2010 Kansas City Chiefs
The 2010 Kansas City Chiefs went 10–6, finishing 1st in the AFC West, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 366 points and allowed 326.
- Record
- 10–6
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 3–5
- Points
- 366–326
- AFC West
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 366 points, the 14th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 326, the 11th-fewest. Their point differential was +40.
How the season unfolded
The Chiefs started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.
Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 1 to Week 3.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 42–20 over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 7 (October 24, 2010).
Their heaviest loss was 31–0 to the San Diego Chargers in Week 14 (December 12, 2010).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–2.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the AFC West, splitting with the Chargers and the Broncos and getting swept by the Raiders.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–1 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Baltimore Ravens 30–7 at home.
Before and after
That was a six-win improvement on 2009, when they went 4–12.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2006.
In 2011, they went 7–9 and missed the playoffs.
2010 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2010 | vs San Diego Chargers | W 21–14 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2010 | at Cleveland Browns | W 16–14 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2010 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 31–10 |
| Week 5 | Oct 10, 2010 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 9–19 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2010 | at Houston Texans | L 31–35 |
| Week 7 | Oct 24, 2010 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 42–20 |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2010 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 13–10 (OT) |
| Week 9 | Nov 7, 2010 | at Oakland Raiders | L 20–23 (OT) |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2010 | at Denver Broncos | L 29–49 |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2010 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 31–13 |
| Week 12 | Nov 28, 2010 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 42–24 |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2010 | vs Denver Broncos | W 10–6 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2010 | at San Diego Chargers | L 0–31 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2010 | at St. Louis Rams | W 27–13 |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2010 | vs Tennessee Titans | W 34–14 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2011 | vs Oakland Raiders | L 10–31 |
| Wild Card | Jan 9, 2011 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 7–30 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2010 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.