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Key Players Returning:
QB Pat Mahomes, RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, WR/RS Mecole Hardman, WR Tyreek Hill, WR Demarcus Robinson, TE Travis Kelce, OT Martinas Rankin, DE Taco Charlton, DE Frank Clark, DT Derrick Nnadi, DT Chris Jones, LB Willie Gay, LB Anthony Hitchens, LB Ben Niemann, CB Rashad Fenton, CB L’Jarius Sneed, CB Chavarius Ward, FS Daniel Sorenson, FS Juan Thornhill, SS Tyrann Mathieu, KR Byron Pringle, PR Mecole Hardman, PK Harrison Butker, and PT Tommy Townsend.
Key Players Departing:
FB Anthony Sherman (retired), WR Sammy Watkins (Ravens), OC Austin Reiter (UFA), OT Eric Fisher (Colts), OT Mike Remmers (Giants), OT Mitchell Schwartz (UFA), DE Tanoh Kpassagnon (Saints), DE Alex Okafor (UFA), LB Damien Wilson (Jaguars), and CB Bashaud Breeland (UFA).
Key Players Added:
FB Mike Burton (Saints), OC Austin Blythe (Rams), OG Kyle Long (Bears), OG Joe Thuney (Patriots), OT Orlando Brown (Ravens), OT Mike Remmers (Giants), and DT Jarran Reed (Seahawks).
Draft Picks
Round 2: Pick 058 – LB Nick Bolton (Missouri)
Round 2: Pick 063 – OC Creed Humphrey (Oklahoma)
Round 4: Pick 144 – DE Joshua Kaindoh (Florida State)
Round 5: Pick 162 – TE Noah Gray (Duke)
Round 5: Pick 181 – WR Cornell Powell (Clemson)
Round 6: Pick 226 – OG Trey Smith (Tennessee)
2020 Results:
W01 HOUSTON TEXANS W 34-20
W02 at Los Angeles Chargers W | OT 23-20
W03 at Baltimore Ravens W 34-20
W04 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS W 26-10
W05 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS L 32-40
W06 at Buffalo Bills W 26-17
W07 at Denver Broncos W 43-16
W08 NEW YORK JETS W 35-9
W09 CAROLINA PANTHERS W 33-31
W11 at Las Vegas Raiders W 35-31
W12 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27-24
W13 DENVER BRONCOS W 22-16
W14 at Miami Dolphins W 33-27
W15 at New Orleans Saints W 32-29
W16 ATLANTA FALCONS W 17-14
W17 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS L 21-38
DIV CLEVELAND BROWNS W 22-17
AFC BUFFALO BILLS W 38-24
SB vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 9-31
Team Info:
2020 Overall: 14-2 (AFC West Champions/AFC Champions)
Home: 6-2
Away: 8-0
West: 4-2
AFC: 10-2
NFC: 4-0
Head Coach: Andy Reid
Kansas City: 96-37
Career: 238-144-1
Playoffs: 17-15
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Patrick Mahomes (390-588, 4740 yards, 66.3%, 8.1 avg., 38 TD, 6 INT)
Rushing: Clyde Edwards-Helaire (181 car., 803 yards, 4.4 avg., 4 TD)
Receiving: Travis Kelce (105 rec., 1416 yards, 13.5 avg., 11 TD)
Yards After Catch: Travis Kelce (597)
TD’s Scored: Tyreek Hill (17)
Sacks: Chris Jones (7.5)
Tackles: Daniel Sorenson (91)
Interceptions: Tyronn Mathieu (6)
Pass Deflections: Tyronn Mathieu (12)
Tackles For Loss: Frank Clark (8)
Forced Fumbles: Chris Jones/Daniel Sorenson (2)
Kick Returns: Byron Pringle (10 ret., 324 yards, 32.4 avg., 1 TD)
Punt Returns: Mecole Hardman (25 ret., 176 yards, 7.0 avg., 1 TD)
Kicking: Harrison Butker (25-27 fg/fga., 93%, 48-54 xp/xpa., 123 pts.)
