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National Football League
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

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
Rushing
Kansas City   New Orleans
Chris Oladokun Player Jamaal Williams
1 Attempts 9
30 Yards 28
30.0 Avg Yards 3.1
0 Touchdowns 0
30 Long 8
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
  • 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.
  • 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.