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Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs began life somewhere else entirely. Lamar Hunt founded the franchise in 1960 as the Dallas Texans, a charter member of the American Football League he had created after the NFL refused him an expansion team. Three years of competing with the Cowboys for the same city convinced him to move, and in 1963 the team relocated to Missouri and became the Kansas City Chiefs.

The early years under head coach Hank Stram were the AFL’s best. Kansas City won league championships in 1962, 1966 and 1969, and appeared in two of the first four Super Bowls. They lost the first, to Vince Lombardi’s Packers, in a game Hunt himself had named — he coined “Super Bowl” after watching his children play with a Super Ball. Three years later they returned and beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in Super Bowl IV, the last game played before the AFL-NFL merger took full effect. It remains one of the definitive results in proving the AFL’s quality, and it was the franchise’s last championship for fifty years.

What followed was a long, difficult stretch. The team moved into Arrowhead Stadium in 1972, a venue that would become one of the loudest in world sport — it holds the Guinness record for crowd noise at a stadium — but success was intermittent. Marty Schottenheimer’s teams of the early 1990s were consistently good and rarely more, despite Derrick Thomas terrorising quarterbacks and a brief, strange, genuinely thrilling two-year run with Joe Montana at quarterback. Tony Gonzalez redefined the tight end position in a Chiefs jersey. Priest Holmes put up historic rushing seasons. None of it produced a deep January.

The turn came in 2013, when Andy Reid arrived from Philadelphia and made the Chiefs competent again almost immediately. The transformation came four years later. In 2017 the front office traded up to take Patrick Mahomes tenth overall, sat him for a season behind Alex Smith, then handed him the offence in 2018. He threw fifty touchdowns and won MVP in his first year as a starter. Paired with Reid’s play-calling and Travis Kelce’s route-running, it produced the most sustained run of success the AFC has seen this century.

Super Bowl LIV, in February 2020, ended the fifty-year wait — a fourth-quarter comeback against San Francisco. A loss to Tampa Bay followed the next year. Then came back-to-back titles: Philadelphia in Super Bowl LVII, San Francisco again in Super Bowl LVIII, the first repeat champions in nearly two decades. The attempt at a third consecutive title ended in defeat to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. The Chiefs did not reach Super Bowl LX, which Seattle won.

Along the way the franchise assembled a run of nine straight AFC West titles, an era of division dominance that reshaped how the conference is understood. Chris Jones anchored the defensive interior through all of it. Harrison Butker kicked the points that decided several of the closest games.

The rivalries are old and they matter. The Raiders series dates to the AFL and remains the most bitter. Denver and the Chargers fill out a division that has spent most of the last decade chasing Kansas City. The postseason meetings with Buffalo have become the defining modern fixture in the AFC.

Lamar Hunt died in 2006. The AFC Championship trophy carries his name, which means the Chiefs lift a trophy named after their founder every time they reach the Super Bowl. His son Clark now runs the club. Arrowhead still sells out, still deafens visiting offences, and still holds a fanbase that waited half a century between titles and has spent the years since making up for it.

Kansas City Chiefs

American Football Conference - West · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium · Kansas City, Missouri

Club information

StadiumGEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
LocationKansas City, Missouri
RoofOpen air
StandingAmerican Football Conference - West

Squad

DEF

# Player Pos Ht Wt Age
94 Jarvis Jenkins DT 6'4" 300 April 24, 1988
24 Darrelle Revis DB 5'11" 198 July 14, 1985
20 Morris Claiborne CB 5'11" 192 February 7, 1990
53 Anthony Hitchens LB 6'0" 231 June 10, 1992
47 Martrell Spaight LB 6'0" 243 August 5, 1993
94 Terrell Suggs OLB 6'3" 265 October 11, 1982
66 Brandon Williams DL 6' 1" 335 February 21, 1989
8 Carlos Dunlap II DE 6'6" 277 February 28, 1989
50 Emmanuel Ogbah DL 6' 4" 275 November 6, 1993
71 Danny Shelton DT 6'2" 345 August 20, 1993
22 Robert Golden DB 5'11" 202 September 13, 1990
26 Deon Bush DB 6' 0" 200 August 14, 1993
39 Jacoby Glenn CB 6'0" 185 August 4, 1993
30 Harold Jones-Quartey DB 5'11" 210 August 6, 1993
90 Stefan Charles DT 6'5" 302 June 9, 1988
98 Roy Miller DT 6'1" 301 July 9, 1987
39 Zaire Anderson S 6'2" 206 August 18, 1992
29 Eric Berry DB 6'0" 212 December 29, 1988
91 Tamba Hali OLB 6'3" 275 November 3, 1983
95 Chris Jones DL 6' 6" 310 July 3, 1994
38 Steven Nelson DB 5' 11" 194 January 22, 1993
38 Ron Parker FS 6'0" 206 August 17, 1987
51 Frank Zombo LB 6'3" 254 March 5, 1987
92 Shilique Calhoun DL 6' 4" 251 March 20, 1992
97 Alex Okafor DE 6'4" 261 February 8, 1991
20 Keith Reaser CB 6'0" 190 July 31, 1991
54 Dezman Moses LB 6' 2" 249 January 4, 1989
39 Michael Hunter CB 6'0" 192 April 19, 1993
74 Montori Hughes DT 6'4" 350 August 25, 1990
69 Mike Pennel DL 6' 4" 330 May 9, 1991
0 Josh Mauga ILB 6'1" 245 June 20, 1987
48 Vernon Harris DB 6'1" 197 June 25, 1994
0 T.J. Barnes DT 6'7" 364 June 14, 1990
47 Trevon Hartfield DB 6'0" 195 November 17, 1991
79 Hunter Dimick DE 6'3" 268 October 29, 1993
46 Keith Baxter DB 5'11" 192 June 4, 1992
0 Devin Chappell DB 6'2" 199 May 14, 1994
34 Leon McQuay III DB 6'1" 195 November 21, 1994
44 Earl Okine LB 6'6" 290 January 4, 1990
46 Jordan Sterns DB 5'11" 198 May 28, 1994
30 J.R. Nelson CB 6'1" 187 November 30, 1993
41 Otha Peters LB 6'0" 238 February 27, 1994
43 Emmanuel Smith LB 6' 2" 240 July 25, 1995
96 Cavon Walker DT 6'2" 278 July 4, 1994
46 Raymond Davison LB 6'1" 230 March 25, 1995
47 Step Durham DB 5'11" 194 June 10, 1995
44 Dorian O'Daniel LB 6'1" 217 September 4, 1994
40 D'Montre Wade DB 5'11" 206 December 22, 1994
94 D'Juan Hines LB 6'1" 235 September 13, 1994
71 Josh Simmons OT 6'5" 310 July 1, 1996
96 Daniel Wise DT 6'3" 285 January 16, 1996
43 Dakari Monroe DB 5'11" 191 August 18, 1997
31 Andrew Soroh DB 6'2" 210 February 12, 1996
23 Drue Tranquill LB 6'2" 234 August 15, 1995
49 Tre Watson TE 6'5" 250 July 5, 1996
30 Deandre Baker DB 5' 11" 193 September 4, 1997
0 Isaiah Buggs DL 6' 3" 295 August 24, 1996
30 Alex Brown CB 5'11" 170 August 30, 1996
34 Mike Edwards S 5'10" 205 May 18, 1996
97 Austin Edwards DL 6' 3" 268 August 27, 1997
93 Azur Kamara DL 6' 4" 235 September 26, 1998
38 L'Jarius Sneed DB 6' 1" 192 January 21, 1997
34 Hakeem Bailey CB 6'0" 188 March 29, 1997
40 Rodney Clemons SAF 6'0" 209 December 28, 1996
17 Alohi Gilman DB 5' 10" 201 September 17, 1997
48 Cole Christiansen LB 6' 1" 230 July 30, 1997
8 Kristian Fulton CB 5'11" 197 September 3, 1998
0 Bryan Wright LB 6'3" 238 August 18, 1995
