2024 Kansas City Chiefs season

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The 2024 season is the Kansas City Chiefs' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall and their twelfth under head coach Andy Reid. The Chiefs enter the season as the defending champions for the second straight year and will attempt to become the first team in the Super Bowl era to win three straight Super Bowl championships.

2024 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	The Hunt family
General manager	Brett Veach
Head coach	Andy Reid
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	4–0
Division place	1st AFC West
Uniform

← 2023 Chiefs seasons 2025 →

All transactions below occurred between the day after the Chiefs' final game of the 2023 season and the first game of the 2024 preseason. The only exception is futures contracts which the Chiefs began being signed after the conclusion of the 2023 regular season.

Futures contracts are signed beginning with the conclusion of the previous season. They typically consist of players who spent a portion of the previous season on the practice squad of a team.

2024 Kansas City Chiefs Futures contracts
Player	Position
Ian Book	QB
Isaiah Buggs	DT
Jacob Copeland	WR
Trey Dean	S
Matt Dickerson	DT
Izaiah Gathings	TE
Chukwuebuka Godrick	T
Hassan Hall	RB
Keaontay Ingram	RB
Truman Jones	DE
Kelvin Joseph	CB
Anthony Miller	WR
Chris Oladokun	QB
Deneric Prince	RB
Jordan Smith	DE
Shi Smith	WR
Keith Taylor	CB
Montrell Washington	WR

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Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2023 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired.

2024 Kansas City Chiefs Players lost
Player	Position	Reason	New team
Nick Allegretti	G	UFA	Washington Commanders
Blake Bell	TE	UFA	TBD
Mike Edwards	S	UFA	Buffalo Bills
Jody Fortson	TE	UFA	Miami Dolphins
Blaine Gabbert	QB	UFA	TBD
Willie Gay	LB	UFA	New Orleans Saints
Richie James	WR	UFA	TBD
Jerick McKinnon	RB	UFA	TBD
Donovan Smith	T	UFA	TBD
Tommy Townsend	P	UFA	Houston Texans
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	Released	Buffalo Bills
Prince Tega Wanogho	T	UFA	TBD

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2024 Kansas City Chiefs signings
Player	Position	Previous team
Matt Araiza	P	Buffalo Bills (2022)
Marquise Brown	WR	Arizona Cardinals
Tyree Gillespie	S	Kansas City Chiefs PS
Louis Rees-Zammit	RB	None*
Mike Pennel	DT	Kansas City Chiefs PS
Cornell Powell	WR	Kansas City Chiefs PS
Gerrit Prince	TE	Kansas City Chiefs PS
Irv Smith Jr.	TE	Cincinnati Bengals
Carson Wentz	QB	Los Angeles Rams

* Rees-Zammit was signed via the NFL's International Player Pathway Program from Wales.

Trades below only are for trades that included a player. Draft pick only trades will go in draft section.

2024 Kansas City Chiefs trades
Team	Received	Compensation
Tennessee Titans	7th round selection 2024 NFL draft 3rd round selection 2025 NFL draft	CB L'Jarius Sneed 7th round selection 2024 NFL draft

2024 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	28	Xavier Worthy	WR	Texas	From Buffalo ^[A]
2	63	Kingsley Suamataia	OT	BYU	From San Francisco^[B]
3	95	Traded to Buffalo
4	131	Jared Wiley	TE	TCU
4	133	Jaden Hicks	S	Washington State	Compensatory pick from Buffalo
5	159	Hunter Nourzad	C	Penn State	From Dallas^[C]
	167	Traded to Minnesota^[D]
	173	Traded to San Francisco
6	208	Traded to Las Vegas^[E]
6	211	Kamal Hadden	CB	Tennessee	Compensatory pick from San Francisco
7	221	Traded to Buffalo
	248	C.J. Hanson	OG	Holy Cross	From Buffalo
	252	Traded to Tennessee

