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2019 Kansas City Chiefs

The 2019 Kansas City Chiefs went 12–4, finishing 1st in the AFC West, and won the Super Bowl. They scored 451 points and allowed 308.

Record
12–4
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
7–1
Points
451–308
AFC West
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Won Super Bowl

Where the season ranked

They scored 451 points, the fifth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 308, the seventh-fewest. Their point differential was +143.

How the season unfolded

The Chiefs opened with four straight wins and were 5–3 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 12–4.

Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 11 to Week 17.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 40–9 over the Oakland Raiders in Week 13 (December 1, 2019).

Their heaviest loss was 31–24 to the Houston Texans in Week 6 (October 13, 2019).

They scored a season-high 51 points against the Houston Texans in the Divisional round (January 12, 2020), winning 51–31.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–4.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 6–0 against the AFC West, sweeping the Raiders, the Broncos, and the Chargers.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Divisional round, they beat the Houston Texans 51–31 at home.

In the AFC Championship Game, they beat the Tennessee Titans 35–24 at home.

They won Super Bowl LIV, beating the San Francisco 49ers 31–20.

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2018, when they went 12–4.

In 2020, they went 14–2 and returned to the playoffs.

2019 schedule and results

2019 Kansas City Chiefs · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2019at Jacksonville JaguarsW 40–26
Week 2Sep 15, 2019at Oakland RaidersW 28–10
Week 3Sep 22, 2019vs Baltimore RavensW 33–28
Week 4Sep 29, 2019at Detroit LionsW 34–30
Week 5Oct 6, 2019vs Indianapolis ColtsL 13–19
Week 6Oct 13, 2019vs Houston TexansL 24–31
Week 7Oct 17, 2019at Denver BroncosW 30–6
Week 8Oct 27, 2019vs Green Bay PackersL 24–31
Week 9Nov 3, 2019vs Minnesota VikingsW 26–23
Week 10Nov 10, 2019at Tennessee TitansL 32–35
Week 11Nov 18, 2019vs Los Angeles ChargersW 24–17
Week 13Dec 1, 2019vs Oakland RaidersW 40–9
Week 14Dec 8, 2019at New England PatriotsW 23–16
Week 15Dec 15, 2019vs Denver BroncosW 23–3
Week 16Dec 22, 2019at Chicago BearsW 26–3
Week 17Dec 29, 2019vs Los Angeles ChargersW 31–21
DivisionalJan 12, 2020vs Houston TexansW 51–31
Conference championshipJan 19, 2020vs Tennessee TitansW 35–24
Super BowlFeb 2, 2020vs San Francisco 49ersW 31–20

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2019 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.