2017 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

2017 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt family
General managerBrett Veach
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Titans) 21–22
Pro Bowlers
4
  • WR Tyreek Hill
  • RB Kareem Hunt
  • TE Travis Kelce
  • QB Alex Smith
AP All-ProsTE Travis Kelce (2nd team)
OT Mitchell Schwartz (2nd team)
Team MVPAlex Smith
Team ROYKareem Hunt
Uniform

The 2017 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League, the 55th as the Kansas City Chiefs, the 58th overall, the fifth under head coach Andy Reid, and first under general manager Brett Veach. They won the AFC West, but lost to Tennessee in the wild-card round after blowing a 21–3 lead at the half. The season was the first to feature future two-time MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes whose first start came in the last game of the regular season against the Denver Broncos, a game which had no playoff implications as the Chiefs had secured the division in Week 16.

As of 2023, the 2017 season is the most recent season that the Chiefs did not win a playoff game, as well as the most recent season that the team failed to advance to at least the AFC Championship Game.

Season notes

General manager John Dorsey was fired on June 22, 2017.[1] On July 10, the Chiefs promoted co-director of player personnel Brett Veach to general manager.[2] The only other personnel change for the Chiefs that occurred was co-offensive coordinator Brad Childress was promoted to assistant head coach, leaving Matt Nagy as the only offensive coordinator. The Chiefs most notable transaction of the off-season came when they released the franchise's all-time leading rusher, Jamaal Charles, after 9 seasons. After being released, Charles signed with the Chiefs division rival, the Denver Broncos.

Following the Atlanta Falcons 23–17 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 4, the Chiefs became the last undefeated team left in the NFL for the fourth time in team history, and the second time under Andy Reid, with the previous times being in 2003, 2010, and 2013. After their 5–0 start, the Chiefs lost 6 of their next 7 games, the lone win coming against the Broncos. During this stretch, the Chiefs offense struggled, leading to head coach Andy Reid giving play calling duties during games to offensive coordinator Matt Nagy.

After four straight losses, the Chiefs won three straight games to win the AFC West for the second consecutive season. It was the first time in franchise history that the Chiefs have won back-to-back division titles. It also marked the Chiefs qualifying for the playoffs three consecutive seasons, which they had not done since they made six consecutive playoff appearances from 1990 to 1995.[3] They finished the season with a 10–6 record, earning the AFC's fourth seed in the playoffs. In the wild-card round, they would lose to the Tennessee Titans 22–21. In the game, the Chiefs had a commanding 21–3 lead at halftime, but failed to score a single point in the second half. The loss extended their NFL record six straight home playoff losses.[4] It was the second time under Andy Reid they lost a playoff game after being up by more than 10 points at halftime. The Chiefs have lost three consecutive playoff games, and have lost 11 of their last 12. The Chiefs first two wins of the season came against teams that eventually meet in Super Bowl LII to end the season. the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. Additionally by beating the Patriots in Week 1, the Chiefs extending their winning streak against the defending Super Bowl champs to six.

NFL Top 100

The Chiefs had 6 players ranked in NFL Network's annual Top 100 players list, which was tied for the 3rd most.

Rank Player Position Change
13 Eric Berry S Increase 42
26 Travis Kelce TE Increase 65
32 Marcus Peters CB

Increase 33

36 Tyreek Hill WR NR
76 Justin Houston LB Decrease 50
81 Alex Smith QB Steady 0

Transactions

Offseason

Reserve/future free agent contracts

Player Position
Isaiah Battle T
Will Ratelle FB
Julian Wilson CB
Joseph Cheek G
Jordan Devey G
Jimmy Hall S
Cory Johnson NT
Seantavius Jones WR
David King DE
Earl Okine LB
Joel Stave QB
Khaseem Greene LB
Josh James T
Montori Hughes DT
Darrin Reaves RB

Cuts

Position Player 2017 team
RB Jamaal Charles Denver Broncos
DE Jaye Howard Chicago Bears
WR Jeremy Maclin Baltimore Ravens