Draft trades

^ The Chiefs traded picks 32, 95, and 221 to the Bills in exchange for picks 28, 133, and 248, all in that year's draft.^[3]
^ The Chiefs traded picks 64 & 173 in that year's draft to the 49ers in exchange for picks 63 & 211.^[4]
^ The Chiefs traded a 6th round selection in 2023 to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 5th round selection in the 2024 NFL draft.^[5]
^ The Chiefs traded their 4th round selection in 2023 and a 2024 5th round selection to the Vikings in exchange for a 4th round pick in 2023.^[6]
^ The Chiefs traded a 2024 6th round selection to the Raiders in exchange for defensive tackle Neil Farrell Jr..^[7]

2024 Kansas City Chiefs undrafted free agents
Name	Position	College	Ref.
Emani Bailey	RB	TCU	^[8]
Miles Battle	CB	Utah
Swayze Bozeman	LB	Southern Miss
Phillip Brooks	WR	Kansas State
Reggie Brown	WR	James Madison
Baylor Cupp	TE	Texas Tech
Ethan Driskell	OT	Marshall
Curtis Jacobs	LB	Penn State
Fabien Lovett	DT	Florida State
Griffin McDowell	OT	Chattanooga
McKade Mettauer	G	Oklahoma
Derrick Miller	CB	Kent State
Ryan Rehkow	P	BYU
Christian Roland-Wallace	CB	USC
Carson Steele	RB	UCLA
Nick Torres	G	Villanova
Luquay Washington	LB	Central Connecticut
Jaaron Hayek	WR	Villanova	^[9]
Alex Gubner	DT	Montana	^[10]

**2024 Kansas City Chiefs staff**
	Front office Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt President – Mark Donovan General manager – Brett Veach Assistant general manager – Mike Borgonzi Vice president of football operations/team counsel – Chris Shea Senior director of player personnel – Mike Bradway Director of player personnel/pro – Tim Terry Director of player personnel/college – Ryne Nutt Senior personnel executive – Willie Davis Co-directors of college scouting – Pat Sperduto and David Hinson Head coaches Head coach – Andy Reid Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Dave Toub Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Matt Nagy Pass game coordinator – Joe Bleymaier Quarterbacks – David Girardi Running backs – Todd Pinkston Assistant running backs – Porter Ellett Wide receivers – Connor Embree Tight ends – Tom Melvin Offensive line – Andy Heck Assistant offensive line – Corey Matthaei Offensive assistant – Kevin Saxton Offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks – Dan Williams			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Steve Spagnuolo Defensive line – Joe Cullen Assistant defensive line – Terry Bradden Linebackers/run game coordinator – Brendan Daly Outside linebackers – Rod Wilson Defensive backs – Dave Merritt Safeties – Donald D'Alesio Defensive assistant – Alex Whittingham Defensive quality control – Louie Addazio Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Andy Hill Strength and conditioning Vice President of sports medicine and performance – Rick Burkholder Head strength and conditioning/director of sports science – Ryan Reynolds Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Carbin Assistant strength and conditioning – Tyler Judkins Assistant strength and conditioning – Spencer Reid

