2018 Kansas City Chiefs season

2018 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coach Andy Reid
General manager Brett Veach
Owner The Hunt family
Home field Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record 5–0
Division place 1st AFC West
Uniform

The 2018 season is the Kansas City Chiefs' 49th in the National Football League, their 59th overall, their sixth under head coach Andy Reid, and their second under general manager Brett Veach.

NFL Top 100

The Chiefs had three players ranked in NFL Network's annual Top 100 players countdown, the fewest the team has had on the list since 2012.

RankPlayerPositionChange
24Travis KelceTEIncrease 2
33Kareem HuntRBNR
40Tyreek HillWRDecrease 4

Draft

2018 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
246 Breeland SpeaksDefensive endOle Miss
375 Derrick NnadiDefensive tackleFlorida State
100 Dorian O'DanielLinebackerClemson
4124 Armani WattsSafetyTexas A&M
6196 Tremon SmithCornerbackCentral Arkansas
198 Kahlil McKenzieDefensive tackleTennessee

Trades

  • The Chiefs traded their first round selection (No. 22 overall), along with their 2017 first and third round selections to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for the Bills' 2017 first-round selection.[1]
  • The Chiefs traded cornerback Marcus Peters and their sixth round selection (209th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams for their fourth round selection (124th overall) and their second round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft.[6]
  • The Chiefs received a 2nd round pick (46th overall) and a 3rd round pick (100th overall) from the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for the Chiefs' 2nd round pick (54th overall) and 3rd round pick (78th overall).
  • The Chiefs received a 3rd round pick (75th overall) from the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for their 3rd round pick (86th overall) and their 4th round pick (122nd overall)
  • The Chiefs received a 6th round pick (198th overall) from the New England Patriots in exchange for two 7th round picks (233rd overall and 243rd Overall)

Staff

Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
  • President – Mark Donovan
  • General manager – Brett Veach
  • Director of football administration – Brandt Tilis
  • Salary cap & legal executive – Chris Shea
  • Director of player personnel – Mike Borgonzi
  • Director of college scouting – Ryan Poles
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Ryne Nutt
  • Director of pro personnel – Tim Terry
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Bob Sutton
  • Defensive line – Britt Reid
  • Outside linebackers – Mike Smith
  • Inside linebackers – Mark DeLeone
  • Defensive backs – Emmitt Thomas
  • Secondary/cornerbacks – Al Harris
  • Defensive Assistant – Alex Whittingham
  • Defensive quality control – Terry Bradden
  • Defensive quality control – Jay Valai
Special teams coaches
Coaching support Staff
  • Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier
  • Director of video operations – Pat Brazil
  • Assistant director of video operations – Ken Radino
  • Video assistant – Colin Clark
  • Video assistant – Josh Schmidt
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Travis Crittenden
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Devin Woodhouse
  • Sports science/conditioning – Ryan Reynolds

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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Current roster

Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad

  •  6 Josh Crockett WR
  • 12 Gehrig Dieter WR
  • 60 Ryan Hunter T
  • 90 Joey Ivie NT
  •  8 Chase Litton QB
  • 65 Robert McCray OLB (Injured)
  • 67 Jimmy Murray C
  • 40 D'Montre Wade CB
  • 88 David Wells TE
  • 82 Deon Yelder TE
Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 11, 2018
Depth chart • Transactions
53 Active, 11 Inactive, 9 Practice squad

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1 August 9 Houston Texans L 10–17 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 August 17 at Atlanta Falcons W 28–14 1–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
3 August 25 at Chicago Bears L 20–27 1–2 Soldier Field Recap
4 August 30 Green Bay Packers W 33–21 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff (CT)OpponentResultRecordGame siteTVNFL.com
recap
1 September 9 3:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers W 38–28 1–0 Stubhub Center CBS Recap
2 September 16 12:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers W 42–37 2–0 Heinz Field CBS Recap
3 September 23 12:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers W 38–27 3–0 Arrowhead Stadium Fox Recap
4 October 1 7:15 p.m. at Denver Broncos W 27–23 4–0 Broncos Stadium at Mile High ESPN/KMBC Recap
5 October 7 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars W 30–14 5–0 Arrowhead Stadium CBS Recap
6 October 14 7:20 p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium NBC
7 October 21 7:20 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals Arrowhead Stadium NBC
8 October 28 12:00 p.m. Denver Broncos Arrowhead Stadium CBS
9 November 4 12:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
10 November 11 12:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals Arrowhead Stadium Fox
11 November 19 7:15 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) ESPN/KMBC
12 Bye
13 December 2 3:05 p.m. at Oakland Raiders Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum CBS
14 December 9 12:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens Arrowhead Stadium CBS
15 December 13 7:20 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers Arrowhead Stadium Fox/NFLN
16 December 23 7:20 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field NBC
17 December 30 12:00 p.m. Oakland Raiders Arrowhead Stadium CBS

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exceptions of Week 11 (Monday Night Football) and Week 15 (Thursday Night Football).

