2019 Kansas City Chiefs season

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The 2019 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 50th in the National Football League (NFL), their 60th overall, their seventh under head coach Andy Reid and third under general manager Brett Veach.

OwnerThe Hunt family
(Clark Hunt Chairman and CEO)

General managerBrett Veach

Head coachAndy Reid

Offensive coordinatorEric Bieniemy

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2019 Kansas City Chiefs season
Chiefs 60th season logo
Owner	The Hunt family (Clark Hunt Chairman and CEO)
General manager	Brett Veach
Head coach	Andy Reid
Offensive coordinator	Eric Bieniemy
Defensive coordinator	Steve Spagnuolo
Home stadium	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoffs	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Texans) 51–31 Won AFC Championship (vs. Titans) 35–24 Won Super Bowl LIV (vs. 49ers) 31–20
All-Pros	5 SS Tyrann Mathieu (1st team) TE Travis Kelce (2nd team) RT Mitchell Schwartz (2nd team) S Tyrann Mathieu (2nd team) KR Mecole Hardman (2nd team)
Pro Bowlers	6 Selected but did not participate due to participation in Super Bowl LIV: QB Patrick Mahomes WR Tyreek Hill TE Travis Kelce DE Frank Clark DT Chris Jones RS Mecole Hardman
Team MVP	Tyrann Mathieu
Team ROY	Mecole Hardman
Uniform

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In the offseason, the Chiefs released two of their longest tenured players: Justin Houston and Eric Berry. The Chiefs started the season with a 1–3 record at home, their worst record after four home games since 2012. However, they began the season 4–0 on the road, their best road record after four road games since 2013. With a Week 14 Oakland Raiders loss and a win over the New England Patriots, the Chiefs clinched the AFC West, extending their team record division title streak to four consecutive. They also clinched the franchise's fifth consecutive playoff appearance, one short of the franchise record of six consecutive from 1990–1995. The Chiefs also finished undefeated in the AFC West for the second time under Andy Reid, extending their record within the AFC West since 2015 to 27–3. They clinched their second straight bye to the divisional round of the AFC playoffs due to a Week 17 win against the Los Angeles Chargers combined with a Patriots loss to the Miami Dolphins.

In the divisional round, the Chiefs defeated the Houston Texans 51–31 despite falling behind 24–0 in the second quarter to give the Chiefs playoff wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time in franchise history. The 51 points they scored was a franchise record for a postseason game. The win, along with the Baltimore Ravens' loss the previous night, allowed the Chiefs to host the AFC Championship for the second time in franchise history. They defeated the Tennessee Titans 35–24 in the AFC Championship advancing to Super Bowl LIV, where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31–20 to win their first championship since Super Bowl IV in 1970.^[1]

NFL Top 100

The Chiefs had six players ranked on NFL Network's annual Top 100 players countdown, which was tied for second most in the league.^[2] Reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes was ranked 4th, the highest ranking ever by a Chiefs player. Additionally, he was the highest ranked player on the countdown that was not ranked in 2018 and was the second highest player ever that was unranked the previous season.

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Rank	Player	Position	Change
4	Patrick Mahomes	QB	NR
19	Tyreek Hill	WR	21
21	Travis Kelce	TE	3
36	Chris Jones	DT	NR
85	Frank Clark	DE	NR
94	Mitchell Schwartz	T	NR

Staff

Coaching changes

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2019 Kansas City Chiefs Staff Changes
Coach	Position	Reason left	Replacement
Bob Sutton	Defensive Coordinator	Fired	Steve Spagnuolo
Britt Reid	Defensive line	Promoted	Brendan Daly
Mike Smith	Outside linebackers	Accepted job with another team	Britt Reid
Mark DeLeone	Inside Linebackers	Accepted job with another team	Matt House (as linebackers coach)
Emmitt Thomas	Defensive backs	Retired	Dave Merritt
Al Harris	Cornerbacks	Fired	Sam Madison
Jay Valai	Defensive quality control	Accepted job with another team	Alex Whittingham

^[3]

Staff

**2019 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 College Scouting Coordinator – Greg Castillo Director of pro personnel – Tim Terry Head coaches Head coach – Andy Reid Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Dave Toub Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Eric Bieniemy Quarterbacks – Mike Kafka Running backs – Deland McCullough Wide receivers – Greg Lewis Tight ends – Tom Melvin Offensive line – Andy Heck Assistant offensive line – Corey Matthaei Pass game analyst/assistant quarterbacks – Joe Bleymaier Offensive quality control – David Girardi			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Steve Spagnuolo Run game coordinator/defensive line – Brendan Daly Outside linebackers – Britt Reid Linebackers – Matt House Defensive backs – Dave Merritt Cornerbacks – Sam Madison Defensive quality control – Alex Whittingham Defensive assistant – Connor Embree Defensive quality control – Terry Bradden Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Rod Wilson Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin Assistant strength and conditioning – Travis Crittenden Assistant strength and conditioning – Devin Woodhouse Sports science/conditioning – Ryan Reynolds

Roster changes

Players signed

Below are players signed in the offseason through free agency.

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Players signed
Player	Position
Justin Senior^[4]	T
Sammie Coates^[5]	WR
Davon Grayson^[6]	WR
Dontae Johnson	CB
E. J. Manuel	QB
Harold Jones-Quartey	S
Carlos Hyde	RB
Tyrann Mathieu	S
Damien Wilson	LB
Alex Okafor	DE
Bashaud Breeland	CB
Blake Bell	TE
Keith Reaser	CB
Jeremiah Attaochu	LB
Zack Golditch	G
Nick Keizer	TE
Neal Sterling	TE

Cuts

Below are players who were released during the offseason

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Players cut
Player	Position
Justin Houston^[7]	LB
Eric Berry	S
Dillon Gordon	T
Step Durham	CB
Tejan Koroma	C
Sammie Coates	WR
T.J. Linta	QB
Dontae Johnson	CB
Jarvis Jenkins	DE
Leon McQuay III	FS
Justin Senior	OT
Gary Johnson	OLB
James Williams	RB

Futures contracts

Below are players that were signed as a futures players, which are typically players that have not played in a regular season. These players usually spent the previous season on a practice squad.

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Futures contracts
Player	Position
Josh Crockett	WR
Raymond Davison	LB
Ryan Hunter	T
Joey Ivie	NT
Chase Litton	QB
Robert McCray	OLB
Leon McQuay III	SS
Henry Mondeaux	DT
Pace Murphy	T
Aaron Ripkowski	FB
Martrell Spaight	LB
D'Montre Wade	CB
Cavon Walker	DE
David Wells	TE

Unrestricted free agents

Below are players with expiring contracts that can sign with any team without the Chiefs receiving any sort of compensation. Also included is if the player re-signed with the Chiefs or signed with another team.

