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s City Chiefs on Thursday night won't be around for the season opener Youth Allen Hurns Jersey , and it won't be because they're backups about to get cut.Demetrius Harris caught an early touchdown pass for Kansas City, and Aaron Jones ran for 34 yards and a score for Green Bay, then the Chiefs rallied in a game of backups and also-rans for a 33-21 victory in the preseason finale for both teams.Harris, expected to back up Travis Kelce at tight end, is suspended for the season opener for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. And Jones, the Packers' backup running back, is out the first two games for violating the same policy during the offseason.They were two of a handful of recognizable names to even take the field at Arrowhead Stadium.Packers coach Mike McCarthy and Chiefs counterpart Andy Reid had seen enough from their starters in training camp and the preseason, so they turned the game over to a plethora of backups trying to make the team — or, at least latch onto the practice squad when rosters are trimmed this weekend."It was great to see these young guys in there, give them an opportunity to play," Reid said. "They made (general manager) Brett Veach's job hard these next couple of days."Rookie safety Armani Watts intercepted two passes , and Makinton Dorleant returned another pick for a touchdown, as the Chiefs' defense finally made some plays. Chad Henne, Matt McGloin and Chase Litton were all solid under center for Kansas City as Patrick Mahomes watched from the sideline, and undrafted free agent Byron Pringle had four catches for 122 yards before leaving with a hamstring injury.Their only real starter to play, Harrison Butker, was perfect on four field-goal attempts."We've got a lot of depth Cheap Zack Martin Jersey , especially at wide receiver, tight end and running back. Those guys are starters on other teams," Henne said, "and they showed it out there today."DeShone Kizer started for Green Bay and was 5 of 7 for 57 yards with a touchdown and a pick. The 2017 second-round draft choice of the Browns, Kizer is expected to back up Aaron Rodgers after the trade of erstwhile backup Brett Hundley to the Seahawks earlier this week."The quarterback focus was to get DeShone two series. Obviously he had the high throw on the first series," McCarthy said. "We definitely accomplished that and it'll be a good tape to evaluate."The Packers actually jumped to a 21-10 lead, but the Chiefs began to force turnovers against third-string quarterback Tim Boyle. McGloin and Litton were able to lead scoring drives, and Dorleant's pick-6 early in the fourth quarter put an exclamation mark on their comeback victory."It's a huge confidence boost," Watts said, "having a bunch of young guys making plays out there, our first year, getting out there and showing what we can do and contribute to this team."TRADE NEWSThe Chiefs agreed to trade OL Parker Ehinger to Dallas for CB Charvarius Ward, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was not expected to become official until Friday, a day before roster cuts.HOME COOKINGMcCarthy allowed most of his starters to remain in Green Bay rather than travel for a game in which they wouldn't play. That included Rodgers, who a day earlier signed a four-year, $134 million extension that could keep him with the team through the 2023 season.INJURIESAmong the Packers headed into the season with injury questions are LBs Oren Burks and WR Jake Kumerow, both of whom have shoulder injuries Cheap Cole Beasley Jersey , and RB Devante Mays, who did not play against the Chiefs with a hamstring injury. Kansas City was without SS Eric Berry, who has missed most of camp with a heel injury and whose status for the opener remains unclear.NATIONAL ANTHEMNo demonstrations were evident during the national anthem.UP NEXTChiefs: visit AFC West-rival Chargers on Sept. 9.Packers: renew NFL's oldest rivalry by hosting Chicago. Empty seats. Anemic football. Bad vibes.Home field hasn't meant any advantage in recent years for the Browns, who entered this season with three wins in their last 27 home games at FirstEnergy Stadium, dubbed "The Factory of Sadness."Madness has been the norm so far this season.The Browns (2-2-1) have played two overtime games already at home and rallied to win a nationally televised Thursday nighter to end their 19-game winless streak and breathe life into a fan base that couldn't take much more misery.Lifeless for years, the Dawg Pound is howling once more, and Browns coach Hue Jackson