Free agents

Position Player Status* 2016 Team(s) 2017 Team
S Eric Berry UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
TE Orson Charles UFA Detroit Lions Kansas City Chiefs
LB Reshard Cliett UFA Denver Broncos
New York Jets
Arizona Cardinals		 Kansas City Chiefs
WR Kenny Cook ERFA Kansas City Chiefs TBD
RB Knile Davis UFA Kansas City Chiefs Pittsburgh Steelers
TE Gavin Escobar UFA Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs
QB Nick Foles* UFA Kansas City Chiefs Philadelphia Eagles
S Marqueston Huff UFA Jacksonville Jaguars
Baltimore Ravens		 Kansas City Chiefs
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste UFA Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs
DE Jarvis Jenkins UFA New York Jets
Kansas City Chiefs		 Kansas City Chiefs
DT Bennie Logan UFA Philadelphia Eagles Kansas City Chiefs
FB Trey Millard ERFA Kansas City Chiefs TBD
P Will Monday UFA Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs
G Mike Person UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
DT Dontari Poe UFA Kansas City Chiefs Atlanta Falcons
DE Kendall Reyes UFA Kansas City Chiefs TBD
LB Marcus Rush UFA Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs
K Cairo Santos RFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
RB C. J. Spiller UFA New Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks
New York Jets		 Kansas City Chiefs
S Daniel Sorensen RFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
G Andrew Tiller UFA San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs
WR Albert Wilson RFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
LS James Winchester RFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
*RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent

*Nick Foles had an option on his contract for the 2017 season that the Chiefs declined

Trades

Position Player/Pick
Received		 Team Compensation
NA 5th round pick
2017 Draft		 New England Patriots TE James O'Shaughnessy
6th round pick 2017 Draft

Draft

2017 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 10 Patrick Mahomes II Quarterback Texas Tech
2 59 Tanoh Kpassagnon Defensive end Villanova
3 86 Kareem Hunt Running back Toledo
4 139 Jehu Chesson Wide receiver Michigan
5 183 Ukeme Eligwe Linebacker Georgia Southern
6 218 * Leon McQuay III Safety USC
* Compensatory selection

Notes

  • The Chiefs forfeited their original 6th round selection (what would have been the 211th overall selection) as part of their punishment for a violation of the NFL's Anti-Tampering policy during the 2015 free agency period.
  • The Chiefs traded their 1st round selection, (27th overall), their 3rd round selection (91st overall), and their 2018 1st round selection for the Buffalo Bills 1st round selection (10th overall)
  • The Chiefs traded their 3rd round selection (104th overall), 4th round selection (132nd overall), and 7th round selection (245th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings for their 3rd round selection (86th overall)
  • The Chiefs traded tight end James O'Shaughnessy and their 6th round selection (216th overall) to the New England Patriots for the Patriots 5th round selection (183rd overall)
  • The Chiefs traded two 5th round selections (170th overall and 180th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings for their 4th round selection (139th overall)

Undrafted free agents

Position Player College
T Corin Brooks Texas–Permian Basin
S Devin Chappell Oregon State
WR Gehrig Dieter Alabama
S Damariay Drew California
WR Anas Hasic West Florida
TE Wyatt Houston Utah State
WR Marcus Kemp Hawaii
CB Ashton Lampkin Oklahoma State
G Damien Mama USC
WR Alonzo Moore Nebraska
CB J. R. Nelson Montana
S Jordan Sterns Oklahoma State
WR Tony Stevens Auburn

Players signed from rookie mini camp tryouts

Position Player College
NT Ricky Ali'ifua Utah State
TE Emmanuel Byrd Marshall
RB Devine Redding Indiana
WR Jamari Staples Louisville

Players cut in the offseason before playing for the Chiefs

Position Player
Julian Wilson CB
Jimmy Hall CB
Anas Hasic WR
Wyatt Houston TE
Cory Johnson* DT
Will Ratelle* FB
Darrin Reaves RB
Kelvin Taylor RB
Jamari Staples WR

*Indicates player was on the practice squad during the 2016 season but never on the active roster

Staff

2017 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

  • Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
  • President – Mark Donovan
  • General manager – Brett Veach
  • Director of football administration – Brandt Tilis
  • Salary cap & legal executive – Chris Shea
  • Director of player personnel – Mike Borgonzi
  • Director of college scouting – Ryan Poles
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Ryne Nutt
  • Director of pro personnel – Tim Terry

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Andy Reid
  • Assistant head coach – Brad Childress
  • Senior assistant to the head coach – Porter Ellett