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UFAs
Player	Position	Re-signed?*
Jeff Allen	G	Yes
Allen Bailey	DE	No
Kelvin Benjamin	WR	No
Chris Conley	WR	No
Jordan Devey	G	No
Demetrius Harris	TE	No
Mitch Morse	C	No
Steven Nelson	CB	No
Orlando Scandrick	CB	No
Anthony Sherman	FB	Yes
De'Anthony Thomas	WR	Yes
Spencer Ware	RB	No
Charcandrick West	RB	No
Frank Zombo	OLB	No

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Signed with new team	Re-signed

*As of August 20

Restricted free agents

Below are players with expiring contracts that have three or fewer accrued seasons with the Chiefs that can receive a qualifying offer from any NFL team, the Chiefs can choose to either match the offer or receive a draft pick as compensation depending on the tender placed by the Chiefs which can be 1st round, 2nd, or original round (the pick that was used to draft the player). If no offer sheet is given, the player will receive a one-year contract with the Chiefs for a salary based on the tender placed on the player, $2.879 million for a first, $2.023 million for a second, or $1.323 million for an original round tender. If a tender is not placed, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent.

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RFAs
Player	Position	Tender	Qualifying offer	Matched?*
Jordan Lucas	FS	Original round (6th)	None Signed tender	N/A
Terrance Smith	ILB	Not placed	None	N/A

*As of April 15

Exclusive-rights free agents

Below are players with two or fewer seasons of tenure with expiring contracts. If the Chiefs makes a qualifying offer (a one-year contract usually at league-minimum salary) the player has no negotiating rights with other teams, and must either sign the tender with the Chiefs or sit out the 2019 season. If a qualifying offer is not made, the player is an unrestricted free agent.

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ERFAs
Player	Position	Qualifying offer?*	Signed?†
Harrison Butker	K	Yes	Yes
Alex Ellis	TE	No	N/A
Justin Hamilton	NT	Yes	Yes
Marcus Kemp	WR	Yes	Yes

*As of March 13
†As of April 15

Trades

Below are any trades that included at least one player. Trades that featured only draft picks being traded for both teams, are listed in NFL Draft section.

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Trades
Player(s)/Pick(s) Received	Team	Compensation
2nd round pick 2020 NFL draft	San Francisco 49ers	LB Dee Ford^[8]
DE Emmanuel Ogbah	Cleveland Browns	S Eric Murray^[9]
DE Frank Clark 3rd round pick 2019 Draft	Seattle Seahawks	1st & 3rd round pick 2019 NFL Draft 2nd round pick 2020 NFL Draft^[10]
LB Darron Lee	New York Jets	6th round pick 2020 NFL Draft^[11]

Draft

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2019 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
2	56	Mecole Hardman	Wide receiver	Georgia
2	63	Juan Thornhill	Safety	Virginia
3	84	Khalen Saunders	Defensive tackle	Western Illinois
6	201	Rashad Fenton	Cornerback	South Carolina
6	214*	Darwin Thompson	Running back	Utah State
7	216	Nick Allegretti	Guard	Illinois

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*	Compensatory selection

Draft pick trades

The Chiefs received a sixth round pick in the 2018 NFL draft and a second round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft in exchange for cornerback Marcus Peters and a fourth round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
The Chiefs traded a fourth round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft in exchange for linebacker Reggie Ragland.
The Chiefs traded wide receiver Rod Streater and a seventh round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a seventh round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
The Chiefs traded their first round (29th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft, their third round (92nd overall) selection in the 2019 Draft, and a 2nd round selection in the 2020 draft to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for defensive end Frank Clark and the Seahawks 3rd round selection (84th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft.
The Chiefs traded a second round selection (61st overall) and their 5th round selection (167th overall) to Los Angeles Rams in exchange for the Rams 2nd round selection (56th overall)

Final roster

**2019 Kansas City Chiefs roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 4 Chad Henne 15 Patrick Mahomes 8 Matt Moore Running backs (RB) 25 LeSean McCoy 42 Anthony Sherman FB 34 Darwin Thompson 26 Damien Williams Wide receivers (WR) 17 Mecole Hardman 10 Tyreek Hill 13 Byron Pringle 11 Demarcus Robinson 14 Sammy Watkins Tight ends (TE) 81 Blake Bell 87 Travis Kelce 82 Deon Yelder		Offensive linemen (OL) 73 Nick Allegretti G 68 Jackson Barton RT 76 Laurent Duvernay-Tardif LG 75 Cameron Erving LT 72 Eric Fisher T 62 Austin Reiter C 71 Mitchell Schwartz RT 61 Stefen Wisniewski C 77 Andrew Wylie RG Defensive linemen (DL) 55 Frank Clark DE 52 Demone Harris DE 95 Chris Jones DT 92 Tanoh Kpassagnon DE 91 Derrick Nnadi DT 64 Mike Pennel DT 99 Khalen Saunders DT 94 Terrell Suggs DE 98 Xavier Williams DT		Linebackers (LB) 53 Anthony Hitchens OLB 50 Darron Lee OLB 56 Ben Niemann MLB 44 Dorian O'Daniel OLB 59 Reggie Ragland MLB 54 Damien Wilson OLB Defensive backs (DB) 21 Bashaud Breeland CB 30 Alex Brown CB 20 Morris Claiborne CB 27 Rashad Fenton CB 29 Kendall Fuller CB 24 Jordan Lucas SS 32 Tyrann Mathieu SS 49 Daniel Sorensen FS 22 Juan Thornhill FS 35 Charvarius Ward CB 23 Armani Watts FS Special teams (ST) 7 Harrison Butker K 2 Dustin Colquitt P 41 James Winchester LS		Practice squad 12 Gehrig Dieter WR 1 Jody Fortson WR 96 Braxton Hoyett DT 60 Ryan Hunter G 48 Nick Keizer TE 38 Chris Lammons CB 93 Devaroe Lawrence DT 30 Elijah McGuire RB 9 Kyle Shurmur QB 43 Emmanuel Smith OLB Reserve 80 Felton Davis WR (IR) 47 Darius Harris OLB (NF-Inj.) 19 Marcus Kemp WR (IR) 40 John Lovett TE (IR) 97 Alex Okafor DE (IR) 90 Emmanuel Ogbah DE (IR) 74 Martinas Rankin G (IR) 20 Keith Reaser CB (IR) 70 Greg Senat LT (IR) 57 Breeland Speaks DE (IR) 79 Tim Ward DE (NF-Inj.) 39 Spencer Ware RB (IR) 88 David Wells TE (IR) 31 Darrel Williams RB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 14 reserve, 10 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 10	Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–17	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
2	August 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–17	1–1	Heinz Field	Recap
3	August 24	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–27	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
4	August 29	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–27	1–3	Lambeau Field	Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 1: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	0	3	7	17
Chiefs	7	10	14	7	38

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: August 10
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C)
Game attendance: 69,813
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
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First quarter

CIN – Trayveon Williams 1-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 7:45. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:15.
KC – Carlos Hyde 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 3:58. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 3:47.

