20
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
Drive
Score
Q1
14:04
Jason Brownlee 1-yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick)
2 plays, 13 yds, 0:48
KC 7–0
Q2
14:13
Chad Ryland 33-yd FG
10 plays, 67 yds, 5:34
KC 7–3
Q2
9:52
Gardner Minshew 2-yd rush (Harrison Butker kick)
9 plays, 52 yds, 4:21
KC 14–3
Q2
3:18
Emari Demercado 43-yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland kick)
5 plays, 57 yds, 2:33
KC 14–10
Q2
0:04
Xavier Weaver 1-yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland kick)
9 plays, 79 yds, 2:11
ARI 17–14
Q3
8:46
Harrison Butker 58-yd FG
6 plays, 11 yds, 3:23
KC 17–17
Q4
14:56
Chad Ryland 50-yd FG
8 plays, 48 yds, 3:47
ARI 20–17
Mahomes’ opening drive started in Arizona territory after Greg Dortch fumbled the opening kickoff return.
Team Stats
Stat
Kansas City Chiefs
Arizona Cardinals
Total Yards
249
355
Passing Yards (Net)
157
215
Rushing Yards
92
140
Comp/Att
21/40
17/25
Yards per Pass
3.8
8.3
Sacks–Yards Lost
1–7
1–9
Rushing Attempts
21
35
Yards per Rush
4.4
4.0
Total Plays
62
61
Yards per Play
4.0
5.8
Total Drives
11
11
First Downs
17
24
— Passing
9
13
— Rushing
6
7
— Penalty
2
4
3rd Down Efficiency
5/13 (38.5%)
4/9 (44.4%)
4th Down Efficiency
1/1 (100%)
0/0
Red Zone (Made–Att)
2/2
1/3
Penalties
11–113
5–47
Turnovers
2
3
— Fumbles Lost
0
1
— Interceptions Thrown
2
2
Time of Possession
29:36
30:24
EPA per Play
–0.163
+0.017
Avg. Yards per Drive
20.4
33.5
Avg. Points per Drive
1.4
1.8
Passing Statistics
Kansas City Chiefs
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Patrick Mahomes
1/1
1
1.0
1
0
0–0
118.8
Gardner Minshew
6/9
54
6.0
0
0
0–0
82.6
Bailey Zappe
8/17
70
4.1
0
2
1–7
18.9
Chris Oladokun
6/13
39
3.0
0
0
0–0
53.0
Team
21/40
157
4.1
1
2
1–7
50.4
Arizona Cardinals
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Kyler Murray
7/8
96
12.0
0
1
0–0
77.1
Jacoby Brissett
5/8
81
10.1
2
0
0–0
135.9
Clayton Tune
5/9
47
5.2
0
1
1–9
30.6
Team
17/25
215
9.0
2
2
1–9
89.4
Rushing Statistics
Kansas City Chiefs
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Chris Oladokun
1
26
26.0
0
26
Carson Steele
3
15
5.0
0
9
Kareem Hunt
2
12
6.0
0
10
Elijah Mitchell
3
10
3.3
0
6
Brashard Smith
4
10
2.5
0
4
Isiah Pacheco
1
8
8.0
0
8
Elijah Young
2
5
2.5
0
4
Gardner Minshew
3
4
1.3
1
2
Bailey Zappe
2
2
1.0
0
3
Team
21
92
4.4
1
26
Arizona Cardinals
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Bam Knight
6
51
8.5
0
27
Trey Benson
9
29
3.2
0
9
Michael Carter
7
20
2.9
0
5
James Conner
3
11
3.7
0
7
Jacoby Brissett
1
10
10.0
0
10
Kyler Murray
2
9
4.5
0
6
Emari Demercado
3
7
2.3
0
4
DeeJay Dallas
1
2
2.0
0
2
Clayton Tune
3
1
0.3
0
3
Team
35
140
4.0
0
27
Receiving Statistics
Kansas City Chiefs
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Robert Tonyan
3
4
49
16.3
0
20
Nikko Remigio
2
3
24
12.0
0
18
Elijhah Badger
2
2
16
8.0
0
18
Tyquan Thornton
1
2
15
15.0
0
15
Jalen Royals
3
5
14
4.7
0
9
Elijah Mitchell
1
1
13
13.0
0
13
Jimmy Holiday
2
3
10
5.0
0
9
Key’Shawn Smith
1
3
8
8.0
0
8
Hal Presley III
1
3
8
8.0
0
8
Kareem Hunt
1
2
5
5.0
0
5
Mac Dalena
1
3
5
5.0
0
5
Jared Wiley
1
1
2
2.0
0
2
Jason Brownlee
1
2
1
1.0
1
1
Brashard Smith
1
1
–6
–6.0
0
–6
Skyy Moore
0
1
—
—
0
—
Elijah Young
0
1
—
—
0
—
Team
21
37
164*
—
1
20
* 164 gross receiving yards; net passing yards are 157 after one sack (–7 yds).
