2016 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 2016 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the fourth under head coach Andy Reid and the fourth and final season under general manager John Dorsey who was fired June 22, 2017.[1] The Chiefs clinched their first AFC West division title since 2010. The Chiefs also clinched a first-round bye for the first time since 2003, but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional round.

2016 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt family
Head coachAndy Reid
General managerJohn Dorsey
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 16–18
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
Team MVPEric Berry
Team ROYTyreek Hill
Uniform

Violation of anti-tampering policy

On March 9, 2016, the NFL announced that the Chiefs had violated the league's anti-tampering policy, while pursuing wide receiver Jeremy Maclin during the 2015 off-season. The NFL defines tampering as prospective teams contacting soon-to-be free agents before NFL policies allow, which is two days prior to the beginning of the new league year. As punishment, the Chiefs forfeited their 2016 third-round selection, a 2017 sixth-round selection, and were fined $250,000. In addition, head coach Andy Reid was fined $75,000 and general manager John Dorsey was fined $25,000.[2] The Chiefs immediately appealed the decision believing the punishment was excessively harsh and inconsistent with punishments that have given to other teams in similar situations. On April 19, the NFL denied the Chiefs appeal however they did reduce the team's fine to $200,000 and Reid's fine to $60,000.[3]

NFL Top 100

The Chiefs had an NFL best 9 players in the annual Top 100 Players countdown.

RankPlayerPositionChange
26Justin HoustonLB 1
55Eric BerrySNR
65Marcus PetersCBNR
75Jamaal CharlesRB 63
80Derrick JohnsonLBNR
81Alex SmithQBNR
84Tamba HaliLB 14
91Travis KelceTENR
93Jeremy MaclinWRNR

Roster changes

Offseason

Reserve/future free agent contracts
PlayerPosition
Tyrell AdamsLB
Da'Ron BrownWR
Deveron CarrCB
Kenny CookWR
Dominique DavisDE
Reid FragelT
Laurence GibsonT
Cameron GordonOLB
Jordan KovacsSS
Keith LewisCB
Michael LiedkteG
Trey MillardRB/FB
Jimmy StatenDE
Alameda Ta'amuNT
Ross TravisTE
Fred WilliamsWR
Retirements
PositionPlayerSeasons with
the Chiefs
Years proDate announced
FSHusain Abdullah37March 28[4]
DEMike DeVito39April 11[5]
Free agents
PositionPlayerStatus*2015 Team(s)2016 Team
TJeff AllenUFAKansas City ChiefsHouston Texans
WRJason AvantUFAKansas City ChiefsNone
FSEric BerryUFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
SSTyvon BranchUFAKansas City ChiefsArizona Cardinals
SSStevie BrownUFANew York GiantsKansas City Chiefs
CBMarcus CooperUFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
QBChase DanielUFAKansas City ChiefsPhiladelphia Eagles
SAkeem DavisUFANew Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks
Indianapolis Colts
Kansas City Chiefs
GJordan DeveyUFASan Francisco 49ersKansas City Chiefs
CBJamell FlemingUFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
LBTamba HaliUFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
DEJaye HowardUFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
LBDerrick JohnsonUFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
WRSeantavius JonesUFANew Orleans SaintsKansas City Chiefs
LBTautvydas KierasUFANoneKansas City Chiefs
DEDavid KingERFASeattle Seahawks
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
OLBAndy MulumbaUFAGreen Bay PackersKansas City Chiefs
DEJonathan MassaquoiUFAAtlanta FalconsKansas City Chiefs
LBDezman MosesRFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
CDrew NowakUFASeattle SeahawksKansas City Chiefs
DEEfe ObadaUFADallas CowboysKansas City Chiefs
TMitchell SchwartzUFACleveland BrownsKansas City Chiefs
FSDaniel SorensenERFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
CBSean SmithUFAKansas City ChiefsOakland Raiders
TDonald StephensonUFAKansas City ChiefsDenver Broncos
WRRod StreaterUFAOakland RaidersKansas City Chiefs
RBCharcandrick WestERFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
WRMike WilliamsUFANoneKansas City Chiefs
DENick WilliamsERFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
SSJimmy WilsonUFASan Diego ChargersKansas City Chiefs
LBFrank ZomboUFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
*RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, Franchise: Franchise tag

Draft

2016 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
237 Chris JonesDefensive tackleMississippi State
374 KeiVarae RussellCornerbackNotre Dame
4105 Parker EhingerGuardCincinnati
4106 Eric MurrayCornerbackMinnesota
4126 Demarcus RobinsonWide ReceiverFlorida
5162 Kevin HoganQuarterbackStanford
5165 Tyreek HillWide ReceiverWest Alabama
6178 D. J. WhiteCornerbackGeorgia Tech
6203 Dadi NicolasLinebackerVirginia Tech

Notes

  • The Chiefs forfeited their original third-round selection (what would have been the 91st overall selection) as part of the punishment for violating the NFL's anti-tampering policy.[2]
  • The Chiefs acquired an additional fifth-round selection in a trade that sent safety Kelcie McCray to the Seattle Seahawks.
  • The Chiefs traded their 1st round draft pick (28th overall) and 7th round pick (249th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers 2nd round pick (37th overall), 4th round pick (105th overall), and 6th round pick (178th overall)
  • The Chiefs traded their 2nd round draft pick (59th overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange the Buccaneers 3rd round pick (74th overall) and 4th round selection (106th overall)

Undrafted free agents

PositionPlayerCollege
WRMitch MathewsBYU
OLJake BernsteinVanderbilt
CBen ClarkeHawaii
CBVernon HarrisDartmouth
CBShak RandolphSMU
LBTerrance SmithFlorida State
SSPeni VeaUNLV
FSBryce CheekAkron
Players signed from rookie mini camp tryouts
PositionPlayerCollege
CBShannon EdwardsFresno State
GGarrick MayweatherFordham
TZach SterupNebraska
Cuts
PositionPlayer
WRKenny Cook
GPaul Fanaika
GBen Grubbs
Players cut in the offseason before playing for the Chiefs
PositionPlayer
GJake Bernstein
CBen Clarke
LBCameron Gordon
SJimmy Wilson
WRFred Williams
LBTautvydas Kieras
GMichael Liedtke
TLaurence Gibson
SJordan Kovacs
SKeith Lewis
LBEfe Obada
SSPeni Vea

Camp transactions

Cuts
PositionPlayer
Alameda Ta'amuDT
Tre JonesCB
Shannon EdwardsCB
Vernon HarrisCB
Signings
PositionPlayer
Bryce CheekS
Nick FolesQB
Jeron JohnsonS
Malcolm JacksonCB

Preseason transactions

Cuts
PositionPlayer
SAkeem Davis
Signings
PositionPlayer
SBrock Vereen
Trades
PositionPlayer/Pick
Received
TeamCompensation
CBCB Kenneth AckerSan Francisco 49ers7th round pick
2018 NFL draft
N/AUndisclosed draft pick
2018 NFL draft
Arizona CardinalsCB Marcus Cooper
N/AUndisclosed
draft pick
San Francisco 49ersWR Rod Streater
Roster cut downs

Regular season transactions

Trades
PositionPlayer/Pick
Received
TeamCompensation
N/ANone*Green Bay PackersRB Knile Davis

*Trade included a conditional draft pick that required Davis to stay on the roster for a specific amount of time; since he did not meet this requirement, the Chiefs received no compensation.

Cuts
PositionPlayer
CBKeiVarae Russell
DENick Williams
Signings
PositionPlayerPrevious team
TBryan WitzmannDallas Cowboys
DEKendall ReyesWashington Redskins
LBTerrance SmithKansas City Chiefs*
GMike PersonAtlanta Falcons
DLJarvis JenkinsNew York Jets
RBKnile DavisGreen Bay Packers†
CBTerrance MitchellKansas City Chiefs*

*Indicates player was signed off practice squad of team listed
†Knile Davis was traded to the Packers, then was released 2 weeks later, and signed back to the Chiefs

Players involved in multiple transactions

This list is for players who were involved in more than one transaction during the season

PositionPlayerFinal status
LBDezman MosesFree agent
TJordan DeveyChiefs active roster
LBRamik WilsonChiefs active roster
DTRakeem Nuñez-RochesChiefs active roster
LBSam BarringtonSaints active roster
LBSio MooreCardinals active roster
CBTerrance MitchellChiefs active roster
DTDavid KingChiefs active roster
RBBishop SankeyVikings practice squad

Staff

2016 Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Andy Reid
  • Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – David Culley
  • Senior Assistant to the Head Coach – Kyle Childress

Offensive coaches

  • Co-Offensive Coordinator – Brad Childress
  • Co-Offensive Coordinator – Matt Nagy
  • Assistant Quarterbacks – Corey Matthaei
  • Running Backs – Eric Bieniemy
  • Tight Ends – Tom Melvin
  • Offensive Line – Andy Heck
  • Offensive Quality Control – Joe Bleymaier
  • Statistical Analysis Coordinator – Mike Frazier
Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head Athletic Trainer – Rick Burkholder
  • Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Travis Crittenden
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Devin Woodhouse
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Ryan Reynolds