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Matt Nagy
  • Assistant quarterbacks – Corey Matthaei
  • Running backs – Eric Bieniemy
  • Wide receivers – Greg Lewis
  • Tight ends – Tom Melvin
  • Offensive line – Andy Heck
  • Offensive quality control – Joe Blaymeir
  • Offensive quality control – Mike Kafka
  • Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier
 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 – Terry Bradden
  • 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

2017 Kansas City Chiefs final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 46 Keith Baxter CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 29 Eric Berry SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 46 Devin Chappell SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 17 Chris Conley WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 55 Dee Ford OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  •  6 Ashton Lampkin CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 61 Mitch Morse C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 52 Dadi Nicolas OLB (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform)
  • 30 Steven Terrell CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 32 Spencer Ware RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad


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

Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 San Francisco 49ers L 17–27 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 August 19 at Cincinnati Bengals W 30–12 1–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
3 August 25 at Seattle Seahawks L 13–26 1–2 Century Link Field Recap
4 August 31 Tennessee Titans W 30–6 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 1: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 3 6 01827
Chiefs 7 0 10017

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 11
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,706
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Spencer Ware 1-yard run (Sam Ficken kick), 11:38. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:22.
  • SF – Robbie Gould 38-yard field goal, 6:11. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:16.

Second quarter

  • SF – Nick Rose 22-yard field goal, 12:22. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 6:06.
  • SF – Nick Rose 27-yard field goal, 6:53. 49ers 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:51.

Third quarter

  • KC – Sam Ficken 45-yard field goal, 10:30. Chiefs 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:58.
  • KC – Marcus Kemp 1-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Sam Ficken kick), 6:08. Chiefs 17–9. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:54.

Fourth quarter

  • SF – Kendrick Bourne 46-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (C. J. Beathard–Kendrick Bourne pass), 13:31. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:31.
  • SF – Tyler McCloskey 2-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Nick Rose kick), 10:41. 49ers 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:28.
  • SF – Robbie Gould 38-yard field goal, 0:56. 49ers 27–17. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:56.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SF – Kendrick Bourne – 4 receptions, 88 yards, TD
  • KC – Chris Conley – 2 receptions, 46 yards

Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 13 14030
Bengals 3 6 3012

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: August 19
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 47,714
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • CIN – Randy Bullock 47-yard field goal, 10:36. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 7:24.
  • KC – Sam Ficken 23-yard field goal, 3:18. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:18.

Second quarter

  • KC – Demetrius Harris 5-yard pass from Alex Smith (Sam Ficken kick), 12:27. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:46.
  • CIN – Jake Elliott 32-yard field goal, 7:22. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:05.
  • KC – Demetrius Harris 1-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (kick failed, wide right), 1:05. Chiefs 16–6. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:17.
  • CIN – Randy Bullock 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 16–9. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:05.

Third quarter

  • KC – Demetrius Harris 5-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Sam Ficken kick), 9:15. Chiefs 23–9. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:45.
  • KC – Seantavius Jones 18-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Sam Ficken kick), 8:17. Chiefs 30–9. Drive: 1 play, 18 yards, 0:05.
  • CIN – Jake Elliott 39-yard field goal, 0:46. Chiefs 30–12. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:24.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

  • KC – Patrick Mahomes – 10/14, 88 yards, 2 TD
  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 7/13, 98 yards

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Travis Kelce – 1 reception, 36 yards
  • CIN – Tyler Boyd – 2 receptions, 45 yards

Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 7 0313
Seahawks 3 13 3726

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: August 25
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,541
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Sam Ficken 30-yard field goal, 7:06. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 7:54.
  • SEA – Blair Walsh 41-yard field goal, 3:44. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:22.

Second quarter

  • SEA – Blair Walsh 36-yard field goal, 13:43. Seahawks 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:32.
  • SEA – Tre Madden 2-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 7:22. Seahawks 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:07.
  • KC – De'Anthony Thomas 95-yard kickoff return (Sam Ficken kick), 7:10. Seahawks 13–10.
  • SEA – Blair Walsh 21-yard field goal, 0:03. Seahawks 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 0:30.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Blair Walsh 47-yard field goal, 11:39. Seahawks 19–10. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:21.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Sam Ficken 32-yard field goal, 14:47. Seahawks 19–13. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 5:45.
  • SEA – Tanner McEvoy 28-yard pass from Austin Davis (Blair Walsh kick), 6:46. Seahawks 26–13. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:55.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 4: Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 0 306
Chiefs 0 13 10730

