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KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Aug 29, 4:48 AM
Chiefs close out 2026 preseason with 9-9 tie against Seahawks
The Chiefs and Seahawks were both looking to win their first preseason game on Friday. Neither did.
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Chiefs close out 2026 preseason with 9-9 tie against Seahawks
KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) and The Columbian (Vancouver WA) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 29, 2026 at 4:48 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The Chiefs and Seahawks were both looking to win their first preseason game on Friday. Neither did.
The headline split KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) frames it as "Chiefs close out 2026 preseason with 9-9 tie against Seahawks". The Columbian (Vancouver WA) frames it as "Fit to be tied: Seahawks end preseason with 9-9 draw at Chiefs".
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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Aug 29, 4:11 AM
Fit to be tied: Seahawks end preseason with 9-9 draw at Chiefs
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 in a preseason matchup of rookie third-string quarterbacks.
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