The Kansas City Chiefs will travel to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Raymond James Stadium for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL preseason. Kickoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. CT.

These two clubs last met in Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season, with K.C. defeating Tampa 30-24. The two teams will not play each other during the 2026 regular season. The only other time they could possibly meet is Super Bowl LXI.

This game will not be broadcast nationally to live audiences. It will be shown on replay on NFL Network. Fans can stream it live with an NFL+ subscription. If you’re in either local broadcast market, you can watch the game live on television.

Chiefs Broadcast Info

• Play-by-Play: Ari Wolfe
• Color Analyst: Trent Green
• Sideline reporters: Kimmi Chex & Matt McMullen

TV Broadcasts:

• KSHB-41 – Kansas City, MO
• KNWA – Fort Smith, AR
• KGMB – Hawaii
• WOI ABC 50 – Des Moines, IA
• KSNT 27 – Topeka, KS
• 3KSNW – Wichita, KS
• KFVS12 – Cape Girardeau, MO + Paducah, KY
• KMIZ 17 – Columbia, MO + Jefferson City, MO
• KSN 16 – Joplin, MO + Pittsburg, KS
• KOZL – Springfield, MO
• KQ2 TV – St. Joseph, MO
• KSDK 5 – St. Louis, MO
• KLKN 8 – Lincoln, NE
• KMTV 3 – Omaha, NE
• KJRH 2 – Tulsa, OK

Tico Sports will carry a Spanish-language broadcast with Oscar Monterroso (play-by-play), Hannah Bassham (color), and Alvaro Alvarez (sideline).

Buccaneers Broadcast Info

• Play-by-Play: Jon Gruden
• Color Analyst: Rondé Barber
• Sideline reporters: Jeff Dubrof

TV Broadcasts:

• WFLA 8 – Tampa, Florida

Kansas City Chiefs’ preseason Week 2 roster info

Chiefs HC Andy Reid confirmed star QB Patrick Mahomes wouldn’t suit up for the second consecutive week. He’s been a full participant at training camp practices and looks like he’ll be ready for Week 1. Kansas City is playing it safe with their starter, as they should.

Reid discussed the QB rotations and who else won’t play on Sunday.

“The way the quarterbacks will play this week, we’ll go a quarter and a half with (QB) Justin (Fields), a quarter and a half with (QB) Garrett (Nussmeier), and (QB) Chris (Oladokun) will take the fourth quarter,” Reid said. “It’ll be somewhere in that area. Don’t hold me to the play on that, but that’s kind of going in; that’s a rough itinerary. The rest of the guys will follow that schedule. So, as far as injuries go, (LB) Jack Cochrane and (DB Chamarri) Connor tried it today. We backed them off. They will not play. (WR Jeff) Caldwell, with his hyperextended knee, he won’t play. (DE Ashton) Gillotte has a plantar fascia that ruptured. He won’t play. (WR Jimmy) Holiday won’t play, and (T Josh) Simmons and (G) Trey (Smith) won’t play on the offensive line. The rest of the guys will get up and have an opportunity to get out there and do some things. We’ll see how the playing time goes as we go through this.”

L’Jarius Sneed (knee) is also unlikely to play, but preseason Week 2 could mark the first week of action for No. 6 overall pick Mansoor Delane. He was a full participant in the final week of training camp practices after being limited by a shoulder injury.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ preseason Week 2 roster info

Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles confirmed he will play most of their starters, as long as they’re healthy. That includes starting QB Baker Mayfield.

“Yeah, you typically want to get between 8 and 15 plays if you can get it,” Bucs HC Todd Bowles said. “If it’s a long drive, then you’ve got to think about getting them out of there; if it’s a short one, if they go two three-and-outs, then that’s six plays, so you kind of get them out of there.”

One player who you should expect to sit out? DT Vita Vea, who just recently returned to practice after agreeing to terms on a new contract with Tampa Bay

Kansas City Chiefs’ Remaining 2026 Preseason Schedule

• Week 2: @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Saturday, August 22, 6:30 p.m. CT
• Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks – Friday, August 28, 7 p.m. CT