# 2011 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 2011 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 42nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 52nd overall and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Todd Haley and Scott Pioli. A 10–6 record in their 2010 season lent high expectations to their 2011 season, but the Chiefs suffered reversed fortunes. A season-ending hand injury to their starting quarterback Matt Cassel in their eighth game of the season proved especially significant. After a 4–4 record with Cassel at the helm, the Chiefs staggered to a 7–9 win–loss record by season end and failed to make the playoffs.
The Chiefs training camp began on July 29 in St. Joseph, Missouri. The Chiefs played their first preseason game on August 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On September 11, the Chiefs opened their regular season against the Buffalo Bills. They did not earn their first win until Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings. After starting the season 5–8, head coach Todd Haley was fired after a 37–10 loss to the New York Jets. Haley was replaced by defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. Haley became the second Chiefs coach to be fired during a season; the first was Paul Wiggin in 1977.
One bright spot of the season is the first game after Crennel took over as interim head coach. The Chiefs achieved an upset win against the then 13–0 defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers to ruin their perfect season hopes; that loss would prove to be the only one the 2011 Packers suffered in their 15–1 regular season record.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

Kansas City Chiefs Coaching Changes :
| Position | Coach | 2010 position | 2011 position |
| OC | Bill Muir | Kansas City Chiefs OLC | Kansas City Chiefs OC/OLC |
| OC | Charlie Weis | Kansas City Chiefs OC | Florida Gators OC |
| QBC | Jim Zorn | Baltimore Ravens QBC | Kansas City Chiefs QBC |

### Free agency

Kansas City Chiefs free agency :
| Position | Player | Status* | 2010 team | 2011 team |
| LB | Charlie Anderson | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | None |
| RB | Jackie Battle | RFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| WR | Steve Breaston | UFA | Arizona Cardinals | Kansas City Chiefs |
| CB | Brandon Carr | RFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| FB | Tim Castille | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | None |
| WR | Keary Colbert | UFA | None | Kansas City Chiefs |
| WR | Terrance Copper | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| TE | Brad Cottam | RFA | Kansas City Chiefs | None |
| FB | Mike Cox | RFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| QB | Brodie Croyle | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Arizona Cardinals |
| WR | Kevin Curtis | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Tennessee Titans |
| CB | Travis Daniels | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DT | Ron Edwards | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Carolina Panthers |
| OT | Jared Gaither | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DE | Wallace Gilberry | RFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DT | Kelly Gregg | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | Kansas City Chiefs |
| LB | Cory Greenwood | EFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| LB | Tamba Hali | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| S | Reshard Langford | EFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| CB | Maurice Leggett | RFA | Kansas City Chiefs | None |
| FB | Le'Ron McClain | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | Kansas City Chiefs |
| S | Jon McGraw | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| OT | Steve Maneri | RFA | New England Patriots | Kansas City Chiefs |
| LB | Corey Mays | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | None |
| C | Rudy Niswanger | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Detroit Lions |
| OT | Ryan O'Callaghan | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| S | Sabby Piscitelli | UFA | Tampa Bay Buccaneers & Cleveland Browns | Kansas City Chiefs |
| TE | Leonard Pope | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| OT | Barry Richardson | RFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| LB | Brandon Siler | UFA | San Diego Chargers | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DE | Shaun Smith | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Tennessee Titans |
| LB | Mike Vrabel | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Retired |
| C | Casey Wiegmann | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| *RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, Franchise: Franchise tag |||||

### Draft

2011 Kansas City Chiefs Draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 26 | Jon Baldwin | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 55 | Rodney Hudson | Center | Florida State |
| 3 | 70 | Justin Houston | Linebacker | Georgia |
| 3 | 86 | Allen Bailey | Defensive end | Miami (FL) |
| 4 | 118 | Jalil Brown | Cornerback | Colorado |
| 5 | 135 | Ricky Stanzi | Quarterback | Iowa |
| 5 | 140 | Gabe Miller | Linebacker | Oregon State |
| 6 | 199 | Jerrell Powe | Nose tackle | Mississippi |
| 7 | 223 | Shane Bannon | Fullback | Yale |
    The Chiefs traded their original first-round selection (#21) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the first-round selection (#27) which the Browns had previously acquired from Atlanta, and Cleveland's third-round selection (#70 overall).
    The Baltimore Ravens originally held the 26th pick, but they did not submit their pick in the allotted ten minutes which allowed Kansas City to pick ahead of them.
    The Chiefs traded their original sixth-round selection (#187 overall) and DT Alex Magee to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for the fifth-round selection which the Buccaneers had previously acquired from Denver.
    The Chiefs swapped fifth-round selections with the Detroit Lions (the Chiefs originally held the #154 overall selection), after the Lions were found guilty of tampering with Chiefs' players.
    Compensatory selection.

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 0–25 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 19 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 13–31 | 0–2 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 26 | St. Louis Rams | L 10–14 | 0–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 1 | at Green Bay Packers | L 19–20 | 0–4 | Lambeau Field | Recap |

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: August 12
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 67,537
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
TB – Josh Freeman 5-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 10:26. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:50.
TB – Connor Barth 25-yard field goal, 4:35. Buccaneers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:24.
Second quarter
TB – Connor Barth 40-yard field goal, 11:18. Buccaneers 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:09.
TB – Tyler Palko sacked in end zone by Dekoda Watson and Michael Bennett for a Safety, 4:48. Buccaneers 15–0.
Third quarter
TB – Micheal Spurlock 3-yard pass from Josh Johnson (Connor Barth kick), 6:08. Buccaneers 22–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:16.
Fourth quarter
TB – Jacob Rogers 46-yard field goal, 11:44. Buccaneers 25–0. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:54.
Top passers
TB – Josh Johnson – 7/12, 108 yards, TD
KC – Tyler Palko – 4/8, 34 yards
Top rushers
TB – Josh Johnson – 5 rushes, 57 yards
KC – Jackie Battle – 13 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
TB – Dezmon Briscoe – 4 receptions, 60 yards
KC – Jackie Battle – 3 receptions, 27 yards :

#### Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Ravens | 3 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: August 19
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,690
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 31-yard field goal, 10:57. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:54.
BAL – Billy Cundiff 49-yard field goal, 5:55. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:02.
Second quarter
BAL – Ray Rice 26-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 3:10. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:25.
KC – Terrance Copper 4-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 0:12. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:58.
Third quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 30-yard field goal, 6:58. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 5:39.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Jalen Parmele 10-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 7:16. Ravens 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:47.
BAL – Tyrod Taylor 5-yard run (Jake Harfman kick), 1:59. Ravens 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:34.
BAL – Anthony Allen 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 0:05. Ravens 31–13. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:13.
Top passers
KC – Tyler Palko – 8/13, 95 yards, TD
BAL – Joe Flacco – 12/24, 124 yards
Top rushers
KC – Jackie Battle – 8 rushes, 29 yards
BAL – Ray Rice – 7 rushes, 44 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Verran Tucker – 3 receptions, 68 yards
BAL – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 68 yards :

#### Week 3: vs. St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: August 26
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 81 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 67,837
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
STL – Mike Sims-Walker 6-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Josh Brown kick), 7:08. Rams 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 7:52.
STL – Lance Kendricks 11-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Josh Brown kick), 0:48. Rams 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:55.
Second quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 26-yard field goal, 10:33. Rams 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, –1 yard, 0:56.
Third quarter
KC – Cody Slate 32-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi (Ryan Succop kick), 0:08. Rams 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:52.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
STL – Sam Bradford – 9/16, 95 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Ricky Stanzi – 8/14, 121 yards, TD
Top rushers
STL – Steven Jackson – 15 rushes, 72 yards
KC – Jackie Battle – 13 rushes, 43 yards
Top receivers
STL – Lance Kendricks – 2 receptions, 26 yards, TD
KC – Cody Slate – 2 receptions, 50 yards, TD :

#### Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Packers | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Mostly clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 67,555
* Referee: Mike Carey
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
GB – Tom Crabtree 8-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:24. Packers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:11.
KC – Matt Flynn tackled in end zone by Allen Bailey for a Safety, 3:20. Packers 7–2.
Second quarter
KC – Dexter McCluster 10-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 11:25. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:55.
KC – Dwayne Bowe 2-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 0:14. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 2:25.
Third quarter
GB – Mason Crosby 43-yard field goal, 7:58. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:57.
GB – Mason Crosby 32-yard field goal, 5:48. Chiefs 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:59.
GB – Vic So'oto 33-yard interception return (Mason Crosby kick), 4:20. Packers 20–16.
Fourth quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 31-yard field goal, 11:29. Packers 20–19. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:08.
Top passers
KC – Tyler Palko – 18/29, 163 yards, TD, 2 INT
GB – Graham Harrell – 3/5, 21 yards
Top rushers
KC – Thomas Jones – 12 rushes, 27 yards
GB – Ryan Grant – 4 rushes, 31 yards
Top receivers
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 8 receptions, 85 yards, TD
GB – Tom Crabtree – 2 receptions, 13 yards, TD :

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 11 | Buffalo Bills | L 7–41 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 18 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–48 | 0–2 | Ford Field | Recap |
| 3 | September 25 | at San Diego Chargers | L 17–20 | 0–3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 2 | Minnesota Vikings | W 22–17 | 1–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 9 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 28–24 | 2–3 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | October 23 | at Oakland Raiders | W 28–0 | 3–3 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 8 | October 31 | San Diego Chargers | W 23–20 (OT) | 4–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 6 | Miami Dolphins | L 3–31 | 4–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 13 | Denver Broncos | L 10–17 | 4–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 21 | at New England Patriots | L 3–34 | 4–6 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 9–13 | 4–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 4 | at Chicago Bears | W 10–3 | 5–7 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 14 | December 11 | at New York Jets | L 10–37 | 5–8 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 18 | Green Bay Packers | W 19–14 | 6–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | Oakland Raiders | L 13–16 (OT) | 6–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | January 1 | at Denver Broncos | W 7–3 | 7–9 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,755
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
BUF – Scott Chandler 4-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 12:14. Bills 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:39.
BUF – Stevie Johnson 27-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 0:55. Bills 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.
Second quarter
BUF – Rian Lindell 29-yard field goal, 6:42. Bills 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:04.
BUF – Rian Lindell 38-yard field goal, 5:38. Bills 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:49.
KC – Jamaal Charles 6-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 1:46 Bills 20–7. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 3:52.
Third quarter
BUF – Scott Chandler 11-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 4:19. Bills 27–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 5:52.
BUF – Donald Jones 4-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 0:14. Bills 34–7. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:50.
Fourth quarter
BUF – C. J. Spiller 9-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 11:50. Bills 41–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 2:11.
Top passers
BUF – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 17/25, 208 yards, 4 TD
KC – Matt Cassel – 22/36, 119 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
BUF – Fred Jackson – 20 rushes, 112 yards
KC – Jamaal Charles – 10 rushes, 56 yards
Top receivers
BUF – Scott Chandler – 5 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD
KC – Dexter McCluster – 5 receptions, 25 yards :

#### Week 2: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lions | 7 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 48 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 60,040
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Randy Cross
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Calvin Johnson 15-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 10:50. Lions 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:43.
KC – Ryan Succop 33-yard field goal, 8:00. Lions 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:50.
Second quarter
DET – Tony Scheffler 36-yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 5:50. Lions 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:28.
DET – Jason Hanson 51-yard field goal, 1:07. Lions 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:24.
DET – Jason Hanson 28-yard field goal, 0:02. Lions 20–3. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:24
Third quarter
DET – Calvin Johnson 1-yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 1:17. Lions 27–3. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:53.
Fourth quarter
DET – Jahvid Best 9-yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 14:49. Lions 34–3. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:11.
DET – Jahvid Best 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 11:31. Lions 41–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:37.
DET – Keiland Williams 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 5:06. Lions 48–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:40.
Top passers
KC – Matt Cassel – 15/22, 133 yards, 3 INT
DET – Matthew Stafford – 23/39, 294 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Dexter McCluster – 8 rushes, 51 yards
DET – Jahvid Best – 16 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 5 receptions, 101 yards
DET – Nate Burleson – 7 receptions, 93 yards :

#### Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Chargers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,236
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
SD – Ryan Mathews 2-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 12:45. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:07.
SD – Nick Novak 35-yard field goal, 0:28. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 3:09.
Third quarter
KC – Dwayne Bowe 4-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 11:21. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:40.
SD – Ryan Mathews 4-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 7:32. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:49.
Fourth quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 33-yard field goal, 12:57. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 18 plays, 58 yards, 9:35.
SD – Nick Novak 41-yard field goal, 8:03. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:54.
KC – Leonard Pope 1-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 4:58. Chargers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:05.
Top passers
KC – Matt Cassel – 17/24, 176 yards, 2 TD, INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 24/38, 266 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Dexter McCluster – 9 rushes, 45 yards
SD – Ryan Mathews – 21 rushes, 98 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 4 receptions, 67 yards
SD – Vincent Jackson – 5 receptions, 63 yards :

#### Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,931
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis and Tim Brewster
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 7:16. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 21 yards, 5:56.
MIN – Devin Aromashodu 34-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:47. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:29.
Second quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 24-yard field goal, 5:15. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:32.
KC – Ryan Succop 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 2:22.
Third quarter
MIN – Ryan Longwell 33-yard field goal, 9:15. Vikings 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:50.
KC – Ryan Succop 54-yard field goal, 5:18. Chiefs 12–10. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:57.
KC – Ryan Succop 22-yard field goal, 0:09. Chiefs 15–10. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:52.
Fourth quarter
KC – Dwayne Bowe 52-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 13:51. Chiefs 22–10. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:46.
MIN – Michael Jenkins 1-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Ryan Longwell kick), 5:50. Chiefs 22–17. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 8:01.
Top passers
MIN – Donovan McNabb – 18/30, 202 yards, 2 TD
KC – Matt Cassel – 18/29, 260 yards, TD
Top rushers
MIN – Adrian Peterson – 23 rushes, 80 yards
KC – Thomas Jones – 11 rushes, 37 yards
Top receivers
MIN – Visanthe Shiancoe – 6 receptions, 58 yards
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 5 receptions, 107 yards, TD :

#### Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Colts | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: October 9
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C) (retractable roof open)
* Game attendance: 65,088
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Pierre Garçon 6-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:36. Colts 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:24.
Second quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 53-yard field goal, 12:23. Colts 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:29.
IND – Pierre Garçon 67-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Adam Vinatieri kick), 11:13. Colts 17–0. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:10.
KC – Dwayne Bowe 41-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 5:11. Colts 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:57.
IND – Delone Carter 3-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:09. Colts 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02.
KC – Steve Breaston 16-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 0:13. Colts 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:56.
Third quarter
KC – Dwayne Bowe 5-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 0:40. Colts 24–21. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 6:07.
Fourth quarter
KC – Steve Breaston 11-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 5:15. Chiefs 28–24. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:39.
Top passers
KC – Matt Cassel – 21/29, 257 yards, 4 TD
IND – Curtis Painter – 15/27, 277 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
KC – Jackie Battle – 19 rushes, 119 yards
IND – Donald Brown – 8 rushes, 38 yards
Top receivers
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
IND – Pierre Garçon – 5 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 57,361
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Kendrick Lewis 59-yard interception return (Ryan Succop kick), 12:35. Chiefs 7–0.
KC – Le'Ron McClain 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 1:53. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:04.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
KC – Javier Arenas 7-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 10:25. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:05.
Fourth quarter
KC – Brandon Flowers 58-yard interception return (Ryan Succop kick), 10:25. Chiefs 28–0.
Top passers
KC – Matt Cassel – 15/30, 161 yards, 2 INT
OAK – Carson Palmer – 8/21, 116 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
KC – Jackie Battle – 16 rushes, 76 yards
OAK – Michael Bush – 17 rushes, 99 yards
Top receivers
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 6 receptions, 76 yards
OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey – 5 receptions, 89 yards :

#### Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,733
* Referee: Alberto Riveron
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Rachel Nichols
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 36-yard field goal, 9:04. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:46.
KC – Jon Baldwin 39-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 2:51. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:01.
Second quarter
SD − Nick Novak 44-yard field goal, 8:31. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:04.
KC – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:08.
Third quarter
SD − Nick Novak 44-yard field goal, 8:10. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:28.
SD − Nick Novak 42-yard field goal, 6:01. Chiefs 13–9. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:45.
SD − Nick Novak 26-yard field goal, 1:45. Chiefs 13–12. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:05.
Fourth quarter
KC – Jackie Battle 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 12:01. Chiefs 20–12. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:44.
SD – Curtis Brinkley 2-yard run (Philip Rivers–Curtis Brinkley pass), 7:11. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:50.
Overtime
KC – Ryan Succop 30-yard field goal, 5:16. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:28.
Top passers
SD – Philip Rivers – 26/41, 369 yards, 2 INT
KC – Matt Cassel – 15/30, 261 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SD – Ryan Mathews – 13 rushes, 57 yards
KC – Jackie Battle – 19 rushes, 70 yards, TD
Top receivers
SD – Malcom Floyd – 5 receptions, 107 yards
KC – Jon Baldwin – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD :

#### Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,263
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 43-yard field goal, 7:11. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 7:49.
MIA – Anthony Fasano 3-yard pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:46. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:53.
Second quarter
MIA – Anthony Fasano 35-yard pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:41. Dolphins 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:39.
Third quarter
MIA – Brandon Marshall 14-yard pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick), 8:38. Dolphins 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:17.
MIA – Reggie Bush 28-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 6:41. Dolphins 28–3. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:52.
Fourth quarter
MIA – Dan Carpenter 42-yard field goal, 8:08. Dolphins 31–3. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:49.
Top passers
MIA – Matt Moore – 17/23, 244 yards, 3 TD
KC – Matt Cassel – 20/39, 253 yards
Top rushers
MIA – Reggie Bush – 13 rushes, 92 yards, TD
KC – Jackie Battle – 14 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
MIA – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD
KC – Steve Breaston – 7 receptions, 115 yards :

#### Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,908
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Tim Tebow 7-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 7:31. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:11.
Second quarter
DEN – Matt Prater 38-yard field goal, 7:46. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:32.
Third quarter
KC – Le'Ron McClain 1-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 8:10. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:29.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Eric Decker 56-yard pass from Tim Tebow (Matt Prater kick), 6:44. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 5:21.
KC – Ryan Succop 32-yard field goal, 0:07. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:48.
Top passers
DEN – Tim Tebow – 2/8, 69 yards, TD
KC – Matt Cassel – 13/28, 93 yards, TD
Top rushers
DEN – Lance Ball – 30 rushes, 96 yards
KC – Jackie Battle – 9 rushes, 61 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Eric Decker – 1 receptions, 56 yards, TD
KC – Dexter McCluster – 6 receptions, 48 yards :

#### Week 11: at New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Patriots | 0 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear and cold, 33 °F (1 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,756
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Suzy Kolber
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 26-yard field goal, 1:30. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:12.
Second quarter
NE – Rob Gronkowski 52-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 4:18. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:18.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 21-yard field goal, 0:10. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:51.
Third quarter
NE – Rob Gronkowski 19-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:27. Patriots 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:33.
NE – Julian Edelman 72-yard punt return (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 9:24. Patriots 24–3.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Patriots 27–3. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:47.
Fourth quarter
NE – Shane Vereen 4-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 1:01. Patriots 34–3. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 5:31.
Top passers
KC – Tyler Palko – 24/37, 230 yards, 3 INT
NE – Tom Brady – 15/27, 234 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
KC – Thomas Jones – 8 rushes, 48 yards
NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 20 rushes, 81 yards
Top receivers
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 7 receptions, 87 yards
NE – Rob Gronkowski – 4 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 32 °F (0 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,173
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 41-yard field goal, 10:40. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:20.
Second quarter
PIT – Shaun Suisham 21-yard field goal, 13:29. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:31.
PIT – Weslye Saunders 2-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham Kick), 10:53. Steelers 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:29.
KC – Ryan Succop 49-yard field goal, 4:30. Steelers 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:20.
PIT – Shaun Suisham 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:30.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 7.11 Steelers 13–9. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:11.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 21/31, 193 yards, TD, INT
KC – Tyler Palko – 18/28, 167 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
PIT – Rashard Mendenhall – 17 rushes, 57 yards
KC – Thomas Jones – 13 rushes, 37 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Antonio Brown – 4 receptions, 81 yards
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 7 receptions, 69 yards :
Hoping to snap a three-game losing streak, the Chiefs went home for a Week 12 Sunday night duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kansas City delivered the game's first punch in the opening quarter with a 41-yard field goal from kicker Ryan Succop. The Steelers would answer in the second quarter with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 21-yard field goal, followed by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completing a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Weslye Saunders. The Chiefs would reply with a 49-yard field goal from Succop, but Pittsburgh would close out the half with Suisham booting a 49-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, Kansas City began to chip away at their deficit in the fourth quarter with a 40-yard field goal from Succop. However, the Steelers' defense held on to preserve the win.
With the loss, the Chiefs fell to 4–7.

#### Week 13: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: December 4
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 61,973
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CHI – Robbie Gould 32-yard field goal, 9:49. Bears 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:47.
KC – Dexter McCluster 38-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 0:00. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 16 plays, 87 yards, 4:16.
Third quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 21-yard field goal, 6:16. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 7:10.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
KC – Tyler Palko – 17/30, 157 yards, TD
CHI – Caleb Hanie – 11/24, 133 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
KC – Dexter McCluster – 9 rushes, 61 yards
CHI – Marion Barber – 14 rushes, 44 yards
Top receivers
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 4 receptions, 49 yards
CHI – Johnny Knox – 5 receptions, 53 yards :

#### Week 14: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Jets | 7 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 37 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 11
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 37 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 79,088
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ – Mark Sanchez 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 8:40. Jets 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:20.
KC – Ryan Succop 53-yard field goal, 4:36. Jets 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:38.
Second quarter
NYJ – Santonio Holmes 4-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 10:02. Jets 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:04.
NYJ – Shonn Greene 7-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 3:56. Jets 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:27.
NYJ – LaDainian Tomlinson 19-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 1:15. Jets 28–3. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:17.
Third quarter
NYJ – Mark Sanchez 3-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 4:06. Jets 35–3. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 4:08.
Fourth quarter
KC – Jerheme Urban 24-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 12:58. Jets 35–10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:50.
NYJ – Jackie Battle tackled in end zone by Sione Po'uha for a Safety, 3:37. Jets 37–10.
Top passers
KC – Tyler Palko – 16/32, 195 yards, TD, INT
NYJ – Mark Sanchez – 13/21, 181 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
KC – Jackie Battle – 10 rushes, 33 yards
NYJ – Shonn Greene – 24 rushes, 129 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 6 receptions, 69 yards
NYJ – Shonn Greene – 3 receptions, 58 yards :
The Jets won easily in a crushing rout, with the final score overstating the closeness of the game as the Chief's only touchdown came in garbage time after the game was already decided. The Chiefs offense gained only 4 total yards in the first two quarters. The Chiefs were also plagued with penalties, finishing the game with 11 penalties total. The Jets' final touchdown drive in the third quarter proved to be a particularly humiliating stretch. Starting from their own 10 yard line, the Jets gained 81 penalty yards on 5 penalties committed by the Chiefs, including a rare penalty directly assessed against head coach Todd Haley for unsportsmanlike conduct. The Jets offense gained only 9 net yards on the drive, however they were still able to score a touchdown. After the game, Haley was fired mid-season; writers speculated that Haley's penalty, as well as the team's overall poor performance and discipline that game, was to blame.

#### Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Chiefs | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 18
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,093
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 19-yard field goal, 8:56. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:04.
KC – Ryan Succop 32-yard field goal, 0:11. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:58.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
GB – Donald Driver 2-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 8:04. Packers 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:21.
KC – Ryan Succop 46-yard field goal, 3:45. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 4:19.
Fourth quarter
KC – Ryan Succop 20-yard field goal, 11:28. Chiefs 12–7. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:21.
KC – Jackie Battle 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 4:53. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:57.
GB – Aaron Rodgers 8-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 2:04. Chiefs 19–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:49.
Top passers
GB – Aaron Rodgers – 17/35, 235 yards, TD
KC – Kyle Orton – 23/31, 299 yards
Top rushers
GB – Ryan Grant – 12 rushes, 66 yards
KC – Thomas Jones – 15 rushes, 48 yards
Top receivers
GB – Jermichael Finley – 3 receptions, 83 yards
KC – Leonard Pope – 2 receptions, 72 yards :
In one of the biggest upsets of the year, the Chiefs beat the heavily favored Green Bay Packers, ending their hopes of a perfect season. The Chiefs defense held Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to 235 yards, a 49% completion percentage, and his only game of the season without multiple passing touchdowns in what was Rodgers' worst game statistically of the season.
The game was the first game coached by defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel, who served as interim head coach after Haley's departure.

#### Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Raiders | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 38 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,803
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 28-yard field goal, 13:20. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:40.
KC – Ryan Succop 23-yard field goal, 3:06. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:58.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
OAK – Denarius Moore 61-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:52. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:55.
KC – Ryan Succop 20-yard field goal, 3:30. Raiders 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:22.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 2:57. Raiders 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:48.
KC – Dwayne Bowe 3-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ryan Succop kick), 1:02. Tied 13–13. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:55.
Overtime
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 12:47. Raiders 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:13.
Top passers
OAK – Carson Palmer – 16/26, 237 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Kyle Orton – 21/36, 300 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Michael Bush – 23 rushes, 70 yards
KC – Jackie Battle – 14 rushes, 56 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Denarius Moore – 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD
KC – Dexter McCluster – 5 receptions, 89 yards :

#### Week 17: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
* Date: January 1
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Sunny, 35 °F (2 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,005
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Dexter McCluster 21-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:11. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 6:22.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
DEN – Matt Prater 38-yard field goal, 8:11. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:30.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
KC – Kyle Orton – 15/29, 180 yards
DEN – Tim Tebow – 6/22, 60 yards, INT
Top rushers
KC – Dexter McCluster – 12 rushes, 61 yards, TD
DEN – Willis McGahee – 28 rushes, 145 yards
Top receivers
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 6 receptions, 93 yards
DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 3 receptions, 34 yards :

### Standings
#### Division

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(4)}$ Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 309 | 390 | L3 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 406 | 377 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 359 | 433 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 212 | 338 | W1 |

#### Conference

AFC
viewtalkedit :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division winners ||||||||||||
| 1 | New England Patriots | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .449 | .423 | W8 |
| 2 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .477 | .484 | W2 |
| 3 | Houston Texans | South | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .453 | .413 | L3 |
| 4 | Denver Broncos | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .520 | .445 | L3 |
| Wild cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .492 | .411 | W2 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .492 | .326 | L1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | Tennessee Titans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .461 | .396 | W2 |
| 8 | New York Jets | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .500 | .395 | L3 |
| 9 | San Diego Chargers | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .516 | .430 | W1 |
| 10 | Oakland Raiders | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .504 | .438 | L1 |
| 11 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .512 | .464 | W1 |
| 12 | Miami Dolphins | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .504 | .417 | W1 |
| 13 | Buffalo Bills | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .520 | .510 | L1 |
| 14 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .500 | .363 | W1 |
| 15 | Cleveland Browns | North | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 0–6 | 3–9 | .531 | .313 | L6 |
| 16 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 2–4 | 2–10 | .539 | .594 | L1 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 Baltimore clinched the AFC North title based on a head-to-head sweep over Pittsburgh. 1 2 3 Denver clinched the AFC West title instead of San Diego or Oakland based on record versus common opponents (5–5 to San Diego's and Oakland's 4–6). 1 2 Cincinnati clinched the AFC 6 seed instead of Tennessee based on a head-to-head victory. 1 2 New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 San Diego finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on better conference record (7–5 to 6–6). 1 2 Miami finished in third place in the AFC East based on a head-to-head sweep over Buffalo. ↑ 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. ||||||||||||