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2023 Kansas City Chiefs season
American football team in Missouri, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2023 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall, and their eleventh under head coach Andy Reid.
The Chiefs, who entered the season as defending Super Bowl champions, became the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowl titles since the New England Patriots in 2003 and 2004, along with being the second AFC West team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since their franchise rival Denver Broncos in 1997 and 1998. Despite failing to match their 14–3 record during the previous year by posting an 11–6 record, they secured their eleventh consecutive winning season, and became division champions for the eighth consecutive season and a record 16th title overall.[1][2][3] In total, the Chiefs scored 39 touchdowns during the regular season, falling from their 61 touchdowns in the prior season. The decline in touchdowns dropped the team in scoring from 2nd in the league to 15th.[4]
In the playoffs, the Chiefs defeated the Miami Dolphins by the score of 26–7 in the wild card round in frigid weather, as the game was the fourth coldest game played in NFL history.[5] In the divisional round, the team held on to a narrow 27–24 win over the Buffalo Bills on the road, marking their 3rd postseason victory over Buffalo in four seasons, and additionally marking Kansas City's first road postseason game in the AFC with Patrick Mahomes. They made their sixth consecutive AFC Championship Game appearance, but their first on the road, defeating the Baltimore Ravens with a 17–10 score to advance to their fourth Super Bowl appearance in five years.[6] They defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 in overtime in Super Bowl LVIII, which was only the second overtime in Super Bowl history (the first being Super Bowl LI) and a rematch of Super Bowl LIV. The win moved the Chiefs to four Super Bowl titles, becoming the seventh franchise to accomplish that number.
The Chiefs' defense was a key part of their Super Bowl-winning season, as they had a 2nd ranked defense in terms of yardage and points per game, only behind the Ravens. Despite all four of their opponents in the playoffs having scoring offenses that finished in the top 10 in the NFL, the Chiefs only allowed 15.8 points per game in the playoffs. Patrick Mahomes won his third Super Bowl MVP with two touchdown passes, including the decisive play in overtime. This marked Mahomes' third Super Bowl title in his first six years starting for the Chiefs. With the team having trailed by ten points in the second quarter, it also marked the third time in the Reid/Mahomes era the Chiefs overcame a double-digit Super Bowl deficit to win the title.
The Kansas City Chiefs drew an average home attendance of 70,968 in 9 home games in the 2023 NFL season.
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NFL Top 100
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The Chiefs only had three players ranked in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023 players for the second straight year. However, all three were ranked in the top 10. Patrick Mahomes was named the number 1 player for the 2nd time. They were the only team with multiple top 10 selections and the second team ever with three in the top 10, after the Los Angeles Rams in 2022.
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Offseason
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All transactions in this section occurred between the end of the 2022 season (excluding futures contracts which began to be signed following the conclusion of the regular season) and the Chiefs first preseason game.
Coaching staff changes
Retirements
Players lost
Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2022 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired.[10]
Futures contracts
Players signed to futures contracts would typically spend most or all of the previous season on the Chiefs' or another team's practice squad. These contracts are signed after the conclusion of the regular season through the beginning the next league year. Players with an asterisk finished the 2022 season on the Chiefs practice squad.
† John Ross retired before playing any games with the Chiefs.
Players added
Players below played for another team in 2022 and signed with the Chiefs.
*Hoskins spent the 2022 season on the Chiefs' practice squad but re-signed too late for it to be a futures contract. [12]
Draft
Draft trades
- The Chiefs traded second-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (63rd, 122nd and 249th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for second- and sixth-round selections (55th and 194th overall).[14]
- The Chiefs traded third- and sixth-round selections (95th and 217th overall) to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for a third-round selection (92nd overall).[15]
- The Chiefs traded third- and sixth-round selections (100th and 209th overall) to the New York Giants in exchange for WR Kadarius Toney.[16]
- The Chiefs traded WR Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (122nd and 178th overall), and 2022 first-, second- and fourth-round selections (29th, 50th and 121st overall).[18]
Undrafted free agents
*Signed as a part of the International Player Pathway Program from Nigeria. [20]
Signed and released in the offseason
Players below were signed in the offseason but were released before the start of the preseason.
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Preseason transactions
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Transactions below occurred between the day after Chiefs first preseason game and the day before their first regular season game.
Preseason cuts
Players below were released outside of the league mandated cut date.
Preseason signings
Preseason trades
Cuts to 53
Players below were released to reach the league mandated 53-player roster limit. The Chiefs also used a trade and reserve lists to reach the player limit. Additionally, the Chiefs waived three players with an injury designation who reverted to injured reserve after going unclaimed.
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Regular season transactions
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Players listed below were involved in a transaction between the Chiefs first game of the regular season and Super Bowl LVIII.
