# 2016 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 2016 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 47th in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall and their fourth under head coach Andy Reid and the fourth and final season under general manager John Dorsey who was fired June 22, 2017. The Chiefs clinched their first AFC West division title since 2010, beginning a streak of nine consecutive that still stands as of 2024. The Chiefs also clinched a first-round bye for the first time since 2003, but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional round 18–16.

## Violation of anti-tampering policy

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

## NFL Top 100

The Chiefs had an NFL best 9 players in the annual Top 100 Players countdown.
| Rank | Player | Position | Change |
| 26 | Justin Houston | LB | 1 |
| 55 | Eric Berry | S | NR |
| 65 | Marcus Peters | CB | NR |
| 75 | Jamaal Charles | RB | 63 |
| 80 | Derrick Johnson | LB | NR |
| 81 | Alex Smith | QB | NR |
| 84 | Tamba Hali | LB | 14 |
| 91 | Travis Kelce | TE | NR |
| 93 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | NR |

## Roster changes
### Offseason
#### Reserve/future free agent contracts

| Player | Position |
| Tyrell Adams | LB |
| Da'Ron Brown | WR |
| Deveron Carr | CB |
| Kenny Cook | WR |
| Dominique Davis | DE |
| Reid Fragel | T |
| Laurence Gibson | T |
| Cameron Gordon | OLB |
| Jordan Kovacs | SS |
| Keith Lewis | CB |
| Michael Liedkte | G |
| Trey Millard | FB |
| Jimmy Staten | DE |
| Alameda Ta'amu | NT |
| Ross Travis | TE |
| Fred Williams | WR |

#### Retirements

| Position | Player | Seasons with the Chiefs | Years pro | Date announced |
| FS | Husain Abdullah | 3 | 7 | March 28 |
| DE | Mike DeVito | 3 | 9 | April 11 |

#### Free agents

| Position | Player | Status* | 2015 Team(s) | 2016 Team |
| T | Jeff Allen | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Houston Texans |
| WR | Jason Avant | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | None |
| FS | Eric Berry | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| SS | Tyvon Branch | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Arizona Cardinals |
| SS | Stevie Brown | UFA | New York Giants | Kansas City Chiefs |
| CB | Marcus Cooper | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| QB | Chase Daniel | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Philadelphia Eagles |
| S | Akeem Davis | UFA | New Orleans Saints Seattle Seahawks Indianapolis Colts | Kansas City Chiefs |
| G | Jordan Devey | UFA | San Francisco 49ers | Kansas City Chiefs |
| CB | Jamell Fleming | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| LB | Tamba Hali | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DE | Jaye Howard | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| LB | Derrick Johnson | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| WR | Seantavius Jones | UFA | New Orleans Saints | Kansas City Chiefs |
| LB | Tautvydas Kieras | UFA | None | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DE | David King | ERFA | Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| OLB | Andy Mulumba | UFA | Green Bay Packers | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DE | Jonathan Massaquoi | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | Kansas City Chiefs |
| LB | Dezman Moses | RFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| C | Drew Nowak | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DE | Efe Obada | UFA | Dallas Cowboys | Kansas City Chiefs |
| T | Mitchell Schwartz | UFA | Cleveland Browns | Kansas City Chiefs |
| FS | Daniel Sorensen | ERFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| CB | Sean Smith | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Oakland Raiders |
| T | Donald Stephenson | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Denver Broncos |
| WR | Rod Streater | UFA | Oakland Raiders | Kansas City Chiefs |
| RB | Charcandrick West | ERFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| WR | Mike Williams | UFA | None | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DE | Nick Williams | ERFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| SS | Jimmy Wilson | UFA | San Diego Chargers | Kansas City Chiefs |
| LB | Frank Zombo | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| *RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, Franchise: Franchise tag |||||

