2016 Kansas City Chiefs
The 2016 Kansas City Chiefs went 12–4, finishing 1st in the AFC West, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 389 points and allowed 311.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 389–311
- AFC West
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 389 points, the 13th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 311, the seventh-fewest. Their point differential was +78.
How the season unfolded
The Chiefs started 2–2 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 6 to Week 10.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 33–10 over the Denver Broncos in Week 16 (December 25, 2016).
Their heaviest loss was 43–14 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4 (October 2, 2016).
They scored a season-high 37 points against the San Diego Chargers in Week 17 (January 1, 2017), winning 37–27.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–3.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 6–0 against the AFC West, sweeping the Chargers, the Raiders, and the Broncos.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 18–16 at home.
Before and after
That was a one-win improvement on 2015, when they went 11–5.
In 2017, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.
2016 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2016 | vs San Diego Chargers | W 33–27 (OT) |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2016 | at Houston Texans | L 12–19 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2016 | vs New York Jets | W 24–3 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2016 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14–43 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2016 | at Oakland Raiders | W 26–10 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2016 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 27–21 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2016 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 30–14 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2016 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 19–14 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2016 | at Carolina Panthers | W 20–17 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2016 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17–19 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2016 | at Denver Broncos | W 30–27 (OT) |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2016 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 29–28 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2016 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 21–13 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2016 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 17–19 |
| Week 16 | Dec 25, 2016 | vs Denver Broncos | W 33–10 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2017 | at San Diego Chargers | W 37–27 |
| Divisional | Jan 15, 2017 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16–18 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2016 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.