KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tampa Bay had four turnovers and a raft of injured starters. No matter, they were in Kansas City — and caught an incredibly lucky break.
Jeff Garcia’s 24-yard touchdown pass and two-point conversion toss tied it with 19 seconds left and Matt Bryant’s 34-yard field goal in overtime gave the Buccaneers a 30-27 win over the Chiefs on Sunday after trailing by 21 points.
The Chiefs (1-7) never touched the ball in overtime as Garcia hit Michael Clayton for 29 yards on the first play and smartly moved Tampa Bay (6-3) down the field.
Adding to the dismay of the Chiefs was the fact Bryant was wide right on a 38-yard try on third down in the overtime drive.
But a false start penalty on Jeremy Trueblood negated the play. So with a third down, the Bucs tried another play, and Garcia connected with Jameel Cook for 9 yards, setting up a game-winning field goal.
The Chiefs led 24-3 with a little more than two minutes to go in the second quarter, but lost for the 16th time in 17 games, their only win a 33-19 victory over the Broncos.
“It’s getting a little unbearable, to tell you the truth,” Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez said.
