2018 Kansas City Chiefs

2018 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	The Hunt family
Head Coach	Andy Reid
Home Field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Place	1st AFC West
Playoff Finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 31–13 Lost AFC Championship (Patriots) 37–31 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	TBD
Uniform
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2017	2019

The 2018 Kansas City Chiefs season will be the franchise's upcoming 49th season in the National Football League, the 59th overall, the sixth under head coach Andy Reid, and second under general manager Brett Veach. Template:TOC limit

NFL Top 100

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Rank	Player	Position	Change
24	Travis Kelce	TE	Template:Increase 2
33	Kareem Hunt	RB	NR
40	Tyreek Hill	WR	Template:Decrease 4

Draft

• Main article: 2018 NFL Draft

2018 Kansas City Chiefs Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
2	46	Breeland Speaks	Defensive end	Ole Miss
3	75	Derrick Nnadi	Defensive tackle	Florida State
	100	Dorian O'Daniel	Linebacker	Clemson
4	124	Armani Watts	Safety	Texas A&M
6	196	Tremon Smith	Cornerback	Central Arkansas
	198	Kahlil McKenzie	Defensive tackle	Tennessee

Trades

• The Chiefs traded their first round selection (No. 22 overall), along with their 2017 first and third round selections to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for the Bills' 2017 first-round selection.

• The Chiefs received a third round selection (No. 78 overall) and cornerback Kendall Fuller from the Washington Redskins in exchange for quarterback Alex Smith.

• The Chiefs traded their fifth round selection (159th overall) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for offensive tackle Cameron Erving.

• The Chiefs traded their seventh round selection (240th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for cornerback Kenneth Acker.

• The Chiefs received a seventh round draft selection (233rd overall) from the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for cornerback Marcus Cooper.

• The Chiefs traded cornerback Marcus Peters and their sixth round selection (209th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams for their fourth round selection (124th overall) and their second round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft.

• The Chiefs received a seventh round draft selection (243rd Overall) from the Tennessee Titans in exchange for defensive tackle David King.

• The Chiefs received a 2nd round pick (46th overall) and a 3rd round pick (100th overall) from the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for the Chiefs' 2nd round pick (54th overall) and 3rd round pick (78th overall).

• The Chiefs received a 3rd round pick (75th overall) from the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for their 3rd round pick (86th overall) and their 4th round pick (122nd overall)

• The Chiefs a 6th round pick (198th overall) from the New England Patriots in exchange for two 7th round picks (233rd overall and 243rd Overall)

Staff

Kansas City Chiefs current staff
	Front Office Chairman/CEO - Clark Hunt President - Mark Donovan General Manager - Brett Veach Director of Football Administration - Brandt Tilis Salary Cap & Legal Executive - Chris Shea Director of Player Personnel - Mike Borgonzi Director of College Scouting - Ryne Nutt Assistant Directors of College Scouting - Mike Bradway and Ryan Poles College Scouting Coordinator - Greg Castillo Director of Pro Personnel - Tim Terry Head Coaches Head Coach - Andy Reid Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator - Dave Toub Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator - Eric Bieniemy Quarterbacks - Mike Kafka Running Backs - Greg Lewis Wide Receivers - Joe Bleymaier Tight Ends - Tom Melvin Offensive Line - Andy Heck Assistant Offensive Line - Corey Matthaei Pass Game Analyst/Assistant Quarterbacks - David Giradi Offensive Quality Control - Connor Embree and Porter Ellett			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator - Steve Spagnuolo Defensive Line - Brendan Daly Linebackers - Matt House Outside Linebackers - Ken Flajole Defensive Backs - Dave Merritt Defensive Backs/Cornerbacks - Sam Madison Defensive Assistant - Donald D'Alesio Defensive Quality Control - Alex Whittingham Special Teams Coaches Assistant Special Teams - Andy Hill Coaching Support Staff Statistical Analysis Coordinator - Mike Frazier Director of Video Operations - Pat Brazil Assistant Director of Video Operations - Ken Radino Video Assistants - Colin Clark and Josh Schmidt Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning - Barry Rubin Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Travis Crittenden Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Tyler Judkins Sports Science/Conditioning - Ryan Reynolds → Coaching Staff → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Kansas City Chiefs current roster
Quarterbacks  4 Chad Henne  15 Patrick Mahomes Running Backs 25 Clyde Edwards-Helaire 34 Darwin Thompson 31 Darrel Williams Wide Receivers 17 Mecole Hardman 10 Tyreek Hill 19 Marcus Kemp 11 Demarcus Robinson 13 Byron Pringle Tight Ends 48 Nick Keizer 83 Ricky Seals-Jones 87 Travis Kelce 82 Deon Yelder		Offensive Linemen 65 Jordan Devey G 76 Laurent Duvernay-Tardif G 79 Parker Ehinger G 75 Cameron Erving T 72 Eric Fisher T 64 Dillon Gordon T 60 Ryan Hunter (R) 73 Tejan Koroma C (R) 66 Kahlil McKenzie G (R) 61 Mitch Morse C 67 Jimmy Murray C (R) 71 Mitchell Schwartz T 68 Bentley Spain T (R) 70 Brian Witzmann G 77 Andrew Wylie T Defensive Linemen 97 Allen Bailey DE 90 Stefan Charles NT 74 Justin Hamilton NT 94 Jarvis Jenkins DE 95Chris Jones DE 96 Dee Liner NT (R) 93 T.Y. McGill NT 91Derrick Nnadi NT (R) 98 Xavier Williams NT		Linebackers 60 Raymond Davison ILB (R) 45Ukeme Eligwe ILB / DB 55 Dee Ford OLB 53 Anthony Hitchens ILB 54 Tyrone Holmes OLB 50 Justin Houston OLB 92 Tanoh Kpassagnon OLB / DE 65 Robert McCray OLB (R) 56 Ben Nieman ILB (R) 44 Dorian O'Daniel ILB (R) 59 Reggie Ragland ILB 48 Terrance Smith ILB / DB 57 Breeland Speaks OLB (R) 51 Frank Zombo OLB		Defensive Backs 24 David Amerson CB 43 Makinton Dorleant CB 47 Step Durham CB (R) 22 Robert Golden SS 6 Ashton Lampkin CB 34 Leon McQuay III SS 21 Eric Murray FS 20 Steven Nelson CB 30 Keith Reaser CB 26 Will Redmond CB 39 Tremon Smith CB (R) 49 Daniel Sorensen SS 38 Arrion Springs CB (R) 46 Jordan Sterns SS 40 D'Montre Wade CB (R) 25 Armani Watts FS (R) Special Teams 7Harrison Butker K 9 Dustin Colquitt P 41 James Winchester LS Reserve Squad -- Davon Grayson WR (R / IR) 9 Akeem Hunt FB (PUP) -- John David Moore FB(R / IR) Unrestricted FAs currently vacant Restricted FAs currently vacant Exclusive-Rights FAs currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated January 19, 2018 Depth Chart • Transactions → More rosters

Preseason

The Chiefs' preseason opponents were announced in April.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 9	Houston	L 10-17	0-1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
2	August 16	at Atlanta	W 28-14	1-1	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
3	August 23	at Chicago	L 20-27	1-2	Soldier Field	Recap
4	August 30	Green Bay	W 33-21	2-2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 9	at LA Chargers	38-28	1-0	Stubhub Center	Recap
2	September 16	at Pittsburgh	42-37	2-0	Heinz Field	Recap
3	September 23	San Francisco	38-27	3-0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	at Denver	27-23	4-0	Mile High	Recap
5	October 7	Jacksonville	14-30	5-0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
6	October 14	at New England	40-43	5-1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
7	October 21	Cincinnati	45-10	6-1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	Denver	30-23	7-1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
9	November 4	at Cleveland	37-21	8-1	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
10	November 11	Arizona	26-14	9-1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	at LA Rams	51-54	9-2	LA Coliseum	Recap
12	Bye
13	December 2	at Oakland	40-33	10-2	Oakland Coliseum	Recap
14	December 9	Baltimore	27-24 (OT)	11-2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
15	December 13	LA Chargers	28-29	11-3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
16	December 23	at Seattle	31-38	11-4	CenturyLink Field	Recap
17	December 30	Oakland	35-3	12-4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exceptions of Week 11 (Monday Night Football) and Week 15 (Thursday Night Football).

Postseason

Schedule

Playoff round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
Wild Card	Bye
Divisional	January 12	Indianapolis (6)	W 31–13	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
AFC Championship	January 20	New England (2)	L 31–37 (OT)	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. #6 Indianapolis Colts

AFC Divisional Playoffs: (#6) Indianapolis Colts at (#1) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 7 0 6 13 Chiefs 14 10 0 7 31 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: January 12, 2019 Game time: 3:35 p.m. CST Game weather: Template:Convert/F, snow Game attendance: 76,765 Referee: John Hussey TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Gamebook Game information First quarter KC – Damien Williams 10-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 10:05. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 3:00. KC – Tyreek Hill 36-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 6:28. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:04. Second quarter KC – Harrison Butker 39-yard field goal, 12:13. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 15 plays, 53 yards, 6:59. IND – Zach Pascal blocked punt recovery in the end zone (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:56. Chiefs 17–7. KC – Patrick Mahomes 4-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 1:40. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:16. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter IND – T. Y. Hilton 29-yard pass from Andrew Luck (kick failed, wide right), 5:31. Chiefs 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 3:04. KC – Darrel Williams 6-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 2:23. Chiefs 31–13. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:08. Top passers IND – Andrew Luck – 18/35, 196 yards, TD KC – Patrick Mahomes – 27/41, 278 yards Top rushers IND – Marlon Mack – 9 rushes, 46 yards KC – Damien Williams – 25 rushes, 129 yards, TD Top receivers IND – T. Y. Hilton – 4 receptions, 60 yards, TD KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 108 yards

AFC Championship: vs. #2 New England Patriots

AFC Championship: (#2) New England Patriots at (#1) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Patriots 7 7 3 14 37 Chiefs 0 0 7 24 31 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: January 20, 2019 Game time: 5:40 p.m. CST Game weather: Template:Convert/F, cloudy Game attendance: 77,034 Referee: Clete Blakeman TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn and Jay Feely Recap, Gamebook Game information First Quarter NE — Sony Michel 6-yard run, (Stephen Gostkowski kick) 6:55. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 8:05 Second Quarter NE — Phillip Dorsett 29-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostowski kick), 0:27. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 2:41 Third Quarter KC — Travis Kelce 12-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 12:56. Patriots 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 2:04 NE — Stephen Gostowski 47-yard field goal, 4:07. Patriots 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:36. Fourth Quarter KC — Damien Williams 1-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 14:51. Patriots 17–14 . Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:11 KC – Damien Williams 23-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 7:45. Chiefs 21–17. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:10. NE – Sony Michel 10-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:32. Patriots 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:13. KC – Damien Williams 2-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 2:03. Chiefs 28–24. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:29. NE – Rex Burkhead 4-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 0:39. Patriots 31–28. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:24. KC – Harrison Butker 39-yard field goal, 0:11. Tied 31–31. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:31. Overtime NE – Rex Burkhead 2-yard run, 10:10. Patriots 37–31. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:52. Top passers NE – Tom Brady – 30/46, 348 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Patrick Mahomes – 16/31, 295 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NE – Sony Michel – 29 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TD KC – Damien Williams – 10 rushes, 30 yards, TD Top receivers NE – Julian Edelman – 7 receptions, 96 yards KC – Sammy Watkins – 4 receptions, 114 yards

External links

• Official website

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