Arizona Cardinals
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Emari Demercado
2
2
56
28.0
1
43
Travis Vokolek
2
2
23
11.5
0
15
Trey McBride
1
1
21
21.0
0
21
Greg Dortch
2
3
21
10.5
0
11
Trey Benson
1
1
20
20.0
0
20
Marvin Harrison Jr.
1
2
15
15.0
0
15
Xavier Weaver
2
4
14
7.0
1
13
Josiah Deguara
1
1
13
13.0
0
13
Michael Wilson
1
1
12
12.0
0
12
Elijah Higgins
1
1
11
11.0
0
11
Bam Knight
1
1
10
10.0
0
10
Tip Reiman
1
1
7
7.0
0
7
DeeJay Dallas
1
1
1
1.0
0
1
Tejhaun Palmer
0
2
—
—
0
—
Trishton Jackson
0
1
—
—
0
—
Andre Baccellia
0
1
—
—
0
—
Team
17
25
224*
—
2
43
* 224 gross receiving yards; net passing yards are 215 after one sack (–9 yds).
Defensive Statistics
Kansas City Chiefs
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Jeffrey Bassa
6
3
0
0
0
1
Jack Cochrane
5
2
0
0
0
0
Cam Jones
4
4
0
0
0
0
Cooper McDonald
4
2
0
0
0
0
Brandon George
4
1
0
0
0
0
Malik Herring
3
3
0
0
0
0
Nohl Williams
3
3
0
1
1
0
Chris Roland-Wallace
3
2
0
0
1
0
Felix Anudike-Uzomah
3
2
0
0
0
1
Jaden Hicks
3
2
0
0
1
0
Melvin Smith Jr.
3
2
0
0
0
0
Ashton Gillotte
3
1
0
0
0
0
Joshua Williams
3
1
0
1
1
0
Jerry Tillery
2
2
0
0
0
0
Chamarri Conner
2
2
0
0
0
0
Nick Bolton
2
2
0
0
0
0
Jaylen Watson
2
2
0
0
0
0
Nazeeh Johnson
2
1
0
0
1
0
Major Williams
2
1
0
0
0
0
Janarius Robinson
1
1
1
1
0
1
Mike Danna
1
1
0
0
0
0
Cole Christiansen
1
1
0
0
0
0
Azizi Hearn
1
1
0
0
0
0
Glendon Miller
1
1
0
0
0
0
Deon Bush
1
0
0
0
0
0
Robert Tonyan
1
0
0
0
0
0
Mike Edwards
1
0
0
0
0
0
Charles Omenihu
1
0
0
0
0
0
Geor’Quarius Spivey
1
0
0
0
0
0
Fabien Lovett Sr.
1
0
0
0
0
0
Coziah Izzard
1
0
0
0
0
0
Kevin Knowles
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jason Brownlee
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
73
43
1
3
5
3
Arizona Cardinals
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Jammie Robinson
6
4
0
0
0
0
Denzel Burke
5
5
0
1
0
0
Budda Baker
4
3
0
0
0
0
Joey Blount
4
2
0
0
0
0
Kei’Trel Clark
3
3
0
0
0
0
Cody Simon
3
3
0
0
0
0
Ekow Boye-Doe
3
2
0
1
0
0
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
3
1
0
0
0
1
Jaylon Jones
2
2
0
0
0
0
L.J. Collier
2
1
1
1
0
1
Mykal Walker
2
1
0
0
0
0
Zaven Collins
2
1
0
0
0
0
Elijah Jones
2
1
0
0
0
0
Kyon Barrs
2
1
0
0
0
0
Akeem Davis-Gaither
2
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony Goodlow
2
0
0
0
0
0
Jake Curhan
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jalen Thompson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Xavier Thomas
1
1
0
0
0
0
Dante Stills
1
1
0
0
0
0
Steven Gilmore
1
1
0
0
0
0
Paris Johnson Jr.
