2021 Kansas City Chiefs season

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2021 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt family
Head coachAndy Reid
General managerBrett Veach
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record11–4
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishTBD (clinched berth)
Pro Bowlers
6
Uniform
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The 2021 season is the Kansas City Chiefs' 52nd season in the National Football League, their 62nd overall and their ninth under head coach Andy Reid. The Chiefs will attempt to become the fourth team in NFL history to play in three straight Super Bowls. They will attempt to win their second Super Bowl title in three years, following their 9–31 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV.

Season Summary[]

On March 4, 2021, the Chiefs announced that they had officially renamed Arrowhead Stadium, GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.[1]

The Chiefs lost two of their longest tenured players in the offseason. Tackle Eric Fisher was released[2] and fullback Anthony Sherman retired.[3] Both players joined the Chiefs in 2013.

In the offseason, the Chiefs announced they would once again retire their mascot Warpaint to continue with their commitment to stop using Native American imagery.[4]

The Chiefs opened the season on September 12 with a 33–29 victory over the Cleveland Browns. The win was the Chiefs' 15th consecutive win in September.[5] The Chiefs would lose their next two games to give them a 1–2 record after three games, which was their first losing record in 89 games, dating back to week 10 of the 2015 season.[6] The Chiefs' 20–38 week 5 loss to the Buffalo Bills, was the Chiefs' first double-digit loss in the regular season since 2017 and the Chiefs' first double-digit loss at home since 2014. In Week 7, the Chiefs lost 3–27 to the Tennessee Titans, which eclipsed Super Bowl LV for the lowest number of points scored in a game in the Patrick Mahomes era. The Chiefs maintained a non-winning record until a week 9 victory over the Green Bay Packers. That 7-week stretch without a winning record was the Chiefs' longest stretch without a winning record since 2012 when they held a losing record the entire season. After starting the season 3–4, the Chiefs won their ninth game in week 14 over the Las Vegas Raiders clinching their 9th consecutive winning season, one short of the franchise record of 10. The 48–9 victory over the Raiders was the largest in franchise history over the Raiders and the largest victory against any opponent since the 2006 season.[7] In week 16, following a 36–10 victory over the Steelers and a loss by the Chargers, the Chiefs clinched their sixth consecutive AFC West championship and their franchise record seventh straight playoff berth.[8]

NFL Top 100[]

NFL Network began announcing their annual top 100 list on August 15, 2021. Five Chiefs players were named to the list. Defensive end Frank Clark is the only player still on the roster that was ranked the previous season that went unranked for the 2021 season. Tight end Travis Kelce was ranked 5th, which is the highest ranking ever for a tight end in the history of the Top 100. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was ranked 1st on the list, which was the first time a Chiefs player was ranked the number one.

Rank Player Position Change
1 Patrick Mahomes Quarterback Increase3
5 Travis Kelce Tight end Increase13
15 Tyreek Hill Wide receiver Increase7
34 Chris Jones Defensive tackle Increase2
58 Tyrann Mathieu Safety Decrease19

Offseason[]

Transactions listed below occurred between the day after Super Bowl LV, February 8, and August 14, the day of the Chiefs first preseason game.

Coaching staff changes[]

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Coaching staff changes
Old coach Reason Position New coach
Deland McCullough[9] Accepted job at Indiana[9] Running backs coach Greg Lewis
Britt Reid[10] Contract expired,
not re-signed for
disciplinary reasons[10]		 Linebackers/outside
linebackers coach		 Ken Flajole
Greg Lewis Title change to
Running backs coach		 Wide receivers Joe Bleymaier
Joe Bleymaier Title change to
Wide receivers coach		 Pass game analyst /
assistant quarterbacks		 David Giradi
David Giradi Title change to
Pass game analyst /
Assistant quarterbacks		 Offensive quality control Connor Embree
Connor Embree Title change to
Offensive quality control		 Defensive assistant Donald D'Alesio

Players lost[]

Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2020 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired. If a player resigns during the offseason, their name will be removed from the list.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Players lost
Player Position Reason
Le'Veon Bell RB UFA
Bashaud Breeland CB UFA
Alex Brown CB ERFA
Eric Fisher T Released
Antonio Hamilton CB UFA
Daniel Kilgore C UFA
Tanoh Kpassagnon DE UFA
Kelechi Osemele G UFA
Mike Pennel DT UFA
Martinas Rankin T Released
Austin Reiter C UFA
Mitchell Schwartz T Released
Sammy Watkins WR UFA
Damien Williams RB Released
Damien Wilson LB UFA
Deon Yelder TE RFA

Retirements[]

Players that were on the Chiefs roster at the end of the season who announced their retirement before the preseason are listed below, even if their contract with the Chiefs had officially expired prior to their announcement.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Retirements
Player Position NFL seasons Seasons with
the Chiefs
Anthony Sherman FB 10 8
Nick Keizer TE 4 2

Players added[]

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Additions
Player Position
Kyle Long G
Joe Thuney G
Blake Bell TE
Anthony Gordon QB
Jordan Ta'amu QB
Gehrig Dieter* WR
Dalton Schoen WR
Chad Williams WR
Antonio Callaway WR
Jody Fortson* WR
Maurice Ffrench* WR
Derrick Gore RB
Sean Culkin TE
Evan Baylis* TE
Prince Tega Wanogho T
Bryan Witzmann* T
Darryl Williams* G
Tyler Clark DT
Demone Harris* DE
Austin Edwards* DE
Omari Cobb* LB
Emmanuel Smith* LB
Deandre Baker* CB
Rodney Clemons S
Jarran Reed DT
Elijah McGuire RB
Michael Burton FB
Austin Blythe C
Tajae Sharpe WR
Kamalei Correa LB
Daurice Fountain WR
Darrius Shepherd WR

*Finished 2020 season on the Chiefs practice squad.

Trades[]

Listed below are trades were a player was included in the trade.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Trades
Team Received Compensation
Baltimore Ravens T Orlando Brown Jr.
2nd-round selection 2021
6th-round selection 2022		 1st-round selection 2021
3rd-round selection 2021
4th-round selection 2021
5th-round selection 2022
Minnesota Vikings CB Mike Hughes
7th-round selection 2022		 6th-round selection 2022

Draft[]

Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
2 58 Nick Bolton Linebacker Missouri
63 Creed Humphrey Center Oklahoma
4 144* Joshua Kaindoh Defensive end Florida State
5 162 Noah Gray Tight end Duke
181* Cornell Powell Wide receiver Clemson
6 226 Trey Smith Guard Tennessee
* Compensatory selection

Trades

  • The Chiefs traded a sixth-round selection (213th overall) in the 2021 draft to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a seventh-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft.[11]
  • The Chiefs received a sixth-round selection (207th overall) in the 2021 draft from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a seventh-round selection (258th overall) in the 2021 draft and running back DeAndre Washington.[12]
  • The Chiefs traded their first-round selection (31st overall), third-round selection (94th overall), fourth-round selection (136th overall) in the 2021 draft, and a fifth-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr., a second-round selection (58th overall) in the 2021 draft, and a sixth-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft.[13]
  • The Chiefs traded their fourth-round selection (175th overall) and their sixth-round selection (207th overall) to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets fourth-round selection (162nd overall) and a sixth-round selection (226th overall).

Undrafted free agents[]

2021 Kansas City Chiefs UDFAs
Player Position College
Zayne Anderson S BYU
Dicaprio Bootle CB Nebraska
Shane Buechele QB SMU
Marlon Character CB Louisville
Riley Cole LB South Alabama
Malik Herring DE Georgia
Devon Key S Western Kentucky
Jaylon McClain-Sapp CB Marshall
Manny Patterson CB Maine

Signed and released in the offseason[]

Below are players who were signed and released in the offseason before playing for the team.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Signed and released
Player Position
Sean Culkin TE
Jordan Ta'amu QB
Tajae Sharpe WR
Jaylon McClain-Sapp CB
Kamalei Correa LB
Drew Scott LS

Preseason transactions[]

Transactions listed below, occurred between August 15, the day after the Chiefs first preseason game, and September 12, the day of the Chiefs first regular season game.

Cut to 85[]

The first preseason roster cutdown occurred on August 17. In addition the transactions below, the Chiefs placed running back Elijah McGuire on injured reserve.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Cut to 85
Name Position
Evan Baylis TE
Antonio Callaway WR
Manny Patterson CB
Chad Williams WR

Cut to 80[]

The second preseason cutdown occurred on August 24. The Chiefs released or waived five players and did not use reserve lists to make the 80 player limit.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Cut to 80
Name Position
Taco Charlton DE
Will Parks CB
Bryan Witzmann G
Riley Cole LB
Anthony Gordon QB

Final cutdown[]

The third and final preseason cutdown occurred on August 31. In addition to the transactions below, the Chiefs traded a player, placed Kyle Long on the physically unable to perform list, and placed Malik Herring on the reserve/non-football injury list.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Final Cutdown
Name Position
Zayne Anderson S
Dicaprio Bootle CB
Shane Buechele QB
Marlon Character CB
Tyler Clark DT
Rodney Clemons S
Omari Cobb LB
Austin Edwards DE
Maurice Ffrench WR
Derrick Gore RB
Demone Harris DE
Marcus Kemp WR
Devon Key S
BoPete Keyes CB
Wyatt Miller T
Cornell Powell WR
Dalton Schoen WR
Darrius Shepherd WR
Emmanuel Smith LB
Darwin Thompson RB
Prince Tega Wanogho T
Tim Ward DE
Darryl Williams C

Trades[]

Listed below are trades were a player was included in the trade.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Trades
Team Received Compensation
New England Patriots 7th round selection
2022 NFL Draft		 Yasir Durant

Signings[]

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Signings
Name Position
Marcus Kemp* WR

*Marcus Kemp was initially released during roster cut-downs, but was signed to the practice squad. The day after being signed to the practice squad, he was elevated to the active roster after linebacker Willie Gay was placed on injured reserve

Regular season transactions[]

Below are transactions that occurred after the Chiefs first game through their final game. Transactions below are only transactions related to the Chiefs active roster. Practice squad transactions will not be included.

Standard elevations[]

Standard practice squad elevations allow a player to elevated from the practice squad to the active roster for a single game and revert back to the practice squad following the game. Below are standard elevations used by the Chiefs during the season.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Standard elevations
Name Position Week(s)
used
Zayne Anderson S 1
Dicaprio Bootle CB 4, 14
Demone Harris DE 5, 6
Darius Harris LB 7, 8
Christian Rozeboom LB 7
Austin Edwards DE 8
Daurice Fountain WR 11
Josh Jackson CB 14, 16
Nakia Griffin-Stewart TE 16
Johnny Townsend P 16

Non-standard elevations[]

Below are players elevated from the practice squad using a non-standard elevation, meaning, if the Chiefs want them to go back to the practice squad, they must clear waivers then sign them back to the practice squad.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Non-Standard elevations
Name Position
Josh Gordon WR
Derrick Gore RB
Prince Tega Wanogho T
Shane Buechele QB
Zayne Anderson S
Elliott Fry K

Trades[]

Listed below are trades where a player was included in the trade.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Trades
Team Received Compensation
Pittsburgh Steelers DE Melvin Ingram 6th-round selection
2022 NFL Draft
New York Jets TE Daniel Brown G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

Players cut[]

2021 Kansas City Chiefs Cuts
Name Position
Darius Harris LB
Daurice Fountain WR
Daniel Brown TE

Injured reserve activations[]

Players listed below were activated off injured reserve

2021 Kansas City Chiefs IR Activations
Name Position Date added
to IR		 Date activated
Willie Gay LB September 2 October 9
Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB October 12 November 20

COVID-19 protocols[]

The following players missed games because of the NFL's COVID-19 protocols. Typically, a player misses because of a positive test. Vaccinated players can return simply after a subsequent negative test, unvaccinated players are out for ten days.

2021 Kansas City Chiefs COVID-19
Name Position Week(s) missed
Chris Jones DT 15
Josh Gordon WR 15
Willie Gay LB 15
Harrison Butker K 16
Rashad Fenton CB 16
Kyle Long G 16
Tommy Townsend P 16
Nick Bolton LB 16
Travis Kelce TE 16
Lucas Niang T 16

Staff[]

Kansas City Chiefs staff
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Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
  • President – Mark Donovan
  • General manager – Brett Veach
  • Football operations counsel and personnel executive –
  • Director of football operations –
  • Assistant director of player personnel –
  • Assistant director of player personnel –
  • Director of pro personnel – Tim Terry
  • Director of college scouting –
  • Director of football administration –
  • College scouting coordinator –
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Eric Bieniemy
  • Quarterbacks/passing game coordinator – Mike Kafka
  • Running backs – Greg Lewis
  • Wide receivers – Joe Bleymaier
  • Tight ends – Tom Melvin
  • Offensive line – Andy Heck
  • Assistant offensive line –
  • Pass game analyst/assistant quarterbacks –
  • Offensive quality control –
  • Offensive quality control –
 
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Steve Spagnuolo
  • Run game coordinator/defensive line – Brendan Daly
  • Assistant defensive line –
  • Linebackers – Matt House
  • Outside linebackers – Ken Flajole
  • Defensive backs – Dave Merritt
  • Defensive backs/cornerbacks – Sam Madison
  • Defensive assistant –
  • Defensive quality control –
Special teams coaches
  • Assistant special teams –
Coaching support staff
  • Statistical analysis coordinator –
  • Director of video operations –
  • Assistant director of video operations –
  • Video assistant – Colin Clark
  • Video assistant – Josh Schmidt
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin
  • Assistant strength and conditioning –
  • Assistant strength and conditioning –
  • Sports science/conditioning –

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Current roster[]

Kansas City Chiefs roster
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Quarterbacks
  •  6 Shane Buechele
  •  4 Chad Henne
  • 15 Patrick Mahomes

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  •  9 Elliott Fry K
  • 41 James Winchester LS
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Rookies in italics

Roster updated December 27, 2021

51 active, 10 inactive, 15 practice squad (+2 exempt)

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Preseason[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 14 at San Francisco 49ers W 19–16 1–0 Levi's Stadium Recap
2 August 20 at Arizona Cardinals W 17–10 2–0 State Farm Stadium Recap
3 August 27 Minnesota Vikings W 28–25 3–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 12 3:25 p.m. Cleveland Browns W 33–29 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 19 7:20 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens L 35–36 1–1 M&T Bank Stadium NBC Recap
3 September 26 12:00 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers L 24–30 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium CBS Recap
4 October 3 12:00 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles W 42–30 2–2 Lincoln Financial Field CBS Recap
5 October 10 7:20 p.m. Buffalo Bills L 20–38 2–3 Arrowhead Stadium NBC Recap
6 October 17 12:00 p.m. at Washington Football Team W 31–13 3–3 FedExField CBS Recap
7 October 24 12:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans L 3–27 3–4 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
8 November 1 7:15 p.m. New York Giants W 20–17 4–4 Arrowhead Stadium ESPN Recap
9 November 7 3:25 p.m. Green Bay Packers W 13–7 5–4 Arrowhead Stadium Fox Recap
10 November 14 7:20 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders W 41–14 6–4 Allegiant Stadium NBC Recap
11 November 21 3:25 p.m. Dallas Cowboys W 19–9 7–4 Arrowhead Stadium Fox Recap
12 Bye
13 December 5 7:20 p.m. Denver Broncos W 22–9 8–4 Arrowhead Stadium NBC Recap
14 December 12 12:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders W 48–9 9–4 Arrowhead Stadium CBS Recap
15 December 16 7:20 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers W 34–28 (OT) 10–4 SoFi Stadium Fox/NFLN/
Prime Video 		Recap
16 December 26 3:25 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers W 36–10 11–4 Arrowhead Stadium CBS Recap
17 January 2 12:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium CBS
18 January 9 3:25 p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High CBS

Notes:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • All remaining games are subject to change—either due to flexible scheduling or COVID-19 issues.
  • Week 18 is subject to being flexed to Saturday, January 8.

Game summaries[]

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns[]

Week 1: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 8 14 0729
Chiefs 3 7 101333

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,973
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Gene Steratore
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens[]

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 7 14035
Ravens 7 10 71236

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT/8:20 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,417
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers[]

Week 3: Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 14 01630
Chiefs 0 3 14724

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,980
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Gene Steratore
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles[]

Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 14 71442
Eagles 10 3 31430

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,796
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills[]

Week 5: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bills 7 17 7738
Chiefs 3 10 0720

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,389
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 6: at Washington Football Team[]

Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Football Team – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 3 71431
Washington 3 10 0013

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,322
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 7: at Tennessee Titans[]

Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 303
Titans 14 13 0027

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,484
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: vs. New York Giants[]

Week 8: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 10 0717
Chiefs 7 7 0620

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,898
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters and John Parry
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers[]

Week 9: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Packers 0 0 077
Chiefs 7 6 0013

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,476
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: at Las Vegas Raiders[]

Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 10 101441
Raiders 0 7 7014

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST/5:20 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 62,125
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, and Terry McAulay
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys[]

Week 11: Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 0 339
Chiefs 9 7 3019

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,494
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos[]

Week 13: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 3 069
Chiefs 10 0 3922

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,185
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Kathryn Tappen and Terry McAulay
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Las Vegas Raiders[]

Week 14: Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 3 609
Chiefs 14 21 31048

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,278
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: at Los Angeles Chargers[]

Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Chiefs 7 3 315634
Chargers 0 14 014028

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST/5:20 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 70,240
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox/NFLN/Prime Video): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers[]

Week 16: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 0 3710
Chiefs 14 9 7636

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 26
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,371
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Gene Steratore
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals[]

Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 000
Bengals 0 0 000

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: January 2
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Gene Steratore
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Standings[]

Division[]

AFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
y – Kansas City Chiefs 11 4 0 .733 4–1 6–4 421 306 W8
Los Angeles Chargers 8 7 0 .533 2–2 5–5 408 411 L2
Las Vegas Raiders 8 7 0 .533 2–3 6–4 316 387 W2
Denver Broncos 7 8 0 .467 1–3 3–7 298 260 L2

Conference[]

AFC
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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 y – Kansas City Chiefs West 11 4 0 .733 4–1 6–4 .540 .524 W8
2 Tennessee Titans South 10 5 0 .667 4–1 6–4 .478 .487 W1
3[a] Cincinnati Bengals North 9 6 0 .600 4–1 7–3 .451 .426 W2
4[a][b] Buffalo Bills East 9 6 0 .600 4–1 6–5 .491 .459 W2
Wild cards
5[c] Indianapolis Colts South 9 6 0 .600 3–2 7–3 .502 .430 W3
6[b][c] New England Patriots East 9 6 0 .600 3–2 7–3 .502 .430 L2
7[d][e] Miami Dolphins East 8 7 0 .533 3–2 5–5 .444 .375 W7
In the hunt
8[d][f] Baltimore Ravens North 8 7 0 .533 1–4 5–6 .520 .471 L4
9[d][e][f][g] Los Angeles Chargers West 8 7 0 .533 2–2 5–5 .522 .504 L2
10[g] Las Vegas Raiders West 8 7 0 .533 2–3 6–4 .522 .529 W2
11 Pittsburgh Steelers North 7 7 1 .500 2–2 5–5 .522 .486 L1
12[h] Cleveland Browns North 7 8 0 .467 2–2 4–6 .516 .405 L2
13[h] Denver Broncos West 7 8 0 .467 1–3 3–7 .462 .357 L2
Eliminated from postseason contention
14[i] New York Jets East 4 11 0 .267 0–5 4–7 .493 .417 W1
15[i] Houston Texans South 4 11 0 .267 3–2 4–7 .480 .367 W2
16 Jacksonville Jaguars South 2 13 0 .133 0–5 2–8 .511 .567 L7
Tiebreakers[j]
  1. ^ a b Cincinnati wins tiebreaker over Buffalo based on conference record.
  2. ^ a b Buffalo wins tiebreaker over New England based on division record.
  3. ^ a b Indianapolis wins tiebreaker over New England based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b c Miami wins tiebreaker over Baltimore based on conference record.
  5. ^ a b Miami wins tiebreaker over LA Chargers based on record vs. common opponents. Division tiebreaker initially used to eliminated Las Vegas (see below).
  6. ^ a b Baltimore wins tiebreaker over LA Chargers based on head-to-head victory. Division tiebreaker initially used to eliminate Las Vegas (see below).
  7. ^ a b LA Chargers wins tiebreaker over Las Vegas based on head-to-head victory.
  8. ^ a b Cleveland wins tiebreaker over Denver based on head-to-head victory.
  9. ^ a b NY Jets wins tiebreaker over Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  10. ^ 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

Postseason[]

See also: 2021–22 NFL playoffs

Schedule[]

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card / Divisional January 15/16/17/22/23, 2022 TBD Arrowhead Stadium TBD


References[]

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