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2017 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt family
General managerBrett Veach
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishTBD Wildcard Playoffs vs Titans
Pro Bowlers
Uniform

The 2017 Kansas City Chiefs season is the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League, the 55th as the Kansas City Chiefs, the 58th overall, the fifth under head coach Andy Reid, and first under general manager Brett Veach.

Season notes

General manager John Dorsey was fired on June 22, 2017.[1] On July 10, the Chiefs promoted co-director of player personnel Brett Veach to general manager.[2] The only other personnel change for the Chiefs that occurred was co-offensive coordinator Brad Childress was promoted to assistant head coach, leaving Matt Nagy as the only offensive coordinator. The Chiefs most notable transaction of the off-season came when they released all-time leading rusher Jamaal Charles after 9 seasons. After being released, Charles signed with the Chiefs division rival, the Denver Broncos. Following the Atlanta Falcons 17–23 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 4, the Chiefs became the last undefeated team left in the NFL for the 4th time in team history, and the 2nd time under Andy Reid, with the previous times being in 2003, 2010, and 2013. After their 5–0 start, the Chiefs lost 6 of their next 7 games, which included losing streaks of 2 and 4 games in between a win over the Broncos. During this stretch, the Chiefs offense struggled, leading to head coach Andy Reid giving play calling duties during games to offensive coordinator Matt Nagy. After four straight losses, the Chiefs won three straight games to win the AFC West for the second consecutive season. It is the first time in franchise history that the Chiefs have won back to back division titles. It will also mark the Chiefs qualifying for the playoffs three consecutive seasons which they have not done since they made six consecutive playoff appearances from 1990 to 1995.[3]

NFL Top 100

The Chiefs had 6 players ranked in NFL Network's annual Top 100 players list, which was tied for the 3rd most.

Rank Player Position Change
13 Eric Berry S Increase 42
26 Travis Kelce TE Increase 65
32 Marcus Peters CB

Increase 33

36 Tyreek Hill WR/KR/PR NR
76 Justin Houston LB Decrease 50
81 Alex Smith QB Steady 0

Transactions

Offseason

Reserve/future free agent contracts

Player Position
Isaiah Battle T
Will Ratelle FB
Julian Wilson CB
Joseph Cheek G
Jordan Devey G
Jimmy Hall S
Cory Johnson NT
Seantavius Jones WR
David King DE
Earl Okine LB
Joel Stave QB
Khaseem Greene LB
Josh James T
Montori Hughes DT
Darrin Reaves RB

Cuts

Position Player 2017 team
RB Jamaal Charles Denver Broncos
DE Jaye Howard Chicago Bears
WR Jeremy Maclin Baltimore Ravens

Free agents

Position Player Status* 2016 Team(s) 2017 Team
S Eric Berry UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
TE Orson Charles UFA Detroit Lions Kansas City Chiefs
LB Reshard Cliett UFA Denver Broncos
New York Jets
Arizona Cardinals
Kansas City Chiefs
WR Kenny Cook ERFA Kansas City Chiefs TBD
RB Knile Davis UFA Kansas City Chiefs Pittsburgh Steelers
TE Gavin Escobar UFA Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs
QB Nick Foles* UFA Kansas City Chiefs Philadelphia Eagles
S Marqueston Huff UFA Jacksonville Jaguars
Baltimore Ravens
Kansas City Chiefs
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste UFA Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs
DE Jarvis Jenkins UFA New York Jets
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
DT Bennie Logan UFA Philadelphia Eagles Kansas City Chiefs
FB Trey Millard ERFA Kansas City Chiefs TBD
P Will Monday UFA Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs
G Mike Person UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
DT Dontari Poe UFA Kansas City Chiefs Atlanta Falcons
DE Kendall Reyes UFA Kansas City Chiefs TBD
LB Marcus Rush UFA Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs
K Cairo Santos RFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
RB C. J. Spiller UFA New Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks
New York Jets
Kansas City Chiefs
S Daniel Sorensen RFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
G Andrew Tiller UFA San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs
WR Albert Wilson RFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
LS James Winchester RFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
*RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent

*Nick Foles had an option on his contract for the 2017 season that the Chiefs declined

Trades

Position Player/Pick
Received
Team Compensation
NA 5th round pick
2017 Draft
New England Patriots TE James O'Shaughnessy
6th round pick 2017 Draft

Draft

2017 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 10 Patrick Mahomes II Quarterback Texas Tech
2 59 Tanoh Kpassagnon Defensive end Villanova
3 86 Kareem Hunt Running back Toledo
4 139 Jehu Chesson Wide Receiver Michigan
5 183 Ukeme Eligwe Linebacker Georgia Southern
6 218 * Leon McQuay III Safety USC
* Compensatory selection

Notes

  • The Chiefs forfeited their original 6th round selection (what would have been the 211th overall selection) as part of their punishment for a violation of the NFL's Anti-Tampering policy during the 2015 free agency period.
  • The Chiefs traded their 1st round selection, (27th overall), their 3rd round selection (91st overall), and their 2018 1st round selection for the Buffalo Bills 1st round selection (10th overall)
  • The Chiefs traded their 3rd round selection (104th overall), 4th round selection (132nd overall), and 7th round selection (245th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings for their 3rd round selection (83rd overall)
  • The Chiefs traded tight end James O'Shaughnessy and their 6th round selection (216th overall) to the New England Patriots for the Patriots 5th round selection (183rd overall)
  • The Chiefs traded two 5th round selections (170th overall and 180th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings for their 4th round selection (139th overall)

Undrafted free agents

Position Player College
T Corin Brooks Texas–Permian Basin
S Devin Chappell Oregon State
WR Gehrig Dieter Alabama
S Damariay Drew California
WR Anas Hasic West Florida
TE Wyatt Houston Utah State
WR Marcus Kemp Hawaii
CB Ashton Lampkin Oklahoma State
G Damien Mama USC
WR Alonzo Moore Nebraska
CB J. R. Nelson Montana
S Jordan Sterns Oklahoma State
WR Tony Stevens Auburn

Players signed from rookie mini camp tryouts

Position Player College
NT Ricky Ali’ifua Utah State
TE Emmanuel Byrd Marshall
RB Devine Redding Indiana
WR Jamari Staples Louisville

Players cut in the offseason before playing for the Chiefs

Position Player
Julian Wilson CB
Jimmy Hall CB
Anas Hasic WR
Wyatt Houston TE
Cory Johnson* DT
Will Ratelle* FB
Darrin Reaves RB
Kelvin Taylor RB
Jamari Staples WR

*Indicates player was on the practice squad during the 2016 season but never on the active roster

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
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
Special teams coaches
  • Assistant special teams – Andy Hill
Coaching support staff
  • Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier
  • Football research analyst – Mark Richards
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

Coaching staff
Management
More NFL staffs

Current roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 22, 2024

90 active (+1 exempt)

AFC rostersNFC rosters

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 11 San Francisco 49ers L 17–27 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 August 19 at Cincinnati Bengals W 30–12 1–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
3 August 25 at Seattle Seahawks L 13–26 1–2 Century Link Field Recap
4 August 31 Tennessee Titans W 30–6 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 7 at New England Patriots W 42–27 1–0 Gillette Stadium Recap
2 September 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–20 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
3 September 24 at Los Angeles Chargers W 24–10 3–0 StubHub Center Recap
4 October 2 Washington Redskins W 29–20 4–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
5 October 8 at Houston Texans W 42–34 5–0 NRG Stadium Recap
6 October 15 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–19 5–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
7 October 19 at Oakland Raiders L 30–31 5–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
8 October 30 Denver Broncos W 29–19 6–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
9 November 5 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–28 6–3 AT&T Stadium Recap
10 Bye
11 November 19 at New York Giants L 9–12 (OT) 6–4 MetLife Stadium Recap
12 November 26 Buffalo Bills L 10–16 6–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
13 December 3 at New York Jets L 31–38 6–6 MetLife Stadium Recap
14 December 10 Oakland Raiders W 26–15 7–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
15 December 16 Los Angeles Chargers W 30–13 8–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
16 December 24 Miami Dolphins W 29–13 9–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
17 December 31 at Denver Broncos W 27–24 10–6 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Playoff round Date Kickoff (CST) Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Wild Card January 6, 2018 3:35 p.m. Tennessee Titans (5) Arrowhead Stadium ESPN/ABC

