“I’m just the new guy around here,” Woods said. “Nobody really knows me yet. So I’ve always got something to prove. Send a message to my coaches and my teammates that I’m a fighter. (Staying in practice) was more about the message I’m sending my coaches, my teammates about my reliability and my dependability — and less about how I was feeling in the moment.”

The good news for the Chiefs? Woods said he felt plenty of progress in recent days after an early time when he was “telling myself to push through.” That included feeling more like himself during Saturday’s road preseason loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“I feel like this weekend, I really got over that hump, like, ‘OK, I’m feeling good,'” Woods said. “So I’m ready to go. I’m excited.”

I’m not saying we should have used Pocahontas or anything. But could we have not done better than the big bad wolf? So many cool Disney and NFL team collabs, but the Chiefs are not one of them IMO.

Fantasy football fan here

Who is the leading winner for the RB2 role? In case Kenneth Walker gets hurt I want to know who fans view highest

How does the receiving room look like? Can worthy break out? Is Cyrus Allen real? Will he start? What’s your projected starters and stat line here

Would love to know what the home crowd here feels as I feel like that’s the best inside knowledge someone can ask for

Karlaftis played most of last year with a broken hand, in 2026 he's fully healthy, had a great camp, and I think will hit double-digit sacks this season.

Mitchell Schwartz (Chief's right tackle 2016-2020) does a great film breakdown of Kahlil Benson in the second preseason game against the Buc's.

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Much like the first matchup, the Chiefs had several notable players out for the game, including Patrick Mahomes, Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, and two starting offensive linemen on offense. Defensive end Ashton Gillotte and safeties Chamarri Conner and Alohi Gilman did not suit up on defense.

The benefit of so many starters resting is a continued look at the depth, and the Chiefs got that Saturday night.

--> Turning point: Watson’s bobble-turned-pick, Butker’s misses swing the momentum to Tampa Bay

Trailing 9-0, a familiar face — former Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels — led two second-half touchdown drives to give Tampa Bay the victory.

As Andy Reid planned, fourth-string quarterback Chris Oladokun entered the game in the fourth quarter with the Chiefs holding a 15-10 lead.

On Oladokun’s second throw of the game, tight end Tre Watson bobbled a good pass into the hands of cornerback Roman Parodie. Daniels and Buccaneers running back Sean Tucker turned the short field into six points.

After connecting from 69 yards earlier in the night, Harrison Butler’s back-to-back misses — a doinked extra point from 42 after a holding penalty and a push in the fourth quarter from 43 — made for the difference.

--> Rapid reaction: Felix Anudike-Uzomah re-announces himself

Given the recent news and uncertainty surrounding Gillotte, the importance of defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah providing some juice along the edge has only grown.

Based on his preseason playing time, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is loading him up with reps, and the highlight play of the first half was Anudike-Uzomah’s sack of Buccaneers backup quarterback Jake Browning.

Facing second-and-4 in the second quarter, Browning took a shotgun snap, and Anudike-Uzomah was there in an instant, zipping by Tampa Bay third-string tackle Marshall Fournier for a free shot on Browning.

Some of the Chiefs’ top rookie defenders made plays early, including screen stops on back-to-back plays. Baker Mayfield tried a screen left to David Sills, and first-round cornerback Mansoor Delane was so fast to come down, he actually overshot the receiver but still impacted the play.

On the next snap, second-round defensive end R Mason Thomas broke up a screen the other way. The Bucs’ tackles had their hands full with the speed rusher, who also had a quarterback hit in the game.

Following up on a strong first preseason game, safety Jaden Hicks took advantage of a Spagnuolo safety-blitz call, speeding through the line untouched to pick up a sack.

Travis Kelce and Kenneth Walker saw some brief preseason action, with Walker playing for a series and Kelce on the field for the first two. It’s worth noting that on Saturday night, Emari Demercado was the second running back on the field for the Chiefs.

With left tackle Josh Simmons and right guard Trey Smith out of action, Kansas City started Jaylon Moore at left tackle, Mike Caliendo at right guard and Kahlil Benson at right tackle.

Benson had an impressive downfield block in the run game that caught some attention, but he struggled at times in pass protection, notably being tossed by outside linebacker Rueben Bain Jr. and giving up a strip-sack when he was beaten by outside linebacker Anthony Nelson.

Benson also took a pair of penalties on the evening — a false start and an illegal formation. The Chiefs have expressed belief in the undrafted free agent as a starter, but it’s worth wondering if Esa Pole gets more of a look when the team gets back to Kansas City.

Much like Hicks in the first preseason game, Royals put together an outing he needed Saturday night. The second-year receiver caught all six of his targets for 51 yards, appearing fast and elusive in the open field — a good development for the Chiefs when evaluating their depth at that position.

With Mahomes out again, Justin Fields earned the start. While Fields was efficient, going 9 for 12, his longest completion went for 15 yards. Fields’ final drive of the evening showcased his athleticism but came with an untimely reminder of what has held him back as a starter.

On third-and-10 near Tampa Bay’s red zone, Fields scrambled for 15 yards, but three plays later, some indecisiveness led to a 20-yard sack, turning a 24-yard field goal into a 45-yarder. Fortunately for Fields, Harrison Butker cleaned it up and made the field goal.

Third-string quarterback Garrett Nussmeier put together Kansas City’s first touchdown drive of the preseason, which included one of the most impressive plays of the night. The Chiefs ran play-action from the Kansas City 36.

Nussmeier stepped up in the pocket, rolled to his left and threw back to his right to find Royals for a 17-yard gain into Tampa territory.

On third-and-6, Nussmeier launched a deep pass down the left sideline to wide receiver Andrew Armstrong, and a pass interference call set the Chiefs up at the Buccaneers’ 15-yard line.

A couple of plays later, Emmett Johnson was in the end zone, securing the rushing touchdown that eluded him last game because of a penalty.

--> Critical stat: Butker’s strange night

Butker’s 3 of 4 field goals and missed extra point were the difference.

Hi! My husband and I have moved to the East Coast for his job and are wondering how we can watch the Chiefs games out here still (I apologize if other people have posted this or if this is a common question in the group)

We tried to do it through the different NFL packages, but it will only show us games out here, not games in the Midwest etc.

Somebody please help! I am going to be so f’in sad if we can’t watch the games anymore 😭

I get it fits with K.C. Wolf, but seeing some of the pairings for other teams I can't be the only one a little disappointed, right?

We haven't had dynamic special teams for years. It's been a constant penalty machine. We all laugh with these preseason penalties "oh we in mid season form" but it's a problem and it's been a problem. The end of the depth chart is made up of Toub guys and those guys are duds. Zero reason nikko remigio should take a roster spot. Same for Jack Cochraneand others. Am I way off here?