begged Cleveland fans to bring the noise for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers (3-2)."I want them to be as loud as they have ever been," Jackson pleaded. "This week our players will need that. We need that assistance for them. They have been outstanding, but boy, we need a little bit more from them this week, too. "Jackson's hoping a roaring crowd will make things tougher on Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who is off to one of the best starts of his 15-year NFL career. Rivers has thrown 13 touchdown passes and two interceptions, and Jackson believes Cleveland's crowd can be as disruptive as any of the Browns' 11 defenders."He's one of the best that have played the game," Jackson said. "It does not look like he is slowing down at all. He is one of the top quarterbacks in this league, bar none. We need 12 people when they are on offense, and the 12th person is going to be our crowd."Rivers often resets his offense before the snap, changing the plays after taking a look at how the defense is aligned. The Browns experienced that last season in a 19-10 loss to the Chargers."We've just got to do a better job of bogeying and disguising and making it harder for him to do that Youth Chidobe Awuzie Jersey ," Browns linebacker Joe Schobert said. "I think being at home this year, where it will be harder for him to make checks if we have a loud crowd, will be an advantage to us. It will be harder for them to change every single play that will be perfectly what they want."Rivers enjoys playing in Cleveland."It is a great, kind of an old-school NFL atmosphere," he said.But while the setting may feel dated, Rivers knows there's nothing out of style about the Browns and their young defense, which is leading the league with 15 takeaways. After playing against the Browns last season, Rivers felt it was just a matter of time before they jelled."It did not feel like they were an 0-16 team or 0-14, whatever they were when we played them last year," he said. "It was a good football team. They just did not find ways to win. I remember our guys walking away with a heck of a lot of respect for that defense."This time, the Chargers will also have to deal with a hungry Cleveland crowd that has watched rookie Baker Mayfield lead two wins already."We feed off of the crowd's energy," Mayfield said. "We need to continue that, and this needs to be a place that people need to fear coming to play. It needs to be so loud that they can't communicate, and it needs to be a harsh place for an offense to come in."OFF TARGETIn a season of balls going wide right, wide left and clanking off uprights around the NFL, the Chargers and Browns have had more than their share of kicking issues.The Chargers have missed a league-leading four extra points, the Browns are tied for second with three. The teams are also near the bottom in field-goal accuracy: San Diego is 9 for 12 http://www.cowboyscheapauthenticstore.com/chris-jones-jersey-cheap , Cleveland 8 for 12.Chargers coach Anthony Lynn gave kicker Caleb Sturgis a tepid vote of confidence by signing a new holder last week, but Sturgis has been slowed by a quad injury. The team signed Michael Badgley, a rookie from Miami who could kick against the Browns.Meanwhile, Cleveland's on its second kicker: Greg Joseph, who missed a field goal and PAT last week before knuckling through a 37-yard field goal to beat Baltimore in overtime.RECORD BEAKERBrowns wide receiver Jarvis Landry didn't set out to catch the most passes in league history over his first five seasons. But that's what he did.Landry surpassed Larry Fitzgerald (426) last week and enters Sunday's game with 429 receptions. Landry said he idolized Fitzgerald and never considered the mark until he was well on his way."I broke the second-year mark, then the third, the fourth and now the fifth," he said. "That is when it kind of hit me, and it has been like that ever since."JOE PROThe Browns will honor retired left tackle Joe Thomas , by adding 10,363 — the number of consecutive snaps he played over 11 seasons — into the team's ring of honor.Thomas never missed a play before suffering a torn triceps midway through last season."I will never forget walking on that field when he was down there and him not being able to get up, understanding that this might be it," Jackson said. "To watch and look back on his career and see what he has done, man, that's amazing to me. Nobody else has ever played that many consecutive snaps, and I do not know if anybody else will do that again for a long time."