Playoffs
Despite their 10–6 record and second place finish in the AFC West, the Chiefs failed to qualify for the 2006 playoffs.
In week 17, the Chiefs needed the Detroit Lions to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in order to clinch the final AFC wild card. The Steelers defeated the Lions 35–21 and eventually won Super Bowl XL, becoming the first sixth-seeded team to play in and win the Super Bowl.
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