Final roster

2016 Kansas City Chiefs final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 8 inactive, 10 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1 August 13 Seattle Seahawks L 16–17 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 August 20 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–21 0–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
3 August 27 at Chicago Bears W 23–7 1–2 Soldier Field Recap
4 September 1 Green Bay Packers W 17–7 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1 September 11 San Diego Chargers W 33–27 (OT) 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 September 18 at Houston Texans L 12–19 1–1 NRG Stadium Recap
3 September 25 New York Jets W 24–3 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4 October 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–43 2–2 Heinz Field Recap
5 Bye
6 October 16 at Oakland Raiders W 26–10 3–2 Oakland Alameda Coliseum Recap
7 October 23 New Orleans Saints W 27–21 4–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
8 October 30 at Indianapolis Colts W 30–14 5–2 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
9 November 6 Jacksonville Jaguars W 19–14 6–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
10 November 13 at Carolina Panthers W 20–17 7–2 Bank of America Stadium Recap
11 November 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–19 7–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
12 November 27 at Denver Broncos W 30–27 (OT) 8–3 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap
13 December 4 at Atlanta Falcons W 29–28 9–3 Georgia Dome Recap
14 December 8 Oakland Raiders W 21–13 10–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
15 December 18 Tennessee Titans L 17–19 10–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
16 December 25 Denver Broncos W 33–10 11–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
17 January 1 at San Diego Chargers W 37–27 12–4 Qualcomm Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week One: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Chargers 7 14 33027
Chiefs 3 0 717633

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 2: at Houston Texans

Week Two: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 3 0912
Texans 7 6 0619

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 3: vs. New York Jets

Week Three: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jets 0 3 003
Chiefs 7 10 0724

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

The Chiefs picked off the Jets six times.

Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Four: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 01414
Steelers 22 7 7743

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 6: at Oakland Raiders

Week Six: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 6 10326
Raiders 7 3 0010

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), rain
  • Game attendance: 54,211
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Seven: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Saints 7 0 7721
Chiefs 14 7 3327

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Eight: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 14 7630
Colts 0 7 7014

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 65,417
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 0714
Chiefs 7 3 6319

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 73,294
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 10: at Carolina Panthers

Week Ten: Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 3 01720
Panthers 3 14 0017

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Eleven: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 9 3719
Chiefs 3 7 0717

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 72,277
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 12: at Denver Broncos

Week Twelve: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Chiefs 0 9 78630
Broncos 0 3 714327

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST/6:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 76,819
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 13: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 6 14 7229
Falcons 10 6 01228

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 69,879
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 14: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Fourteen: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 7 3013
Chiefs 0 21 0021

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 15: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Fifteen: Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Titans 0 7 01219
Chiefs 14 3 0017

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 1 °F (−17 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 68,084
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

NFL on Christmas Day

Week Sixteen: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 3 0010
Chiefs 21 0 01233

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 25
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 76,671
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 17: at San Diego Chargers

Week Seventeen: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 17 14337
Chargers 3 7 71027

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: January 1, 2017
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 54,915
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Postseason

Schedule

Playoff roundDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional January 15, 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers (3) L 16–18 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs (3) Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) Pittsburgh Steelers at (2) Kansas City Chiefs  – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Steelers 6 6 3318
Chiefs 7 0 3616

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Kansas City Chiefs 12 4 0 .750 6–0 9–3 389 311 W2
(5) Oakland Raiders 12 4 0 .750 3–3 9–3 416 385 L1
Denver Broncos 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 333 297 W1
San Diego Chargers 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 410 423 L5

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 New England Patriots East 14 2 0 .875 5–1 11–1 .439 .424 W7
2[lower-alpha 1] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 4 0 .750 6–0 9–3 .508 .479 W2
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 .494 .423 W7
4[lower-alpha 2] Houston Texans South 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .502 .427 L1
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 1] Oakland Raiders West 12 4 0 .750 3–3 9–3 .504 .443 L1
6 Miami Dolphins East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 .455 .341 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .465 .458 W1
8[lower-alpha 3] Denver Broncos West 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .549 .455 W1
9[lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North 8 8 0 .500 4–2 7–5 .498 .363 L2
10[lower-alpha 4] Indianapolis Colts South 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .492 .406 W1
11 Buffalo Bills East 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 .482 .339 L2
12 Cincinnati Bengals North 6 9 1 .406 3–3 5–7 .521 .333 W1
13[lower-alpha 5] New York Jets East 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .518 .313 W1
14[lower-alpha 5] San Diego Chargers West 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .543 .513 L5
15 Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 13 0 .188 2–4 2–10 .527 .417 L1
16 Cleveland Browns North 1 15 0 .063 0–6 1–11 .549 .313 L1
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6]
  1. Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep.
  2. Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents.
  3. Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory.
  4. Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents.
  5. The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis,
    Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5.
  6. 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.

References

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