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Chicago (0-3) has lost 13 in a row dating to
last season, yielding at least 25 points in each game.
Mahomes tweaked his ankle late in the first half but appeared to
be all right as he returned for the third quarter. Blaine
Gabbert entered in relief with the Chiefs leading 41-0 late in
the third quarter.
Chicago intercepted Gabbert twice. The Bears avoided a shutout
when Cairo Santos made a 21-yard field goal with 13:34 to go.
Fields found DJ Moore for a 9-yard touchdown pass with 4:20
left.
Justin Fields was 11-for-22 passing for 99 yards with a
touchdown and interception. Fields also was the team's leading
rusher with 47 yards.
The Chiefs' Travis Kelce had seven catches for 69 yards and a
touchdown.
Kansas City rolled to a 34-0 halftime lead, outgaining Chicago
312-85 in the first 30 minutes. The Chiefs had 22 first downs in
the first half compared to four for Chicago, which ran just four
plays in Kansas City territory over that span.
After punting the ball away on their first drive, the Chiefs
scored on their next six possessions before halftime while
nearly eclipsing their combined point production from the first
two games of the season -- 37.
Kansas City's surge included the team's first first-quarter
points of the season. The first scoring connection between
Mahomes and McKinnon capped a six-play, 59-yard touchdown drive.
Mistakes and missed execution from the Bears helped the Chiefs
collect 13 points in the final 1:51 of the second quarter.
Chicago running back Khalil Herbert's fumble led to a 41-yard
Harrison Butker field goal. Fields was intercepted on the
ensuing possession, one play after Moore dropped what would have
been a long gain down the sideline. Kansas City took over at the
Chicago 26-yard line and scored three plays later on Pacheco's
1-yard TD run.
The Bears possessed the ball for just 31 seconds before punting
again. Butker kicked a 38-yard field goal on the final play of
the first half.
Bears head coach Matt Eberflus was the defensive play-caller for
the team for the second straight week. Defensive coordinator
Alan Williams resigned on Wednesday, citing health and family
reasons.
--Field Level Media
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