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2022 Kansas City Chiefs season

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The 2022 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 63rd overall, their 10th under head coach Andy Reid, and their sixth under general manager Brett Veach. The Chiefs finished the regular season 14–3, improving their win total from the previous season and matching the franchise record for wins.

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2022 Kansas City Chiefs season
A graphic commemorating the Chiefs' win in Super Bowl LVII
OwnerThe Hunt Family
(Clark Hunt Chairman and CEO)
General managerBrett Veach
Head coachAndy Reid
Offensive coordinatorEric Bieniemy
Defensive coordinatorSteve Spagnuolo
Home stadiumArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record14–3
Division place1st AFC West
PlayoffsWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Jaguars) 27–20
Won AFC Championship
(vs. Bengals) 23–20
Won Super Bowl LVII
(vs. Eagles) 38–35
All-Pros
6
  • QB Patrick Mahomes (1st team)
  • TE Travis Kelce (1st team)
  • C Creed Humphrey (2nd team)
  • G Joe Thuney (2nd team)
  • DT Chris Jones (1st team)
  • P Tommy Townsend (1st team)
Pro Bowlers
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Team MVPPatrick Mahomes
Team ROYIsiah Pacheco
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In the offseason, the Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins. Hill had been with the Chiefs since 2016.[1] The Chiefs wore a decal with the number 16 on their helmets for the entire season in honor of former Chiefs quarterback and Super Bowl IV MVP Len Dawson, who died on August 24, and wore 16 his entire tenure with the Chiefs. Before the Chiefs first offensive play of the preseason game the following day, the Chiefs lined in a huddle popularized by Dawson where the quarterback stands in front of all other 10 offensive players instead of the quarterback standing in the middle with the players making a circle around him.[2]

After their ninth victory in Week 12 over the Los Angeles Rams, the Chiefs clinched their tenth consecutive winning season, a franchise record. With a Week 15 win over the Houston Texans, they won the AFC West for the seventh consecutive year and fifteenth overall.[3][4][5][6] It also was the Chiefs' franchise-record-extending eighth straight year making the playoffs. With a Week 18 win against the Raiders, and the BillsBengals game in Week 17 declared no contest, the Chiefs clinched the top seed in the AFC, but they did not clinch home field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs after the Bills beat the New England Patriots in their final game.[7][8] The Chiefs hosted their fifth consecutive AFC Championship Game after the Bengals beat the Bills 27–10,[9][10] where they defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20. In Super Bowl LVII, the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38–35. It was the Chiefs' third Super Bowl appearance and second win in four years.

This was Kansas City's fifth Super Bowl, following wins in Super Bowls IV and LIV and losses in Super Bowls I and LV. Prior to the Super Bowl era, the Chiefs won the American Football League championship in 1962.

The Super Bowl was the final for Norma Hunt, the widow of the Chiefs' founder, Lamar Hunt, who died in June 2023. She was a member (and the only woman) of the Never Miss a Super Bowl Club. She was a minority owner of the Chiefs at the time of her death.

The Chargers and Chiefs playing in the first Thursday Night Football game broadcast exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

NFL Top 100

The Chiefs only had three players ranked in the 2022 Top 100 players, their lowest number of selections since 2018. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was once again the highest ranked player for the Chiefs on the countdown despite dropping 7 places in the rankings.

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Rank Player Position Change
8 Patrick Mahomes Quarterback Decrease7
10 Travis Kelce Tight end Decrease5
39 Chris Jones Defensive tackle Decrease5
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Offseason

All transactions in this section occurred between the end of the 2021 season (excluding futures contracts which began to be signed following the conclusion of the regular season) and the Chiefs first preseason game.

