KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Call it a three-game head start on 2026. Gardner Minshew isn’t the only Chiefs player with opportunity in his lap. Several other players will audition for their future with the franchise over the season’s final three games, beginning with Kansas City’s trip to Tennessee on Sunday (12 p.m.
It was a saying that many older Chiefs fans would remember. At times, it was more than just a saying for Chiefs fans but a promise made during the hard years.
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.
The Kansas City Chiefs never flipped the switch. With their backs against the wall, they killed their last remaining shred of hope for the playoffs this season, capped off with a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 15.
The Kansas City Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention after their Week 15 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. With three games to go, the Chiefs are 6-8.
The 2025 campaign hasn't gone the way the Kansas City Chiefs expected. Their quarterback goes down to a season-ending ACL injury, and they won't be featured in the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
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.
Injury was added to insult when the Kansas City Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention via a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, as star Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes went down with a season-ending torn ACL late in the game.
The harsh reality of the regular season is setting in, if it hasn't already set in, for the Kansas City Chiefs; they will not be competing for a championship.
While it's far too early to guess what Mahomes' status will be for Week 1 of the 2026 season, it seems as if he wants to play for a majority of that campaign.
Despite the Kansas City Chiefs' season not going the way the franchise had expected, holding a 6-8 record through Week 15 and having been officially eliminated from playoff contention, there is one positive that they can hold.
Travis Kelce was the subject of numerous retirement rumors long before the Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention when they suffered a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers this past Sunday.
The Kansas City Chiefs will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2014, ending a long-standing tradition of dominance over their division and the NFL as a whole.
Retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce understands what his little brother, Travis Kelce, is going through. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is in the final year of his contract and facing a decision on whether to retire after the 2025 NFL season.
Even before Patrick Mahomes ended his season on the injury reserve list, his star tight end, Travis Kelce, was the subject of retirement rumors, especially after his struggles this season.
The NFL playoffs will be missing the winner of the last three AFC titles. Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs will be sitting on the outside looking in after being eliminated from the playoffs.
The Kansas City Chiefs will have plenty of time to get ready for the 2026 season when this year wraps up with three games remaining. After a loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 15, the Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention.