{"id":122331,"date":"2024-11-05T12:27:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T05:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122331"},"modified":"2024-11-05T12:27:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T05:27:16","slug":"chiefs-survive-ot-mahomes-injury-scare-to-beat-bucs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122331","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs survive OT, Mahomes injury scare to beat Bucs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li>\n<p>Adam Teicher<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"multi-authors\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"author-img\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/teicher_adam.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Adam Teicher<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"source\">ESPN Staff Writer<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star<\/li>\n<li>Joined ESPN in 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Jenna Laine<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"multi-authors\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"author-img\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/laine_jenna.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jenna Laine<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"source\">ESPN Staff Writer<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"timestamp \">Nov 4, 2024, 11:46 PM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. &#8212; The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"f68f2343-8ceb-7a02-740d-af6338be21d2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/kc\/kansas-city-chiefs\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> have found their way to 8-0 this season by winning in some improbable ways. Perhaps none of them more unlikely than their 30-24 overtime win over the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"13e8b157-a75a-ff24-ae91-fa3d52ddf204\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/tb\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> on &#8220;Monday Night Football&#8221; at Arrowhead Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs trailed by seven points in the fourth quarter but rallied with two touchdown passes by <a data-player-guid=\"37d87523-280a-9d4a-0adb-22cfc6d3619c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3139477\/patrick-mahomes\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a>, who injured his ankle while throwing the first one. He returned for the next offensive possession to lead a 15-play drive that consumed more than eight minutes. <a data-player-guid=\"5bb4376a-d089-e3e4-e49a-44f1d709a012\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3052587\/baker-mayfield\">Baker Mayfield<\/a> led the Bucs on a touchdown drive to tie the score in the final minute of regulation, pushing the game to overtime, where the Chiefs scored a touchdown on the first possession for an automatic win.<\/p>\n<p><a data-player-guid=\"2dd1bd22-50e8-1dcb-8039-c85885c17fab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/15795\/deandre-hopkins\">DeAndre Hopkins<\/a> was big for the Chiefs after their recent trade for the wide receiver with the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"0a0aea59-9a5e-01b3-57a3-0151cf4bf393\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ten\/tennessee-titans\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>. In his second game with Kansas City, Hopkins caught eight passes for 86 yards and scored two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the most important things to know from Monday night for both teams:<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1105%2Fr1410482_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1105%2Fr1410482_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1105%2Fr1410482_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1105%2Fr1410482_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\"><cite>David Eulitt\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"floatleft\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/teamlogos\/nfl\/500\/kc.png?w=110&amp;h=110&amp;transparent=true\" width=\"31\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>QB breakdown:<\/strong> Mahomes got his first completion of 20 or more air yards since Week 4 on a 35-yard pass to Hopkins in the first half. But that was Mahomes&#8217; only completion of more than 20 air yards. He was also sacked four times.<\/p>\n<div data-behavior=\"video_scroll\" class=\"contentItem__content contentItem__content--media-card contentItem__content--fullWidth contentItem__content--inline\">\n<figure data-video=\"watch,640,360,42198963\" data-cerebro-id=\"67297e9d07eb387a59ed4932\" data-title=\"Hopkins follows up great catch in traffic with his 1st Chiefs TD\" class=\"media-wrapper_image video\" data-source=\"espn\"><picture class=\"media-wrapper_image\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fmedia%2Fmotion%2Ffastclipper%2F2024%2F1104%2Fevc_NFL_20241104_tb__kc_d3494bc7_ab75_49c4_a7b5_5b42dac637ba_4821%2Fevc_NFL_20241104_tb__kc_d3494bc7_ab75_49c4_a7b5_5b42dac637ba_4821.jpg&amp;w=640&amp;h=360&amp;cquality=80&amp;format=jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fmedia%2Fmotion%2Ffastclipper%2F2024%2F1104%2Fevc_NFL_20241104_tb__kc_d3494bc7_ab75_49c4_a7b5_5b42dac637ba_4821%2Fevc_NFL_20241104_tb__kc_d3494bc7_ab75_49c4_a7b5_5b42dac637ba_4821.jpg&amp;w=335&amp;cquality=80, https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fmedia%2Fmotion%2Ffastclipper%2F2024%2F1104%2Fevc_NFL_20241104_tb__kc_d3494bc7_ab75_49c4_a7b5_5b42dac637ba_4821%2Fevc_NFL_20241104_tb__kc_d3494bc7_ab75_49c4_a7b5_5b42dac637ba_4821.jpg&amp;w=670&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><span class=\"video-play-button\" data-id=\"42198963\">play<\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\">\n<p>0:50<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"contentItem__contentWrapper\">\n<p>Hopkins follows up great catch in traffic with his 1st Chiefs TD<\/p>\n<p class=\"contentItem__subhead\">DeAndre Hopkins hauls in a great catch in double coverage, and a few plays later, he gets his first touchdown as a Chief.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Most surprising performance: <\/strong><a data-player-guid=\"ea5f682d-8b28-4e05-8d6d-408a64df32c7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3059915\/kareem-hunt\">Kareem Hunt<\/a> was having a tough game with 16 rushing yards on seven carries in the first half. But he rushed seven times for 47 yards on Kansas City&#8217;s tying touchdown drive to make it 17-17 with 14:14 left. He finished with 27 carries for 106 yards, including the winning score.