| 2021 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Hunt family |
| General manager | Brett Veach |
| Head coach | Andy Reid |
| Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–5 |
| Division place | 1st AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 42–21 Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bills) 42–36 (OT) Lost AFC Championship (vs. Bengals) 24–27 (OT) |
| Pro Bowlers | |
| AP All-Pros | 2
|
| Team MVP | Tyrann Mathieu |
| Team ROY | Nick Bolton |
| Uniform | |
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The 2021 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 52nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 62nd overall and their ninth under head coach Andy Reid, looking to become the fourth team in NFL history to make three straight Super Bowls.
The Chiefs started off slowly at 3–4 but would finish the regular season 12–5, winning the AFC West division title for the sixth consecutive season. The Chiefs would host their fourth straight conference championship but lost to the Cincinnati Bengals in overtime 27–24.[1][2]
This would be the final season with long-time wide receiver Tyreek Hill, as he was traded to the Miami Dolphins on March 23, 2022. A 6-time Pro Bowler during his time with Kansas City, Hill's final game with the Chiefs was on January 30, 2022, the aforementioned AFC Championship Game vs. the Bengals.
Head coach Andy Reid recorded his 100th win as the Chiefs head coach on October 3, 2021, a 42–30 win over his former team, Philadelphia Eagles. Reid became the first coach in NFL history to win 100 games as a head coach with multiple teams as well as the first to lead multiple teams to four straight Conference Championships, previously doing so with the Eagles from the 2001 to 2004 seasons.
- ^ Staff, KMBC 9 News (January 24, 2022). "Chiefs to host record setting fourth straight AFC Championship". KMBC. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Palmer, Tod (January 24, 2022). "Chiefs make history by hosting 4th straight AFC Championship Game". KSHB 41 Kansas City News. Retrieved January 9, 2024.