# 2017 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 2017 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 48th in the National Football League (NFL), their 55th as the Kansas City Chiefs, their 58th overall, their fifth under head coach Andy Reid and their first under general manager Brett Veach. They won the AFC West, but lost to the Tennessee Titans in the wild card round after blowing a 21–3 lead at the half. The season was the first to feature future two-time MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes whose first start came in the last game of the regular season against the Denver Broncos, a game which had no playoff implications as the Chiefs had secured the division in Week 16.
As of 2024, the 2017 season is the most recent season that the Chiefs did not win a playoff game, as well as the most recent season that the team failed to advance to at least the AFC Championship Game.

## Season notes

General manager John Dorsey was fired on June 22, 2017. On July 10, the Chiefs promoted co-director of player personnel Brett Veach to general manager. The only other personnel change for the Chiefs that occurred was co-offensive coordinator Brad Childress was promoted to assistant head coach, leaving Matt Nagy as the only offensive coordinator. The Chiefs most notable transaction of the off-season came when they released the franchise's all-time leading rusher, Jamaal Charles, after 9 seasons. After being released, Charles signed with the Chiefs division rival, the Denver Broncos.
Following the Atlanta Falcons 23–17 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 4, the Chiefs became the last undefeated team left in the NFL for the fourth time in team history, and the second time under Andy Reid, with the previous times being in 2003, 2010, and 2013. After their 5–0 start, the Chiefs lost 6 of their next 7 games, the lone win coming against the Broncos. During this stretch, the Chiefs offense struggled, leading to head coach Andy Reid giving play calling duties during games to offensive coordinator Matt Nagy.
After four straight losses, the Chiefs won three straight games to win the AFC West for the second consecutive season. It was the first time in franchise history that the Chiefs have won back-to-back division titles. It also marked the Chiefs qualifying for the playoffs three consecutive seasons, which they had not done since they made six consecutive playoff appearances from 1990 to 1995. They finished the season with a 10–6 record, earning the AFC's fourth seed in the playoffs. In the wild-card round, they would lose to the Tennessee Titans 22–21. In the game, the Chiefs had a commanding 21–3 lead at halftime, but failed to score a single point in the second half. The loss extended their NFL record six straight home playoff losses. It was the second time under Andy Reid they lost a playoff game after being up by more than 10 points at halftime. The Chiefs have lost three consecutive playoff games, and have lost 11 of their last 12. The Chiefs first two wins of the season came against teams that eventually meet in Super Bowl LII to end the season. the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. Additionally by beating the Patriots in Week 1, the Chiefs extending their winning streak against the defending Super Bowl champs to six.

## NFL Top 100

The Chiefs had 6 players ranked in NFL Network's annual Top 100 players list, which was tied for the 3rd most.
| Rank | Player | Position | Change |
| 13 | Eric Berry | S | 42 |
| 26 | Travis Kelce | TE | 65 |
| 32 | Marcus Peters | CB | 33 |
| 36 | Tyreek Hill | WR | NR |
| 76 | Justin Houston | LB | 50 |
| 81 | Alex Smith | QB | 0 |

## Transactions
### Offseason
#### Reserve/future free agent contracts

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

#### Cuts

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

#### Free agents

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

#### Trades

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

#### Draft

2017 Kansas City Chiefs draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 10 | Patrick Mahomes * | Quarterback | Texas Tech | |
| 2 | 59 | Tanoh Kpassagnon | Defensive end | Villanova | |
| 3 | 85 | Kareem Hunt * | Running back | Toledo | |
| 4 | 139 | Jehu Chesson | Wide receiver | Michigan | |
| 5 | 183 | Ukeme Eligwe | Linebacker | Georgia Southern | |
| 6 | 218 | Leon McQuay III | Safety | USC | Compensatory selection |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||
Notes
* The Chiefs forfeited their original 6th round selection (what would have been the 211th overall selection) as part of their punishment for a violation of the NFL's Anti-Tampering policy during the 2015 free agency period.
* The Chiefs traded their 1st round selection, (27th overall), their 3rd round selection (91st overall), and their 2018 1st round selection for the Buffalo Bills 1st round selection (10th overall)
* The Chiefs traded their 3rd round selection (104th overall), 4th round selection (132nd overall), and 7th round selection (245th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings for their 3rd round selection (86th overall)
* The Chiefs traded tight end James O'Shaughnessy and their 6th round selection (216th overall) to the New England Patriots for the Patriots 5th round selection (183rd overall)
* The Chiefs traded two 5th round selections (170th overall and 180th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings for their 4th round selection (139th overall)

