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The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to cap Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season.
The Buccaneers (4-4) have found themselves an answer at quarterback in former first overall pick Baker Mayfield. Mayfield came into Week 9 leading the NFL in touchdowns with 23 through the first 8 weeks of the season. However, things went gone very wrong for Tampa Bay back in Week 7 when both Chris Godwin and Mike Evans suffered significant injuries. Godwin suffered a dislocated ankle and was placed on Injured Reserve after getting surgery to repair the ankle. Evans, meanwhile suffered a hamstring injury and isn’t expected back until Week 12.
The Chiefs, meanwhile, are the NFL’s lone undefeated team at 7-0 and appear on track to compete for the Super Bowl once again. But it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the back-to-back champs, not at all. Kansas City has been scrambling to fill out their skill positions on a weekly basis as both the wide receiver and running back positions have been hit hard by injury. Having Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid can cover up a lot of warts, but they are far from the offensive powerhouse we would expect them to be.
And yet, the Chiefs are 9.5-point favorites at home per FanDuel Sportsbook. Can they take care of business and advance to 8-0 on the season?
I have to go with the Chiefs here. Kansas City is not a dominant team, but the duo of Pat Mahomes and Andy Reid simply find ways to win — helped out by Steve Spagnuolo doing his thing on defense.
Baker Mayfield is playing excellent football and is on the fringe of being a Top 10 quarterback. However, the Buccaneers as a whole simply have too much working against them right now. Their offense is down Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, and is also trying to overcome a defense that’s aged out of its prime.
The presence of Mahomes and Reid shrink any opponent’s margin of error to nearly nil, and any opening gives them a chance to win. I think this game winds up being closer than the 9.5-point spread, but the Chiefs stay undefeated.
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What: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
When: Monday, Nov 4th
Where: GHEA FIeld at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO.
Game time: 8:15 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Announcers: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters (sideline reporter)
Radio: Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner | SiriusXM: 88; Kansas City Chiefs - 226 or Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 225
Referee: John Hussey
Streaming: NFL +
Fanduel Sportsbook odds: Spread: Chiefs (-9.5 |-110) | Buccaneers (+9.5 | -110) Moneyline: Chiefs -430, Buccaneers +340 | Over/Under: 45.5 (Under -106, Over -114)
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