2016 Kansas City Chiefs season
The 2016 Kansas City Chiefs season is the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the fourth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Andy Reid and John Dorsey.
Violation of anti-tampering policy
On March 9, 2016, the NFL announced that the Chiefs had violated the league's anti-tampering policy, while pursuing wide receiver Jeremy Maclin during the 2015 off-season. The NFL defines tampering as perspective teams contacting soon-to-be free agents before NFL policies allow, which is two days prior to the beginning of the new league year. As punishment, the Chiefs forfeit their 2016 third-round selection, a 2017 sixth-round selection, and were fined $250,000. In addition, head coach Andy Reid was fined $75,000 and general manager John Dorsey was fined $25,000.[1] The Chiefs immediately appealed the decision believing the punishment was excessively harsh and inconsistent with punishments that have given to other teams in similar situations. On April 19, the NFL denied the Chiefs appeal however they did reduce the team's fine to $200,000 and Reid's fine to $60,000.[2]
NFL Top 100
The Chiefs had an NFL best 9 players in the annual Top 100 Players countdown.
Roster changes
Offseason
Reserve/future free agent contracts
Retirements
Free agents
Draft
- Notes
- The Chiefs forfeited their third-round selection as part of the punishment for violating the NFL's anti-tampering policy.[1]
- The Chiefs acquired an additional fifth-round selection in a trade that sent safety Kelcie McCray to the Seattle Seahawks.
- The Chiefs traded their 1st round draft pick (28th overall) and 7th round pick (249th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers 2nd round pick (37th overall), 4th round pick (105th overall), and 6th round pick (178th overall)
- The Chiefs traded their 2nd round draft pick (59th overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange the Buccaneers 3rd round pick (74th overall) and 4th round selection (106th overall)
Undrafted free agents
Players signed from rookie mini camp tryouts
Cuts
Players cut in the offseason before playing for the Chiefs
Camp transactions
Cuts
| Position | Player |
| Alameda Ta'amu | DT |
| Tre Jones | CB |
| Shannon Edwards | CB |
| Vernon Harris | CB |
Signings
| Position | Player |
| Bryce Cheek | S |
| Nick Foles | QB |
| Jeron Johnson | S |
| Malcolm Jackson | CB |
Preseason transactions
Cuts
| Position | Player |
| S | Akeem Davis |
Signings
Trades
| Position | Player/Pick
Received | Team | Compensation |
| CB | CB Kenneth Acker | San Francisco 49ers | Undisclosed
draft pick |
| N/A | Undisclosed
draft pick | Arizona Cardinals | CB Marcus Cooper |
| N/A | Undisclosed
draft pick | San Francisco 49ers | WR Rod Streater |
Roster cut downs
Regular season transactions
Trades
| Position | Player/Pick
Received | Team | Compensation |
| N/A | None* | Green Bay Packers | RB Knile Davis |
*Trade included a conditional draft pick that required Davis to stay on the roster for a specific amount of time and since he did not meet this requirement, the Chiefs receive no compensation.
Cuts
Signings
*Indicates player was signed off practice squad of team listed
†Knile Davis was traded to the Packers, then was released 2 weeks later, and signed back to the Chiefs
Players involved in multiple transactions
This list is for players who were involved in more than one transaction during the season
Staff
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- Front Office
- Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
- President – Mark Donovan
- 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 Coaches
- Offensive Coaches
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- Defensive Coaches
- Defensive Coordinator – Bob Sutton
- Defensive Line – Britt Reid
- Assistant Defensive Line – Mike Smith
- Linebackers – Gary Gibbs
- Assistant Linebackers – Mark DeLeone
- Defensive Backs – Emmitt Thomas
- Secondary/Cornerbacks – Al Harris
- Defensive Assistant – Taylor Embree
- Special Teams Coaches
- Support Staff
- Director of Video Operations – Pat Brazil
- Assistant Director of Video Operations – Ken Radino
- Video Assistant – Colin Clark
- Video Assistant – Josh Schmidt
- Strength and Conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Travis Crittenden
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Devin Woodhouse
- Sports Science/Conditioning – Ryan Reynolds
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- NFC East
- DAL
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- ATL
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Current roster
| Kansas City Chiefs roster |
| Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Roster updated December 3, 2016
Depth Chart • Transactions
53 Active, 9 Inactive, 9 Practice Squad
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- AFC East
- BUF
- MIA
- NE
- NYJ
- North
- BAL
- CIN
- CLE
