Buccaneers (OT) 30, Chiefs 27
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tampa Bay had four turnovers and a raft of injured starters. But they were in Kansas City, and they caught a lucky break.
Jeff Garcia’s 24-yard touchdown pass and two-point conversion toss tied it with 19 seconds left and Matt Bryant’s 33-yard field goal in overtime gave the Buccaneers a 30-27 win over the Chiefs.
The Chiefs (1-7) never touched the ball in overtime as Garcia found Michael Clayton for 29 yards on the first play and moved Tampa Bay (6-3) down the field. Adding to the Chiefs’ dismay was the fact that Bryant was wide right on a 38-yard try on third down in the overtime drive. But a false start by Jeremy Trueblood negated the play. So with a third down, Garcia connected with Jameel Cook for nine yards, setting up the game-winning field goal.
Quoteworthy: “It would have been terrible to go into the bye week with a loss.” -- Matt Bryant, Buccaneers kicker
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