2015 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 2015 11–5 2nd AFC West Andy Reid Doug Pederson Bob Sutton The Hunt family (Clark Hunt Chairman and CEO) John Dorsey Arrowhead Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Texans) 30–0Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Patriots) 20–27 6 S Eric Berry LB Tamba Hali LB Justin Houston LB Derrick Johnson TE Travis Kelce CB Marcus Peters 3 S Eric Berry (1st team) LB Derrick Johnson (2nd team) CB Marcus Peters (2nd team) Alex Smith, Eric Berry Marcus Peters 180px Chiefs seasons The 2015 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 46th in the National Football League (NFL), their 56th overall and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Andy Reid and John Dorsey. The Chiefs went through a poor start in their first six games as they were 1–5, and lost their star running back, Jamaal Charles, to a torn ACL in his right knee during an 18–17 Week 5 loss at home against the Chicago Bears. In week 16, after their ninth consecutive victory and the Baltimore Ravens win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Chiefs clinched a playoff berth, their second in three years.Chiefs earn playoff berth with win over Browns https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-earn-playoff-berth-with-win-over-browns-0ap3000000610146 NFL.com They are the first team since the 1970 Cincinnati Bengals to start the season 1–5 and qualify for the playoffs.Chiefs clinch playoffs on nailbiter, win ninth straight after 1-5 start https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/chiefs-clinch-playoffs-on-nailbiter--win-ninth-straight-after-1-5-213505816.html Sports.Yahoo.com December 27, 2015 The Chiefs also set the franchise record for the most consecutive victories, winning 10 in a row (which has since been eclipsed by the 2019–2020 squads). In their Wild Card matchup, the Chiefs shutout the Texans 30–0 to earn their first playoff win in 22 years, ending what was at the time, until the Bengals broke the record the night the Chiefs won, an NFL record for consecutive playoff losses. The shutout was the Chiefs first ever playoff shutout and remains, as of the 2023–24 playoffs, the most recent playoff shutout in the NFL. The following week, they were defeated by the New England Patriots in the divisional round 27–20. Two Chiefs took home awards at the 5th NFL Honors, honoring performances from the 2015 season. Cornerback Marcus Peters won Defensive Rookie of the Year after leading the NFL in interceptions. Safety Eric Berry won Comeback Player of the Year after a being named All-Pro the year after having his season cut short due to a lymphoma diagnosis. This was the last season that the Chiefs did not win the AFC West until 2025, as the franchise went on to win 9 consecutive division titles. 3 Roster changes Offseason Reserve/future free agent contracts Player Position Brandon Barden TE Armon Binns WR Hebron Fangupo DT Curtis Feight T Brandon Hartson LS Ricky Henry G Aaron Hester CB Deji Olatoye Jarrod Pughsley T Da'Rick Rogers WR Adam Schiltz TE Derek Sherrod T Spencer Ware HB Fred Williams WR Jerel Worthy DT Cuts Position Player 2015 team LB Joe Mays New York Jets DT Vance Walker Denver Broncos TE Anthony Fasano Tennessee Titans WR Donnie Avery None WR A. J. Jenkins Dallas Cowboys WR Dwayne Bowe Cleveland Browns G Mike McGlynn New Orleans Saints Trades Position Player/pickreceived Team Compensation G Ben Grubbs New Orleans Saints 5th round pick,2015 NFL draft FS Kelcie McCray Seattle Seahawks 5th round pick,2016 NFL draft | SS || Ben Dinnucci || Denver Broncos || 5th round pick,2016 NFL draft |} Free agents Position Player Status* 2014 team(s) 2015 team WR Jason Avant UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs S Tyvon Branch UFA Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs FS Kurt Coleman UFA Kansas City Chiefs Carolina Panthers LS Thomas Gafford UFA Kansas City Chiefs Chicago Bears TE Richard Gordon UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs WR Frankie Hammond ERFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs TE Demetrius Harris ERFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs T Ryan Harris UFA Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos WR Junior Hemingway ERFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs LB Justin Houston UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs C Rodney Hudson UFA Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders G Jeff Linkenbach UFA Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins WR Jeremy Maclin UFA Philadelphia Eagles Kansas City Chiefs LB Josh Martin ERFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs LB Josh Mauga UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs FS Kelcie McCray RFA Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks RB Joe McKnight UFA Kansas City Chiefs None CB Chris Owens UFA Kansas City Chiefs New Orleans Saints CB Ron Parker UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs DE Kevin Vickerson UFA Kansas City Chiefs New York Jets*RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, Franchise: Franchise tag Draft 2015 NFL draft 2015 Kansas City Chiefs Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 18 Marcus Peters Cornerback Washington 2 49 Mitch Morse Guard Missouri 3 76 Chris Conley Wide receiver Georgia white 98 Steven Nelson Cornerback Oregon State 4 118 Ramik Wilson Linebacker Georgia 5 white 172 D. J. Alexander Linebacker Oregon State white 173 James O'Shaughnessy Tight End Illinois State 6 white 217 Rakeem Nuñez-Roches Defensive Tackle Southern Mississippi 7 233 Da'Ron Brown Wide Receiver Northern Illinois Compensatory selection Notes The Chiefs traded their fifth-round selection (No. 154 overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for guard Ben Grubbs. The Chiefs traded their 3rd round pick (80th overall) and their 6th round pick (193rd overall) to the Minnesota Vikings for their 3rd round pick (76th overall) Preseason transactions Cuts +Cuts to 75 Position Player WR Kenny Cook T Anthony Dima LS Andrew East CB Aaron Hester DE Vaughn Martin CB Kenneth Penny G Marcus Reed TE Adam Schiltz WR Jeret Smith DL Charles Tuaau WR L’Damian Washington WR Junior Hemingway OL Tavon Rooks +Cuts to 53 Position Player WR Da'Ron Brown DE Mike Catapano S Sanders Commings LB Ja'Gared Davis DT Hebron Fangupo C Garrett Frye DL David Irving LB James-Michael Johnson C Eric Kush WR Tello Luckett C Daniel Munyer DB Deji Olatoye G Jarrod Pughsley RB Darrin Reaves DB Kevin Short OT Derek Sherrod TE Ryan Taylor FB Spencer Ware WR Fredd Williams TE Richard Gordon Regular season transactions Suspensions served Position Player Length Reason Weeksserved CB Sean Smith 4 games Violation of personalconduct policy 1–4 Cuts Signings Position Player Previous team TE Brian Parker San Diego Chargers RB Spencer Ware Kansas City Chiefs* DL David King Seattle Seahawks T Jah Reid Baltimore Ravens T Jarrod Pughsley Kansas City Chiefs* Players involved in multiple transactions This list is for players who were involved in more than one transaction during the