**Kansas City Chiefs roster**
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Quarterbacks 15 Patrick Mahomes 11 Carson Wentz Running backs 29 Kareem Hunt 34 Samaje Perine 42 Carson Steele Wide receivers 17 Mecole Hardman 24 Skyy Moore 9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 84 Justin Watson 1 Xavier Worthy Tight ends 89 Jody Fortson 83 Noah Gray 87 Travis Kelce 12 Jared Wiley		Offensive linemen 66 Mike Caliendo G 75 Ethan Driskell T 61 C. J. Hanson G 52 Creed Humphrey C 64 Wanya Morris T 60 Hunter Nourzad C 65 Trey Smith G 76 Kingsley Suamataia T 74 Jawaan Taylor T 62 Joe Thuney G Defensive linemen 97 Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE 51 Mike Danna DE 94 Malik Herring DE 95 Chris Jones DT 56 George Karlaftis DE 91 Derrick Nnadi DT 69 Mike Pennel DT 99 Cameron Thomas DE 92 Marlon Tuipulotu DT 98 Tershawn Wharton DT		Linebackers 32 Nick Bolton MLB 54 Leo Chenal OLB 48 Cole Christiansen OLB 43 Jack Cochrane MLB 44 Cam Jones OLB 23 Drue Tranquill OLB Defensive backs 27 Chamarri Conner FS 6 Bryan Cook FS 21 Jaden Hicks SS 13 Nazeeh Johnson FS 22 Trent McDuffie CB 20 Justin Reid SS 30 Christian Roland-Wallace CB 35 Jaylen Watson CB 2 Joshua Williams CB Special teams 14 Matt Araiza P 7 Harrison Butker K 41 James Winchester LS				Practice squad 40 Emani Bailey RB 55 Swayze Bozeman OLB 26 Deon Bush SS 47 Baylor Cupp TE (Injured) 72 Chukwuebuka Godrick T (Int.) 88 Peyton Hendershot TE 30 Keaontay Ingram RB 31 Nic Jones CB 57 Truman Jones DE 96 Fabien Lovett DT 77 Lucas Niang T 81 Nikko Remigio WR 8 Justyn Ross WR -- Darius Rush CB 29 Eric Scott Jr. CB 39 Keith Taylor CB 80 Montrell Washington WR 19 Bailey Zappe QB Reserve lists 5 Marquise Brown WR (IR) 25 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB (Non-football illness) 70 McKade Mettauer G (IR) 90 Charles Omenihu DE (PUP) 4 Rashee Rice WR (IR) 10 Isiah Pacheco RB (IR) 53 B. J. Thompson DE (Non-football illness) Rookies in italics Roster updated October 3, 2024 Depth chart Transactions 52 active, 7 reserved, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 10	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 13–26	0–1	EverBank Stadium	Recap
2	August 17	Detroit Lions	L 23–24	0–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
3	August 22	Chicago Bears	L 21–34	0–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

Preseason Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

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Game information

First quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 45-yard field goal, 11:58. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:02.
JAX – Travis Etienne 9-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick), 9:40. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 2:18.

Second quarter

JAX – Cam Little 40-yard field goal, 14:10. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:23.
KC – Carson Steele 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 1:55. Tied 10–10. Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 8:23.
JAX – Devin Duvernay 35-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (D'Ernest Johnson run), 0:26. Jaguars 18–10. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:29.
JAX – Mecole Hardman tackled in end zone for a Safety, 0:25. Jaguars 20–10.

Third quarter

JAX – Cam Little 47-yard field goal, 2:23. Jaguars 23–10. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 4:10.

Fourth quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 36-yard field goal, 10:16. Jaguars 23–13. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:07.
JAX – Cam Little 31-yard field goal, 3:21. Jaguars 26–13. Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, :55.

Top passers

KC – Chris Oladokun – 7/10, 85 yards
JAX – C. J. Beathard – 7/14, 125 yards, TD

Top rushers

KC – Carson Steele – 4 rushes, 29 yards, TD
JAX – D'Ernest Johnson – 5 rushes, 31 yards

Top receivers

KC – Nikko Remigio – 3 receptions, 35 yards
JAX – Josiah Deguara – 3 receptions, 42 yards

Preseason Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

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Preseason Week 2: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	12	3	9	24
Chiefs	13	3	0	7	23

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date:
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 73,344
Referee: Land Clark
TV announcers (KSHB): Ari Wolfe, Trent Green and Matt McMullen
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 33-yard field goal, 11:58. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:44.
KC – Harrison Butker 37-yard field goal, 3:21. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:13.
KC – Xavier Worthy 22-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Harrison Butker kick), 1:47. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:26.

