Kansas City Chiefs
The 2025 regular season is over, so it’s time for NFL media to finalize this year’s power rankings. After the Kansas City Chiefs’ 14-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, the writers settled the Chiefs into the bottom fourth of the NFL.
Here’s this week’s sampling:
(Up from 25)
Andy Reid will be back, as will Patrick Mahomes, once his rehabilitation from knee surgery is completed, giving the Chiefs a second chance at competing. We still don’t know Travis Kelce’s plans, and it appears as if there could be assistant coaching changes ahead, so there’s only...
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To wrap up the 2025 season, the Kansas City Chiefs lost 14-12 to the Las Vegas Raiders on a game-deciding field goal in the final seconds.
Let’s look at how Kansas City used its players in their final opportunity to gain experience with live reps until August:
Starters (offensive): WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR Marquise Brown, TE Travis Kelce, LT Esa Pole, LG Kingsley Suamataia, C Creed Humphrey, RG Hunter Nourzad, RT Chukwuebuka Godrick, WR Jalen Royals, QB Chris Oladokun and RB Brashard Smith.
Starters (defensive): DE Michael Danna, DT Chris Jones, DT Derrick Nnadi, DE Ashton Gillotte, LB Cooper...
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After being eliminated from postseason contention last month, the offseason officially began for the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday. The NFL’s official transaction report noted several minor moves for the team the day after it took a 14-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders to close the season.
Most notably, the team waived quarterback Shane Buechele. Buechele entered the league with Kansas City in 2021 as an undrafted free agent out of SMU. After two seasons with the team, he moved on to the Buffalo Bills in 2023. The Chiefs poached Buechele from Buffalo’s practice squad on December 22 after...
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Kelce co-hosts New Heights, one of the top sports podcasts in the country, with his brother. He also has appeared in television and film cameos and hosted the Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader? reboot for Prime Video.
Fans may not often hear Kelce break down the granular elements of a football game, but it sounds as if that’s where his interests lie as he potentially entertains talks with broadcast networks.
And, according to Marchand, he...
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Starting with Black Monday, we’re tracking the NFL’s 2026 coaching carousel — especially as it relates to the Kansas City Chiefs — right here:
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Well… the waking nightmare that has been the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2025 season is finally, officially over.
It’s not hyperbole to say that Sunday’s 14–12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders was one of the worst professional football games I’ve had the misfortune of witnessing. For much of the contest, both teams seemed to be trying to one-up each other’s offensive ineptitude. Neither team managed to get much going through the air — and that’s putting it nicely, considering the teams combined for just 170 passing yards.
*In the end, the difference was a fourth-quarter safety that gave the Raiders...
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All information shown is current as of 8:45 a.m. Monday, January 5
Current space: $1.8 million.
This includes the estimated salary cap impacts of all known signings and releases. More information about our cap space calculation is available below the tables.
**Please note: All NFL teams must remain below the salary cap between the beginning of the new league year in mid-March and the end of each season. If our estimate of the team’s cap space is a negative number, it’s because contracts for some reported roster moves have not been officially submitted to the league...
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The Kansas City Chiefs closed their regular season with a 14–12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon. Unlike previous years, the finale was neither a tune-up nor a strategic rest stop ahead of a playoff run. Instead, it marked the final chapter of a nightmare season that ended with a disappointing 6–11 record.
After the game, head coach Andy Reid acknowledged the reality of the moment — while still striking a tone of gratitude and perspective.
“My hat goes off to the fans for all the support they gave us throughout the season,” Reid told reporters. “Easily...
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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce becomes fastest in NFL history to reach 13,000 receiving yards | KMBC
He joins Jason Witten and former Chief Tony Gonzalez as the only tight ends to reach the mark.
Kelce reached the milestone in 192 games, making him the fastest tight end in NFL history to reach 13,000 receiving yards.
Gonzalez needed 232 games, and Witten needed 259 games.
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The Kansas City Chiefs’ 2025 season finished with a 14-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 18. Here are four instant takeaways from the game:
In his rookie campaign, running back Brashard Smith carved out a role in the Chiefs’ offense where he seldom served as a traditional ball carrier. The only games he was showcased in the backfield were the two matchups with the Raiders. Whether it was the second half of a blowout win or an inconsequential season finale, Smith’s opportunities were limited...
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In Week 18 of the 2025 regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs traveled to Las Vegas hoping to move past the five the five straight losses that had kept them out of the playoffs. They sought a season-ending victory over the the Las Vegas Raiders to finish the season at 7-10. But the Kansas City offense couldn’t move the ball against a Las Vegas team that will be making the first pick in April’s NFL Draft. The season ended with a frustrating 14-12 loss — and a lot of questions for 2026.
Las Vegas won...
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In the final week of 2025’s regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs went on the road to get a bad taste out of their mouths: the five straight losses that had kept them out of the playoffs. Their goal was to collect a victory from the Las Vegas Raiders to finish the season at 7-10. But the Kansas City offense — which had been moribund for most of the season — couldn’t consistently move the ball against a Las Vegas team that will be making the first pick in April’s NFL Draft. The season ended with a frustrating 14-12 loss....
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