Second quarter

KC – Mecole Hardman 17-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Harrison Butker kick), 11:45. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:13.
KC – Harrison Butker 35-yard field goal, 0:50. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:30.

Third quarter

KC – Darwin Thompson 29-yard pass from Chase Litton (Harrison Butker kick), 12:39. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:55.
CIN – Tristan Vizcaino 47-yard field goal, 10:21. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:18.
KC – Deon Yelder 14-yard pass from Chase Litton (Harrison Butker kick), 1:03. Chiefs 31–10. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:26.

Fourth quarter

CIN – Jordan Ellis 10-yard pass from Ryan Finley (Tristan Vizcaino kick), 11:22. Chiefs 31–17. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:41.
KC – Josh Caldwell 4-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 1:56. Chiefs 38–17. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:22.

Top passers

CIN – Ryan Finley – 13/18, 109 yards, TD, INT
KC – Chase Litton – 11/15, 122 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

CIN – Jordan Ellis – 3 rushes, 11 yards
KC – Josh Caldwell – 4 rushes, 59 yards, TD

Top receivers

CIN – Jordan Ellis – 5 receptions, 44 yards, TD
KC – Blake Bell – 2 receptions, 37 yards

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	7	0	0	7
Steelers	0	7	0	10	17

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: August 17
Game time: 7:30 pm. EDT/6:30 pm. CDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
Game attendance: 50,668
Referee: Tony Corrente
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First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

PIT – Jaylen Samuels 14-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 6:39. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 8:06.
KC – Mecole Hardman 17-yard pass from Chad Henne (Harrison Butker kick), 1:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 5:28.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Matthew Wright 46-yard field goal, 12:47. Steelers 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 32 yards, 6:59.
PIT – Diontae Johnson 24-yard pass from Devlin Hodges (Chris Boswell kick), 4:22. Steelers 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:48.

Top passers

KC – Chad Henne – 7/14, 96 yards, TD
PIT – Joshua Dobbs – 6/11, 95 yards, INT

Top rushers

KC – Darwin Thompson – 4 rushes, 30 yards
PIT – James Conner – 6 rushes, 28 yards

Top receivers

KC – Cody Thompson – 7 receptions, 69 yards
PIT – James Washington – 4 receptions, 78 yards

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 3: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	6	0	14	27
Chiefs	7	3	7	0	17

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: August 24
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 73,027
Referee: John Hussey
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First quarter

KC – Damien Williams 62-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 8:25. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:30.
SF – Matt Breida 20-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 4:14. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 4:11.

Second quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 25-yard field goal, 12:38. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:36.
SF – Robbie Gould 29-yard field goal, 3:10. Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:44.
SF – Robbie Gould 35-yard field goal, 0:08. 49ers 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 1:37.

Third quarter

KC – Byron Pringle 6-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 1:38. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 7:52.

Fourth quarter

SF – Jeff Wilson 4-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 11:13. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:25.
SF – Jeff Wilson 7-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 3:41. 49ers 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:12.

Top passers

SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 14/20, 188 yards, TD
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 8/10, 126 yards, TD

Top rushers

SF – Jeff Wilson – 12 rushes, 45 yards, TD
KC – Darrel Williams – 5 rushes, 19 yards

Top receivers

SF – Richie James – 4 receptions, 66 yards
KC – Damien Williams – 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD

Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	7	10	0	20
Packers	0	20	0	7	27

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: August 29
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 73,803
Referee: Alex Kemp
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First quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 28-yard field goal, 5:02. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 7:40.

Second quarter

GB – Ty Summers 74-yard interception return (kick failed, wide left), 12:22. Packers 6–3.
GB – Jace Sternberger 2-yard pass from Tim Boyle (Mason Crosby kick), 10:10. Packers 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:58.
KC – Jody Fortson 2-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Harrison Butker kick), 3:43. Packers 13–10. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:23.
GB – Evan Baylis 1-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Mason Crosby kick), 0:03. Packers 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 3:40.

Third quarter

KC – Nick Keizer 4-yard pass from Chase Litton (Harrison Butker kick), 2:22. Packers 20–17. Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 8:34.
KC – Harrison Butker 43-yard field goal, 0:43. Tied 20–20. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:30.

Fourth quarter

GB – Dexter Williams 3-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 6:24. Packers 27–20. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 6:02.

Top passers

KC – Kyle Shurmur – 14/20, 143 yards, TD, INT
GB – DeShone Kizer – 8/15, 77 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

KC – Marcus Marshall – 14 rushes, 59 yards
GB – Dexter Williams – 9 rushes, 34 yards, TD

Top receivers

KC – Rashard Davis – 7 receptions, 47 yards
GB – Teo Redding – 4 receptions, 49 yards

Regular season

Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 8	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 40–26	1–0	TIAA Bank Field	Recap
2	September 15	at Oakland Raiders	W 28–10	2–0	RingCentral Coliseum	Recap
3	September 22	Baltimore Ravens	W 33–28	3–0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
4	September 29	at Detroit Lions	W 34–30	4–0	Ford Field	Recap
5	October 6	Indianapolis Colts	L 13–19	4–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
6	October 13	Houston Texans	L 24–31	4–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
7	October 17	at Denver Broncos	W 30–6	5–2	Empower Field at Mile High	Recap
8	October 27	Green Bay Packers	L 24–31	5–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
9	November 3	Minnesota Vikings	W 26–23	6–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
10	November 10	at Tennessee Titans	L 32–35	6–4	Nissan Stadium	Recap
11	November 18	at Los Angeles Chargers	W 24–17	7–4	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)	Recap
12	Bye
13	December 1	Oakland Raiders	W 40–9	8–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
14	December 8	at New England Patriots	W 23–16	9–4	Gillette Stadium	Recap
15	December 15	Denver Broncos	W 23–3	10–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
16	December 22	at Chicago Bears	W 26–3	11–4	Soldier Field	Recap
17	December 29	Los Angeles Chargers	W 31–21	12–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	17	6	7	10	40
Jaguars	7	6	0	13	26

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: September 8
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 91 °F (33 °C)
Game attendance: 60,157
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
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First quarter

KC – Sammy Watkins 68-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 13:24. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:36.
KC – Harrison Butker 28-yard field goal, 8:57. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:47.
JAX – D. J. Chark 35-yard pass from Nick Foles (Josh Lambo kick), 5:23. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:34.
KC – Sammy Watkins 49-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 2:36. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:47.

