2015 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

2015 Kansas City Chiefs season

Owner| The Hunt family
General manager| John Dorsey
Head coach| Andy Reid
Home field| Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record| 11–5
Division place| 2nd AFC West
Playoff finish| Won Wild Card Playoffs
(at Texans) 30–0
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Patriots) 20–27
Pro Bowlers|

* S Eric Berry
* LB Tamba Hali
* LB Justin Houston
* LB Derrick Johnson
* TE Travis Kelce
* CB Marcus Peters

All-Pros|

* S Eric Berry (1st team)
* LB Derrick Johnson (2nd team)
* CB Marcus Peters (2nd team)

Team MVP| Alex Smith, Eric Berry
Team ROY| Marcus Peters
Uniform

* <- 2014
* Chiefs seasons
* 2016 ->

The 2015 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 46th in the National 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 1–5, and lost their star running back, Jamaal Charles, to a torn ACL in his right knee during an 18–17 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.[1] They are the first team since the 1970 Cincinnati Bengals to start the season 1–5 and qualify for the playoffs.[2] They also set the franchise record for the most consecutive victories, winning 10 in a row (which has since been eclipsed by the 2019–2020 Chiefs). In their Wild Card matchup, the Chiefs were set up to play against the Houston Texans. The Chiefs shutout the Texans 30–0 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 2023–24 playoffs, the most recent playoff shutout in the NFL. The following week, they were defeated by the New England Patriots in the divisional round 27–20.

Two Chiefs took home awards at the 5th 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 2025, the 2015 season is the most recent season that the Chiefs did not win the AFC West.

## Roster changes

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### Offseason

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#### Reserve/future free agent contracts

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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

#### Cuts

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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

#### Trades

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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 agents

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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

#### Draft

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Main article: 2015 NFL draft

2015 Kansas City Chiefs Draft

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 Nuñez-Roches | Defensive Tackle | Southern Mississippi
7 | 233  | Da'Ron Brown | Wide Receiver | Northern Illinois
| Compensatory selection

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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 transactions

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#### Cuts

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Cuts to 75  | Position | Player

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WR | Kenny Cook
T | Anthony Dima
LS | Andrew East
CB | Aaron Hester
DE | Vaughn Martin
CB | Kenneth Penny
G | Marcus Reed
TE | Adam Schiltz
WR | Jeret Smith
DL | Charles Tuaau
WR | L’Damian Washington
WR | Junior Hemingway
OL | Tavon Rooks
Cuts to 53  | Position | Player

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WR | Da'Ron Brown
DE | Mike Catapano
S | Sanders Commings
LB | Ja'Gared Davis
DT | Hebron Fangupo
C | Garrett Frye
DL | David Irving
LB | James-Michael Johnson
C | Eric Kush
WR | Tello Luckett
C | Daniel Munyer
DB | Deji Olatoye
G | Jarrod Pughsley
RB | Darrin Reaves
DB | Kevin Short
OT | Derek Sherrod
TE | Ryan Taylor
FB | Spencer Ware
WR | Fredd Williams
TE | Richard Gordon

### Regular season transactions

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#### Suspensions served

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Position | Player | Length | Reason | Weeks
served

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CB | Sean Smith | 4 games | Violation of personal
conduct policy | 1–4

#### Cuts

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#### Signings

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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 transactions

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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

## Staff

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2015 Kansas City Chiefs staff |

Front office

* Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
* President – Mark Donovan
* Executive vice president of football operations – Andy Reid
* General manager – John Dorsey
* Director of football administration – Trip MacCracken
* Director of football operations – Chris Ballard
* Co-director of player personnel – Mike Borgonzi
* Co-director of player personnel – Brett Veach
* Director of college scouting – Marvin Allen
* Director of pro scouting – Will Lewis

Head coaches

* Head coach – Andy Reid
* Assistant head coach/wide receivers – David Culley
* Senior assistant to the head coach – Kyle Childress

Offensive coaches

* Offensive coordinator – Doug Pederson
* Quarterbacks – Matt Nagy
* Assistant quarterbacks – Corey Matthaei
* Running backs – Eric Bieniemy
* Tight ends – Tom Melvin
* Offensive line – Andy Heck
* Assistant offensive line – Eugene Chung
* Special projects/spread game analysts – Brad Childress
* Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier

|  |  | Defensive coaches

* Defensive coordinator – Bob Sutton
* Defensive line – Tommy Brasher
* Assistant defensive line – Britt Reid
* Linebackers – Gary Gibbs
* Assistant linebackers – Mark DeLeone
* Defensive backs – Emmitt Thomas
* Assistant secondary – Al Harris
* Coaching assistant – Dino Vasso

Special teams coaches

* Special teams – Dave Toub
* Assistant special teams – Brock Olivo

Strength and conditioning

* Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin
* Assistant strength and conditioning – Travis Crittenden
* Assistant strength and conditioning – Brent Salazar

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## Final roster

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2015 Kansas City Chiefs roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 10 Chase Daniel
* 7 Aaron Murray
* 11 Alex Smith