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,213
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • TEN – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 1:32. Titans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 1:56.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 12:13. Chiefs 16–3. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:47.
  • TEN – Ryan Succop 48-yard field goal, 8:05. Chiefs 16–6. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:08.
  • KC – Gavin Escobar 2-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Cairo Santos kick), 1:52. Chiefs 23–6. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 6:13.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Tevin Jones 68-yard pass from Joel Stave (Cairo Santos kick), 9:54. Chiefs 30–6. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:32.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • TEN – Jerome Cunningham – 2 receptions, 39 yards
  • KC – Demarcus Robinson – 3 receptions, 127 yards, TD

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 7 at New England Patriots W 42–27 1–0 Gillette Stadium Recap
2 September 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–20 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
3 September 24 at Los Angeles Chargers W 24–10 3–0 StubHub Center Recap
4 October 2 Washington Redskins W 29–20 4–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
5 October 8 at Houston Texans W 42–34 5–0 NRG Stadium Recap
6 October 15 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–19 5–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
7 October 19 at Oakland Raiders L 30–31 5–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
8 October 30 Denver Broncos W 29–19 6–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
9 November 5 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–28 6–3 AT&T Stadium Recap
10 Bye
11 November 19 at New York Giants L 9–12 (OT) 6–4 MetLife Stadium Recap
12 November 26 Buffalo Bills L 10–16 6–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
13 December 3 at New York Jets L 31–38 6–6 MetLife Stadium Recap
14 December 10 Oakland Raiders W 26–15 7–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
15 December 16 Los Angeles Chargers W 30–13 8–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
16 December 24 Miami Dolphins W 29–13 9–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
17 December 31 at Denver Broncos W 27–24 10–6 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at New England Patriots

NFL Kickoff Game

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 7 72142
Patriots 7 10 10027

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 25-yard field goal, 14.56. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:07.
  • NE – Mike Gillislee 2-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 7:27. Patriots 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:50.
  • KC – Kareem Hunt 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:13. Patriots 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 2:34.

Third quarter

  • KC – Tyreek Hill 75-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 9:19. Chiefs 21–17. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:09.
  • NE – Mike Gillislee 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 5:01. Patriots 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:21.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 32-yard field goal, 0:09. Patriots 27–21. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:41.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Kareem Hunt 78-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 14:07. Chiefs 28–27. Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:02.
  • KC – Kareem Hunt 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 5:14. Chiefs 35–27. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:41.
  • KC – Charcandrick West 21-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:00. Chiefs 42–27. Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:15.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 2: Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 0 71020
Chiefs 3 3 71427

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 74,971
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 11:22. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:38.
  • PHI – Jake Elliott 34-yard field goal, 4:28. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 6:54.

Second quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 0:17. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:49.

Third quarter

  • PHI – Alshon Jeffery 16-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 4:08. Eagles 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 4:20.
  • KC – Kareem Hunt 53-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:20. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

  • PHI – Jake Elliott 40-yard field goal, 11:57. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:23.
  • KC – Travis Kelce 15-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 6:25. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:51.
  • KC – Kareem Hunt 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:14. Chiefs 27–13. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:13.
  • PHI – Nelson Agholor 9-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 0:08. Chiefs 27–20. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 2:06.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • PHI – Carson Wentz – 4 rushes, 55 yards
  • KC – Kareem Hunt – 13 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

Week 3: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 3 0724
Chargers 7 3 0010

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,386
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Tyreek Hill 30-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 12:03. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:56.
  • KC – Albert Wilson 6-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 5:33. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 2:11.
  • LAC – Melvin Gordon 11-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 0:05. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 5:28.

Second quarter

  • KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 4:30. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 6:09.
  • LAC – Younghoe Koo 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 4:30.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Kareem Hunt 69-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:49. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:16.