### Draft

2016 Kansas City Chiefs Draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 2 | 37 | Chris Jones | Defensive tackle | Mississippi State |
| 3 | 74 | KeiVarae Russell | Cornerback | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 105 | Parker Ehinger | Guard | Cincinnati |
| 4 | 106 | Eric Murray | Cornerback | Minnesota |
| 4 | 126 | Demarcus Robinson | Wide receiver | Florida |
| 5 | 162 | Kevin Hogan | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 5 | 165 | Tyreek Hill | Wide receiver | West Alabama |
| 6 | 178 | D. J. White | Cornerback | Georgia Tech |
| 6 | 203 | Dadi Nicolas | Linebacker | Virginia Tech |
Notes
* The Chiefs forfeited their original third-round selection (what would have been the 91st overall selection) as part of the punishment for violating the NFL's anti-tampering policy.
* The Chiefs acquired an additional fifth-round selection in a trade that sent safety Kelcie McCray to the Seattle Seahawks.
* The Chiefs traded their 1st round draft pick (28th overall) and 7th round pick (249th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers 2nd round pick (37th overall), 4th round pick (105th overall), and 6th round pick (178th overall)
* The Chiefs traded their 2nd round draft pick (59th overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange the Buccaneers 3rd round pick (74th overall) and 4th round selection (106th overall)

### Undrafted free agents

| Position | Player | College |
| WR | Mitch Mathews | BYU |
| OL | Jake Bernstein | Vanderbilt |
| C | Ben Clarke | Hawaii |
| CB | Vernon Harris | Dartmouth |
| CB | Shak Randolph | SMU |
| LB | Terrance Smith | Florida State |
| SS | Peni Vea | UNLV |
| FS | Bryce Cheek | Akron |

#### Players signed from rookie mini camp tryouts

| Position | Player | College |
| CB | Shannon Edwards | Fresno State |
| G | Garrick Mayweather | Fordham |
| T | Zach Sterup | Nebraska |

#### Cuts

| Position | Player |
| WR | Kenny Cook |
| G | Paul Fanaika |
| G | Ben Grubbs |

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

| Position | Player |
| G | Jake Bernstein |
| C | Ben Clarke |
| LB | Cameron Gordon |
| S | Jimmy Wilson |
| WR | Fred Williams |
| LB | Tautvydas Kieras |
| G | Michael Liedtke |
| T | Laurence Gibson |
| S | Jordan Kovacs |
| S | Keith Lewis |
| LB | Efe Obada |
| SS | Peni Vea |

### Camp transactions
#### Cuts

| Position | Player |
| Alameda Ta'amu | DT |
| Tre Jones | CB |
| Shannon Edwards | CB |
| Vernon Harris | CB |

#### Signings

| Position | Player |
| Bryce Cheek | S |
| Nick Foles | QB |
| Jeron Johnson | S |
| Malcolm Jackson | CB |

### Preseason transactions
#### Cuts

| Position | Player |
| S | Akeem Davis |

#### Signings

| Position | Player |
| S | Brock Vereen |

#### Trades

| Position | Player/pick received | Team | Compensation |
| CB | CB Kenneth Acker | San Francisco 49ers | 7th round pick 2018 NFL draft |
| N/A | Undisclosed draft pick 2018 NFL draft | Arizona Cardinals | CB Marcus Cooper |
| N/A | Undisclosed draft pick | San Francisco 49ers | WR Rod Streater |

#### Roster cut downs

Cuts to 75 :
| Position | Player |
| S | Bryce Cheek |
| DE | Niko Davis |
| T | Curtis Feigt |
| CB | Malcolm Jackson |
| WR | Seantavius Jones |
| WR | Mitch Mathews |
| LB | Jonathan Massaquoi |
| WR | Kashif Moore |
| C | Drew Nowak |
Cuts to 53 :
| Position | Player |
| LB | Tyrell Adams |
| WR | Da'Ron Brown |
| CB | Deveron Carr |
| T | Reid Fragel |
| S | Jamell Fleming |
| WR | Frankie Hammond |
| QB | Kevin Hogan |
| S | Jeron Johnson |
| DE | David King |
| LB | Andy Mulumba |
| C | Daniel Munyer |
| QB | Aaron Murray |
| TE | Brian Parker |
| G | Jarrod Pughsley |
| S | Shak Randolph |
| RB | Darrin Reaves |
| LB | Terrance Smith |
| DE | Jimmy Staten |
| T | Zach Sterup |
| CB | Brock Vereen |