Running backs (RB)

* 34 Knile Davis
* 42 Anthony Sherman FB
* 32 Spencer Ware
* 35 Charcandrick West

Wide receivers (WR)

* 81 Jason Avant
* 17 Chris Conley
* 85 Frankie Hammond
* 19 Jeremy Maclin
* 12 Albert Wilson

Tight ends (TE)

* 84 Demetrius Harris
* 87 Travis Kelce
* 82 Brian Parker

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 71 Jeff Allen G/T
* 76 Laurent Duvernay-Tardif G
* 72 Eric Fisher T
* 73 Zach Fulton G/C
* 61 Mitch Morse C
* 60 Jarrod Pughsley G
* 75 Jah Reid T
* 79 Donald Stephenson T

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 97 Allen Bailey DE
* 70 Mike DeVito DE
* 96 Jaye Howard DE
* 93 David King DE
* 99 Rakeem Nuñez-Roches NT
* 92 Dontari Poe NT
* 98 Nick Williams DE

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 57 D. J. Alexander ILB
* 55 Dee Ford OLB
* 91 Tamba Hali OLB
* 50 Justin Houston OLB
* 56 Derrick Johnson ILB
* 90 Josh Mauga ILB
* 54 Dezman Moses OLB
* 53 Ramik Wilson ILB
* 51 Frank Zombo OLB

Defensive backs (DB)

* 39 Husain Abdullah FS
* 29 Eric Berry FS
* 27 Tyvon Branch SS
* 31 Marcus Cooper CB
* 30 Jamell Fleming CB
* 20 Steven Nelson CB
* 38 Ron Parker SS
* 22 Marcus Peters CB
* 21 Sean Smith CB
* 49 Daniel Sorensen FS

Special teams

* 2 Dustin Colquitt P
* 5 Cairo Santos K
* 41 James Winchester LS

|  | Practice squad

* 44 Tyrell Adams OLB
* 4 Da'Ron Brown WR
* 65 Laurence Gibson T
* 67 Michael Liedtke G
* 64 Daniel Munyer C
* 24 Darrin Reaves RB
* 94 Jimmy Staten DE
* 88 Ross Travis TE
* 83 Fred Williams WR

Reserve

* 9 Tyler Bray QB (NF-Inj.)
* 25 Jamaal Charles RB (IR)
* 74 Paul Fanaika G (IR)
* 23 Phillip Gaines CB (IR)
* 66 Ben Grubbs G (IR)
* 59 Justin March OLB (IR)
* 80 James O'Shaughnessy TE (IR)
* \-- Tavon Rooks T (NF-Ill.)
* 13 De'Anthony Thomas WR (NF-Inj.)

Rookies in italics
52 active, 9 reserve, 9 practice squad

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## Preseason

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Recap

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1  | August 15 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 34–19  | 1–0  | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap
2  | August 21 | Seattle Seahawks | W 14–13  | 2–0  | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap
3  | August 28 | Tennessee Titans | W 34–10  | 3–0  | Arrowhead Stadium  | Recap
4  | September 3 | at St. Louis Rams | W 24–17  | 4–0  | Edward Jones Dome | Recap

### Game summaries

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#### Week 1: at Arizona Cardinals

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Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter | 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

Game information

First quarter

* ARI – Andre Ellington 2-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 11:32. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:28.
* ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 33-yard field goal, 8:23. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:54.

Second quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 14:55. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:19.
* KC – Fred Williams 13-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Cairo Santos kick), 4:28. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:26.
* KC – Frankie Hammond 14-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Cairo Santos kick), 0:07. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 1:08.

Third quarter

* KC – Da'Ron Brown 3-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Cairo Santos kick), 10:30. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:30.
* KC – Darrin Reaves 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 8:08. Chiefs 31–10. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:26.

Fourth quarter

* ARI – Tyler Bray sacked in end zone by Rodney Gunter for a Safety, 13:25. Chiefs 31–12.
* KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 6:42. Chiefs 34–12. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:00.
* ARI – Travis Harvey 1-yard pass from Phillip Sims (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 0:29. Chiefs 34–19. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 1:15.

Top passers

* KC – Chase Daniel – 17/21, 189 yards, 3 TD
* ARI – Logan Thomas – 9/15, 107 yards, INT

Top rushers

* KC – Charcandrick West – 6 rushes, 49 yards
* ARI – Kerwynn Williams – 7 rushes, 20 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Fred Williams – 6 receptions, 82 yards, TD
* ARI – Andre Ellington – 2 receptions, 59 yards

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#### Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 2: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter | 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 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,915
* Referee: Alex Kemp
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* No scoring plays.

Second quarter

* KC – Jeremy Maclin 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 9:56. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 7:14.
* SEA – Stephen Hauschka 39-yard field goal, 2:52. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 7:04.
* SEA – Bobby Wagner 25-yard interception return (Stephen Hauschka kick), 2:38. Seahawks 10–7.

