The Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 2 as they meet for the first time since the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, 31-9, on their home field in February 2021. The Chiefs won the last regular season matchup, 27-24, at Tampa Bay in November 2020.
Kansas City is 2-1 overall and 1-1 on the road this season. The Chiefs lost at Indianapolis in Week 3, 20-17, as 4.5-point favorites. They also failed to be the spread in a Week 2, beating the Chargers, 27-24, as 4-point home favorites. Kansas City easily covered -6 in its season-opening 44-21 victory at Arizona.
Tampa Bay is 2-1 overall and 0-1 at home. The Buccaneers were 2.5-point favorites in each of their first two games this season, winning 19-3 at Dallas in the opener and 20-10 at New Orleans in Week 2. They failed to cover as one-point favorites in a 14-12 loss at home against Green Bay in Week 3.