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Kansas City Chiefs News

Latest Kansas City Chiefs news, roster moves, injuries, schedule updates, transactions and analysis from Football Sports News.

FSN PLAYOFF FORECAST

Kansas City Chiefs playoff chances & Super Bowl odds

FSN’s current model gives the Chiefs a 81.7% chance to make the playoffs and a 1.2% chance to win the Super Bowl, based on 5,000 full-season simulations.

Week 9 live forecast FSN-SEASON-SIM-1.2
Make Playoffs
81.7%
Win AFC West
35.5%
No. 1 Seed
2.8%
Reach Super Bowl
3.3%
Most likely Super Bowl opponent vs. San Francisco 49ers 38.9% of Chiefs Super Bowl trips
Win Super Bowl
1.2%
Projected Wins
10.6
WHY THE ODDS MOVED

What changed for the Chiefs

Largest model-input changes since the prior saved checkpoint.

Latest result Lost to Denver Broncos 24–28

Week 8 · -4 scoring margin

Recent form −0.5 model pts

Recent weighted scoring margin is -2.1 points.

QB form / availability +0.3 model pts

Patrick Mahomes · Full Participation in Practice

Model pts describe changes in FSN’s forecasting inputs; they are not additive playoff-probability percentage points.

WEEK 9 ROOTING GUIDE

Who should Chiefs fans root for this week?

FSN ranks the other games by how much each result helps this team’s simulated playoff path. Your own game is excluded—winning it is still Plan A.

Open full rooting guide →
Huge impact
ROOT FORCarolina Panthersover Denver Broncos
+13.2 ptsDivision odds
High impact
ROOT FORSan Francisco 49ersover Las Vegas Raiders
+4.2 ptsPlayoff odds
High impact
ROOT FORArizona Cardinalsover Seattle Seahawks
+3.2 ptsPlayoff odds

Based on 5,000 full-season simulations. Small Monte Carlo edges can move as the model refreshes.

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2026

Kansas City Chiefs Schedule

Oct 25Final
atSeattle Seahawks
L 3-20
Nov 1Final
atDenver Broncos
L 24-28
Nov 8Sun
vsNew York Jets
1:00 PM ET
Nov 15Sun
atAtlanta Falcons
1:00 PM ET
Nov 22Sun
vsArizona Cardinals
1:00 PM ET
Nov 26Thu
atBuffalo Bills
8:20 PM ET
AFC West

Standings

TeamWLTPCT
DENDenver Broncos 6 2 0 0.750
KCKansas City Chiefs 5 2 0 0.714
LVLas Vegas Raiders 4 4 0 0.500
LACLos Angeles Chargers 0 7 0 0.000
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2026 Roster

No.PlayerPosHtWtExp
6Justin FieldsQB6'3"2275
15Patrick MahomesQB6'2"2259
19Chris OladokunQB6'1"1954
19Garrett NussmeierQB6'1"203R
9Kenneth Walker IIIRB5'9"2104
10Emmett JohnsonRB5'10"202R
24Brashard SmithRB5'10"1961
34Jaydn OttRB5'11"208R
35EJ SmithRB—215R
47Ben VanSumerenRB6'2"2313
1Xavier WorthyWR5'11"1652
2Tyquan ThorntonWR6'2"1854
4Rashee RiceWR6'1"2033
8Jeff CaldwellWR6'5"216R
11Jalen RoyalsWR6'0"1951
13Cyrus AllenWR5'11"180R
81Nikko RemigioWR5'9"1853
82Jimmy HolidayWR6'1"2111
85Andrew ArmstrongWR6'4"2101
12Jared WileyTE6'6"2492
83Noah GrayTE6'3"2405
84John Michael GyllenborgTE6'5"249R
87Travis KelceTE6'5"25013
88Jake BriningstoolTE6'6"2401
52Creed HumphreyOL6'4"3025
61C.J. HansonOL6'5"3052
61Diego PoundsOL6'6"335R
64Hunter NourzadOL6'3"3202
65Trey SmithOL6'6"3215
66Mike CaliendoOL6'4"3004
70Kahlil BensonOL6'6"319R
71Josh SimmonsOL6'5"3101
73Joshua EzeuduOL6'4"3104
73Matt WaletzkoOL6'8"3054
76Kingsley SuamataiaOL6'4"3252
77Jaylon MooreOL6'4"3115
51R Mason ThomasDL6'2"249R
55Omarr Norman-LottDL6'3"3151
56George KarlaftisDL6'4"2634
91Felix Anudike-UzomahDL6'4"2553
92Khyiris TongaDL6'2"3355
94Bryson EasonDL6'2"323R
95Chris JonesDL6'6"30810
97Ashton GillotteDL6'3"2701
99Peter WoodsDL6'3"310R
23Drue TranquillLB6'2"2347
31Jeffrey BassaLB6'2"2351
32Nick BoltonLB5'11"2375
40Ethan DownsLB6'4"2631
43Jack CochraneLB6'3"2364
44Cooper McDonaldLB6'3"2401
54Jack PyburnLB6'4"258R
5Mansoor DelaneDB6'0"187R
8Kristian FultonDB5'11"2006
17Alohi GilmanDB5'10"2026
20Nohl WilliamsDB6'1"1991
21Jaden HicksDB6'1"2122
22Jadon CanadyDB5'10"185R
27Chamarri ConnerDB6'0"2023
29Xavier NwankpaDB6'2"213R
30Christian Roland-WallaceDB5'11"2002
38L'Jarius SneedDB6'1"1936
39Melvin Smith Jr.DB6'1"1851
7Harrison ButkerK6'4"2059
14Matt AraizaP6'2"2004
41James WinchesterLS6'3"24013
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Transactions

Justin FieldsAcquired via trade from NYJ
Trent McDuffieTraded to LA
AFC West

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