Third quarter

* KC – James O'Shaughnessy 1-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Cairo Santos kick), 11:53. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:07.
* SEA – Stephen Hauschka 27-yard field goal, 4:12. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 7:41.

Fourth quarter

* No scoring plays.

Top passers

* SEA – R. J. Archer – 9/14, 83 yards
* KC – Chase Daniel – 8/12, 82 yards, TD

Top rushers

* SEA – Christine Michael – 10 rushes, 27 yards
* KC – Charcandrick West – 13 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

* SEA – Tyler Lockett – 3 receptions, 42 yards
* KC – Frankie Hammond – 3 receptions, 36 yards

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#### Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans

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Week 3: Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter | 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 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,813
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Jeremy Maclin 29-yard pass from Alex Smith (kick failed, wide left), 11:12. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:48.
* KC – Cairo Santos 21-yard field goal, 1:16. Chiefs 9–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 6:07.

Second quarter

* KC – Travis Kelce 8-yard pass from Alex Smith (Charcandrick West run), 11:02. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:41.
* TEN – Ryan Succop 34-yard field goal, 3:59. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 7:03.
* TEN – Antonio Andrews 2-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:52. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:01.

Third quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 2:40. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 8:52.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Fred Williams 29-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Cairo Santos kick), 9:25. Chiefs 27–10. Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards, 5:07.
* KC – Fred Williams 4-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Cairo Santos kick), 8:11. Chiefs 34–10. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:55.

Top passers

* TEN – Marcus Mariota – 7/11, 99 yards
* KC – Alex Smith – 16/18, 171 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* TEN – Dexter McCluster – 5 rushes, 37 yards
* KC – Charcandrick West – 9 rushes, 47 yards

Top receivers

* TEN – Kendall Wright – 3 receptions, 60 yards
* KC – Jeremy Maclin – 7 receptions, 65 yards, TD

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#### Week 4: at St. Louis Rams

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Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter | 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

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Spencer Ware 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:29. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:39.
* STL – Isaiah Pead 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 8:30. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:59.
* STL – Cody Davis 24-yard interception return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 4:00. Rams 14–7.

Second quarter

* KC – Chris Conley 15-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Cairo Santos kick), 12:36. Tied 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:24.
* KC – Cairo Santos 23-yard field goal, 4:02. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:56.
* STL – Greg Zuerlein 57-yard field goal, 1:45. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 0:28.

Third quarter

* KC – Darrin Reaves 12-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Cairo Santos kick), 8:40. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 6:20.

Fourth quarter

* No scoring plays.

Top passers

* KC – Chase Daniel – 16/20, 117 yards, TD, INT
* STL – Sean Mannion – 11/24, 107 yards

Top rushers

* KC – Spencer Ware – 10 rushes, 45 yards, TD
* STL – Isaiah Pead – 12 rushes, 52 yards, TD

Top receivers

* KC – Darrin Reaves – 8 receptions, 42 yards, TD
* STL – Tavon Austin – 2 receptions, 49 yards

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## Regular season

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Recap

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1 | September 13  | at Houston Texans | W 27–20  | 1–0  | NRG Stadium | Recap
2 | September 17 | Denver Broncos | L 24–31  | 1–1  | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap
3 | September 28 | at Green Bay Packers | L 28–38  | 1–2  | Lambeau Field | Recap
4 | October 4  | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–36  | 1–3  | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap
5 | October 11  | Chicago Bears | L 17–18  | 1–4  | Arrowhead Stadium  | Recap
6 | October 18  | at Minnesota Vikings | L 10–16  | 1–5  | TCF Bank Stadium | Recap
7 | October 25  | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–13  | 2–5  | Arrowhead Stadium  | Recap
8 | November 1 | Detroit Lions | W 45–10  | 3–5  |  Wembley Stadium (London) | Recap
9  | Bye
10 | November 15  | at Denver Broncos | W 29–13  | 4–5  | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap
11 | November 22  | at San Diego Chargers | W 33–3  | 5–5  | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap
12 | November 29  | Buffalo Bills | W 30–22  | 6–5  | Arrowhead Stadium  | Recap
13 | December 6  | at Oakland Raiders | W 34–20  | 7–5  | O.co Coliseum | Recap
14 | December 13  | San Diego Chargers | W 10–3  | 8–5  | Arrowhead Stadium  | Recap
15 | December 20  | at Baltimore Ravens | W 34–14  | 9–5  | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap
16 | December 27  | Cleveland Browns | W 17–13  | 10–5  | Arrowhead Stadium  | Recap
17 | January 3  | Oakland Raiders | W 23–17  | 11–5  | Arrowhead Stadium  | Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries

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#### Week 1: at Houston Texans

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Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary

Quarter | 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

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Travis Kelce 10-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 10:22. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:42.
* KC – Travis Kelce 42-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 4:28. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:32.
* HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 4-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (kick failed, wide right), 0:46. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:42.

