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Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2026 Preseason Week 2

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Uploaded: 2026-08-23
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 15–16. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Kansas City Chiefs

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Preseason Week 2 Final KC at TB

Home team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Kickoff: 7:30 PM ET7:30 PM ET
TV / Stream: ESPN Unlimited, KSHB
Venue: Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL

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Chiefs vs. Buccaneers 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Final Score and Game Result

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 15–16.

Winner

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

15–16

KC record

Kansas City Chiefs

0-2

TB record

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Preseason Week 2

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 15–16 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
KC Kansas City Chiefs	0	9	6	0	15
TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	7	9	16

Top performers

Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

Garrett Nussmeier

9/17, 74 YDS

Jake Browning

8/11, 84 YDS

Rushing Yards

Brashard Smith

6 CAR, 37 YDS

Sean Tucker

5 CAR, 23 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

Jalen Royals

6 REC, 51 YDS

Dean Patterson

6 REC, 56 YDS

Sacks

Felix Anudike-Uzomah

Anthony Nelson

1.5

Tackles

DeShon Singleton

Rashad Wisdom

Game statistics

Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

KCStatisticTB

171st Downs16

5-133rd down efficiency4-12

0-04th down efficiency0-1

234Total Yards242

130Passing143

104Rushing99

1Turnovers0

8-57Penalties7-79

1-2Red Zone (Made-Att)2-2

31:51Possession28:09

Every scoring play

Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q210:18

KC
Harrison Butker 45 Yd Field Goal
3–0
Q21:41

KC
Harrison Butker 58 Yd Field Goal
6–0
Q20:00

KC
Harrison Butker 69 Yd Field Goal
9–0
Q36:50

TB
Ko Kieft 2 Yd pass from Jalon Daniels (B.T. Potter Kick)
9–7
Q32:26

KC
Emmett Johnson 1 Yd Rush (Harrison Butker PAT Failed)
15–7
Q414:05

TB
B.T. Potter 46 Yd Field Goal
15–10
Q410:05

TB
Sean Tucker 1 Yd Rush (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
15–16

Individual statistics

Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Kansas City Chiefs Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	RTG
Garrett Nussmeier	9/17	74	4.4	0	0-0	64.3
Justin Fields	9/12	64	5.3	0	2-23	86.8
Chris Oladokun	5/6	15	2.5	1	0-0	39.6

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
Jake Browning	8/11	84	7.6	0	3-22	94.5
Jalon Daniels	9/14	71	5.1	1	0-0	100.6
Baker Mayfield	2/4	10	2.5	0	0-0	56.2

Rushing Stats

Kansas City Chiefs Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Brashard Smith	6	37	6.2	0	18
Emmett Johnson	7	25	3.6	1	7
Emari Demercado	5	18	3.6	0	7
Justin Fields	1	15	15.0	0	15
Chris Oladokun	1	5	5.0	0	5
Kenneth Walker III	2	4	2.0	0	3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Sean Tucker	5	23	4.6	1	9
Jalon Daniels	7	19	2.7	0	10
Jake Browning	2	14	7.0	0	8
Bucky Irving	3	14	4.7	0	7
Barika Kpeenu	4	13	3.3	0	5
Josh Williams	2	9	4.5	0	6
Eric Rivers Jr.	1	7	7.0	0	7
Kenny Gainwell	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving Stats

Kansas City Chiefs Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Jalen Royals	6	51	8.5	17	6
Jake Briningstool	3	28	9.3	15	5
Jared Wiley	2	15	7.5	11	4
Andrew Armstrong	1	14	14.0	14	3
Emmett Johnson	1	10	10.0	10	2
Jason Brownlee	2	9	4.5	5	2
Emari Demercado	1	8	8.0	8	1
Cyrus Allen	3	7	2.3	3	5
Tyquan Thornton	1	5	5.0	5	1
Jacob De Jesus	1	4	4.0	4	1
Brashard Smith	2	2	1.0	7	2
Nikko Remigio	0	0	0.0	0	1
Tre Watson	0	0	0.0	0	1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Kameron Johnson	4	56	14.0	0	22	5
Dean Patterson	6	56	9.3	0	24	7
Josh Williams	2	24	12.0	0	16	2
Bauer Sharp	2	13	6.5	0	7	3
Garrett Greene	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Eric Rivers Jr.	1	5	5.0	0	5	2
Ko Kieft	2	4	2.0	1	2	2
Sean Tucker	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Kenny Fletcher Jr.	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Ted Hurst III	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
David Sills V	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	2

