FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: The first AFL-NFL contest that was played in Kansas City was a preseason game where the Chiefs faced the Chicago Bears at Municipal Stadium on Aug. 23, 1967. In front of 33,041 fans, Kansas City defeated Chicago 66-24. The Chiefs scored 32 points in the second quarter. Sixty six points scored still stands as the highest amount of points ever scored in any Chiefs game.

GAINES RETURNS: Today CB Phillip Gaines returned to the field for his first start since his season-ending knee injury on September 28th, 2015, at Green Bay.

SMITH STARTS STRONG: Chiefs QB Alex Smith continued his strong preseason by completing 4 of 5 passes for 47 yards on the game's opening drive. For the preseason games, Smith has completed 16 of 21 passes for 220 yards and one touchdown on the offense's opening drives. Smith has completed 32 of 46 passes for 354 yards and one touchdown in all of his preseason action this year.

BRING EM' DOWN DJ: During the second quarter, LB Derrick Johnson tallied his first sack of the preseason. Johnson dropped QB Jay Cutler for a -7 yard loss ending the drive. Johnson totaled four tackles (three solo) including two for loss, and added a QB pressure in the game.

SPREAD THE BALL AROUND: In the first half QB Alex Smith spread the ball around to eight different receivers while leading the Chiefs on three scoring drives – two field goals and a touchdown.

CHIEFS D' HOLDS IT DOWN: The Chiefs first half defense was stellar, holding the Bears offense to 20 first half total net yards, two first downs and 8:06 in time of possession.

THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE: The Chiefs defense held the Bears to just three third-down conversions on 13 attempts, holding them to a 23.1% conversion rate.

OFFENSE SEEING RED: The Chiefs offense played an efficient first half of football, leading to a 13-0 halftime lead. The Chiefs were 6-10 on third down, 239 total net yards, 16 first downs and 21:54 in time of possession all in the first half.

FOLES GOES DEEP: During the third quarter, QB Nick Foles connected with WR Tyreek Hill for a long 58 yard reception, the longest reception in the 2016 preseason.

CHIEFS GO LONG: The Chiefs offense has strung together some impressive drives with its starting unit in the preseason.  QB Alex Smith has orchestrated four 10+ play drives with each drive leading to points.  These drives have led to two field goals by K Cairo Santos and two rushing touchdowns by RB Spencer Ware.

WARE SCORES AGAIN: RB Spencer Ware scored a touchdown at the end of the second quarter versus the Bears to cap off an 11-play, 70-yard drive. Ware has been a force for the Chiefs scoring a rushing touchdown in each of the team's first three preseason games.

POE DROPS CUTLER: DT Dontari Poe registered his first sack of the preseason brining QB Jay Cutler down for an 11-yard loss to end the first half.

SANTOS THROUGH THE UPRIGHTS: K Cairo Santos continued his productive preseason converting 3 of 3 field goals.  During the preseason, Santos has been efficient converting 8 of 9 field goal attempts.

PUNT RETURN GAME SHINES: Kansas City registered 85 yards on five punt returns, good for a 17.0-yard average. WR De'Anthony Thomas registered the longest return of the game with a 31-yard return while WR Tyreek Hill recorded two returns for 33 yards.

CHIEFS ACQUIRE ACKER: The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Saturday that the club has acquired cornerback Kenneth Acker via trade with the San Francisco 49ers for an undisclosed draft pick. Acker (6-0, 195) has played in 15 games (13 starts) in one NFL season with the San Francisco 49ers (2015). His career numbers include 63 tackles (53 solo), two tackles for loss, three interceptions returned for 45 yards and eight passes defensed. He originally entered the NFL as a fourth round draft pick (180th overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft by the 49ers. He played collegiately at Southern Methodist.