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Describe the game in two words:<\/strong> Gritty win. The Chiefs and their struggling offense looked to be in trouble trailing by seven points in the fourth quarter. But they cobbled together two touchdown drives, one with a hobbled Mahomes after the ankle injury to take a 24-17 lead before capping off a win in OT. <em>&#8212; Adam Teicher<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next game:<\/strong> vs. Broncos (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1105%2Fr1410573_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1105%2Fr1410573_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1105%2Fr1410573_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1105%2Fr1410573_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\"><cite>Cooper Neill\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"floatleft\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/teamlogos\/nfl\/500\/tb.png?w=110&amp;h=110&amp;transparent=true\" width=\"31\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Despite being without their top three wide receivers in <a data-player-guid=\"5073fc58-91c1-4e3d-826d-af754f9f40c7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/16737\/mike-evans\">Mike Evans<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"20e1bec6-fb6a-9ab1-92e0-c13eff7a7d42\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3116165\/chris-godwin\">Chris Godwin<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"b5e1cc88-9406-358e-986f-e2ea21704108\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4430834\/jalen-mcmillan\">Jalen McMillan<\/a>, the Bucs almost knocked off the NFL&#8217;s only undefeated team, but instead, they have now dropped three straight. Wide receiver <a data-player-guid=\"e9ae990a-ec89-d351-7082-172b26d9510e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4369466\/ryan-miller\">Ryan Miller<\/a> caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Mayfield to tie the score 24-24. But their defense couldn&#8217;t hold on, with a 10-play overtime drive capped off by Hunt&#8217;s 2-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>The Bucs dropped below .500 for the first time season. They have one more game next week hosting the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"985a261f-296c-c95c-32a5-addc4df75001\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/sf\/san-francisco-49ers\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> before their Week 11 bye, and then Evans is expected to return. From there, their schedule gets considerably easier, as just one remaining opponent has a winning record (the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"84caf62b-c753-71ea-a787-44fd224a4294\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/lac\/los-angeles-chargers\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>), suggesting they could make another late-season playoff push.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QB breakdown:<\/strong> Mayfield completed 23-of-31 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns. The 11-yard touchdown to tight end <a data-player-guid=\"af7a64ab-ab3d-8b06-64c3-c53479c28fec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4243331\/cade-otton\">Cade Otton<\/a> came in the corner of the end zone with safety <a data-player-guid=\"462f628b-03dd-eccc-1c96-e5654aa85bcb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3931399\/justin-reid\">Justin Reid<\/a> in coverage. Like last week, Mayfield relied heavily on Otton and running backs <a data-player-guid=\"238a73f9-bf33-3ca3-8a87-a8660792d463\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4596448\/bucky-irving\">Bucky Irving<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"bcbc6499-ee45-3e7d-854a-52d76796786c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4697815\/rachaad-white\">Rachaad White<\/a> in the screen game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biggest hole in the game plan: <\/strong>All four of the Chiefs&#8217; touchdowns came on third down, with two pitting Hopkins against <a data-player-guid=\"7f497b8b-164f-bea7-7ab1-6e7dbca3fffc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4248533\/josh-hayes\">Josh Hayes<\/a>, getting his first career NFL start after <a data-player-guid=\"2c7e5e44-0fb7-5275-0c49-8b908830ad1c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4367330\/tyrek-funderburk\">Tyrek Funderburk<\/a> struggled last week. The Bucs didn&#8217;t have any other options, with <a data-player-guid=\"537896f1-aa7f-dc2b-5a56-b9bdae0e9c06\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3873935\/jamel-dean\">Jamel Dean<\/a> on injured reserve because of a hamstring injury, but this was a tough assignment. Hayes did, however, recover a <a data-player-guid=\"3b521246-a396-9551-8bbc-e3f18ffbffec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4428522\/tykee-smith\">Tykee Smith<\/a> forced fumble on <a data-player-guid=\"8af09abf-ebb7-2b77-eda0-f0dfead48cd6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/15847\/travis-kelce\">Travis Kelce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eye-popping stat:<\/strong> Despite two sacks apiece from defensive tackles <a data-player-guid=\"e74515a5-c84e-b805-23ad-6a48a087ad97\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3134362\/vita-vea\">Vita Vea<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"1782e028-2ce7-d72c-c3cb-22500998a5a4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4427673\/calijah-kancey\">Calijah Kancey<\/a>, the Bucs took a passive approach to pressuring Mahomes &#8212; just as they did in Super Bowl LV. They blitzed on just 13% of Mahomes&#8217; dropbacks through the first three quarters, the second-lowest percentage in Bowles&#8217; time with the Bucs. Bowles&#8217; 11% blitz rate in Super Bowl LV is the lowest of his tenure calling the defense. <em>&#8212; Jenna Laine<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next game:<\/strong> vs. 49ers (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/42199598\/chiefs-hold-ot-win-buccaneers\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Teicher Close Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Jenna Laine Close Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer Jenna &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122331\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122331\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}