Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Week | Opponent | Result | Game site | TV | Time | Attendance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | at Denver Broncos | L 3–19 | Mile High Stadium | NBC | 4:15pm | 75,600 |
| 2 | at Oakland Raiders | W 28–27 | Network Associates Coliseum | ABC | 9:00pm | 61,523 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | W 22–16 | Arrowhead Stadium | NBC | 1:00pm | 78,169 |
| 4 | at Carolina Panthers | W 35–14 | Bank of America Stadium | NBC | 1:00pm | 67,402 |
| 5 | Seattle Seahawks | W 20–17 OT | Arrowhead Stadium | NBC | 4:15pm | 77,877 |
| 6 | at Miami Dolphins | L 14–17 | Pro Player Stadium | NBC | 1:00pm | 71,794 |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | San Diego Chargers | W 31–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | TNT | 8:00pm | 77,195 |
| 9 | at St. Louis Rams | W 28–20 | Edward Jones Dome | NBC | 1:00pm | 64,864 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 13–10 | Arrowhead Stadium | ABC | 9:00pm | 78,301 |
| 11 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 14–24 | ALLTEL Stadium | NBC | 1:00pm | 70,444 |
| 12 | Denver Broncos | W 24–22 | Arrowhead Stadium | NBC | 1:00pm | 77,963 |
| 13 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 19–14 | Kingdome | NBC | 4:15pm | 66,264 |
| 14 | San Francisco 49ers | W 44–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | FOX | 1:00pm | 77,535 |
| 15 | Oakland Raiders | W 30–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | NBC | 1:00pm | 76,379 |
| 16 | at San Diego Chargers | W 29–7 | Qualcomm Stadium | NBC | 4:15pm | 54,594 |
| 17 | New Orleans Saints | W 25–13 | Arrowhead Stadium | FOX | 1:00pm | 66,772 |
| Divisional\nPlayoff | Denver Broncos | L 10–14 | Arrowhead Stadium | NBC | 4:15pm | 76,965 |
Question:
what is the total number of games, excluding playoffs, they played in the season?
Answer:
16