Punting: Tommy Townsend (52 punts, 2339 yards, 45.0 avg., 20 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 15 Patrick Mahomes
RB: 25 Clyde Edwards-Helaire
WR: 10 Tyreek Hill
WR: 17 Demarcus Mecole
WR: 11 Demarcus Robinson
TE: 87 Travis Kelce
LT: 74 Martinas Rankin
LG: 62 Joe Thuney
OC: 66 Austin Blythe
RG: 69 Kyle Long
RT: 75 Mike Remmers
KR: 13 Byron Pringle
PK: 7 Harrison Butker
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 90 Tim Ward
DT: 95 Chris Jones
DT: 91 Derrick Nnadi
DE: 55 Frank Clark
LB: 53 Anthony Hitchens
LB: 50 Willie Gay
NB: 38 L’Jarius Sneed
CB: 35 Charvarius Ward
CB: 27 Rashad Fenton
FS: 49 Daniel Sorenson
SS: 32 Tyrann Mathieu
PR: 17 Mecole Harman
PT: 5 Tommy Townsend
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: A
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: B
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returns: A
Punt Returns: B
Kicking: A
Punting: A
Schedule:
09/12 CLEVELAND BROWNS | Kansas City leads the series 14-11-2. The Chiefs won (22-17) last season’s meeting between teams, and their last series loss (7-30) was in 2012.
09/19 at Baltimore Ravens | Kansas City leads the series 7-4. The Chiefs won (34-20) last season’s meeting between teams, and their last series loss (6-9) was in 2012.
09/26 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | Kansas City leads the series 60-50. The Chiefs are 13-7 since 2011, and their last series home win (31-21) was in 2019.
10/03 at Philadelphia Eagles | The series is tied 4-4. The Chiefs won (27-20) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
10/10 BUFFALO BILLS | Kansas City leads the series 20-18. The Chiefs won (26-17, 38-24) both meeting between teams last season, and their last series loss (10-16) was in 2017.
10/17 at Washington Football Team | Kansas City leads the series 9-1. The Chiefs won (29-20) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
10/24 at Tennessee Titans | Kansas City leads the series 22-19. The Chiefs won (35-24) the last meeting between teams in 2019, and their last series loss 32-35) was in 2019.
11/01 NEW YORK GIANTS | Kansas City trails the series 3-11. The Chiefs lost (9-12) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
11/07 GREEN BAY PACKERS | Kansas City leads the series 7-5. The Chiefs lost (24-31) the last meeting between teams in 2019, and their last series win (19-14) was in 2011.
11/14 at Las Vegas Raiders | Kansas City leads the series 60-50-2. The Chiefs are 14-6 since 2011, and their last series road loss (30-31) was in 2017.
11/21 DALLAS COWBOYS | Kansas City trails the series 4-7. The Chiefs lost (17-28) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
12/05 DENVER BRONCOS | Kansas City leads the series 56-54. The Chiefs are 12-8 since 2011, and their last series home loss (24-31) was in 2015.
12/12 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS | The Chiefs last series home win (40-9) was in 2019.
12/16 at Los Angeles Chargers | The Chiefs last series road loss (24-27) was in 2013.
12/26 PITTSBURGH STEELERS | Kansas City trails the series 12-23. The Chiefs won (42-37) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (13-19) was in 2017.
01/02 at Cincinnati Bengals | Kansas City trails the series 14-15. The Chiefs won (45-10) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (21-36) was in 2015.
01/09 at Denver Broncos | The Chiefs last series road loss (17-24) was in 2014.
Predictions:
Home: 8-1
Away: 4-4
DIV: 3-3
AFC: 8-4
NFC: 4-1
Overall: 12-5 (2nd in AFC West – Eliminated in Wild Card by Raiders)
UFA: Unrestricted Free Agent
Series Histories: Histories are from the inception of the first Super Bowl season through present day. Meetings prior to 1966 are not included. Playoff wins are included in the year the season took place. For example, if a team won a wildcard game in January of 2016, the game will be listed under the 2015 season.
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