Second quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 10:26. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:20.
* KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 6:20. Chiefs 20–6. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:32.
* KC – Jamaal Charles 7-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 4:55. Chiefs 27–6. Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:06.
* HOU – Randy Bullock 34-yard field goal, 0:09. Chiefs 27–9. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 2:17.

Third quarter

* No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

* HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 8-yard pass from Ryan Mallett (Ryan Mallett–DeAndre Hopkins pass), 4:07. Chiefs 27–17. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:03.
* HOU – Randy Bullock 47-yard field goal, 1:23. Chiefs 27–20. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 1:24.

Top passers

* KC – Alex Smith – 22/33, 243 yards, 3 TD
* HOU – Brian Hoyer – 18/34, 236 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

* KC – Jamaal Charles – 16 rushes, 57 yards
* HOU – Alfred Blue – 9 rushes, 42 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Travis Kelce – 6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
* HOU – Nate Washington – 6 receptions, 105 yards

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With the win, the Chiefs started their 2015 campaign at 1–0.

#### Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week 2: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter | 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 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,404
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (CBS/NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* No scoring plays.

Second quarter

* KC – Jamaal Charles 34-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 9:11. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:23.
* KC – Marcus Peters 55-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 6:27. Chiefs 14–0.
* DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 16-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 2:31. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:56.
* DEN – Virgil Green 1-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 0:48. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:33.

Third quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 35-yard field goal, 9:47. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:13.
* DEN – Brandon McManus 54-yard field goal, 3:18. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:42.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Knile Davis 8-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:27. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:15.
* DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 19-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 0:36. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:51.
* DEN – Bradley Roby 21-yard fumble return (Brandon McManus kick), 0:27. Broncos 31–24.

Top passers

* DEN – Peyton Manning – 26/45, 256 yards, 3 TD, INT
* KC – Alex Smith – 16/25, 191 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

* DEN – Ronnie Hillman – 9 rushes, 34 yards
* KC – Jamaal Charles – 21 rushes, 125 yards, TD

Top receivers

* DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 8 receptions, 116 yards
* KC – Travis Kelce – 4 receptions, 58 yards

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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 1–1, and picked up their seventh straight loss to Denver.

#### Week 3: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter | 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 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,214
* Referee: John Parry
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* GB – Ty Montgomery 8-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 9:44. Packers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:36.
* GB – Randall Cobb 3-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 2:18. Packers 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:51.

Second quarter

* KC – Jamaal Charles 9-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:02. Packers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:06.
* GB – Mason Crosby 44-yard field goal, 6:15. Packers 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 5:47.
* GB – James Jones 27-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:56. Packers 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:02.

Third quarter

* GB – Randall Cobb 4-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:18. Packers 31–7. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:04.
* KC – Jeremy Maclin 5-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:56. Packers 31–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:22.

Fourth quarter

* GB – Randall Cobb 4-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 12:10. Packers 38–14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:46.
* KC – Jamaal Charles 4-yard run (Alex Smith–Travis Kelce pass), 9:56. Packers 38–22. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 2:14.
* KC – Jamaal Charles 7-yard run (pass failed), 1:25. Packers 38–28. Drive: 17 plays, 83 yards, 4:23.

Top passers

* KC – Alex Smith – 24/40, 290 yards, TD, INT
* GB – Aaron Rodgers – 24/35, 333 yards, 5 TD

Top rushers

* KC – Jamaal Charles – 11 rushes, 49 yards, 3 TD
* GB – Eddie Lacy – 10 rushes, 46 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Jeremy Maclin – 8 receptions, 141 yards, TD
* GB – James Jones – 7 receptions, 139 yards, TD

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In a rematch of the 2011 game, the Chiefs fell to 1–2. This was also their first loss at Lambeau Field, as well their first loss in Wisconsin.

#### Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

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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 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 57,498
* Referee: Ronald Torbert
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* CIN – Jeremy Hill 8-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 11:33. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:27.
* KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 4:38. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:58.
* CIN – Giovani Bernard 13-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 0:53. Bengals 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:42.

Second quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 40 yard field goal, 12:44. Bengals 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:09.
* KC – Cairo Santos 51 yard field goal, 6:09. Bengals 14–9. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:34.
* KC – Cairo Santos 34 yard field goal, 0:04. Bengals 14–12. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:24.

Third quarter

* CIN – Brandon Tate 55-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:43. Bengals 21–12. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:08.
* KC – Cairo Santos 40 yard field goal, 4:37. Bengals 21–15. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:06.
* CIN – Jeremy Hill 5 yard run (Jeremy Hill run), 0:11. Bengals 29–15. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:12.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 29 yard field goal, 9:28. Bengals 29–18. Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards, 5:43.
* CIN – Jeremy Hill 1 yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 4:50. Bengals 36–18. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:38.
* KC – Cairo Santos 51 yard field goal, 2:34. Bengals 36–21. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:16.