#### Undrafted free agents

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

#### Players signed from rookie mini camp tryouts

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

#### Players cut in the offseason before playing for the Chiefs

| Position | Player |
| Julian Wilson | CB |
| Jimmy Hall | CB |
| Anas Hasic | WR |
| Wyatt Houston | TE |
| Cory Johnson* | DT |
| Will Ratelle* | FB |
| Darrin Reaves | RB |
| Kelvin Taylor | RB |
| Jamari Staples | WR |
*Indicates player was on the practice squad during the 2016 season but never on the active roster

## Preseason
### Schedule

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

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 27 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: August 11
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,706
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Spencer Ware 1-yard run (Sam Ficken kick), 11:38. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:22.
SF – Robbie Gould 38-yard field goal, 6:11. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:16.
Second quarter
SF – Nick Rose 22-yard field goal, 12:22. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 6:06.
SF – Nick Rose 27-yard field goal, 6:53. 49ers 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:51.
Third quarter
KC – Sam Ficken 45-yard field goal, 10:30. Chiefs 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:58.
KC – Marcus Kemp 1-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Sam Ficken kick), 6:08. Chiefs 17–9. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:54.
Fourth quarter
SF – Kendrick Bourne 46-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (C. J. Beathard–Kendrick Bourne pass), 13:31. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:31.
SF – Tyler McCloskey 2-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Nick Rose kick), 10:41. 49ers 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:28.
SF – Robbie Gould 38-yard field goal, 0:56. 49ers 27–17. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:56.
Top passers
SF – Matt Barkley – 10/17, 168 yards
KC – Tyler Bray – 5/8, 63 yards, INT
Top rushers
SF – Raheem Mostert – 15 rushes, 89 yards
KC – Alex Smith – 1 rush, 10 yards
Top receivers
SF – Kendrick Bourne – 4 receptions, 88 yards, TD
KC – Chris Conley – 2 receptions, 46 yards :

#### Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| Bengals | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: August 19
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
* Game attendance: 47,714
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Randy Bullock 47-yard field goal, 10:36. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 7:24.
KC – Sam Ficken 23-yard field goal, 3:18. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:18.
Second quarter
KC – Demetrius Harris 5-yard pass from Alex Smith (Sam Ficken kick), 12:27. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:46.
CIN – Jake Elliott 32-yard field goal, 7:22. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:05.
KC – Demetrius Harris 1-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (kick failed, wide right), 1:05. Chiefs 16–6. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:17.
CIN – Randy Bullock 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 16–9. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:05.
Third quarter
KC – Demetrius Harris 5-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Sam Ficken kick), 9:15. Chiefs 23–9. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:45.
KC – Seantavius Jones 18-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Sam Ficken kick), 8:17. Chiefs 30–9. Drive: 1 play, 18 yards, 0:05.
CIN – Jake Elliott 39-yard field goal, 0:46. Chiefs 30–12. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:24.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 10/14, 88 yards, 2 TD
CIN – Andy Dalton – 7/13, 98 yards
Top rushers
KC – Charcandrick West – 7 rushes, 113 yards
CIN – Jeremy Hill – 6 rushes, 28 yards
Top receivers
KC – Travis Kelce – 1 reception, 36 yards
CIN – Tyler Boyd – 2 receptions, 45 yards :

#### Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
* Date: August 25
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,541
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Sam Ficken 30-yard field goal, 7:06. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 7:54.
SEA – Blair Walsh 41-yard field goal, 3:44. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:22.
Second quarter
SEA – Blair Walsh 36-yard field goal, 13:43. Seahawks 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:32.
SEA – Tre Madden 2-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 7:22. Seahawks 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:07.
KC – De'Anthony Thomas 95-yard kickoff return (Sam Ficken kick), 7:10. Seahawks 13–10.
SEA – Blair Walsh 21-yard field goal, 0:03. Seahawks 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 0:30.
Third quarter
SEA – Blair Walsh 47-yard field goal, 11:39. Seahawks 19–10. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:21.
Fourth quarter
KC – Sam Ficken 32-yard field goal, 14:47. Seahawks 19–13. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 5:45.
SEA – Tanner McEvoy 28-yard pass from Austin Davis (Blair Walsh kick), 6:46. Seahawks 26–13. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:55.
Top passers
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 8/15, 70 yards
SEA – Russell Wilson – 13/19, 200 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Kareem Hunt – 9 rushes, 39 yards
SEA – Chris Carson – 8 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
KC – Gehrig Dieter – 3 receptions, 42 yards
SEA – Jermaine Kearse – 3 receptions, 59 yards :

#### Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 60,213
* Referee: Ronald Torbert
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 1:32. Titans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 1:56.
Second quarter
KC – Jehu Chesson 76-yard punt return (kick failed, hit right upright), 9:36. Chiefs 6–3.
KC – Demarcus Robinson 28-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Cairo Santos kick), 0:18. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:10.
Third quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 12:13. Chiefs 16–3. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:47.
TEN – Ryan Succop 48-yard field goal, 8:05. Chiefs 16–6. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:08.
KC – Gavin Escobar 2-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Cairo Santos kick), 1:52. Chiefs 23–6. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 6:13.
Fourth quarter
KC – Tevin Jones 68-yard pass from Joel Stave (Cairo Santos kick), 9:54. Chiefs 30–6. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:32.
Top passers
TEN – Alex Tanney – 9/22, 101 yards, INT
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 9/16, 183 yards, TD
Top rushers
TEN – David Fluellen – 19 rushes, 74 yards
KC – Devine Redding – 21 rushes, 59 yards
Top receivers
TEN – Jerome Cunningham – 2 receptions, 39 yards
KC – Demarcus Robinson – 3 receptions, 127 yards, TD :

## Regular season
### Schedule

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

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at New England Patriots

NFL Kickoff Game
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| Patriots | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear and warm, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,878
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NE – Mike Gillislee 2-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:52. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 2:52.
KC – Demetrius Harris 7-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 3:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:22.
Second quarter
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 25-yard field goal, 14.56. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:07.
NE – Mike Gillislee 2-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 7:27. Patriots 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:50.
KC – Kareem Hunt 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:13. Patriots 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 2:34.
Third quarter
KC – Tyreek Hill 75-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 9:19. Chiefs 21–17. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:09.
NE – Mike Gillislee 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 5:01. Patriots 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:21.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 32-yard field goal, 0:09. Patriots 27–21. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:41.
Fourth quarter
KC – Kareem Hunt 78-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 14:07. Chiefs 28–27. Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:02.
KC – Kareem Hunt 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 5:14. Chiefs 35–27. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:41.
KC – Charcandrick West 21-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:00. Chiefs 42–27. Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:15.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 28/35, 368 yards, 4 TD
NE – Tom Brady – 16/36, 267 yards
Top rushers
KC – Kareem Hunt – 17 rushes, 148 yards, TD
NE – Mike Gillislee – 15 rushes, 45 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
KC – Tyreek Hill – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD
NE – Danny Amendola – 6 receptions, 100 yards :

#### Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,971
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 11:22. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:38.
PHI – Jake Elliott 34-yard field goal, 4:28. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 6:54.
Second quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 0:17. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:49.
Third quarter
PHI – Alshon Jeffery 16-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 4:08. Eagles 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 4:20.
KC – Kareem Hunt 53-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:20. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:48.
Fourth quarter
PHI – Jake Elliott 40-yard field goal, 11:57. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:23.
KC – Travis Kelce 15-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 6:25. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:51.
KC – Kareem Hunt 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:14. Chiefs 27–13. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:13.
PHI – Nelson Agholor 9-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 0:08. Chiefs 27–20. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 2:06.
Top passers
PHI – Carson Wentz – 25/46, 333 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Alex Smith – 21/28, 251 yards, TD
Top rushers
PHI – Carson Wentz – 4 rushes, 55 yards
KC – Kareem Hunt – 13 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
PHI – Alshon Jeffery – 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD
KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 103 yards, TD :

#### Week 3: at Los Angeles Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Chargers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at StubHub Center, Carson, California
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 25,386
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Tyreek Hill 30-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 12:03. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:56.
KC – Albert Wilson 6-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 5:33. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 2:11.
LAC – Melvin Gordon 11-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 0:05. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 5:28.
Second quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 4:30. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 6:09.
LAC – Younghoe Koo 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 4:30.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Kareem Hunt 69-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:49. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:16.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 16/21, 155 yards, 2 TD
LAC – Philip Rivers – 20/40, 237 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
KC – Kareem Hunt – 17 rushes, 172 yards, TD
LAC – Melvin Gordon – 17 rushes, 79 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Tyreek Hill – 5 receptions, 77 yards, TD
LAC – Travis Benjamin – 5 receptions, 105 yards :

#### Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,587
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Terrelle Pryor 44-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 12:00. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:08.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 19-yard field goal, 2:50. Redskins 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards, 7:39.
Second quarter
KC – Travis Kelce 17-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 2:00. Redskins 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:07.
Third quarter
KC – Alex Smith 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 9:24. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:40.
WAS – Ryan Grant 3-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 7:47. Redskins 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:38.
KC – Harrison Butker 26-yard field goal, 0:04. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:41.
Fourth quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 32-yard field goal, 4:55. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 8:10.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 40-yard field goal, 0:50. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:04.
KC – Harrison Butker 43-yard field goal, 0:08. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 0:43.
KC – Justin Houston 13-yard fumble return (run failed), 0:04. Chiefs 29–20.
Top passers
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 14/24, 220 yards, 2 TD
KC – Alex Smith – 27/37, 293 yards, TD
Top rushers
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 7 rushes, 38 yards
KC – Kareem Hunt – 21 rushes, 101 yards
Top receivers
WAS – Vernon Davis – 2 receptions, 89 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 111 yards, TD :

#### Week 5: at Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 42 |
| Texans | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 34 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 71,835
* Referee: Ronald Torbert
* TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 35-yard field goal, 6:57. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 8:07.
Second quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 42-yard field goal, 11:28. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:21.
KC – Charcandrick West 8-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 5:45. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:52.
KC – Harrison Butker 41-yard field goal, 4:21. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:51.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 6-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 1:49. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:28.
KC – Charcandrick West 4-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 0:34. Chiefs 23–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:15.
Third quarter
HOU – Will Fuller 9-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (pass failed), 3:20. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:58.
Fourth quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 35-yard field goal, 14:05. Chiefs 26–13. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:15.
HOU – Will Fuller 48-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 12:00. Chiefs 26–20. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:01.
KC – De'Anthony Thomas 10-yard pass from Alex Smith (pass failed), 8:57. Chiefs 32–20. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:03.
KC – Tyreek Hill 82-yard punt return (Harrison Butker kick), 7:22. Chiefs 39–20.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 34-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (pass failed), 3:05. Chiefs 39–26. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 0:16.
KC – Harrison Butker 49-yard field goal, 1:13. Chiefs 42–26. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:49.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 1-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Deshaun Watson run), 0:00. Chiefs 42–34. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:08.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 29/37, 324 yards, 3 TD
HOU – Deshaun Watson – 16/31, 261 yards, 5 TD
Top rushers
KC – Kareem Hunt – 29 rushes, 107 yards
HOU – Lamar Miller – 15 rushes, 74 yards
Top receivers
KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 98 yards
HOU – Stephen Anderson – 2 receptions, 63 yards :

#### Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,994
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Zach Fulton fumble out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 7:49. Steelers 2–0.
KC – Harrison Butker 46-yard field goal, 6:20. Chiefs 3–2. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:29.
Second quarter
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 3-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 14:55. Steelers 9–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:25.
PIT – Chris Boswell 24-yard field goal, 2:08. Steelers 12–3. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 6:43.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – De'Anthony Thomas 57-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 6:13. Steelers 12–10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 2:50.
PIT – Antonio Brown 51-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 3:24. Steelers 19–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:49.
KC – Harrison Butker 33-yard field goal, 2:17. Steelers 19–13. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:07.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 17/25, 252 yards, TD, INT
KC – Alex Smith – 19/34, 246 yards, TD
Top rushers
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 32 rushes, 179 yards, TD
KC – Kareem Hunt – 9 rushes, 21 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Antonio Brown – 8 receptions, 155 yards, TD
KC – Kareem Hunt – 5 receptions, 89 yards :

#### Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| Raiders | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 7:25 p.m. CDT/5:25 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 55,090
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (CBS/NFLN/Amazon Video): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 53-yard field goal. 10:14. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:46.
OAK – Amari Cooper 38-yard pass from Derek Carr (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 8:11. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:03.
KC – Travis Kelce 10-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 7:17. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:54.
OAK – Amari Cooper 45-yard pass from Derk Carr (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 0:40. Raiders 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.
Second quarter
KC – Tyreek Hill 64-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 8:51. Chiefs 17–14. 'Drive: 3 plays, 99 yards, 1:32.
KC – Harrison Butker 39-yard field goal, 1:06. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 3:45.
Third quarter
OAK – DeAndré Washington 4-yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 10:41. Raiders 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:15.
KC – Albert Wilson 63-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 7:08. Chiefs 27–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.
KC – Harrison Butker 37-yard field goal, 0:47. Chiefs 30–21. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:15.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Giorgio Tavecchio 26-yard field goal, 11:53. Chiefs 30–24. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 3:54.
OAK – Michael Crabtree 2-yard pass from Derek Carr (Giorgio Tevecchio kick), 0:00. Raiders 31–30. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 2:25.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 25/36, 342 yards, 3 TD
OAK – Derek Carr – 29/52, 417 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
KC – Kareem Hunt – 18 rushes, 87 yards
OAK – DeAndré Washington – 9 rushes, 33 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Tyreek Hill – 6 receptions, 125 yards, TD
OAK – Amari Cooper – 11 receptions, 210 yards, 2 TD :
The Raiders scored the game-winning touchdown after multiple holding penalties on Kansas City forced several untimed downs after time expired. The game would be the Chiefs' last loss in Oakland and last road loss to a division opponent until Week 8 of the 2023 season.

#### Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| Chiefs | 14 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 29 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 44 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,573
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Marcus Peters 45-yard fumble return (Harrison Butker kick), 9:29. Chiefs 7–0.
KC – Travis Kelce 29-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 6:11. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:39.
Second quarter
DEN – Brandon McManus 27-yard field goal, 11:48. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:07.
KC – Harrison Butker 25-yard field goal, 5:02. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 4:05.
Third quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 32-yard field goal, 12:30. Chiefs 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:54.
DEN – Brandon McManus 34-yard field goal, 8:11. Chiefs 20–6. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:19.
DEN – Devontae Booker 6-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 1:14. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:44.
Fourth quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 43-yard field goal, 12:30. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:44.
KC – Harrison Butker 51-yard field goal, 7:03. Chiefs 26–13. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 3:03.
KC – Harrison Butker 42-yard field goal, 4:41. Chiefs 29–13. Drive: 4 plays, –2 yards, 1:42.
DEN – A. J. Derby 11-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (pass failed), 1:55. Chiefs 29–19. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:46.
Top passers
DEN – Trevor Siemian – 19/36, 198 yards, TD, 3 INT
KC – Alex Smith – 14/31, 202 yards, TD
Top rushers
DEN – C. J. Anderson – 15 rushes, 78 yards
KC – Kareem Hunt – 22 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 5 receptions, 66 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD :
During halftime, Carlos Carson was inducted into the Chiefs Ring of Honor.

#### Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 93,273
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Cole Beasley 6-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Mike Nugent kick), 2:42. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:58.
Second quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 38-yard field goal, 7:24. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:08.
DAL – Dak Prescott 10-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 0:21. Cowboys 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 1:31.
KC – Tyreek Hill 56-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 0:02. Cowboys 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:13.
Third quarter
KC – Travis Kelce 2-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 9:11. Chiefs 17-14. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 5:54.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 3:33. Cowboys 21–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:37.
Fourth quarter
DAL – Cole Beasley 7-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Mike Nugent kick), 9:02. Cowboys 28–17. Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 6:46.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 25/34, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT
DAL – Dak Prescott – 21/33, 249 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
KC – Kareem Hunt – 9 rushes, 37 yards
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 27 rushes, 93 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 73 yards, TD
DAL – Terrance Williams – 9 receptions, 141 yards :
This was the last time the Chiefs lost a game by more than 8 points until Super Bowl LV.

#### Week 11: at New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Giants | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,363
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
NYG – Orleans Darkwa 1-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 13:26. Giants 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:17.
KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 4:09. Giants 6–3. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 9:17.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 13:30. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:05.
NYG – Aldrick Rosas 26-yard field goal, 1:38. Giants 9–6. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 0:29.
KC – Harrison Butker 23-yard field goal, 0:01. Tied 9–9. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 1:37.
Overtime
NYG – Aldrick Rosas 23-yard field goal, 1:54. Giants 12–9. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:00.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 27/40, 230 yards, 2 INT
NYG – Eli Manning – 19/35, 205 yards
Top rushers
KC – Kareem Hunt – 18 rushes, 73 yards
NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 20 rushes, 74 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 109 yards
NYG – Roger Lewis – 5 receptions, 55 yards :

#### Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,929
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
BUF – Zay Jones 11-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Stephen Hauschka kick), 1:29. Bills 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:24.
Second quarter
BUF – Stephen Hauschka 34-yard field goal, 12:01. Bills 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:50.
KC – Harrison Butker 45-yard field goal, 1:44. Bills 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:46.
BUF – Stephen Hauschka 56-yard field goal, 0:04. Bills 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 1:40.
Third quarter
KC – Albert Wilson 19-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 9:19. Bills 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 5:41.
BUF – Stephen Hauschka 49-yard field goal, 6:52. Bills 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:27.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 19/29, 183 yards, TD
KC – Alex Smith – 23/36, 199 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
BUF – LeSean McCoy – 22 rushes, 49 yards
KC – Alex Smith – 5 rushes, 35 yards
Top receivers
BUF – Charles Clay – 4 receptions, 60 yards
KC – Tyreek Hill – 7 receptions, 41 yards :

#### Week 13: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Jets | 14 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 38 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,562
* Referee: John Parry
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Travis Kelce 22-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 12:22. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:38.
KC – Travis Kelce 36-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 10:36. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 1 plays, 36 yards, 0:06.
NYJ – Bilal Powell 1-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 6:10. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:26.
NYJ – Josh McCown 1-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 0:46. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 5:02.
Second quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 36-yard field goal, 2:49. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:45.
NYJ – Matt Forte 11-yard pass from Josh McCown (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 0:23. Jets 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:26.
Third quarter
NYJ – Chandler Catanzaro 27-yard field goal, 5:29. Jets 24–17. Drive: 18 plays, 72 yards, 9:31.
KC – Tyreek Hill 79-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 5:13. Tied 24–24. Drive: 1 plays, 79 yards, 0:16.
NYJ – Chandler Catanzaro 47-yard field goal, 3:27. Jets 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:46.
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Chandler Catanzaro 38-yard field goal, 11:23. Jets 30–24. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:26.
KC – Tyreek Hill 40-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 9:13. Chiefs 31–30. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:10.
NYJ – Josh McCown 1-yard run (Elijah McGuire run), 2:15. Jets 38–31. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:58.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 19/33, 366 yards, 4 TD
NYJ – Josh McCown – 26/36, 331 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Alex Smith – 1 rush, 70 yards
NYJ – Matt Forte – 15 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
KC – Tyreek Hill – 6 receptions, 185 yards, 2 TD
NYJ – Jermaine Kearse – 9 receptions, 157 yards :