### Regular season transactions
#### Trades

| Position | Player/Pick Received | Team | Compensation |
| N/A | None* | Green Bay Packers | RB Knile Davis |
*Trade included a conditional draft pick that required Davis to stay on the roster for a specific amount of time; since he did not meet this requirement, the Chiefs received no compensation.

#### Cuts

| Position | Player |
| CB | KeiVarae Russell |
| DE | Nick Williams |

#### Signings

| Position | Player | Previous team |
| T | Bryan Witzmann | Dallas Cowboys |
| DE | Kendall Reyes | Washington Redskins |
| LB | Terrance Smith | Kansas City Chiefs* |
| G | Mike Person | Atlanta Falcons |
| DL | Jarvis Jenkins | New York Jets |
| RB | Knile Davis | Green Bay Packers† |
| CB | Terrance Mitchell | Kansas City Chiefs* |
*Indicates player was signed off practice squad of team listed †Knile Davis was traded to the Packers, then was released 2 weeks later, and signed back to the Chiefs

#### Players involved in multiple transactions

This list is for players who were involved in more than one transaction during the season
| Position | Player | Final status |
| LB | Dezman Moses | Free agent |
| T | Jordan Devey | Chiefs active roster |
| LB | Ramik Wilson | Chiefs active roster |
| DT | Rakeem Nuñez-Roches | Chiefs active roster |
| LB | Sam Barrington | Saints active roster |
| LB | Sio Moore | Cardinals active roster |
| CB | Terrance Mitchell | Chiefs active roster |
| DT | David King | Chiefs active roster |
| RB | Bishop Sankey | Vikings practice squad |

## Preseason
### Schedule

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

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: August 13
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,816
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Spencer Ware 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 10:40. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:20.
Second quarter
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 52-yard field goal, 14:50. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 20 yards, 4:22.
KC – Cairo Santos 28-yard field goal, 10:33. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:17.
KC – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 5:55. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 2:10.
Third quarter
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 49-yard field goal, 11:28. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:22.
KC – Cairo Santos 58-yard field goal, 6:01. Chiefs 16–6. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:27.
Fourth quarter
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 50-yard field goal, 3:15. Chiefs 16–9. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:21.
SEA – Tanner McEvoy 37-yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Troymaine Pope run), 0:00. Seahawks 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:07.
Top passers
SEA – Trevone Boykin – 16/26, 188 yards, TD
KC – Aaron Murray – 3/5, 52 yards
Top rushers
SEA – Christine Michael – 7 rushes, 44 yards
KC – Darrin Reaves – 11 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Tanner McEvoy – 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD
KC – De'Anthony Thomas – 3 receptions, 46 yards :

#### Week 2: at Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
* Date: August 20
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 80,782
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Spencer Ware 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 7:44. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:16.
LA – Todd Gurley 3-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 5:13. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:31.
Second quarter
LA – Pharoh Cooper 11-yard pass from Case Keenum (Greg Zuerlein kick), 13:37. Rams 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:44.
KC – Jeremy Maclin 20-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 10:08. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:29.
KC – Cairo Santos 32-yard field goal, 7:55. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:53.
KC – Cairo Santos 19-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 3:20.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
LA – Malcolm Brown 10-yard pass from Jared Goff (Taylor Bertolet kick), 10:30. Rams 21–20. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:53.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 9/12, 137 yards, TD
LA – Jared Goff – 8/12, 82 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Spencer Ware – 10 rushes, 37 yards, TD
LA – Malcolm Brown – 12 rushes, 68 yards
Top receivers
KC – Chris Conley – 3 receptions, 66 yards
LA – Kenny Britt – 2 receptions, 27 yards :

