This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

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NFL · AFC West · 1–0 (1.000) · 3rd in division · PF 31 · PA 10 · Coach Andy Reid

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Team leaders

Passing (yds)

184Patrick Mahomes

Rushing (yds)

Receiving (yds)

Sacks

Interceptions

1Mansoor Delane

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	64	46
EPA per play	+0.16	-0.34
Pass EPA per play	-0.08	-0.45
Rush EPA per play	+0.37	-0.10
Success rate	42.2%	37.0%
Pass rate	45.3%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play +0.01, success rate 44.5%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (17 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
2026-09-14	1	vs Denver Broncos	W 31–10	1–0	GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
2026-09-20	2	vs Indianapolis Colts			GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
2026-09-27	3	@ Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium
2026-10-04	4	@ Las Vegas Raiders			Allegiant Stadium
2026-10-18	6	vs Los Angeles Chargers			GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
2026-10-25	7	@ Seattle Seahawks			Lumen Field
2026-11-01	8	@ Denver Broncos			Empower Field at Mile High
2026-11-08	9	vs New York Jets			GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
2026-11-15	10	@ Atlanta Falcons			Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2026-11-22	11	vs Arizona Cardinals			GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
2026-11-26	12	@ Buffalo Bills			Highmark Stadium
2026-12-03	13	@ Los Angeles Rams			SoFi Stadium
2026-12-13	14	@ Cincinnati Bengals			Paycor Stadium
2026-12-21	15	vs New England Patriots			GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
2026-12-27	16	vs San Francisco 49ers			GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
2027-01-03	17	@ Los Angeles Chargers			SoFi Stadium
2027-01-10	18	vs Las Vegas Raiders			GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium

Roster (92)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
6	Justin Fields	QB	6-3	227	Ohio State	5	ACT
14	Garrett Nussmeier	QB	6-1	205	LSU	0	ACT
15	Patrick Mahomes	QB	6-2	225	Texas Tech	9	ACT
19	Chris Oladokun	QB	6-1	213	South Dakota State	4	RES
9	Kenneth Walker III	RB	5-9	211	Michigan State; Wake Forest	4	ACT
10	Emmett Johnson	RB	5-10	202	Nebraska	0	ACT
24	Brashard Smith	RB	5-10	196	SMU; Miami	1	ACT
35	Nate Carter	RB	5-10	202	Michigan State; Connecticut	1	DEV
35	EJ Smith	RB		215		0	RES
42	Jaydn Ott	RB	5-11	208	Oklahoma; California	0	DEV
47	Ben VanSumeren	RB	6-2	231	Michigan State; Michigan	3	DEV
1	Xavier Worthy	WR	5-11	165	Texas	2	ACT
2	Tyquan Thornton	WR	6-2	185	Baylor	4	ACT
4	Rashee Rice	WR	6-1	203	SMU	3	ACT
5	Jeff Weimer	WR		215		0	CUT
7	Omari Evans	WR	6-0	195	Washington	0	DEV
8	Jeff Caldwell	WR	6-5	215	Cincinnati; Lindenwood	0	RES
11	Jalen Royals	WR	6-0	195	Utah State	1	ACT
13	Cyrus Allen	WR	5-11	180	Cincinnati; Texas A&M; Louisiana Tech	0	ACT
17	Xavier Loyd	WR		196		0	CUT
80	Jacob De Jesus	WR		170		0	CUT
81	Nikko Remigio	WR	5-9	187	Fresno State	3	ACT
82	Jimmy Holiday	WR	6-1	211	Louisiana Tech; Western Kentucky; Tennessee	1	RES
85	Andrew Armstrong	WR	6-4	210	Arkansas; East Texas A&M	1	DEV
89	Jason Brownlee	WR	6-3	202	Southern Mississippi	3	CUT
12	Jared Wiley	TE	6-6	249	TCU; Texas	2	ACT
46	Mason Pline	TE	6-7	260	Furman; Ferris State	2	CUT
83	Noah Gray	TE	6-3	240	Duke	5	ACT
84	John Michael Gyllenborg	TE	6-5	251	Wyoming	0	RES
87	Travis Kelce	TE	6-5	250	Cincinnati	13	ACT
88	Jake Briningstool	TE	6-6	240	Clemson	1	ACT
88	Thomas Odukoya	TE	6-6	253	Eastern Michigan	4	EXE
5	Mansoor Delane	DB	6-0	190	LSU; Virginia Tech	0	ACT
8	Kristian Fulton	DB	5-11	197	LSU	6	ACT
17	Alohi Gilman	DB	5-10	201	Notre Dame	6	ACT
19	D'Arco Perkins-McAllister	DB	6-1	195	Louisiana-Monroe	0	DEV
20	Nohl Williams	DB	6-1	200	California	1	ACT
21	Jaden Hicks	DB	6-1	215	Washington State	2	ACT
22	Jadon Canady	DB	5-10	185	Oregon; Mississippi; Tulane	0	ACT
25	DeShon Singleton	DB	6-3	210	Nebraska; Hutchinson CC	0	DEV
26	Kader Kohou	DB	5-10	195	East Texas A&M	4	DEV
27	Chamarri Conner	DB	6-0	202	Virginia Tech	3	ACT
29	Xavier Nwankpa	DB	6-2	213	Iowa	0	ACT
30	Christian Roland-Wallace	DB	5-11	202	USC; Arizona	2	ACT
34	Tanner McCalister	DB	5-11	191	Ohio State; Oklahoma State	3	DEV
38	L'Jarius Sneed	DB	6-1	192	Louisiana Tech	6	ACT
47	Zelmar Vedder	DB		193		0	CUT
50	Emmanuel Ogbah	DL	6-4	275	Oklahoma State	10	DEV
51	R Mason Thomas	DL	6-2	249	Oklahoma	0	ACT
54	Ethan Hurkett	DL		258		0	CUT
55	Omarr Norman-Lott	DL	6-3	315	Tennessee; Arizona State	1	RES
56	George Karlaftis	DL	6-4	263	Purdue	4	ACT
57	Tyreke Smith	DL	6-3	255	Ohio State	4	DEV
68	Marcus Harris	DL	6-3	295	Auburn; Kansas	2	DEV
90	Damon Payne	DL		311		0	CUT
91	Felix Anudike-Uzomah	DL	6-4	255	Kansas State	3	ACT
92	Khyiris Tonga	DL	6-2	335	BYU	5	ACT
93	Amari McNeill	DL		295		0	CUT
94	Bryson Eason	DL	6-2	323	Tennessee	0	ACT
94	Niles King	DL		260		0	CUT
95	Chris Jones	DL	6-6	310	Mississippi State	10	ACT
96	Cole Brevard	DL		346		0	CUT
97	Ashton Gillotte	DL	6-3	270	Louisville	1	ACT
99	Peter Woods	DL	6-3	310	Clemson	0	ACT
7	Harrison Butker	K	6-4	205	Georgia Tech	9	ACT
23	Drue Tranquill	LB	6-2	234	Notre Dame	7	ACT
31	Jeffrey Bassa	LB	6-2	235	Oregon	1	ACT
32	Nick Bolton	LB	5-11	237	Missouri	5	ACT
40	Ethan Downs	LB	6-4	263	Oklahoma	1	RES
43	Jack Cochrane	LB	6-3	236	South Dakota	4	ACT
44	Cooper McDonald	LB	6-3	240	TCU; San Diego State	1	ACT
45	Cam Jones	LB	6-2	227	Indiana	3	DEV
48	Cole Christiansen	LB	6-1	230	Army	6	DEV
53	Kam Arnold	LB	6-1	229	Boston College	1	CUT
54	Jack Pyburn	LB	6-4	258	LSU; Florida	0	ACT
59	Wesley Bissainthe	LB		225		0	CUT
41	James Winchester	LS	6-3	240	Oklahoma	13	ACT
50	Pete Nygra	OL	6-4	300	Louisville; Northern Illinois	0	DEV
52	Creed Humphrey	OL	6-4	302	Oklahoma	5	ACT
61	C.J. Hanson	OL	6-5	300	Holy Cross	2	RES
61	Diego Pounds	OL	6-6	335	Mississippi; North Carolina	0	ACT
64	Hunter Nourzad	OL	6-3	317	Penn State; Cornell	2	ACT
65	Trey Smith	OL	6-6	321	Tennessee	5	ACT
66	Mike Caliendo	OL	6-4	300	Western Michigan	4	ACT
70	Kahlil Benson	OL	6-6	319	Indiana; Colorado	0	ACT
71	Josh Simmons	OL	6-5	310	Ohio State; San Diego State	1	ACT
73	Matt Waletzko	OL	6-8	305	North Dakota	4	RES
73	Joshua Ezeudu	OL	6-4	310	North Carolina	4	ACT
75	Ethan Driskell	OL	6-8	313	Marshall	2	DEV
76	Kingsley Suamataia	OL	6-4	326	BYU; Oregon	2	ACT
77	Jaylon Moore	OL	6-4	311	Western Michigan	5	ACT
14	Matt Araiza	P	6-2	200	San Diego State	4	ACT

Snap counts, regular season (48 players)

Player	Pos	G	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
Kahlil Benson	T	1	69	100%	0	0%	5	18%
Creed Humphrey	C	1	69	100%	0	0%	5	18%
Trey Smith	G	1	69	100%	0	0%	5	18%
Kingsley Suamataia	OL	1	69	100%	0	0%	5	18%
Patrick Mahomes	QB	1	69	100%	0	0%	0	0%
Jaylon Moore	OL	1	68	99%	0	0%	5	18%
Rashee Rice	WR	1	57	83%	0	0%	0	0%
Xavier Worthy	WR	1	53	77%	0	0%	0	0%
Travis Kelce	TE	1	49	71%	0	0%	0	0%
Tyquan Thornton	WR	1	47	68%	0	0%	0	0%
Kenneth Walker III	RB	1	47	68%	0	0%	0	0%
Noah Gray	TE	1	38	55%	0	0%	16	57%
Emmett Johnson	RB	1	25	36%	0	0%	6	21%
Jake Briningstool	TE	1	13	19%	0	0%	20	71%
Khyiris Tonga	NT	1	4	6%	22	43%	3	11%
Hunter Nourzad	OL	1	4	6%	0	0%	5	18%
Ben VanSumeren	FB	1	3	4%	0	0%	22	79%
Joshua Ezeudu	OL	1	3	4%	0	0%	0	0%
Mike Caliendo	OL	1	1	1%	0	0%	5	18%
Cyrus Allen	WR	1	1	1%	0	0%	4	14%
Justin Fields	QB	1	1	1%	0	0%	0	0%
Jaden Hicks	DB	1	0	0%	51	100%	7	25%
Nohl Williams	DB	1	0	0%	51	100%	6	21%
Nick Bolton	LB	1	0	0%	51	100%	3	11%
Alohi Gilman	S	1	0	0%	51	100%	1	4%
Drue Tranquill	LB	1	0	0%	50	98%	3	11%
Kristian Fulton	CB	1	0	0%	47	92%	15	54%
L'Jarius Sneed	CB	1	0	0%	46	90%	1	4%
George Karlaftis	DE	1	0	0%	44	86%	3	11%
Pete Woods	DL	1	0	0%	29	57%	3	11%
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	DE	1	0	0%	28	55%	0	0%
R Mason Thomas	DE	1	0	0%	27	53%	7	25%
Chris Jones	DT	1	0	0%	26	51%	0	0%
Ashton Gillotte	DE	1	0	0%	14	27%	3	11%
Christian Roland-Wallace	CB	1	0	0%	8	16%	20	71%
Jack Cochrane	LB	1	0	0%	5	10%	23	82%
Marcus Harris	DT	1	0	0%	5	10%	0	0%
Jeffrey Bassa	LB	1	0	0%	3	6%	20	71%
Mansoor Delane	CB	1	0	0%	3	6%	0	0%
Xavier Nwankpa	S	1	0	0%	0	0%	15	54%
Jalen Royals	WR	1	0	0%	0	0%	15	54%
Harrison Butker	K	1	0	0%	0	0%	11	39%
Jadon Canady	DB	1	0	0%	0	0%	11	39%
Matt Araiza	P	1	0	0%	0	0%	10	36%
Nikko Remigio	WR	1	0	0%	0	0%	10	36%
James Winchester	LS	1	0	0%	0	0%	10	36%
Brashard Smith	RB	1	0	0%	0	0%	3	11%
Cooper McDonald	LB	1	0	0%	0	0%	2	7%

Biggest contracts on the books in 2026

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Patrick Mahomes	QB	2020	10	$450.0M	$45.0M	$141.0M	22.7%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2026 (2)

Date	Trade
2026-03-04	KC → LAR: Trent McDuffie LAR → KC: 2026 round 1, 2026 round 5, 2026 round 6, 2027 round 3
2026-03-16	KC → NYJ: 2027 round 6 NYJ → KC: Justin Fields

Injury reports (11)

Wk	Player	Pos	Injury	Game status	Practice
1	Chamarri Conner	S	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
1	Josh Simmons	T	Back	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
1	Ashton Gillotte	DE	Foot		Full Participation in Practice
1	Chris Jones	DT	Calf		Did Not Participate In Practice
1	Jack Cochrane	LB	Knee		Full Participation in Practice
1	L'Jarius Sneed	CB	Knee		Limited Participation in Practice
1	Patrick Mahomes	QB	Knee		Full Participation in Practice
1	R Mason Thomas	DE	Hamstring		Full Participation in Practice
1	Rashee Rice	WR	Knee		Full Participation in Practice
1	Trey Smith	G	Hip		Full Participation in Practice
1	Xavier Worthy	WR	Shoulder		Full Participation in Practice

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Team leaders

Efficiency (EPA)

Schedule (17 games)

Roster (92)