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: at New England Patriots

NFL Kickoff Game

Week One: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 7 72142
Patriots 7 10 10027

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Two: Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 0 71020
Chiefs 3 3 71427

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 3: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week Three: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 3 0724
Chargers 7 3 0010

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

Game information

Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Four: Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 10 0 7320
Chiefs 0 7 101229

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 5: at Houston Texans

Week Five: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 20 01942
Texans 0 7 62134

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,835
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Six: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 2 10 0719
Chiefs 3 0 01013

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

Week Seven: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 10 10 10030
Raiders 14 0 71031

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Eight: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 3 10619
Chiefs 14 3 3929

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 76,573
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Nine: Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 10 7017
Cowboys 7 7 7728

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,273
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 11: at New York Giants

Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Chiefs 0 3 0609
Giants 0 6 03312

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Twelve: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 7 6 3016
Chiefs 0 3 7010

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 13: at New York Jets

Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 3 7731
Jets 14 7 61138

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 77,562
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 14: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Fourteen: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 01515
Chiefs 3 13 10026

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 74,461
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week Fifteen: Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 6 7013
Chiefs 3 7 101030

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 7:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 75,011
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 16: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Sixteen: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 10 0013
Chiefs 3 17 3629

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 23 °F (−5 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 65,325
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Jenny Dell
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Week Seventeen: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 7 10327
Broncos 3 7 01424

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Postseason

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (#5) Tennessee Titans

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (#5) Tennessee Titans at (#4) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 000
Chiefs 0 0 000

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Kansas City Chiefs 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 415 339 W4
Los Angeles Chargers 9 7 0 .563 3–3 6–6 355 272 W2
Oakland Raiders 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 301 373 L4
Denver Broncos 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 289 382 L2

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] New England Patriots East 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .484 .466 W3
2[a] Pittsburgh Steelers North 13 3 0 .813 6–0 10–2 .453 .423 W2
3[b] Jacksonville Jaguars South 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 .434 .394 L2
4[b] Kansas City Chiefs West 10 6 0 .625 5–1 8–4 .477 .481 W4
Wild Cards
5[c] Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 .563 5–1 8–4 .434 .396 W1
6[c] Buffalo Bills East 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .492 .396 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c] Baltimore Ravens North 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .441 .299 L1
8[c] Los Angeles Chargers West 9 7 0 .563 3–3 6–6 .457 .347 W2
9 Cincinnati Bengals North 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .465 .321 W2
10[d] Oakland Raiders West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .512 .396 L4
11[d] Miami Dolphins East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .543 .531 L3
12[e] Denver Broncos West 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .492 .413 L2
13[e] New York Jets East 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 .520 .438 L4
14[f] Indianapolis Colts South 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 .480 .219 W1
15[f] Houston Texans South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .516 .375 L6
16 Cleveland Browns North 0 16 0 .000 0–6 0–12 .520 L16
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b New England claimed the No. 1 seed over Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b Jacksonville claimed the No. 3 seed over Kansas City based on conference record.
  3. ^ a b c d Tennessee finished ahead of Buffalo, Baltimore and Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record, claiming the No. 5 seed.
    Buffalo and Baltimore finished ahead of Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record.
    Buffalo claimed the No. 6 seed over Baltimore based on strength of victory.
  4. ^ a b Oakland finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b Denver finished ahead of the New York Jets based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ a b Indianapolis finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head sweep.
  7. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "Chiefs, Dorsey Agree to Part Ways". Chiefs.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Chiefs promote Brett Veach to general manager". NFL.com.
  3. ^ "Chiefs clinch AFC West title after win over Dolphins". NFL.com.

External links