2011 Kansas City Chiefs

2011 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Clark Hunt
Head Coach	Todd Haley (fired Dec. 12, 5–8 record) Romeo Crennel (interim; 2–1 record)
General Manager	Scott Pioli
Home Field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Place	4th AFC West
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Tamba Hali LB Derrick Johnson
Team MVP	Derrick Johnson
Team ROY	Justin Houston
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2010	2012

The 2011 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League, the 52nd overall and the third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Todd Haley and Scott Pioli. A 10–6 record in their 2010 season leant high expectations to their 2011 season, but the Chiefs suffered reversed fortunes. A season-ending hand injury to their starting quarterback Matt Cassel in their eighth game of the season proved especially significant. After a 4–4 record with Cassel at the helm, the Chiefs staggered to a 7–9 win-loss record by season end and failed to make the playoffs.

The Chiefs training camp began on July 29 in St. Joseph, MO. The Chiefs played their first preseason game on August 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On September 11, the Chiefs opened their regular season against the Buffalo Bills. They did not earn their first win until Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings. After starting the season 5–8, head coach Todd Haley was fired after a 37–10 loss to the New York Jets. Haley was replaced by defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. Haley became the second Chiefs coach to be fired during a season; the first was Paul Wiggin in 1977.

One bright spot of the season is the first game after Crennel took over as interim head coach. The Chiefs achieved an upset win against the then 13–0 Green Bay Packers to ruin their perfect season hopes; that loss would prove to be the only one the 2011 Packers suffered in their 15–1 regular season record.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Kansas City Chiefs Coaching Changes

Position	Coach	2010 Position	2011 Position
OC	Bill Muir	Kansas City Chiefs OLC	Kansas City Chiefs OC/OLC
OC	Charlie Weis	Kansas City Chiefs OC	Florida Gators OC
QBC	Jim Zorn	Baltimore Ravens QBC	Kansas City Chiefs QBC

Free Agency

Kansas City Chiefs Free Agency

Position	Player	Status*	2010 Team	2011 Team
LB	Charlie Anderson	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	TBD
RB	Jackie Battle	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
WR	Steve Breaston	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	Kansas City Chiefs
CB	Brandon Carr	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
FB	Tim Castille	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	TBD
WR	Keary Colbert	UFA	N/A	Kansas City Chiefs
WR	Terrance Copper	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
TE	Brad Cottam	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	TBD
FB	Mike Cox	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
QB	Brodie Croyle	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Arizona Cardinals
WR	Kevin Curtis	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Tennessee Titans
CB	Travis Daniels	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
DT	Ron Edwards	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Carolina Panthers
OT	Jared Gaither	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Kansas City Chiefs
DE	Wallace Gilberry	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
DT	Kelly Gregg	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Cory Greenwood	EFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Tamba Hali	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
S	Reshard Langford	EFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
CB	Maurice Leggett	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	TBD
FB	Le'Ron McClain	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Kansas City Chiefs
S	Jon McGraw	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
OT	Steve Maneri	RFA	New England Patriots	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Corey Mays	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	TBD
C	Rudy Niswanger	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Detroit Lions
OT	Ryan O'Callaghan	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
S	Sabby Piscitelli	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers & Cleveland Browns	Kansas City Chiefs
TE	Leonard Pope	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
OT	Barry Richardson	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Brandon Siler	UFA	San Diego Chargers	Kansas City Chiefs
DE	Shaun Smith	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Tennessee Titans
LB	Mike Vrabel	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Retired
C	Casey Wiegmann	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
*RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, Franchise: Franchise tag

2011 draft board

• Main article: 2011 NFL Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	26	Jonathan Baldwin	Wide Receiver	Pittsburgh
2	55	Rodney Hudson	Center	Florida State
3	70	Justin Houston	Linebacker	Georgia
3	86	Allen Bailey	Defensive End	Miami (FL)
4	118	Jalil Brown	Cornerback	Colorado
5	135	Ricky Stanzi	Quarterback	Iowa
5	140	Gabe Miller	Linebacker	Oregon State
6	199	Jerrell Powe	Nose Tackle	Mississippi
7	223	Shane Bannon	Running back	Yale