1
1
0
0
0
0
Patrick Jenkins
1
1
0
0
0
0
Max Melton
1
1
0
1
0
0
DeeJay Dallas
1
0
0
0
0
0
Vi Jones
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jordan Burch
1
0
0
0
0
0
Garrett Williams
1
0
0
0
0
0
Darren Hall
0
0
0
0
2
0
Kitan Crawford
0
0
0
0
1
0
Darius Robinson
0
0
0
0
0
1
Team
59
38
1
4
3
4
Turnovers
Interceptions
Team
Player
INT
YDS
TD
Kansas City
Jaden Hicks
1
12
0
Kansas City
Chris Roland-Wallace
1
11
0
KC Team
2
23
0
Arizona
Darren Hall
1
0
0
Arizona
Kitan Crawford
1
0
0
ARI Team
2
0
0
Hall’s second-quarter interception off Zappe earned PFF’s Player of the Game designation for the night. He recorded zero catches allowed on 17 coverage snaps and added a second pass breakup before halftime.
Fumbles
Team
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Kansas City
Gardner Minshew
1
0
0
Kansas City
Chris Oladokun
1
0
1
Kansas City
Noah Gray
0
0
1
Kansas City
Chris Roland-Wallace
0
0
1
KC Team
2
0
3
Arizona
DeeJay Dallas
2
0
1
Arizona
Greg Dortch
1
1
0
Arizona
Owen Pappoe
0
0
1
ARI Team
3
1
2
Dortch’s fumble on the opening kickoff return gave Kansas City possession in Arizona territory, producing the two-play, 13-yard field Mahomes converted for the game’s first score.
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG (M–A)
Pct.
Long
XP
Pts.
Harrison Butker
KC
1/1
100%
58
2/2
5
Chad Ryland
ARI
2/2
100%
50
2/2
8
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In-20
Long
Matt Araiza
KC
5
285
57.0
1
2
68
Blake Gillikin
ARI
3
142
47.3
0
2
52
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
Long
TD
Nikko Remigio
KC
1
48
48.0
48
0
Nohl Williams
KC
1
28
28.0
28
0
Skyy Moore
KC
1
27
27.0
27
0
Jalen Royals
KC
1
26
26.0
26
0
KC Team
4
129
32.3
48
0
DeeJay Dallas
ARI
2
50
25.0
29
0
Andre Baccellia
ARI
1
29
29.0
29
0
Greg Dortch
ARI
1
21
21.0
21
0
ARI Team
4
100
25.0
29
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
Long
TD
Tyquan Thornton
KC
1
7
7.0
7
0
Skyy Moore
KC
1
6
6.0
6
0
KC Team
2
13
6.5
7
0
Xavier Weaver
ARI
1
18
18.0
18
0
Greg Dortch
ARI
1
9
9.0
9
0
DeeJay Dallas
ARI
1
0
0.0
0
0
ARI Team
3
27
9.0
18
0
Injuries
Player
Team
Position
Injury
Notes
Jaylen Watson
Kansas City
CB
Concussion
Left game in the first half; entered protocol
Deon Bush
Kansas City
S
Achilles tendon
Carted off the field in the second quarter
Christian Jones
Arizona
OL
Knee
Per head coach Jonathan Gannon postgame
Game Information
Date
August 9, 2025
Venue
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Attendance
63,541
Referee
Land Clark
Umpire
Mark Pellis
Down Judge
Tom Stephan
Line Judge
Jeff Hutcheon
Field Judge
Jabir Walker
Side Judge
Dominique Pender
Back Judge
Brad Freeman
Brissett’s 135.9 passer rating was the highest posted by any quarterback on either side and came against the three-time defending AFC champions. Kansas City’s 113 yards in penalties were 136 yards short of matching the team’s total offensive output of 249, a figure that captured the balance of issues in the loss. Both clubs returned to preseason action the following week: Kansas City at Seattle on August 15, Arizona at Denver on August 16.
Statistics: ESPN, AP Wire. Advanced metrics (EPA per play, yards per drive, points per drive) via Pro Football Focus.
Bobby A. Smith is a Senior Sports Analyst with over nine years of professional experience, specializing in forensic analysis of game strategy and player performance.
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