Second quarter

DET – Jake Bates 55-yard field goal, 14:12. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:35.
DET – Kaden Davis 61-yard pass from Nate Sudfeld (kick failed, wide left), 6:52. Chiefs 13–9. Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 2:05.
KC – Harrison Butker 56-yard field goal, 4:00. Chiefs 16–9. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:52.
DET – Jake Bates 23-yard field goal, 0:08. Chiefs 16–12. Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 2:05.

Third quarter

DET – Jake Bates 32-yard field goal, 3:15. Chiefs 16–15. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:59.

Fourth quarter

KC – Cornell Powell 64-yard pass from Chris Oladokun (Harrison Butker kick), 9:25. Chiefs 23–15. Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:32.
DET – Hendon Hooker 7-yard run (pass failed), 5:29. Chiefs 23–21. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:56.
DET – Jake Bates 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 24–23. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:44.

Top passers

DET – Nate Sudfeld – 14/27, 196 yards, TD, INT
KC – Chris Oladokun – 6/7, 99 yards, TD

Top rushers

DET – Zonovan Knight – 8 rushes, 36 yards
KC – Deneric Prince – 7 rushes, 47 yards

Top receivers

DET – Isaiah Williams – 6 receptions, 71 yards
KC – Cornell Powell – 1 reception, 64 yards, TD

Preseason Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears

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Preseason Week 3: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	13	14	0	34
Chiefs	0	7	0	14	21

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date:
Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 72,717
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (KCMI): Ari Wolfe, Trent Green and Matt McMullen
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CHI – Tyson Bagent 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 11:23. Bears 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:37.

Second quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 32-yard field goal, 14:06. Bears 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:01.
KC – Carson Steele 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 7:50. Bears 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:07.
CHI – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 0:43. Bears 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 1:43.
CHI – Reddy Steward 48-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 0:22. Bears 20–7.

Third quarter

CHI – Tommy Sweeney 6-yard pass from Austin Reed (Cairo Santos kick), 6:19. Bears 27–7. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 6:01.
CHI – Velus Jones Jr. 39-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:28. Bears 34–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:45.

Fourth quarter

KC – Cornell Powell 7-yard pass from Ian Book (Harrison Butker kick), 10:27. Bears 34–14. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:01.
KC – Baylor Cupp 10-yard pass from Ian Book (Harrison Butker kick), 3:29. Bears 34–21. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:38.

Top passers

CHI – Brett Rypien – 9/13, 106 yards
KC – Ian Book – 6/9, 71 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

CHI – Velus Jones Jr. – 13 rushes, 111 yards, TD
KC – Carson Steele – 4 rushes, 50 yards, TD

Top receivers

CHI – Tyler Scott – 6 receptions, 99 yards
KC – Montrell Washington – 1 reception, 49 yards

Week	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 5	7:40 p.m.^[A]	Baltimore Ravens	W 27–20	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC	Recap
2	September 15	3:25 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–25	2–0	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS	Recap
3	September 22	7:20 p.m.	at Atlanta Falcons	W 22–17	3–0	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	NBC	Recap
4	September 29	3:25 p.m.	at Los Angeles Chargers	W 17–10	4–0	SoFi Stadium	CBS	Recap
5	October 7	7:15 p.m.	New Orleans Saints			Arrowhead Stadium	ESPN
6	Bye
7	October 20	3:25 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium	Fox
8	October 27	3:25 p.m.	at Las Vegas Raiders			Allegiant Stadium	CBS
9	November 4	7:15 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Arrowhead Stadium	ESPN
10	November 10	12:00 p.m.	Denver Broncos			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
11	November 17	3:25 p.m.	at Buffalo Bills			Highmark Stadium	CBS
12	November 24	12:00 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	CBS
13	November 29	2:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Raiders			Arrowhead Stadium	Prime Video
14	December 8	7:20 p.m.	Los Angeles Chargers			Arrowhead Stadium	NBC
15	December 15	12:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns			Huntington Bank Field	CBS
16	December 21	12:00 p.m.	Houston Texans			Arrowhead Stadium	NBC
17	December 25	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers			Acrisure Stadium	Netflix
18	January 4/5	TBD	at Denver Broncos			Empower Field at Mile High	TBD

Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Week 1: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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NFL Kickoff Game

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Derrick Henry 5-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 8:14. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:46.
KC – Xavier Worthy 21-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 5:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:19.

Second quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 32-yard field goal, 13:37. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:07.
KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 5:44. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:55.
BAL – Justin Tucker 25-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 1:41.

Third quarter

KC – Isiah Pacheco 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 11:28. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:32.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Isaiah Likely 49-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 14:47. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:50.
KC – Xavier Worthy 35-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 10:25. Chiefs 27–17. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:22.
BAL – Justin Tucker 32-yard field goal, 4:54. Chiefs 27–20. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:31.

Top passers

BAL – Lamar Jackson – 26/41, 273 yards, TD
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 20/28, 291 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

BAL – Lamar Jackson – 16 rushes, 122 yards
KC – Isiah Pacheco – 15 rushes, 45 yards, TD

Top receivers

BAL – Isaiah Likely – 9 receptions, 111 yards, TD
KC – Rashee Rice – 7 receptions, 103 yards

Week 2: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	3	13	6	3	25
Chiefs	3	7	7	9	26

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 15
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C)
Game attendance: 73,558
Referee: Alex Kemp
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CIN – Evan McPherson 22-yard field goal, 10:41. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:19.
KC – Harrison Butker 19-yard field goal, 2:11. Tied 3–3. Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards, 8:30.

Second quarter

CIN – Andrei Iosivas 4-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 12:04. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:15.
KC – Rashee Rice 44-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 8:50. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:14.
CIN – Evan McPherson 33-yard field goal, 4:19. Bengals 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:31.
CIN – Evan McPherson 48-yard field goal, 1:33. Bengals 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 1:28.

Third quarter

KC – Wanya Morris 1-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 8:21. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:39.
CIN – Andrei Iosivas 3-yard pass from Joe Burrow (kick failed, wide right), 2:16. Bengals 22–17. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:05.

Fourth quarter

KC – Chamarri Conner 38-yard fumble return (pass failed), 14:40. Chiefs 23–22.
CIN – Evan McPherson 53-yard field goal, 9:28. Bengals 25–23. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 5:12.
KC – Harrison Butker 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 26–25. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 2:35.

Top passers

CIN – Joe Burrow – 23/36, 258 yards, 2 TD
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 18/25, 151 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

CIN – Zack Moss – 12 rushes, 34 yards
KC – Isiah Pacheco – 19 rushes, 90 yards

Top receivers

CIN – Mike Gesicki – 7 receptions, 91 yards
KC – Rashee Rice – 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons

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Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	13	9	0	22
Falcons	7	7	0	3	17

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: September 22
Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT/7:20 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 89 °F (32 °C) (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 72,441
Referee: Tra Blake
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

ATL – Drake London 14-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Younghoe Koo kick), 11:07. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:53.

Second quarter

KC – Rashee Rice 13-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 8:45. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:15.
ATL – Bijan Robinson 1-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 6:37. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:08.
KC – Harrison Butker 53-yard field goal, 2:43. Falcons 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:54.
KC – Harrison Butker 44-yard field goal, 0:06. Falcons 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:26.

Third quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 21-yard field goal, 9:40. Chiefs 16–14. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:20.
KC – JuJu Smith-Schuster 13-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (kick failed, hit right upright), 1:16. Chiefs 22–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:04.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Younghoe Koo 54-yard field goal, 12:52. Chiefs 22–17. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:24.

