New Orleans 26, Kansas City 24
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, August 13, 2023
Where: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Clay Martin
Attendance:
70028
By Field Level Media
Kyle Phillips snagged an interception with one minute left in regulation to set up Blake Grupe's game-winning 31-yard field goal as time expired to lift the New Orleans Saints over the visiting Kansas City Chiefs 26-24 in a preseason game on Sunday afternoon.
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.
After Carr completed 6 of 8 passes for 70 yards for New Orleans, Jameis Winston relieved him and went 11-of-13 passing for 92 yards and a touchdown.
In his first game action of any kind since the Chiefs' Super Bowl win in February, Mahomes went 2-for-2 passing for 15 yards.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Kansas City |
|
New Orleans |
Nikko Remigio
|
Player |
A.T. Perry
|
4 |
Receptions |
6 |
71 |
Yards |
70 |
17.8 |
Avg Yards |
11.7 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
24 |
Long |
29 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Kansas City
|
346 |
83 |
263 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3.0 |
0 |
New Orleans
|
334 |
95 |
239 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game on the road against L.A. Chargers. The Saints have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Arizona. The Chiefs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.