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.

Kansas City Chiefs DT Chris Jones makes retirement prediction for TE Travis Kelce after 2025 NFL season comes to an end | A to Z Sports

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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:

1. Brashard Smith wasn’t used as a running back enough this season

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...

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.

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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....

The (6-10) Kansas City Chiefs and (2-14) Las Vegas Raiders are meeting at Allegiant Stadium, where they’ll finally be able to put an end to a season that each would rather forget. Both teams would probably get the most benefit from losing this matchup, which would improve their respective draft seeding. But there’s a little problem with that: NFL players and coaches are hyper-competitiive individuals who are not usually inclined to lay down on the job. So we’ll see how this game plays out.

We can now calculate the Kansas City Chiefs’ opponents for the 2026 season.

Under the NFL scheduling formula, each franchise plays every team in its own division twice. It also plays every team in one other AFC division and one other NFC division. This accounts for 14 games of the 17-game schedule. These other AFC and NFC divisions rotate every year.

Then, each franchise plays the team from the remaining two divisions of its own conference with the same division finish in the previous season — and the team in a rotating division of the other conference with the same...

The Kansas City Chiefs have released their list of inactive players for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Chiefs had already ruled guard Trey Smith out with a lingering ankle ailment on Friday’s final injury report. Wideout Xavier Worthy will not suit up after being listed as doubtful while battling an illness. Running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end George Karlaftis were limited in practice all week with a rest designation. After being listed as questionable, neither player will dress.

Defensive tackle Jerry Tillery also drew the questionable tag after missing Friday’s practice for personal reasons, but he...

Before the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 17 matchup with the Denver Broncos, all but one of our Arrowhead Pride panelists correctly picked the Broncos to win. Our aggregate prediction was for Denver to collect a 23-15 victory, which had just six points of error* compared to the 20-13 final.

In Week 18, the Chiefs are on the road to finish their season against the Las Vegas Raiders. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Kansas City is favored by 4.5 points.

Let’s see what the staff — and our readers — think about the matchup.

Nate Christensen (@natech32)

I think it...

On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs face the Las Vegas Raiders. We welcome Matt Holder of Silver and Black Pride — our sister SBNation site covering the Raiders — for Five Questions with the Enemy*.*

1. What do the Raiders need to do this offseason to position themselves for a winning season next year?

To be honest, I don’t think there is a realistic scenario where the Raiders have a winning season next year. Their roster has so many holes that Las Vegas is likely looking at least a two-year rebuild. The organization would have to hit on...

The Game

To finish the 2025 regular season, the (6-10) Kansas City Chiefs will play the (2-14) Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. Kickoff is set for 3:25 p.m. Arrowhead Time on Sunday of Week 18. It will be a rematch of the Chiefs’ 31-0 blowout victory in Week 7.

The Kansas City offense is looking for a bounce-back performance after totaling just 139 yards in the 20-13 loss to the Denver Broncos on Christmas evening. It was the latest in a string of six consecutive losses to bury this season.

The Raiders...

Over the two-day celebration bringing in the new year, there were four College Football Playoff quarterfinal games featuring plenty of top prospects for the Kansas City Chiefs to consider in the 2026 NFL Draft.

In case you missed it, Arrowhead Pride analyzed five college players before the first round began. Here are 5 more draft prospects to know, including what their most recent performances say about their NFL potential:

1. DE Rueben Bain Jr, Miami

Bain has been one of the key reasons Miami is one win away from playing in the National Championship. He followed up a dominant...