Top passers

* KC – Alex Smith – 31/45, 386 yards
* CIN – Andy Dalton – 17/24, 321 yards, TD

Top rushers

* KC – Jamaal Charles – 11 rushes, 75 yards
* CIN – Giovani Bernard – 13 rushes, 62 yards, TD

Top receivers

* KC – Jeremy Maclin – 11 receptions, 148 yards
* CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 4 receptions, 84 yards

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Cairo Santos would kick 7 field goals in this game, setting a 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 1–3.

#### Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week 5: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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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 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,799
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Ramik Wilson fumble recovery in end zone (Cairo Santos kick), 8:13. Chiefs 7–0.
* CHI – Robbie Gould 44-yard field goal, 0:53. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 7:20.

Second quarter

* KC – De'Anthony Thomas 19-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 9:57. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:28.
* KC – Cairo Santos 35-yard field goal, 0:09. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:00.

Third quarter

* CHI – Robbie Gould 30-yard field goal, 3:29. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:13.

Fourth quarter

* CHI – Marquess Wilson 22-yard pass from Jay Cutler (pass failed), 3:05. Chiefs 17–12. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 4:46.
* CHI – Matt Forte 7-yard pass from Jay Cutler (pass failed), 0:18. Bears 18–17. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:46.

Top passers

* CHI – Jay Cutler – 26/45, 252 yards, 2 TD
* KC – Alex Smith – 16/30, 181 yards, TD

Top rushers

* CHI – Matt Forte – 18 rushes, 71 yards
* KC – Jamaal Charles – 12 rushes, 58 yards

Top receivers

* CHI – Marquess Wilson – 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD
* KC – Jeremy Maclin – 8 receptions, 85 yards

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The Chiefs would build a 17–3 lead at one point, but Chicago would pull off a miraculous comeback to win 18–17. 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 1–4. They would also lose Jamaal Charles for the season, as he tore his ACL in this game.

#### Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings

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Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings  – Game summary

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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 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,480
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Stacey Dales
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* MIN – Blair Walsh 24-yard field goal, 5:40. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:00.

Second quarter

* MIN – Kyle Rudolph 4-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh kick), 4:43. Vikings 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 6:09.

Third quarter

* MIN – Blair Walsh 45-yard field goal, 8:51. Vikings 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:34.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 13:10. Vikings 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 3:27.
* KC – Albert Wilson 42-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 8:46. Vikings 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:26.
* MIN – Blair Walsh 45-yard field goal, 4:46. Vikings 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:00.

Top passers

* KC – Alex Smith – 22/37, 282 yards, TD
* MIN – Teddy Bridgewater – 17/31, 249 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* KC – Charcandrick West – 9 rushes, 33 yards
* MIN – Adrian Peterson – 26 rushes, 60 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Travis Kelce – 5 receptions, 88 yards
* MIN – Stefon Diggs – 7 receptions, 129 yards

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With their fifth straight loss, the Chiefs fell to 1–5.

#### Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 7: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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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 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,365
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Stacey Dales
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 30-yard field goal, 8:47. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:08.
* PIT – Chris Boswell 24-yard field goal, 0:59. Tied 3–3. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:48.

Second quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 8:55. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 7:04.
* KC – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 1:00. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:41.

Third quarter

* KC – Charcandrick West 1 yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:23. Chiefs 16–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:22.
* PIT – Martavis Bryant 19-yard pass from Landry Jones (Chris Boswell kick), 1:40. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:43.

Fourth quarter

* PIT – Chris Boswell 36-yard field goal, 10:17. Chiefs 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:56.
* KC – Chris Conley 6-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 10:17. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 5:04.

Top passers

* PIT – Landry Jones – 16/29, 209 yards, TD, 2 INT
* KC – Alex Smith – 21/32, 251 yards, TD

Top rushers

* PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 17 rushes, 121 yards
* KC – Charcandrick West – 22 rushes, 110 yards, TD

Top receivers

* PIT – Antonio Brown – 6 receptions, 124 yards
* KC – Chris Conley – 6 receptions, 63 yards

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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 23–13.

With the win, the Chiefs improved to 2–5.

#### Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions

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NFL International Series

Week 8: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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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 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 83,624
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* DET – Matt Prater 35-yard field goal, 9:09. Lions 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:51.
* KC – De'Anthony Thomas 10-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:06. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:02.

Second quarter

* KC – Alex Smith 12-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:00. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:47.
* KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 8:33. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:42.
* KC – Charcandrick West 8-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 3:26. Chiefs 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:53.

Third quarter

* KC – Travis Kelce 2-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 8:53. Chiefs 31–3. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:07.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Jeremy Maclin 17-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 10:11. Chiefs 38–3. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:46.
* DET – Lance Moore 21-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 7:21. Chiefs 38–10. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:50.
* KC – Spencer Ware 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:40. Chiefs 45–10. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:41.

Top passers

* DET – Matthew Stafford – 22/36, 217 yards, TD, 2 INT
* KC – Alex Smith – 18/26, 145 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* DET – Joique Bell – 7 rushes, 56 yards
* KC – Charcandrick West – 20 rushes, 97 yards, TD

Top receivers

* DET – Calvin Johnson – 5 receptions, 85 yards
* KC – Travis Kelce – 6 receptions, 49 yards, TD

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In their first ever game in London, the Chiefs routed the crestfallen 1–6 Detroit Lions. With the win, Kansas City improved to 3–5.

#### Week 10: at Denver Broncos

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Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

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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 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,973
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Charcandrick West 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 11:21. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:36.
* KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 6:19. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:52.

Second quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 11:35. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards, 3:31.
* KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 3:30. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:21.
* KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 19–0. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 2:38.

Third quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 50-yard field goal, 10:45. Chiefs 22–0. Drive: 6 plays, 9 yards, 2:31.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Charcandrick West 80-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 11:10. Chiefs 29–0. Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:53.
* DEN – Ronnie Hillman 1-yard run (run failed), 5:27. Chiefs 29–6. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:43.
* DEN – Andre Caldwell 7-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Brandon McManus kick), 1:45. Chiefs 29–13. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:23.

Top passers

* KC – Alex Smith – 17/31, 204 yards, TD
* DEN – Brock Osweiler – 14/24, 146 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

* KC – Charcandrick West – 24 rushes, 69 yards, TD
* DEN – Ronnie Hillman – 11 rushes, 42 yards, TD

Top receivers

* KC – Charcandrick West – 3 receptions, 92 yards, TD
* DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 7 receptions, 71 yards

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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, 29–13.

With the win, the Chiefs went to 4–5, and snapped their seven-game losing streak against the Broncos.

#### Week 11: at San Diego Chargers

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Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

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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 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,837
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Dontari Poe 1-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 2:09. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:26.

Second quarter

* SD – Josh Lambo 52-yard field goal, 12:09. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:00.
* KC – Cairo Santos 28-yard field goal, 5:53. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:16.
* KC – Cairo Santos 24-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 12–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:14.

Third quarter

* KC – Justin Houston 17-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 3:27. Chiefs 19–3.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:11. Chiefs 26–3. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:39.
* KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:32. Chiefs 33–3. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:41.

Top passers

* KC – Alex Smith – 20/25, 253 yards
* SD – Philip Rivers – 19/30, 178 yards, INT

Top rushers

* KC – Spencer Ware – 11 rushes, 96 yards, 2 TD
* SD – Melvin Gordon – 15 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Albert Wilson – 4 receptions, 56 yards
* SD – Stevie Johnson – 7 receptions, 54 yards

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With the huge win, Kansas City went to 5–5, and climbed back into playoff contention.

#### Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills

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Week 12: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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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 °F (2 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,493
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 11:53. Bills 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:07.
* BUF – Sammy Watkins 28-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:04. Bills 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:15.

Second quarter

* KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:57. Bills 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:10.
* BUF – Sammy Watkins 21-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (kick failed, wide right), 2:29. Bills 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:28.
* KC – Jeremy Maclin 41-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 1:48. Bills 16–14. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:41.

Third quarter

* KC – Travis Kelce 15-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 11:15. Chiefs 21–16. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:45.
* KC – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 8:07. Chiefs 24–16. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:35.
* BUF – LeSean McCoy 10-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (pass failed), 3:11. Chiefs 24–22. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:56.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 38-yard field goal, 13:00. Chiefs 27–22. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:11.
* KC – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 3:30. Chiefs 30–22. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:31.

Top passers

* BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 21/38, 291 yards, 3 TD
* KC – Alex Smith – 19/30, 255 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* BUF – LeSean McCoy – 19 rushes, 70 yards
* KC – Spencer Ware – 19 rushes, 114 yards, TD

Top receivers

* BUF – Sammy Watkins – 6 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TD
* KC – Jeremy Maclin – 9 receptions, 160 yards, TD

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With the win, Kansas City went to 6–5.

#### Week 13: at Oakland Raiders

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Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

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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 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 55,010
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* OAK – Latavius Murray 2-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 10:25. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:35.
* KC – Alex Smith 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:58. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:27.

Second quarter

* OAK – Michael Crabtree 25-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:13. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:40.

Third quarter

* KC – Spencer Ware 10-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 9:16. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:44.
* OAK – Lee Smith 5-yard pass from Derek Carr (kick failed, hit left upright), 2:12. Raiders 20–14. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 7:04.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Jeremy Maclin 1-yard pass from Alex Smith (pass failed), 11:17. Tied 20–20. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:41.
* KC – Jeremy Maclin 13-yard pass from Alex Smith (kick failed, wide right), 7:57. Chiefs 26–20. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:11.
* KC – Tyvon Branch 38-yard interception return (Alex Smith–Travis Kelce pass), 3:14. Chiefs 34–20.

Top passers

* KC – Alex Smith – 16/22, 162 yards, 2 TD
* OAK – Derek Carr – 31/48, 283 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

* KC – Charcandrick West – 9 rushes, 35 yards
* OAK – Latavius Murray – 20 rushes, 86 yards, TD

Top receivers

* KC – Jeremy Maclin – 9 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD
* OAK – Amari Cooper – 4 receptions, 69 yards

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With the win, the Chiefs went to 7–5.

#### Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week 14: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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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 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,314
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* No scoring plays.

Second quarter

* KC – Albert Wilson 44-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 1:53. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 5:23.
* KC – Cairo Santos 40-yard field goal, 0:02. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 0:27.

Third quarter

* SD – Josh Lambo 30-yard field goal, 5:47. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 6:22.

Fourth quarter

* No scoring plays.

Top passers

* SD – Philip Rivers – 24/43, 263 yards, INT
* KC – Alex Smith – 15/23, 191 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

* SD – Melvin Gordon – 14 rushes, 35 yards
* KC – Charcandrick West – 10 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

* SD – Antonio Gates – 6 receptions, 76 yards
* KC – Albert Wilson – 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD

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With the low-scoring win, the Chiefs went to 8–5 and swept the Chargers for the second straight season.

#### Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens

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Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

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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 °F (5 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,791
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Chris Fischer
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Charcandrick West 38-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 9:13. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:47.
* BAL – Kyle Juszczyk 1-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Justin Tucker kick), 6:30. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:43.
* KC – Tyvon Branch 73-yard fumble return (Cairo Santos kick), 2:49. Chiefs 14–7.

Second quarter

* KC – Jeremy Maclin 13-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 14:56. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:21.
* KC – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 0:50. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:16.
* BAL – Kamar Aiken 48-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Justin Tucker kick), 0:00. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

* No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 32-yard field goal, 6:45. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 8:41.
* KC – Marcus Peters 90-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 4:36. Chiefs 34–14.

Top passers

* KC – Alex Smith – 21/25, 171 yards, TD
* BAL – Jimmy Clausen – 26/45, 282 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* KC – Charcandrick West – 16 rushes, 76 yards, TD
* BAL – Terrance West – 7 rushes, 35 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Travis Kelce – 6 receptions, 73 yards
* BAL – Kamar Aiken – 8 receptions, 128 yards, TD

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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 9–5.

#### Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns

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Week 16: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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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 °F (2 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,115
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Jeremy Maclin 11-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 7:57. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 7:08.
* KC – Cairo Santos 40-yard field goal, 2:24. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:43.

Second quarter

* CLE – Travis Coons 45-yard field goal, 9:02. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:36.
* KC – Travis Kelce 13-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:36. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:03.

Third quarter

* CLE – Isaiah Crowell 10-yard run (Travis Coons kick), 9:21. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:45.

Fourth quarter

* CLE – Travis Coons 36-yard field goal, 8:31. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 21 plays, 62 yards, 12:01.

Top passers

* CLE – Johnny Manziel – 13/32, 136 yards, INT
* KC – Alex Smith – 15/22, 125 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

* CLE – Johnny Manziel – 11 rushes, 108 yards
* KC – Charcandrick West – 14 rushes, 62 yards

Top receivers

* CLE – Gary Barnidge – 3 receptions, 47 yards
* KC – Jeremy Maclin – 5 receptions, 49 yards, TD

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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 10–5 and clinched a playoff spot.

#### Week 17: vs. Oakland Raiders

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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

* Date: January 3, 2016
* Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 37 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,114
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Jeremy Maclin 25-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 10:52. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:08.
* KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:51. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 6:05.

Second quarter

* OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 29-yard field goal, 13:40. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:11.
* OAK – David Amerson 24-yard interception return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 3:27. Chiefs 14–10.

Third quarter

* KC – Punt blocked by D. J. Alexander out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 9:01. Chiefs 16–10.
* KC – Demetrius Harris 15-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 7:03. Chiefs 23–10. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:58.

Fourth quarter

* OAK – Michael Crabtree 31-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 2:01. Chiefs 23–17. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:14.

Top passers

* OAK – Derek Carr – 21/33, 194 yards, TD, INT
* KC – Alex Smith – 14/24, 156 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* OAK – Latavius Murray – 11 rushes, 31 yards
* KC – Spencer Ware – 16 rushes, 76 yards, TD

Top receivers

* OAK – Clive Walford – 4 receptions, 46 yards
* KC – Jeremy Maclin – 3 receptions, 54 yards, TD

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With their 10th straight win, the Chiefs ended their season at 11–5. 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.

