Continuing storms are sweeping through Kansas City, including GEHA Stadium at Arrowhead Stadium.
KANSAS CITY — The Chiefs will have more to worry about than their unbeaten record when they face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during Monday Night Football as storms could cause major problems in Kansas City.
The central United States is already on alert, as severe weather will threaten areas from Texas to Missouri on Monday, with some areas experiencing severe weather for the third day in a row.
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Kickoff at GEHA Field in Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium is scheduled for 7:15 PM CT, and persistent storms throughout Monday are already soaking the field.
Flood watches were issued south of Kansas City as storms inundated Missouri.
While the Chiefs are the favorites to win tonight’s game, the storms could force Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield to rely heavily on the run game, though both teams will be without some big-time offensive weapons.
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Without Tampa Bay’s Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, Mayfield will really use Rashad White — rain or not.
With the Chiefs returning Isiah Pacheco as an injured replacement, Kareem Hunt should see plenty of fantasy points alongside Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
Rain chances remain in the forecast until the end of the match.
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(Fox Weather)
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story did not indicate that the video at the top of the story was a pre-game video of a previous Kansas City Chiefs game. The story has been updated to reflect that it is a video.