Game summaries

Week 1: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week One: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 3 14738
Chargers 6 6 01628

at Stubhub Center, Carson, California

Game information

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Two: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 21 0 14742
Steelers 0 21 7937

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 63,956
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
49ers 0 10 14327
Chiefs 14 21 0338

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 4: at Denver Broncos

Week Four: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 7 31427
Broncos 3 10 7323

at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 5: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Five: Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 7714
Chiefs 7 13 3730

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 6: at New England Patriots

Week Six: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 000
Patriots 0 0 000

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Kansas City Chiefs 5 1 0 .833 2–0 4–1 215 172 L1
Los Angeles Chargers 4 2 0 .667 1–1 2–1 175 144 W3
Denver Broncos 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 123 151 L4
Oakland Raiders 1 5 0 .167 0–2 1–3 107 149 L2

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 5 1 0 .833 2–0 4–1 .500 .466 L1
2[lower-alpha 1] New England Patriots East 4 2 0 .667 1–0 4–1 .514 .542 W3
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Cincinnati Bengals North 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–1 .500 .458 L1
4[lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South 3 3 0 .500 2–0 2–3 .528 .500 L2
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 4] Los Angeles Chargers West 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–1 .500 .283 W3
6[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North 4 2 0 .667 1–2 4–2 .472 .438 W1
In the hunt
7[lower-alpha 4] Miami Dolphins East 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–2 .514 .435 W1
8 Pittsburgh Steelers North 3 2 1 .583 1–1–1 1–2–1 .557 .471 W2
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5] Houston Texans South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .389 .333 W3
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 6] Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–2 .528 .444 L2
11[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] New York Jets East 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–3 .414 .294 W2
12 Cleveland Browns North 2 3 1 .417 1–0–1 2–2–1 .557 .583 L1
13[lower-alpha 7] Buffalo Bills East 2 4 0 .333 0–0 1–3 .571 .542 L1
14[lower-alpha 7] Denver Broncos West 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 .611 .333 L4
15[lower-alpha 8] Oakland Raiders West 1 5 0 .167 0–2 1–3 .597 .417 L2
16[lower-alpha 8] Indianapolis Colts South 1 5 0 .167 0–1 0–4 .571 .600 L3
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  1. 1 2 New England wins tie break over Cincinnati based on best win percentage in conference games.
  2. 1 2 Cincinnati wins tie break over Baltimore based on head-to-head win percentage.
  3. 1 2 3 Tennessee wins tie break over Jacksonville and Houston based on head-to-head win percentage.
  4. 1 2 3 LA Chargers, Baltimore, and Miami are ranked based on best win percentage in conference games.
  5. 1 2 Houston wins tie break over NY Jets based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Jacksonville (see below).
  6. 1 2 Jacksonville wins tie break over NY Jets based on head-to-head win percentage.
  7. 1 2 Buffalo wins tie break over Denver based on best win percentage in common games.
  8. 1 2 Oakland wins tie break over Indianapolis based on best win percentage in conference games.
  9. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

References

  1. ↑ Paylor, Terez (April 27, 2017). "For first time since '83, Chiefs draft quarterback in first round: Patrick Mahomes". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Paylor, Terez A. (January 30, 2018). "Chiefs trade Alex Smith to Washington, saving $15.6 million". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ Sessler, Marc (August 30, 2017). "Browns ship Cameron Erving to Chiefs for fifth-rounder". NFL.com.
  4. ↑ "49ers Trade CB Kenneth Acker". 49ers.com.
  5. ↑ Urban, Darren (September 2, 2016). "Cardinals Trade For CB Marcus Cooper". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Patra, Kevin (February 26, 2018). "Chiefs net 2nd, 4th-round picks for Marcus Peters". NFL.com.
  7. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (September 1, 2017). "Titans Trade for Chiefs DL David King". TitansOnline.com.
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