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Mahomes goes deep down field to Watson in the end zone but that pass was overthrown by a couple yards. 

2nd and 10 from the KC 48. 

Mahomes finds Kelce on the right side and he reels it in for a pick up of 21 yards and a first down!

Timeout Chiefs, their first, with 1:10 to go in the first half.

1st and 10 from the KC 49. 

Mahomes felt the pressure and just threw the ball away. 

3rd and 10 from the KC 28. 

Mahomes looks to Worthy on the left side but he couldn't get his feet down for the completion. 

2nd and 10 from the KC 28. 

KC take over from the 17 with 1:47 to go in the first half. 

Mahomes flips it to Perine out of the backfield and he picks up 10 yards. 

1st and 10 from the KC 28. 

WE ARE AT THE TWO MINUTE WARNING FROM KC!!!

Screen pass set up for White and he is brought down after a gain of 5 yards. 

4th and 5 from the KC 25. 

Mayfield is dropped by Karlaftis who broke through the left side and the line and dropped him for a loss of 3. 

3rd and 10 from the TB 20. 

TB take over from the 20 and Irving picks up 3 yards on the run to the right side. 

2nd and 7 from the TB 23. 

This was the catch from Hopkins that set up the TD catch a couple plays later. 

DeAndre Hopkins came to KC a week and a half ago, and boy did they need him. With the WR corps desperately thin, Hopkins is quickly becoming one of Mahomes' top targets. He's got 66 yards and a TD on 6 catches already. 

Hunt up the middle and he picks up 2 yards down to the 1 yard line. 

3rd and Goal from the 1. 

Hunt fighting for yardage and he gets back to the line of scrimmage. 

2nd and Goal from the 3. 

Mahomes was is plenty of traffic as the pocket collapsed and he threw up a bomb to Hopkins for a 35 yard gain inside the 5!

1st and Goal from the 3. 

Pass to the flat for Worthy and he is brought down by David at the line of scrimmage. 

3rd and 8 from the TB 38. 

Short pass to the right side for Kelce and he picks up 2 yards as Mahomes was sent hard to the ground. 

2nd and 8 from the TB 38. 

Mahomes goes over the middle for Watson who was in plenty of space to reel in the 19 yard pitch and catch. 

1st and 10 from the TB 40. 

Mahomes is dropped for the second time tongiht, this time by Vea for a loss of 3 yards. Diaby is slow to get up and we take a break from KC. 

3rd and 10 from the KC 41. 

Hunt with the run to the right side and he picks up 3 yards on first down. 

2nd and 7 from the KC 44.

Mahomes to the let side for Watson and he turns up field for an 11 yard catch and run and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the KC 41. 

Mahomes dumps it down for Kelce, and he is dragged down for a loss of 1 by McCollum. 

2nd and 11 from the KC 29. 

KC take the ball back from their 30 yard line. 

The Kansas City kid punches in the touchdown to give the Bucs the lead early in the 2nd quarter. Great drive by the Bucs who marched right down the field after a questionable holding call on the Chiefs on a 3rd down play. 

Mayfield finds Shepard on the out route to the right side and he reels it in for a gain of 13 yards and another first down. 

1st and 10 from the KC 7. 

Quick throw to Irving out of the backfield and Reid came crashing in to drop him for a loss of a yard. 

3rd and 9 from the KC 20. 

Mayfield finds Otton on the left side for a short gain of 2. 

2nd and 8 from the KC 21. 

Inside handoff after the fake toss and Irving picks up 8 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the KC 21. 

Mayfield finds Irving on the screen pass to the left side and he gets four yards on first down. 

2nd and 6 from the KC 29. 

Shepard with the pitch to the right end and he breaks it for a 19 yard pick up down the sideline. 

1st and 10 from the KC 33. 

A delay of game backs the Bucs up five yards, and after the loss of five Mayfield finds Otton along the right sideline for a gain of 11 yards. 

3rd and 1 from the TB 48. 

WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER AND THE CHIEFS LEAD BY 3. 

White to the right side and he picks up 3 yards on the final play of the first quarter. 

2nd and 7 from the TB 42. 

Mayfield had time, and got dragged down by Karlaftis for a sack, but a flag flies for defensive holding in the secondary to give TB a free first down. 

1st and 10 from the TB 39. 

Irving with the carry out of the shotgun and he picks up 4 yards on the run to the right side. 

3rd and 6 from the TB 36. 

TB get the ball back from the 30 and Irving is stuffed on the left side for no gain. 

2nd and 10 from the TB 30. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Butker drills the 40 yard field goal to put the Chiefs on the board for the first time tonight. 

KC lead 3-0 with 2:16 to go in the first quarter. 

Screen set up for Perine and he takes it for a 4 yard gain on the right side, but he'll be well short of the first down. 

4th and 12 from the TB 22. 

Mahomes over the middle for Hopkins and he reels it in for a gain of 4 yards. 

3rd and 16 from the TB 26. 

Reverse set up for Worthy, but Diaby broke into the backfield and dragged the WR down for a loss of 10 yards. 

2nd and 20 from the TB 30. 

Mahomes steps up in the pocket and tucks it and runs for a 7 yard scramble and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the TB 20. 

Hunt up the middle and he gets 3 yards on first down. 

2nd and 7 from the TB 27. 

Mahomes finds Hopkins on a quick slant for a 17 yard pick up and a first down inside the TB 30. 

1st and 10 from the TB 30. 

Mahomes to the right side for Hopkins off the play action and tha pass is complete for 8 yards. 

2nd and 2 from the TB 47. 

NIce return from Hardman down the right sideline and he is pushed out at the KC 48 after a 33 yard return! Hardman is hurt on the play and he is slow to get up. That's the last thing the Chiefs need to see, with five WRs out tonight. 

1st and 10 KC from right around midfield. 

Mayfield's pass to the left side is batted down at the line by Karlaftis and falls incomplete. 

4th and 8 from the TB 28. 

Pass to the right side for Palmer, but Reid under cut it and almost picked off that pass. 

3rd and 8 from the TB 28. 

Irving up the middle and he is stopped after a short gain of two. 

2nd and 8 from the TB 28. 

Mayfield sets up the screen pass to White and he breaks a tackle for a gain of 11 yards. 

1st and 10 from the TB 26. 

Mayfield with a quick pass to the right side for Otton who turns up field and picks up 9 yards. 

2nd and 1 from the TB 15. 

The Bucs will take the ball from their 6 to start their night.

1st and 10 from the TB 6 five minutes into this game. 

Mahomes is dropped by Vea who drops him for a loss of 10 yards and that will put the Chiefs out of field goal range!

4t and 18 from the TB 41. 

Pass to the right side for Hopkins and he gets 2 yards after the pass to the flat. 

3rd and 8 from the TB 32. 

Mahomes goes deep down the left sideline for Worthy who was open but he couldn't make the catch and get both feet in bounds!

2nd and 10 from the TB 33. 

Mahomes to the air again and he hits Kelce again, thins time on the right side for a gain of nine and another first down. 

1st and 10 from the TB 33. 

Steele with the dive up the middle and he gets 5 yards to bring up 3rd and short. 

3rd and 3 from the TB 42. 

Hunt gets the pitch to the left side and he picks up 2 yards on first down. 

2nd and 8 from the TB 47. 

Mahomes goes over the middle and finds Kelce for a second time, this time for a pick up of 11 yards. 

1st and 10 from the KC 49. 

Hunt with a run to the right side and he picks up the first down on a 1 yard carry. 

1st and 10 from the KC 40. 

Mahomes goes to the air and he goes to his top target on the field, Travis Kelce who makes the catch for a four yard gain 

3rd and 1 from the KC 39. 

KC get the ball to start the game and it's Hunt getting the opening handoff and he picks up 5 yards on the run to the right side. 

2nd and 5 from the KC 35. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM KANSAS CITY!!!!

NFL Standings 

Taking a look at the standings in the AFC we see Chiefs at the top of the standings in the AFC with a perfect record of 8-0. The Bills and the Steelers as the next best with two losses at the halfway point, but the Ravens have fallen back as have the Houston Texans who join the Chargers with three losses. In the NFC, the Bucs have fallen out of the elite category, and now they will be focused on catching up to the Falcons at 6-3, but it won’t be easy considering they have already lost both games to Atlanta. They just need to hold on somehow until Mike Evans gets back to full fitness. 

Evans returning, but not tonight 

It was only a couple of weeks ago, but for Bucs fans it must seem like ages ago. Mike Evans suited up against the Ravens nursing a hamstring injury, and ended up inuring it even more trying to make a TD grab in the game against the Ravens. He would head to the locker room in noticeable pain, and have been without him ever since. He was not put on IR, which would have held him out for at least 4 games, and give him the earliest return date as Week 13. Instead, the Bucs are hoping to get him back in Week 12 against the Giants. Before that game they have dates with the Chiefs tonight and the Niners next week. 

Banged up Chiefs 

The Bucs aren’t the only ones who have had to deal with injuries. The Chiefs campaign has been plagued with injuries since early in the season. Isaiah Pacheco went down in Week 2 with a fractured fibula, and while he won’t play today, he is scheduled to return to practice in two or three weeks. That’s big news for the Chiefs who have four WRs on IR and JuJu Smith-Schuster ruled out tonight with a hamstring injury. The Chiefs did bring in Deandre Hopkins from the Titans in a mid season trade. He played the game against the Raiders, and will look to get a big more involved in the offense tonight against the Bucs. 

