2018 Kansas City Chiefs
The 2018 Kansas City Chiefs went 12–4, finishing 1st in the AFC West, and lost the conference championship. They scored 565 points and allowed 421.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 565–421
- AFC West
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 565 points, the most among the 32 teams, and allowed 421, the ninth-most. Their point differential was +144.
How the season unfolded
The Chiefs opened with four straight wins and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 1 to Week 5.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 45–10 over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7 (October 21, 2018).
Their heaviest loss was 38–31 to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 16 (December 23, 2018).
They scored a season-high 51 points against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 11 (November 19, 2018), losing 54–51.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–4.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the AFC West, sweeping the Broncos and the Raiders and splitting with the Chargers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Indianapolis Colts 31–13 at home.
In the AFC Championship Game, they lost to the New England Patriots 37–31 at home.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2017, when they went 10–6.
In 2019, they went 12–4 and returned to the playoffs.
2018 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2018 | at Los Angeles Chargers | W 38–28 |
| Week 2 | Sep 16, 2018 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 42–37 |
| Week 3 | Sep 23, 2018 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 38–27 |
| Week 4 | Oct 1, 2018 | at Denver Broncos | W 27–23 |
| Week 5 | Oct 7, 2018 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 30–14 |
| Week 6 | Oct 14, 2018 | at New England Patriots | L 40–43 |
| Week 7 | Oct 21, 2018 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 45–10 |
| Week 8 | Oct 28, 2018 | vs Denver Broncos | W 30–23 |
| Week 9 | Nov 4, 2018 | at Cleveland Browns | W 37–21 |
| Week 10 | Nov 11, 2018 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 26–14 |
| Week 11 | Nov 19, 2018 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 51–54 |
| Week 13 | Dec 2, 2018 | at Oakland Raiders | W 40–33 |
| Week 14 | Dec 9, 2018 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 27–24 (OT) |
| Week 15 | Dec 13, 2018 | vs Los Angeles Chargers | L 28–29 |
| Week 16 | Dec 23, 2018 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 31–38 |
| Week 17 | Dec 30, 2018 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 35–3 |
| Divisional | Jan 12, 2019 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 31–13 |
| Conference championship | Jan 20, 2019 | vs New England Patriots | L 31–37 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2018 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.