| 2012 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Hunt family |
| General manager | Scott Pioli |
| Head coach | Romeo Crennel |
| Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–14 |
| Division place | 4th AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | |
| AP All-Pros | 1
|
| Team MVP | Jamaal Charles |
| Team ROY | Dontari Poe |
| Uniform | |
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The 2012 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 43rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 53rd overall and their first and only full season under head coach Romeo Crennel, who had served as the interim head coach for the final three games of the 2011 season following Todd Haley's termination. The Chiefs failed to rebound from their 7–9 record in 2011, and were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 12. Although they shared the same 2–14 record as the Jacksonville Jaguars for the worst record of the season, the Chiefs had a lower strength of schedule, so they were awarded the first pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. The Chiefs went 0–12 against AFC opponents in 2012; their only wins of the season were from NFC teams, against the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints. In 2017, ESPN.com named the 2012 season the Chiefs’ worst in franchise history.[1] The season remains, as of 2023, the most recent season that the Chiefs finished at or below .500.
On December 1, 2012, the day before the Chiefs' week 13 game against the Carolina Panthers, linebacker Jovan Belcher murdered his girlfriend then drove to Arrowhead Stadium where he killed himself in front of Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli. The Chiefs held a moment of silence for domestic violence victims and the teams met for a prayer on the field prior to the game.
- ^ "The worst NFL teams ever for all 32 franchises". ESPN.com. December 26, 2017.