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Chiefs Fall to Buccaneers 16-15 After 9-0 Lead

8/24/2026

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Chiefs Lose

The Chiefs lost 16-15 to the Buccaneers after leading 9-0.
Harrison Butker kicked a 69-yard field goal before halftime.
Butker missed the extra point after Emmett Johnson’s touchdown, and the retry hit the upright.
Justin Fields started at quarterback, then rookie Garrett Nussmeier replaced him in the second quarter.
Tampa rookie Jalon Daniels led three second-half scoring drives, including a 2-yard TD pass to Ko Kieft.

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Butker 69-yard

Harrison Butker kicked a 69-yard preseason field goal, surpassing Cam Little’s 68-yard regular-season record.
If made in a regular-season game, the 69-yard kick would be the longest ever.
Cam Little holds the unofficial preseason record with a 70-yard kick in the 2025 preseason.
Cam Little set his 68-yard regular-season record on Nov. 2, 2025, against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Justin Tucker’s 66-yard regular-season field goal from 2021 remains the third-longest.

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Chiefs Lose

The Chiefs lost 16-15 to the Buccaneers after leading 9-0.
Harrison Butker kicked a 69-yard field goal before halftime.
Butker missed the extra point after Emmett Johnson’s touchdown, and the retry hit the upright.
Justin Fields started at quarterback, then rookie Garrett Nussmeier replaced him in the second quarter.
Tampa rookie Jalon Daniels led three second-half scoring drives, including a 2-yard TD pass to Ko Kieft.

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