Kansas City ChiefsvsTampa Bay Buccaneers
KC 15/TB 16
Things to say
Tampa Bay edged Kansas City 16-15 on a late Sean Tucker touchdown at Raymond James Stadium.
01
opener
Chiefs blew a 15-7 lead and lost by one. Tampa scored late and got the two-pointer to win it. Ugly game, but a win's a win.
02
key player
Butker was the whole offense early — three field goals including a 69-yarder. When your kicker outscores everybody, you know nobody could move the ball.
03
hot take
KC starting 0-2 with 15 points a game? That defense bailed them out all night and it still wasn't enough.
04
deep cut
Neither quarterback cracked 90 passing yards. This was smashmouth by accident — nobody could throw it.
05
exit
Chiefs gotta figure it out fast or this season's over before it starts. We'll see next week.
The recap
This was a backup-quarterback slog that came down to the last drive, and Tampa Bay stole it 16-15. Harrison Butker was the whole Kansas City offense early, drilling three field goals including a ridiculous 69-yarder, and KC still led 15-10 in the fourth.
Then Sean Tucker punched in a 1-yard touchdown to flip the whole thing, and even a missed two-point try didn't matter because the Bucs' defense slammed the door. Nobody moved the ball through the air all night, so it came down to who scored last, and Tampa Bay did.