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2023 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt family
General managerBrett Veach
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record2–1
Division place1st AFC West
Uniform

The 2023 season is the Kansas City Chiefs' ongoing 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall and their eleventh under head coach Andy Reid. The Chiefs, who entered the season as defending champions, are looking to be the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the New England Patriots in 2003 and 2004.

NFL Top 100

Main article: NFL Top 100 Players of 2023

The Chiefs only had three players ranked in the 2023 Top 100 players for the second straight year. However, all three were ranked in the top 10. Patrick Mahomes was named the number 1 player for the 2nd time. They were the only team with multiple top 10 selections and the second team ever with three in the top 10, after the Los Angeles Rams in 2022.

Rank Player Position Change
1 Patrick Mahomes Quarterback Increase7
5 Travis Kelce Tight end Increase5
10 Chris Jones Defensive tackle Increase29

Offseason

All transactions in this section occurred between the end of the 2022 season (excluding futures contracts which began to be signed following the conclusion of the regular season) and the Chiefs first preseason game.

Coaching staff changes

2023 Kansas City Chiefs Coaching staff changes
Old coach Reason Position New coach
Eric Bieniemy Hired by Washington Commanders Offensive Coordinator Matt Nagy
Matt Nagy Promoted to offensive coordinator Quarterbacks David Girardi
David Girardi Promoted to quarterbacks coach Pass game analyst/assistant quarterbacks Positions eliminated
Greg Lewis Hired by Baltimore Ravens Running backs coach Todd Pinkston
N/A Position created Pass game coordinator Joe Bleymaier
Joe Bleymaier Job title change Wide receivers Connor Embree
Connor Embree Promoted to wide receivers coach Offensive quality control Kevin Saxton
N/A Position created Assistant running backs Porter Ellett

Retirements

2023 Kansas City Chiefs Retirements
Player Position Years with
the Chiefs 		Years in
the NFL
Chad Henne QB 5 15

Players lost

Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2022 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs Players lost
Player Position Reason New team
Orlando Brown Jr. LT UFA Cincinnati Bengals
Michael Burton FB UFA Denver Broncos
Frank Clark DE Released Denver Broncos
Carlos Dunlap DE UFA Unsigned
Mecole Hardman WR UFA New York Jets
Ronald Jones II RB UFA Dallas Cowboys
Chris Lammons CB UFA Indianapolis Colts
Khalen Saunders DT UFA New Orleans Saints
JuJu Smith-Schuster WR UFA New England Patriots
Juan Thornhill S UFA Cleveland Browns
Andrew Wylie T UFA Washington Commanders

Futures contracts

Players signed to futures contracts typically spend most, if not all, if the 2022 season on the Chiefs or another team's practice squad. These contracts are signed after the conclusion of the regular season through the beginning the next league year. Players with an asterisk finished the 2022 season on the Chiefs practice squad.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs Futures contracts
Player Position
Kendall Blanton* TE
Dicaprio Bootle* CB
Matt Bushman* TE
Mike Caliendo* G
Cole Christiansen* LB
Jerrion Ealy* WR
Ty Fryfogle WR
Chris Oladokun* QB
La'Mical Perine* RB
Cornell Powell* WR
Austin Reiter* C
John Ross† WR
Danny Shelton* DT
Ihmir Smith-Marsette* WR
Daniel Wise DT

†John Ross retired before playing any games with the Chiefs.

Players added

Players below played for another team in 2022 and signed with the Chiefs.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs Additions
Player Position Previous team
Byron Cowart DE Indianapolis Colts
Matt Dickerson DE Atlanta Falcons
Mike Edwards S Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Blaine Gabbert QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sebastian Gutierrez T Las Vegas Raiders
Phil Hoskins DT Kansas City Chiefs*
Lamar Jackson CB Denver Broncos
Richie James WR New York Giants
Charles Omenihu DE San Francisco 49ers
Donovan Smith T Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jawaan Taylor T Jacksonville Jaguars
Drue Tranquill LB Los Angeles Chargers
Chris Williams DT Indianapolis Colts

*Hoskins spent the 2022 season on the Chiefs' practice squad but re-signed too late for it to be a futures contract.