^{^[a]} The Chiefs traded their original first-round selection (#21) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the first-round selection (#27) which the Browns had previously acquired from Atlanta, and Cleveland's third-round selection (#70 overall).Template:Category handler/numbered^{[citation needed]}

^{^[b]} The Baltimore Ravens originally held the 26th pick, but they did not submit their pick in the allotted ten minutes which allowed Kansas City to pick ahead of them.

^{^[c]} The Chiefs traded their original sixth-round selection (#187 overall) and DT Alex Magee to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for the fifth-round selection which the Buccaneers had previously acquired from Denver.Template:Category handler/numbered^{[citation needed]}

^{^[d]} The Chiefs swapped fifth-round selections with the Detroit Lions (the Chiefs originally held the #154 overall selection), after the Lions were found guilty of tampering with Chiefs' players.Template:Category handler/numbered^{[citation needed]}

^{^[e]} Compensatory selection.

Preseason

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	NFL.com recap
		Final score	Team record
August 12	Tampa Bay	L 0–25	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
August 19	at Baltimore	L 13–31	0–2	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
August 26	St. Louis	L 10–14	0–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
September 1	at Green	L 19–20	0–4	Lambeau Field	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	NFL.com recap
			Score	Record
1	September 11	Buffalo	L 7–41	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	at Detroit	L 3–48	0–2	Ford Field	Recap
3	September 25	at San Diego	L 17–20	0–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	Minnesota	W 22–17	1–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	at Indianapolis	W 28–24	2–3	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
6	Bye week
7	October 23	at Oakland	W 28–0	3–3	O.co Coliseum	Recap
8	October 31	San Diego	W 23–20 (OT)	4–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	Miami	L 3–31	4–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	Denver	L 10–17	4–5	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at New England	L 3–34	4–6	Gillette Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	Pittsburgh	L 9–13	4–7	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	at Chicago	W 10–3	5–7	Soldier Field	Recap
14	December 11	at NY Jets	L 10–37	5–8	MetLife Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	Green Bay	W 19–14	6–8	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Oakland	L 13–16 (OT)	6–9	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	at Denver	W 7–3	7–9	Mile High	Recap

Final standings

Template:2011 AFC West standings

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week One: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Bills 14 6 14 7 41 Chiefs 0 7 0 0 7 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: September 11 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 75° F, Sunny Game attendance: 68,755 Referee: Scott Green TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon Template:Category handler/numbered[citation needed] Game information First quarter BUF - Scott Chandler 4 yd. TD reception from Ryan Fitzpatrick, R. Lindell XP good (BUF 7-0) BUF - Stevie Johnson 27 yd. TD reception from Ryan Fitzpatrick, R. Lindell XP good (BUF 14-0) Second quarter BUF - Rian Lindell 29 yd. FG (BUF 17-0) BUF - Rian Lindell 38 yd. FG (BUF 20-0) KC - Jamaal Charles 6 yd. TD reception from Matt Cassel, R. Succop XP good (BUF 20-7) Third quarter BUF - Scott Chandler 11 yd. TD reception from Ryan Fitzpatrick, R. Lindell XP good (BUF 27-7) BUF - Donald Jones 4 yd. TD reception from Ryan Fitzpatrick, R. Lindell XP good (BUF 34-7) Fourth quarter BUF - C.J. Spiller 9 yd. TD run, R. Lindell XP good (BUF 41-7) Top passers BUF – Ryan Fitzpatrick 17/25, 208 yards, 4 TDs KC – Matt Cassel 22/36, 119 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson 20 attempts, 112 yards KC – Jamaal Charles 10 attempts, 56 yards Top receivers BUF – Scott Chandler 5 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TDs KC – Dexter McCluster 5 receptions, 25 yards Top tacklers BUF – Bryan Scott 8 tackles, 1 sack KC – Jon McGraw 8 tackles

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week Two: Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 3 0 0 0 3 Lions 7 13 7 21 48 at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan Date: September 18 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) Game attendance: 60,040 Referee: Tony Corrente TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Randy Cross Recap Gamebook Game information First quarter DET - Calvin Johnson 15 yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), Lions 7–0, Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:43. KC - Ryan Succop 33 yard field goal, Lions 7–3, Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:50. Second quarter DET - Tony Scheffler 36 yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), Lions 14–3, Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:28. DET - Jason Hanson 51 yard field goal, Lions 17–3, Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:24. DET - Jason Hanson 28 yard field goal, Lions 20–3, Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:24 Third quarter DET - Calvin Johnson 1 yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), Lions 27–3, Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:53. Fourth quarter DET - Jahvid Best 9 yard pass from Matt Stafford, Lions 34–3, Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:11. DET - Jahvid Best 1 yard run (Jason Hanson kick), Lions 41–3, Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:37. DET - Keiland Williams 1 yard run (Jason Hanson kick), Lions 48–3, Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:40. Top passers KC - Matt Cassel - 15/22, 133 yards, 0 touchdowns, 3 interceptions DET - Matthew Stafford - 23/39, 294 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception Top rushers KC - Dexter McCluster - 8 carries, 51 yards DET - Jahvid Best - 16 carries, 57 yards, 1 touchdown Top receivers KC - Dwayne Bowe - 5 receptions, 101 yards DET - Nate Burleson - 7 receptions, 93 yards Top tacklers KC - Jon McGraw - 5 tackles, 5 assists DET - Justin Durant - 8 tackles, 3 assists

Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

Week Three: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 0 0 7 10 17 Chargers 0 10 7 3 20 at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California Date: September 25 Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT Game weather: 67° F (Partly Cloudy) Game attendance: 62,236 Referee: Walt Coleman TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Template:Category handler/numbered[citation needed] Game information First quarter No Scoring Second quarter SD - Ryan Mathews 2 Yd Run (Nick Novak Kick) Chargers 7-0 SD - Nick Novak 35 Yd Field Goal Chargers 10-0 Third quarter KC - Dwayne Bowe 4 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop Kick) Chargers 10-7 SD - Ryan Mathews 4 Yd Run (Nick Novak Kick) Chargers 17-7 Fourth quarter KC - Ryan Succop 33 Yd Field Goal Chargers 17-10 KC - Nick Novak 41 Yd Field Goal Chargers 20-10 KC - Leonard Pope 1 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop Kick) Chargers 20-17 Top passers KC – Matt Cassel 17/24 176 yards 2 TD's 1 INT SD – Phillip Rivers 24/38 266 yards 0 TD's 2 INT Top rushers KC – Dexter McCluster 9 carries 45 yards SD – Ryan Mathews 21 carries 98 yards 2 TD's Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe 4 receptions 67 yards SD – Vincent Jackson 5 receptions 63 yards Top tacklers KC – Jovan Belcher 8 tackles 2 assist SD – Donald Butler 8 tackles 0 assist

Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Four: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 7 0 3 7 17 Chiefs 3 6 6 7 22 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: October 2 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 65° F, Sunny Game attendance: 72,931 Referee: Bill Leavy TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, & Tim Brewster Template:Category handler/numbered[citation needed] Game information First quarter KC - Ryan Succop 40 Yd Field Goal, Chiefs 3-0 MIN - Devin Aromashodu 34 Yd Pass From Donovan McNabb (Ryan Longwell Kick) Vikings 7-3 Second quarter KC - Ryan Succop 24 Yd Field Goal Vikings 7-6 KC - Ryan Succop 51 Yd Field Goal Chiefs 9-7 Third quarter MIN - Ryan Longwell 33 Yd Field Goal Vikings 10-9 KC - Ryan Succop 54 Yd Field Goal Chiefs 12-10 KC - Ryan Succop 22 Yd Field Goal Chiefs 15-10 Fourth quarter KC - Dwayne Bowe 52 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop Kick) Chiefs 22-10 MIN - Michael Jenkins 1 Yd Pass From Donovan McNabb (Ryan Longwell Kick) Chiefs 22-17 Top passers MIN – Donovan McNabb 18/30 202 yards 2 TD's 1 INT KC – Matt Cassel 18/29 260 yards 1 TD's 0 INT Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson 23 carries 80 yards KC – Thomas Jones 11 carries 37 yards Top receivers MIN – Visanthe Shiancoe 6 receptions 58 yards KC – Dwayne Bowe 5 receptions 107 yards 1 TD Top tacklers MIN – Husain Abudallah 5 tackles 1 assist KC – Tamba Hali 6 tackles 1 assist

Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Five: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 0 14 7 7 28 Colts 7 17 0 0 24 at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Date: October 9 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 72° F, Sunny (retractable roof open) Game attendance: 65,088 Referee: Carl Cheffers TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – Matt Cassel – 21/29, 257 yards, 4 touchdowns, 0 interceptions IND – Curtis Painter – 15/27, 277 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions Top rushers KC – Jackie Battle – 19 rushes, 119 yards, 0 touchdowns IND – Donald Brown – 8 rushes, 38 yards, 0 touchdowns Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 touchdowns IND – Pierre Garçon – 5 receptions, 125 yards, 2 touchdowns Top tacklers KC – Derrick Johnson (8) IND – Pat Angerer (15)

Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

Week Seven: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 14 0 7 7 28 Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California Date: October 23 Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT Game weather: 79° F, Sunny Game attendance: 57,361 Referee: Jeff Triplette TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – Matt Cassel - 15/30 for 161 yards, 2 INT OAK – Carson Palmer - 8/21 for 116 yards, 3 INT Top rushers KC – Jackie Battle - 16 carries for 76 yards OAK – Michael Bush - 17 carries for 99 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe - 6 receptions for 76 yards OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey - 5 receptions for 89 yards Top tacklers KC – Derrick Johnson - 13 tackles OAK – Stanford Routt - 10 tackles

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 0 3 9 8 20 Chiefs 10 3 0 7 23 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: October 31 Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT Game weather: 63° F, Clear Game attendance: 72,733 Referee: Alberto Riveron TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Rachel Nichols Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SD – Philip Rivers - 26/41 for 369 yards, 2 INT KC – Matt Cassel - 15/30 for 261 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – Ryan Mathews - 13 Carries for 57 yards KC – Jackie Battle - 19 Carries for 70 yards, 1 TD Top receivers SD – Malcom Floyd - 5 Receptions for 107 yards KC – Jon Baldwin - 5 Receptions for 82 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers SD – Donald Butler - 9 Tackles KC – Derrick Johnson 13 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 INT

Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Nine: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 7 7 14 3 31 Chiefs 3 0 0 0 3 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: November 6 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 62° F, Cloudy Game attendance: 72,263 Referee: Walt Anderson TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers MIA – KC – Top rushers MIA – KC – Top receivers MIA – KC – Top tacklers MIA – KC –

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Ten: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 7 3 0 7 17 Chiefs 0 0 7 3 10 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: November 13 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 67° F, Sunny Game attendance: 72,908 Referee: Ron Winter TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker Template:Category handler/numbered[citation needed] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DEN – KC – Top rushers DEN – KC – Top receivers DEN – KC – Top tacklers DEN – KC –

Week 11: at New England Patriots

Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 3 0 0 0 3 Patriots 0 10 17 7 34 at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Date: November 21 Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST Game weather: 33° F, Clear and cold Game attendance: 68,756 Referee: Clete Blakeman TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Suzy Kolber Template:Category handler/numbered[citation needed] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – NE – Top rushers KC – NE – Top receivers KC – NE – Top tacklers KC – NE –

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Twelve: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 13 0 0 13 Chiefs 3 3 0 3 9 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: November 27 Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST Game weather: 32° F, (Clear) Game attendance: 72,173 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Game information First quarter KC - Ryan Succop 41 Yd Field Goal Chiefs 3-0 Second quarter PIT - Shaun Suisham 21 Yd Field Goal Tied 3-3 PIT - Weslye Saunders 2 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham Kick) Steelers 10-3 KC - Ryan Succop 49 Yd Field Goal Steelers 10-6 PIT - Shaun Suisham 49 Yd Field Goal Steelers 13-6 Third quarter No Scoring Fourth quarter KC - Ryan Succop 40 Yd Field Goal Steelers 13-9 Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger - 21/31, 193 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT KC – Tyler Palko - 18/28. 167 yards, 3 INT Top rushers PIT – Rashard Mendenhall - 17 Rushes, 57 Yards KC – Thomas Jones - 13 Rushes, 37 Yards Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown - 4 Receptions, 81 Yards KC – Dwayne Bowe - 7 Receptions, 69 Yards Top tacklers PIT – Ryan Mundy – 7 tackles, 3 assists KC – Derrick Johnson - 8 tackles, 1 assist

Hoping to snap a three-game losing streak, the Chiefs went home for a Week 12 Sunday night duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kansas City delivered the game's first punch in the opening quarter with a 41-yard field goal from kicker Ryan Succop. The Steelers would answer in the second quarter with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 21-yard field goal, followed by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completing a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Weslye Saunders. The Chiefs would reply with a 49-yard field goal from Succop, but Pittsburgh would close out the half with Suisham booting a 49-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, Kansas City began to chip away at their deficit in the fourth quarter with a 40-yard field goal from Succop. However, the Steelers' defense held on to preserve the win.Template:Category handler/numbered^{[citation needed]}

With the loss, the Chiefs fell to 4-7.

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 0 7 3 0 10 Bears 0 3 0 0 3 at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Date: December 4 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 46° F, Cloudy, wind gusts to 26 mph, temps to mid 40's Game attendance: 61,973 Referee: Jerome Boger TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – CHI – Top rushers KC – CHI – Top receivers KC – CHI – Top tacklers KC – CHI –

Week 14: at New York Jets

Week Fourteen: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 3 0 0 7 10 Jets 7 21 7 2 37 at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Date: December 11 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 37° F, Sunny Game attendance: 79,088 Referee: Terry McAulay TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – NYJ – Top rushers KC – NYJ – Top receivers KC – NYJ – Top tacklers KC – NYJ –

Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Fifteen: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 7 7 14 Chiefs 6 0 3 10 19 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: December 18 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 50° F, Sunny Game attendance: 74,093 Referee: Gene Steratore TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 17/35, 235 yards, 1 TD KC – Kyle Orton – 23/31, 299 yards Top rushers GB – Ryan Grant – 12 rushes, 66 yards KC – Thomas Jones – 15 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers GB – Jermichael Finley – 3 receptions, 83 yards KC – Leonard Pope – 2 receptions, 72 yards Top tacklers GB – Charles Woodson – 10 tackles KC – Derrick Johnson – 7 tackles

In one of the biggest upsets of the year, the Chiefs beat the heavily favored Green Bay Packers, ending their hopes of a perfect season, and held Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to worse game, statistically, of the season holding him to 235 yards 48.6 completion percentage and his only game of the season without multiple passing touchdowns.

Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Sixteen: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 3 0 7 3 16 Chiefs 3 0 3 7 13 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: December 24 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 38° F, Sunny Game attendance: 70,803 Referee: Mike Carey TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers OAK – KC – Top rushers OAK – KC – Top receivers OAK – KC – Top tacklers OAK – KC –

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Week Seventeen: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 7 0 0 0 7 Broncos 0 0 3 0 3 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado Date: January 1 Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST Game weather: 35° F, Sunny Game attendance: 76,005 Referee: Pete Morelli TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz & Phil Simms Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – Kyle Orton - 15/29 for 180 yards DEN – Tim Tebow - 6/22 for 60 yards, 1 INT Top rushers KC – Dexter McCluster - 12 Carries for 61 yards, 1 TD DEN – Willis McGahee - 28 Carries for 145 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe - 6 Receptions for 93 yards DEN – Demaryius Thomas - 3 Receptions for 34 yards Top tacklers KC – Elvis Dumervil - 8 Tackles DEN – Justin Houston - 7 Tackles, 1.5 Sacks, 1 FFR

Staff

Kansas City Chiefs 2011 staff
	Front Office Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt President – Mark Donovan General Manager – Scott Pioli Assistant General Manager – Joel Collier Director of Pro Personnel – Ray Farmer Director of College Scouting – Phil Emery Director of Football Administration – Trip MacCracken Head Coaches Interim Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Romeo Crennel Assistant Head Coach – Maurice Carthon Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bill Muir Quarterbacks – Jim Zorn Wide Receivers – Richie Anderson Tight Ends – Bernie Parmalee Assistant Offensive Line – Pat Perles Offensive Quality Control – Nick Sirianni			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Anthony Pleasant Linebackers – Gary Gibbs Defensive Backs – Emmitt Thomas Defensive Quality Control – Otis Smith Defensive Assistant/Assistant Linebackers – Adam Zimmer Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Steve Hoffman Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Mike Clark Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Brent Salazar

Final roster

2011 Kansas City Chiefs final roster
	Quarterbacks  8 Kyle Orton  4 Tyler Palko 13 Ricky Stanzi Running backs 32 Shaun Draughn 20 Thomas Jones 44 Le'Ron McClain FB 22 Dexter McCluster WR 26 Jackie Battle Wide receivers 89 Jonathan Baldwin 82 Dwayne Bowe 15 Steve Breaston 10 Terrance Copper 11 Jeremy Horne 83 Jerheme Urban Tight ends 88 Anthony Becht 85 Jake O'Connell 45 Leonard Pope		Offensive linemen 76 Branden Albert T 73 Jon Asamoah G 61 Rodney Hudson C/G 65 Ryan Lilja G 68 Steve Maneri T 70 David Mims T 67 Barry Richardson T 62 Casey Wiegmann C Defensive linemen 97 Allen Bailey DE 90 Brandon Bair DE 72 Glenn Dorsey DE 92 Wallace Gilberry DE 99 Amon Gordon NT 77 Kelly Gregg NT 94 Tyson Jackson DE 95 Jerrell Powe NT		Linebackers 59 Jovan Belcher ILB 93 Cory Greenwood ILB 91 Tamba Hali OLB 50 Justin Houston OLB 56 Derrick Johnson ILB 55 Cameron Sheffield OLB 96 Andy Studebaker OLB 53 Demorrio Williams ILB Defensive backs 21 Javier Arenas CB/RS 30 Jalil Brown CB/FS 39 Brandon Carr CB 34 Travis Daniels CB 24 Brandon Flowers CB 48 Reshard Langford SS 23 Kendrick Lewis FS 47 Jon McGraw FS 42 Sabby Piscitelli FS 27 Donald Washington SS Special teams  2 Dustin Colquitt P 43 Thomas Gafford LS  6 Ryan Succop K		Reserve lists 26 Jackie Battle RB (IR) 29 Eric Berry SS (IR)  7 Matt Cassel QB (IR) 25 Jamaal Charles RB (IR) 51 Gabe Miller OLB (IR) 81 Tony Moeaki TE (IR) 75 Ryan O'Callaghan OT (IR) 52 Brandon Siler ILB (IR) Practice squad 40 Shane Bannon FB (Injured) 60 Rob Bruggeman C 57 Caleb Campbell OLB/SS 66 Darryl Harris G 31 Quinten Lawrence CB 84 Jamar Newsome WR 74 Luke Patterson DE/OT 98 Anthony Toribio NT Rookies in italics 53 Active, 8 Inactive, 8 Practice squad