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The Chiefs trailed 17-7 at halftime, but Shane
Buechele completed touchdown passes to Justyn Ross and Kekoa
Crawford during the third quarter to put Kansas City ahead.
It was 24-17 until Saints rookie quarterback Jake Haener found
Ellis Merriweather for a 2-yard touchdown pass with 1:20
remaining in the game. New Orleans failed to score on a 2-point
conversion.
But Chiefs QB Chris Oladokun tried a screen past left and
Phillips, a defensive lineman, tipped it down to himself to give
the Saints the ball in field-goal range.
Patrick Mahomes and Derek Carr each started and played one drive
for their respective teams. The Saints started with the ball,
and Carr led his new team on a 12-play, 80-yard drive punctuated
by a 4-yard touchdown to Keith Kirkwood. Mahomes went 2-for-2
passing for 15 yards.
Raiders 34, 49ers 7
Rookie quarterback Aidan O'Connell threw for 141 yards and a
touchdown as host Las Vegas broke away from a tie just before
halftime to blow out San Francisco.
O'Connell played the first three quarters and went 15-of-18
passing. His 9-yard pass to Keelan Cole Sr. with 34 seconds left
in the second quarter put the Raiders ahead 14-7.
Running back Sincere McCormick scored two touchdowns in the
second half. His 2-yard run expanded the Raiders' lead to 24-7
late in the third quarter, and after Daniel Carlson's second
field goal of the game, McCormick caught a 2-yard pass from
Chase Garbers to close the scoring.
Quarterback Trey Lance played the first half for the 49ers and
completed 10 of 15 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown. Sam
Darnold and Brandon Allen followed, each going 5-of-8 passing,
with Allen intercepted once. San Francisco's lone score came on
Lance's 9-yard toss to Ross Dwelley. It tied the game at 7-7
with 8:29 left in the second quarter.
--Field Level Media
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