Preview Kansas City Chiefs vs Chicago Bears: Closing the preseason in the best way
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The Chicago team heads to Arrowhead Stadium to face the Chiefs looking to continue adding victories in this great preseason and take advantage of the good moment to close their preparation in the best way. Likewise, the Chiefs arrive with the same objective of looking for a victory that breaks the bad streak of the preseason and improves the team's spirit before the start of the regular season. A very interesting matchup is expected between both teams and this has caught the attention of fans as it is a duel between two teams with opposite objectives and with high possibilities of being one of the best on each side of the league. The Chiefs arrive as the current two-time NFL champions and looking to make history and be the first three-time NFL champion, while the Bears are in an advanced stage of their reconstruction and it seems that they will want to take the next step and be a playoff team. Both teams will be looking for a victory that brings them closer to achieving their goals and closing their preparation for the 2024 NFL regular season in the best way. This game features several stars such as Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Isiah Pacheco, Caleb Williams, DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and more.

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Players to watch?

The players to watch are Patrick Mahomes for the Chiefs and Caleb Williams for the Bears.
Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback of the Chiefs, begins a new season with the sole mission of continuing his development in the NFL and continuing to be an important piece for the team's aspirations. The Kansas City quarterback is the team's offensive leader. His season numbers were 5,250 yards in passes completed through the air, 41 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions with which he achieved 15 victories. The game against the Bears will be a great test to begin to show some of the changes that the Chiefs' offense will have. The quarterback's connection with Travis Kelce will be essential to have a good season.
On the other hand, Caleb Williams, the Bears' quarterback begins his first season with the sole mission of continuing his development, now in the NFL, and seeking to be an important piece for the team's aspirations. The Chicago quarterback is the team's offensive leader. His season numbers with USC were 3,334 yards in passes completed through the air, 31 touchdown passes and 7 interceptions with which he achieved 7 victories. The game against the Chiefs will be a great test to begin to show part of the chemistry that the Bears' offense will have. The quarterback's connection with DJ Moore will be essential to have a good season.
Other important figures in this game are Travis Kelce and Isiah Pacheco for the Chiefs, as well as DJ Moore and Keenan Allen from Chicago.

Where and what time is the game?

The game will be held at Arrowhead Stadium located in Kansas City, this preseason duel between two teams that seek to start their journey in the 2024 NFL in their respective conference in the best way. This stadium has a capacity for 76,400 fans and was inaugurated in 1972.
The duel between the Chiefs and Bears will take place on Thursday, August 22 with the following times in different countries:

  • 6:20 p.m. in Mexico
  • 8:20 p.m. in the United States (ET)
  • 7:20 p.m. in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru
  • 8:20 p.m. in Bolivia and Venezuela
  • 9:20 p.m. in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay.
  • 02:20 a.m. in Spain

The Chiefs are the big favorites as they have a better moment within the squad and are in good shape, however, Chicago has made several moves to become a playoff team this season and will want to leave its best impression, which can be important to improve in the competition. All information on the 2024 NFL season can be followed on VAVEL's channel.