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Brady found Gronkowski for their second hookup of the game and a 14-3 lead. This time, Townsend shanked the punt for 29 yards, ensuring Tampa would start on the 38-yard line of KC.Īs if the short field was not enough, a holding call on Charvarius Ward and offsides on fellow cornerback Antonio Hamilton put the Bucs offense on the KC 17. Punter Tommy Townsend blasted a 56-yard punt, but a holding call on linebacker Ben Niemann forced a do-over. Mahomes found Hill for a 14-yard pickup across the middle but failed to move the ball much more than that. The Chiefs defense held tough, stopping the Bucs on consecutive runs for a goal-line stand. Jones took the ball to the 2-yard line, but a first-down run fell short and offensive lineman Joe Haeg dropped a pass that would have put the Bucs up by two scores. Uncharacteristically undisciplined defense proved costly for Kansas City in the second quarter, but not before a key stop of the Tampa Bay offense early on.Īfter the AFC representative's drive stalled, Brady and the Bucs moved the ball down the field with two hard runs by Ronald Jones II, assisted by lead blocks from Gronkowski.īrady built on that momentum, finding Mike Evans in the middle of the field of a 31-yard gain.

The hookup between longtime teammates pushed them past Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, making them the most prolific postseason duo ever with 13 touchdowns.Ī 41-yard kickoff return by the Chiefs' Byron Pringle and a six-yard pass from Mahomes to tight end Travis Kelce put a wrap on the first quarter, which saw the KC quarterback pressured frequently by an aggressive Tampa Bay defense that sought, successfully, to disrupt the opposing offense. Running back Leonard Fournette ran for first down, Brady hit Brown again for five before finding Rob Gronkowski for an eight-yard score.

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settled for a 49-yard field goal from kicker Harrison Butker for the first points of the game.Īs he had so many times over the course of his career, Brady answered emphatically.Ī holding call on cornerback Bashaud Breeland gave the Bucs free yardage, and Brady cashed in, completing a 16-yard pass to Antonio Brown and a 15-yard screen to tight end Cameron Brate. Realizing he had a free play, Mahomes launched the ball into the end zone, but an alert Sean Murphy-Bunting broke the play up at the last second, saving a touchdown. A five-yard toss to Tyreek Hill, a Mahomes keeper for a first down and a six-yard run from Clyde Edwards-Helaire preceded an offsides penalty on Tampa Bay. A historic touchdown for Tampa Bay headlined the first quarter of Sunday's game, but it was the defending Super Bowl champions who struck first.Īfter a pair of drives resulted in punts for the NFC champions, Kansas City moved the ball efficiently.