Defensive Stats

Kansas City Chiefs Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
DeShon Singleton	8	5	0	0	0	0
Tanner McCalister	4	2	0	0	0	0
Cooper McDonald	4	1	0	0	0	0
Melvin Smith Jr.	3	3	0	0	0	0
Chris Roland-Wallace	3	2	0	1	1	0
Jadon Canady	3	2	0	0	0	0
Xavier Nwankpa	3	1	0	0	0	0
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	2	2	1	1	0	2
Kader Kohou	2	2	0	0	0	0
Tyreke Smith	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jaden Hicks	2	1	1	1	0	1
Amari McNeill	2	1	1	1	0	1
Kristian Fulton	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cole Christiansen	2	1	0	0	0	0
Nick Bolton	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey Bassa	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ethan Hurkett	2	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Harris	2	0	0	0	1	0
Nohl Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wesley Bissainthe	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kam Arnold	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kevin Knowles	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jason Brownlee	1	1	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel Ogbah	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cole Brevard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vincent Anthony Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zelmar Vedder	1	0	0	0	0	0
R Mason Thomas	0	0	0	0	1	1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Rashad Wisdom	9	6	0	0	0	0
Caden Fordham	7	6	0	1	0	0
Ayden Garnes	5	3	0	0	1	0
Keionte Scott	4	2	0	0	0	0
Yasir Holmes	4	2	0	0	0	0
Anthony Nelson	4	1	1.5	0	0	1
John Bullock	4	1	0	1	0	0
Elijah Roberts	4	0	0	0	0	0
Damarion Williams	3	3	0	0	1	0
Xavier Williams	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Pyburn	3	1	0	0	0	0
Mohamed Kamara	3	0	0.5	0	0	2
Javin Wright	3	0	0	0	1	0
Roman Parodie	2	2	0	0	1	0
Ifeatu Melifonwu	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jayson Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0
Zyon McCollum	1	1	0	0	0	0
DeMonte Capehart	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob Parrish	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Anzalone	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ko Kieft	1	0	0	0	0	0
Calijah Kancey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Simmons	1	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robert McDaniel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Travis Shaw	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bauer Sharp	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al-Quadin Muhammad	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tykee Smith	0	0	0	0	0	1
Yaya Diaby	0	0	0	0	0	1
David Walker	0	0	0	0	0	2

Kicking Stats

Kansas City Chiefs Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Harrison Butker	3/4	75.0	69	0/1	9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
B.T. Potter	1/1	100.0	46	1/1	4

Game flow

Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

KC 0%Home win probabilityTB 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 20 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
KC	Punt3 plays, 7 yards, 2:07	3	7	2:07	KC 35	KC 42
TB	Punt5 plays, 10 yards, 3:11	5	10	3:11	TB 20	TB 30
KC	Punt3 plays, 6 yards, 1:40	3	6	1:40	KC 14	KC 20
TB	Punt3 plays, -1 yard, 1:13	3	-1	1:13	TB 29	TB 28
KC	Punt6 plays, 18 yards, 4:02	6	18	4:02	KC 20	KC 38
TB	Punt3 plays, 3 yards, 1:41	3	3	1:41	TB 27	TB 30
KC	Field Goal11 plays, 43 yards, 5:48	11	43	5:48	KC 30	TB 27
TB	Punt5 plays, 18 yards, 4:02	5	18	4:02	TB 30	TB 48
KC	Field Goal13 plays, 50 yards, 4:35	13	50	4:35	KC 10	TB 40
TB	Downs5 plays, 16 yards, 1:38	5	16	1:38	TB 35	KC 49
KC	Field Goal1 play, 0 yards, 0:03	1	0	0:03	KC 49	KC 49
TB	Punt6 plays, 32 yards, 3:26	6	32	3:26	TB 11	TB 43
KC	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 0:53	3	1	0:53	KC 12	KC 13
TB	Touchdown7 plays, 49 yards, 3:51	7	49	3:51	KC 49	KC 0
KC	Touchdown9 plays, 75 yards, 4:24	9	75	4:24	KC 25	TB 0
TB	Field Goal10 plays, 45 yards, 3:21	10	45	3:21	TB 27	KC 28
KC	Interception3 plays, 4 yards, 1:37	3	4	1:37	KC 27	KC 31
TB	Touchdown6 plays, 22 yards, 2:23	6	22	2:23	KC 22	KC 0
KC	Missed FG11 plays, 45 yards, 6:42	11	45	6:42	KC 31	TB 24
TB	End of Game8 plays, 28 yards, 3:23	8	28	3:23	TB 33	KC 38

Official game information

Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance61,480

Reported crowd at Raymond James Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Raymond James Stadium.

Game officials

Sarah Thomas — Down Judge
Brad Allen — Referee
Chad Hill — Side Judge
Anthony Flemming — Field Judge
Walter Flowers — Line Judge
Tyree Walton — Back Judge
Marcus Woods — Umpire

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 7:30 PM ET on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Chiefs vs. Buccaneers Being Played?

Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL.

Why this game matters

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Chiefs vs. Buccaneers FAQ

When is Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

The game is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET.

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Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL.

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