Two plays into the drive, a screen pass to running back Leonard Fournette gained 25 yards - getting Tampa Bay over midfield. The Buccaneers started their first possession at their own 28-yard line. The extra point made it Chiefs 7-0 with less than a minute off the game clock. But Kansas City’s Jack Cochrane forced a fumble, which Elijah Lee recovered - giving the Chiefs possession at the Buccaneers’ 21-yard line.Īfter a first-down run gained five yards, quarterback Patrick Mahomes dropped back and found tight end Travis Kelce over the middle his momentum got him into the end zone for a 16-yard scoring play. So Tampa Bay received the opening kickoff. The Chiefs won the opening coin toss, electing to defer their decision to the second half. But by then, there just wasn’t enough time left to close the gap the Chiefs ran out the clock to seal a 41-31 win. The Chiefs responded with a field goal - and then Brady got a short field after a Mahomes interception, which he turned into another touchdown to reduce Kansas City’s lead to 10 points.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes looked like himself, repeatedly connecting on improbable passes that included a breathtaking flip to Edwards-Healire in the end zone.Īfter the Chiefs scored 10 unanswered points to open the second half, Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady engineered an 11-play, 73-yard drive to close the score to 38-24 as the third quarter concluded.
The Chiefs scored touchdowns on three consecutive possessions on the way to a 28-17 halftime lead, skillfully mixing chain-moving passes with runs from veteran Clyde-Edwards-Helaire and rookie Isiah Pacheco. Two plays later, the celestial books were back in order the Chiefs held a 7-0 lead - just the first points scored in a 41-31 victoryīut that was just the beginning. After Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Skyy Moore’s first-quarter fumble allowed the Indianapolis Colts to jump out to a 7-0 lead in Week 3, the football gods decided it was time to even the score: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fumbled the football away on the opening kickoff of Week 4’s Sunday Night Football matchup against Kansas City.
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