Star watch: Chiefs 

Obviously with four WRs on the IR, and another listed as out, we can’t expect too much from Patrick Mahomes or the passing game. Sure they still have Hopkins, and Worthy and Mecole Hardman which quite honestly is a better WR corps than a lot of teams have, but tonight is going to be all about Kareem Hunt. Hunt joined the Chiefs after Pacheco went down with injury and in the four weeks he has played with the team that drafted him, he has 308 yards, and four TDs. He has yet to break a run over 13 yards, but against at Bucs defense that looked vulnerable last week, this could be Hunt’s night. 

Star watch: Bucs 

With no Mike Evans or Chris Godwin, Baker Mayfield is going to need someone to step up tonight, and for the rest of the season. Last week it was Cade Otton who answered the call with 9 catches on 81 yards, but they are going to need WRs to bring it tonight. I like Rakim Jarrett to step into the spotlight and have a big game for Baker and the Bucs. The second year man out of Maryland played his first game last week against the Falcons and had 3 catches for 58 yards. If you get open, Baker is going to find you, and that’s exactly what you can expect fro Jarrett tonight. 

Season recap: Chiefs 

Like we said earlier, the Chiefs are perfect but they haven’t been perfect if that makes any sense. They beat the Ravens in the season opener by a toe, then got a bit of a break in the Bengals game when a pass interference flag gave the Chiefs a chance at a game winning field goal which they converted. The next week the Falcons felt they could have had a chance to win the game had a PI flag been thrown, but none was given and the Chiefs survived another scare. They would go down to the Charges 10-0, and battle back to win that game 17-10. They finally had a comfortable win over the Saints before their BYE and then met the Niners following their week off. They beat the Niners in a Super Bowl rematch and then had the narrow win over the Raiders last week. Only two of their eight wins have come by more than 7 points or more. Tonight they will be looking to put together their best performance of the season on a potentially historic night in which they can set a franchise record for most consecutive wins (14). 

Season recap: Bucs

The Bucs made it to the playoffs last year on the shoulders of Baker Mayfield, and gave their QB a long term deal to keep him around for a while. With a solid defense and weapons at the WR position the Bucs were inline to compete in the NFC South, but this team came out swinging and beat some good teams early on to send a warning shot to the rest of the conference. They beat Washington in the first game of the season, which now looks like a fantastic win, and then moved to 2-0 handing the Lions their first and only loss of the season. A terrible performance against the Denver Broncos would slip them their first loss of the season, but they would rebound against the Eagles. A division loss to the Falcons and would put them behind the 8 ball in the NFC South, and then they lost Mike Evans and Chris Godwin in the defeat against the Ravens, and a second loss to the Falcons sends them into this game in a must win situation. 

Last game: Chiefs 

It wasn’t exactly pretty against a team that gives Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs headaches. The offense never looked like it was clicking and surprisingly enough the defense allowed the Raiders to keep the Raiders in the game, but in the end KC was too much for their divisional opponents. Up by seven points in the in the fourth quarter, Mahomes hit Xavier Worthy with the game sealing TD with less than 5:00 on the clock.  Mahomes had to throw the ball 38 times, much more than we are used to seeing this season, and ended the night with 262 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT. The Raiders would cut the lead to 7 with a late TD, but the Chiefs would recover the onside kick and kneel out the clock to stay perfect on the season.

Last game: Bucs 

It was the first game that Baker Mayfield and the Bucs had to play without their two biggest stars at WR. Despite their injury issues they hung with the Atlanta Falcons thanks to Mayfield’s 330 yards and three TDs, but the defense was the unit that didn’t come to play against the Falcons. They gave up four TD passes to Cousins, but the Bucs still had a chance to win the game after Mayfield hit Cade Otton with a TD pass halfway through the fourth quarter. Younghoe Koo would miss a field goal with 1:06 to go, and Tampa had the ball with a chance to take the lead but Mayfield’s last gasp pass from the ATL 38 fell incomplete and the Falcons dropped the Bucs to 4-4 on the season. 

We are live from KC

Hello everyone and welcome to Arrowhead Stadium where the Chiefs are back home following a narrow win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The Chiefs have been perfect, but haven’t been perfect through eight weeks of the season. They have done enough to play well, but injuries have made things tough for Patrick Mahomes to look like the MVP candidate QB that we are so used to seeing. Despite the injuries and the inconsistencies on the offensive end, the Chiefs are 8-0 thanks to their defense and looking to make it 9-0 tonight against a wounded Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that needs to stop the bleeding as soon as possible. They had a great start to the season and had big wins against some of the NFC’s best teams, but a fateful Monday Night not only cost them the game, but their two best WRs and the Bucs have gone spiraling since then. Tonight they look to stun the two time defending champs and take down another giant under the spotlights in KC. 

Bucs vs. Chiefs live 

The only undefeated team in the league puts their perfect record to the test tonight against a team that have come to be known as giant killers. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs look to make it eight straight to start their three-peat campaign, and they welcome a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that has been hit with a mid season injury crisis that is costing them dearly in the playoff chase. It’s the final Monday Night of the first half of the season and AS English will be with you all evening providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s game from Kansas City.