2001 Kansas City Chiefs

The 2001 Kansas City Chiefs season began with the arrival of the franchise's ninth head coach, Dick Vermeil and ended with a 6–10 record and fourth place in the AFC West.

Along with new coaches joining the team, new additions appeared on the Chiefs' roster, including Running back Priest Holmes and Quarterback Trent Green. Coach Dick Vermeil began to install a powerful offense similar to the one he installed in St. Louis to win Super Bowl XXXIV.

Schedule
In 2001, the Chiefs' regular-season, non-conference opponents were from the NFC East.

*Game originally scheduled for September 16, but was postponed along with all Week 2 games following the September 11 Terrorist Attacks