Coaching staff changes

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2022 Kansas City Chiefs Coaching staff changes
Old coach Reason Position New coach
Matt HouseHired by LSULinebackersBrendan Daly
Brendan DalyTitle changeDefensive line coachJoe Cullen
Mike KafkaHired by New York GiantsQuarterbacks coachMatt Nagy
Sam MadisonHired by Miami DolphinsSecondary/cornerbacksN/A*
Donald D'AlesioTitle changeDefensive assistantN/A*
N/A†Position createdSafeties coachDonald D'Alesio
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*The Chiefs do not have a coach with this exact title for the 2022 season.
†The Chiefs did not have a coach with this exact title for the 2021 season

Players lost

Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2021 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired.

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2022 Kansas City Chiefs Players lost
Player Position Reason
Deandre BakerCBReleased
Austin BlytheGUFA
Anthony HitchensLBReleased
Mike HughesCBUFA
Melvin IngramDEUFA
Marcus KempWRUFA
Kyle LongGUFA
Tyrann MathieuSUFA
Ben NiemannLBUFA
Dorian O'DanielLBUFA
Alex OkaforDEUFA
Byron PringleWRUFA
Jarran ReedDTUFA
Mike RemmersTUFA
Demarcus RobinsonWRUFA
Daniel SorensenSUFA
Charvarius WardCBUFA
Armani WattsSUFA
Darrel WilliamsRBUFA
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Futures contracts

Players signed to futures contracts typically spent most, if not all, if the 2021 season on the Chiefs or another team's practice squad. These contracts are signed after the conclusion of the regular season through the beginning the next league year.

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Players added

Players below played for another team in 2021 and signed with the Chiefs.

Trades

Listed below are trades were a player was included in the trade.

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2022 Kansas City Chiefs Trades
Team Received Compensation
Miami Dolphins1st round selection 2022 draft
2nd round selection 2022 draft
4th round selection 2022 draft
4th round selection 2023 draft
6th round selection 2023 draft
WR Tyreek Hill
Houston TexansCB Lonnie Johnson Jr.7th round selection 2023 draft[11]
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Draft

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Draft trades

  1. The Chiefs traded first-, third- and fourth-round selections (29th, 94th and 121st overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for a first-round selection (21st overall).[12]
  2. The Chiefs traded WR Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for first-, second- and fourth-round selections (29th, 50th and 121st overall), as well as 2023 fourth and sixth-round selections.
  3. The Chiefs traded a second-round selection (50th overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (54th and 158th overall).[13]
  4. The Chiefs traded fifth- and seventh-round selections (158th and 233rd overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a fifth-round selection (145th overall).[14]
  5. The Chiefs traded a fifth-round selection (173rd overall), and 2021 first-, third- and fourth-round selections to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for OT Orlando Brown Jr., a sixth-round selection (191st overall) and a 2021 second-round selection.[15]
  6. The Chiefs traded a sixth-round selection (191st overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for CB Mike Hughes and a seventh-round selection (233rd overall).[16]
  7. The Chiefs traded a sixth-round selection (208th overall) to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for DE Melvin Ingram.
  8. The Chiefs traded OT Yasir Durant to the New England Patriots in exchange for a seventh-round selection (243rd overall).

Undrafted free agents

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Signed and released in the offseason

Players listed below were signed and released in the offseason before playing for the team.

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2022 Kansas City Chiefs signed & released
Name Position
Luq BarcooCB
Shilique CalhounLB
Gehrig Dieter*WR
Chris FinkeWR
Anthony GordonQB
Nakia Griffin-StewartTE
Brenden KnoxRB
Lorenzo NealDT
Josh PedersonTE
Gene PryorT
Matthew SextonWR
Darius StillsDT
Mark VitalTE
Jonathan WoodardDE
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*Shortly after his release, Dieter announced his retirement

Preseason transactions

All transactions below occurred in between the Chiefs first preseason game on August 13 and their first regular season game on September 11.

Signings

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2022 Kansas City Chiefs Signings
Name Position
Danny SheltonDT
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Cuts

The Chiefs made their first set of roster cut downs on August 16. They made another three cuts on August 23, they also placed two on reserve lists. Their final roster cut, which will be 27 cuts, will occur by August 30. The Chiefs also placed players on reserve lists to meet the roster requirements.

Down to 85
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2022 Kansas City Chiefs Cut to 85
Name Position
Omar BaylessWR
Austin EdwardsDE
Devin GrayWR
Gary Jennings Jr.WR
Lonnie Johnson Jr.CB
Evin KsiezarczykT
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2022 Kansas City Chiefs Cut to 80
Name Position
Brandin DandridgeCB
Derrick GoreRB
Nasir GreerS
David SteinmetzT
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Down to 53

Regular season transactions

Transactions below occurred after the Chiefs first game on September 11 and through their final game, which includes the playoffs.

Standard elevations

Players listed below were elevated using a standard elevation, which allows the Chiefs to add someone to the active roster from the practice squad then move back to the practice squad without needing to clear waivers first. This can only be used a maximum of 3 times per player.

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2022 Kansas City Chiefs Practice squad elevations
Name Position Week(s) used
Daurice Fountain*WR1
Elijah LeeLB1, 4, 5
Matt Ammendola*K2, 3
Dicaprio BootleCB2, 3, 7
Matthew WrightK4, 5, 18
Zayne AndersonS6, 12, 13
Cole ChristiansenLB6
Marcus KempWR7, 11, DR, AC, SB
Ugo AmadiS10
Cornell PowellWR11, 12, 13
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR14, 18, AC
Danny SheltonDT16
Austin ReiterGDR, SB
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*No longer on the Chiefs practice squad

Signings

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2022 Kansas City Chiefs signings
Name Position
Dicaprio Bootle*CB
Jack Cochrane*LB
Nazeeh Johnson*CB
Elijah Lee*LB
Taylor Stallworth*DT
Benton Whitley†LB
Brandon Williams*DT
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*Activated off Chiefs' practice squad
†Signed off of another team's practice squad

Suspensions served

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2022 Kansas City Chiefs suspensions
Name Position Policy violated Weeks
served
Willie GayLBPersonal conduct3–6
Frank ClarkDEPersonal conduct9–10
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Cuts

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2022 Kansas City Chiefs cuts
Name Position
Dicaprio BootleCB
Geron ChristianT
Chris LammonsCB
Elijah LeeLB
Taylor StallworthDT
Benton WhitleyDE
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Trades

Listed below are trades were a player was included in the trade.

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TeamReceivedCompensation
New York GiantsWR Kadarius Toney3rd round selection 2023 draft
6th round selection 2023 draft
Atlanta Falcons7th round selection 2023 draftCB Rashad Fenton
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IR activations

Players listed below spent a portion of the season on injured reserve and were activated.

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2022 Kansas City Chiefs IR activations
PositionPlayerDated
added
Date
activated
CBTrent McDuffieSeptember 13November 1
TLucas NiangAugust 23 (PUP)November 23
TEBlake BellSeptember 5December 23
WRMecole HardmanNovember 17January 4*
TEJody FortsonDecember 23January 28
RBClyde Edwards-HelaireNovember 23February 6
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*Hardman was once again placed on injured reserve on February 6.

Staff

2022 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

  • Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
  • President – Mark Donovan
  • General manager – Brett Veach
  • Assistant general manager – Mike Borgonzi
  • Vice president of football operations – Brandt Tilis
  • Vice president of football operations/team counsel – Chris Shea
  • Senior director of player personnel – Mike Bradway
  • Senior director of pro personnel – Tim Terry
  • Senior director of college scouting – Ryne Nutt
  • Senior personnel executive – Willie Davis
  • College scouting coordinator – Greg Castillo

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Andy Reid
  • Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Dave Toub
  • Assistant to the head coach – Dan Williams

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Assistant special teams – Andy Hill

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Carbin
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Tyler Judkins
  • Assistant strength and conditioning/director of sports science – Ryan Reynolds

Final roster

2022 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 3 reserve, 16 practice squad (2 exempt)

Preseason

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 at Chicago Bears L 14–19 0–1 Soldier Field Recap
2 August 20 Washington Commanders W 24–14 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
3 August 25 Green Bay Packers W 17–10 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
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Game summaries

KSHB carried the preseason games in the Kansas City area. Other networks throughout the region, primarily in Missouri and Kansas, also carried the games. Broadcasters provided are the Chiefs' broadcast. The Chiefs opponents also had their own broadcast team.

