Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs: Box score, player stats, and summary feat. Patrick Mahomes, Baker Mayfield

The last game of Week 9 of the NFL season was a massive one, as it pitted the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Despite a middling offensive performance, the defending Super Bowl champions have remained undefeated thanks to a monstrous defense orchestrated by Steve Spagnuolo and captained by Chris Jones.

Meanwhile, the Bucs were lining up for their second game without top wideouts Mike Evans (hamstring) and Chris Godwin (ankle, done for season). They also lost rookie Jalen McMillan to a hamstring injury before the game.

Here's how the game panned out:

---

Buccaneers-Chiefs box score

Teams	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Overtime	Total
Kansas City Chiefs	3	7	0	14	6	30
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	10	7	0	24

Kansas City Chiefs player stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Patrick Mahomes	34/44	291	3	0	116.8

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
Kareem Hunt	27	106	1	1	11	0
Samaje Perine	1	10	0	4	25	1
Patrick Mahomes	2	9	0	0	0	0
Carson Steele	3	9	0	0	0	0
Xavier Worthy	2	-10	0	0	0	0
DeAndre Hopkins	0	0	0	8	86	2
Travis Kelce	0	0	0	14	100	0
Justin Watson	0	0	0	3	43	0
Mecole Hardman	0	0	0	3	17	0
Peyton Hendershot	0	0	0	1	9	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss
Drue Tranquill	7	3	0.5	0
Bryan Cook	6	4	0	0
Christian Roland-Wallace	6	4	0	0
George Karlaftis	4	3	1	1
Justin Reid	4	3	0	1
Joshua Williams	4	3	0	0
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	4	2	0.5	0
Nick Bolton	3	1	0	0
Chris Jones	2	2	0	0
Joshua Uche	2	2	0	0
Jaden Hicks	2	2	0	1
Tershawn Wharton	2	1	0	0
Trent McDuffie	2	1	0	0
Leo Chenal	2	1	0	0
Samaje Perine	1	1	0	0
Jack Cochrane	1	1	0	0
Chamarri Conner	1	1	0	0
Malik Herring	1	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Harrison Butker	1/1	3/3

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Matt Araiza	4	171	1	49

---

Tampa Bay Buccaneers player stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Baker Mayfield	23/31	200	3	0	112.3

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
Sterling Shepard	2	21	0	4	48	0
Bucky Irving	7	24	0	3	10	0
Baker Mayfield	4	20	0	0	0	0
Rachaad White	3	19	1	3	16	0
Cade Otton	0	0	0	8	77	1
Sean Tucker	3	11	0	1	6	0
Trey Palmer	0	0	0	2	33	0
Rakim Jarrett	0	0	0	1	9	0
Ryan Miller	0	0	0	1	1	1

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss
Antoine Winfield Jr.	13	5	0	0
Tykee Smith	9	8	0	0
Vita Vea	9	7	2	2
Jordan Whitehead	9	5	0	0
K.J. Britt	8	6	0	0
Lavonte David	7	5	0	0
Zyon McCollum	7	3	0	1
Josh Hayes	6	5	0	0
Yaya Diaby	6	3	0	2
J.J. Russell	5	3	0	0
Calijah Kancey	2	2	2	2
William Gholston	2	1	0	0
Anthony Nelson	2	1	0	1
C.J. Brewer	1	0	0	0
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka	1	0	0	0
Vi Jones	1	0	0	0
Logan Hall	1	0	0	0
Chris Braswell	1	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Chase McLaughlin	1/1	3/3

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Trenton Gill	5	216	2	57

---

Buccaneers vs. Chiefs game summary

Both teams exchanged punts on their first drives of the game, before the Chiefs gained momentum thanks to Mecole Hardman's 30-yard return. That allowed them to enter field goal range quickly, with Harrison Butker converting the 40-yard attempt.

After that, however, the Buccaneers executed a masterful drive that lasted well into the second quarter and concluded with Kansas City native Rachaad White sprinting his way into the endzone for six:

The lead was not to last, however, as DeAndre Hopkins threaded the edge of the endzone for his first touchdown as a Chief:

The Buccaneers were forced to punt on their next drive. A forced fumble on Travis Kelce and subsequent recovery by Josh Hayes within the final minute of the first half also went for naught.

The Buccaneers began the second half strongly. Aided by a horse collar tackle penalty on Joshua Williams, they drove into their opponents’ territory and retook the lead via a touchdown pass to Cade Otton:

The Chiefs were forced to punt before allowing their opponents to go deep again and hit a field goal despite multiple penalties.

The game went level for the first time on the subsequent drive, as Patrick Mahomes found Samaje Perine for a touchdown. Initially, it looked to have come at a very great cost, as he landed awkwardly on his left foot during the throw.

However, he returned after a Buccaneers punt to orchestrate a drive that ended in another Hopkins touchdown. The Buccaneers finally had a clean fifth drive, tying the game via a touchdown to Ryan Miller. They then forced a punt to end regulation.

To begin overtime, the Chiefs elected to receive. The decision paid off, as they marched down the length of the field and won the game via a powerful Kareem Hunt charge into the endzone.