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21	September 2018

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Bears coach Matt Nagy decided to rest his starters for the next-to-last preseason game rather than use it as the customary regular-season tuneup.

And the backups proved that they're also ready for the regular season. Backup quarterback Chase Daniel directed touchdown drives on the first three possessions and the Bears defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 27-20 on Saturday.

"It's a confidence builder Denico Autry Jersey , for sure," Daniel said.

The Bears played in the Hall of Fame Game and have been practicing since July 20, and Nagy liked what he'd seen in practices.

So he decided Friday to keep starters out of what normally would be a dress rehearsal for the regular-season opener at Green Bay on Sept. 9.

"This was, for me, more of just knowing the pulse of our team," Nagy said. "I know this team better than anybody right now."

Daniel replaced Mitchell Trubisky against the Chiefs, the team Nagy last year served as offensive coordinator. Nagy didn't think Trubisky, who is in his second year as a starter, would have benefited greatly after about 2,000 preseason and training camp snaps.

"We've had some grueling practices against Denver, some live reps in our past couple preseason games," Nagy said.

Playing against Chiefs defensive starters and then the backups, Daniel led the Bears to a 24-10 halftime lead.

Daniel, a Chiefs backup quarterback from 2013-15, finished 15 of 18 for 198 yards and two touchdowns. The first two Bears touchdown drives came against Kansas City's starting defense, minus injured safety Eric Berry and four other injured players.

"I felt like I was seeing it pretty good out there today," Daniel said.

Wide-open receiver Kevin White caught Daniel's 29-yard TD pass in the first quarter to break a 7-7 tie Lane Taylor Jersey , and Daniel then found Javon Wims for a 7-yard TD pass in the back corner of the end zone and a 21-10 lead.

Benny Cunningham ran in from 13 yards for Chicago's first TD and Cody Parkey added a 48-yard field goal just before halftime.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes II and the starting offense played into the third quarter against the backup Bears defense, and showed inconsistency.

Mahomes flipped a short pass to the right side and Kareem Hunt turned it into a 19-yard TD for a 7-7 tie. Then he led a 49-yard drive ending in Harrison Butker's second-quarter 47-yard field goal.

Mahomes didn't produce a big play on Saturday, and finished 18 of 24 for 196 yards. He left the game with the Chiefs down 24-10 in the third quarter.

"For me, I thought today was a good day as far as taking what was there and at the same time attacking the defense," Mahomes said.

The Chiefs had eight penalties for 85 yards and a third-quarter drive ended at the Chicago 5-yard line.

"We can learn from this offensively," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. "You're in the red zone you have to put points on the board. You can't have penalties. We had way too many penalties. Special teams, offense and defense, and tackling we have to make sure we work on that.

"Again, that's what the preseason is for."

A FIRST TD

Bears wide receiver Kevin White's 29-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter was the first touchdown he has scored since coming into the NFL as the seventh pick in the 2015 draft. White missed 2015 and much of 2016 with leg injuries, and played one game last year before suffering a shoulder injury. He is vying for a roster spot in a crowded wide receiver competition and has Nagy's eye.

"I root for underdogs, I love underdogs," Nagy said. "And so when you have an underdog that fights his tail off to improve and when people don't believe in him and he proves the people who do believe in him right, then there's nothing better to me."

HOMECOMING

Nagy and his mentor, Reid, shared a hug and a few moments after the game.

Nagy also had a long talk after the game with Mahomes, who started a game for the Chiefs last year as a rookie.

"I told him good luck," Mahomes said. "He was someone that I really got to know last year and really built a great relationship with him. I'm excited for him and his future with Chicago."

ROUGH STUFF

Chiefs linebacker Tanoh Kpassagnon was flagged for roughing Daniel in the second quarter Kevin White Jersey , even though Daniel was tackled with the ball still in his hand. Daniel said it was because Kpassagnon drove him into the ground with the full force of his body.

"I got crushed," Daniel said. "I'm glad I was wearing full pads out there."

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers last year suffered a broken collarbone on a similar hit.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

There were no protests during the anthem.

INJURIES

Bears wide receiver Marlon Brown left in the second quarter with a possible concussion and did not return. ... Bears reserve tackle Bradley Sowell was assisted from the field in the fourth quarter with a leg injury.

