Seattle and Kansas City settle for a 9-9 preseason tie after Myers’ missed kick at the horn

Seattle’s Jason Myers missed a 52-yard field goal as time expired, and the Seahawks and the Kansas City Chiefs played to a 9-9 tie in Friday night’s preseason matchup. With neither side able to swing the game late, the final minutes turned into a simple ledger of field position and execution, ending with the kick that would have delivered a win.

The result capped an exhibition for both teams that leaned heavily on evaluation. The game was framed, at least in part, as a showcase of rookie third-string quarterbacks, a tier of the roster where coordinators use reps to measure process, decision-making, and how quickly passers can adjust at game speed.

Kansas City entered the contest with a winless preseason record of 0-2-1, extending its stretch to a third straight exhibition game without a win. According to the game report, the Chiefs scored only one touchdown in the exhibition, a reminder that this was not a typical offensive rhythm night even by preseason standards.

Seattle’s passing output, meanwhile, was led by Jalen Milroe. He completed 16 of 26 passes for 223 yards and a touchdown, showing enough downfield activity to keep the offense moving even when the opponent’s scoring chances were limited. Milroe’s stat line suggests Seattle’s third-string window produced meaningful production, not just short completions and quick checkdowns.

On Kansas City’s side, quarterback Garrett Nussmeier posted a similar volume of work, going 22 of 34 for 198 yards, but the report also noted an interception. For coaches, that kind of line is often a double-edged evaluation tool: yardage can reflect ability to advance the ball, while the interception can point to timing, coverage recognition, or protection issues that must be cleaned up before those throws become sustainable against first-team looks.

The 9-9 final also underscored how difficult it can be to convert possession into points when the exhibition mix is constantly rotating. A tie rarely tells a single story, but it does indicate that both offenses spent more time stalling or settling for field goals than taking full control of the game.

What to watch next is less about the tie itself and more about what each team learned from its quarterback reps. Seattle will look to carry forward the efficiency and touchdown production from Milroe, while Kansas City will focus on reducing the error element that accompanied Nussmeier’s yardage. As preseason continues, those lessons tend to show up not in single games, but in who earns the next wave of meaningful snaps.