Second quarter

JAX – Josh Lambo 37-yard field goal, 11:36. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 6:00.
KC – Harrison Butker 25-yard field goal, 7:56. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:40.
JAX – Josh Lambo 23-yard field goal, 4:22. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 3:34.
KC – Harrison Butker 46-yard field goal, 0:24. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:58.

Third quarter

KC – Damien Williams 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 2:25. Chiefs 30–13. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:25.

Fourth quarter

KC – Sammy Watkins 3-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 10:56. Chiefs 37–13. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:19.
JAX – Dede Westbrook 15-yard pass from Gardner Minshew (pass failed), 7:32. Chiefs 37–19. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:24.
KC – Harrison Butker 35-yard field goal, 3:33. Chiefs 40–19. Drive: 4 plays, −5 yards, 1:41.
JAX – Chris Conley 21-yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Josh Lambo kick), 1:55. Chiefs 40–26. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:38.

Top passers

KC – Patrick Mahomes – 25/33, 378 yards, 3 TD
JAX – Gardner Minshew – 22/25, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

KC – LeSean McCoy – 10 rushes, 81 yards
JAX – Leonard Fournette – 13 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

KC – Sammy Watkins – 9 receptions, 198 yards, 3 TD
JAX – D. J. Chark – 4 receptions, 146 yards, TD

Week 2: at Oakland Raiders

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	28	0	0	28
Raiders	10	0	0	0	10

at RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: September 15
Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 52,748
Referee: Clay Martin
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
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First quarter

OAK – Daniel Carlson 28-yard field goal, 10:21. Raiders 3–0 Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:39.
OAK – Tyrell Williams 4-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 4:46. Raiders 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:38.

Second quarter

KC – Demarcus Robinson 44-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 14:55. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:10.
KC – Mecole Hardman 42-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 5:51. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 95 yards, 6:32.
KC – Travis Kelce 27-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 1:41. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 94 yards, 1:52.
KC – Demarcus Robinson 39-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 0:40. Chiefs 28–10. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:07.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays.

Top passers

KC – Patrick Mahomes – 30/44, 443 yards, 4 TD
OAK – Derek Carr – 23/38, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

KC – LeSean McCoy – 11 rushes, 23 yards
OAK – Josh Jacobs – 12 rushes, 99 yards

Top receivers

KC – Demarcus Robinson – 6 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD
OAK – Darren Waller – 6 receptions, 63 yards

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 3: Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	6	0	7	15	28
Chiefs	0	23	7	3	33

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 22
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 73,390
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
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BAL – Mark Ingram II 2-yard run (run failed), 4:24. Ravens 6–0. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 6:30.

Second quarter

KC – LeSean McCoy 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 14:18. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:06.
KC – Demarcus Robinson 18-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 7:52. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:43.
KC – Mecole Hardman 83-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (kick failed, wide left), 3:00. Chiefs 20–6. Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 1:27.
KC – Harrison Butker 42-yard field goal, 0:05. Chiefs 23–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 1:13.

Third quarter

BAL – Mark Ingram II 19-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 10:35. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:25.
KC – LeSean McCoy 14-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 2:07. Chiefs 30–13. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:14.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Mark Ingram II 1-yard run (pass failed), 12:22. Chiefs 30–19. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:45.
BAL – Justin Tucker 39-yard field goal, 6:39. Chiefs 30–22. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:01.
KC – Harrison Butker 36-yard field goal, 4:36. Chiefs 33–22. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:03.
BAL – Lamar Jackson 9-yard run (pass failed), 2:01. Chiefs 33–28. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:35.

Top passers

BAL – Lamar Jackson – 22/43, 267 yards
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 27/37, 374 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

BAL – Mark Ingram II – 16 rushes, 103 yards, 3 TD
KC – Darrel Williams – 9 rushes, 62 yards

Top receivers

BAL – Nick Boyle – 4 receptions, 58 yards
KC – Mecole Hardman – 2 receptions, 97 yards, TD

Week 4: at Detroit Lions

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Chiefs	0	13	7	14	34
Lions	10	3	10	7	30

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: September 29
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 65,188
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
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First quarter

DET – Matt Prater 25-yard field goal, 9:22. Lions 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:38.
DET – T. J. Hockenson 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 3:05. Lions 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:34.

Second quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 23-yard field goal, 14:12. Lions 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:53.
KC – LeSean McCoy 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 4:13. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:57.
DET – Matt Prater 48-yard field goal, 1:03. Lions 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:10.
KC – Harrison Butker 44-yard field goal, 0:02. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:01.

Third quarter

KC – Bashaud Breeland 100-yard fumble return (Harrison Butker kick), 9:08. Chiefs 20–13.
DET – Matt Prater 53-yard field goal, 6:19. Chiefs 20–16. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:49.
DET – Kenny Golladay 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 1:10. Lions 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:40.

Fourth quarter

KC – Darrel Williams 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 12:09. Chiefs 27–23. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:01.
DET – Kenny Golladay 6-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 2:26. Lions 30–27. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:16.
KC – Darrel Williams 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 0:20. Chiefs 34–30. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 2:06.

Top passers

KC – Patrick Mahomes – 24/42, 315 yards
DET – Matthew Stafford – 21/34, 291 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

KC – LeSean McCoy – 11 rushes, 56 yards, TD
DET – Kerryon Johnson – 26 rushes, 125 yards

Top receivers

KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 85 yards
DET – Marvin Jones – 3 receptions, 77 yards

Week 5: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Colts	7	6	0	6	19
Chiefs	3	7	0	3	13

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: October 6
Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
Game attendance: 73,352
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
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First quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 29-yard field goal, 9:02. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:58.
IND – Jacoby Brissett 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:44. Colts 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:18.

Second quarter

KC – Byron Pringle 27-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 14:08. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:36.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 32-yard field goal, 11:12. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:56.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal, 0:10. Colts 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 1:34.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal, 7:40. Colts 16–10. Drive: 14 plays, 35 yards, 8:34.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal, 2:27. Colts 19–10. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:35.
KC – Harrison Butker 36-yard field goal, 1:16. Colts 19–13. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:11.

Top passers

IND – Jacoby Brissett – 18/29, 151 yards, INT
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 22/39, 321 yards, TD

Top rushers

IND – Marlon Mack – 29 rushes, 132 yards
KC – Damien Williams – 9 rushes, 23 yards

Top receivers

IND – Nyheim Hines – 4 receptions, 46 yards
KC – Byron Pringle – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Houston Texans

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Texans	3	20	0	8	31
Chiefs	17	0	7	0	24

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: October 13
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
Game attendance: 73,323
Referee: Shawn Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
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First quarter

KC – Tyreek Hill 46-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 11:42. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 3:18.
KC – Harrison Butker 41-yard field goal, 10:19. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, −5 yards, 1:17.
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 44-yard field goal, 5:46. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 4:33.
KC – Damien Williams 14-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 1:28. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:18.

Second quarter

HOU – Duke Johnson 11-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (kick failed, wide right), 12:15. Chiefs 17–9. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:13.
HOU – Carlos Hyde 2-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 3:06. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:36.
HOU – Deshaun Watson 3-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 0:16. Texans 23–17. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:07.

Third quarter

KC – Tyreek Hill 6-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 6:30. Chiefs 24–23. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:25.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Deshaun Watson 1-yard run (Deshaun Watson–DeAndre Hopkins pass), 6:17. Texans 31–24. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 8:32.

Top passers

HOU – Deshaun Watson – 30/42, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 19/35, 273 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

HOU – Carlos Hyde – 26 rushes, 116 yards, TD
KC – LeSean McCoy – 8 rushes, 44 yards

Top receivers

HOU – Darren Fells – 6 receptions, 69 yards
KC – Tyreek Hill – 5 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD

Week 7: at Denver Broncos

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Chiefs	10	10	7	3	30
Broncos	6	0	0	0	6

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Date: October 17
Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT/6:20 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 76,748
Referee: Shawn Smith
TV announcers (Fox/NFLN/Amazon Prime): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
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First quarter

DEN – Royce Freeman 1-yard run (run failed), 9:06. Broncos 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:54.
KC – Mecole Hardman 21-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 4:10. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:56.
KC – Harrison Butker 33-yard field goal, 1:00. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:31.

Second quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 20-yard field goal, 8:01. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 13 plays, 37 yards, 6:53.
KC – Reggie Ragland 5-yard fumble return (Harrison Butker kick), 7:10. Chiefs 20–6.

Third quarter

KC – Tyreek Hill 57-yard pass from Matt Moore (Harrison Butker kick), 4:20. Chiefs 27–6. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:40.

Fourth quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 39-yard field goal, 5:04. Chiefs 30–6. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 3:06.

Top passers

KC – Matt Moore – 10/19, 117 yards, TD
DEN – Joe Flacco – 21/34, 213 yards

Top rushers

KC – LeSean McCoy – 12 rushes, 64 yards
DEN – Phillip Lindsay – 11 rushes, 36 yards

Top receivers

KC – Tyreek Hill – 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD
DEN – Courtland Sutton – 6 receptions, 87 yards

Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers

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Packers	14	0	3	14	31
Chiefs	0	17	0	7	24

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: October 27
Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C)
Game attendance: 73,558
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
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First quarter

GB – Aaron Jones 4-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 8:43. Packers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 6:17.
GB – Jamaal Williams 1-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 2:09. Packers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:02.

Second quarter

KC – Travis Kelce 29-yard pass from Matt Moore (Harrison Butker kick), 10:55. Packers 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 6:14.
KC – Mecole Hardman 30-yard pass from Matt Moore (Harrison Butker kick), 6:14. Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:50.
KC – Harrison Butker 28-yard field goal, 0:56. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 3:03.

Third quarter

GB – Mason Crosby 35-yard field goal, 1:31. Tied 17–17. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 8:33.

Fourth quarter

GB – Jamaal Williams 3-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 13:57. Packers 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:22.
KC – Damien Williams 3-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 9:01. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:56.
GB – Aaron Jones 67-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 8:02. Packers 31–24. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:59.

Top passers

GB – Aaron Rodgers – 23/33, 305 yards, 3 TD
KC – Matt Moore – 24/36, 267 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

GB – Aaron Jones – 13 rushes, 67 yards
KC – LeSean McCoy – 9 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

GB – Aaron Jones – 7 receptions, 159 yards, 2 TD
KC – Tyreek Hill – 6 receptions, 76 yards

Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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Vikings	7	3	6	7	23
Chiefs	7	3	10	6	26

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: November 3
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
Game attendance: 73,615
Referee: Alex Kemp
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
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First quarter

KC – Tyreek Hill 40-yard pass from Matt Moore (Harrison Butker kick), 8:21. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards.
MIN – Bisi Johnson 4-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey kick), 2:50. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:31.

Second quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 24-yard field goal, 4:34. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 17 plays, 85 yards, 8:56.
MIN – Dan Bailey 29-yard field goal, 0:06. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 1:36.

Third quarter

MIN – Ameer Abdullah 16-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (kick failed, wide left), 11:51. Vikings 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 3:01.
KC – Damien Williams 91-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 6:13. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 2 plays, 97 yards, 0:48.
KC – Harrison Butker 45-yard field goal, 0:30. Chiefs 20–16. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:58.

Fourth quarter

MIN – Kyle Rudolph 3-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey kick), 10:59. Vikings 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:31.
KC – Harrison Butker 54-yard field goal, 2:30. Tied 23–23. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:05.
KC – Harrison Butker 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 26–23. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:47.

Top passers

MIN – Kirk Cousins – 19/38, 220 yards, 3 TD
KC – Matt Moore – 25/35, 275 yards, TD

Top rushers

MIN – Dalvin Cook – 21 rushes, 71 yards
KC – Damien Williams – 12 rushes, 125 yards, TD

Top receivers

MIN – Laquon Treadwell – 3 receptions, 58 yards
KC – Tyreek Hill – 6 receptions, 140 yards, TD

Week 10: at Tennessee Titans

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Titans	0	13	7	15	35

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: November 10
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 68,864
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
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First quarter

KC – Travis Kelce 3-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 9:19. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:41.
KC – Harrison Butker 30-yard field goal, 4:43. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 3:05.

Second quarter

TEN – Anthony Firkser 9-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Ryan Succop kick), 10:23. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:34.
TEN – Rashaan Evans 53-yard fumble return (kick failed, wide left), 6:14. Titans 13–10.
KC – Harrison Butker 41-yard field goal, 1:12. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:02.

Third quarter

KC – Tyreek Hill 11-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (kick failed, wide left), 6:54. Chiefs 19–13. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:40.
TEN – Derrick Henry 68-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 5:58. Titans 20–19. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:56.
KC – Harrison Butker 43-yard field goal, 1:58. Chiefs 22–20. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:00.

Fourth quarter

KC – Mecole Hardman 63-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 11:54. Chiefs 29–20. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:06.
TEN – Derrick Henry 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 6:26. Chiefs 29–27. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:28.
KC – Harrison Butker 39-yard field goal, 3:14. Chiefs 32–27. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:12.
TEN – Adam Humphries 23-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Ryan Tannehill run), 0:23. Titans 35–32. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 0:58.

