KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chris Jones is glass-half-full to a fault. But when the glass is more than half empty for the first time, the All-Pro defensive tackle is struggling to comprehend it just like everyone else.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Winners get the spoils in the NFL. First-round byes, stand-alone primetime windows and A crew announcers. But when an NFL team loses 10 games, it gets the bottom of the totem pole.
The Kansas City Chiefs are giving Brashard Smith the answers to the test heading into the 2026 NFL offseason, but it's going to be up to him to use them.
The Kansas City Chiefs did not have the outcome they wanted on Christmas Day in Week 17. The Chiefs fell short of a win over their AFC West division rival, the Denver Broncos.
Imagine a year ago someone would tell you that the Kansas City Chiefs would lose their third consecutive appearance in the Super Bowl, only to lose at least 10 and miss the playoffs the following season.
Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.
The Kansas City Chiefs have a tough offseason ahead of them. In one year, this team went from AFC champions and Super Bowl runners-up to being eliminated from playoff contention just 14 weeks into the 2025 season.
This last offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs took a flier on cornerback Kristian Fulton, who was a former second-round pick. Fulton, the former LSU Tigers cornerback, was drafted by the Tennessee Titans and played for the Los Angeles Chargers before joining KC.
Though the Kansas City Chiefs may not have been able to close out 2025 with a win, they went down swinging. In Chris Oladokun's first NFL career start, he almost had an upset win against the number one seed in the AFC.
The Kansas City Chiefs' last home game may have resulted in a loss, but they put up a serious effort against the divisional leader of the AFC West. Their defense played one of their most complete games of the season, and if Patrick Mahomes was leading the offense, it likely would've resulted in a win.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – One player rode a roller coaster from team to team during college, then patiently waited nearly four full seasons with the same NFL organization for his first opportunity.
The Kansas City Chiefs are heading into 2026 on a five-game losing streak, and out of the playoffs since the first year Andy Reid took over as head coach.
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, Mo. – Creed Humphrey has no memory of the last time his team – NFL, college, high school, diaper school – didn’t have him in its starting lineup.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs waited all year during a snake-bitten season to have illness hit their team. They fell just short of getting through unscathed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – At one point on Christmas night against Denver, Nick Bolton got his call from Steve Spagnuolo and encountered something he’d not seen in 86 NFL games.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Andy Reid is coming back to coach the Chiefs in 2026, but he’s also eligible for Social Security. That’s probably why he refers to most Kansas City players as kids, as he did with Chris Oladokun this week.
The Kansas City Chiefs have released their first injury report of the week ahead of Week 18's regular-season finale against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.
The Kansas City Chiefs' season will end on the road in Week 18. The Chiefs did not expect this outcome, but it was one that they will learn from and come back better next season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Andy Reid cares about contract incentives as much as he cares about fresh cucumbers on a cheeseburger. “Nah,” the Chiefs’ head coach said Wednesday, asked whether he’s aware of his players’ contract incentives on the line this week.
Patrick Mahomes has been missing from the Kansas City Chiefs lineup for the past two games. Mahomes suffered a season-ending torn ACL and LCL in his left knee in Week 15 against the Los Angeles Chargers, and the Chiefs have played the last two weeks without the NFL star after he was placed on injured reserve.
The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to pick in the top ten for the first time without trading up since 2013, when they picked Eric Fisher first overall.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Andy Reid have been together for 13 seasons, and has been successful throughout the entire tenure. This is the first time in more than a decade that the team will not be in the playoffs and there could be some changes to the team going forward.
The Kansas City Chiefs have had a disappointing season, and there has been a great deal of speculation that it could be Travis Kelce's last in the NFL.
Even with his team eliminated from playoff contention and Patrick Mahomes out with an injury, Thursday night's game was crucial for Kelce. It may have been the last time he played in front of his home crowd at Arrowhead Stadium.