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With a legitimate shot at Chiefs’ backup job, Shane Buechele is bracing for cutdown day

While it’s not something you usually hear mentioned around the Kansas City Chiefs’ facility (or among the team’s fans), the reigning world champions are entering their third preseason game with an unsettled quarterback room.

“Right now we’re juggling the whole thing,” head coach Andy Reid told reporters following Wednesday’s 10-10-10 style practice. “There’s competition for the [backup] spot — and guys are competing. So we haven’t finalized anything yet on that.”

Third-year pro Shane Buechele certainly turned up the heat among his competitors during Kansas City’s convincing 38-10 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night, completing all 10 of his passing attempts for 105 yards — and adding a touchdown run of his own.