- PIT
- South
- HOU
- IND
- JAX
- TEN
- West
- DEN
- KC
- OAK
- SD
- NFC East
- DAL
- NYG
- PHI
- WAS
- North
- CHI
- DET
- GB
- MIN
- South
- ATL
- CAR
- NO
- TB
- West
- ARI
- LA
- SF
- SEA
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Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
- Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times for Weeks 15 and 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers
| Game information |
- First quarter
- KC FG Santos 47 yds. (7-46, 3:09) 3–0
- SD TD Gordon 1 yd. run (Lambo kick) (6-75, 3:24) 3–7
- Second quarter
- SD TD Gordon 6 yd. run (Lambo kick) (13-80, 6:51) 3–14
- SD TD Woodhead 4 yd. pass from Rivers (Lambo kick) (6-38, 3:32) 3–21
- Third quarter
- SD FG Lambo 29 yds. (9-34, 4:00) 3–24
- KC TD Hill 9 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) (7-75, 3:15) 10–24
- Fourth quarter
- SD FG Lambo 28 yds. (9-65, 4:23) 10–27
- KC TD Maclin 19 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) (7-56, 2:02) 17–27
- KC FG Santos 33 yds. (12-62, 3:40) 20–27
- KC FG Ware 5 yd. run (Santos kick) (4-42, 0:46) 27–27
- Overtime
- KC FG Smith 2 yd. run (10-70, 5:07) (10-70, 5:07) 33–27
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- Top passers
- SD – Philip Rivers 25/36 243 yards 1 TD 0 INT
- KC – Alex Smith 34/48 363 yards 2 TDs 1 INT
- Top rushers
- SD – Danny Woodhead 89 yards 5.6 yard average 0 TD
- KC – Spencer Ware 70 yards 6.4 yard average 1 TD
- Top receivers
- SD – Tyrell Williams 2 receptions 71 yards 0 TD
- KC – Spencer Ware 7 receptions 129 yards 0 TD
- Top tacklers
- SD – Brandon Flowers 8 solo 0 assist
- KC – Justin March 8 solo 1 assist
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Week 2: at Houston Texans
Week Two: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs |
0 |
3 |
0 | 9 | 12 |
| Texans |
7 |
6 |
0 | 6 | 19 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
| Game information |
- First quarter
- HOU TD Hopkins 27 yd. pass from Osweiler (Novak kick) (1-27, 0:07) 0–7
- Second quarter
- KC FG Santos 54 yds. (4-2, 1:17) 3–7
- HOU FG Novak 32 yds. (14-69, 6:43) 3–10
- HOU FG Novak 24 yds. (4-8, 0:19) 3–13
- Third quarter
No Scoring
- Fourth quarter
- KC FG Santos 43 yds. (5-26, 2:50) 6–13
- HOU FG Novak 31 yds. (11-47, 5:22) 6–16
- KC FG Santos 35 yds. (8-52, 2:00) 9–16
- HOU FG Novak 43 yds. (11-49, 4:38) 9–19
- KC FG Santos 30 yds. (10-76, 2:07) 12–19
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- Top passers
- KC – Alex Smith 20/37 186 yards 0 TD 0 INT
- HOU – Brock Osweilier 19/33 268 yards 1 TD 2 INTs
- Top rushers
- KC – Charcandrick West 61 yards 10.2 average 0 TDs
- HOU – Lamar Miller 83 yards 3.3 average 0 TDs
- Top receivers
- KC – Jeremy Maclin 6 Rec 68 yards 0 TDs
- HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 7 Rec 113 yards 1 TD
- Top tacklers
- KC – Derrick Johnson 8 solo 3 assist
- HOU – Kareem Jackson 6 solo 0 assist
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Week 3: vs. New York Jets
Week Three: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets |
0 |
3 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chiefs |
7 |
10 |
0 | 7 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| Game information |
- First quarter
- KC TD Kelce 12 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) (4-35, 2:11) 7–0
- Second quarter
- KC FG Santos 27 yds (14-44, 6:59) 10–0
- KC TD Harris 27 yd. fumble return (Santos kick) 17–0
- NYJ FG Folk 28 yds. (9-46, 3:56) 17–3
- Third quarter
No scoring
- Fourth quarter
KC TD Johnson 55 yd. interception return (C.Santos kick) 24–3
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- Top passers
- NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick 20/44 188 yards 0 TD 6 INT
- KC – Alex Smith 25/33 237 yards 1 TD 0 INT
- Top rushers
- NYJ – Matt Forte 65 yards 4.3 average 0 TD
- KC – Spencer Ware 75 yards 3.8 average 0 TD
- Top receivers
- NYJ – Bilal Powell 6 receptions 41 yards 0 TD
- KC – Travis Kelce 6 receptions 89 yards 1 TD
- Top tacklers
- NYJ – Derrick Johnson 8 solo 2 assist
- KC – David Harris 5 solo 1 assist
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Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers
| Game information |
- First quarter
- PIT TD Heyward-Bey 31 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Roethlisberger-Wheaton pass) (3-32, 1:23) 0–8
- PIT TD Brown 4 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) (1-4, 0:04) 0–15
- PIT TD Brown 38 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) (2-40, 0:47) 0–22
- Second quarter
- PIT TD James 9 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) (10-80, 3:44) 0–29
- Third quarter
- PIT TD Wheaton 30 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) (6-75, 3:41) 0–36
- Fourth quarter
- KC TD Hill 10 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) (7-47, 2:17) 7–36
- PIT TD Williams 2 yd. run (Boswell kick) (8-75, 3:49) 7–43
