Seattle's Jason Myers missed a 52-yard field goal as time expired, and the Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs played to a 9-9 tie Friday night in a preseason matchup of rookie third-string quarterbacks.
The final score tells you almost nothing. Both teams spent the night evaluating depth, with the young signal-callers getting live reps against a defense that was equally unproven. These are the games where roster spots are won and lost, not games where the win column matters.
Myers' miss is the easy headline. A 52-yard kick in August, with nothing on the line, does not define a season. But it is a reminder that even exhibition games carry pressure for the kicker, and the Seahawks will want to see Myers hit that exact kick when the regular season arrives.
Kansas City gets a clean exit from the preseason. The Chiefs kept their core players out of harm's way, and the tie allows them to move on without a loss on their August record. More importantly, the backup quarterback battle got another data point, even if neither rookie will likely see the field in a meaningful game soon.
The real verdict is this: the 9-9 tie is a placeholder. Seattle's missed kick and Kansas City's conservative approach will be forgotten by Week 1. What sticks is the evaluation, and whether the players who took those snaps on Friday turned them into a roster spot. That's the story that actually matters.