### Standings

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#### Division

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK
(1) Denver Broncos | 12  | 4  | 0  | .750  | 4–2  | 8–4  | 355  | 296  | W2
(5) Kansas City Chiefs | 11  | 5  | 0  | .688  | 5–1  | 10–2  | 405  | 287  | W10
Oakland Raiders | 7  | 9  | 0  | .438  | 3–3  | 7–5  | 359  | 399  | L1
San Diego Chargers | 4  | 12  | 0  | .250  | 0–6  | 3–9  | 320  | 398  | L2

#### Conference

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Division Leaders
1[a] | Denver Broncos | West  | 12  | 4  | 0  | .750  | 4–2  | 8–4  | .500  | .479  | W2
2[a] | New England Patriots | East  | 12  | 4  | 0  | .750  | 4–2  | 9–3  | .473  | .448  | L2
3[a] | Cincinnati Bengals | North  | 12  | 4  | 0  | .750  | 5–1  | 9–3  | .477  | .406  | W1
4  | Houston Texans | South  | 9  | 7  | 0  | .563  | 5–1  | 7–5  | .496  | .410  | W3
Wild Cards
5  | Kansas City Chiefs | West  | 11  | 5  | 0  | .688  | 5–1  | 10–2  | .496  | .432  | W10
6[b] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North  | 10  | 6  | 0  | .625  | 3–3  | 7–5  | .504  | .463  | W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[b] | New York Jets | East  | 10  | 6  | 0  | .625  | 3–3  | 7–5  | .441  | .388  | L1
8[c] | Buffalo Bills | East  | 8  | 8  | 0  | .500  | 4–2  | 7–5  | .508  | .438  | W2
9[c] | Indianapolis Colts | South  | 8  | 8  | 0  | .500  | 4–2  | 6–6  | .500  | .406  | W2
10  | Oakland Raiders | West  | 7  | 9  | 0  | .438  | 3–3  | 7–5  | .512  | .366  | L1
11  | Miami Dolphins | East  | 6  | 10  | 0  | .375  | 1–5  | 4–8  | .469  | .469  | W2
12[d] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South  | 5  | 11  | 0  | .313  | 2–4  | 5–7  | .473  | .375  | L3
13[d] | Baltimore Ravens | North  | 5  | 11  | 0  | .313  | 3–3  | 4–8  | .508  | .425  | L1
14  | San Diego Chargers | West  | 4  | 12  | 0  | .250  | 0–6  | 3–9  | .527  | .328  | L2
15[e] | Cleveland Browns | North  | 3  | 13  | 0  | .188  | 1–5  | 2–10  | .531  | .271  | L3
16[e] | Tennessee Titans | South  | 3  | 13  | 0  | .188  | 1–5  | 1–11  | .492  | .375  | L4
Tiebreakers[f]

1. ^ a b c Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based
on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against
the same four teams was 2–3.
2. ^ a b Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative
record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2.
3. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.
4. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory.
5. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
6. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

## Postseason

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See also: 2015–16 NFL playoffs

### Schedule

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Divisional | January 16 | at New England Patriots (2)  | L 20–27  | 1–1  | Gillette Stadium | Recap

### Game summaries

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#### AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Houston Texans

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AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Kansas City Chiefs at (4) Houston Texans – Game summary

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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

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Knile Davis 106-yard kickoff return (Cairo Santos kick), 14:49. Chiefs 7–0.

Second quarter

* KC – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 12:50. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:30.
* KC – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 7:06. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:29.

Third quarter

* KC – Chris Conley 9-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 4:35. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 5:23.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Spencer Ware 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 14:56. Chiefs 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:13.
* KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 3:59. Chiefs 30–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:13.

Top passers

* KC – Alex Smith – 17/22, 190 yards, TD, INT
* HOU – Brian Hoyer – 15/34, 136 yards, 4 INT

Top rushers

* KC – Spencer Ware – 16 rushes, 67 yards, TD
* HOU – Alfred Blue – 17 rushes, 99 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 128 yards
* HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 6 receptions, 69 yards

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The Texans, who won the AFC South division with a 9–7 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 City’s first playoff win since 1993, ironically in The Astrodome.

#### AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) New England Patriots

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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 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,829
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* NE – Rob Gronkowski 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:23. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:37.
* KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 1:52. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 17 plays, 64 yards, 8:31.

Second quarter

* NE – Tom Brady 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:23. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 5:36.
* KC – Cairo Santos 32-yard field goal, 0:12. Patriots 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:11.

Third quarter

* NE – Rob Gronkowski 16-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 8:24. Patriots 21–6. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:07.
* KC – Albert Wilson 10-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 2:12. Patriots 21–13. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:12.

Fourth quarter

* NE – Stephen Gostkowski 40-yard field goal, 14:46. Patriots 24–13. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:26.
* NE – Stephen Gostkowski 32-yard field goal, 10:20. Patriots 27–13. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:06.
* KC – Charcandrick West 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:13. Patriots 27–20. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 5:16.

Top passers

* KC – Alex Smith – 29/50, 246 yards, TD
* NE – Tom Brady – 28/42, 302 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* KC – Charcandrick West – 17 rushes, 61 yards, TD
* NE – Steven Jackson – 6 rushes, 16 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Jason Avant – 4 receptions, 69 yards
* NE – Julian Edelman – 10 receptions, 100 yards

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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 27–13 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.

## References

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1. ^ "Chiefs earn playoff berth with win over Browns". NFL.com.
2. ^ "Chiefs clinch playoffs on nailbiter, win ninth straight after 1-5 start". Sports.Yahoo.com.

## External links

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