2022 Kansas City Chiefs season

2022 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt family
General managerBrett Veach
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record14–3
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Jaguars) 27–20
Won AFC Championship
(vs. Bengals) 23–20
Won Super Bowl LVII
(vs. Eagles) 38–35
Pro Bowlers
7
AP All-Pros
6
  • QB Patrick Mahomes (1st team)
  • TE Travis Kelce (1st team)
  • C Creed Humphrey (2nd team)
  • G Joe Thuney (2nd team)
  • DT Chris Jones (1st team)
  • P Tommy Townsend (1st team)
Team MVPPatrick Mahomes
Team ROYIsiah Pacheco
Uniform

The 2022 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 63rd overall, their 10th under head coach Andy Reid, and their sixth under general manager Brett Veach. The Chiefs finished the regular season 14–3, improving their win total from the previous season and matching the franchise record for wins.

In the offseason, the Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins. Hill had been with the Chiefs since 2016.[1]

The Chiefs wore a decal with the number 16 on their helmets for the entire season in honor of former Chiefs quarterback and Super Bowl IV MVP Len Dawson, who died on August 24, and wore 16 his entire tenure with the Chiefs. Before the Chiefs first offensive play of the preseason game the following day, the Chiefs lined in a huddle popularized by Dawson where the quarterback stands in front of all other 10 offensive players instead of the quarterback standing in the middle with the players making a circle around him.[2]

After their ninth victory in Week 12 over the Los Angeles Rams, the Chiefs clinched their 10th consecutive winning season, a franchise record. With a Week 15 win over the Houston Texans, they won the AFC West for the seventh consecutive year.[3][4][5][6] It also was the Chiefs' franchise record-extending eighth straight year making the playoffs. With a Week 18 win against the Raiders, and the Bills–Bengals game in Week 17 declared a no contest, the Chiefs clinched the top seed in the AFC but not home field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.[7][8] The Chiefs hosted their fifth consecutive AFC Championship Game after the Bengals beat the Bills 27–10,[9][10] where they defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20. In Super Bowl LVII, the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38–35. It was the Chiefs' third Super Bowl appearance and second win in four years.

The Chargers and Chiefs playing in the first Thursday Night Football game broadcast exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
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  2. ^ "Chiefs Honor Len Dawson With Helmet Decal and Iconic Huddle". SI.com.
  3. ^ "Chiefs clinch seventh straight AFC West title, but OT win vs. Texans shows flaws". Fox Sports. December 18, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Grathoff, Pete (December 19, 2022). "All 4 AFC West teams have won the division 15 times". Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Aspuria, Ray (February 5, 2024). "Raiders chase to catch the Chiefs is still a marathon, not a sprint". Silver And Black Pride. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "A seventh straight AFC West title never looked unlikely to Chiefs". ESPN.com. December 8, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Chiefs clinch No. 1 seed with win today, but neutral site AFC Championship Game remains in play". NBC Sports. January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta selected as site for potential Bills-Chiefs AFC Championship Game". NFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bengals return to AFC championship with 27-10 rout of Bills". AP News. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  10. ^ Kerkhoff, Blair (January 27, 2023). "Five-timers club: This group has been here for Chiefs' full run of AFC-title home games". Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 8, 2024.