Top passers

  • KC – Alex Smith – 16/21, 155 yards, 2 TD
  • LAC – Philip Rivers – 20/40, 237 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Kareem Hunt – 17 rushes, 172 yards, TD
  • LAC – Melvin Gordon – 17 rushes, 79 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • KC – Tyreek Hill – 5 receptions, 77 yards, TD
  • LAC – Travis Benjamin – 5 receptions, 105 yards

Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 4: Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 10 0 7320
Chiefs 0 7 101229

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • WAS – Terrelle Pryor 44-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 12:00. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:08.
  • WAS – Dustin Hopkins 19-yard field goal, 2:50. Redskins 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards, 7:39.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • KC – Alex Smith 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 9:24. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:40.
  • WAS – Ryan Grant 3-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 7:47. Redskins 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:38.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 26-yard field goal, 0:04. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:41.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 32-yard field goal, 4:55. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 8:10.
  • WAS – Dustin Hopkins 40-yard field goal, 0:50. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:04.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 43-yard field goal, 0:08. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 0:43.
  • KC – Justin Houston 13-yard fumble return (run failed), 0:04. Chiefs 29–20.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 5: at Houston Texans

Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 20 01942
Texans 0 7 62134

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,835
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 35-yard field goal, 6:57. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 8:07.

Second quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 42-yard field goal, 11:28. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:21.
  • KC – Charcandrick West 8-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 5:45. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:52.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 41-yard field goal, 4:21. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:51.
  • HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 6-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 1:49. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:28.
  • KC – Charcandrick West 4-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 0:34. Chiefs 23–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:15.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Will Fuller 9-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (pass failed), 3:20. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:58.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 35-yard field goal, 14:05. Chiefs 26–13. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:15.
  • HOU – Will Fuller 48-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 12:00. Chiefs 26–20. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:01.
  • KC – De'Anthony Thomas 10-yard pass from Alex Smith (pass failed), 8:57. Chiefs 32–20. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:03.
  • KC – Tyreek Hill 82-yard punt return (Harrison Butker kick), 7:22. Chiefs 39–20.
  • HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 34-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (pass failed), 3:05. Chiefs 39–26. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 0:16.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 49-yard field goal, 1:13. Chiefs 42–26. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:49.
  • HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 1-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Deshaun Watson run), 0:00. Chiefs 42–34. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:08.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 98 yards
  • HOU – Stephen Anderson – 2 receptions, 63 yards

Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 6: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 2 10 0719
Chiefs 3 0 01013

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • PIT – Zach Fulton fumble out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 7:49. Steelers 2–0.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 46-yard field goal, 6:20. Chiefs 3–2. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:29.

Second quarter

  • PIT – Le'Veon Bell 3-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 14:55. Steelers 9–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:25.
  • PIT – Chris Boswell 24-yard field goal, 2:08. Steelers 12–3. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 6:43.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – De'Anthony Thomas 57-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 6:13. Steelers 12–10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 2:50.
  • PIT – Antonio Brown 51-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 3:24. Steelers 19–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:49.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 33-yard field goal, 2:17. Steelers 19–13. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:07.

Top passers

  • PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 17/25, 252 yards, TD, INT
  • KC – Alex Smith – 19/34, 246 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 32 rushes, 179 yards, TD
  • KC – Kareem Hunt – 9 rushes, 21 yards

Top receivers

  • PIT – Antonio Brown – 8 receptions, 155 yards, TD
  • KC – Kareem Hunt – 5 receptions, 89 yards

Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 10 10 10030
Raiders 14 0 71031

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 7:25 p.m. CDT/5:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 55,090
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS/NFLN/Amazon Video): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 53-yard field goal. 10:14. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:46.
  • OAK – Amari Cooper 38-yard pass from Derek Carr (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 8:11. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:03.
  • KC – Travis Kelce 10-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 7:17. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:54.
  • OAK – Amari Cooper 45-yard pass from Derk Carr (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 0:40. Raiders 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.

Second quarter

  • KC – Tyreek Hill 64-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 8:51. Chiefs 17–14. 'Drive: 3 plays, 99 yards, 1:32.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 39-yard field goal, 1:06. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 3:45.

Third quarter

  • OAK – DeAndré Washington 4-yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 10:41. Raiders 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:15.
  • KC – Albert Wilson 63-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 7:08. Chiefs 27–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 37-yard field goal, 0:47. Chiefs 30–21. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:15.

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Giorgio Tavecchio 26-yard field goal, 11:53. Chiefs 30–24. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 3:54.
  • OAK – Michael Crabtree 2-yard pass from Derek Carr (Giorgio Tevecchio kick), 0:00. Raiders 31–30. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 2:25.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 8: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 3 10619
Chiefs 14 3 3929

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 76,573
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DEN – Brandon McManus 27-yard field goal, 11:48. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:07.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 25-yard field goal, 5:02. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 4:05.

