The Kansas City Chiefs won a hard-fought game in Week 9, edging the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-24 in overtime. The conditions were grueling. Rain was pouring down — when overtime began, players on both sides were exhausted from 60 minutes of physical, hard-hitting football.
Four of the Chiefs’ 10 drives during regulation had at least 10 plays, which had already tested their stamina. But when Kansas City won the toss in overtime — and chose to receive — the offensive players knew they needed just one more push to take the victory.
In these moments, veteran players like wide receiver Mecole Hardman credit head coach Andy Reid’s infamous long drive drill — a training camp staple where the offense grinds through a drive of 18 to 20 scripted plays starting from their own goal line.