Regular Season
The Chiefs got off to a good 2–0 start, winning their Week 1 home-opener against the New York Jets (27–7) and then went on the road to beat their old time division-rival Oakland Raiders (23–17). However, they then lost at INVESCO Field at Mile High 30–10 to the Denver Broncos, another division rival. Then in Week 4, the Chiefs hosted the Philadelphia Eagles. Kansas City got off to a fast start and led 24–13 at halftime. However, the Eagles managed to work back into the fray, despite their starting quarterback having a sports hernia. The Chiefs would go on to lose the game, 37–31. They then used their Bye Week in Week 5 to regroup and get back to what they do best. They managed to win a very good fight at home with the Washington Redskins, 28–21.
The Chiefs had little time to celebrate, because they were informed that because Hurricane Wilma was going to strike Miami on Sunday, they would have to face the Dolphins two days earlier. Despite the sudden change of the schedule, the Chiefs managed to win against the Miami Dolphins 30–20. However, despite having over a week to prepare, they couldn't defeat the San Diego Chargers on the road and lost 28–20. The Chiefs would rebound at home and win a well-fought rematch with their arch-rivals, the Oakland Raiders, with a final of 27–23. However, the Chiefs' next game would not fare as well, as they ended losing the Buffalo Bills,despite outgaining them in yards from scrimmage.
The Chiefs would then proceed to start a three-game winning streak going. First, they would beat the Houston Texans on Sunday night (45–17) and then they would win back-to-back home games against the two-time defending champion New England Patriots and then a rematch win their division rival, Denver Broncos (31–27). In the following weeks, the Chiefs dug themselves a huge hole with back-to-back interconference road losses to the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. Fortunately, the Chiefs were able to keep their very slim playoff hopes alive after a 20–7 home victory over the San Diego Chargers in week 16. In Week 17, even though the Chiefs got a blowout win at home against the Cincinnati Bengals 37–3, the Steelers won against the Lions 35–21, taking AFC Wild Card #2 and ending the Chiefs' chances of getting into the playoffs.
Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt was honored before the week 14 game against the Dallas Cowboys and had the honors of the pre-game coin-flip. Hunt was recognized for his contributions to the City of Dallas, and his establishment of the American Football League’s Dallas Texans (now the Kansas City Chiefs), one of the Cowboys’ AFL rivals.
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