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2021 Kansas City Chiefs

The 2021 Kansas City Chiefs went 12–5, finishing 1st in the AFC West, and lost the conference championship. They scored 480 points and allowed 364.

Record
12–5
Home
7–2
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
480–364
AFC West
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost conference championship

Where the season ranked

They scored 480 points, the fourth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 364, the eighth-fewest. Their point differential was +116.

How the season unfolded

The Chiefs started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 12–5.

Their longest winning streak was eight games, from Week 8 to Week 16.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 48–9 over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 14 (December 12, 2021).

Their heaviest loss was 27–3 to the Tennessee Titans in Week 7 (October 24, 2021).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–3.

They played three games that went to overtime and went 2–1 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 5–1 against the AFC West, sweeping the Raiders and the Broncos and splitting with the Chargers.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 6–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 42–21 at home.

In the Divisional round, they beat the Buffalo Bills 42–36 at home.

In the AFC Championship Game, they lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 27–24 at home.

Before and after

That was two wins fewer than in 2020, when they went 14–2.

In 2022, they went 14–3 and returned to the playoffs.

2021 schedule and results

2021 Kansas City Chiefs · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 12, 2021vs Cleveland BrownsW 33–29
Week 2Sep 19, 2021at Baltimore RavensL 35–36
Week 3Sep 26, 2021vs Los Angeles ChargersL 24–30
Week 4Oct 3, 2021at Philadelphia EaglesW 42–30
Week 5Oct 10, 2021vs Buffalo BillsL 20–38
Week 6Oct 17, 2021at WashingtonW 31–13
Week 7Oct 24, 2021at Tennessee TitansL 3–27
Week 8Nov 1, 2021vs New York GiantsW 20–17
Week 9Nov 7, 2021vs Green Bay PackersW 13–7
Week 10Nov 14, 2021at Las Vegas RaidersW 41–14
Week 11Nov 21, 2021vs Dallas CowboysW 19–9
Week 13Dec 5, 2021vs Denver BroncosW 22–9
Week 14Dec 12, 2021vs Las Vegas RaidersW 48–9
Week 15Dec 16, 2021at Los Angeles ChargersW 34–28 (OT)
Week 16Dec 26, 2021vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 36–10
Week 17Jan 2, 2022at Cincinnati BengalsL 31–34
Week 18Jan 8, 2022at Denver BroncosW 28–24
Wild CardJan 16, 2022vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 42–21
DivisionalJan 23, 2022vs Buffalo BillsW 42–36 (OT)
Conference championshipJan 30, 2022vs Cincinnati BengalsL 24–27 (OT)

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2021 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.