Suspensions served
*Justyn Ross initially was placed on the commissioner's exempt list. He was moved to the suspended list before the week 14 game after being suspended for 6 games and received credit for time he spent on the commissioner's exempt list.
Standard elevations
Players below were activated via a standard elevation prior to a game. A standard elevation is when a team temporarily activates a player from the practice squad to the active roster and allows them to send the player back to the practice squad without needing to clear waivers first.
Signings
Players below with PS next to previous team indicates player was signed off the practice squad of the team listed
Cuts
Reserve list activations
Trades
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Staff
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Front office
Head coaches Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
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Preseason
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Schedule
Game summaries
KSHB carried the preseason games in the Kansas City area. Other networks throughout the region, primarily in Missouri and Kansas, also carried the games. Broadcasters provided are the Chiefs' broadcast. The Chiefs opponents also had their own broadcast team.
Week 1: at New Orleans Saints
Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: August 13
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,028
- Referee: Clay Martin
- TV announcers (KSHB): Ari Wolfe, Trent Green, Kimmi Chex and Matt McMullen
- Recap, Game Book
Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals
Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: August 19
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. MST*
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 62,190
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (KSHB): Ari Wolfe, Trent Green, Kimmi Chex and Matt McMullen
- Recap, Game Book
Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 3: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: August 26
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,516
- Referee: Land Clark
- TV announcers (KSHB): Ari Wolfe, Trent Green, Kimmi Chex and Matt McMullen
- Recap, Game Book
*Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time, so from March to November the state, excluding the Navajo Nation, is aligned with Pacific Time but is still officially in the Mountain Time Zone.
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Regular season
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Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 1: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,522
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
- Recap, Game Book
Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C)
- Game attendance: 69,615
- Referee: Adrian Hill
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Game Book
With this victory Andy Reid became the winningest coach in Chiefs history with 130 wins, surpassing Hank Stram who won 129 games.
Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 3: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,562
- Referee: Alan Eck
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
- Recap, Game Book
Week 4: at New York Jets
Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary
Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: October 8
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 67,003
- Referee: Land Clark
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 6: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 12
- Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,528
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- TV announcers (KSHB): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
- Recap, Game Book
Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Week 8: at Denver Broncos
Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT/2:25 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Cold, getting colder, a few light flakes of snow falling, 26 °F (−3 °C)
- Game attendance: 76,286
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
- Recap, Game Book
This was the first time since week 2 of the 2015 season that the Chiefs lost to the Broncos, and this was also Patrick Mahomes' first ever loss to the Broncos in his career.[25]
Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 9: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: November 5
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. CET/8:30 a.m. CST
- Game weather: Light rain, 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 50,023
- Referee: Clay Martin
- TV announcers (KSHB [26]): Rich Eisen, Jason McCourty, Dan Orlovsky, Stacey Dales and Sara Walsh
- Recap, Game Book
Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 11: Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,754
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN/ABC/ESPN+): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge
- Recap, Game Book
Week 12: at Las Vegas Raiders
Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Week 13: at Green Bay Packers
Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Week 14: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 14: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 10
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,639
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
Week 15: at New England Patriots
Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: December 17
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy and cool, 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,628
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
Week 16: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 16: Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 25
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,480
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (CBS/Nick): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson (CBS)
Noah Eagle, Nate Burleson, Dylan Schefter, Brady Noon (as Raphael) and Micah Abbey (as Donatello) (Nickelodeon) - Recap, Game Book
Week 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 18: at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 18: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
- Date: January 7
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 68,274
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Recap, Game Book
Standings
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Postseason
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Game summaries
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) Miami Dolphins
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) Miami Dolphins at (3) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: January 13, 2024
- Game time: 7:10 p.m. CST
- Game weather: −4 °F (−20 °C)
- Game attendance: 71,492
- Referee: Brad Rogers
- TV announcers (Peacock): Mike Tirico, Jason Garrett and Kaylee Hartung
- Recap, Game Book
Chiefs go to win to the Bills 27-24 in the Divisional Round.
AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) Buffalo Bills
AFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) Kansas City Chiefs at (2) Buffalo Bills– Game summary
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: January 21, 2024
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST/5:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 25 °F (−4 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,808
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
- Recap, Game Book
Chiefs go to the AFC Championship Game and win to the Ravens 17-10.
AFC Championship: at (1) Baltimore Ravens
AFC Championship: (3) Kansas City Chiefs at (1) Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: January 28, 2024
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. EST/2:05 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
- Game attendance: 71,439
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn and Jay Feely
- Recap, Game Book
Chiefs go to Super Bowl LVIII and win to the 49ers 25-22.
Super Bowl LVIII: vs. (N1) San Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl LVIII: (N1) San Francisco 49ers vs. (A3) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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