51 Michael Danna DE 6'2" 257 December 4, 1997
31 James Wiggins DB 5' 11" 205 April 26, 1997
92 Khyiris Tonga DL 6' 2" 335 July 7, 1996
39 Marlon Character DB 6' 1" 195 December 8, 1996
46 Riley Cole LB 6' 2" 242 November 3, 1997
32 Nick Bolton LB 5' 11" 237 March 10, 2000
59 Joshua Kaindoh DL 6' 6" 260 December 27, 1998
46 Tyree Gillespie DB 6' 0" 207 September 5, 1997
98 Janarius Robinson DE 6'5" 263 May 4, 1998
35 Jamar Watson CB 6'2" 197 September 3, 1997
46 Justin Hilliard LB 6' 1" 231 March 25, 1997
24 Kaiir Elam DB 6' 1" 202 May 5, 2001
34 Brandin Dandridge DB 5' 10" 183 August 19, 1996
44 Elijah Lee LB 6' 3" 229 February 5, 1996
56 George Karlaftis DL 6' 4" 263 April 3, 2001
51 Mike Danna DL 6' 2" 257 December 1, 1997
55 Frank Clark DL 6' 3" 272 June 17, 1993
26 Kader Kohou DB 5' 10" 197 November 28, 1998
53 Owen Carney LB 6'3" 275 February 8, 1999
62 Josh Thompson G 6'5" 315 October 20, 1998
40 Nasir Greer DB 6' 1" 209 September 16, 1999
43 Jack Cochrane LB 6' 3" 236 February 9, 1999
57 Tyreke Smith DE 6'3" 255 February 14, 2000
0 Duron Lowe CB 5'10" 190 November 29, 1997
8 Carlos Dunlap DL 6' 6" 277 February 28, 1989
99 Siaki Ika DL 6' 3" 335 November 7, 2000
34 Tanner Mccalister DB 5' 11" 191 January 27, 2000
91 Felix Anudike-uzomah DL 6' 4" 255 January 24, 2002
45 Isaiah Moore LB 6' 1" 232 October 6, 1999
44 Cam Jones LB 6' 2" 227 October 21, 1999
53 Bj Thompson DL 6' 6" 243 March 23, 1999
45 Eric Scott Jr. CB 6'2" 202 August 7, 1998
93 Brodric Martin DL 6' 5" 326 May 24, 1999
27 Chamarri Conner DB 6' 0" 202 July 11, 2000
47 Anthony Cook DB 6' 1" 188 June 20, 2000
46 Isaiah Norman DB 6' 0" 206 July 14, 1998
42 Azizi Hearn CB 6'2" 206 June 5, 1999
68 Marcus Harris DL 6' 3" 295 September 27, 2000
21 Jaden Hicks DB 6' 1" 215 August 16, 2002
30 Christian Roland-wallace DB 5' 11" 202 November 23, 2001
40 Ethan Downs DL 6' 4" 263 October 13, 2002
97 Ashton Gillotte DE 6'3" 270 October 30, 2002
55 Omarr Norman-lott DL 6' 3" 315 March 11, 2002
31 Jeffrey Bassa LB 6'2" 235 September 20, 2002
20 Nohl Williams CB 6'1" 200 September 23, 2002
53 Kam Arnold LB 6' 1" 229 February 19, 2002
57 Nate Matlack DL 6' 5" 250 March 12, 2002
35 Kevin Knowles DB 5' 11" 190 April 9, 2003
39 Melvin Smith JR DB 6' 1" 185 April 12, 2002
51 R Mason Thomas DL 6' 2" 249 August 25, 2004
99 Peter Woods DL 6' 3" 310 March 5, 2005
5 Mansoor Delane DB 6' 0" 190 December 15, 2003
44 Cooper McDonald LB 6' 3" 240 August 7, 2001
30 Chris Roland-Wallace DB 5' 11" 202 November 23, 2001
98 Vincent Anthony JR DL 6' 6" 260 April 26, 2004
49 Anthony Dunn JR DL 6' 4" 262 May 4, 2004
96 Cole Brevard DL 6' 3" 346 November 6, 2001
93 Amari McNeill DL 6' 4" 300 June 8, 2003
90 Damon Payne DL 6' 4" 311 April 15, 2003
59 Wesley Bissainthe LB 6' 1" 230 May 23, 2004
22 Jadon Canady DB 5' 11" 185 May 1, 2003
19 D'arco Perkins-Mcallister DB 6' 1" 195 September 11, 2002
47 Zelmar Vedder DB 6' 3" 195 November 9, 2002
29 Xavier Nwankpa DB 6' 2" 213 December 8, 2003
25 Deshon Singleton DB 6' 3" 210 February 4, 2003
54 Ethan Hurkett DL 6' 3" 259 September 19, 2001

OFF

# Player Pos Ht Wt Age
61 Stefen Wisniewski OG 6' 3" 305 March 22, 1989
89 Corey Coleman WR 5'11" 193 July 6, 1994
69 Kyle Long G 6'6" 332 December 5, 1988
22 Aaron Ripkowski FB 6'1" 246 December 20, 1992
1 Jerick McKinnon RB 5' 9" 209 May 3, 1992
79 Jeff Allen OT 6'4" 305 January 8, 1990
4 Chad Henne QB 6' 3" 230 July 2, 1985
89 Jace Amaro TE 6'5" 265 June 26, 1992
81 Kelvin Benjamin WR 6'5" 245 February 5, 1991
77 Donald Hawkins OG 6'4" 310 April 22, 1992
26 C.J. Spiller RB 5'11" 200 August 5, 1987
79 Donovan Smith OT 6'6" 338 June 23, 1993
87 Travis Kelce TE 6' 5" 250 October 5, 1989
42 Anthony Sherman RB 5'10" 242 December 11, 1988
71 Mitchell Schwartz OT 6'5" 320 June 8, 1989
75 Jah Reid OG 6'7" 325 July 21, 1988
39 Spencer Ware RB 5'10" 229 November 23, 1991
68 Bryan Witzmann OG 6' 7" 320 June 16, 1990
5 Matt McGloin QB 6'1" 210 December 2, 1989
70 Kelechi Osemele OG 6'5" 330 June 24, 1989
34 Melvin Gordon RB 6'1" 215 April 13, 1993
70 Pace Murphy OT 6'6" 308 March 2, 1994
81 Blake Bell TE 6' 6" 252 August 7, 1991
9 Blaine Gabbert QB 6' 5" 235 October 15, 1989
67 Daniel Kilgore C 6'3" 291 December 18, 1987
6 Kenny Cook WR 6' 4" 218 May 20, 1992
40 Trey Millard RB 6' 2" 247 July 25, 1991
47 Manasseh Garner TE 6'2" 240 March 11, 1992
83 Daniel Braverman WR 5'10" 185 September 28, 1993
39 Kelvin Taylor CB 6'3" 195 September 28, 1993
80 Evan Baylis TE 6'5" 250 November 18, 1993
24 Elijah McGuire RB 5'10" 214 June 1, 1994
12 Gehrig Dieter WR 6'3" 207 February 24, 1993
29 Kareem Hunt RB 5'11" 216 August 6, 1995
83 Alonzo Moore WR 6'2" 185 November 10, 1992
15 Patrick Mahomes QB 6' 2" 225 September 17, 1995
8 Joel Stave QB 6'4" 230 May 16, 1992
30 Algernon Brown RB 5'11" 250 November 29, 1991
61 Austin Reiter C 6' 3" 301 November 27, 1991
88 Jalen Tolliver WR 6'3" 210 December 30, 1995
80 Devin Gray WR 6' 0" 192 June 15, 1995
48 Nick Keizer TE 6'4" 251 May 2, 1995
46 Jordan Franks TE 6' 4" 232 February 1, 1996
38 Ray Lawry RB 5'9" 205 September 10, 1996
74 Martinas Rankin OT 6'5" 311 October 20, 1994
6 Josh Crockett WR 6'4" 195 March 13, 1995
73 Tejan Koroma C 6'0" 290 April 27, 1996
8 Chase Litton QB 6'5" 230 October 5, 1995
88 Blake Mack TE 6'2" 235 April 24, 1996
85 Elijah Marks WR 5'11" 184 December 29, 1995
0 J.D. Moore FB 6'4" 236 May 30, 1995
68 Bentley Spain OT 6'6" 310 May 2, 1996
61 Zack Golditch OT 6'5" 295 February 22, 1995
64 David Steinmetz OT 6' 8" 321 March 1, 1995
17 Richie James WR 5'9" 185 September 5, 1995
65 Abdul Beecham OG 6'3" 321 March 5, 1997
30 Josh Caldwell RB 5'11" 220 May 28, 1996
80 Felton Davis WR 6'3" 211 February 25, 1997
89 Jody Fortson TE 6' 4" 226 December 7, 1995
85 Davon Grayson WR 6'2" 187 September 5, 1995
38 Marcus Marshall RB 5'10" 200 February 23, 1997
80 Kendall Blanton TE 6'6" 262 November 10, 1995
0 Juwan Green WR 6' 0" 187 July 1, 1998
85 Omar Bayless WR 6' 1" 212 December 15, 1996
21 Aaron Parker WR 6' 2" 209 May 21, 1998
0 Shea Patterson QB 6'1" 212 January 17, 1997
26 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 5' 7" 207 April 11, 1999
81 Kalija Lipscomb WR 6'0" 207 October 6, 1997
89 Maurice French WR 5'11" 200 January 1, 1998
76 Prince Tega Wanogho OT 6'5" 308 November 22, 1997
59 Cole McDonald LB 6'3" 240 May 20, 1998
6 Justin Fields QB 6' 3" 227 March 5, 1999
65 Trey Smith OG 6' 6" 321 June 16, 1999
52 Creed Humphrey C 6' 4" 302 June 28, 1999
83 Noah Gray TE 6' 3" 240 April 30, 1999
49 Matt Bushman TE 6'5" 245 November 3, 1995
0 Evin Ksiezarczyk OT 6' 6" 310 June 8, 1997
80 Mark Vital TE 6' 5" 250 November 7, 1997
0 Kellen Diesch OT 6' 7" 300 March 28, 2000
2 Tyquan Thornton WR 6' 2" 185 August 7, 2000
19 Chris Oladokun QB 6'1" 213 September 3, 1997
13 Dustin Crum QB 6' 1" 210 January 5, 1999
73 Matt Waletzko OT 6' 8" 305 December 15, 1999
13 Ty Fryfogle WR 6'2" 205 January 28, 1999
77 Jaylon Moore G 6'4" 311 January 9, 1998
9 Kenneth Walker III RB 5' 9" 211 October 20, 2000
0 Gerrit Prince TE 6' 5" 240 August 25, 1997
66 Mike Caliendo OG 6' 4" 301 October 21, 1997
39 Jerrion Ealy WR 5'8" 187 August 19, 2000
88 Peyton Hendershot TE 6' 4" 254 April 23, 1999
30 Keaontay Ingram RB 6'0" 220 October 26, 1999
31 Tayon Fleet-Davis RB 6' 0" 213 November 19, 1998
8 Justyn Ross WR 6'4" 210 December 15, 1999
89 Jason Brownlee WR 6' 3" 202 January 30, 1999
25 Emari Demercado RB 5' 9" 215 January 20, 1999
81 Nikko Remigio WR 5' 9" 187 November 4, 1999
4 Rashee Rice WR 6' 1" 204 April 22, 2000
85 Izaiah Gathings TE 6' 4" 222 September 18, 2000
72 Jason Godrick OT 6' 5" 295 October 11, 2000
72 Chukwuebuka Godrick OT 6'5" 293 October 11, 2000
1 Xavier Worthy WR 5' 11" 165 April 27, 2003
12 Jared Wiley TE 6' 6" 249 November 2, 2000
61 C.j. Hanson OG 6' 5" 300 March 3, 2001
64 Hunter Nourzad C 6' 3" 317 November 26, 2000
76 Kingsley Suamataia OT 6' 4" 326 January 18, 2003
46 Mason Pline TE 6' 7" 260 February 5, 2000
45 Geor'quarius Spivey TE 6'5" 245 October 6, 1999
88 Phillip Brooks WR 5' 7" 175 September 19, 1999
75 Ethan Driskell OT 6' 8" 313 June 29, 2000
70 Mckade Mettauer OG 6' 3" 307 July 19, 2000
24 Brashard Smith RB 5' 10" 196 April 11, 2003
82 Jimmy Holiday WR 6' 1" 211 December 16, 2001
11 Jalen Royals WR 6'0" 195 February 18, 2003
0 Josh Simmons OT 6' 5" 310 December 26, 2002
80 Elijhah Badger WR 6' 1" 192 August 15, 2001
85 Andrew Armstrong WR 6' 4" 210 October 31, 2000
8 Key'shawn Smith WR 6' 1" 186 September 29, 2001
88 Jake Briningstool TE 6' 6" 240 December 9, 2002
68 Joey Lombard C 6' 5" 305 May 9, 2001
79 Esa Pole OT 6' 7" 319 July 4, 2001
14 Garrett Nussmeier QB 6' 1" 205 February 6, 2002
10 Emmett Johnson RB 5' 11" 200 October 10, 2003
42 Jaydn Ott RB 5' 11" 208 December 16, 2002
35 Ej Smith RB 5' 11" 211 May 15, 2002
13 Cyrus Allen WR 5' 11" 180 February 11, 2003
8 Jeff Caldwell WR 6' 5" 215 March 2, 2003
80 Jacob De Jesus WR 5' 7" 170 March 13, 2002
7 Omari Evans WR 6' 0" 195 December 31, 2003
17 Xavier Loyd WR 6' 2" 196 March 11, 2003
62 Josh Thompson OG 6' 5" 315 October 9, 2002
70 Kahlil Benson OT 6' 6" 319 August 20, 2002
50 Pete Nygra OT 6' 4" 300 August 29, 2002
84 John Michael Gyllenborg TE 6' 5" 251 August 7, 2002

