2011 Kansas City Chiefs season

2011 Kansas City Chiefs season
2011 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	The Hunt family
Head coach	Todd Haley (fired Dec. 12, 5–8 record); Romeo Crennel (interim, 2–1 record)
General manager	Scott Pioli
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Tamba Hali; LB Derrick Johnson
Team MVP	Derrick Johnson
Team ROY	Justin Houston
Uniform
	← 2010; Chiefs seasons; 2012 →;

The 2011 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League, the 52nd overall and the third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Todd Haley and Scott Pioli. A 10–6 record in their 2010 season leant 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, MO. 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.^[1] 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 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^[2]
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^[2]
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

2011 draft board[]

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1 ^[a]	26 ^[b]	Jon Baldwin	Wide Receiver	Pittsburgh
2	55	Rodney Hudson	Center	Florida State
3	70 ^[a]	Justin Houston	Linebacker	Georgia
3	86	Allen Bailey	Defensive End	Miami (FL)
4	118	Jalil Brown	Cornerback	Colorado
5	135 ^[c]	Ricky Stanzi	Quarterback	Iowa
5	140 ^[d]	Gabe Miller	Linebacker	Oregon State
6 ^[c]	199 ^[e]	Jerrell Powe	Nose Tackle	Mississippi
7	223	Shane Bannon	Runningback	Yale

^{^[a]} 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).^{[citation needed]}

^{^[b]} 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.

^{^[c]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

^{^[d]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

^{^[e]} Compensatory selection.

Preseason[]

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

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
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[]

Week One: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	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: 75° F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 68,755
Referee: Scott Green
TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
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Week 2: at Detroit Lions[]

Week Two: Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions – Game summary

	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: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 60,040
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Randy Cross
Recap
Gamebook

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Week 3: at San Diego Chargers[]

Week Three: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	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: 67° F (Partly Cloudy)
Game attendance: 62,236
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
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Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings[]

Week Four: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	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: 65° F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 72,931
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, & Tim Brewster
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Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts[]

Week Five: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

	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: 72° F (Sunny,retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 65,088
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

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Week 7: at Oakland Raiders[]

Week Seven: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	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: 79° F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 57,361
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

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Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers[]

Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	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: 63° F (Clear)
Game attendance: 72,733
Referee: Alberto Riveron
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Rachel Nichols

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Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins[]

Week Nine: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	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: 62° F (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 72,263
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

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Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos[]

Week Ten: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	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: 67° F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 72,908
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
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Week 11: at New England Patriots[]

Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary

	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: 7:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: 33° F (Clear and cold)
Game attendance: 68,756
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Suzy Kolber
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Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers[]

Week Twelve: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	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: 32° F (Clear)
Game attendance: 72,173
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

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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.^{[citation needed]}

With the loss, the Chiefs fell to 4–7.

Week 13: at Chicago Bears[]

Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears – Game summary

	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: 46 °F (Cloudy, wind gusts to 26 mph, temps to mid 40s)
Game attendance: 61,973
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

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Week 14: at New York Jets[]

Week Fourteen: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary

	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: 37° F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 79,088
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

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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.^[3] 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 unsportsmanslike conduct. 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.^[4]

Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers[]

Week Fifteen: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	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: 50° F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 74,093
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa

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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's 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.^[4]

Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders[]

Week Sixteen: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	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: 38° F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 70,803
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

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Week 17: at Denver Broncos[]

Week Seventeen: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	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: 35° F (Sunny)
Game attendance: 76,005
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz & Phil Simms

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Standings[]

Division[]

AFC West
view talk	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^[5] view talk
#	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^[a]	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^[b]	Denver Broncos	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.520	.445	L3
Wild cards
5^[a]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.492	.411	W2
6^[c]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.492	.326	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^[c]	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.461	.396	W2
8^[d]	New York Jets	East	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.500	.395	L3
9^[b]^[d]^[e]	San Diego Chargers	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	7–5	.516	.430	W1
10^[b]^[e]	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^[f]	Miami Dolphins	East	6	10	0	.375	3–3	5–7	.504	.417	W1
13^[f]	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^[g]
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Baltimore clinched the AFC North title based on a head-to-head sweep over Pittsburgh. ^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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). ^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cincinnati clinched the AFC 6 seed instead of Tennessee based on a head-to-head victory. ^ Jump up to: ^a ^b New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory. ^ Jump up to: ^a ^b San Diego finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on better conference record (7–5 to 6–6). ^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.

Staff[]

Kansas City Chiefs 2011 staff

Front Office

Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
President – Mark Donovan
General Manager – Scott Pioli
Assistant General Manager – Joel Collier
Director of Pro Personnel – Ray Farmer
Director of College Scouting – Phil Emery
Director of Football Administration – Trip MacCracken

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Todd Haley (fired Dec 12, 2011)
Interim Head Coach – Romeo Crennel
Assistant Head Coach – Maurice Carthon

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bill Muir
Quarterbacks – Jim Zorn
Wide Receivers – Richie Anderson
Tight Ends – Bernie Parmalee
Assistant Offensive Line –
Offensive Quality Control – Nick Sirianni

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Romeo Crennel
Defensive Line – Anthony Pleasant
Linebackers – Gary Gibbs
Defensive Backs – Emmitt Thomas
Defensive Assistant/Assistant Linebackers – Adam Zimmer
Defensive Quality Control – Otis Smith
Pass Rush –

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Steve Hoffman

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Mike Clark
Assistant Strength and Conditioning –

Final roster[]

**2011 Kansas City Chiefs final roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 Kyle Orton 4 Tyler Palko 13 Ricky Stanzi Running backs 32 Shaun Draughn 20 Thomas Jones 44 Le'Ron McClain FB 22 Dexter McCluster WR 26 Jackie Battle Wide receivers 89 Jon Baldwin 82 Dwayne Bowe 15 Steve Breaston 10 Terrance Copper 11 Jeremy Horne 83 Jerheme Urban Tight ends 88 Anthony Becht 85 Jake O'Connell 45 Leonard Pope		Offensive linemen 76 Branden Albert T 73 Jon Asamoah G 61 Rodney Hudson C/G 65 Ryan Lilja G 68 Steve Maneri T 70 David Mims T 67 Barry Richardson T 62 Casey Wiegmann C Defensive linemen 97 Allen Bailey DE 90 Brandon Bair DE 72 Glenn Dorsey DE 92 Wallace Gilberry DE 99 Amon Gordon NT 77 Kelly Gregg NT 94 Tyson Jackson DE 95 Jerrell Powe NT		Linebackers 59 Jovan Belcher ILB 93 Cory Greenwood ILB 91 Tamba Hali OLB 50 Justin Houston OLB 56 Derrick Johnson ILB 55 Cameron Sheffield OLB 96 Andy Studebaker OLB 53 Demorrio Williams ILB Defensive backs 21 Javier Arenas CB/RS 30 Jalil Brown CB/FS 39 Brandon Carr CB 34 Travis Daniels CB 24 Brandon Flowers CB 48 Reshard Langford SS 23 Kendrick Lewis FS 47 Jon McGraw FS 42 Sabby Piscitelli FS 27 Donald Washington SS Special teams 2 Dustin Colquitt P 43 Thomas Gafford LS 6 Ryan Succop K		Reserve lists 26 Jackie Battle RB (IR) 29 Eric Berry SS (IR) 7 Matt Cassel QB (IR) 25 Jamaal Charles RB (IR) 51 Gabe Miller OLB (IR) 81 Tony Moeaki TE (IR) 75 Ryan O'Callaghan OT (IR) 52 Brandon Siler ILB (IR) Practice squad 40 Shane Bannon FB (Injured) 60 Rob Bruggeman C 57 Caleb Campbell OLB/SS 66 Darryl Harris G 14 Quinten Lawrence WR/CB 84 Jamar Newsome WR 74 Luke Patterson DE/OT 98 Anthony Toribio NT Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 inactive, 8 practice squad

Notes and references[]

^ "Haley Relieved of Duties". Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Kansas City Chiefs 2010 Free Agency". NFL.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
^ "Jets Run Over Chiefs, 37-10". December 11, 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Chiefs fire coach Haley with struggling team 5-8". ESPN.com. December 12, 2011.
^ "2011 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

[1-2-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Baltimore clinched the AFC North title based on a head-to-head sweep over Pittsburgh.

[1-4-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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).

[1-3-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cincinnati clinched the AFC 6 seed instead of Tennessee based on a head-to-head victory.

[1-6-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.

[1-5-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b San Diego finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on better conference record (7–5 to 6–6).

[1-1-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b Miami finished in third place in the AFC East based on a head-to-head sweep over Buffalo.

[12] 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.

[1] "Haley Relieved of Duties". Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

[autogenerated1-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Kansas City Chiefs 2010 Free Agency". NFL.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.

[3] "Jets Run Over Chiefs, 37-10". December 11, 2011.

[espn-fire-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Chiefs fire coach Haley with struggling team 5-8". ESPN.com. December 12, 2011.

[standings-conf-NFL-5] "2011 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

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Division championships (13)	1962 1966 1971 1993 1995 1997 2003 2010 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Conference championships (2)	2019 2020
League championships (3)	1962 1969 (IV) 2019 (LIV)
Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86
Media	Broadcasters Television: KCTV WDAF-TV KSHB-TV Radio: WDAF-FM Personalities: Dave Armstrong Len Dawson Kendall Gammon Bob Gretz Art Hains Bill Grigsby Kevin Harlan Mitch Holthus Roger Twibell
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962)
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021
Bold indicates AFL Championship (1960–69) or Super Bowl (1966–) victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance