6/30/2023 0 Comments Brady rush touchdown kansas cityTo start the second quarter, Mahomes scrambled to move the chains. Another eight-yard run from Pacheco set up a short-yardage third down and the end of the first quarter. Tampa Bay linebacker Lavonte David forced an incompletion on the next play. The Chiefs moved the sticks on the next play with a quick pass to Kelce. The following play was a 13-yard reception over the middle by Smith-Schuster. The Chiefs’ defense forced their first three-and-out.įrom their own 18-yard line, Kansas City started their third drive with a flag for illegal formation. After an incompletion to linebacker Darius Harris’ area of coverage, the Bucs had a positive play on third down - it just wasn’t enough to move the sticks. Linebacker Nick Bolton shot through the line to make a tackle for loss on a first-down run. Looking to answer, Tampa Bay took over from the 25-yard line. The score was 14-3, with time still remaining in the first quarter. Two snaps later, Edwards-Helaire finished the drive off with a three-yard touchdown run. The running game got going - first with with an eight-yard rush by rookie running back Isiah Pacheco, then a 20-yard carry to convert a third down by running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Two incompletions followed that sequence, setting up a third down - but Mahomes once again found Kelce to convert. Coming out of the break, Mahomes rolled out right from under center and had to throw the ball as he was being tackled to the ground - but it got to wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster’s hands to miraculously move the sticks. Before a short third down near midfield, the Chiefs used their first timeout. A 12-yard reception by Kelce got the drive going, which was followed up by two medium gains. They shortened the Chiefs’ lead to 7-3 with a successful kick.įor the Chiefs’ second drive, they started at the 21-yard line. With four yards to go on third down, the Bucs only gained one - forcing them to kick a field goal. On a later first-down run, defensive end George Karlaftis penetrated the line for a tackle for loss. 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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