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LIVE BLOG: Kansas City Chiefs take on the Arizona Cardinals in second preseason game

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9:37 p.m. | The Chiefs have come out with the win in their second preseason game in Arizona against the Cardinals.

Final score: 17-10

They closed out the game with Anthony Gordon at quarterback.

9:33 p.m. | Cardinals quarterback Chris Streveler gets the ball into the end zone, and the field goal is good.

The score is now Chiefs 17 and Cardinals 10.

9:31 p.m. | Chiefs defensive back Dicaprio Bootle makes the sixth sack of the night.

None of the Chiefs quarterbacks have been sacked yet in the game.

9:23 p.m. | Chiefs quarterback Shane Buechele throws an interception in the Chiefs end zone, and that closes out the third quarter.

Cardinals safety Charles Washington made the grab.

The Chiefs still lead the game 17 - 3.

9:20 p.m. | Wide receiver Daurice Fountain has made an impressive catch downfield for the Chiefs.

9:16 p.m. | The Cardinals make a field goal after the Chiefs defense manages to shut them out of the end zone.

The score is now 17 to 3.

9:06 p.m. | Linebacker Darius Harris sacks Cardinals quarterback Colt McCoy.

9:01 p.m. | Running back Jerick McKinnon clinches the touchdown for the Chiefs and Harrison Butker makes the kick.

The Chiefs now lead the Cardinals 17 to 0.

8:54 p.m. | Shane Buechele leads the team at quarterback at the top of the second half.

Patrick Mahomes and Chad Henne have both already had their turn at quarterback in the game.

Anthony Gordon is the Chiefs last remaining quarterback to play. In the first preseason game where the Chiefs faced San Francisco, he played third and Buechele played fourth. Now that order has flipped.

8:38 p.m. | End of the first half.

Score: Chiefs 10 Cardinals 0

The Chiefs will have the ball at the start of the third quarter.

8:37 p.m. | Chiefs safety Juan Thornhill intercepted Cardinals quarterback Colt McCoy in the endzone, ending the Cardinals best drive of the night.

23 seconds left in the first half.

8:24 p.m. | Henne connects again with a pass to Mecole Hardman in the endzone for the first touchdown of the night.

Score: Chiefs 10 Cardinals 0

8:23 p.m. | Henne throws to Pringle for a gain of 40 yards for the Chiefs.

It currently is the farthest completed pass of the game.

8:20 p.m. | A lot of the starters for the Chiefs offense are still in the game, like Travis Kelce and running back Jerick McKinnon, with less than two minutes left in the first half.

8:16 p.m. | The Cardinals have another drive without a score, but they did get a first down.

Chiefs wide receiver Darrius Shepherd was the punt returner.

Two-minute warning before half time.

8:07 p.m. | Patrick Mahomes is done for the night.

Mahomes played for three drives, which is more than last week's game against the San Francisco 49ers where he only played four snaps.

Quarterback Chad Henne is now in the game for the Chiefs.

8:04 p.m. | The Cardinals put in their back-up quarterback Colt McCoy.

Their drive ended with a 44-yard punt. The Chiefs will have the ball again.

8:03 p.m. | Chiefs running back Darrel Williams is being evaluated for a concussion after playing in the first quarter.

8:01 p.m. | Because of Chris Jones' sack, the Kansas City-area McDonald's will have buy one, get one free Big Macs.

8 p.m. | Cardinals cornerback Byron Murphy intercepts Mahomes' throw.

The Cardinals now have the ball following the interception.

7:57 p.m. | The Chiefs are utilizing running back Darwin Thompson during this drive.

Thompson carried the ball three times, and got the first down for first and goal.

7:54 p.m. | Mahomes faces pressure from the Cardinals defense, but he manages to find tight end Travis Kelce for a gain of seven yard.

On the third down, Mahomes runs the ball to get the first down.

7:53 p.m. | Mahomes connects with Pringle for the first down.

7:48 p.m. | End of first quarter.

Score: Chiefs 3 Cardinals 0

7:46 p.m. | Mahomes is back out for the Chiefs' third drive of the game.

Mahomes connects with wide receiver Byron Pringle for a gain of 10 yards and the first down.

7:40 p.m. | For the Cardinals third drive of the game, quarterback Kyler Murray is sacked in the backfield by Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones on the second down. Murray fumbled the ball, but it was recovered by the Cardinals.

On the third down, the Chiefs almost intercepted Murray's pass.

The Cardinals again end the drive without a first down, and they punt to the Chiefs.

7:35 p.m. | Mahomes came out for the Chiefs second drive of the game, but he did not get the first down.

The drive ended with fourth down and nine yards to go, and Tommy Townsend punted only 38 yards.

7:31 p.m. | Chiefs cornerback Mike Hughes made a good tackle preventing the first down, forcing the Cardinals to punt on fourth down. This is the Cardinals second drive where they didn't make a first down.

7:26 p.m. | The Chiefs bring on kicker Harrison Butker for the field goal, and it's good.

Score: Chiefs 3 Cardinals 0

7:22 p.m. | Mahomes runs it for the first down and now is 1st and goal for the Chiefs.

7:20 p.m. | With a pass to wide receiver Demarcus Robinson, the Chiefs make the first down.

7:18 p.m. | The Chiefs will go for it with fourth down and three yards to go during their first possession of the game.

7:15 p.m. | Mahomes makes a nice pass to wide receiver Mecole Hardman for the first down.

7:14 p.m. | Quarterback Patrick Mahomes enters the game for the Chiefs after the Cardinals punted.

7:11 p.m. | Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker kicks off for the Chiefs.

It is a short kick only making it to the 24 yard line, but holding was called against the Cardinals, which the set the team back.

7 p.m. | The Kansas City Chiefs' second preseason game is underway against the Arizona Cardinals.

The Cardinals will begin with the ball to start the first half.

6 p.m. | The Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Arizona Cardinals on Friday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for their second preseason game.

During the first preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers, the Chiefs beat the Niners 19 - 16.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes only made four plays at last Saturday's game, but head coach Andy Reid said to expect more plays from him, and other starters.

Reid said that the first-string players will be in the game for the entire first half, an increase from last week's 11 snaps.

The team's 85 players are battling it out to make the final 53-man roster, and preseason games give them the opportunity to show coaches why they belong on the team.

Kick off is at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN.

Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, ended on Wednesday, and the team arrived in Arizona on Thursday.