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Inside Look: Kansas City Chiefs Week 16 Injury Report for 2025 NFL Season

The Kansas City Chiefs are navigating a treacherous stretch of the season. Following a physical loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and the placement of quarterback Patrick Mahomes on Injured Reserve, the team faces a quick turnaround before traveling to Nashville to face the Tennessee Titans.

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David Carr Sees a Silver Lining in Patrick Mahomes’ ACL Injury

For the first time in his illustrious NFL career, Patrick Mahomes suffered a season-ending injury in Week 15 of the 2025 campaign. Not only is his season over.

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Cam Ward, Chiefs Rookie Meet Again on Sunday in Tennessee

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ashton Gillotte remembers it like yesterday, and not for good reasons. Last season, Cam Ward passed for 319 yards and four touchdowns, with no interceptions, to lead sixth-ranked Miami past Louisville in 2024, 52-45.

Peacock Releases ‘The Traitors’ Season 4 Trailer Featuring Donna Kelce and Porsha Williams

Peacock has released the first trailer for “The Traitors” season 4. “The Traitors” is an original Peacock reality TV series hosted by Alan Cumming. The reality series combines reality stars from various reality franchises with regular people in a backstabbing murder mystery guessing game.

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The 'NFL's active TD-catch leaders' quiz

How many of the active NFL players with at least 30 touchdown receptions in their career can you name in six minutes?

Travis Kelce News / Athlon Sports / December 18

Rob Gronkowski Predicts Travis Kelce’s Retirement Decision on Thursday

The Kansas City Chiefs have been eliminated from playoff contention with three games to go. They stand at 6-8 and will finish the season with Gardner Minshew under center after the torn ACL and LCL suffered by quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

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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.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 18

Chiefs Put Heads Down to Complete Surreal Day

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – George Karlaftis showed up to work Wednesday and noticed something peculiar. The organization’s perennial employee of the month wasn’t parked in his prime spot.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 18

New Chiefs Star Emerges as Kelce Begins to Pass Torch

The Kansas City Chiefs have a ton of reality to check themselves with this offseason. Officially missing the playoffs, Patrick Mahomes' uncertain timetable of return from an ACL injury, and Travis Kelce's looming decision on retirement all come into play with how the offseason unfolds.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 18

What the Chiefs Have To Address in 2026 NFL Draft

The Kansas City Chiefs' focus for the rest of the season should be on improving their draft pick in the 2026 NFL draft. They have a rare pick in the top 15 selections in this draft, and they can't afford to let it go to waste.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 18

Identifying Players the Chiefs Should Let Walk

The Kansas City Chiefs' 2025 season has been a nightmare, so it's only fitting that it would end with their worst-case scenario come to life. The Chiefs haven't missed the playoffs in more than a decade, and they'll now have to live with the reality that their dynasty is over.

NFL News / The Spun / December 18

Two NFL Stars Have Been Told To Sit Out Entire 2026 Season

Could two of the biggest stars in the NFL sit out the entire 2026 season? We're not sure, but FOX broadcaster Robert Griffin III is hoping that's the case.

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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 / Yardbarker / December 18

Chiefs' Minshew sees Mahomes injury as an 'opportunity'

Chiefs' Gardner Minshew II sees Patrick Mahomes injury as an 'opportunity'

How Minshew plays through Week 18 could determine whether or not he is Kansas City's QB1 when springtime workouts get underway.

Adam Schefter shares bold prediction about Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes after brutal injury

Chiefs expected to make big QB move amid Patrick Mahomes injury

Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes targeting bold goal at start of injury rehab

The sack leader for every NFL season

The 'NFL three-passing TD game leaders' quiz

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 18

A Brutal but Honest Reality for the Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs have become the National Football League's most popular team over the last few seasons. Earning countless appearances in the playoffs, their franchise quarterback winning MVP twice, and bringing home three Super Bowl championships in what seemed like the blink of an eye, this team has got the it factor.

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Kansas City Chiefs News / Larry Brown Sports / December 18

Patrick Mahomes had unexpected words to Andy Reid after devastating news

After suffering a season-ending torn ACL injury in his left knee in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 15 at GEHA Field

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 18

What Plagues Chiefs’ O-Line in Latest Power Rankings

The offseason for the Kansas City Chiefs last season was to build and add to the offensive line, which resulted in Patrick Mahomes getting sacked a career-high in 2024.

Travis Kelce News / Total Apex Sports / December 18

Jason Kelce is Done With Dog Frisbee Halftime Shows (And Honestly, Same)

Let’s be real for a second: NFL halftime shows are a mixed bag. Sometimes you get an electrifying musical performance that breaks the internet, and other times… well, other times you get a border collie named Sparky trying to catch a plastic disc while a guy in cargo shorts points at him.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Yardbarker / December 18