Draft

Main article: 2023 NFL Draft
2023 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 31 Felix Anudike-Uzomah Defensive end Kansas State
2 55 Rashee Rice Wide receiver SMU From Detroit[A]
63 Traded to Detroit[A]
3 92 Wanya Morris Tackle Oklahoma From Cincinnati[B]
95 Traded to Cincinnati[B]
100 Traded to the NY Giants[C] 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection
4 119 Chamarri Conner Safety Virginia Tech From Detroit via Minnesota[D]
122 Traded to Detroit[A] From Miami[E]
134 Traded to Minnesota[D]
5 166 B. J. Thompson Linebacker Stephen F. Austin
6 178 Traded to Dallas[F] From Chicago via Miami[E]
194 Keondre Coburn Defensive tackle Texas From Detroit[A]
209 Traded to the NY Giants[C]
217 Traded to Cincinnati[B] Compensatory selection
7 249 Traded to Detroit[A]
250 Nic Jones Cornerback Ball State Compensatory selection

Draft trades

  1. ^ a b c d e The Chiefs traded a 2nd round selection (63rd overall) in the 2nd round, a 4th round selection (122nd overall), and a 7th round selection (249th overall) in exchange for a 2nd round selection (55th overall) and a 6th round selection (194th overall).[1]
  2. ^ a b c The Chiefs traded their 3rd selection (95th overall) and 6th round selection (217th overall) in exchange for the Bengals 3rd round selection (92nd overall).[2]
  3. ^ a b The Chiefs traded a 3rd round selection (100th overall) and a 6th round selection (209th overall) to the Giants in exchange for wide receiver Kadarius Toney.[3]
  4. ^ a b The Chiefs traded their 4th round selection (134th overall) and a 2024 5th round selection to the Vikings in exchange for a 4th round pick (119th overall)[4]
  5. ^ a b The Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill in exchange for a 4th round (122nd overall) and 6th round selection (178th overall) in the 2023 draft, as well as several selections in the 2022 draft.[5]
  6. ^ The Chiefs traded a 6th round selection (178th overall) to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 5th round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Undrafted free agents

2023 Kansas City Chiefs UDFAs
Name Position School
Ekow Boye-Doe CB Kansas State
Montrae Braswell CB Missouri State
Jerome Carvin G Tennessee
Anthony Cook S Texas
Kekoa Crawford WR California
Izaiah Gathings TE Middle Tennessee State
Jason Godrick T N/A*
Kahlef Hailassie CB Western Kentucky
Anderson Hardy T Appalachian State
Blake Haynes T Tarleton State
Cam Jones LB Indiana
Truman Jones DE Harvard
Martez Manual S Missouri
Isiah Moore LB NC State
Isiah Norman S Marshall
Deneric Prince RB Tulsa
Nikko Remigio WR Fresno State
Ty Scott WR Missouri State
Reese Taylor CB Purdue
Anthony Witherstone CB Merrimack

*Signed as a part of the International Player Pathway Program from Nigeria.

Signed and released in the offseason

Players below were signed in the offseason but were released before the start of the preseason.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs signed then released
Name Position
Blake Haynes T
Martez Manuel S
Isaiah Moore LB

Preseason transactions

Transactions below occurred between the day after Chiefs first preseason game and the day before their first regular season game.

Preseason cuts

Players below were released outside of the league mandated cut date.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs cuts
Name Position
Kekoa Crawford WR
Anthony Witherstone CB

Preseason signings

2023 Kansas City Chiefs signings
Name Position
Olakunle Fatukasi LB
Juwan Green WR
Duron Lowe CB
Darius Rush CB

Preseason trades

2023 Kansas City Chiefs trades
Team Received Compensation
Carolina Panthers 7th-round selection
2025 NFL Draft		 WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette
7th-round selection
2025 NFL Draft
Las Vegas Raiders DT Neil Farrell Jr. 6th-round selection
2024 NFL Draft

Cuts to 53

Players below were released to reach the league mandated 53-player roster limit. The Chiefs also used a trade and reserve lists to reach the player limit. Additionally, the Chiefs waived three players with an injury designation who reverted to injured reserve after going unclaimed.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs cut to 53
Name Position
Kendall Blanton TE
Dicaprio Bootle CB
Ekow Boye-Doe S
Shane Buechele QB
Deon Bush S
Matt Bushman TE
Cole Christiansen LB
Anthony Cook S
Matt Dickerson DE
Jerrion Ealy RB/WR
Olakunle Fatukasi LB
Ty Fryfogle WR
Izaiah Gathings TE
Jason Godrick T
Juwan Green WR
Sebastian Gutierrez T
Kahlef Hailassie CB
Anderson Hardy T
Phil Hoskins DT
Lamar Jackson CB
Truman Jones DE
Joshua Kaindoh DE
Darian Kinnard T
Duron Lowe CB
Isiah Norman CB
Chris Oladokun QB
La'Mical Perine RB
Cornell Powell WR
Deneric Prince RB
Austin Reiter C
Ty Scott WR
Danny Shelton DT
Reese Taylor CB
Chris Williams DT
Daniel Wise DE

Regular season transactions

Players listed below were involved in a transaction between the Chiefs first game of the season and their final game, regardless of it occurs in the regular season or the playoffs.

Suspensions served

2023 Kansas City Chiefs suspensions
Name Position Weeks
served		 Policy violated
Charles Omenihu DE 1–6 Personal conduct

Standard elevations

Players below were activated via a standard elevation prior to a game. A standard elevation is when a team temporarily activates a player from the practice squad to the active roster and allows them to send the player back to the practice squad without needing to clear waivers first.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs standard elevations
Name Position Week(s)
Matt Bushman TE 1
Matt Dickerson DE 1, 2
La'Mical Perine RB 2
Cole Christiansen LB 3
Montrell Washington WR 3

Cuts

2023 Kansas City Chiefs cuts
Name Position
Darius Rush CB

Reserve list activations

2023 Kansas City Chiefs reserve list activations
Name Position Reserve list Date added Date removed
Chris Jones DT Did not report August 29 September 16

Signings

Players below with PS next to previous team indicates player was signed off the practice squad of the team listed

2023 Kansas City Chiefs signings
Name Position Previous team
Matt Dickerson DE Kansas City Chiefs PS
Montrell Washington WR Kansas City Chiefs PS

Staff

Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
  • President – Mark Donovan
  • General manager – Brett Veach
  • Assistant general manager – Mike Borgonzi
  • Senior vice president of football operations and strategy – Chris Shea
  • Senior director of player personnel – Mike Bradway
  • Director of player personnel/pro – Tim Terry
  • Director of player personnel/college – Ryne Nutt
  • Senior personnel executive – Willie Davis
  • Co-directors of college scouting – Pat Sperduto and David Hinson
  • Assistant director of football administration – Jack Wolov
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Matt Nagy
  • Pass game coordinator – Joe Bleymaier
  • Quarterbacks – David Girardi
  • Running backs – Todd Pinkston
  • Assistant running backs – Porter Ellett
  • Wide receivers – Connor Embree
  • Tight ends – Tom Melvin
  • Offensive line – Andy Heck
  • Assistant offensive line – Corey Matthaei
  • Offensive assistant – Kevin Saxton
  • Offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks – Dan Williams
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Assistant special teams – Andy Hill
Coaching support staff
  • Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier
  • Football research analyst – Mark Richards
Strength and conditioning
  • Vice President of sports medicine and performance – Rick Burkholder
  • Head strength and conditioning/director of sports science – Ryan Reynolds
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Carbin
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Tyler Judkins
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Spencer Reid

→ Coaching staff
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Current roster

Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of January 7, 2025. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 10 reserve, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt)

Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 at New Orleans Saints L 24–26 0–1 Caesars Superdome Recap
2 August 19 at Arizona Cardinals W 38–10 1–1 State Farm Stadium Recap
3 August 26 Cleveland Browns W 33–32 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Game summaries

KSHB carried the preseason games in the Kansas City area. Other networks throughout the region, primarily in Missouri and Kansas, also carried the games. Broadcasters provided are the Chiefs' broadcast. The Chiefs opponents also had their own broadcast team.

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 14324
Saints 14 3 0926

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 10 14738
Cardinals 0 7 3010

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: August 19
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. MST*
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 62,190
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (KSHB): Ari Wolfe, Trent Green, Kimmi Chex and Matt McMullen
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 3: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 22 7 0332
Chiefs 3 13 14333

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,516
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (KSHB): Ari Wolfe, Trent Green, Kimmi Chex and Matt McMullen
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

*Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time, so from March to November the state, excluding the Navajo Nation, is aligned with Pacific Time but is still officially in the Mountain Time Zone.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 7 7:20 p.m. Detroit Lions L 20–21 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium NBC Recap
2 September 17 12:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars W 17–9 1–1 EverBank Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 24 3:25 p.m. Chicago Bears W 41–10 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Fox Recap
4 October 1 7:20 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium NBC
5 October 8 3:25 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium CBS
6 October 12 7:15 p.m. Denver Broncos Arrowhead Stadium Prime Video
7 October 22 3:25 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers Arrowhead Stadium CBS
8 October 29 3:25 p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High CBS
9 November 5 8:30 a.m. Miami Dolphins Germany Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt) NFLN
10 Bye
11 November 20 7:15 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles Arrowhead Stadium ESPN/ABC
ESPN+
12 November 26 3:25 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium CBS
13 December 3 7:20 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field NBC
14 December 10 3:25 p.m. Buffalo Bills Arrowhead Stadium CBS
15 December 18 7:15 p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium ESPN
16 December 25 12:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders Arrowhead Stadium CBS/Nick
17 December 31 3:25 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals Arrowhead Stadium CBS
18 January 6/7 TBD at Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–9 and 11–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions

NFL Kickoff Game

Week 1: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 0 7721
Chiefs 0 14 3320

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 7317
Jaguars 0 6 039

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 3: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 01010
Chiefs 7 27 7041

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Taylor Swift was in attendance to this game.[6]

Week 4: at New York Jets

Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 000
Jets 0 0 000

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT/7:20 p.m. CDT
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Preview

Standings

Division

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Kansas City Chiefs 11 6 0 .647 4–2 9–3 371 294 W2
Las Vegas Raiders 8 9 0 .471 4–2 6–6 332 331 W1
Denver Broncos 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 357 413 L1
Los Angeles Chargers 5 12 0 .294 1–5 3–9 346 398 L5

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Baltimore Ravens North 13 4 0 .765 3–3 8–4 .543 .529 L1
2[a][b] Buffalo Bills East 11 6 0 .647 4–2 7–5 .471 .471 W5
3[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 11 6 0 .647 4–2 9–3 .481 .428 W2
4 Houston Texans South 10 7 0 .588 4–2 7–5 .474 .465 W2
Wild cards
5[c] Cleveland Browns North 11 6 0 .647 3–3 8–4 .536 .513 L1
6[b][c] Miami Dolphins East 11 6 0 .647 4–2 7–5 .450 .358 L2
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 10 7 0 .588 5–1 7–5 .540 .571 W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[d] Cincinnati Bengals North 9 8 0 .529 1–5 4–8 .574 .536 W1
9[d][e] Jacksonville Jaguars South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 .533 .477 L1
10[e] Indianapolis Colts South 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .491 .444 L1
11[f] Las Vegas Raiders West 8 9 0 .471 4–2 6–6 .488 .426 W1
12[f] Denver Broncos West 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 .488 .485 L1
13 New York Jets East 7 10 0 .412 2–4 4–8 .502 .454 W1
14 Tennessee Titans South 6 11 0 .353 1–5 4–8 .522 .422 W1
15 Los Angeles Chargers West 5 12 0 .294 1–5 3–9 .529 .388 L5
16 New England Patriots East 4 13 0 .235 2–4 4–8 .522 .529 L2
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b Buffalo claimed the No. 2 seed over Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of Miami in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep.
  3. ^ a b Cleveland claimed the No. 5 seed over Miami based on conference record.
  4. ^ a b Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below).
  5. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep.
  6. ^ a b Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head sweep.
  7. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. ^ "Lions Trade Pick No. 55 to Kansas City Chiefs". SI.com.
  2. ^ "Chiefs Trade Up, Select Wanya Morris With No. 92 Overall Pick". SI.com.
  3. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 28, 2022). "Giants trade Kadarius Toney to Chiefs for draft picks". giants.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Chiefs trade up with Vikings to select Virginia Tech DB Chamarri Conner at pick No. 119". USAToday.com.
  5. ^ Schefter, Adam (March 23, 2022). "Miami Dolphins acquire Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill for five draft picks, give him four-year, $120 million deal". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Taylor Swift accepts Travis Kelce invite, at Chiefs game, ABC News, September 24, 2023
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