Patrick Mahomes took the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl defeat personally, and he’s been fired up all summer training hard ahead of a revenge tour this coming season.

He certainly looked sharp as he threw for 143 yards and a touchdown, and had another pass dropped in the end zone when showing his trademark playmaking ability, while also landing a 58-yard completion.

“I was super excited to get out there, especially at Arrowhead and get real reps,” Mahomes said after leading the Chiefs starters to 17 points in just over a quarter of action against the Chicago Bears.

The Chiefs actually lost the game 29-27 after Mahomes and the first team left the field, but despite going 0-3 in pre-season head coach Andy Reid will be happy with the hunger and sharpness of his starting offence.

That’s more than can be said for new Bears boss Ben Johnson, an offensive mastermind for the prolific Detroit Lions who hopes to spark 2024 overall first pick Caleb Williams into life this season.

Johnson bemoaned some “really sloppy football” from Williams and the starters, before back-up Tyson Bagent, who went viral with his tears of joy when signing a $10m contract, threw three touchdowns to win the game.