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Mahomes Explains Love for Texas Tech Amid Aikman’s UCLA Divorce

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Last month, Troy Aikman said Patrick Mahomes had some of the best vision he’d ever seen in an NFL quarterback. But the vision they share for the future of their respective alma maters is vastly different.

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One move Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach tried to make before the season looks increasingly like it could've helped save it

Sometimes they say in the NFL that the moves you don't make are the best ones. That's not necessarily the case with one of the trades the Kansas City Chiefs tried and failed to make ahead of the 2025 NFL season.

Charles Omenihu News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 11

Why Chiefs Are Eyeing Contract Incentives as Inspiration

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the AFC championship game two years ago, Charles Omenihu strip sacked Lamar Jackson. George Karlaftis’ ensuing recovery was an important momentum shift.

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How NFL’s Roller-Coaster Season Has Hit the Chiefs Hardest

Coming into the 2025 season, many picked the Chiefs to have a shift in the things they are used to doing. Which, looking at it now, they were right, but not in the fashion that it is happening to the Chiefs.

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The 'Oldest 4,000-passing-yard seasons' quiz

How many of the NFL quarterbacks to throw for at least 4,000 yards after turning 35 years old can you name in five minutes?

The 'Yearly NFL passing leaders' quiz

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The '2K-scrimmage-yard NFL seasons' quiz

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Patrick Mahomes challenges Chiefs teammates amid dwindling playoff hopes

The Chiefs are behind the 6-7 Baltimore Ravens, 8-5 Indianapolis Colts and 8-5 Houston Texans in the chase for the AFC's final wild-card playoff berth.

Chiefs' Travis Kelce acknowledges 'tough reality' about what could be final games of playing career

Chiefs' playoff chances hinging on help from top divisional rival

The most significant worst-to-first NFL teams

The 'Most passing yards without a touchdown' quiz

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The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

Travis Kelce News / Athlon Sports / December 11

Chiefs Star Travis Kelce Speaks Out on 'Staggering' Development Amid NFL Season

Travis Kelce is currently in his 13th year with the Kansas City Chiefs. During the offseason, the four-time All-Pro tight end seriously considered retirement before ultimately deciding to return for what could possibly be his final year in the NFL.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 11

Which Chiefs Player Shined in the Week 14 Loss

The Kansas City Chiefs have proven that they are not the same old Chiefs. They've lost what made them so daunting in the past, and that is coming out on top in close games.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Total Apex Sports / December 11

Is Taylor Swift the Reason for the Chiefs’ Downfall?

It was bound to happen. The moment the Kansas City Chiefs started to fumble, the pitchforks were coming out for Taylor Swift, and it wasn’t going to be the guy who actually dropped the ball.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 11

A Breakdown of How the Chiefs Can Make the Playoffs

The stage and scenarios are set, and the Kansas City Chiefs have absolutely no wiggle room the rest of the season if it means they can make the playoffs.

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The 'Most passing yards by an NFL rookie' quiz

The 'AL and NL MVPs since 2000' quiz

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The 'SEC football champions since 1992' quiz

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Salary Cap Fixer-Upper: 2026 Kansas City Chiefs

Budget is the big word on the mind for a lot of people this year. Between the holidays, grocery prices and inflation, lots of folks are thinking about keeping the books balanced.

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Why Chiefs Still Have Chances Despite Late-Season Failures

The Kansas City Chiefs lost control of their own destiny when they fell to the Houston Texans, 20-10, in Week 14's Sunday Night Football feature. That loss dropped them to 6-7, with just four games left to go in the 2025 NFL season.

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How Our Bold Chiefs Predictions Have Held Up

Before the season began, the Chiefs Kingdom knew that the 2025 schedule would be filled with difficult opponents. When the schedule got released, Kansas City Chiefs On SI created a game-by-game prediction on how we believed the season would pan out.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Yardbarker / December 11

Kelce acknowledges 'tough reality' about what could be his final games

Chiefs' Travis Kelce acknowledges 'tough reality' about what could be final games of playing career

The Chiefs have lost four of their last five games to drop to 6-7 and fall out of the AFC playoff spots with only four contests left on their schedule.

Andy Reid changes tune about controversial fourth-down call in Chiefs' loss to Texans

Chiefs' playoff chances hinging on help from top divisional rival

How Chiefs pass-catchers contributed to the team's downfall in 2025

The most significant worst-to-first NFL teams

The 'Multiple 100-catch NFL seasons' quiz

Kansas City Chiefs News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 10

Trey Smith injury update suggests Patrick Mahomes could be getting some help in Week 15

The Kansas City Chiefs got a welcome injury bump Wednesday when guard Trey Smith returned to full participation on the club’s Week 15 practice report, a sign the offensive line could stabilize ahead of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

NFL News / Field Level Media / December 10

Desperate Chiefs host Chargers fighting to keep playoff streak alive

With their decade-long streak of playoff appearances in jeopardy, the Kansas City Chiefs will try to ignite their long-shot postseason chances when they play host to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Athlon Sports / December 10

Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs Dealt Unfortunate Report Amid NFL Season

The Kansas City Chiefs have built a dynasty led by head coach Andy Reid. Reid has been able to lead the Chiefs to three Super Bowl victories and five AFC titles with the help of quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce.

Travis Kelce News / Larry Brown Sports / December 10

Travis Kelce goes on profane rant about his struggles

Both Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs have not had the season they had hoped for, and the frustration is starting to show on Kelce’s part. Kelce did not hold back in the latest episode of his “New Heights” podcast, admitting he has struggled to find answers for his worse and that it has been a “s----y feeling” to let his team down.