NEXT UP

Chiefs: Close the preseason Thursday by hosting the Green Bay Packers.

Bears: Close the preseason Thursday by hosting the Buffalo Bills.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) � Dak Prescott barks at his teammates a little more now that he�s a couple of years removed from a sensational rookie year with the Dallas Cowboys.

At least that�s the way tight end Geoff Swaim put it, and he didn�t mean it in a negative way. The star quarterback sure hopes so.

�I may be a little bit more vocal,� Prescott said. �But when you say �barking,� it�s almost like at a negative tone. Like, you�re going out at them hard. I�d say if anything, I�m trying to be more encouraging and bring more out of them.

�When you have a young team and different personalities, it�s hard just to be negative and be critical the whole time. For me, it�s a lot about coaching the guys up. And then the guys that I know I can be critical on, yeah, sure I am.�

The 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, who opens the season Sunday at Carolina trying to get the Cowboys back to the playoffs after they missed during his less-than-stellar encore , just illustrated offensive coordinator Scott Linehan�s take on leadership from Prescott.

Sure, this 25-year-old with a master�s degree in workforce education leadership from Mississippi State is the unquestioned commander of the offense � and that includes over running back Ezekiel Elliott, his fellow first-year standout from 2016.

But it�s not necessarily because of the retirement of Tony Romo, the quarterback he replaced with one of the best debuts for a quarterback in NFL history.

Or because 15-year tight end Jason Witten joined Romo in the broadcast booth this year. Or because the Cowboys dumped boisterous receiver Dez Bryant http://www.washingtonredskinsteamonline.com/zach-brown-jersey , the franchise leader in touchdown catches, in a cost-cutting move.

Since Prescott showed up as the forgotten third-teamer on Romo�s team two years ago, he has shown the leadership qualities that suddenly became more pronounced. He was a natural to become the face of the franchise , and would be by himself if not for linebacker Sean Lee.

�He�s always been a guy that, even as a rookie, he was not afraid to speak up and give his two cents on the field and encourage guys,� Linehan said. �He�s a natural when it comes to that.�

Prescott led the Cowboys to 11 straight wins after Romo injured his back in the preseason in 2016, when Dallas had an NFC-best 13 victories before losing to Green Bay in a divisional playoff.

Elliott�s six-game suspension marred their second season together, and Prescott felt the burden of the absence.

The poor decisions he avoided as a rookie were more frequent, including an ill-advised throw that was intercepted and returned for a touchdown in a late-season loss to Seattle that finished off Dallas� playoff hopes in Elliott�s first game back.

The theme last season was whether Prescott could avoid a sophomore slump, a term he brushed off. Now it�s whether he can have a bounce-back season, if there is such a thing for a young quarterback.

�You can call it whatever you call it,� he said. �I�m excited for what we�re going to have and the year we�re going to have and I feel very, very confident in the players we have and the team we have and what we�re going to do this season.�

There are questions, starting with a revamped receiving corps that lacks the star power brought by Witten and Bryant.

The Cowboys say they�ll attack the passing game with versatility, hoping to take advantage of one-on-one matchups with opponents focusing first on stopping Elliott, the league rushing leader when Prescott was voted the top offensive rookie.

There are two new starters on Dallas� vaunted offensive line. Joe Looney is replacing Travis Frederick at center while the four-time Pro Bowler recovers from Guillain-Barre syndrome Bryan Bulaga Jersey , an auto-immune disease that attacks nerves. He doesn�t know when he will return. Rookie second-round pick Connor Williams is at left guard.

Despite the questions, Prescott is determined not to try to do too much again.

�I know I�ll be better,� he said. �I just learned so much from last year, just moving forward, mature within the game, just learned a lot more that I didn�t know last year that I wasn�t as comfortable with. Just reads, my game on footwork, accuracy and consistency, everything.�

Learning isn�t stopping him from coaching, as he put it.

�I think as a rookie it was more encouraging and that kind of thing,� Swaim said. �This year, the barking, it�s not like he�s screaming and yelling. That�s not his thing. It�s more just, �Hey, this is what you need to do here.� And it�s good because it keeps everyone focused and in their role and doing their job.�

Prescott just wants you to know it�s not negative.

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