Week 1: at Chicago Bears

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 7 0014
Bears 0 0 16319
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at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

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Week 2: vs. Washington Commanders

Week 2: Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commanders 0 7 0714
Chiefs 7 7 3724
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 20
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,061
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (KSHB): Ari Wolfe, Trent Green and Kimmi Chex
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Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Packers 0 10 0010
Chiefs 3 7 7017
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 25
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,316
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (KSHB): Ari Wolfe, Trent Green and Kimmi Chex
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Regular season

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 11 at Arizona Cardinals W 44–21 1–0 State Farm Stadium Recap
2 September 15 Los Angeles Chargers W 27–24 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
3 September 25 at Indianapolis Colts L 17–20 2–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
4 October 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 41–31 3–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap
5 October 10 Las Vegas Raiders W 30–29 4–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
6 October 16 Buffalo Bills L 20–24 4–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
7 October 23 at San Francisco 49ers W 44–23 5–2 Levi's Stadium Recap
8 Bye
9 November 6 Tennessee Titans W 20–17 (OT) 6–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
10 November 13 Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–17 7–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
11 November 20 at Los Angeles Chargers W 30–27 8–2 SoFi Stadium Recap
12 November 27 Los Angeles Rams W 26–10 9–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
13 December 4 at Cincinnati Bengals L 24–27 9–3 Paycor Stadium Recap
14 December 11 at Denver Broncos W 34–28 10–3 Empower Field at Mile High Recap
15 December 18 at Houston Texans W 30–24 (OT) 11–3 NRG Stadium Recap
16 December 24 Seattle Seahawks W 24–10 12–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
17 January 1 Denver Broncos W 27–24 13–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
18 January 7 at Las Vegas Raiders W 31–13 14–3 Allegiant Stadium Recap
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 9 14744
Cardinals 0 7 01421
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at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

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  1. While Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone, because the state does not observe daylight saving time (excluding the Navajo Nation), Arizona is one hour behind Mountain Daylight Time from March to November.

Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 2: Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 3 7 7724
Chiefs 0 7 71327
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 6 8 3017
Colts 7 3 3720
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at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: September 25
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 65,975
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
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Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 14 10341
Buccaneers 3 14 7731
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at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

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Week 5: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 5: Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 13 0929
Chiefs 0 10 14630
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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Week 6: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 6: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 10 7724
Chiefs 0 10 7320
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,586
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
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Week 7: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 7 141644
49ers 10 3 3723
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

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Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 9: Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Titans 0 14 30017
Chiefs 3 6 08320
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,475
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
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Week 10: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 10: Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 3717
Chiefs 7 13 7027
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,493
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
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Week 11: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 6 7 31430
Chargers 10 10 0727
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at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST/5:20 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,240
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
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Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 12: Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 3 0710
Chiefs 7 6 7626
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,557
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
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Week 13: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 7 14024
Bengals 7 7 31027
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at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/4:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 41 °F (5 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,243
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
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The Chiefs traveled to Cincinnati to take on the 7–4 Bengals. After leading 14–10 at halftime, the Chiefs took a 17–14 lead in the third quarter by way of Isiah Pacheco's 8-yard touchdown run. The Bengals then tied it up at 17–17 when Evan McPherson kicked a 36-yard field goal. Patrick Mahomes then ran for a 3-yard touchdown to put the Chiefs back on top 24–17. The Bengals scored the remaining points in the fourth quarter with McPherson's 41-yard field goal, making it 24–20 and taking the lead with Joe Burrow's 8-yard touchdown pass to Chris Evans. After a missed 55-yard field goal by Harrison Butker, the Bengals faced 3rd and 11. The Bengals converted, making the final score 27–24.

The Chiefs fell to 9–3 with the upset loss, and extended their losing streak in Cincinnati against the Bengals to seven games. Patrick Mahomes' personal starting record against Joe Burrow fell to 0–3.

Week 14: at Denver Broncos

Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 6 21 7034
Broncos 0 14 7728
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at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

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Week 15: at Houston Texans

Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Chiefs 0 13 38630
Texans 7 7 73024
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 70,541
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
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Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 16: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 0710
Chiefs 7 10 0724
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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Week 17: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 17: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 10 7724
Chiefs 6 7 01427
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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Week 18: at Las Vegas Raiders

Week 18: Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 17 0731
Raiders 3 0 3713
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at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

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Standings

Division

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AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Kansas City Chiefs 14 3 0 .824 6–0 9–3 496 369 W5
(5) Los Angeles Chargers 10 7 0 .588 2–4 7–5 391 384 L1
Las Vegas Raiders 6 11 0 .353 3–3 5–7 395 418 L3
Denver Broncos 5 12 0 .294 1–5 3–9 287 359 W1
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Conference

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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 14 3 0 .824 6–0 9–3 .453 .422 W5
2 Buffalo Bills East 13 3 0 .813 4–2 9–2 .489 .471 W7
3 Cincinnati Bengals North 12 4 0 .750 3–3 8–3 .507 .490 W8
4 Jacksonville Jaguars South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 8–4 .467 .438 W5
Wild cards
5[a] Los Angeles Chargers West 10 7 0 .588 2–4 7–5 .443 .341 L1
6[a] Baltimore Ravens North 10 7 0 .588 3–3 6–6 .509 .456 L2
7[b] Miami Dolphins East 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .537 .457 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[b] Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 8 0 .529 3–3 5–7 .519 .451 W4
9 New England Patriots East 8 9 0 .471 3–3 6–6 .502 .415 L1
10[c][d] New York Jets East 7 10 0 .412 2–4 5–7 .538 .458 L6
11[c][d] Tennessee Titans South 7 10 0 .412 3–3 5–7 .509 .336 L7
12[c] Cleveland Browns North 7 10 0 .412 3–3 4–8 .524 .492 L1
13 Las Vegas Raiders West 6 11 0 .353 3–3 5–7 .474 .397 L3
14 Denver Broncos West 5 12 0 .294 1–5 3–9 .481 .465 W1
15 Indianapolis Colts South 4 12 1 .265 1–4–1 4–7–1 .512 .500 L7
16 Houston Texans South 3 13 1 .206 3–2–1 3–8–1 .481 .402 W1
Tiebreakers[e]
  1. LA Chargers claimed the No. 5 seed over Baltimore based on conference record (7–5 vs. 6–6).
  2. Miami finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.
  3. NY Jets and Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record (5–7 vs. 4–8).
  4. NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on common record (3–3 vs. 2–4 against: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay, Jacksonville).
  5. 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.
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Postseason

Schedule

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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional January 21 Jacksonville Jaguars (4) W 27–20 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
AFC Championship January 29 Cincinnati Bengals (3) W 23–20 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
Super Bowl LVII February 12 vs. Philadelphia Eagles (N1) W 38–35 3–0 State Farm Stadium Recap
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Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Jacksonville Jaguars

AFC Divisional Playoffs: (4) Jacksonville Jaguars at (1) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 3 01020
Chiefs 7 10 3727
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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With the win, the Chiefs advance to the AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

AFC Championship: vs. (3) Cincinnati Bengals

AFC Championship: (3) Cincinnati Bengals at (1) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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With the win, the Chiefs advance to Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Super Bowl LVII: vs. (N1) Philadelphia Eagles

Super Bowl LVII: (A1) Kansas City Chiefs vs. (N1) Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
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at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

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