Key Players Returning:
QB Pat Mahomes, RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, WR/RS Mecole Hardman, WR Tyreek Hill, WR Demarcus Robinson, TE Travis Kelce, DE Taco Charlton, DE Frank Clark, DE Chris Jones, DT Derrick Nnadi, 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, KR/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 Martinas Rankin (UFA), 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 TEXANS W 34-20
W02 @ Chargers W | OT 23-20
W03 @ Ravens W 34-20
W04 PATRIOTS W 26-10
W05 RAIDERS L 32-40
W06 @ Bills W 26-17
W07 @ Broncos W 43-16
W08 JETS W 35-9
W09 PANTHERS W 33-31
W11 @ Raiders W 35-31
W12 @ Buccaneers W 27-24
W13 BRONCOS W 22-16
W14 at Dolphins W 33-27
W15 at Saints W 32-29
W16 FALCONS W 17-14
W17 CHARGERS L 21-38
DIV BROWNS W 22-17
AFC BILLS W 38-24
SB vs. 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
FB: 45 Mike Burton
WR: 10 Tyreek Hill
WR: 17 Mecole Hardman
TE: 87 Travis Kelce
LT: 57 Orlando Brown
LG: 62 Joe Thuney
OC: 52 Creed Humphrey |R|
RG: 65 Trey Smith |R|
RT: 67 Lucas Niang
KR: 17 Mecole Hardman
PK: 7 Harrison Butker
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 95 Chris Jones
DT: 90 Jarran Reed
DT: 91 Derrick Nnadi
DE: 55 Frank Clark
LB: 54 Nick Boltin |R|
LB: 53 Anthony Hitchens
NB: 21 Mike Hughes
CB: 35 Charvarius Ward
CB: 38 L’Jarius Sneed
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 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 @ 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 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 @ Eagles | The series is tied 4-4. The Chiefs won (27-20) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
10/10 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 @ Football Team | Kansas City leads the series 9-1. The Chiefs won (29-20) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
10/24 @ 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 GIANTS | Kansas City trails the series 3-11. The Chiefs lost (9-12) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
11/07 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 @ 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 COWBOYS | Kansas City trails the series 4-7. The Chiefs lost (17-28) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
12/05 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 RAIDERS | The Chiefs last series home win (40-9) was in 2019.
12/16 @ Chargers | The Chiefs last series road loss (24-27) was in 2013.
12/26 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 @ 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 @ Broncos | The Chiefs last series road loss (17-24) was in 2014.
Predictions:
14-3 (1st in AFC West – Eliminated in Super Bowl by Buccaneers)
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 2020, the game will be listed under the 2019 season.
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