| Team: | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Record: | 14–3 |
| Division Place: | 1st AFC West |
| Coach: | Andy Reid |
| Owner: | The Hunt family |
| General Manager: | Brett Veach |
| Stadium: | Arrowhead Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Jaguars) 27–20 Won AFC Championship (vs. Bengals) 23–20 Won Super Bowl LVII (vs. Eagles) 38–35 |
| Mvp: | Patrick Mahomes |
| Roy: | Isiah Pacheco |
| Shortnavlink: | Chiefs seasons |
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.
See main article: NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.
The Chiefs only had three players ranked in the 2022 Top 100 players, their lowest number of selections since 2018. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was once again the highest ranked player for the Chiefs on the countdown despite dropping 7 places in the rankings.
| Rank | Player | Position | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Patrick Mahomes | Quarterback | 7 | |
| 10 | Travis Kelce | Tight end | 5 | |
| 39 | Chris Jones | Defensive tackle | 5 |
All transactions in this section occurred between the end of the 2021 season (excluding futures contracts which began to be signed following the conclusion of the regular season) and the Chiefs first preseason game.
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs Coaching staff changes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old coach | Reason | Position | New coach | |
| Linebackers | Brendan Daly | |||
| Brendan Daly | Title change | Defensive line coach | Joe Cullen | |
| Quarterbacks coach | Matt Nagy | |||
| Secondary/cornerbacks | N/A* | |||
| Donald D'Alesio | Title change | Defensive assistant | N/A* | |
| N/A† | Position created | Safeties coach | Donald D'Alesio |
Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2021 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired.
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs Players lost | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Reason | |
| CB | Released | ||
| G | |||
| LB | Released | ||
| CB | UFA | ||
| DE | UFA | ||
| WR | UFA | ||
| G | UFA | ||
| S | UFA | ||
| LB | UFA | ||
| LB | UFA | ||
| DE | UFA | ||
| WR | UFA | ||
| DT | UFA | ||
| T | UFA | ||
| WR | UFA | ||
| S | UFA | ||
| CB | UFA | ||
| S | UFA | ||
| RB | UFA |
Players signed to futures contracts typically spent most, if not all, if the 2021 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.
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs Futures contracts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | |
| WR | ||
| CB | ||
| DT | ||
| TE | ||
| LB | ||
| CB | ||
| WR | ||
| DE | ||
| Chris Finke | WR | |
| WR | ||
| TE | ||
| WR | ||
| LB | ||
| WR | ||
| T | ||
| SS | ||
| Brenden Knox | RB | |
| Lorenzo Neal | DT | |
| TE | ||
| WR | ||
| Mathew Sexton | WR | |
| DT | ||
| TE | ||
| C |
Players below played for another team in 2021 and signed with the Chiefs.
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs Additions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | |
| CB | ||
| S | ||
| LB | ||
| T | ||
| WR | ||
| DE | ||
| DE | ||
| QB | ||
| WR | ||
| RB | ||
| LB | ||
| Evin Ksiezarczyk | T | |
| LB | ||
| S | ||
| C | ||
| WR | ||
| DT | ||
| T | ||
| WR |
Listed below are trades were a player was included in the trade.
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs Trades | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Received | Compensation | |
| 1st round selection 2022 draft 2nd round selection 2022 draft 4th round selection 2022 draft 4th round selection 2023 draft 6th round selection 2023 draft | WR Tyreek Hill | ||
| 7th round selection 2023 draft |
See main article: 2022 NFL draft.
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs Draft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 21 | from New England | ||||
| 29 | Traded to New England | from San Francisco via Miami | |||
| 30 | |||||
| 2 | 50 | Traded to New England | from Miami | ||
| 54 | from New England | ||||
| 62 | |||||
| 3 | 94 | Traded to New England | |||
| 103 | 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection | ||||
| 4 | 121 | Traded to New England | from Miami | ||
| 135 | |||||
| 5 | 145 | from Detroit via Denver and Seattle | |||
| 158 | Traded to Seattle | from Miami via New England | |||
| 173 | Traded to Baltimore | ||||
| 6 | 191 | Traded to Minnesota | from Baltimore | ||
| 208 | Traded to Pittsburgh | ||||
| 7 | 233 | Traded to Seattle | from Minnesota | ||
| 243 | from Las Vegas via New England | ||||
| 251 | |||||
| 259 | Compensatory pick | ||||
| Name | Position | College | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Caliendo | Guard | Western Michigan | |
| Jack Cochrane | Linebacker | South Dakota | |
| Dustin Crum | Quarterback | Kent State | |
| Jerrion Ealy | Running back | Ole Miss | |
| Tayon Fleet-Davis | Running back | Maryland | |
| Chris Glaser | Offensive lineman | Virginia | |
| Nasir Greer | Safety | Wake Forest | |
| Kehinde Oginni Hassan | Tight end | ||
| Gene Pryor | Tackle | Hawaii | |
| Mike Rose | Linebacker | Iowa State | |
| Justyn Ross | Wide receiver | Clemson |
Players listed below were signed and released in the offseason before playing for the team.
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| CB | ||
| LB | ||
| Gehrig Dieter | WR | |
| Chris Finke | WR | |
| QB | ||
| TE | ||
| Brenden Knox | RB | |
| Lorenzo Neal | DT | |
| TE | ||
| Gene Pryor | T | |
| Matthew Sexton | WR | |
| DT | ||
| TE | ||
| DE |
All transactions below occurred in between the Chiefs first preseason game on August 13 and their first regular season game on September 11.
The Chiefs made their first set of roster cut downs on August 16. They made another three cuts on August 23, they also placed two on reserve lists. Their final roster cut, which will be 27 cuts, will occur by August 30. The Chiefs also placed players on reserve lists to meet the roster requirements.
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Bayless | WR | |
| DE | ||
| WR | ||
| WR | ||
| CB | ||
| Evin Ksiezarczyk | T |
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| CB | ||
| RB | ||
| Nasir Greer | S | |
| T |
| Position | ||
| S | ||
| TE | ||
| CB | ||
| G | ||
| LB | ||
| LB | ||
| WR | ||
| QB | ||
| DT | ||
| RB | ||
| RB | ||
| WR | ||
| TE | ||
| WR | ||
| Vitaliy Gurman | T | |
| S | ||
| T | ||
| DE | ||
| S | ||
| LB | ||
| DE | ||
| WR | ||
| WR | ||
| C | ||
| LB | ||
| DT | ||
| DT |
Transactions below occurred after the Chiefs first game on September 11 and through their final game, which includes the playoffs.
Players listed below were elevated using a standard elevation, which allows the Chiefs to add someone to the active roster from the practice squad then move back to the practice squad without needing to clear waivers first. This can only be used a maximum of 3 times per player.
| Name | Position | Week(s) used | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daurice Fountain | WR | 1 | |
| LB | 1, 4, 5 | ||
| Matt Ammendola | K | 2, 3 | |
| CB | 2, 3, 7 | ||
| K | 4, 5, 18 | ||
| S | 6, 12, 13 | ||
| LB | 6 | ||
| WR | 7, 11,,, | ||
| S | 10 | ||
| WR | 11, 12, 13 | ||
| WR | 14, 18, AC | ||
| DT | 16 | ||
| G | DR, SB |
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Dicaprio Bootle | CB | |
| Jack Cochrane* | LB | |
| Nazeeh Johnson | CB | |
| Elijah Lee | LB | |
| Taylor Stallworth | DT | |
| Benton Whitley† | LB | |
| Brandon Williams | DT |
| Name | Position | Policy violated | Weeks served | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | Personal conduct | 3–6 | ||
| DE | Personal conduct | 9–10 |
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| CB | ||
| T | ||
| CB | ||
| LB | ||
| DT | ||
| Benton Whitley | DE |
Listed below are trades were a player was included in the trade.
| Team | Received | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd round selection 2023 draft 6th round selection 2023 draft | |||
| 7th round selection 2023 draft | CB Rashad Fenton |
Players listed below spent a portion of the season on injured reserve and were activated.
| Position | Player | Dated added | Date activated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | September 13 | November 1 | ||
| T | August 23 (PUP) | November 23 | ||
| TE | September 5 | December 23 | ||
| WR | November 17 | January 4* | ||
| TE | December 23 | January 28 | ||
| RB | November 23 | February 6 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Chicago Bears | L 14–19 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | Recap | ||
| 2 | Washington Commanders | W 24–14 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | ||
| 3 | Green Bay Packers | W 17–10 | 2–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
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.
See also: 2022–23 NFL playoffs.
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | First-round bye | ||||||
| Divisional | Jacksonville Jaguars (4) | W 27–20 | 1–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | ||
| AFC Championship | January 29 | Cincinnati Bengals (3) | W 23–20 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | |
| Super Bowl LVII | February 12 | vs. Philadelphia Eagles (N1) | W 38–35 | 3–0 | State Farm Stadium | Recap | |
See main article: Super Bowl LVII.