The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came so close to becoming just the first team in the 2024 NFL regular season to take down the reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs. It was a thrilling matchup nonetheless at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium that ended with the Chiefs escaping with a 30-24 win via overtime – and an undefeated record through seven games.
Despite the heartbreaking loss, the Buccaneers showed nothing but class on social media.
“Nothing but respect,” read the Buccaneers’ post on X following another memorable football duel between quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield.
The post also had photos of the postgame handshakes between the two signal-callers and another showing Mayfield and Chiefs superstar tight end Travis Kelce.