#### Week 14: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 10
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,461
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 53-yard field goal, 9:22. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 4:07.
Second quarter
KC – Kareem Hunt 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 14:57. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 7:03.
KC – Harrison Butker 29-yard field goal, 10:48. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:31.
KC – Harrison Butker 33-yard field goal, 1:41. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:51.
Third quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 40-yard field goal, 11:01. Chiefs 19–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:59.
KC – Charcandrick West 13-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 3:22. Chiefs 26–0. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:51.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Marshawn Lynch 22-yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 8:51. Chiefs 26–7. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:28.
OAK – Jared Cook 29-yard pass from Derek Carr (Derek Carr–Michael Crabtree pass), 7:09. Chiefs 26–15. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:42.
Top passers
OAK – Derek Carr – 24/41, 211 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Alex Smith – 20/34, 268 yards, INT
Top rushers
OAK – Marshawn Lynch – 7 rushes, 61 yards, TD
KC – Kareem Hunt – 25 rushes, 116 yards, TD
Top receivers
OAK – Michael Crabtree – 7 receptions, 60 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 74 yards :

#### Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 16
* Game time: 7:25 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,011
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (NFLN): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 0:01. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 8:55.
Second quarter
KC – Tyreek Hill 64-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 6:39. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:50.
LAC – Melvin Gordon 2-yard run (kick failed, wide left), 2:05. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:30.
Third quarter
LAC – Antonio Gates 10-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Travis Coons kick), 9:26. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:27.
KC – Kareem Hunt 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 2:14. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 7:13.
KC – Harrison Butker 24-yard field goal, 0:31. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:12.
Fourth quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 51-yard field goal, 11:04. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 3:28.
KC – Kareem Hunt 5-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 4:01. Chiefs 30–13. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:26.
Top passers
LAC – Philip Rivers – 20/36, 227 yards, TD, 3 INT
KC – Alex Smith – 23/30, 231 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
LAC – Melvin Gordon – 19 rushes, 78 yards, TD
KC – Kareem Hunt – 24 rushes, 155 yards, TD
Top receivers
LAC – Melvin Gordon – 6 receptions, 91 yards
KC – Tyreek Hill – 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD :

#### Week 16: vs. Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 23 °F (−5 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,325
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Jenny Dell
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 9:41. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:23.
MIA – Cody Parkey 44-yard field goal, 3:29. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 6:12.
Second quarter
KC – Travis Kelce 9-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 13:00. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:29.
MIA – Cody Parkey 28-yard field goal, 8:11. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:49.
KC – Kareem Hunt 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 3:37. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:34.
MIA – Jakeem Grant 65-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Cody Parkey kick), 3:22. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 1 plays, 65 yards, 0:15.
KC – Harrison Butker 32-yard field goal, 0:07. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 0:42.
Third quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 21-yard field goal, 10:24. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:36.
Fourth quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 29-yard field goal, 12:16. Chiefs 26–13. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:47.
KC – Harrison Butker 49-yard field goal, 3:41. Chiefs 29–13. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 6:18.
Top passers
MIA – Jay Cutler – 19/38, 286 yards, TD
KC – Alex Smith – 25/39, 304 yards, TD
Top rushers
MIA – Kenyan Drake – 13 rushes, 57 yards
KC – Kareem Hunt – 29 rushes, 91 yards, TD
Top receivers
MIA – Jakeem Grant – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD
KC – Tyreek Hill – 6 receptions, 109 yards :

