2012 Kansas City Chiefs

The 2012}} [[Kansas City Chiefs season will be the franchise's upcoming 43rd season in the National Football league, the 53rd overall and the first full season under head coach Romeo Crennel, who served as the interim head coach for the final three games of the 2010 season. The Chiefs hope to rebound from their disappointing 7–9 record in 2011 and return to the playoffs.

2012 draft class
NOTES:
 * undefinedSubject to a coin toss to be done at the NFL combine February 22, as the Chiefs finished with the same record and strength of schedule as the Seattle Seahawks.
 * undefined The team acquired an additional seventh-round selection in a trade that sent S Jarrad Page to the New England Patriots.

Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined later in the spring after compensatory selections are awarded.

Schedule
The Chiefs' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

2012 Opponents
Listed below are the Chiefs' opponents for 2012. Exact dates and times will be announced in April.