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Thrill from Hill

Mahomes finds Hill for 3 TDs as Chiefs hold off Brady, Bucs

- By Fred Goodall

The Kansas City Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill celebrates Sunday after one of his three touchdown catches in a 27-24 victory over the host Buccaneers. He had 13 receptions for 269 yards. Story,

TAMPA, Fla. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 462 yards and three touchdowns to outplay Tom Brady and lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a 27-24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

Tyreek Hill scored on receptions of 75, 44 and 20 yards, backflippi­ng into the end zone on his second TD, and finishing with 13 catches for 269 yards — the last an 8-yard catch on third-and-7 to give Mahomes an opportunit­y to run out the clock.

The Chiefs (10-1) won their sixth straight game and clinched their seventh 10-win season in eight years under coach Andy Reid.

The reigning Super Bowl champions improved to 6-0 on the road and have won nine straight away from home going back to last year.

Brady was 27 of 41 for 345 yards, three touchdowns and a pair of second-half intercepti­ons in falling to 2-2 in four NFL meetings against Mahomes, who built an early 17-0 lead and also had the Chiefs up by 17 entering the fourth quarter.

The Bucs made it close, with Brady throwing TD passes of 31 and 7 yards to Mike Evans, the latter trimming their deficit to 27-24 with 4:10 remaining. But they never got the ball back.

The Chiefs led 20-7 at halftime, with Hill having seven catches for 203 yards in the first quarter alone. The Bucs were fortunate they weren’t in a bigger hole at the break.

The Chiefs ran 42 plays to the Bucs’ 22 in the first two quarters, outgaining the hosts 377 yards to 131, with Mahomes throwing for 359 yards and Brady 117.

Three drives inside the Bucs’ 20, however, only netted a pair of short field goals.

Shaquil Barrett sacked Mahomes, forcing a fumble that William Gholston recovered at the 14 with the Chiefs looking to build on a 17-0 lead.

Bashaud Breeland and Tyrann Mathieu had the Chiefs’ intercepti­ons off Brady.

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 ?? DOUG MURRAY/ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill backflips into the end zone for one of his three touchdowns in Sunday’s victory.
DOUG MURRAY/ASSOCIATED PRESS Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill backflips into the end zone for one of his three touchdowns in Sunday’s victory.

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