Top passers

KC – Patrick Mahomes – 36/50, 446 yards, 3 TD
TEN – Ryan Tannehill – 13/19, 181 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

KC – Damien Williams – 19 rushes, 77 yards
TEN – Derrick Henry – 23 rushes, 188 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

KC – Tyreek Hill – 11 receptions, 157 yards, TD
TEN – Jonnu Smith – 4 receptions, 30 yards

Week 11: at Los Angeles Chargers

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Chargers	3	6	8	0	17

at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

Date: November 18
Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 76,252
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Booger McFarland and Lisa Salters
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First quarter

LAC – Michael Badgley 27-yard field goal, 9:31. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:29.

Second quarter

KC – LeSean McCoy 6-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 8:45. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:05.
LAC – Michael Badgley 26-yard field goal, 5:01. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:44.
KC – Harrison Butker 41-yard field goal, 1:43. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:18.
LAC – Michael Badgley 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

KC – Darrel Williams 6-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 9:29. Chiefs 17–9. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:31.
KC – Travis Kelce 23-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 4:56. Chiefs 24–9. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:20.
LAC – Keenan Allen 7-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Philip Rivers–Hunter Henry pass), 1:44. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:12.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays.

Top passers

KC – Patrick Mahomes – 19/32, 182 yards, TD, INT
LAC – Philip Rivers – 28/52, 353 yards, TD, 4 INT

Top rushers

KC – Patrick Mahomes – 5 rushes, 59 yards
LAC – Melvin Gordon – 14 rushes, 69 yards

Top receivers

KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD
LAC – Austin Ekeler – 8 receptions, 108 yards

Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Chiefs	7	14	10	9	40

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: December 1
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
Game attendance: 73,548
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
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First quarter

KC – Darrel Williams 3-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 7:26. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 3:31.

Second quarter

KC – Patrick Mahomes 13-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 6:28. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:25.
KC – Juan Thornhill 46-yard interception return (Harrison Butker kick), 3:42. Chiefs 21–0.

Third quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 50-yard field goal, 12:03. Chiefs 24–0. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 2:57.
KC – LeSean McCoy 3-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 6:51. Chiefs 31–0. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:15.

Fourth quarter

OAK – Daniel Carlson 34-yard field goal, 14:56. Chiefs 31–3. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:55.
KC – Darwin Thompson 4-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 5:24. Chiefs 38–3. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 9:32.
OAK – Derek Carrier 4-yard pass from Derek Carr, 0:39. Chiefs 38–9. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:45.
KC – Charvarius Ward defensive two-point conversion, 0:39. Chiefs 40–9.

Top passers

OAK – Derek Carr – 20/30, 222 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 15/29, 175 yards, TD

Top rushers

OAK – Josh Jacobs – 17 rushes, 104 yards
KC – Darwin Thompson – 11 rushes, 44 yards, TD

Top receivers

OAK – Darren Waller – 7 receptions, 100 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 5 receptions, 90 yards

Week 14: at New England Patriots

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Patriots	7	0	6	3	16

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: December 8
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/3:25 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 32 °F (0 °C)
Game attendance: 65,878
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
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First quarter

NE – Julian Edelman 37-yard pass from Tom Brady (Nick Folk kick), 12:34. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:26.
KC – Harrison Butker 48-yard field goal, 7:12. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:46.

Second quarter

KC – Mecole Hardman 48-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 13:04. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:56.
KC – Travis Kelce 4-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 9:33. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:20.
KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 0:59. Chiefs 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 1:49.

Third quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 8:46. Chiefs 23–7. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 6:14.
NE – Brandon Bolden 10-yard run (run failed), 4:23. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:51.

Fourth quarter

NE – Nick Folk 29-yard field goal, 11:42. Chiefs 23–16. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:25.

Top passers

KC – Patrick Mahomes – 26/40, 283 yards, TD, INT
NE – Tom Brady – 19/36, 169 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

KC – LeSean McCoy – 11 rushes, 39 yards
NE – James White – 6 rushes, 33 yards

Top receivers

KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 66 yards
NE – Julian Edelman – 8 receptions, 95 yards

Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

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Chiefs	6	9	8	0	23

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: December 15
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Snow, 24 °F (−4 °C)
Game attendance: 73,257
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
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First quarter

KC – Tyreek Hill 41-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (pass failed), 9:42. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 2:00.

Second quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 23-yard field goal, 12:57. Chiefs 9–0. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:48.
KC – Harrison Butker 24-yard field goal, 6:24. Chiefs 12–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:24.
DEN – Brandon McManus 32-yard field goal, 1:56. Chiefs 12–3. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:28.
KC – Harrison Butker 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 15–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 1:56.

Third quarter

KC – Tyreek Hill 5-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Patrick Mahomes–Sammy Watkins pass), 9:45. Chiefs 23–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:15.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

DEN – Drew Lock – 18/40, 208 yards, INT
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 27/34, 340 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

DEN – Phillip Lindsay – 7 rushes, 32 yards
KC – Darwin Thompson – 8 rushes, 38 yards

Top receivers

DEN – Courtland Sutton – 4 receptions, 79 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 11 receptions, 142 yards

Week 16: at Chicago Bears

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Bears	0	0	3	0	3

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: December 22
Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
Game weather: Clear, 45 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance: 62,213
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
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First quarter

KC – Patrick Mahomes 12-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 1:30. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 7:58.

Second quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 56-yard field goal, 11:41. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:06.
KC – Travis Kelce 6-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 0:52. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 95 yards, 6:42.

Third quarter

CHI – Eddy Piñeiro 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:50.

Fourth quarter

KC – Damien Williams 14-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (kick failed, hit left upright), 10:05. Chiefs 23–3. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:55.
KC – Harrison Butker 32-yard field goal, 1:40. Chiefs 26–3. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 6:02.

Top passers

KC – Patrick Mahomes – 23/33, 251 yards, 2 TD
CHI – Mitchell Trubisky – 18/34, 157 yards

Top rushers

KC – Damien Williams – 16 rushes, 65 yards
CHI – David Montgomery – 13 rushes, 57 yards

Top receivers

KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 74 yards, TD
CHI – Allen Robinson – 6 receptions, 53 yards

Week 17: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 17: Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	7	7	7	21
Chiefs	3	7	14	7	31

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: December 29
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
Game attendance: 73,680
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and John Schriffen
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First quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 40-yard field goal, 1:29. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 8:12.

Second quarter

LAC – Keenan Allen 12-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Michael Badgley kick), 11:44. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:45.
KC – Demarcus Robinson 24-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 2:16. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:29.

Third quarter

LAC – Melvin Gordon 5-yard run (Michael Badgley kick), 13:14. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:26.
KC – Mecole Hardman 104-yard kickoff return (Harrison Butker kick), 12:58. Chiefs 17–14.
KC – Damien Williams 84-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 6:26. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 1 play, 84 yards, 0:15.

Fourth quarter

LAC – Hunter Henry 8-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Michael Badgley kick), 5:23. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 7:11.
KC – Damien Williams 7-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 2:37. Chiefs 31–21. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:46.

