Kansas City actually helped Tampa Bay last week when it beat Carolina. It might not be as friendly at home in Week 11.
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Alex Smith threw three touchdowns and posted a 127.2 rating the last time he played against the Buccaneers — but that was back in 2011, when Smith played for the 49ers and Jameis Winston was a high school senior.
Speaking of 49ers connections, an interesting pair leads our stats that pop for Sunday’s game.
Kansas City: Lost four straight vs Bucs; haven’t beat them since 1993 in Joe Montana’s first game with Chiefs
Tampa Bay: Last loss in Kansas City was in 1986 with Steve Young at QB
Kansas City: Won five straight games; have had a five-game winning streak in all four seasons of the Andy Reid/Alex Smith era
Kansas City: Only beaten one team currently at .500 or better (Raiders)
Kansas City defense: 22 forced turnovers and 13 interceptions are both NFL-best
Tampa Bay: 3-1 and 134.3 rushing yards per game on the road; 1-4 and 81.4 rushing yards per game at home
Smith: 3-6 record, 10-11 TD-INT ratio, 71.4 passer rating in career vs. AFC South teams
Tyreek Hill: 13 targets in Week 10 was most for Chiefs player since Week 2; career-high 10 catches for 89 yards
Dee Ford: 10 sacks are tied for most in NFL; 6.5 sacks over last three games
Winston: 10-2 TD-INT ratioand 105.7 passer rating over last four games
Mike Evans: Five targets in Week 10 broke streak of seven straight games with 10-plus targets, which was longest in NFL this year
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Contributing: Tadd Haislop
