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2015 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt Family
General managerJohn Dorsey
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record1–3
Division place4th AFC West
Uniform

The 2015 Kansas City Chiefs season is the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League, the 56th overall and the third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Andy Reid and John Dorsey.

Roster changes

Offseason

Reserve/future free agent contracts

Player Position
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 RB
Fred Williams WR
Jerel Worthy DT

Cuts

Position Player 2015 team
LB Joe Mays New York Jets
DT Vance Walker Denver Broncos
TE Anthony Fasano Tennessee Titans
WR Donnie Avery TBD
WR A. J. Jenkins Dallas Cowboys
WR Dwayne Bowe Cleveland Browns
G Mike McGlynn New Orleans Saints

Trades

Position Player/pick
received
Team Compensation
G Ben Grubbs New Orleans Saints 5th round pick,
2015 NFL draft

Free agents

Position Player Status* 2014 team(s) 2015 team
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 TBD
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/DE 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 Kansas City Chiefs
RB Joe McKnight UFA Kansas City Chiefs TBD
CB Chris Owens UFA Kansas City Chiefs TBD
CB Ron Parker UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
DT 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

2015 draft class

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


Staff

Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
  • President – Mark Donovan
  • General manager – Brett Veach
  • Assistant general manager – Mike Borgonzi
  • Senior vice president of football operations and strategy – 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
  • Assistant director of football administration – Jack Wolov
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
  • 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 quality control – Alex Whittingham
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
Front office
More NFL staffs

Current roster

Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of November 4, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 10 reserve, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt)


Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
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

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff (CT) Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 September 13 12:00 p.m. at Houston Texans W 27–20 1–0 NRG Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 17 7:25 p.m. Denver Broncos L 24–31 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium CBS/NFLN Recap
3 September 28 7:30 p.m. at Green Bay Packers L 28–38 1–2 Lambeau Field ESPN Recap
4 October 4 12:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–36 1–3 Paul Brown Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 11 12:00 p.m. Chicago Bears Arrowhead Stadium Fox
6 October 18 12:00 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings TCF Bank Stadium CBS
7 October 25 12:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Arrowhead Stadium CBS
8 November 1 8:30 a.m. Detroit Lions Wembley Stadium (London, England) Fox
9 Bye
10 November 15 3:25 p.m. at Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High CBS
11 November 22 7:30 p.m. at San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium NBC
12 November 29 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills Arrowhead Stadium CBS
13 December 6 3:05 p.m. at Oakland Raiders O.co Coliseum CBS
14 December 13 12:00 p.m. San Diego Chargers Arrowhead Stadium CBS
15 December 20 12:00 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium CBS
16 December 27 12:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns Arrowhead Stadium CBS
17 January 3 12:00 p.m. Oakland Raiders Arrowhead Stadium CBS
Notes
  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exception of Week 8.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Houston Texans

Week One: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans– Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 13 0027
Texans 6 3 01120

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Two: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs– Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 14 31431
Chiefs 0 14 3724

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 3: at Green Bay Packers

Week Three: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers– Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 71428
Packers 14 10 7738

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Four: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals– Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 000
Bengals 0 0 000

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Five: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs– Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 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
(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

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
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.

References