#### Week 3: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: August 27
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 61,681
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 20-yard field goal, 13:30. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:15.
KC – Cairo Santos 28-yard field goal, 4:50. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:15.
KC – Spencer Ware 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:10. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:39.
Third quarter
KC – Darrin Reaves 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:41. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:52.
Fourth quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 41-yard field goal, 9:04. Chiefs 23–0. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:22.
CHI – Cameron Meredith 16-yard pass from Connor Shaw (Robbie Gould kick), 5:40. Chiefs 23–7. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:24.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 20/30, 181 yards
CHI – Brian Hoyer – 8/17, 71 yards
Top rushers
KC – Alex Smith – 2 rushes, 25 yards
CHI – Jeremy Langford – 6 rushes, 17 yards
Top receivers
KC – Tyreek Hill – 1 reception, 58 yards
CHI – Cameron Meredith – 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD :

#### Week 4: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,155
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
GB – Jared Cook 5-yard pass from Joe Callahan (Mason Crosby kick), 1:57. Packers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:50.
Second quarter
KC – Knile Davis 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 14:00. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.
KC – Darrin Reaves 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:15. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:54.
KC – Cairo Santos 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 1:40.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
GB – Joe Callahan – 13/24, 143 yards, TD
KC – Aaron Murray – 10/18, 108 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
GB – Brandon Burks – 12 rushes, 31 yards
KC – Darrin Reaves – 17 rushes, 63 yards, TD
Top receivers
GB – Jared Abbrederis – 2 receptions, 49 yards
KC – Rod Streater – 3 receptions, 52 yards :

## Regular season
### Schedule

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

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,238
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 47-yard field goal, 11:51. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:09.
SD – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 8:27. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24.
Second quarter
SD – Melvin Gordon 6-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 11:51. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:51.
SD – Danny Woodhead 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 7:54. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:32.
Third quarter
SD – Josh Lambo 29-yard field goal, 6:02. Chargers 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:00.
KC – Tyreek Hill 9-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 2:47. Chargers 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:15.
Fourth quarter
SD – Josh Lambo 28-yard field goal, 13:24. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:23.
KC – Jeremy Maclin 19-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 9:18. Chargers 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:02.
KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 3:09. Chargers 27–20. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 3:40.
KC – Spencer Ware 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:03. Tied 27–27. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 0:46.
Overtime
KC – Alex Smith 2-yard run, 9:53. Chiefs 33–27. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:07.
Top passers
SD – Philip Rivers – 25/36, 243 yards, TD
KC – Alex Smith – 34/48, 363 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
SD – Danny Woodhead – 16 rushes, 89 yards
KC – Spencer Ware – 11 rushes, 70 yards, TD
Top receivers
SD – Tyrell Williams – 2 receptions, 71 yards
KC – Spencer Ware – 7 receptions, 129 yards :

#### Week 2: at Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| Texans | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 71,890
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 27-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Nick Novak kick), 8:01. Texans 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:07.
Second quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 54-yard field goal, 14:55. Texans 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:17.
HOU – Nick Novak 32-yard field goal, 4:16. Texans 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:43.
HOU – Nick Novak 24-yard field goal, 1:21. Texans 13–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:19.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 43-yard field goal, 14:56. Texans 13–6. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:50.
HOU – Nick Novak 31-yard field goal, 9:34. Texans 16–6. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:22.
KC – Cairo Santos 35-yard field goal, 7:34. Texans 16–9. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:00.
HOU – Nick Novak 43-yard field goal, 2:56. Texans 19–9. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:38.
KC – Cairo Santos 30-yard field goal, 0:49. Texans 19–12. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 2:07.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 20/37, 186 yards
HOU – Brock Osweiler – 19/33, 268 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Charcandrick West – 6 rushes, 61 yards
HOU – Lamar Miller – 25 rushes, 83 yards
Top receivers
KC – Jeremy Maclin – 6 receptions, 68 yards
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD :

#### Week 3: vs. New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,587
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Travis Kelce 12-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:13. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 2:11.
Second quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 6:11. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 44 yards, 6:59.
KC – Demetrius Harris 27-yard fumble return (Cairo Santos kick), 6:02. Chiefs 17–0.
NYJ – Nick Folk 28-yard field goal, 2:06. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:56.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Derrick Johnson 55-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 3:28. Chiefs 24–3.
Top passers
NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 20/44, 188 yards, 6 INT
KC – Alex Smith – 25/33, 237 yards, TD
Top rushers
NYJ – Matt Forte – 15 rushes, 65 yards
KC – Spencer Ware – 20 rushes, 75 yards
Top receivers
NYJ – Bilal Powell – 6 receptions, 41 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD :
The Chiefs picked off the Jets six times.

#### Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Steelers | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Rain, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 61,278
* Referee: Ronald Torbert
* TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Darrius Heyward-Bey 31-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger–Markus Wheaton pass), 7:27. Steelers 8–0. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:23.
PIT – Antonio Brown 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 5:10. Steelers 15–0. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:04.
PIT – Antonio Brown 38-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:20. Steelers 22–0. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:47.
Second quarter
PIT – Jesse James 9-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:44. Steelers 29–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:44.
Third quarter
PIT – Markus Wheaton 30-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 11:19. Steelers 36–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:41.
Fourth quarter
KC – Tyreek Hill 9-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 11:11. Steelers 36–7. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:17.
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 2-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 7:22. Steelers 43–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49.
KC – Travis Kelce 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:04. Steelers 43–14. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:41.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 30/50, 287 yards, 2 TD, INT
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 22/27, 300 yards, 5 TD
Top rushers
KC – Spencer Ware – 13 rushes, 82 yards
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 18 rushes, 144 yards
Top receivers
KC – Jeremy Maclin – 5 receptions, 78 yards
PIT – Sammie Coates – 6 receptions, 79 yards :

#### Week 6: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Rain, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,211
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Andre Holmes 3-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:58. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:02.
KC – Spencer Ware 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:27.
Second quarter
KC – Jamaal Charles 4-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 7:11. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:18.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 0:25.
Third quarter
KC – Dontari Poe 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 11:37. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:23.
KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 7:48. Chiefs 23–10. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:47.
Fourth quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 44-yard field goal, 9:51. Chiefs 26–10. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:32.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 19/22, 224 yards
OAK – Derek Carr – 22/34, 225 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Spencer Ware – 24 rushes, 131 yards, TD
OAK – DeAndré Washington – 10 rushes, 49 yards
Top receivers
KC – Jeremy Maclin – 3 receptions, 49 yards
OAK – Amari Cooper – 10 receptions, 129 yards :

#### Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Chiefs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,282
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Brandin Cooks 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 6:07. Saints 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:40.
KC – Spencer Ware 46-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 4:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:00.
KC – Daniel Sorensen 48-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 0:46. Chiefs 14–7.
Second quarter
KC – Tyreek Hill 38-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 7:02. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:58.
Third quarter
NO – Mark Ingram II 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 6:57. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:03.
KC – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 3:21. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:36.
Fourth quarter
NO – Brandon Coleman 10-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 2:33. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:27.
KC – Cairo Santos 41-yard field goal, 0:28. Chiefs 27–21. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:05.
Top passers
NO – Drew Brees – 37/48, 367 yards, 3 TD, INT
KC – Alex Smith – 17/24, 214 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
NO – Mark Ingram II – 16 rushes, 62 yards
KC – Spencer Ware – 17 rushes, 77 yards
Top receivers
NO – Michael Thomas – 10 receptions, 130 yards
KC – Spencer Ware – 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD :

#### Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| Colts | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 65,417
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 10:20. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:40.
Second quarter
KC – Travis Kelce 14-yard pass from Nick Foles (Cairo Santos kick), 12:58. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:28.
IND – Frank Gore 18-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:07. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:51.
KC – Jeremy Maclin 13-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:19. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:19.
Third quarter
KC – Tyreek Hill 34-yard pass from Nick Foles (Cairo Santos kick), 7:34. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:27.
IND – Donte Moncrief 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:05. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:29.
Fourth quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 8:00. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:05.
KC – Cairo Santos 44-yard field goal, 3:35. Chiefs 30–14. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:34.
Top passers
KC – Nick Foles – 16/22, 223 yards, 2 TD
IND – Andrew Luck – 19/35, 210 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Charcandrick West – 14 rushes, 52 yards
IND – Andrew Luck – 9 rushes, 60 yards
Top receivers
KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD
IND – Phillip Dorsett – 5 receptions, 33 yards :

#### Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,294
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Albert Wilson 23-yard pass from Nick Foles (Cairo Santos kick), 1:49. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:14.
Second quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 26-yard field goal, 9:54. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:05.
JAX – Allen Robinson 1-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 0:02. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 3:19.
Third quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 51-yard field goal, 8:43. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:32.
KC – Cairo Santos 24-yard field goal, 3:59. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:29.
Fourth quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 36-yard field goal, 10:20. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 5:09.
JAX – T. J. Yeldon 13-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 4:10. Chiefs 19–14. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:24.
Top passers
JAX – Blake Bortles – 22/41, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Nick Foles – 20/33, 187 yards, TD
Top rushers
JAX – Chris Ivory – 18 rushes, 107 yards
KC – Charcandrick West – 13 rushes, 39 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Marqise Lee – 4 receptions, 84 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 5 receptions, 58 yards :

#### Week 10: at Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
| Panthers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,181
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
CAR – Graham Gano 42-yard field goal, 10:49. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:11.
Second quarter
CAR – Cam Newton 4-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 9:05. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:44.
CAR – Devin Funchess 38-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 1:52. Panthers 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:36.
KC – Cairo Santos 47-yard field goal, 0:10. Panthers 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 1:42.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 36-yard field goal, 12:02. Panthers 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:19.
KC – Eric Berry 42-yard interception return (Alex Smith–Travis Kelce pass), 10:32. Panthers 17–14.
KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 4:25. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:09.
KC – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:20.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 25/38, 178 yards, INT
CAR – Cam Newton – 23/38, 261 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Spencer Ware – 13 rushes, 61 yards
CAR – Cam Newton – 12 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
KC – Tyreek Hill – 10 receptions, 89 yards
CAR – Kelvin Benjamin – 7 receptions, 84 yards :

#### Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,277
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 7:10. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:53.
Second quarter
TB – Roberto Aguayo 31-yard field goal, 9:49. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:28.
TB – Roberto Aguayo 22-yard field goal, 4:22. Buccaneers 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:20.
KC – Alex Smith 11-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:20. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:06.
TB – Roberto Aguayo 41-yard field goal, 0:11. Chiefs 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:06.
Third quarter
TB – Roberto Aguayo 36-yard field goal, 10:06. Buccaneers 12–10. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:00.
Fourth quarter
TB – Alan Cross 3-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo kick), 6:30. Buccaneers 19–10. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:42.
KC – Albert Wilson 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 2:29. Buccaneers 19–17. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 3:59.
Top passers
TB – Jameis Winston – 24/39, 331 yards, TD
KC – Alex Smith – 24/31, 261 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
TB – Doug Martin – 24 rushes, 63 yards
KC – Spencer Ware – 17 rushes, 69 yards
Top receivers
TB – Mike Evans – 6 receptions, 105 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 108 yards :