season Position Player Final status LB Dezman Moses Chiefs active roster WR Frankie Hammond Chiefs active roster WR Saalim Hakim Free agent OL Daniel Munyer Chiefs active roster *Indicates player was signed off the practice squad of the team listed Staff 2015 Kansas City Chiefs Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt President – Mark Donovan Executive vice president of football operations – Andy Reid General manager – John Dorsey Director of football administration – Trip MacCracken Director of football operations – Chris Ballard Co-director of player personnel – Mike Borgonzi Co-director of player personnel – Brett Veach Director of college scouting – Marvin Allen Director of pro scouting – Will Lewis Head coach – Andy Reid Assistant head coach/wide receivers – David Culley Senior assistant to the head coach – Kyle Childress Offensive coordinator – Doug Pederson Quarterbacks – Matt Nagy Assistant quarterbacks – Corey Matthaei Running backs – Eric Bieniemy Tight ends – Tom Melvin Offensive line – Andy Heck Assistant offensive line – Eugene Chung Special projects/spread game analysts – Brad Childress Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier Defensive coordinator – Bob Sutton Defensive line – Tommy Brasher Assistant defensive line – Britt Reid Linebackers – Gary Gibbs Assistant linebackers – Mark DeLeone Defensive backs – Emmitt Thomas Assistant secondary – Al Harris Coaching assistant – Dino Vasso Special teams – Dave Toub Assistant special teams – Brock Olivo Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin Assistant strength and conditioning – Travis Crittenden Assistant strength and conditioning – Brent Salazar Final roster 2015 Kansas City Chiefs 52 9 9 10 Chase Daniel  7 Aaron Murray 11 Alex Smith 34 Knile Davis 42 Anthony Sherman FB 32 Spencer Ware 35 Charcandrick West 81 Jason Avant 17 Chris Conley American football y 85 Frankie Hammond 19 Jeremy Maclin 12 Albert Wilson American football 84 Demetrius Harris 87 Travis Kelce 82 Brian Parker American football y 71 Jeff Allen offensive lineman G/T 76 Laurent Duvernay-Tardif G 72 Eric Fisher American football T 73 Zach Fulton G/C 61 Mitch Morse C y 60 Jarrod Pughsley G 75 Jah Reid T 79 Donald Stephenson T 97 Allen Bailey DE 70 Mike DeVito DE 96 Jaye Howard DE 93 David King defensive end DE 99 Rakeem Nuñez-Roches NT y 92 Dontari Poe NT 98 Nick Williams defensive lineman DE 57 D. J. Alexander ILB y 55 Dee Ford OLB 91 Tamba Hali OLB 50 Justin Houston OLB 56 Derrick Johnson ILB 90 Josh Mauga ILB 54 Dezman Moses OLB 53 Ramik Wilson ILB y 51 Frank Zombo OLB 39 Husain Abdullah FS 29 Eric Berry FS 27 Tyvon Branch SS 31 Marcus Cooper American football CB 30 Jamell Fleming CB 20 Steven Nelson CB y 38 Ron Parker SS 22 Marcus Peters CB y 21 Sean Smith cornerback CB 49 Daniel Sorensen FS  2 Dustin Colquitt P  5 Cairo Santos K 41 James Winchester LS American football  9 Tyler Bray QB NF-Inj. 25 Jamaal Charles RB IR 74 Paul Fanaika G IR 23 Phillip Gaines CB IR 66 Ben Grubbs G IR 59 Justin March y OLB IR 80 James O'Shaughnessy American football y TE IR -- Tavon Rooks T NF-Ill. 13 De'Anthony Thomas WR NF-Inj. 44 Tyrell Adams OLB y  4 Da'Ron Brown WR y 65 Laurence Gibson y T 67 Michael Liedtke G y 64 Daniel Munyer C y 24 Darrin Reaves RB 94 Jimmy Staten DE 88 Ross Travis y TE 83 Fred Williams wide receiver WR Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 15, 2015 at Arizona Cardinals W 34–19 1–0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 2 August 21, 2015 Seattle Seahawks W 14–13 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 3 August 28, 2015 Tennessee Titans W 34–10 3–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 4 September 3, 2015 at St. Louis Rams W 24–17 4–0 Edward Jones Dome Recap Game summaries Week 1: at Arizona Cardinals Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary August 15, 2015 8:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MST Chiefs 0 17 14 3 Cardinals 10 0 0 9 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 62,313 None (retractable roof closed) Pete Morelli Recap, Game Book First quarter ARI – Andre Ellington 2-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 11:32. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:28. ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 33-yard field goal, 8:23. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:54. Second quarter KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 14:55. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:19. KC – Fred Williams 13-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Cairo Santos kick), 4:28. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:26. KC – Frankie Hammond 14-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Cairo Santos kick), 0:07. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 1:08. Third quarter KC – Da'Ron Brown 3-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Cairo Santos kick), 10:30. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:30. KC – Darrin Reaves 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 8:08. Chiefs 31–10. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:26. Fourth quarter ARI – Tyler Bray sacked in end zone by Rodney Gunter for a Safety, 13:25. Chiefs 31–12. KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 6:42. Chiefs 34–12. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:00. ARI – Travis Harvey 1-yard pass from Phillip Sims (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 0:29. Chiefs 34–19. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 1:15. Top passers KC – Chase Daniel – 17/21, 189 yards, 3 TD ARI – Logan Thomas – 9/15, 107 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Charcandrick West – 6 rushes, 49 yards ARI – Kerwynn Williams – 7 rushes, 20 yards Top receivers KC – Fred Williams – 6 receptions, 82 yards, TD ARI – Andre Ellington – 2 receptions, 59 yards Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary August 21, 2015 7:00 p.m. CDT Seahawks 0 10 3 0 Chiefs 0 7 7 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 71,915 84 F C Alex Kemp Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Jeremy Maclin 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 9:56. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 7:14. SEA – Stephen Hauschka 39-yard field goal, 2:52. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 7:04. SEA – Bobby Wagner 25-yard interception return (Stephen Hauschka kick), 2:38. Seahawks 10–7. Third quarter KC – James O'Shaughnessy 1-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Cairo Santos kick), 11:53. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:07. SEA – Stephen Hauschka 27-yard field goal, 4:12. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 7:41. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SEA – R. J. Archer – 9/14, 83 yards KC – Chase Daniel – 8/12, 82 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – Christine Michael – 10 rushes, 27 yards KC – Charcandrick West – 13 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers SEA – Tyler Lockett – 3 receptions, 42 yards KC – Frankie Hammond – 3 receptions, 36 yards Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary August 28, 2015 7:00 p.m. CDT Titans 0 10 0 0 Chiefs 9 8 3 14 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 69,813 Cloudy, 77 F C Walt Coleman Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Jeremy Maclin 29-yard pass from Alex Smith (kick failed, wide left), 11:12. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:48. KC – Cairo Santos 21-yard field goal, 1:16. Chiefs 9–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 6:07. Second quarter KC – Travis Kelce 8-yard pass from Alex Smith (Charcandrick West run), 11:02. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:41. TEN – Ryan Succop 34-yard field goal, 3:59. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 7:03. TEN – Antonio Andrews 2-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:52. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:01. Third quarter KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 2:40. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 8:52. Fourth quarter KC – Fred Williams 29-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Cairo Santos kick), 9:25. Chiefs 27–10. Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards, 5:07. KC – Fred Williams 4-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Cairo Santos kick), 8:11. Chiefs 34–10. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:55. Top passers TEN – Marcus Mariota – 7/11, 99 yards KC – Alex Smith – 16/18, 171 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TEN – Dexter McCluster – 5 rushes, 37 yards KC – Charcandrick West – 9 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers TEN – Kendall Wright – 3 receptions, 60 yards KC – Jeremy Maclin – 7 receptions, 65 yards, TD Week 4: at St. Louis Rams Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Rams – Game summary September 3, 2015 7:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 7 10 7 0 Rams 14 3 0 0 Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 37,616 None (indoor stadium) Bill Vinovich Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Spencer Ware 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:29. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:39. STL – Isaiah Pead 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 8:30. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:59. STL – Cody Davis 24-yard interception return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 4:00. Rams 14–7. Second quarter KC – Chris Conley 15-yard pass from Chase Daniel (Cairo Santos kick), 12:36. Tied 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:24. KC – Cairo Santos 23-yard field goal, 4:02. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:56. STL – Greg Zuerlein 57-yard field goal, 1:45. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 0:28. Third quarter KC – Darrin Reaves 12-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Cairo Santos kick), 8:40. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 6:20. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Chase Daniel – 16/20, 117 yards, TD, INT STL – Sean Mannion – 11/24, 107 yards Top rushers KC – Spencer Ware – 10 rushes, 45 yards, TD STL – Isaiah Pead – 12 rushes, 52 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Darrin Reaves – 8 receptions, 42 yards, TD STL – Tavon Austin – 2 receptions, 49 yards Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 13 at Houston Texans W 27–20 1–0 NRG Stadium Recap 2 September 17, 2015 Denver Broncos L 24–31 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 3 September 28, 2015 at Green Bay Packers L 28–38 1–2 Lambeau Field Recap 4 October 4 at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–36 1–3 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 5 October 11 Chicago Bears L 17–18 1–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 6 October 18 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–16 1–5 TCF Bank Stadium Recap 7 October 25 Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–13 2–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 8 November 1 Detroit Lions W 45–10 3–5 United Kingdom Wembley Stadium (London) Recap 9Bye 10 November 15 at Denver Broncos W 29–13 4–5 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap 11 November 22 at San Diego Chargers W 33–3 5–5 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 12 November 29 Buffalo Bills W 30–22 6–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 13 December 6 at Oakland Raiders W 34–20 7–5 O.co Coliseum Recap 14 December 13 San Diego Chargers W 10–3 8–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 15 December 20 at Baltimore Ravens W 34–14 9–5 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 16 December 27 Cleveland Browns W 17–13 10–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 17 January 3 Oakland Raiders W 23–17 11–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary September 13 12:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 14 13 0 0 Texans 6 3 0 11 NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,776 None (retractable roof closed) Pete Morelli CBS Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Travis Kelce 10-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 10:22. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:42. KC – Travis Kelce 42-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 4:28. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:32. HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 4-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (kick failed, wide right), 0:46. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:42. Second quarter KC – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 10:26. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:20. KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 6:20. Chiefs 20–6. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:32. KC – Jamaal Charles 7-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 4:55. Chiefs 27–6. Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:06. HOU – Randy Bullock 34-yard field goal, 0:09. Chiefs 27–9. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 2:17. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 8-yard pass from Ryan Mallett (Ryan Mallett–DeAndre Hopkins pass), 4:07. Chiefs 27–17. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:03. HOU – Randy Bullock 47-yard field goal, 1:23. Chiefs 27–20. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 1:24. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 22/33, 243 yards, 3 TD HOU – Brian Hoyer – 18/34, 236 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Jamaal Charles – 16 rushes, 57 yards HOU – Alfred Blue – 9 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers KC – Travis Kelce – 6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD HOU – Nate Washington – 6 receptions, 105 yards With the win, the Chiefs started their 2015 campaign at 1–0. Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 17, 2015 7:30 p.m. CDT Broncos 0 14 3 14 Chiefs 0 14 3 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,404 Cloudy, 87 F C Walt Anderson CBS/NFLN Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Jamaal Charles 34-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 9:11. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:23. KC – Marcus Peters 55-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 6:27. Chiefs 14–0. DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 16-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 2:31. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:56. DEN – Virgil Green 1-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 0:48. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:33. Third quarter KC – Cairo Santos 35-yard field goal, 9:47. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:13. DEN – Brandon McManus 54-yard field goal, 3:18. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:42. Fourth quarter KC – Knile Davis 8-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:27. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:15. DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 19-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick), 0:36. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:51. DEN – Bradley Roby 21-yard fumble return (Brandon McManus kick), 0:27. Broncos 31–24. Top passers DEN – Peyton Manning – 26/45, 256 yards, 3 TD, INT KC – Alex Smith – 16/25, 191 yards, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Ronnie Hillman – 9 rushes, 34 yards KC – Jamaal Charles – 21 rushes, 125 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 8 receptions, 116 yards KC – Travis Kelce – 4 receptions, 58 yards The Broncos would score two touchdowns in the final minute to steal the win from the Chiefs. The second touchdown was a critical fumble by running back Jamaal Charles. With the heartbreaking and stunning loss, the Chiefs fell to 1–1, and picked up their seventh straight loss to Denver. This marked their last loss to the Broncos until 2023 and their last home loss to Denver until 2025. Week 3: at Green Bay Packers Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary September 28, 2015 7:30 p.m. CDT Chiefs 0 7 7 14 Packers 14 10 7 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 78,214 Light showers, 67 F C John Parry ESPN Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Game Book First quarter GB – Ty Montgomery 8-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 9:44. Packers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:36. GB – Randall Cobb 3-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 2:18. Packers 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:51. Second quarter KC – Jamaal Charles 9-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:02. Packers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:06. GB – Mason Crosby 44-yard field goal, 6:15. Packers 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 5:47. GB – James Jones 27-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:56. Packers 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:02. Third quarter GB – Randall Cobb 4-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:18. Packers 31–7. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:04. KC – Jeremy Maclin 5-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:56. Packers 31–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:22. Fourth quarter GB – Randall Cobb 4-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 12:10. Packers 38–14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:46. KC – Jamaal Charles 4-yard run (Alex Smith–Travis Kelce pass), 9:56. Packers 38–22. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 2:14. KC – Jamaal Charles 7-yard run (pass failed), 1:25. Packers 38–28. Drive: 17 plays, 83 yards, 4:23. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 24/40, 290 yards, TD, INT GB – Aaron Rodgers – 24/35, 333 yards, 5 TD Top rushers KC – Jamaal Charles – 11 rushes, 49 yards, 3 TD GB – Eddie Lacy – 10 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers KC – Jeremy Maclin – 8 receptions, 141 yards, TD GB – James Jones – 7 receptions, 139 yards, TD In a rematch of the 2011 game, the Chiefs fell to 1–2. This was also their first loss at Lambeau Field, as well their first loss in Wisconsin. Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary October 4 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 3 9 3 6 Bengals 14 0 15 7 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 57,498 Sunny, 68 F C Ronald Torbert CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Game Book First quarter CIN – Jeremy Hill 8-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 11:33. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:27. KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 4:38. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:58. CIN – Giovani Bernard 13-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 0:53. Bengals 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:42. Second quarter KC – Cairo Santos 40 yard field goal, 12:44. Bengals 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:09. KC – Cairo Santos 51 yard field goal, 6:09. Bengals 14–9. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:34. KC – Cairo Santos 34 yard field goal, 0:04. Bengals 14–12. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:24. Third quarter CIN – Brandon Tate 55-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:43. Bengals 21–12. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:08. KC – Cairo Santos 40 yard field goal, 4:37. Bengals 21–15. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:06. CIN – Jeremy Hill 5 yard run (Jeremy Hill run), 0:11. Bengals 29–15. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:12. Fourth quarter KC – Cairo Santos 29 yard field goal, 9:28. Bengals 29–18. Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards, 5:43. CIN – Jeremy Hill 1 yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 4:50. Bengals 36–18. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:38. KC – Cairo Santos 51 yard field goal, 2:34. Bengals 36–21. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:16. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 31/45, 386 yards CIN – Andy Dalton – 17/24, 321 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Jamaal Charles – 11 rushes, 75 yards CIN – Giovani Bernard – 13 rushes, 62 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Jeremy Maclin – 11 receptions, 148 yards CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 4 receptions, 84 yards Cairo Santos would kick 7 field goals in this game, setting a new franchise record for most field goals in one game by a Kansas City kicker. The 7 kicks also tied an NFL record. However, the 7 field goals by Santos were not enough to beat the Bengals, as the Chiefs fell to 1–3. Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 11 12:00 p.m. CDT Bears 3 0 3 12 Chiefs 7 10 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 75,799 Sunny, 72 F C Tony Corrente Fox Sam Rosen, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Ramik Wilson fumble recovery in end zone (Cairo Santos kick), 8:13. Chiefs 7–0. CHI – Robbie Gould 44-yard field goal, 0:53. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 7:20. Second quarter KC – De'Anthony Thomas 19-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 9:57. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:28. KC – Cairo Santos 35-yard field goal, 0:09. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:00. Third quarter CHI – Robbie Gould 30-yard field goal, 3:29. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:13. Fourth quarter CHI – Marquess Wilson 22-yard pass from Jay Cutler (pass failed), 3:05. Chiefs 17–12. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 4:46. CHI – Matt Forte 7-yard pass from Jay Cutler (pass failed), 0:18. Bears 18–17. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:46. Top passers CHI – Jay Cutler – 26/45, 252 yards, 2 TD KC – Alex Smith – 16/30, 181 yards, TD Top rushers CHI – Matt Forte – 18 rushes, 71 yards KC – Jamaal Charles – 12 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers CHI – Marquess Wilson – 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD KC – Jeremy Maclin – 8 receptions, 85 yards The Chiefs would build a 17–3 lead at one point, but Chicago would pull off a comeback to win 18–17. The Chiefs tried a 66-yard field goal, but Santos kick went wide right and missed everything near the goalposts. With the loss, Kansas City fell to 1–4. They would also lose Jamaal Charles for the season, as he tore his ACL in this game. Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings  – Game summary October 18 12:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 0 0 0 10 Vikings 3 7 3 3 TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota 52,480 Sunny, 54 F C Jerome Boger CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Stacey Dales Recap, Game Book First quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 24-yard field goal, 5:40. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:00. Second quarter MIN – Kyle Rudolph 4-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh kick), 4:43. Vikings 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 6:09. Third quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 45-yard field goal, 8:51. Vikings 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:34. Fourth quarter KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 13:10. Vikings 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 3:27. KC – Albert Wilson 42-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 8:46. Vikings 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:26. MIN – Blair Walsh 45-yard field goal, 4:46. Vikings 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:00. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 22/37, 282 yards, TD MIN – Teddy Bridgewater – 17/31, 249 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Charcandrick West – 9 rushes, 33 yards MIN – Adrian Peterson – 26 rushes, 60 yards Top receivers KC – Travis Kelce – 5 receptions, 88 yards MIN – Stefon Diggs – 7 receptions, 129 yards With their fifth straight loss, the Chiefs fell to 1–5. Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 25 12:00 p.m. CDT Steelers 3 0 7 3 Chiefs 3 6 7 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,365 Sunny, 58 F C Walt Coleman CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Stacey Dales Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Cairo Santos 30-yard field goal, 8:47. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:08. PIT – Chris Boswell 24-yard field goal, 0:59. Tied 3–3. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:48. Second quarter KC – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 8:55. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 7:04. KC – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 1:00. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:41. Third quarter KC – Charcandrick West 1 yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:23. Chiefs 16–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:22. PIT – Martavis Bryant 19-yard pass from Landry Jones (Chris Boswell kick), 1:40. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:43. Fourth quarter PIT – Chris Boswell 36-yard field goal, 10:17. Chiefs 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:56. KC – Chris Conley 6-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 10:17. Chiefs 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 5:04. Top passers PIT – Landry Jones – 16/29, 209 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Alex Smith – 21/32, 251 yards, TD Top rushers PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 17 rushes, 121 yards KC – Charcandrick West – 22 rushes, 110 yards, TD Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown – 6 receptions, 124 yards KC – Chris Conley – 6 receptions, 63 yards Ben Roethlisberger would not play in this game for the Steelers, so backup quarterback Landry Jones led the way for the Steelers. In his first career start, the Chiefs defense would force 3 turnovers, 2 of them interceptions, and the Chiefs would hold on to win 23–13. With the win, the Chiefs improved to 2–5. Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions NFL International Series Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 1 2:30 p.m. GMT/8:30 a.m. CST Lions 3 0 0 7 Chiefs 7 17 7 14 Wembley Stadium, London, England 83,624 Cloudy, 50 F C Jeff Triplette Fox Sam Rosen, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book First quarter DET – Matt Prater 35-yard field goal, 9:09. Lions 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:51. KC – De'Anthony Thomas 10-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:06. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:02. Second quarter KC – Alex Smith 12-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:00. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:47. KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 8:33. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:42. KC – Charcandrick West 8-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 3:26. Chiefs 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:53. Third quarter KC – Travis Kelce 2-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 8:53. Chiefs 31–3. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:07. Fourth quarter KC – Jeremy Maclin 17-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 10:11. Chiefs 38–3. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:46. DET – Lance Moore 21-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 7:21. Chiefs 38–10. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:50. KC – Spencer Ware 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:40. Chiefs 45–10. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:41. Top passers DET – Matthew Stafford – 22/36, 217 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Alex Smith – 18/26, 145 yards, 2 TD Top rushers DET – Joique Bell – 7 rushes, 56 yards KC – Charcandrick West – 20 rushes, 97 yards, TD Top receivers DET – Calvin Johnson – 5 receptions, 85 yards KC – Travis Kelce – 6 receptions, 49 yards, TD In their first ever game in London, the Chiefs routed the crestfallen 1–6 Detroit Lions. With the win, Kansas City improved to 3–5 and they finished 1-3 against the NFC North. Week 10: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary November 15 3:25 p.m. CST/2:25 p.m. MST Chiefs 10 9 3 7 Broncos 0 0 0 13 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 76,973 Mostly sunny, 64 F C Gene Steratore CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Charcandrick West 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 11:21. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:36. KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 6:19. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:52. Second quarter KC – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 11:35. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards, 3:31. KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 3:30. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:21. KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 19–0. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 2:38. Third quarter KC – Cairo Santos 50-yard field goal, 10:45. Chiefs 22–0. Drive: 6 plays, 9 yards, 2:31. Fourth quarter KC – Charcandrick West 80-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 11:10. Chiefs 29–0. Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:53. DEN – Ronnie Hillman 1-yard run (run failed), 5:27. Chiefs 29–6. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:43. DEN – Andre Caldwell 7-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Brandon McManus kick), 1:45. Chiefs 29–13. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:23. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 17/31, 204 yards, TD DEN – Brock Osweiler – 14/24, 146 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Charcandrick West – 24 rushes, 69 yards, TD DEN – Ronnie Hillman – 11 rushes, 42 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Charcandrick West – 3 receptions, 92 yards, TD DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 7 receptions, 71 yards Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning would set the all-time record for most passing yards in NFL history in this game, but the Chiefs defense would have themselves a day, picking off Bronco quarterbacks five times, four on Manning, one on Brock Osweiler, and the Chiefs routed the Broncos, 29–13. With the win, the Chiefs went to 4–5, and snapped their seven-game losing streak against the Broncos. This marked the first of 15 straight wins against the Broncos. Week 11: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 22 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST Chiefs 6 6 7 14 Chargers 0 3 0 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 65,837 Sunny, 87 F C Carl Cheffers CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Dontari Poe 1-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 2:09. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:26. Second quarter SD – Josh Lambo 52-yard field goal, 12:09. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:00. KC – Cairo Santos 28-yard field goal, 5:53. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:16. KC – Cairo Santos 24-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 12–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:14. Third quarter KC – Justin Houston 17-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 3:27. Chiefs 19–3. Fourth quarter KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:11. Chiefs 26–3. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:39. KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:32. Chiefs 33–3. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:41. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 20/25, 253 yards SD – Philip Rivers – 19/30, 178 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Spencer Ware – 11 rushes, 96 yards, 2 TD SD – Melvin Gordon – 15 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers KC – Albert Wilson – 4 receptions, 56 yards SD – Stevie Johnson – 7 receptions, 54 yards With the huge win, Kansas City went to 5–5, and climbed back into playoff contention. Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 29 12:00 p.m. CST Bills 10 6 6 0 Chiefs 0 14 10 6 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 72,493 Cloudy and rainy, 35 F C Terry McAulay CBS Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon Recap, Game Book First quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 27-yard field goal, 11:53. Bills 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:07. BUF – Sammy Watkins 28-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:04. Bills 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:15. Second quarter KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:57. Bills 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:10. BUF – Sammy Watkins 21-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (kick failed, wide right), 2:29. Bills 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:28. KC – Jeremy Maclin 41-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 1:48. Bills 16–14. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:41. Third quarter KC – Travis Kelce 15-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 11:15. Chiefs 21–16. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:45. KC – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 8:07. Chiefs 24–16. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:35. BUF – LeSean McCoy 10-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (pass failed), 3:11. Chiefs 24–22. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:56. Fourth quarter KC – Cairo Santos 38-yard field goal, 13:00. Chiefs 27–22. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:11. KC – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 3:30. Chiefs 30–22. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:31. Top passers BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 21/38, 291 yards, 3 TD KC – Alex Smith – 19/30, 255 yards, 2 TD Top rushers BUF – LeSean McCoy – 19 rushes, 70 yards KC – Spencer Ware – 19 rushes, 114 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Sammy Watkins – 6 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TD KC – Jeremy Maclin – 9 receptions, 160 yards, TD With the win, Kansas City went to 6–5. Week 13: at Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary December 6 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST Chiefs 7 0 7 20 Raiders 7 7 6 0 O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California 55,010 Overcast, 57 F C Craig Wrolstad CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl Recap, Game Book First quarter OAK – Latavius Murray 2-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 10:25. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:35. KC – Alex Smith 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:58. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:27. Second quarter OAK – Michael Crabtree 25-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:13. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:40. Third quarter KC – Spencer Ware 10-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 9:16. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:44. OAK – Lee Smith 5-yard pass from Derek Carr (kick failed, hit left upright), 2:12. Raiders 20–14. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 7:04. Fourth quarter KC – Jeremy Maclin 1-yard pass from Alex Smith (pass failed), 11:17. Tied 20–20. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:41. KC – Jeremy Maclin 13-yard pass from Alex Smith (kick failed, wide right), 7:57. Chiefs 26–20. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:11. KC – Tyvon Branch 38-yard interception return (Alex Smith–Travis Kelce pass), 3:14. Chiefs 34–20. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 16/22, 162 yards, 2 TD OAK – Derek Carr – 31/48, 283 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers KC – Charcandrick West – 9 rushes, 35 yards OAK – Latavius Murray – 20 rushes, 86 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Jeremy Maclin – 9 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD OAK – Amari Cooper – 4 receptions, 69 yards With the win, the Chiefs went to 7–5. Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 13 12:00 p.m. CST Chargers 0 0 3 0 Chiefs 0 10 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 72,314 Cloudy with rain, 61 F C Pete Morelli CBS Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Albert Wilson 44-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 1:53. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 5:23. KC – Cairo Santos 40-yard field goal, 0:02. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 0:27. Third quarter SD – Josh Lambo 30-yard field goal, 5:47. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 6:22. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SD – Philip Rivers – 24/43, 263 yards, INT KC – Alex Smith – 15/23, 191 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SD – Melvin Gordon – 14 rushes, 35 yards KC – Charcandrick West – 10 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers SD – Antonio Gates – 6 receptions, 76 yards KC – Albert Wilson – 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD With the low-scoring win, the Chiefs went to 8–5 and swept the Chargers for the second straight season. Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary December 20 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 14 10 0 10 Ravens 7 7 0 0 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 70,791 Sunny, 41 F C Jeff Triplette CBS Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Chris Fischer Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Charcandrick West 38-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 9:13. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:47. BAL – Kyle Juszczyk 1-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Justin Tucker kick), 6:30. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:43. KC – Tyvon Branch 73-yard fumble return (Cairo Santos kick), 2:49. Chiefs 14–7. Second quarter KC – Jeremy Maclin 13-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 14:56. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:21. KC – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 0:50. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:16. BAL – Kamar Aiken 48-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Justin Tucker kick), 0:00. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 0:50. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Cairo Santos 32-yard field goal, 6:45. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 8:41. KC – Marcus Peters 90-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 4:36. Chiefs 34–14. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 21/25, 171 yards, TD BAL – Jimmy Clausen – 26/45, 282 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Charcandrick West – 16 rushes, 76 yards, TD BAL – Terrance West – 7 rushes, 35 yards Top receivers KC – Travis Kelce – 6 receptions, 73 yards BAL – Kamar Aiken – 8 receptions, 128 yards, TD Rookie Marcus Peters would put the dagger into the Ravens, as he returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown. With the win, the Chiefs went to 9–5 and they finished 5-3 on the road. Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 27 12:00 p.m. CST Browns 0 3 7 3 Chiefs 10 7 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 69,115 Cloudy, 36 F C Walt Anderson CBS Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Jeremy Maclin 11-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 7:57. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 7:08. KC – Cairo Santos 40-yard field goal, 2:24. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:43. Second quarter CLE – Travis Coons 45-yard field goal, 9:02. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:36. KC – Travis Kelce 13-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:36. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:03. Third quarter CLE – Isaiah Crowell 10-yard run (Travis Coons kick), 9:21. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:45. Fourth quarter CLE – Travis Coons 36-yard field goal, 8:31. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 21 plays, 62 yards, 12:01. Top passers CLE – Johnny Manziel – 13/32, 136 yards, INT KC – Alex Smith – 15/22, 125 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers CLE – Johnny Manziel – 11 rushes, 108 yards KC – Charcandrick West – 14 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers CLE – Gary Barnidge – 3 receptions, 47 yards KC – Jeremy Maclin – 5 receptions, 49 yards, TD The Browns, led by Johnny Manziel, attempted a comeback to put a stop to Kansas City's playoff hopes, but Cleveland did not have any timeouts remaining, and they ultimately ran out of time when Manziel couldn't advance the ball down the field fast enough. With the win, the Chiefs went to 10–5 (3-1 against the AFC North) and clinched a playoff spot. However, Denver's win over Cincinnati meant the Chiefs failed to clinch the AFC West for the 5th straight season. This was the last time the Chiefs didn't clinch the AFC West until 2025. Week 17: vs. Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary January 3, 2016 3:25 p.m. CST Raiders 0 10 0 7 Chiefs 14 0 9 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,114 Sunny, 37 F C Tony Corrente Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Jeremy Maclin 25-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 10:52. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:08. KC – Spencer Ware 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:51. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 6:05. Second quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 29-yard field goal, 13:40. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:11. OAK – David Amerson 24-yard interception return (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 3:27. Chiefs 14–10. Third quarter KC – Punt blocked by D. J. Alexander out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 9:01. Chiefs 16–10. KC – Demetrius Harris 15-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 7:03. Chiefs 23–10. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:58. Fourth quarter OAK – Michael Crabtree 31-yard pass from Derek Carr (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 2:01. Chiefs 23–17. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:14. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 21/33, 194 yards, TD, INT KC – Alex Smith – 14/24, 156 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Latavius Murray – 11 rushes, 31 yards KC – Spencer Ware – 16 rushes, 76 yards, TD Top receivers OAK – Clive Walford – 4 receptions, 46 yards KC – Jeremy Maclin – 3 receptions, 54 yards, TD With their 10th straight win, the Chiefs ended their season at 11–5 (5-1 against the AFC West & 6-2 at home). They were the first team to end a season with 10 or more consecutive wins since the 2012 Broncos won 11 in a row to end their season. Standings Division KC Conference KC Postseason 2015–16 NFL playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 9, 2016 at Houston Texans (4) W 30–0 1–0 NRG Stadium Recap Divisional January 16, 2016 at New England Patriots (2) L 20–27 1–1 Gillette Stadium Recap Game summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Kansas City Chiefs at (4) Houston Texans – Game summary January 9, 2016 F j, Y 3:35 p.m. CST Chiefs 7 6 7 10 Texans 0 0 0 0 NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,800 None (retractable roof closed) Ronald Torbert ESPN/ABC Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Knile Davis 106-yard kickoff return (Cairo Santos kick), 14:49. Chiefs 7–0. Second quarter KC – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 12:50. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:30. KC – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 7:06. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:29. Third quarter KC – Chris Conley 9-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 4:35. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 5:23. Fourth quarter KC – Spencer Ware 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 14:56. Chiefs 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:13. KC – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 3:59. Chiefs 30–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:13. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 17/22, 190 yards, TD, INT HOU – Brian Hoyer – 15/34, 136 yards, 4 INT Top rushers KC – Spencer Ware – 16 rushes, 67 yards, TD HOU – Alfred Blue – 17 rushes, 99 yards Top receivers KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 128 yards HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 6 receptions, 69 yards The Texans, who won the AFC South division with a 9–7 record, were completely crushed by the Chiefs. The Chiefs were the first team since the 2006 Bears to score a kick return touchdown on the opening play of the playoffs, when Knile Davis returned the opening kick 106 yards for a touchdown. After that, the game started to slow down, with both teams going three-and-out before a string of turnovers, Eric Berry's interception of Brian Hoyer, Brian Cushing's interception of Alex Smith two plays later, and a Hoyer fumble recovered by Dontari Poe on the ensuing drive. The Chiefs made a field goal on the drive, and although the team was able to get to the 2-yard line, a negative run by J. J. Watt and another interception by Hoyer ended the Texans' closest chance at scoring in the entire game. Although the Texans' defense forced a three-and-out, Hoyer threw his third interception to Marcus Peters on the second play of their drive. The win was Kansas City’s first playoff win since 1993, ironically in The Astrodome. This was also the Chiefs last shutout win until 2025. AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) New England Patriots Kansas City Chiefs 2015 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Divisional Playoffs: (5) Kansas City Chiefs at (2) New England Patriots  – Game summary January 16, 2016 F j, Y 4:35 p.m. EST/3:35 p.m. CST Chiefs 3 3 7 7 Patriots 7 7 7 6 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 66,829 Partly cloudy, 38 F C Craig Wrolstad CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn Recap, Game Book First quarter NE – Rob Gronkowski 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:23. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:37. KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 1:52. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 17 plays, 64 yards, 8:31. Second quarter NE – Tom Brady 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:23. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 5:36. KC – Cairo Santos 32-yard field goal, 0:12. Patriots 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:11. Third quarter NE – Rob Gronkowski 16-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 8:24. Patriots 21–6. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:07. KC – Albert Wilson 10-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 2:12. Patriots 21–13. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:12. Fourth quarter NE – Stephen Gostkowski 40-yard field goal, 14:46. Patriots 24–13. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:26. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 32-yard field goal, 10:20. Patriots 27–13. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:06. KC – Charcandrick West 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:13. Patriots 27–20. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 5:16. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 29/50, 246 yards, TD NE – Tom Brady – 28/42, 302 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Charcandrick West – 17 rushes, 61 yards, TD NE – Steven Jackson – 6 rushes, 16 yards Top receivers KC – Jason Avant – 4 receptions, 69 yards NE – Julian Edelman – 10 receptions, 100 yards The Chiefs, who had won 11 straight, travelled to Gillete Stadium to face the Patriots, who had advanced to the AFC Championship for the last five years. The Patriots scored first blood with a Rob Gronkowski touchdown catch, followed by a Cairo Santos field goal for Kansas City. The pattern was duplicated in the second quarter, with Tom Brady rushing for a score before Santos kicked another field goal. In the third quarter, after Gronkowski scored his second TD, Alex Smith threw his first to Albert Wilson. The Patriots responded with two fourth-quarter field goals to make the score 27–13 with 10:20 left. Although the Chiefs engineered a touchdown drive late in the game, the drive took up over 5 minutes, and the Chiefs had to force a three-and-out (with three timeouts) to have a chance. On second down, when Brady threw the ball instead of running it to waste time, the ball was batted and miraculously caught by Julian Edelman for a first down, ending the game. References External links http://www.kcchiefs.com Kansas City Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas City Chiefs