Schedule Note: Intra-division opponents are in
bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at New England Patriots The Chiefs played the defending AFC Champion New England Patriots, and were 16 ½-point underdogs entering the game. With 7:20 left in the first quarter,
safety Bernard Pollard hit
quarterback Tom Brady in his left leg. Brady went down, clutching his left knee and would not return to play in the game. Backup quarterback
Matt Cassel entered the game, and his first pass of the game went 51 yards to
wide receiver Randy Moss. Cassel continued to excel as he was 5–6 on the drive. It ended on a 10-yard touchdown pass to Moss, giving the heavily favored Patriots the early lead in the second quarter. Five drives later the Chiefs got on the scoreboard after a 13-play drive that ended on a 40-yard field goal from
kicker Nick Novak. However, New England replied with their second touchdown of the day, this time a 5-yard run by
running back Sammy Morris. Chiefs quarterback
Brodie Croyle was hurt when he was sacked and slammed to the turf on his shoulder. With around 50 seconds on the clock and down by a touchdown in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs had the ball near the Patriots goal line. Kansas City had a chance to score but Dwayne Bowe dropped a pass in the end zone on fourth down, resulting in a Patriots victory. The loss also gave them a franchise-worst 10-straight losses, dating back to last season. Croyle tried to throw on the sideline, but immediately indicated he was through for the day. Huard was in for Kansas City's first two series, but didn't return after throwing an interception late in the second quarter. Under Thigpen, the Chiefs' offense struggled to move the ball down the field. In using three quarterbacks, the Chiefs had only 65 net yards at halftime.
JaMarcus Russell completed only 6 of 17 passes for 55 yards and led the Raiders to a 15-point victory. Following the game, Chiefs RB
Larry Johnson voiced his displeasure with the Chiefs' offense and his role with the team. With the loss, the Chiefs fell to an 0–2 record for the third consecutive year. In the first quarter, Kansas City's struggled as Falcons RB
Michael Turner got a 4-yard TD run, along with QB
Matt Ryan completing a 70-yard TD pass to WR
Roddy White. In the second quarter, Atlanta increased its lead with kicker
Jason Elam getting a 27-yard field goal, along with Turner's 1-yard TD run. The Chiefs' offense, averaging fewer than 11 points a game, turned early touchdown opportunities into short field goals. In the first quarter, Kansas City trailed as RB
DeAngelo Williams got a 10-yard TD run. Gonzalez, who had always said he would like to end his career with the Chiefs, RB
Larry Johnson was charged with simple assault for allegedly pushing a woman at a Kansas City nightclub in February, the third time he has faced assault charges against a woman. Johnson was also reportedly offered by the Chiefs for a trade. Days later, coach Herm Edwards ruled Johnson out of the Chiefs' upcoming game against Tennessee as a result of a violation of team rules. Edwards stated that it was not in response to Johnson's legal troubles, but instead of insubordination. Days later, reports surfaced that Johnson was under investigation for allegedly telling a woman that he was going to kill her boyfriend then spat in her face at Kansas City's Club Blonde on October 10, just four days prior to his court hearing for a separate incident. Johnson's pattern of behavior could lead to a possible suspension under the
NFL's personal conduct policy. As a result of his October 10 incident, Johnson was de-activated for the Chiefs' game against the
New York Jets. As a result, Johnson was charged with simple assault for the second time in two weeks. The Chiefs indicated that Johnson would meet with NFL commissioner
Roger Goodell and would not play "for the foreseeable future."
Week 7: vs. Tennessee Titans Coming off their bye week, the Chiefs went home for a Week 7 duel with the undefeated
Tennessee Titans. In the first quarter, Kansas City trailed early as Titans kicker
Rob Bironas got a 49-yard field goal, along with RB
LenDale White getting a 6-yard TD run. Against the Saints, RB Larry Johnson lines up as the quarterback. To help Tyler Thigpen prepare for the game against the Jets, the Chiefs implemented the
spread offense to help Thigpen and the rest of the younger players play to the best of their abilities, and also following the absence of RB
Larry Johnson due to suspension. The Chiefs made a huge gamble by doing so, as most in the NFL believe that a
spread offense cannot work in professional football, and also head coach Herman Edwards was traditionally in favor of more conservative, run-oriented game plans. The game began with both teams exchanging field goals to tie the game at 3. Temperatures which hovered in the low 60s when early-arriving fans first showed up plunged into the 20s by the end of the game. The official press release stated that Peterson resigned, but Hunt had said the conversation had been on-going throughout the season. It was the coldest game that Miami had ever played in. Entering the game, the Bengals had a 3–11–1 record and the Chiefs had a 2–13 record. While there was speculation over the job status of
Herm Edwards as head coach entering the off-season, RB
Larry Johnson voiced his intention to seek a trade. Cincinnati completely dominated the game. They outrushed the Chiefs 204 yards to 31 yards. Kansas City could only manage two first downs in the first half. The Chiefs did not get closer than the Bengals' 37-yard line until their final drive, which ended with TE
Tony Gonzalez's 5-yard touchdown catch from QB
Tyler Thigpen with 2:20 left in the game. A two-point conversion attempt failed, and the Bengals effectively held the lead for the remainder of the game. The Chiefs' defense had one sack in the game to finish the season with 10–the fewest in the NFL since the league started recording team sacks in 1960. The team surpassed the 1982 Baltimore Colts' record of 11 sacks. With the loss, the Chiefs would finish with a franchise worst 2-14 record and dead last in the AFC.
Standings ==Season statistics==