The 2016 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 47th in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall and their fourth under head coach Andy Reid and the fourth and final season under general manager John Dorsey who was fired June 22, 2017.[1] The Chiefs clinched their first AFC West division title since 2010, beginning a streak of eight consecutive that still stands as of 2023. The Chiefs also clinched a first-round bye for the first time since 2003, but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional round 18–16.
2016 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Owner | The Hunt family |
General manager | John Dorsey |
Head coach | Andy Reid |
Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 12–4 |
Division place | 1st AFC West |
Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 16–18 |
Pro Bowlers | 7 |
AP All-Pros | 5
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Team MVP | Eric Berry |
Team ROY | Tyreek Hill |
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On March 9, 2016, the NFL announced that the Chiefs had violated the league's anti-tampering policy, while pursuing wide receiver Jeremy Maclin during the 2015 off-season. The NFL defines tampering as prospective teams contacting soon-to-be free agents before NFL policies allow, which is two days prior to the beginning of the new league year. As punishment, the Chiefs forfeited their 2016 third-round selection, a 2017 sixth-round selection, and were fined $250,000. In addition, head coach Andy Reid was fined $75,000 and general manager John Dorsey was fined $25,000.[2] The Chiefs immediately appealed the decision believing the punishment was excessively harsh and inconsistent with punishments that have given to other teams in similar situations. On April 19, the NFL denied the Chiefs appeal however they did reduce the team's fine to $200,000 and Reid's fine to $60,000.[3]
The Chiefs had an NFL best 9 players in the annual Top 100 Players countdown.
Rank | Player | Position | Change |
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26 | Justin Houston | LB | 1 |
55 | Eric Berry | S | NR |
65 | Marcus Peters | CB | NR |
75 | Jamaal Charles | RB | 63 |
80 | Derrick Johnson | LB | NR |
81 | Alex Smith | QB | NR |
84 | Tamba Hali | LB | 14 |
91 | Travis Kelce | TE | NR |
93 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | NR |
Player | Position |
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Tyrell Adams | LB |
Da'Ron Brown | WR |
Deveron Carr | CB |
Kenny Cook | WR |
Dominique Davis | DE |
Reid Fragel | T |
Laurence Gibson | T |
Cameron Gordon | OLB |
Jordan Kovacs | SS |
Keith Lewis | CB |
Michael Liedkte | G |
Trey Millard | FB |
Jimmy Staten | DE |
Alameda Ta'amu | NT |
Ross Travis | TE |
Fred Williams | WR |
Position | Player | Seasons with the Chiefs |
Years pro | Date announced |
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FS | Husain Abdullah | 3 | 7 | March 28[4] |
DE | Mike DeVito | 3 | 9 | April 11[5] |
Position | Player | Status* | 2015 Team(s) | 2016 Team |
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T | Jeff Allen | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Houston Texans |
WR | Jason Avant | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | None |
FS | Eric Berry | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
SS | Tyvon Branch | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Arizona Cardinals |
SS | Stevie Brown | UFA | New York Giants | Kansas City Chiefs |
CB | Marcus Cooper | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
QB | Chase Daniel | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Philadelphia Eagles |
S | Akeem Davis | UFA | New Orleans Saints Seattle Seahawks Indianapolis Colts |
Kansas City Chiefs |
G | Jordan Devey | UFA | San Francisco 49ers | Kansas City Chiefs |
CB | Jamell Fleming | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
LB | Tamba Hali | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
DE | Jaye Howard | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
LB | Derrick Johnson | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
WR | Seantavius Jones | UFA | New Orleans Saints | Kansas City Chiefs |