Top passers

KC – Patrick Mahomes – 26/39, 217 yards, 2 TD, INT
ATL – Kirk Cousins – 20/29, 230 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

KC – Carson Steele – 17 rushes, 72 yards
ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 7 rushes, 32 yards

Top receivers

KC – Rashee Rice – 12 receptions, 110 yards, TD
ATL – Drake London – 6 receptions, 67 yards, TD

The Chiefs’ win was marred by an uncalled pass interference call, with some noting they had also received benefit on questionable calls in the previous weeks.^[12] Others, including Falcons head coach Raheem Morris, noted that the Falcons got the ball back once more before the end of the game. Game referee Tra Blake stated the referee team did not see any pass interference from their angle.

Week 4: at Los Angeles Chargers

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Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	7	3	7	17
Chargers	10	0	0	0	10

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Date: September 29
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C) (fixed roof)
Game attendance: 70,240
Referee: Shawn Smith
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

LAC – Ladd McConkey 7-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 6:16. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 6:36.
LAC – Cameron Dicker 50-yard field goal, 3:53. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, –12 yards, 2:13.

Second quarter

KC – Xavier Worthy 54-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 4:06. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:08.

Third quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 37-yard field goal, 6:26. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:20.

Fourth quarter

KC – Samaje Perine 2-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 6:04. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:12.

Top passers

KC – Patrick Mahomes – 19/29, 245 yards, TD, INT
LAC – Justin Herbert – 16/27, 179 yards, TD

Top rushers

KC – Kareem Hunt – 14 rushes, 69 yards
LAC – J. K. Dobbins – 14 rushes, 32 yards

Top receivers

KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 89 yards
LAC – Ladd McConkey – 5 receptions, 67 yards, TD

Week 5: vs. New Orleans Saints

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Week 5: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	0	0	0	0
Chiefs	0	0	0	0	0

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date:
Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT
Referee: Brad Rogers
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
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AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Kansas City Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000	1–0	3–0	92	72	W4
Los Angeles Chargers	2	2	0	.500	1–1	1–2	68	50	L2
Las Vegas Raiders	2	2	0	.500	0–1	2–1	78	97	W1
Denver Broncos	2	2	0	.500	0–0	1–1	62	55	W2

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Kansas City Chiefs	West	4	0	0	1.000	1–0	3–0	.471	.471	W4
2	Houston Texans	South	3	1	0	.750	2–0	2–0	.500	.333	W1
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	3	1	0	.750	0–0	2–1	.529	.538	L1
4	Buffalo Bills	East	3	1	0	.750	1–0	2–1	.250	.167	L1
Wild cards
5	New York Jets	East	2	2	0	.500	1–0	2–1	.375	.250	L1
6	Indianapolis Colts	South	2	2	0	.500	0–1	1–1	.625	.625	W2
7	Baltimore Ravens	North	2	2	0	.500	0–0	1–2	.688	.625	W2
In the hunt
8	Los Angeles Chargers	West	2	2	0	.500	1–1	1–2	.625	.375	L2
9	Las Vegas Raiders	West	2	2	0	.500	0–1	2–1	.375	.375	W1
10	Denver Broncos	West	2	2	0	.500	0–0	1–1	.647	.556	W2
11	New England Patriots	East	1	3	0	.250	0–1	1–1	.500	.250	L3
12	Tennessee Titans	South	1	3	0	.250	0–0	1–1	.438	.250	W1
13	Cleveland Browns	North	1	3	0	.250	0–0	1–1	.313	.000	L2
14	Miami Dolphins	East	1	3	0	.250	0–1	1–2	.438	.000	L3
15	Cincinnati Bengals	North	1	3	0	.250	0–0	0–2	.563	.250	W1
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	0	4	0	.000	0–1	0–4	.500	.000	L4
Tiebreakers^[a]
^ 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.

^ ^a ^b The game was initially scheduled for 7:20 pm but got delayed due to lightning.^[11]

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