#### Week 12: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| Broncos | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST/6:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 44 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,819
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
KC – Russell Okung tackled in end zone for a Safety, 6:16. Chiefs 2–0.
KC – Tyreek Hill 86-yard kickoff return (Cairo Santos kick), 6:04. Chiefs 9–0.
DEN – Brandon McManus 33-yard field goal, 1:47. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:17.
Third quarter
DEN – Jordan Taylor 6-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 8:37. Broncos 10–9. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:20.
KC – Tyreek Hill 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:30. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:07.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 35-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 7:47. Broncos 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:37.
DEN – Bennie Fowler 76-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 3:00. Broncos 24–16. Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 2:37.
KC – Tyreek Hill 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Alex Smith–Demetrius Harris pass), 0:12. Tied 24–24. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.
Overtime
DEN – Brandon McManus 44-yard field goal, 8:51. Broncos 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:09.
KC – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 4:19. Tied 27–27. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:32.
KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 0:02. Chiefs 30–27. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:01.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 26/44, 220 yards, TD
DEN – Trevor Siemian – 20/34, 368 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
KC – Spencer Ware – 17 rushes, 64 yards
DEN – Devontae Booker – 24 rushes, 79 yards
Top receivers
KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 101 yards
DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 7 receptions, 162 yards, TD :

#### Week 13: at Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 29 |
| Falcons | 10 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 28 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: December 4
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 69,879
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Devonta Freeman 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 10:02. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:58.
KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard run (kick blocked), 8:00. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:02.
ATL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 5:11. Falcons 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:49.
Second quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 13:25. Falcons 13–6. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:26.
KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 7:05. Tied 13–13. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 6:20.
KC – Eric Berry 37-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 0:37. Chiefs 20–13.
ATL – Matt Bryant 59-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 20–16. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 0:37.
Third quarter
KC – Albert Wilson 55-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:52. Chiefs 27–16. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:08.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Devonta Freeman 1-yard run (pass failed), 11:57. Chiefs 27–22. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:12.
ATL – Aldrick Robinson 5-yard pass from Matt Ryan, 4:32. Falcons 28–27. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:53.
KC – Eric Berry defensive two-point conversion, 4:32. Chiefs 29–28.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 21/25, 270 yards, TD
ATL – Matt Ryan – 22/34, 297 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Albert Wilson – 1 rush, 55 yards, TD
ATL – Devonta Freeman – 15 rushes, 56 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 140 yards
ATL – Julio Jones – 7 receptions, 113 yards :

#### Week 14: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 8
* Game time: 7:25 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 21 °F (−6 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,191
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (NBC/NFLN/Twitter): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 44-yard field goal, 11:34. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 1:53.
Second quarter
KC – Tyreek Hill 36-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 14:51. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:38.
KC – Charcandrick West 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 8:34. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 4:56.
KC – Tyreek Hill 78-yard punt return (Cairo Santos kick), 6:25. Chiefs 21–3.
OAK – Latavius Murray 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:14. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 6:11.
Third quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 33-yard field goal, 13:09. Chiefs 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:57.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
OAK – Derek Carr – 17/41, 117 yards
KC – Alex Smith – 17/26, 264 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
OAK – Latavius Murray – 22 rushes, 103 yards, TD
KC – Spencer Ware – 10 rushes, 56 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Amari Cooper – 5 receptions, 29 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 5 receptions, 101 yards :

#### Week 15: vs. Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| Chiefs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 18
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 1 °F (−17 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,084
* Referee: John Hussey
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Tyreek Hill 68-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 11:43. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:51.
KC – Alex Smith 10-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:24. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 2:20.
Second quarter
TEN – Derrick Henry 4-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 11:58. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:33.
KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 0:13. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 1:29.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 39-yard field goal, 11:54. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 3:26.
TEN – Derrick Henry 1-yard run (pass failed), 3:12. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 4:42.
TEN – Ryan Succop 53-yard field goal, 0:00. Titans 19–17. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:07.
Top passers
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 19/33, 241 yards, INT
KC – Alex Smith – 15/28, 163 yards, INT
Top rushers
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 18 rushes, 89 yards
KC – Spencer Ware – 18 rushes, 70 yards
Top receivers
TEN – Rishard Matthews – 4 receptions, 105 yards
KC – Jeremy Maclin – 6 receptions, 82 yards :

#### Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Christmas Day games
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chiefs | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 25
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, rain, 53 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,671
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Alex Smith 10-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 8:59. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:51.
KC – Tyreek Hill 70-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 5:17. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 2:12.
DEN – Justin Forsett 1-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 1:54. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:41.
KC – Travis Kelce 80-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:53. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 1:01.
Second quarter
DEN – Brandon McManus 52-yard field goal, 6:38. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:47.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 11:59. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:59.
KC – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 8:51. Chiefs 27–10. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:58.
KC – Demetrius Harris 2-yard pass from Dontari Poe (kick failed, wide left), 1:52. Chiefs 33–10. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:31.
Top passers
DEN – Trevor Siemian – 17/43, 183 yards, INT
KC – Alex Smith – 25/36, 244 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
DEN – Devontae Booker – 5 rushes, 44 yards
KC – Tyreek Hill – 6 rushes, 95 yards, TD
Top receivers
DEN – Devontae Booker – 6 receptions, 44 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 11 receptions, 160 yards, TD :

#### Week 17: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| Chargers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: January 1, 2017
* Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,915
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Josh Lambo 35-yard field goal, 10:16. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:44.
KC – Cairo Santos 35-yard field goal, 5:20. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:56.
Second quarter
SD – Antonio Gates 2-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 14:49. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:31.
KC – Alex Smith 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:53. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:56.
KC – Charcandrick West 4-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 6:09. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:26.
KC – Cairo Santos 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:10.
Third quarter
SD – Jahleel Addae 90-yard interception return (Josh Lambo kick), 10:23. Chiefs 20–17.
KC – Charcandrick West 2-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 3:48. Chiefs 27–17. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:35.
KC – Tyreek Hill 95-yard punt return (Cairo Santos kick), 0:59. Chiefs 34–17.
Fourth quarter
SD – Josh Lambo 29-yard field goal, 10:19. Chiefs 34–20. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:40.
KC – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 4:31. Chiefs 37–20. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 5:48.
SD – Hunter Henry 12-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 2:08. Chiefs 37–27. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 2:23.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 21/28, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 22/38, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Charcandrick West – 16 rushes, 58 yards
SD – Andre Williams – 18 rushes, 87 yards
Top receivers
KC – Charcandrick West – 5 receptions, 58 yards, 2 TD
SD – Tyrell Williams – 6 receptions, 70 yards :

### Standings
#### Division

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

#### Conference

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

## Postseason
### Schedule

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

### Game summaries
#### AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: January 15, 2017
* Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy with patches of fog, 33 °F (1 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,678
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Heather Cox
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 22-yard field goal, 9:38. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:22.
KC – Albert Wilson 5-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 6:09. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:29.
PIT – Chris Boswell 38-yard field goal, 3:51. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:18.
Second quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 36-yard field goal, 9:18. Steelers 9–7. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 6:30.
PIT – Chris Boswell 45-yard field goal, 0:55. Steelers 12–7. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 4:08.
Third quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 43-yard field goal, 10:06. Steelers 15–7. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:42.
KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 0:10. Steelers 15–10. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:50.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 43-yard field goal, 9:49. Steelers 18–10. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:21.
KC – Spencer Ware 1-yard run (pass failed), 2:43. Steelers 18–16. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:06.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 20/31, 224 yards, INT
KC – Alex Smith – 20/34, 172 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 30 rushes, 170 yards
KC – Spencer Ware – 8 rushes, 35 yards, TD
Top receivers
PIT – Antonio Brown – 6 receptions, 108 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 5 receptions, 77 yards :