ST

# Player Pos Ht Wt Age
41 James Winchester LS 6'3" 240 August 6, 1989
7 Harrison Butker K 6' 4" 205 July 14, 1995
14 Matt Araiza P 6' 1" 200 May 16, 2000
59 Randen Plattner LS 6'2" 250 December 8, 1999

DT

# Player Pos Ht Wt Age
70 Chad Williams DT 6'3" 302 October 19, 1994

Upcoming games

  • 14 Sep vs Denver Broncos
  • 20 Sep vs Indianapolis Colts
  • 27 Sep at Miami Dolphins
  • 4 Oct at Las Vegas Raiders
  • 18 Oct vs Los Angeles Chargers

Recent results

  • 28 Aug vs Seattle Seahawks
  • 22 Aug at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • 15 Aug vs Los Angeles Rams

Depth chart

CCreed Humphrey
HMatt Araiza
PMatt Araiza
FSAlohi Gilman
KRNikko Remigio
LGKingsley Suamataia
LSJames Winchester
LTJosh Simmons
NBJadon Canady
PKHarrison Butker
PRNikko Remigio
QBPatrick Mahomes
RBKenneth Walker III
RGTrey Smith
RTKahlil Benson
SSChamarri Conner
TETravis Kelce
LCBL'Jarius Sneed
LDEGeorge Karlaftis
LDTChris Jones
MLBNick Bolton
RCBMansoor Delane
RDEFelix Anudike-uzomah
RDTKhyiris Tonga
SLBJeffrey Bassa
WLBDrue Tranquill
WR1Rashee Rice
WR2Xavier Worthy
WR3Tyquan Thornton

Squad and record updated 3 weeks ago.