Mahomes finished the drive with a statline of 1/1, 1 YD and 1 TD. It doesn't seem like anything too extraordinary, but he got the job done. After that drive, his night was over, as the Chiefs' backup quarterbacks, including Gardner Minshew and Bailey Zappe, entered the game.

The Chiefs recovered a Greg Dortch fumble on the opening kickoff, and with a penalty tacked on, began their first drive at the Arizona 13. Isiah Pacheco went 8 yards on first down before Mahomes threw incomplete to Tyquan Thorton. Cardinals rookie cornerback Will Johnson, though, was cited for defensive pass interference.

Patrick Mahomes connected with one of his most underrated receivers to give the Chiefs an early lead over the Cardinals in Week 1 of the preseason.