Top passers

LAC – Philip Rivers – 31/46, 281 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 16/25, 174 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

LAC – Melvin Gordon – 14 rushes, 46 yards, TD
KC – Damien Williams – 12 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

LAC – Keenan Allen – 9 receptions, 82 yards, TD
KC – Tyreek Hill – 4 receptions, 61 yards

The win over the Chargers, combined with a New England loss to Miami, allowed the Chiefs to secure the No. 2 seed, and a first-round bye in the playoffs.^[12] It also gave them home-field advantage for the Divisional round.

Standings

Division

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AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	12	4	0	.750	6–0	9–3	451	308	W6
Denver Broncos	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	282	316	W2
Oakland Raiders	7	9	0	.438	3–3	5–7	313	419	L1
Los Angeles Chargers	5	11	0	.313	0–6	3–9	337	345	L3

Conference

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AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Baltimore Ravens	North	14	2	0	.875	5–1	10–2	.494	.484	W12
2^[a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	4	0	.750	6–0	9–3	.510	.477	W6
3^[a]	New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	5–1	8–4	.469	.411	L1
4	Houston Texans	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	.520	.488	L1
Wild Cards
5	Buffalo Bills	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.461	.363	L2
6	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.488	.465	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.502	.324	L3
8^[b]^[c]	Denver Broncos	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.510	.406	W2
9^[c]^[d]^[e]	Oakland Raiders	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	5–7	.482	.335	L1
10^[b]^[d]^[e]	Indianapolis Colts	South	7	9	0	.438	3–3	5–7	.492	.500	L1
11^[b]^[d]	New York Jets	East	7	9	0	.438	2–4	4–8	.473	.402	W2
12^[f]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	6	10	0	.375	2–4	6–6	.484	.406	W1
13^[f]	Cleveland Browns	North	6	10	0	.375	3–3	6–6	.533	.479	L3
14^[g]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	5	11	0	.313	0–6	3–9	.514	.488	L3
15^[g]	Miami Dolphins	East	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.484	.463	W2
16	Cincinnati Bengals	North	2	14	0	.125	1–5	2–10	.553	.406	W1
Tiebreakers^[h]
[a] Kansas City claimed the No. 2 seed over New England based on head-to-head victory. [b] Denver finished ahead of Indianapolis and NY Jets based on conference record. Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Oakland (see below). [c] Denver finished ahead of Oakland based on conference record. [d] Oakland and Indianapolis finished ahead of NY Jets based on conference record. [e] Oakland finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. [f] Jacksonville finished ahead of Cleveland based on record against common opponents. Jacksonville's cumulative record against Cincinnati, Denver, NY Jets, and Tennessee was 4–1, compared to Cleveland's 2–3 cumulative record against the same four teams. [g] LA Chargers finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory. [h] 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

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Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	First-round bye
Divisional	January 12	Houston Texans (4)	W 51–31	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
AFC Championship	January 19	Tennessee Titans (6)	W 35–24	2–0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
Super Bowl LIV	February 2	vs. San Francisco 49ers (N1)	W 31–20	3–0	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Houston Texans

AFC Divisional Playoffs: (4) Houston Texans at (2) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	21	3	7	0	31
Chiefs	0	28	13	10	51

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: January 12, 2020
Game time: 2:05 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 29 °F (−2 °C)
Game attendance: 73,503
Referee: Shawn Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
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First quarter

HOU – Kenny Stills 54-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 11:59. Texans 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01.
HOU – Lonnie Johnson Jr. 10-yard return of blocked punt (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 10:06. Texans 14–0.
HOU – Darren Fells 4-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 1:21. Texans 21–0. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:48.

Second quarter

HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 31-yard field goal, 10:54. Texans 24–0. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:55.
KC – Damien Williams 17-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 9:55. Texans 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 0:59.
KC – Travis Kelce 5-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 8:05. Texans 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:23.
KC – Travis Kelce 6-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 6:31. Texans 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:25.
KC – Travis Kelce 5-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 0:44. Chiefs 28–24. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 2:03.

Third quarter

KC – Damien Williams 1-yard run (kick failed, wide left), 11:24. Chiefs 34–24. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:36.
KC – Damien Williams 5-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 4:39. Chiefs 41–24. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:55.
HOU – Deshaun Watson 5-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 0:24. Chiefs 41–31. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:15.

Fourth quarter

KC – Blake Bell 8-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 13:52. Chiefs 48–31. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:32.
KC – Harrison Butker 24-yard field goal, 8:06. Chiefs 51–31. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:31.

Top passers

HOU – Deshaun Watson – 31/52, 388 yards, 2 TD
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 23/35, 321 yards, 5 TD

Top rushers

HOU – Carlos Hyde – 13 rushes, 44 yards
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 7 rushes, 53 yards

Top receivers

HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 9 receptions, 118 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 10 receptions, 134 yards, 3 TD

After falling behind 24–0, Kansas City came back with an NFL playoff record seven consecutive touchdowns and a field goal over their next eight drives, including a run of 28 points in the final 10 minutes of the second quarter.

On the opening possession, Houston mounted a six-play, 75-yard drive that culminated in Deshaun Watson's 54-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Stills on third-and-1, giving the Texans an early 7–0 lead. The Chiefs then went three-and-out on their first drive, with tight end Travis Kelce dropping a potential first down pass on third down. Dustin Colquitt's ensuing punt was blocked by Barkevious Mingo and recovered by Lonnie Johnson Jr., who returned it 10 yards for a touchdown that put the Texans up 14–0 less than five minutes into the game.

After both teams punted on their next drives, Chiefs returner Tyreek Hill muffed the ball inside his own 10-yard line which was recovered by Keion Crossen for Houston. Two plays later, Watson found tight end Darren Fells in the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown and a 21–0 lead late in the first quarter.

The next time Houston got the ball, they drove 48 yards in nine plays to a fourth-and-inches on the Chiefs 13-yard line. The Texans lined up to go for it. However, after having to call a timeout with the play clock running down, Texans coach Bill O'Brien changed his mind because he did not like their play call. So, rather than risk a potential turnover on downs, the Texans settled for Kaʻimi Fairbairn's 31-yard field goal to go up by 24 at the 10:54 mark of the second quarter. This would be the extent of their success, as the Chiefs went from being down 0-24 as late as 10:05 remaining in the 2nd quarter, to trailing 14–24 at the 8:05 mark, then 21–24 at 6:31, and finally taking the lead 28–24 at 0:44 remaining in the first half. The scoring would go on to be 51–7 in favor of the Chiefs from that 10:54 point in the 2nd quarter. First, Mecole Hardman returned the ensuing kickoff 58 yards to Houston's 42-yard line. Patrick Mahomes then threw a 25-yard pass to Kelce to get in the red zone before hitting running back Damien Williams for a 17-yard touchdown. After Houston went three-and-out on their next drive, they attempted a fake punt on fourth-and-4 with a direct snap to Justin Reid who was tackled by Daniel Sorensen two yards short, giving Kansas City the ball at the Texans 33. Johnson was then called for pass interference to put the ball at the five before Mahomes hit Kelce in the end zone to cut the deficit to 10. On the ensuing kickoff, DeAndre Carter fumbled the ball due to a hit by Sorenson, and it went right into the arms of Kansas City's Darwin Thompson, who returned it to the Houston 6-yard line. Mahomes then threw his third touchdown pass in less than four minutes, and his second to Kelce, to make the score 24–21.