#### Week 17: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Broncos | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
* Date: December 31
* Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/2:25 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 17 °F (−8 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,928
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (CBS): Beth Mowins and Jay Feely
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Kareem Hunt 35-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 14:03. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 0:57.
DEN – Brandon McManus 36-yard field goal, 5:22. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:38.
Second quarter
DEN – De'Angelo Henderson 29-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (Brandon McManus kick), 4:56. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:42.
KC – Anthony Sherman 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 1:07. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:49.
Third quarter
KC – Harrison Butker 20-yard field goal, 3:58. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 18 plays, 90 yards, 8:46.
KC – Ramik Wilson 11-yard fumble return (Harrison Butker kick), 3:04. Chiefs 24–10.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Zaire Anderson 38-yard fumble return (Brandon McManus kick), 6:52. Chiefs 24–17.
DEN – Demaryius Thomas 6-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (Brandon McManus kick), 2:53. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:23.
KC – Harrison Butker 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:53.
Top passers
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 22/35, 284 yards, INT
DEN – Paxton Lynch – 21/31, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Anthony Sherman – 14 rushes, 40 yards, TD
DEN – C. J. Anderson – 18 rushes, 61 yards
Top receivers
KC – Albert Wilson – 10 receptions, 147 yards
DEN – Jordan Taylor – 6 receptions, 65 yards :

### Standings
#### Division

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

#### Conference

AFCvte :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | New England Patriots | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .484 | .466 | W3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .453 | .423 | W2 |
| 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .434 | .394 | L2 |
| 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .477 | .481 | W4 |
| Wild Cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tennessee Titans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .434 | .396 | W1 |
| 6 | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .492 | .396 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .441 | .299 | L1 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .457 | .347 | W2 |
| 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .465 | .321 | W2 |
| 10 | Oakland Raiders | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .512 | .396 | L4 |
| 11 | Miami Dolphins | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .543 | .531 | L3 |
| 12 | Denver Broncos | West | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .492 | .413 | L2 |
| 13 | New York Jets | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .520 | .438 | L4 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .480 | .219 | W1 |
| 15 | Houston Texans | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .516 | .375 | L6 |
| 16 | Cleveland Browns | North | 0 | 16 | 0 | .000 | 0–6 | 0–12 | .520 | – | L16 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 New England claimed the No. 1 seed over Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Jacksonville claimed the No. 3 seed over Kansas City based on conference record. 1 2 3 4 Tennessee finished ahead of Buffalo, Baltimore and Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record, claiming the No. 5 seed. Buffalo and Baltimore finished ahead of Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record. Buffalo claimed the No. 6 seed over Baltimore based on strength of victory. 1 2 Oakland finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Denver finished ahead of the New York Jets based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division. ||||||||||||

## Postseason
### Schedule

| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| Wild Card | January 6 | Tennessee Titans (5) | L 21–22 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
| Chiefs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: January 6, 2018
* Game time: 3:35 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 33 °F (1 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,319
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Kareem Hunt 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 7:07. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:56.
KC – Travis Kelce 13-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 2:15. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 3:24.
Second quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 49-yard field goal, 1:55. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:02.
KC – Demarcus Robinson 14-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 0:03. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 1:52.
Third quarter
TEN – Marcus Mariota 6-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 6:31. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 15 plays, 91 yards, 8:29.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Derrick Henry 35-yard run (pass failed), 14:08. Chiefs 21–16. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:17.
TEN – Eric Decker 22-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (pass failed), 6:06. Titans 22–21. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:09.
Top passers
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 19/31, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Alex Smith – 24/33, 264 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TEN – Derrick Henry – 23 rushes, 156 yards, TD
KC – Kareem Hunt – 11 rushes, 42 yards, TD
Top receivers
TEN – Delanie Walker – 6 receptions, 74 yards
KC – Tyreek Hill – 7 receptions, 87 yards :
For the first round of the playoffs, the Chiefs played the Tennessee Titans at home. The Chiefs entered the game looking to win their first home playoff game since 1994, a streak of 5 straight home playoff losses. The Chiefs had a strong first half, building a 21–3 halftime lead and sending the home crowd into a frenzy. However, the Titans were able to catch fire, with a batted down touchdown pass from Marcus Mariota to himself, to make the score 21–10. The Chiefs were not able to recover after this touchdown, and the Titans outscored Kansas City 19–0 in the second half to win 22–21. The Chiefs, looked as though they had taken the lead on a fumble by Derrick Henry. However, the turnover was reviewed, and upon review, the call was overturned and Tennessee kept the ball. Henry was then able to run for a first down on third down to seal the game. With the loss, the Chiefs ended their season at 10–7 and lost 6 straight home playoff games, the worst in NFL history.