LB | Tautvydas Kieras | UFA | None | Kansas City Chiefs |
DE | David King | ERFA | Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs |
Kansas City Chiefs |
OLB | Andy Mulumba | UFA | Green Bay Packers | Kansas City Chiefs |
DE | Jonathan Massaquoi | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | Kansas City Chiefs |
LB | Dezman Moses | RFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
C | Drew Nowak | UFA | Seattle Seahawks | Kansas City Chiefs |
DE | Efe Obada | UFA | Dallas Cowboys | Kansas City Chiefs |
T | Mitchell Schwartz | UFA | Cleveland Browns | Kansas City Chiefs |
FS | Daniel Sorensen | ERFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
CB | Sean Smith | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Oakland Raiders |
T | Donald Stephenson | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Denver Broncos |
WR | Rod Streater | UFA | Oakland Raiders | Kansas City Chiefs |
RB | Charcandrick West | ERFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
WR | Mike Williams | UFA | None | Kansas City Chiefs |
DE | Nick Williams | ERFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
SS | Jimmy Wilson | UFA | San Diego Chargers | Kansas City Chiefs |
LB | Frank Zombo | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
*RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, Franchise: Franchise tag |
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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2 | 37 | Chris Jones | Defensive tackle | Mississippi State |
3 | 74 | KeiVarae Russell | Cornerback | Notre Dame |
4 | 105 | Parker Ehinger | Guard | Cincinnati |
4 | 106 | Eric Murray | Cornerback | Minnesota |
4 | 126 | Demarcus Robinson | Wide receiver | Florida |
5 | 162 | Kevin Hogan | Quarterback | Stanford |
5 | 165 | Tyreek Hill | Wide receiver | West Alabama |
6 | 178 | D. J. White | Cornerback | Georgia Tech |
6 | 203 | Dadi Nicolas | Linebacker | Virginia Tech |
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Position | Player | College |
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WR | Mitch Mathews | BYU |
OL | Jake Bernstein | Vanderbilt |
C | Ben Clarke | Hawaii |
CB | Vernon Harris | Dartmouth |
CB | Shak Randolph | SMU |
LB | Terrance Smith | Florida State |
SS | Peni Vea | UNLV |
FS | Bryce Cheek | Akron |
Position | Player | College |
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CB | Shannon Edwards | Fresno State |
G | Garrick Mayweather | Fordham |
T | Zach Sterup | Nebraska |
Position | Player |
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WR | Kenny Cook |
G | Paul Fanaika |
G | Ben Grubbs |
Position | Player |
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G | Jake Bernstein |
C | Ben Clarke |
LB | Cameron Gordon |
S | Jimmy Wilson |
WR | Fred Williams |
LB | Tautvydas Kieras |
G | Michael Liedtke |
T | Laurence Gibson |
S | Jordan Kovacs |
S | Keith Lewis |
LB | Efe Obada |
SS | Peni Vea |
Position | Player |
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Alameda Ta'amu | DT |
Tre Jones | CB |
Shannon Edwards | CB |
Vernon Harris | CB |
Position | Player |
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Bryce Cheek | S |
Nick Foles | QB |
Jeron Johnson | S |
Malcolm Jackson | CB |
Position | Player |
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S | Akeem Davis |
Position | Player |
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S | Brock Vereen |
Position | Player/pick received |
Team | Compensation |
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CB | CB Kenneth Acker | San Francisco 49ers | 7th round pick 2018 NFL draft |
N/A | Undisclosed draft pick 2018 NFL draft |
Arizona Cardinals | CB Marcus Cooper |
N/A | Undisclosed draft pick |
San Francisco 49ers | WR Rod Streater |
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Position | Player/Pick Received |
Team | Compensation |
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N/A | None* | Green Bay Packers | RB Knile Davis |
*Trade included a conditional draft pick that required Davis to stay on the roster for a specific amount of time; since he did not meet this requirement, the Chiefs received no compensation.