- KC TD Kelce 3 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) (7-62, 3:41) 14–43
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- Top passers
- KC – Alex Smith 30/50 287 yards 2 TDs 1 INT
- PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 22/27 300 yards 5 TDs 0 INT
- Top rushers
- KC – Spencer Ware 82 yards 6.3 yard average 0 TDs
- PIT – LeVeon Bell 144 yards 8 yard average 0 TDs
- Top receivers
- KC – Jeremy Maclin 5 receptions 78 yards 0 TDs
- PIT – Sammie Coates 6 receptions 79 yards 0 TDs
- Top tacklers
- KC – Derrick Johnson 4 solo 1 assist
- PIT – Vince Williams 13 solo 2 assist
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Week 6: at Oakland Raiders
| Game information |
- First quarter
- OAK TD Holmes 3 yd. pass from Carr (Janikowski kick) (7-46, 3:02) 0–7
- KC TD Ware 2 yd. run (Santos kick) (10-57, 5:27) 7–7
- Second quarter
- KC TD Charles 4 yd. run (Santos kick failed) (6-58, 3:18) 13–7
- OAK FG Janikowski 46 yds (5-44, 0:25) 13–10
- Third quarter
- KC TD Poe 1 yd. run (Santos kick) (7-75, 3:23) 20–10
- KC FG Santos 22 yds (5-32, 2:47) 23–10
- Fourth quarter
- KC FG Santos 44 yds (11-52, 5:32) 26–10
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- Top passers
- KC – Alex Smith 19/22 224 yards 0 TD 0 INT
- OAK – Derek Carr 22/34 225 yards 1 TD 1 INT
- Top rushers
- KC – Spencer Ware 131 yards 5.5 average 1 TD
- OAK – DeAndre Washington 49 yards 4.9 average 0 TD
- Top receivers
- KC – Jeremy Maclin 3 receptions 49 yards 0 TD
- OAK – Amari Cooper 10 receptions 129 0 TD
- Top tacklers
- KC – Derrick Johnson 7 solo 2 assists
- OAK – Karl Joseph 7 solo 2 assists
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Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week Seven: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints |
7 |
0 |
7 | 7 | 21 |
| Chiefs |
14 |
7 |
3 | 3 | 27 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| Game information |
- First quarter
- NO TD Cooks 9 yd. pass from Brees (Lutz kick) (10-80, 4:40) 0–7
- KC TD Ware 46 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) (5-75, 2:00) 7–7
- KC TD Sorensen 48 yd. interception return (Santos kick) 14–7
- Second quarter
- KC TD Hill 38 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) (8-85, 4:58) 21–7
- Third quarter
- NO TD Ingram 3 yd. pass from Brees (Lutz kick) (14-75, 8:03) 21–14
- KC FG Santos 39 yds. (7-42, 3:36) 24–14
- Fourth quarter
- NO TD Coleman 10 yd. pass from Brees (Lutz kick) (10-80, 2:27) 24–21
- KC FG Santos 41 yds. (6-23, 2:05) 27–21
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- Top passers
- NO – Drew Brees 37/48 367 yards 3 TDs 1 INT
- KC – Alex Smith 17/24 214 yards 2 TDs 0 INT
- Top rushers
- NO – Mark Ingram 62 yards 3.9 average 0 TDs
- KC – Spencer Ware 77 yards 4.5 yards 0 TDs
- Top receivers
- NO – Michael Thomas 10 receptions 130 yards 0 TDs
- KC – Spencer Ware 2 receptions 54 yards 1 TD
- Top tacklers
- NO – Nate Stupar 7 solo 1 assoist
- KC – Steven Nelson 8 solo 1 assist
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Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts
Week Eight: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
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3 | 4 | Total |
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14 |
7 | 6 | 30 |
| Colts |
0 |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 65,417
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Gamebook
| Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars |
0 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
| Chiefs |
7 |
3 |
6 | 3 | 19 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 73,294
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Gamebook
| Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 10: at Carolina Panthers
| Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Eleven: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers |
0 |
9 |
3 | 7 | 19 |
| Chiefs |
3 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 12: at Denver Broncos
Week Twelve: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Chiefs |
0 |
9 |
7 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| Broncos |
0 |
3 |
7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: November 27
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST/6:30 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 76,819
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Gamebook
| Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 13: at Atlanta Falcons
Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falcons |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
- Preview
| Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Standings
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References
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- Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962)
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