Taking possession at their own 10 with 2:47 left in the quarter, the Chiefs went on a 90-yard drive that included another pass interference on Johnson, while Mahomes rushed twice for 35 yards and completed a pair of 20-yard passes to Hill and Kelce. Finally, with 44 seconds left in the half, Mahomes threw another five-yard touchdown to Kelce to give the Chiefs their first lead of the game, 28–24. Mahomes’ four touchdown passes in the second quarter tied an NFL postseason record set by Doug Williams in Super Bowl XXII. Fairbairn missed a 51-yard field goal as time expired in the half as the Chiefs became the first team in NFL history to fall behind by as many as 20 points in the first half but still lead at halftime.

The Chiefs would extend their lead on the opening possession of the third quarter, going 85 yards in 7 plays, the longest a 48-yard catch by Sammy Watkins. Williams ran the ball in from the goal-line, increasing their lead to 34-24 after Harrison Butker missed the extra point. After forcing another Texans punt, the Chiefs took advantage of another pass interference penalty against Houston and a 28-yard completion from Mahomes to Kelce, scoring on their sixth straight possession with another Williams touchdown run to give them a 41–24 lead with 4:39 left in the quarter. Houston finally snapped Kansas City's 41-point run when Watson completed 4 passes for 80 yards and finished the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run, making the score 41–31 with 24 seconds left in the third quarter.

Kansas City would make it seven touchdowns in a row, setting a new postseason record, on a drive that included a 23-yard pass to Kelce and a 28-yard completion to Watkins, putting the ball at the Houston 8. Mahomes then found Blake Bell in the end zone, making the score 48–31. On Houston's next drive, they turned the ball over on downs at the Chiefs 42. A pair runs by Williams for gains of 11 and 26 yard to set up Butker's 24-yard field goal with 8:06 left to put Kansas City up by 20. Houston then turned the ball over on downs on their final two possessions, the last coming when Frank Clark sacked Watson for a 17-yard loss on 4th-and-8 from the Kansas City 8-yard line.

Mahomes finished the game 23/35 for 321 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions. He was also the leading rusher with 53 yards on seven carries. Kelce had 10 catches for 134 yards and three touchdowns, tying a Super Bowl-era postseason record. Hardman had six kickoff returns for 142 yards. Williams rushed for 47 yards, caught two passes for 21 yards, and scored three touchdowns. Watson threw for 388 yards and two touchdowns, while DeAndre Hopkins had 118 yards on nine catches. Kansas City's 24-point comeback was the fourth largest in postseason history.^[13]

During the game, the Chiefs scored so many touchdowns that Arrowhead Stadium quickly ran out of touchdown fireworks.^[14]

AFC Championship: vs. (6) Tennessee Titans

AFC Championship: (6) Tennessee Titans at (2) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	10	7	0	7	24
Chiefs	7	14	0	14	35

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: January 19, 2020
Game time: 2:05 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 17 °F (−8 °C)
Game attendance: 73,656
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
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First quarter

TEN – Greg Joseph 30-yard field goal, 11:29. Titans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:31.
TEN – Derrick Henry 4-yard run (Greg Joseph kick), 5:52. Titans 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:07.
KC – Tyreek Hill 8-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 0:46. Titans 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:06.

Second quarter

TEN – Dennis Kelly 1-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Greg Joseph kick), 6:39. Titans 17–7. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 9:07.
KC – Tyreek Hill 20-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 4:03. Titans 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:36.
KC – Patrick Mahomes 27-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 0:11. Chiefs 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 1:40.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

KC – Damien Williams 3-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 14:50. Chiefs 28–17. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 7:08.
KC – Sammy Watkins 60-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 7:33. Chiefs 35–17. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 4:21.
TEN – Anthony Firkser 22-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Greg Joseph kick), 4:18. Chiefs 35–24. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:15.

Top passers

TEN – Ryan Tannehill – 21/31, 209 yards, 2 TD
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 23/35, 294 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

TEN – Derrick Henry – 19 rushes, 69 yards, TD
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 8 rushes, 53 yards, TD

Top receivers

TEN – Corey Davis – 5 receptions, 65 yards
KC – Sammy Watkins – 7 receptions, 114 yards, TD

Super Bowl LIV: vs. (N1) San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl LIV: (N1) San Francisco 49ers vs. (A2) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	3	7	10	0	20
Chiefs	7	3	0	21	31

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida

Date: February 2, 2020
Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST/5:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 62,417
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Chris Myers
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First quarter

SF – Robbie Gould 38-yard field goal, 7:57. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:58.
KC – Patrick Mahomes 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 0:31. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:26.

Second quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 9:32. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:36.
SF – Kyle Juszczyk 15-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 5:05. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:27.

Third quarter

SF – Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, 9:29. 49ers 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:31.'
SF – Raheem Mostert 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 2:35. 49ers 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

KC – Travis Kelce 1-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 6:13. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 2:40.
KC – Damien Williams 5-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 2:44. Chiefs 24–20. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:48.
KC – Damien Williams 38-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 1:12. Chiefs 31–20. Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 0:13.

Top passers

SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 20/31, 219 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 26/42, 286 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SF – Raheem Mostert – 12 rushes, 58 yards, TD
KC – Damien Williams – 17 rushes, 104 yards, TD

Top receivers

SF – Deebo Samuel – 5 receptions, 39 yards
KC – Tyreek Hill – 9 receptions, 105 yards

With the win, the Chiefs won their first Super Bowl since Super Bowl IV in 1970.^[15]

Coaching changes

Staff

Players signed

Cuts

Futures contracts

Unrestricted free agents

Restricted free agents

Exclusive-rights free agents

Trades

Draft

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 2: at Oakland Raiders

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 4: at Detroit Lions

Week 5: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 6: vs. Houston Texans

Week 7: at Denver Broncos

Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 10: at Tennessee Titans

Week 11: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 14: at New England Patriots

Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 16: at Chicago Bears

Week 17: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Standings

Division

Conference

Schedule

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Houston Texans

AFC Championship: vs. (6) Tennessee Titans

Super Bowl LIV: vs. (N1) San Francisco 49ers

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