Position | Player |
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CB | KeiVarae Russell |
DE | Nick Williams |
Position | Player | Previous team |
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T | Bryan Witzmann | Dallas Cowboys |
DE | Kendall Reyes | Washington Redskins |
LB | Terrance Smith | Kansas City Chiefs* |
G | Mike Person | Atlanta Falcons |
DL | Jarvis Jenkins | New York Jets |
RB | Knile Davis | Green Bay Packers† |
CB | Terrance Mitchell | Kansas City Chiefs* |
*Indicates player was signed off practice squad of team listed
†Knile Davis was traded to the Packers, then was released 2 weeks later, and signed back to the Chiefs
This list is for players who were involved in more than one transaction during the season
Position | Player | Final status |
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LB | Dezman Moses | Free agent |
T | Jordan Devey | Chiefs active roster |
LB | Ramik Wilson | Chiefs active roster |
DT | Rakeem Nuñez-Roches | Chiefs active roster |
LB | Sam Barrington | Saints active roster |
LB | Sio Moore | Cardinals active roster |
CB | Terrance Mitchell | Chiefs active roster |
DT | David King | Chiefs active roster |
RB | Bishop Sankey | Vikings practice squad |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 13 | Seattle Seahawks | L 16–17 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 20 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 20–21 | 0–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
3 | August 27 | at Chicago Bears | W 23–7 | 1–2 | Soldier Field | Recap |
4 | September 1 | Green Bay Packers | W 17–7 | 2–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Rams | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 11 | San Diego Chargers | W 33–27 (OT) | 1–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 18 | at Houston Texans | L 12–19 | 1–1 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 25 | New York Jets | W 24–3 | 2–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
4 | October 2 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14–43 | 2–2 | Heinz Field | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | October 16 | at Oakland Raiders | W 26–10 | 3–2 | Oakland Alameda Coliseum | Recap |
7 | October 23 | New Orleans Saints | W 27–21 | 4–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 30 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 30–14 | 5–2 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 19–14 | 6–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 13 | at Carolina Panthers | W 20–17 | 7–2 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
11 | November 20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17–19 | 7–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 27 | at Denver Broncos | W 30–27 (OT) | 8–3 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
13 | December 4 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 29–28 | 9–3 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
14 | December 8 | Oakland Raiders | W 21–13 | 10–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 18 | Tennessee Titans | L 17–19 | 10–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 25 | Denver Broncos | W 33–10 | 11–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
17 | January 1 | at San Diego Chargers | W 37–27 | 12–4 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
Texans | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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The Chiefs picked off the Jets six times.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Steelers | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Chiefs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
Colts | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
Panthers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
Broncos | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 29 |
Falcons | 10 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 28 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Chiefs | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
Chiefs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Chiefs | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
Chargers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
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AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 9–3 | 389 | 311 | W2 |
(5) Oakland Raiders | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 3–3 | 9–3 | 416 | 385 | L1 |
Denver Broncos | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 333 | 297 | W1 |
San Diego Chargers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 410 | 423 | L5 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | New England Patriots | East | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 5–1 | 11–1 | .439 | .424 | W7 |
2[a] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .508 | .479 | W2 |
3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .494 | .423 | W7 |
4[b] | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .502 | .427 | L1 |
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5[a] | Oakland Raiders | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 3–3 | 9–3 | .504 | .443 | L1 |
6 | Miami Dolphins | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .455 | .341 | L1 |
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7[b][c] | Tennessee Titans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .465 | .458 | W1 |
8[c] | Denver Broncos | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .549 | .455 | W1 |
9[d] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .498 | .363 | L2 |
10[d] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .492 | .406 | W1 |
11 | Buffalo Bills | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .482 | .339 | L2 |
12 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .521 | .333 | W1 |
13[e] | New York Jets | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .518 | .313 | W1 |
14[e] | San Diego Chargers | West | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .543 | .513 | L5 |
15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 2–4 | 2–10 | .527 | .417 | L1 |
16 | Cleveland Browns | North | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .549 | .313 | L1 |
Tiebreakers[f] | |||||||||||
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Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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Wild Card | First-round bye | |||||
Divisional | January 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers (3) | L 16–18 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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