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1 Season summary  





2 NFL Top 100  





3 Offseason  



3.1  Coaching staff changes  





3.2  Players lost  





3.3  Retirements  





3.4  Players added  





3.5  Trades  





3.6  Draft  





3.7  Undrafted free agents  





3.8  Signed and released in the offseason  







4 Preseason transactions  



4.1  Cut to 85  





4.2  Cut to 80  





4.3  Final cutdown  





4.4  Trades  





4.5  Signings  







5 Regular season transactions  



5.1  Standard elevations  





5.2  Non-standard elevations  





5.3  Trades  





5.4  Players cut  





5.5  Injured reserve activations  





5.6  COVID-19 protocols  







6 Staff  





7 Final roster  





8 Preseason  



8.1  Schedule  





8.2  Game summaries  



8.2.1  Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers  





8.2.2  Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals  





8.2.3  Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings  









9 Regular season  



9.1  Schedule  





9.2  Game summaries  



9.2.1  Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns  





9.2.2  Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens  





9.2.3  Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers  





9.2.4  Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles  





9.2.5  Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills  





9.2.6  Week 6: at Washington Football Team  





9.2.7  Week 7: at Tennessee Titans  





9.2.8  Week 8: vs. New York Giants  





9.2.9  Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers  





9.2.10  Week 10: at Las Vegas Raiders  





9.2.11  Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys  





9.2.12  Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos  





9.2.13  Week 14: vs. Las Vegas Raiders  





9.2.14  Week 15: at Los Angeles Chargers  





9.2.15  Week 16: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers  





9.2.16  Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals  





9.2.17  Week 18: at Denver Broncos  







9.3  Standings  



9.3.1  Division  





9.3.2  Conference  









10 Postseason  



10.1  Schedule  





10.2  Game summaries  



10.2.1  AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (7) Pittsburgh Steelers  





10.2.2  AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Buffalo Bills  





10.2.3  AFC Championship: vs. (4) Cincinnati Bengals  









11 Statistics  



11.1  Team  





11.2  Individual  







12 References  





13 External links  














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2021 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt family
General managerBrett Veach
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record12–5
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Steelers) 42–21
Won Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Bills) 42–36 (OT)
Lost AFC Championship
(vs. Bengals) 24–27 (OT)
Pro Bowlers

7

AP All-Pros

2

Team MVPTyrann Mathieu
Team ROYNick Bolton
Uniform
  • Chiefs seasons
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  • The 2021 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 52nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 62nd overall and their ninth under head coach Andy Reid, looking to become the fourth team in NFL history to make three straight Super Bowls.

    The Chiefs started off slowly at 3–4 but would finish the regular season 12–5, winning the AFC West division title for the sixth consecutive season. The Chiefs would host their fourth straight conference championship but lost to the Cincinnati Bengals in overtime 27–24.[1][2]

    This would be the final season with long-time wide receiver Tyreek Hill, as he was traded to the Miami Dolphins on March 23, 2022. A 6-time Pro Bowler during his time with Kansas City, Hill's final game with the Chiefs was on January 30, 2022, the aforementioned AFC Championship Game vs. the Bengals.

    Head coach Andy Reid recorded his 100th win as the Chiefs head coach on October 3, 2021, a 42–30 win over his former team, Philadelphia Eagles. Reid became the first coach in NFL history to win 100 games as a head coach with multiple teams as well as the first to lead multiple teams to four straight Conference Championships, previously doing so with the Eagles from the 2001to2004 seasons.

    Season summary[edit]

    On March 4, 2021, the Chiefs announced that they had officially renamed Arrowhead Stadium, GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.[3]

    The Chiefs lost two of their longest tenured players in the offseason. Tackle Eric Fisher was released[4] and fullback Anthony Sherman retired.[5] Both players joined the Chiefs in 2013.

    In the offseason, the Chiefs announced they would once again retire their live horse mascot Warpaint to continue with their commitment to stop using Native American imagery.[6]

    The Chiefs hosting the Raiders on December 12, a game in which they would win 48–9. It was the franchise's largest victory over their rival.

    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.[7] 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.[8] 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 is the fewest points scored in a game since Patrick Mahomes became the quarterback. 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 ninth 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.[9] 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 division championship and their franchise record seventh straight playoff berth.[10] The Chiefs finished the regular season 12–5, their fourth consecutive 12-win season, all four since Patrick Mahomes became the starting quarterback.

    Kansas City defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 42–21 in the Wild Card round of the 2021–22 NFL playoffs. They would then host Buffalo in the Divisional round, winning that game 42–36 in overtime. This game was hailed as one of the greatest modern NFL playoff games, with both teams combining for 25 points in the final two minutes of regulation.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] The following week, despite being favored to win the AFC Championship game, the Chiefs would lose the game in an upset to the Bengals in overtime 24–27, a game in which they led 21–3 at one point in the second quarter.

    NFL Top 100[edit]

    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[edit]

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

    Source unless otherwise noted[18]

    Coaching staff changes[edit]

    2021 Kansas City Chiefs Coaching staff changes
    Old coach Reason Position New coach
    Deland McCullough[19] Accepted job at Indiana[19] Running backs coach Greg Lewis
    Britt Reid[20] Contract expired,
    not re-signed for
    disciplinary reasons[20]
    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[edit]

    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[21] RB UFA
    Bashaud Breeland[22] CB UFA
    Alex Brown[23] CB ERFA
    Eric Fisher[4] T Released
    Antonio Hamilton[24] CB UFA
    Tanoh Kpassagnon[25] DE UFA
    Kelechi Osemele[26] G UFA
    Mike Pennel[27] DT UFA
    Martinas Rankin[28] T Released
    Austin Reiter[29] C UFA
    Mitchell Schwartz[4] T Released
    Sammy Watkins[30] WR UFA
    Damien Williams[31] RB Released
    Damien Wilson[32] LB UFA
    Deon Yelder[33] TE RFA

    Retirements[edit]

    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[34] FB 10 8
    Nick Keizer[35] TE 4 2
    Daniel Kilgore[36] C 10 1

    Players added[edit]

    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* TE
    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[edit]

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

    2021 Kansas City Chiefs Trades
    Team Received Compensation
    Baltimore Ravens TOrlando 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 CBMike Hughes
    7th-round selection 2022
    6th-round selection 2022

    Draft[edit]

    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

    Undrafted free agents[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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.

    Source for all transactions[18]

    Cut to 85[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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 OT
    Cornell Powell WR
    Dalton Schoen WR
    Darrius Shepherd WR
    Emmanuel Smith LB
    Darwin Thompson RB
    Prince Tega Wanogho OT
    Tim Ward DE
    Darryl Williams C

    Trades[edit]

    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[edit]

    2021 Kansas City Chiefs Signings
    Name Position
    Marcus Kemp*[40] 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[edit]

    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.

    Source for transactions through December 31[18]

    Source for transactions after January 1[41]

    Standard elevations[edit]

    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, WC, DV, ACG
    Josh Jackson CB 14, 16
    Nakia Griffin-Stewart TE 16
    Johnny Townsend* P 16
    Darwin Thompson RB WC, DV

    *No longer on practice squad

    Non-standard elevations[edit]

    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 OT
    Shane Buechele QB
    Zayne Anderson S
    Elliott Fry K

    Trades[edit]

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

    2021 Kansas City Chiefs Trades
    Team Received Compensation
    Pittsburgh Steelers DEMelvin Ingram 6th-round selection
    2022 NFL draft
    New York Jets TEDaniel Brown GLaurent Duvernay-Tardif

    Players cut[edit]

    2021 Kansas City Chiefs Cuts
    Name Position
    Darius Harris LB
    Daurice Fountain WR
    Daniel Brown TE
    Elliott Fry K
    Josh Gordon WR

    Injured reserve activations[edit]

    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
    Jerick McKinnon RB November 30 January 1
    Joshua Kaindoh DE October 5 January 11
    Khalen Saunders DT November 30 January 25

    COVID-19 protocols[edit]

    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 five 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[42] TE 16
    Lucas Niang OT 16

    Staff[edit]

    2021 Kansas City Chiefs staff

    Front office

    Head coaches

    Offensive coaches

    Defensive coaches

    Special teams coaches

    Strength and conditioning

    • Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin
    • Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Carbin
    • Assistant strength and conditioning – Tyler Judkins
    • Assistant strength and conditioning/director of sports science – Ryan Reynolds

    Final roster[edit]

    2021 Kansas City Chiefs final roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams

    Reserve lists


    Practice squad


    Rookies in italics
    53 active, 5 inactive, 16 practice squad

    Preseason[edit]

    Schedule[edit]

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

    Game summaries[edit]

    Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers[edit]

    Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chiefs 7 0 3919
    49ers 6 3 0716

    atLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

    Game information

    Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals[edit]

    Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chiefs 3 7 7017
    Cardinals 0 0 3710

    atState Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

    Game information

    Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings[edit]

    Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Vikings 3 0 71525
    Chiefs 14 7 7028

    atArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Regular season[edit]

    Schedule[edit]

    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
    1 September 12 Cleveland Browns W 33–29 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
    2 September 19 atBaltimore Ravens L 35–36 1–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
    3 September 26 Los Angeles Chargers L 24–30 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
    4 October 3 atPhiladelphia Eagles W 42–30 2–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
    5 October 10 Buffalo Bills L 20–38 2–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
    6 October 17 atWashington Football Team W 31–13 3–3 FedExField Recap
    7 October 24 atTennessee Titans L 3–27 3–4 Nissan Stadium Recap
    8 November 1 New York Giants W 20–17 4–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
    9 November 7 Green Bay Packers W 13–7 5–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
    10 November 14 atLas Vegas Raiders W 41–14 6–4 Allegiant Stadium Recap
    11 November 21 Dallas Cowboys W 19–9 7–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
    12 Bye
    13 December 5 Denver Broncos W 22–9 8–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
    14 December 12 Las Vegas Raiders W 48–9 9–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
    15 December 16 atLos Angeles Chargers W 34–28 (OT) 10–4 SoFi Stadium Recap
    16 December 26 Pittsburgh Steelers W 36–10 11–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
    17 January 2 atCincinnati Bengals L 31–34 11–5 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
    18 January 8 atDenver Broncos W 28–24 12–5 Empower Field at Mile High Recap

    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

    Game summaries[edit]

    Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns[edit]

    Week 1: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Browns 8 14 0729
    Chiefs 3 7 101333

    atArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens[edit]

    Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chiefs 14 7 14035
    Ravens 7 10 71236

    atM&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

    Game information

    Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers[edit]

    Week 3: Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chargers 0 14 01630
    Chiefs 0 3 14724

    at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

    Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chiefs 7 14 71442
    Eagles 10 3 31430

    atLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Game information

    Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills[edit]

    Week 5: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Bills 7 17 7738
    Chiefs 3 10 0720

    at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Week 6: at Washington Football Team[edit]

    Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Football Team – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chiefs 7 3 71431
    Washington 3 10 0013

    atFedExField, Landover, Maryland

    Game information

    Week 7: at Tennessee Titans[edit]

    Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chiefs 0 0 303
    Titans 14 13 0027

    atNissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

    Game information

    Week 8: vs. New York Giants[edit]

    Week 8: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Giants 0 10 0717
    Chiefs 7 7 0620

    at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers[edit]

    Week 9: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Packers 0 0 077
    Chiefs 7 6 0013

    at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Week 10: at Las Vegas Raiders[edit]

    Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chiefs 7 10 101441
    Raiders 0 7 7014

    atAllegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

    Game information

    Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys[edit]

    Week 11: Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cowboys 3 0 339
    Chiefs 9 7 3019

    at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos[edit]

    Week 13: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Broncos 0 3 069
    Chiefs 10 0 3922

    at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Week 14: vs. Las Vegas Raiders[edit]

    Week 14: Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Raiders 0 3 609
    Chiefs 14 21 31048

    at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Week 15: at Los Angeles Chargers[edit]

    Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Chiefs 7 3 315634
    Chargers 0 14 014028

    atSoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

    Game information

    Week 16: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]

    Week 16: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Steelers 0 0 3710
    Chiefs 14 9 7636

    at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals[edit]

    Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chiefs 14 14 0331
    Bengals 7 10 71034

    atPaul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

    Game information

    Week 18: at Denver Broncos[edit]

    Week 18: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chiefs 7 3 71128
    Broncos 7 7 7324

    atEmpower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

    Game information

    Standings[edit]

    Division[edit]

    AFC West
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  • W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
    (2) Kansas City Chiefs 12 5 0 .706 5–1 7–5 480 364 W1
    (5) Las Vegas Raiders 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 374 439 W4
    Los Angeles Chargers 9 8 0 .529 3–3 6–6 474 459 L1
    Denver Broncos 7 10 0 .412 1–5 3–9 335 322 L4

    Conference[edit]

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  • # Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
    Division winners
    1[a] Tennessee Titans South 12 5 0 .706 5–1 8–4 .472 .480 W3
    2[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 5 0 .706 5–1 7–5 .538 .517 W1
    3 Buffalo Bills East 11 6 0 .647 5–1 7–5 .472 .428 W4
    4 Cincinnati Bengals North 10 7 0 .588 4–2 8–4 .472 .462 L1
    Wild cards
    5[b] Las Vegas Raiders West 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .510 .515 W4
    6[b] New England Patriots East 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .481 .394 L1
    7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 7 1 .559 4–2 7–5 .521 .490 W2
    Did not qualify for the postseason
    8[c] Indianapolis Colts South 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .495 .431 L2
    9[c][d] Miami Dolphins East 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 .464 .379 W1
    10[c][d] Los Angeles Chargers West 9 8 0 .529 3–3 6–6 .510 .500 L1
    11[e] Cleveland Browns North 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 .514 .415 W1
    12[e] Baltimore Ravens North 8 9 0 .471 1–5 5–7 .531 .460 L6
    13 Denver Broncos West 7 10 0 .412 1–5 3–9 .484 .357 L4
    14[f] New York Jets East 4 13 0 .235 0–6 4–8 .512 .426 L2
    15[f] Houston Texans South 4 13 0 .235 3–3 4–8 .498 .397 L2
    16 Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 14 0 .176 1–5 3–9 .512 .569 W1
    Tiebreakers[g]
    1. ^ a b Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  • ^ a b Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: Miami, Dallas, LA Chargers, Cleveland, and Indianapolis).
  • ^ a b c Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record (7–5 vs. 6–6).
  • ^ a b Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: New England, Las Vegas, Houston, Baltimore, and NY Giants).
  • ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record (3–3 vs. 1–5).
  • ^ a b NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  • ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.
  • Postseason[edit]

    Schedule[edit]

    Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
    Wild Card January 16 Pittsburgh Steelers (7) W 42–21 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
    Divisional January 23 Buffalo Bills (3) W 42–36 (OT) 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
    AFC Championship January 30 Cincinnati Bengals (4) L 24–27 (OT) 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

    Game summaries[edit]

    AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (7) Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]

    AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (7) Pittsburgh Steelers at (2) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Steelers 0 7 7721
    Chiefs 0 21 14742

    atArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Buffalo Bills[edit]

    AFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) Buffalo Bills at (2) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Bills 7 7 715036
    Chiefs 7 7 913642

    at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    AFC Championship: vs. (4) Cincinnati Bengals[edit]

    AFC Championship: (4) Cincinnati Bengals at (2) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Bengals 3 7 113327
    Chiefs 7 14 03024

    at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Statistics[edit]

    Team[edit]

    Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
    (out of 32)
    Passing offense 4,791 281.8 4th
    Rushing offense 1,955 115.0 16th
    Total offense 6,746 396.8 3rd
    Passing defense 4,273 251.4 27th
    Rushing defense 1,999 117.6 21st
    Total defense 6,272 368.9 27th

    Individual[edit]

    Category Player Total yards
    Offense
    Passing Patrick Mahomes 4,839
    Rushing Darrel Williams 558
    Receiving Tyreek Hill 1,239
    Defense
    Tackles (Solo) Nick Bolton 70
    Sacks Chris Jones 9
    Interceptions Tyrann Mathieu 3

    Statistics correct as of the end of the 2021 NFL season[43][44]

    References[edit]

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