Third quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 32-yard field goal, 12:30. Chiefs 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:54.
  • DEN – Brandon McManus 34-yard field goal, 8:11. Chiefs 20–6. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:19.
  • DEN – Devontae Booker 6-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 1:14. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:44.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 43-yard field goal, 12:30. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:44.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 51-yard field goal, 7:03. Chiefs 26–13. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 3:03.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 42-yard field goal, 4:41. Chiefs 29–13. Drive: 4 plays, –2 yards, 1:42.
  • DEN – A. J. Derby 11-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (pass failed), 1:55. Chiefs 29–19. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:46.

Top passers

  • DEN – Trevor Siemian – 19/36, 198 yards, TD, 3 INT
  • KC – Alex Smith – 14/31, 202 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 5 receptions, 66 yards
  • KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD

During halftime, Carlos Carson was inducted into the Chiefs Ring of Honor.

Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 10 7017
Cowboys 7 7 7728

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,273
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 38-yard field goal, 7:24. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:08.
  • DAL – Dak Prescott 10-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 0:21. Cowboys 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 1:31.
  • KC – Tyreek Hill 56-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 0:02. Cowboys 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:13.

Third quarter

  • KC – Travis Kelce 2-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 9:11. Chiefs 17-14. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 5:54.
  • DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 3:33. Cowboys 21–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:37.

Fourth quarter

  • DAL – Cole Beasley 7-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Mike Nugent kick), 9:02. Cowboys 28–17. Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 6:46.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

This was the last time the Chiefs lost a game by more than 8 points until Super Bowl LV.

Week 11: at New York Giants

Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Chiefs 0 3 0609
Giants 0 6 03312

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 76,363
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • NYG – Orleans Darkwa 1-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 13:26. Giants 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:17.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 4:09. Giants 6–3. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 9:17.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 13:30. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:05.
  • NYG – Aldrick Rosas 26-yard field goal, 1:38. Giants 9–6. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 0:29.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 23-yard field goal, 0:01. Tied 9–9. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 1:37.

Overtime

  • NYG – Aldrick Rosas 23-yard field goal, 1:54. Giants 12–9. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:00.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • KC – Kareem Hunt – 18 rushes, 73 yards
  • NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 20 rushes, 74 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 109 yards
  • NYG – Roger Lewis – 5 receptions, 55 yards

Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 12: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 7 6 3016
Chiefs 0 3 7010

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • BUF – Stephen Hauschka 34-yard field goal, 12:01. Bills 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:50.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 45-yard field goal, 1:44. Bills 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:46.
  • BUF – Stephen Hauschka 56-yard field goal, 0:04. Bills 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 1:40.

Third quarter

  • KC – Albert Wilson 19-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 9:19. Bills 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 5:41.
  • BUF – Stephen Hauschka 49-yard field goal, 6:52. Bills 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:27.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • BUF – LeSean McCoy – 22 rushes, 49 yards
  • KC – Alex Smith – 5 rushes, 35 yards

Top receivers

  • BUF – Charles Clay – 4 receptions, 60 yards
  • KC – Tyreek Hill – 7 receptions, 41 yards

Week 13: at New York Jets

Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 3 7731
Jets 14 7 61138

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,562
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Travis Kelce 22-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 12:22. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:38.
  • KC – Travis Kelce 36-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 10:36. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 1 plays, 36 yards, 0:06.
  • NYJ – Bilal Powell 1-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 6:10. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:26.
  • NYJ – Josh McCown 1-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 0:46. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 5:02.

Second quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 36-yard field goal, 2:49. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:45.
  • NYJ – Matt Forte 11-yard pass from Josh McCown (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 0:23. Jets 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:26.

Third quarter

  • NYJ – Chandler Catanzaro 27-yard field goal, 5:29. Jets 24–17. Drive: 18 plays, 72 yards, 9:31.
  • KC – Tyreek Hill 79-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 5:13. Tied 24–24. Drive: 1 plays, 79 yards, 0:16.
  • NYJ – Chandler Catanzaro 47-yard field goal, 3:27. Jets 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:46.

Fourth quarter

  • NYJ – Chandler Catanzaro 38-yard field goal, 11:23. Jets 30–24. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:26.
  • KC – Tyreek Hill 40-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 9:13. Chiefs 31–30. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:10.
  • NYJ – Josh McCown 1-yard run (Elijah McGuire run), 2:15. Jets 38–31. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:58.

Top passers

  • KC – Alex Smith – 19/33, 366 yards, 4 TD
  • NYJ – Josh McCown – 26/36, 331 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • KC – Alex Smith – 1 rush, 70 yards
  • NYJ – Matt Forte – 15 rushes, 58 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Tyreek Hill – 6 receptions, 185 yards, 2 TD
  • NYJ – Jermaine Kearse – 9 receptions, 157 yards

Week 14: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 14: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 01515
Chiefs 3 13 10026

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 74,461
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 53-yard field goal, 9:22. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 4:07.

Second quarter

  • KC – Kareem Hunt 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 14:57. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 7:03.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 29-yard field goal, 10:48. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:31.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 33-yard field goal, 1:41. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:51.

Third quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 40-yard field goal, 11:01. Chiefs 19–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:59.
  • KC – Charcandrick West 13-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 3:22. Chiefs 26–0. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:51.

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • OAK – Derek Carr – 24/41, 211 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • KC – Alex Smith – 20/34, 268 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • OAK – Marshawn Lynch – 7 rushes, 61 yards, TD
  • KC – Kareem Hunt – 25 rushes, 116 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • OAK – Michael Crabtree – 7 receptions, 60 yards
  • KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 74 yards

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 15: Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 6 7013
Chiefs 3 7 101030

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 7:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,011
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 0:01. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 8:55.

Second quarter

  • KC – Tyreek Hill 64-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 6:39. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:50.
  • LAC – Melvin Gordon 2-yard run (kick failed, wide left), 2:05. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:30.

Third quarter

  • LAC – Antonio Gates 10-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Travis Coons kick), 9:26. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:27.
  • KC – Kareem Hunt 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 2:14. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 7:13.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 24-yard field goal, 0:31. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:12.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 51-yard field goal, 11:04. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 3:28.
  • KC – Kareem Hunt 5-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 4:01. Chiefs 30–13. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:26.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 16: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 16: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 10 0013
Chiefs 3 17 3629

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 23 °F (−5 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,325
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Jenny Dell
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 9:41. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:23.
  • MIA – Cody Parkey 44-yard field goal, 3:29. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 6:12.

Second quarter

  • KC – Travis Kelce 9-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 13:00. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:29.
  • MIA – Cody Parkey 28-yard field goal, 8:11. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:49.
  • KC – Kareem Hunt 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 3:37. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:34.
  • MIA – Jakeem Grant 65-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Cody Parkey kick), 3:22. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 1 plays, 65 yards, 0:15.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 32-yard field goal, 0:07. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 0:42.

Third quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 21-yard field goal, 10:24. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:36.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 29-yard field goal, 12:16. Chiefs 26–13. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:47.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 49-yard field goal, 3:41. Chiefs 29–13. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 6:18.

Top passers

  • MIA – Jay Cutler – 19/38, 286 yards, TD
  • KC – Alex Smith – 25/39, 304 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • MIA – Kenyan Drake – 13 rushes, 57 yards
  • KC – Kareem Hunt – 29 rushes, 91 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • MIA – Jakeem Grant – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD
  • KC – Tyreek Hill – 6 receptions, 109 yards

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 7 10327
Broncos 3 7 01424

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/2:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 17 °F (−8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,928
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Beth Mowins and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DEN – De'Angelo Henderson 29-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (Brandon McManus kick), 4:56. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:42.
  • KC – Anthony Sherman 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 1:07. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:49.

Third quarter

  • KC – Harrison Butker 20-yard field goal, 3:58. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 18 plays, 90 yards, 8:46.
  • KC – Ramik Wilson 11-yard fumble return (Harrison Butker kick), 3:04. Chiefs 24–10.

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Zaire Anderson 38-yard fumble return (Brandon McManus kick), 6:52. Chiefs 24–17.
  • DEN – Demaryius Thomas 6-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (Brandon McManus kick), 2:53. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:23.
  • KC – Harrison Butker 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:53.

Top passers

  • KC – Patrick Mahomes – 22/35, 284 yards, INT
  • DEN – Paxton Lynch – 21/31, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Anthony Sherman – 14 rushes, 40 yards, TD
  • DEN – C. J. Anderson – 18 rushes, 61 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Albert Wilson – 10 receptions, 147 yards
  • DEN – Jordan Taylor – 6 receptions, 65 yards

Standings

Division

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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Kansas City Chiefs 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 415 339 W4
Los Angeles Chargers 9 7 0 .563 3–3 6–6 355 272 W2
Oakland Raiders 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 301 373 L4
Denver Broncos 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 289 382 L2

Conference

AFC
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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] New England Patriots East 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .484 .466 W3
2[a] Pittsburgh Steelers North 13 3 0 .813 6–0 10–2 .453 .423 W2
3[b] Jacksonville Jaguars South 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 .434 .394 L2
4[b] Kansas City Chiefs West 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 .477 .481 W4
Wild Cards
5[c] Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 .563 5–1 8–4 .434 .396 W1
6[c] Buffalo Bills East 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .492 .396 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c] Baltimore Ravens North 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .441 .299 L1
8[c] Los Angeles Chargers West 9 7 0 .563 3–3 6–6 .457 .347 W2
9 Cincinnati Bengals North 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .465 .321 W2
10[d] Oakland Raiders West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .512 .396 L4
11[d] Miami Dolphins East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .543 .531 L3
12[e] Denver Broncos West 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .492 .413 L2
13[e] New York Jets East 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 .520 .438 L4
14[f] Indianapolis Colts South 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 .480 .219 W1
15[f] Houston Texans South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .516 .375 L6
16 Cleveland Browns North 0 16 0 .000 0–6 0–12 .520 – L16
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b New England claimed the No. 1 seed over Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b Jacksonville claimed the No. 3 seed over Kansas City based on conference record.
  3. ^ a b c d Tennessee finished ahead of Buffalo, Baltimore and Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record, claiming the No. 5 seed.
    Buffalo and Baltimore finished ahead of Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record.
    Buffalo claimed the No. 6 seed over Baltimore based on strength of victory.
  4. ^ a b Oakland finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b Denver finished ahead of the New York Jets based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ a b Indianapolis finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head sweep.
  7. ^ 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 January 6 Tennessee Titans (5) L 21–22 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Tennessee Titans

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Tennessee Titans at (4) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 3 71222
Chiefs 14 7 0021

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • TEN – Ryan Succop 49-yard field goal, 1:55. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:02.
  • KC – Demarcus Robinson 14-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 0:03. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 1:52.

Third quarter

  • TEN – Marcus Mariota 6-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 6:31. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 15 plays, 91 yards, 8:29.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Derrick Henry 35-yard run (pass failed), 14:08. Chiefs 21–16. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:17.
  • TEN – Eric Decker 22-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 6:06. Titans 22–21. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:09.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

For the first round of the playoffs, the Chiefs played the Tennessee Titans at home. The Chiefs entered the game looking to win their first home playoff game since 1994, a streak of 5 straight home playoff losses. The Chiefs had a strong first half, building a 21–3 halftime lead and sending the home crowd into a frenzy. However, the Titans were able to catch fire, with a batted down touchdown pass from Marcus Mariota to himself, to make the score 21–10. The Chiefs were not able to recover after this touchdown, and the Titans outscored Kansas City 19–0 in the second half to win 22–21. The Chiefs, looked as though they had taken the lead on a fumble by Derrick Henry. However, the turnover was reviewed, and upon review, the call was overturned and Tennessee kept the ball. Henry was then able to run for a first down on third down to seal the game. With the loss, the Chiefs ended their season at 10–7 and lost 6 straight home playoff games, the worst in NFL history.

References

  1. ^ "Chiefs, Dorsey Agree to Part Ways". Chiefs.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Chiefs promote Brett Veach to general manager". NFL.com.
  3. ^ "Chiefs clinch AFC West title after win over Dolphins". NFL.com.
  4. ^ "Didn't think the Chiefs' miserable playoff history could get worse? Well, it did".

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Wild card berths (10)
Division championships (16)
Conference championships (4)
League championships (5)
Retired numbers
Media
Current league affiliations
Former league affiliation
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Kansas City Chiefs seasons
Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962)
Bold indicates AFL Championship (1960–65) or Super Bowl (1966–) victory
Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance