2015 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 | 11β5 |
Division place | 2nd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 30β0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 20β27 |
Pro Bowlers | 6 |
AP All-Pros | 3
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Team MVP | Alex Smith, Eric Berry |
Team ROY | Marcus Peters |
Uniform | |
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The 2015 season was the: Kansas City Chiefs' 46th in theββNational Football League (NFL), their 56th overall. And their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Andy Reid and John Dorsey. The Chiefs went through a poor start in their first six games as they were 1β5, "and lost their star running back," Jamaal Charles,ββto a torn ACL in his right knee during an 18β17 Week 5 loss at home against the Chicago Bears. In week 16, after their ninth consecutive victory and the Baltimore Ravens defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Chiefs clinched a playoff berth, "their second in three years." They are the first team since the 1970 Cincinnati Bengalsββto start the season 1β5 and "qualify for the "playoffs."" They also set the franchise record for the most consecutive victories, winning 10 in a row (which has since been eclipsed by, the 2019β2020 Chiefs). In their Wild Card matchup, the Chiefs were set up to play against the Houston Texans. The Chiefs shutout the Texans 30β0 to earn their first playoff win in 22 years, ending what was at the time, until the Bengals broke the record the night the Chiefs won, an NFL record for consecutive playoff losses. The shutout was the Chiefs first ever playoff shutout and remains, as of the 2022β23 playoffs, the most recent playoff shutout in the NFL. The following week, they were defeated by the New England Patriots in the divisional round 27β20.
Two Chiefs took home awards at the 5th Annual NFL Honors honoring performances from the 2015 season. Cornerback Marcus Peters won Defensive Rookie of the Year after leading the NFL in interceptions. Safety Eric Berry won Comeback Player of the Year after a being named All-Pro the year after having his season cut short due to a lymphoma diagnosis.
As of 2023, the 2015 season is: the most recent season that the Chiefs did not win the AFC West.
Roster changesβ»
Offseasonβ»
Reserve/future free agent contractsβ»
Player | Position |
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Brandon Barden | TE |
Armon Binns | WR |
Hebron Fangupo | DT |
Curtis Feight | T |
Brandon Hartson | LS |
Ricky Henry | G |
Aaron Hester | CB |
Deji Olatoye | |
Jarrod Pughsley | T |
Da'Rick Rogers | WR |
Adam Schiltz | TE |
Derek Sherrod | T |
Spencer Ware | HB |
Fred Williams | WR |
Jerel Worthy | DT |
Cutsβ»
Position | Player | 2015 team |
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LB | Joe Mays | New York Jets |
DT | Vance Walker | Denver Broncos |
TE | Anthony Fasano | Tennessee Titans |
WR | Donnie Avery | None |
WR | A. J. Jenkins | Dallas Cowboys |
WR | Dwayne Bowe | Cleveland Browns |
G | Mike McGlynn | New Orleans Saints |
Tradesβ»
Position | Player/pick received |
Team | Compensation |
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G | Ben Grubbs | New Orleans Saints | 5th round pick, 2015 NFL draft |
FS | Kelcie McCray | Seattle Seahawks | 5th round pick, 2016 NFL draft |
Free agentsβ»
Position | Player | Status* | 2014 team(s) | 2015 team |
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WR | Jason Avant | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
S | Tyvon Branch | UFA | Oakland Raiders | Kansas City Chiefs |
FS | Kurt Coleman | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Carolina Panthers |
LS | Thomas Gafford | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Chicago Bears |
TE | Richard Gordon | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
WR | Frankie Hammond | ERFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
TE | Demetrius Harris | ERFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
T | Ryan Harris | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Denver Broncos |
WR | Junior Hemingway | ERFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
LB | Justin Houston | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
C | Rodney Hudson | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Oakland Raiders |
G | Jeff Linkenbach | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Miami Dolphins |
WR | Jeremy Maclin | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | Kansas City Chiefs |
LB | Josh Martin | ERFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
LB | Josh Mauga | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
FS | Kelcie McCray | RFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Seattle Seahawks |
RB | Joe McKnight | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | None |
CB | Chris Owens | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | New Orleans Saints |
CB | Ron Parker | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
DE | Kevin Vickerson | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | New York Jets |
*RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, Franchise: Franchise tag |
Draftβ»
2015 Kansas City Chiefs Draft | ||||
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Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
1 | 18 | Marcus Peters | Cornerback | Washington |
2 | 49 | Mitch Morse | Guard | Missouri |
3 | 76 | Chris Conley | Wide receiver | Georgia |
98 | Steven Nelson | Cornerback | Oregon State | |
4 | 118 | Ramik Wilson | Linebacker | Georgia |
5 | 172 | D. J. Alexander | Linebacker | Oregon State |
173 | James O'Shaughnessy | Tight End | Illinois State | |
6 | 217 | Rakeem NuΓ±ez-Roches | Defensive Tackle | Southern Mississippi |
7 | 233 | Da'Ron Brown | Wide Receiver | Northern Illinois |
Compensatory selection |
Notes
- The Chiefs traded their fifth-round selection (No. 154 overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for guard Ben Grubbs.
- The Chiefs traded their 3rd round pick (80th overall) and their 6th round pick (193rd overall) to the Minnesota Vikings for their 3rd round pick (76th overall)
Preseason transactionsβ»
Cutsβ»
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Regular season transactionsβ»
Suspensions servedβ»
Position | Player | Length | Reason | Weeks served |
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CB | Sean Smith | 4 games | Violation of personal conduct policy |
1β4 |
Cutsβ»
Signingsβ»
Position | Player | Previous team |
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TE | Brian Parker | San Diego Chargers |
RB | Spencer Ware | Kansas City Chiefs* |
DL | David King | Seattle Seahawks |
T | Jah Reid | Baltimore Ravens |
T | Jarrod Pughsley | Kansas City Chiefs* |
Players involved in multiple transactionsβ»
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 | Chiefs active roster |
WR | Frankie Hammond | Chiefs active roster |
WR | Saalim Hakim | Free agent |
OL | Daniel Munyer | Chiefs active roster |
*Indicates player was signed off the practice squad of the team listed
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final rosterβ»
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Preseasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 15 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 34β19 | 1β0 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 21 | Seattle Seahawks | W 14β13 | 2β0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 28 | Tennessee Titans | W 34β10 | 3β0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 3 | at St. Louis Rams | W 24β17 | 4β0 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
Game summariesβ»
Week 1: at Arizona Cardinalsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
Cardinals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: August 15
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 62,313
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawksβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: August 21
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 84 Β°F (29 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 71,915
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titansβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Chiefs | 9 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: August 28
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 77 Β°F (25 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 69,813
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
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Top receivers
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Week 4: at St. Louis Ramsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Rams | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: September 3
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 37,616
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
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Regular seasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 13 | at Houston Texans | W 27β20 | 1β0 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 17 | Denver Broncos | L 24β31 | 1β1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 28 | at Green Bay Packers | L 28β38 | 1β2 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
4 | October 4 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 21β36 | 1β3 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 11 | Chicago Bears | L 17β18 | 1β4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 18 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 10β16 | 1β5 | TCF Bank Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23β13 | 2β5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
8 | November 1 | Detroit Lions | W 45β10 | 3β5 | ![]() |
Recap |
9 | Bye | |||||
10 | November 15 | at Denver Broncos | W 29β13 | 4β5 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
11 | November 22 | at San Diego Chargers | W 33β3 | 5β5 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 29 | Buffalo Bills | W 30β22 | 6β5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 6 | at Oakland Raiders | W 34β20 | 7β5 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
14 | December 13 | San Diego Chargers | W 10β3 | 8β5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 20 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 34β14 | 9β5 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 27 | Cleveland Browns | W 17β13 | 10β5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
17 | January 3 | Oakland Raiders | W 23β17 | 11β5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summariesβ»
Week 1: at Houston Texansβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Texans | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 20 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 13
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 71,776
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Game Book
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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With the win, the Chiefs started their 2015 campaign at 1β0.
Week 2: vs. Denver Broncosβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 87 Β°F (31 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 76,404
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS/NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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The Broncos would score two touchdowns in the final minute to steal the win from the Chiefs. The second touchdown was a critical fumble by running back Jamaal Charles.
With the heartbreaking and stunning loss, the Chiefs fell to 1β1, and picked up their seventh straight loss to Denver.
Week 3: at Green Bay Packersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Packers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: September 28
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Light showers, 67 Β°F (19 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 78,214
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Game Book
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In a rematch of the 2011 game, the Chiefs fell to 1β2.
Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengalsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
Bengals | 14 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: October 4
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 68 Β°F (20 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 57,498
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
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Cairo Santos would kick 7 field goals in this game, setting new franchise record for most field goals in one game by a Kansas City kicker. The 7 kicks also tied an NFL record. However, the 7 field goals by Santos were not enough to beat the Bengals, as the Chiefs fell to 1β3.
Week 5: vs. Chicago Bearsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 11
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 72 Β°F (22 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 75,799
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
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The Chiefs would build a 17β3 lead at one point. But Chicago would pull off a miraculous comeback to win 18β17. The Chiefs tried a 66-yard field goal, but Santos kick went wide right and missed everything near the goalposts. During this game, the Bears fans at times outnumbered the Chiefs fans, as Chicago fans are best known for good travel.
With the loss, Kansas City fell to 1β4. They would also lose Jamaal Charles for the season, as he tore his ACL in this game.
Week 6: at Minnesota Vikingsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Vikings | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: October 18
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 54 Β°F (12 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 52,480
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Stacey Dales
- Recap, Game Book
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With their fifth straight loss, the Chiefs fell to 1β5.
Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 25
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 58 Β°F (14 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 76,365
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Stacey Dales
- Recap, Game Book
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Ben Roethlisberger would not play in this game for the Steelers, so backup quarterback Landry Jones led the way for the Steelers. In his first career start, the Chiefs defense would force 3 turnovers, 2 of them interceptions. And the Chiefs would hold on to win 23β13.
With the win, the Chiefs improved to 2β5.
Week 8: vs. Detroit Lionsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Chiefs | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
at Wembley Stadium, London, England
- Date: November 1
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. GMT/8:30 a.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 50 Β°F (10 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 83,624
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
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In their first ever game in London, the Chiefs routed the crestfallen 1β6 Detroit Lions. With the win, Kansas City improved to 3β5.
Week 10: at Denver Broncosβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 29 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: November 15
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/2:25 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Mostly sunny, 64 Β°F (18 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 76,973
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, Game Book
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Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning would set the all-time record for most passing yards in NFL history in this game, but the Chiefs defense would have themselves a day, picking off Bronco quarterbacks five times, four on Manning, one on Brock Osweiler, and the Chiefs routed the Broncos, 29β13.
With the win, the Chiefs went to 4β5, and snapped their seven-game losing streak against the Broncos.
Week 11: at San Diego Chargersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 33 |
Chargers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: November 22
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny, 87 Β°F (31 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 65,837
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
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With the huge win, Kansas City went to 5β5, and climbed back into playoff contention.
Week 12: vs. Buffalo Billsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 29
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy and rainy, 35 Β°F (2 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 72,493
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Game Book
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With the win, Kansas City went to 6β5.
Week 13: at Oakland Raidersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
Raiders | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: December 6
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Overcast, 57 Β°F (14 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 55,010
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, Game Book
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With the win, the Chiefs went to 7β5.
Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 13
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy with rain, 61 Β°F (16 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 72,314
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
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With the low-scoring win, the Chiefs went to 8β5 and swept the Chargers for the second straight season.
Week 15: at Baltimore Ravensβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
Ravens | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: December 20
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 41 Β°F (5 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 70,791
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Chris Fischer
- Recap, Game Book
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Rookie Marcus Peters would put the dagger into the Ravens, as he returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown. With the win, the Chiefs went to 9β5.
Week 16: vs. Cleveland Brownsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Chiefs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 27
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 36 Β°F (2 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 69,115
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Game Book
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The Browns, led by Johnny Manziel, attempted a comeback to put a stop to Kansas City's playoff hopes, but Cleveland did not have any timeouts remaining, and they ultimately ran out of time when Manziel couldn't advance the ball down the field fast enough.
With the win, the Chiefs went to 10β5 and clinched a playoff spot.
Week 17: vs. Oakland Raidersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Chiefs | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: January 3, 2016
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 37 Β°F (3 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 76,114
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
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With their 10th straight win, the Chiefs ended their season at 11β5. They were the first team to end a season with 10. Or more consecutive wins since the 2012 Broncos won 11 in a row to end their season.
Standingsβ»
Divisionβ»
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Denver Broncos | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4β2 | 8β4 | 355 | 296 | W2 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5β1 | 10β2 | 405 | 287 | W10 |
Oakland Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3β3 | 7β5 | 359 | 399 | L1 |
San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 0β6 | 3β9 | 320 | 398 | L2 |
Conferenceβ»
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division Leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Denver Broncos | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4β2 | 8β4 | .500 | .479 | W2 |
2 | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4β2 | 9β3 | .473 | .448 | L2 |
3 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5β1 | 9β3 | .477 | .406 | W1 |
4 | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5β1 | 7β5 | .496 | .410 | W3 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5β1 | 10β2 | .496 | .432 | W10 |
6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3β3 | 7β5 | .504 | .463 | W1 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7 | New York Jets | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3β3 | 7β5 | .441 | .388 | L1 |
8 | Buffalo Bills | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4β2 | 7β5 | .508 | .438 | W2 |
9 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4β2 | 6β6 | .500 | .406 | W2 |
10 | Oakland Raiders | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3β3 | 7β5 | .512 | .366 | L1 |
11 | Miami Dolphins | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1β5 | 4β8 | .469 | .469 | W2 |
12 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2β4 | 5β7 | .473 | .375 | L3 |
13 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3β3 | 4β8 | .508 | .425 | L1 |
14 | San Diego Chargers | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 0β6 | 3β9 | .527 | .328 | L2 |
15 | Cleveland Browns | North | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1β5 | 2β10 | .531 | .271 | L3 |
16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1β5 | 1β11 | .492 | .375 | L4 |
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Postseasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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Wild Card | January 9 | at Houston Texans (4) | W 30β0 | 1β0 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
Divisional | January 16 | at New England Patriots (2) | L 20β27 | 1β1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
Game summariesβ»
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Houston Texansβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
Texans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: January 9, 2016
- Game time: 3:35 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 71,800
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Game Book
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Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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The Texans, who won the AFC South division with a 9β7 record, were completely crushed by the Chiefs. The Chiefs were the first team since the 2006 Bears to score a kick return touchdown on the opening play of the playoffs, when Knile Davis returned the opening kick 106 yards for a touchdown. After that, the game started to slow down, with both teams going three-and-out before a string of turnovers, Eric Berry's interception of Brian Hoyer, Brian Cushing's interception of Alex Smith two plays later, and a Hoyer fumble recovered by Dontari Poe on the ensuing drive. The Chiefs made a field goal on the drive, and although the team was able to get to the 2-yard line, a negative run by J. J. Watt and another interception by Hoyer ended the Texans' closest chance at scoring in the entire game. Although the Texans' defense forced a three-and-out, Hoyer threw his third interception to Marcus Peters on the second play of their drive.
The win was Kansas Cityβs first playoff win since 1993, ironically in The Astrodome.
AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) New England Patriotsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Patriots | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: January 16, 2016
- Game time: 4:35 p.m. EST/3:35 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 38 Β°F (3 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 66,829
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top rushers
Top receivers
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The Chiefs, who had won 11 straight, travelled to Gillete Stadium to face the Patriots, who had advanced to the AFC Championship for the last five years. The Patriots scored first blood with a Rob Gronkowski touchdown catch, followed by a Cairo Santos field goal for Kansas City. The pattern was duplicated in the second quarter, with Tom Brady rushing for a score before Santos kicked another field goal. In the third quarter, after Gronkowski scored his second TD, Alex Smith threw his first to Albert Wilson. The Patriots responded with two fourth-quarter field goals to make the score 27β13 with 10:20 left. Although the Chiefs engineered a touchdown drive late in the game, the drive took up over 5 minutes, and the Chiefs had to force a three-and-out (with three timeouts) to have a chance. On second down, when Brady threw the ball instead of running it to waste time, the ball was batted and miraculously caught by Julian Edelman for a first down, ending the game.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Chiefs earn playoff berth with win over Browns". NFL.com.
- ^ "Chiefs clinch playoffs on nailbiter, win ninth straight after 1-5 start". Sports.Yahoo.com.
External linksβ»
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