2016 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

2016 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt family
General managerJohn Dorsey
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Steelers) 16–18
Pro Bowlers
7
  • QB Alex Smith
  • TE Travis Kelce
  • CB Marcus Peters
  • SS Eric Berry
  • P Dustin Colquitt
  • RS Tyreek Hill
  • ST D. J. Alexander
AP All-Pros
5
  • TE Travis Kelce (1st team)
  • CB Marcus Peters (1st team)
  • S Eric Berry (1st team)
  • PR Tyreek Hill (1st team)
  • RT Mitchell Schwartz (2nd team)
Team MVPEric Berry
Team ROYTyreek Hill
Uniform

The 2016 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 47th in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall and their fourth under head coach Andy Reid and the fourth and final season under general manager John Dorsey who was fired June 22, 2017.[1] The Chiefs clinched their first AFC West division title since 2010, beginning a streak of eight consecutive that still stands as of 2023. The Chiefs also clinched a first-round bye for the first time since 2003, but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional round 18–16.

Violation of anti-tampering policy

On March 9, 2016, the NFL announced that the Chiefs had violated the league's anti-tampering policy, while pursuing wide receiver Jeremy Maclin during the 2015 off-season. The NFL defines tampering as prospective teams contacting soon-to-be free agents before NFL policies allow, which is two days prior to the beginning of the new league year. As punishment, the Chiefs forfeited their 2016 third-round selection, a 2017 sixth-round selection, and were fined $250,000. In addition, head coach Andy Reid was fined $75,000 and general manager John Dorsey was fined $25,000.[2] The Chiefs immediately appealed the decision believing the punishment was excessively harsh and inconsistent with punishments that have given to other teams in similar situations. On April 19, the NFL denied the Chiefs appeal however they did reduce the team's fine to $200,000 and Reid's fine to $60,000.[3]

NFL Top 100

The Chiefs had an NFL best 9 players in the annual Top 100 Players countdown.

Rank Player Position Change
26 Justin Houston LB Increase 1
55 Eric Berry S NR
65 Marcus Peters CB NR
75 Jamaal Charles RB Decrease 63
80 Derrick Johnson LB NR
81 Alex Smith QB NR
84 Tamba Hali LB Decrease 14
91 Travis Kelce TE NR
93 Jeremy Maclin WR NR

Roster changes

Offseason

Reserve/future free agent contracts
Player Position
Tyrell Adams LB
Da'Ron Brown WR
Deveron Carr CB
Kenny Cook WR
Dominique Davis DE
Reid Fragel T
Laurence Gibson T
Cameron Gordon OLB
Jordan Kovacs SS
Keith Lewis CB
Michael Liedkte G
Trey Millard FB
Jimmy Staten DE
Alameda Ta'amu NT
Ross Travis TE
Fred Williams WR
Retirements
Position Player Seasons with
the Chiefs		 Years pro Date announced
FS Husain Abdullah 3 7 March 28[4]
DE Mike DeVito 3 9 April 11[5]
Free agents
Position Player Status* 2015 Team(s) 2016 Team
T Jeff Allen UFA Kansas City Chiefs Houston Texans
WR Jason Avant UFA Kansas City Chiefs None
FS Eric Berry UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
SS Tyvon Branch UFA Kansas City Chiefs Arizona Cardinals
SS Stevie Brown UFA New York Giants Kansas City Chiefs
CB Marcus Cooper UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
QB Chase Daniel UFA Kansas City Chiefs Philadelphia Eagles
S Akeem Davis UFA New Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks
Indianapolis Colts		 Kansas City Chiefs
G Jordan Devey UFA San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs
CB Jamell Fleming UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
LB Tamba Hali UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
DE Jaye Howard UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
LB Derrick Johnson UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
WR Seantavius Jones UFA New Orleans Saints Kansas City Chiefs
LB Tautvydas Kieras UFA None Kansas City Chiefs
DE David King ERFA Seattle Seahawks
Kansas City Chiefs		 Kansas City Chiefs
OLB Andy Mulumba UFA Green Bay Packers Kansas City Chiefs
DE Jonathan Massaquoi UFA Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs
LB Dezman Moses RFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
C Drew Nowak UFA Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs
DE Efe Obada UFA Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs
T Mitchell Schwartz UFA Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs
FS Daniel Sorensen ERFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
CB Sean Smith UFA Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders
T Donald Stephenson UFA Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos
WR Rod Streater UFA Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs
RB Charcandrick West ERFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
WR Mike Williams UFA None Kansas City Chiefs
DE Nick Williams ERFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
SS Jimmy Wilson UFA San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs
LB Frank Zombo UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
*RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, Franchise: Franchise tag

Draft

2016 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
2 37 Chris Jones Defensive tackle Mississippi State
3 74 KeiVarae Russell Cornerback Notre Dame
4 105 Parker Ehinger Guard Cincinnati
4 106 Eric Murray Cornerback Minnesota
4 126 Demarcus Robinson Wide receiver Florida
5 162 Kevin Hogan Quarterback Stanford
5 165 Tyreek Hill Wide receiver West Alabama
6 178 D. J. White Cornerback Georgia Tech
6 203 Dadi Nicolas Linebacker Virginia Tech

Notes

  • The Chiefs forfeited their original third-round selection (what would have been the 91st overall selection) as part of the punishment for violating the NFL's anti-tampering policy.[2]
  • The Chiefs acquired an additional fifth-round selection in a trade that sent safety Kelcie McCray to the Seattle Seahawks.
  • The Chiefs traded their 1st round draft pick (28th overall) and 7th round pick (249th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers 2nd round pick (37th overall), 4th round pick (105th overall), and 6th round pick (178th overall)
  • The Chiefs traded their 2nd round draft pick (59th overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange the Buccaneers 3rd round pick (74th overall) and 4th round selection (106th overall)

Undrafted free agents

Position Player College
WR Mitch Mathews BYU
OL Jake Bernstein Vanderbilt
C Ben Clarke Hawaii
CB Vernon Harris Dartmouth
CB Shak Randolph SMU
LB Terrance Smith Florida State
SS Peni Vea UNLV
FS Bryce Cheek Akron
Players signed from rookie mini camp tryouts
Position Player College
CB Shannon Edwards Fresno State
G Garrick Mayweather Fordham
T Zach Sterup Nebraska
Cuts
Position Player
WR Kenny Cook
G Paul Fanaika
G Ben Grubbs
Players cut in the offseason before playing for the Chiefs
Position Player
G Jake Bernstein
C Ben Clarke
LB Cameron Gordon
S Jimmy Wilson
WR Fred Williams
LB Tautvydas Kieras
G Michael Liedtke
T Laurence Gibson
S Jordan Kovacs
S Keith Lewis
LB Efe Obada
SS Peni Vea

Camp transactions

Cuts
Position Player
Alameda Ta'amu DT
Tre Jones CB
Shannon Edwards CB
Vernon Harris CB
Signings
Position Player
Bryce Cheek S
Nick Foles QB
Jeron Johnson S
Malcolm Jackson CB

Preseason transactions

Cuts
Position Player
S Akeem Davis
Signings
Position Player
S Brock Vereen
Trades
Position Player/pick
received		 Team Compensation
CB CB Kenneth Acker San Francisco 49ers 7th round pick
2018 NFL draft
N/A Undisclosed draft pick
2018 NFL draft		 Arizona Cardinals CB Marcus Cooper
N/A Undisclosed
draft pick		 San Francisco 49ers WR Rod Streater
Roster cut downs
Cuts to 75
Position Player
S Bryce Cheek
DE Niko Davis
T Curtis Feigt
CB Malcolm Jackson
WR Seantavius Jones
WR Mitch Mathews
LB Jonathan Massaquoi
WR Kashif Moore
C Drew Nowak
Cuts to 53
Position Player
LB Tyrell Adams
WR Da'Ron Brown
CB Deveron Carr
T Reid Fragel
S Jamell Fleming
WR Frankie Hammond
QB Kevin Hogan
S Jeron Johnson
DE David King
LB Andy Mulumba
C Daniel Munyer
QB Aaron Murray
TE Brian Parker
G Jarrod Pughsley
S Shak Randolph
RB Darrin Reaves
LB Terrance Smith
DE Jimmy Staten
T Zach Sterup
CB Brock Vereen

Regular season transactions

Trades
Position Player/Pick
Received		 Team Compensation
N/A None* Green Bay Packers RB Knile Davis

*Trade included a conditional draft pick that required Davis to stay on the roster for a specific amount of time; since he did not meet this requirement, the Chiefs received no compensation.

Cuts
Position Player
CB KeiVarae Russell
DE Nick Williams
Signings
Position Player Previous team
T Bryan Witzmann Dallas Cowboys
DE Kendall Reyes Washington Redskins
LB Terrance Smith Kansas City Chiefs*
G Mike Person Atlanta Falcons
DL Jarvis Jenkins New York Jets
RB Knile Davis Green Bay Packers†
CB Terrance Mitchell Kansas City Chiefs*

*Indicates player was signed off practice squad of team listed
†Knile Davis was traded to the Packers, then was released 2 weeks later, and signed back to the Chiefs

Players involved in multiple transactions

This list is for players who were involved in more than one transaction during the season

Position Player Final status
LB Dezman Moses Free agent
T Jordan Devey Chiefs active roster
LB Ramik Wilson Chiefs active roster
DT Rakeem Nuñez-Roches Chiefs active roster
LB Sam Barrington Saints active roster
LB Sio Moore Cardinals active roster
CB Terrance Mitchell Chiefs active roster
DT David King Chiefs active roster
RB Bishop Sankey Vikings practice squad

Staff

2016 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

  • Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
  • President – Mark Donovan
  • General manager – John Dorsey
  • Director of football administration – Trip MacCracken
  • Director of football operations – Chris Ballard
  • Co-director of player personnel – Mike Borgonzi
  • Co-director of player personnel – Brett Veach
  • Director of college scouting – Marvin Allen
  • Director of pro scouting – Will Lewis

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Andy Reid
  • Assistant head coach/wide receivers – David Culley
  • Senior assistant to the head coach – Kyle Childress

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Bob Sutton
  • Defensive line – Britt Reid
  • Assistant defensive line – Mike Smith
  • Linebackers – Gary Gibbs
  • Assistant linebackers – Mark DeLeone
  • Defensive backs – Emmitt Thomas
  • Secondary/cornerbacks – Al Harris
  • Defensive assistant – Taylor Embree
  • Special projects – Tommy Brasher

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head athletic trainer – Rick Burkholder
  • Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Travis Crittenden
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Devin Woodhouse
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Ryan Reynolds

Final roster

2016 Kansas City Chiefs final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 9 inactive, 10 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 Seattle Seahawks L 16–17 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 August 20 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–21 0–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
3 August 27 at Chicago Bears W 23–7 1–2 Soldier Field Recap
4 September 1 Green Bay Packers W 17–7 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 1: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 31117
Chiefs 7 6 3016

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 13
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,816
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Stephen Hauschka 52-yard field goal, 14:50. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 20 yards, 4:22.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 28-yard field goal, 10:33. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:17.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 5:55. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 2:10.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Stephen Hauschka 49-yard field goal, 11:28. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:22.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 58-yard field goal, 6:01. Chiefs 16–6. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:27.

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Stephen Hauschka 50-yard field goal, 3:15. Chiefs 16–9. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:21.
  • SEA – Tanner McEvoy 37-yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Troymaine Pope run), 0:00. Seahawks 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:07.

Top passers

  • SEA – Trevone Boykin – 16/26, 188 yards, TD
  • KC – Aaron Murray – 3/5, 52 yards

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Tanner McEvoy – 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD
  • KC – De'Anthony Thomas – 3 receptions, 46 yards

Week 2: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 13 0020
Rams 7 7 0721

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: August 20
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 80,782
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • LA – Pharoh Cooper 11-yard pass from Case Keenum (Greg Zuerlein kick), 13:37. Rams 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:44.
  • KC – Jeremy Maclin 20-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 10:08. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:29.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 32-yard field goal, 7:55. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:53.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 19-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 3:20.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • LA – Malcolm Brown 10-yard pass from Jared Goff (Taylor Bertolet kick), 10:30. Rams 21–20. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:53.

Top passers

  • KC – Alex Smith – 9/12, 137 yards, TD
  • LA – Jared Goff – 8/12, 82 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • KC – Spencer Ware – 10 rushes, 37 yards, TD
  • LA – Malcolm Brown – 12 rushes, 68 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Chris Conley – 3 receptions, 66 yards
  • LA – Kenny Britt – 2 receptions, 27 yards

Week 3: at Chicago Bears

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 13 7323
Bears 0 0 077

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: August 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,681
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 20-yard field goal, 13:30. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:15.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 28-yard field goal, 4:50. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:15.
  • KC – Spencer Ware 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:10. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:39.

Third quarter

  • KC – Darrin Reaves 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:41. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:52.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 41-yard field goal, 9:04. Chiefs 23–0. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:22.
  • CHI – Cameron Meredith 16-yard pass from Connor Shaw (Robbie Gould kick), 5:40. Chiefs 23–7. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:24.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • KC – Alex Smith – 2 rushes, 25 yards
  • CHI – Jeremy Langford – 6 rushes, 17 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Tyreek Hill – 1 reception, 58 yards
  • CHI – Cameron Meredith – 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD

Week 4: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 4: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 0 007
Chiefs 0 17 0017

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,155
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • GB – Jared Cook 5-yard pass from Joe Callahan (Mason Crosby kick), 1:57. Packers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:50.

Second quarter

  • KC – Knile Davis 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 14:00. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.
  • KC – Darrin Reaves 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:15. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:54.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 1:40.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

  • GB – Joe Callahan – 13/24, 143 yards, TD
  • KC – Aaron Murray – 10/18, 108 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • GB – Brandon Burks – 12 rushes, 31 yards
  • KC – Darrin Reaves – 17 rushes, 63 yards, TD

Top receivers

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 11 San Diego Chargers W 33–27 (OT) 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 September 18 at Houston Texans L 12–19 1–1 NRG Stadium Recap
3 September 25 New York Jets W 24–3 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4 October 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–43 2–2 Heinz Field Recap
5 Bye
6 October 16 at Oakland Raiders W 26–10 3–2 Oakland Alameda Coliseum Recap
7 October 23 New Orleans Saints W 27–21 4–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
8 October 30 at Indianapolis Colts W 30–14 5–2 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
9 November 6 Jacksonville Jaguars W 19–14 6–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
10 November 13 at Carolina Panthers W 20–17 7–2 Bank of America Stadium Recap
11 November 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–19 7–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
12 November 27 at Denver Broncos W 30–27 (OT) 8–3 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap
13 December 4 at Atlanta Falcons W 29–28 9–3 Georgia Dome Recap
14 December 8 Oakland Raiders W 21–13 10–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
15 December 18 Tennessee Titans L 17–19 10–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
16 December 25 Denver Broncos W 33–10 11–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
17 January 1 at San Diego Chargers W 37–27 12–4 Qualcomm Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 1: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Chargers 7 14 33027
Chiefs 3 0 717633

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 47-yard field goal, 11:51. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:09.
  • SD – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 8:27. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24.

Second quarter

  • SD – Melvin Gordon 6-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 11:51. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:51.
  • SD – Danny Woodhead 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 7:54. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:32.

Third quarter

  • SD – Josh Lambo 29-yard field goal, 6:02. Chargers 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:00.
  • KC – Tyreek Hill 9-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 2:47. Chargers 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:15.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Josh Lambo 28-yard field goal, 13:24. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:23.
  • KC – Jeremy Maclin 19-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 9:18. Chargers 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:02.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 3:09. Chargers 27–20. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 3:40.
  • KC – Spencer Ware 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:03. Tied 27–27. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 0:46.

Overtime

  • KC – Alex Smith 2-yard run, 9:53. Chiefs 33–27. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:07.

Top passers

  • SD – Philip Rivers – 25/36, 243 yards, TD
  • KC – Alex Smith – 34/48, 363 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • SD – Danny Woodhead – 16 rushes, 89 yards
  • KC – Spencer Ware – 11 rushes, 70 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • SD – Tyrell Williams – 2 receptions, 71 yards
  • KC – Spencer Ware – 7 receptions, 129 yards

Week 2: at Houston Texans

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 3 0912
Texans 7 6 0619

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 54-yard field goal, 14:55. Texans 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:17.
  • HOU – Nick Novak 32-yard field goal, 4:16. Texans 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:43.
  • HOU – Nick Novak 24-yard field goal, 1:21. Texans 13–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:19.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 43-yard field goal, 14:56. Texans 13–6. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:50.
  • HOU – Nick Novak 31-yard field goal, 9:34. Texans 16–6. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:22.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 35-yard field goal, 7:34. Texans 16–9. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:00.
  • HOU – Nick Novak 43-yard field goal, 2:56. Texans 19–9. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:38.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 30-yard field goal, 0:49. Texans 19–12. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 2:07.

Top passers

  • KC – Alex Smith – 20/37, 186 yards
  • HOU – Brock Osweiler – 19/33, 268 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Charcandrick West – 6 rushes, 61 yards
  • HOU – Lamar Miller – 25 rushes, 83 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Jeremy Maclin – 6 receptions, 68 yards
  • HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD

Week 3: vs. New York Jets

Week 3: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 0 3 003
Chiefs 7 10 0724

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 6:11. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 44 yards, 6:59.
  • KC – Demetrius Harris 27-yard fumble return (Cairo Santos kick), 6:02. Chiefs 17–0.
  • NYJ – Nick Folk 28-yard field goal, 2:06. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:56.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Derrick Johnson 55-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 3:28. Chiefs 24–3.

Top passers

  • NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 20/44, 188 yards, 6 INT
  • KC – Alex Smith – 25/33, 237 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • NYJ – Matt Forte – 15 rushes, 65 yards
  • KC – Spencer Ware – 20 rushes, 75 yards

Top receivers

  • NYJ – Bilal Powell – 6 receptions, 41 yards
  • KC – Travis Kelce – 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

The Chiefs picked off the Jets six times.

Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 01414
Steelers 22 7 7743

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

First quarter

  • PIT – Darrius Heyward-Bey 31-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger–Markus Wheaton pass), 7:27. Steelers 8–0. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:23.
  • PIT – Antonio Brown 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 5:10. Steelers 15–0. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:04.
  • PIT – Antonio Brown 38-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:20. Steelers 22–0. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:47.

Second quarter

  • PIT – Jesse James 9-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:44. Steelers 29–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:44.

Third quarter

  • PIT – Markus Wheaton 30-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 11:19. Steelers 36–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:41.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Tyreek Hill 9-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 11:11. Steelers 36–7. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:17.
  • PIT – DeAngelo Williams 2-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 7:22. Steelers 43–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49.
  • KC – Travis Kelce 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:04. Steelers 43–14. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:41.

Top passers

  • KC – Alex Smith – 30/50, 287 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 22/27, 300 yards, 5 TD

Top rushers

  • KC – Spencer Ware – 13 rushes, 82 yards
  • PIT – LeVeon Bell – 18 rushes, 144 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Jeremy Maclin – 5 receptions, 78 yards
  • PIT – Sammie Coates – 6 receptions, 79 yards

Week 6: at Oakland Raiders

Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 6 10326
Raiders 7 3 0010

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,211
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Jamaal Charles 4-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 7:11. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:18.
  • OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 0:25.

Third quarter

  • KC – Dontari Poe 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 11:37. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:23.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 7:48. Chiefs 23–10. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:47.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 44-yard field goal, 9:51. Chiefs 26–10. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:32.

Top passers

  • KC – Alex Smith – 19/22, 224 yards
  • OAK – Derek Carr – 22/34, 225 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Spencer Ware – 24 rushes, 131 yards, TD
  • OAK – DeAndre Washington – 10 rushes, 49 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Jeremy Maclin – 3 receptions, 49 yards
  • OAK – Amari Cooper – 10 receptions, 129 yards

Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 7: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 0 7721
Chiefs 14 7 3327

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 76,282
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Tyreek Hill 38-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 7:02. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:58.

Third quarter

  • NO – Mark Ingram II 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 6:57. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:03.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 3:21. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:36.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Brandon Coleman 10-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 2:33. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:27.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 41-yard field goal, 0:28. Chiefs 27–21. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:05.

Top passers

  • NO – Drew Brees – 37/48, 367 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • KC – Alex Smith – 17/24, 214 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • NO – Mark Ingram II – 16 rushes, 62 yards
  • KC – Spencer Ware – 17 rushes, 77 yards

Top receivers

  • NO – Michael Thomas – 10 receptions, 130 yards
  • KC – Spencer Ware – 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD

Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 14 7630
Colts 0 7 7014

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 65,417
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 10:20. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:40.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • KC – Tyreek Hill 34-yard pass from Nick Foles (Cairo Santos kick), 7:34. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:27.
  • IND – Donte Moncrief 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:05. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:29.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 8:00. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:05.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 44-yard field goal, 3:35. Chiefs 30–14. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:34.

Top passers

  • KC – Nick Foles – 16/22, 223 yards, 2 TD
  • IND – Andrew Luck – 19/35, 210 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Charcandrick West – 14 rushes, 52 yards
  • IND – Andrew Luck – 9 rushes, 60 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD
  • IND – Phillip Dorsett – 5 receptions, 33 yards

Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 9: Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 0714
Chiefs 7 3 6319

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,294
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Albert Wilson 23-yard pass from Nick Foles (Cairo Santos kick), 1:49. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:14.

Second quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 26-yard field goal, 9:54. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:05.
  • JAX – Allen Robinson 1-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 0:02. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 3:19.

Third quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 51-yard field goal, 8:43. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:32.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 24-yard field goal, 3:59. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:29.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 36-yard field goal, 10:20. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 5:09.
  • JAX – T. J. Yeldon 13-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 4:10. Chiefs 19–14. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:24.

Top passers

  • JAX – Blake Bortles – 22/41, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • KC – Nick Foles – 20/33, 187 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 10: at Carolina Panthers

Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 3 01720
Panthers 3 14 0017

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

First quarter

  • CAR – Graham Gano 42-yard field goal, 10:49. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:11.

Second quarter

  • CAR – Cam Newton 4-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 9:05. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:44.
  • CAR – Devin Funchess 38-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 1:52. Panthers 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:36.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 47-yard field goal, 0:10. Panthers 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 1:42.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 36-yard field goal, 12:02. Panthers 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:19.
  • KC – Eric Berry 42-yard interception return (Alex Smith–Travis Kelce pass), 10:32. Panthers 17–14.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 4:25. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:09.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:20.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • KC – Spencer Ware – 13 rushes, 61 yards
  • CAR – Cam Newton – 12 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 11: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 9 3719
Chiefs 3 7 0717

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,277
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 7:10. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:53.

Second quarter

  • TB – Roberto Aguayo 31-yard field goal, 9:49. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:28.
  • TB – Roberto Aguayo 22-yard field goal, 4:22. Buccaneers 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:20.
  • KC – Alex Smith 11-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:20. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:06.
  • TB – Roberto Aguayo 41-yard field goal, 0:11. Chiefs 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:06.

Third quarter

  • TB – Roberto Aguayo 36-yard field goal, 10:06. Buccaneers 12–10. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:00.

Fourth quarter

  • TB – Alan Cross 3-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo kick), 6:30. Buccaneers 19–10. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:42.
  • KC – Albert Wilson 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 2:29. Buccaneers 19–17. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 3:59.

Top passers

  • TB – Jameis Winston – 24/39, 331 yards, TD
  • KC – Alex Smith – 24/31, 261 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • TB – Doug Martin – 24 rushes, 63 yards
  • KC – Spencer Ware – 17 rushes, 69 yards

Top receivers

  • TB – Mike Evans – 6 receptions, 105 yards
  • KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 108 yards

Week 12: at Denver Broncos

Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Chiefs 0 9 78630
Broncos 0 3 714327

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST/6:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 76,819
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • DEN – Jordan Taylor 6-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 8:37. Broncos 10–9. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:20.
  • KC – Tyreek Hill 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:30. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:07.

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 35-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 7:47. Broncos 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:37.
  • DEN – Bennie Fowler 76-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 3:00. Broncos 24–16. Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 2:37.
  • KC – Tyreek Hill 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Alex Smith–Demetrius Harris pass), 0:12. Tied 24–24. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.

Overtime

  • DEN – Brandon McManus 44-yard field goal, 8:51. Broncos 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:09.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 4:19. Tied 27–27. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:32.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 0:02. Chiefs 30–27. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:01.

Top passers

  • KC – Alex Smith – 26/44, 220 yards, TD
  • DEN – Trevor Siemian – 20/34, 368 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 101 yards
  • DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 7 receptions, 162 yards, TD

Week 13: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 6 14 7229
Falcons 10 6 01228

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 69,879
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 10:02. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:58.
  • KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard run (kick blocked), 8:00. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:02.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 5:11. Falcons 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:49.

Second quarter

  • ATL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 13:25. Falcons 13–6. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:26.
  • KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 7:05. Tied 13–13. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 6:20.
  • KC – Eric Berry 37-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 0:37. Chiefs 20–13.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 59-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 20–16. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 0:37.

Third quarter

  • KC – Albert Wilson 55-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:52. Chiefs 27–16. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:08.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Devonta Freeman 1-yard run (pass failed), 11:57. Chiefs 27–22. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:12.
  • ATL – Aldrick Robinson 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan, 4:32. Falcons 28–27. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:53.
  • KC – Eric Berry defensive two-point conversion, 4:32. Chiefs 29–28.

Top passers

  • KC – Alex Smith – 21/25, 270 yards, TD
  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 22/34, 297 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Albert Wilson – 1 rush, 55 yards, TD
  • ATL – Devonta Freeman – 15 rushes, 56 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

Week 14: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 14: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 7 3013
Chiefs 0 21 0021

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 7:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 21 °F (−6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,191
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (NBC/NFLN/Twitter): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 44-yard field goal, 11:34. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 1:53.

Second quarter

  • KC – Tyreek Hill 36-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 14:51. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:38.
  • KC – Charcandrick West 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 8:34. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 4:56.
  • KC – Tyreek Hill 78-yard punt return (Cairo Santos kick), 6:25. Chiefs 21–3.
  • OAK – Latavius Murray 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:14. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 6:11.

Third quarter

  • OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 33-yard field goal, 13:09. Chiefs 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:57.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 15: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 15: Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 7 01219
Chiefs 14 3 0017

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 1 °F (−17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,084
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Tyreek Hill 68-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 11:43. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:51.
  • KC – Alex Smith 10-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:24. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 2:20.

Second quarter

  • TEN – Derrick Henry 4-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 11:58. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:33.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 0:13. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 1:29.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Ryan Succop 39-yard field goal, 11:54. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 3:26.
  • TEN – Derrick Henry 1-yard run (pass failed), 3:12. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 4:42.
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 53-yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 19–17. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:07.

Top passers

  • TEN – Marcus Mariota – 19/33, 241 yards, INT
  • KC – Alex Smith – 15/28, 163 yards, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Christmas Day games

Week 16: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 3 0010
Chiefs 21 0 01233

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 25
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, rain, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 76,671
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Alex Smith 10-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 8:59. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:51.
  • KC – Tyreek Hill 70-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 5:17. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 2:12.
  • DEN – Justin Forsett 1-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 1:54. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:41.
  • KC – Travis Kelce 80-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:53. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 1:01.

Second quarter

  • DEN – Brandon McManus 52-yard field goal, 6:38. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:47.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 11:59. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:59.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 8:51. Chiefs 27–10. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:58.
  • KC – Demetrius Harris 2-yard pass from Dontari Poe (kick failed, wide left), 1:52. Chiefs 33–10. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:31.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • DEN – Devontae Booker – 6 receptions, 44 yards
  • KC – Travis Kelce – 11 receptions, 160 yards, TD

Week 17: at San Diego Chargers

Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 17 14337
Chargers 3 7 71027

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: January 1, 2017
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,915
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • SD – Josh Lambo 35-yard field goal, 10:16. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:44.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 35-yard field goal, 5:20. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:56.

Second quarter

  • SD – Antonio Gates 2-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 14:49. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:31.
  • KC – Alex Smith 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:53. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:56.
  • KC – Charcandrick West 4-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 6:09. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:26.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:10.

Third quarter

  • SD – Jahleel Addae 90-yard interception return (Josh Lambo kick), 10:23. Chiefs 20–17.
  • KC – Charcandrick West 2-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 3:48. Chiefs 27–17. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:35.
  • KC – Tyreek Hill 95-yard punt return (Cairo Santos kick), 0:59. Chiefs 34–17.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Josh Lambo 29-yard field goal, 10:19. Chiefs 34–20. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:40.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 4:31. Chiefs 37–20. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 5:48.
  • SD – Hunter Henry 12-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 2:08. Chiefs 37–27. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 2:23.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • KC – Charcandrick West – 16 rushes, 58 yards
  • SD – Andre Williams – 18 rushes, 87 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Charcandrick West – 5 receptions, 58 yards, 2 TD
  • SD – Tyrell Williams – 6 receptions, 70 yards

Standings

Division

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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Kansas City Chiefs 12 4 0 .750 6–0 9–3 389 311 W2
(5) Oakland Raiders 12 4 0 .750 3–3 9–3 416 385 L1
Denver Broncos 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 333 297 W1
San Diego Chargers 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 410 423 L5

Conference

AFC
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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 New England Patriots East 14 2 0 .875 5–1 11–1 .439 .424 W7
2[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 4 0 .750 6–0 9–3 .508 .479 W2
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 .494 .423 W7
4[b] Houston Texans South 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .502 .427 L1
Wild Cards
5[a] Oakland Raiders West 12 4 0 .750 3–3 9–3 .504 .443 L1
6 Miami Dolphins East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 .455 .341 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[b][c] Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .465 .458 W1
8[c] Denver Broncos West 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .549 .455 W1
9[d] Baltimore Ravens North 8 8 0 .500 4–2 7–5 .498 .363 L2
10[d] Indianapolis Colts South 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .492 .406 W1
11 Buffalo Bills East 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 .482 .339 L2
12 Cincinnati Bengals North 6 9 1 .406 3–3 5–7 .521 .333 W1
13[e] New York Jets East 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .518 .313 W1
14[e] San Diego Chargers West 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .543 .513 L5
15 Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 13 0 .188 2–4 2–10 .527 .417 L1
16 Cleveland Browns North 1 15 0 .063 0–6 1–11 .549 .313 L1
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ^ a b Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep.
  2. ^ a b Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents.
  3. ^ a b Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents.
  5. ^ a b The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis,
    Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5.
  6. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

Schedule

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional January 15 Pittsburgh Steelers (3) L 16–18 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) Pittsburgh Steelers at (2) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 6 6 3318
Chiefs 7 0 3616

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • PIT – Chris Boswell 22-yard field goal, 9:38. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:22.
  • KC – Albert Wilson 5-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 6:09. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:29.
  • PIT – Chris Boswell 38-yard field goal, 3:51. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:18.

Second quarter

  • PIT – Chris Boswell 36-yard field goal, 9:18. Steelers 9–7. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 6:30.
  • PIT – Chris Boswell 45-yard field goal, 0:55. Steelers 12–7. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 4:08.

Third quarter

  • PIT – Chris Boswell 43-yard field goal, 10:06. Steelers 15–7. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:42.
  • KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 0:10. Steelers 15–10. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:50.

Fourth quarter

  • PIT – Chris Boswell 43-yard field goal, 9:49. Steelers 18–10. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:21.
  • KC – Spencer Ware 1-yard run (pass failed), 2:43. Steelers 18–16. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:06.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

References

  1. ^ "Chiefs, Dorsey Agree to Part Ways". Chiefs.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Chiefs lose two draft picks for tampering with Maclin". NFL.com.
  3. ^ "NFL denies Kansas City Chiefs' anti-tampering appeal". NFL.com.
  4. ^ "'Personal health' primary reason for Husain Abdullah to retire". ESPN.com. March 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Orr, Conor (April 11, 2016). "Ex-Jets, Chiefs DE Mike DeVito announces retirement". NFL.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.

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