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Kansas City Chiefs

5-0 in the 2026 regular season so far · points 140–83

Showing the 2021–2026 regular seasons (covered history). Regular season and playoffs are separate unless a window says otherwise.

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Metric	Value	Comparison	Games	Evidence
Blown double-digit leads	5	Tied 20th-most of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Late fourth-quarter losses	8	Tied 12th-most of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Giveaways	109	Tied 20th-most of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Giveaway rate	1.89%	21st-highest of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Turnover margin	0	15th-worst of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Longest losing run	6	Tied 17th-longest of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Points allowed per game	19.6	32nd-most of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Points scored per game	24.8	25th-fewest of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Scoring margin per game	+5.2	30th-worst of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Sack rate allowed	5.1%	30th-highest of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Win percentage	63-27 (.700)	31st-worst of 32 teams	90	Strong sample
Penalty yards per game	52.6	9th-most of 32 teams	90	Strong sample

Misery Timeline

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Jan 4, 2026 · Losing run
6 straight losses
Nov 27, 2025 to Jan 4, 2026
Dec 25, 2025 · Late loss
Late loss to Denver Broncos
Led or tied (13-13) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 13-20.
Dec 21, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 17 to Tennessee Titans
9-26 · Week 16
Dec 14, 2025 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs Los Angeles Chargers
Lost 13-16 after leading by 10.
Nov 16, 2025 · Late loss
Late loss to Denver Broncos
Led or tied (19-16) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 19-22.
Oct 6, 2025 · Blown lead
Blew a 14-point lead vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Lost 28-31 after leading by 14.
Sep 14, 2025 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Jan 5, 2025 to Sep 14, 2025
Jan 5, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 38 to Denver Broncos
0-38 · Week 18
Dec 10, 2023 · Late loss
Late loss to Buffalo Bills
Led or tied (17-17) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 17-20.
Nov 20, 2023 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs Philadelphia Eagles
Lost 17-21 after leading by 10.
Oct 16, 2022 · Late loss
Late loss to Buffalo Bills
Led or tied (20-17) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 20-24.
Sep 25, 2022 · Late loss
Late loss to Indianapolis Colts
Led or tied (17-13) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 17-20.
Jan 2, 2022 · Blown lead
Blew a 14-point lead vs Cincinnati Bengals
Lost 31-34 after leading by 14.
Oct 24, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 24 to Tennessee Titans
3-27 · Week 7
Oct 10, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 18 to Buffalo Bills
20-38 · Week 5
Sep 26, 2021 · Late loss
Late loss to Los Angeles Chargers
Led or tied (24-21) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 24-30.
Sep 19, 2021 · Blown lead
Blew a 11-point lead vs Baltimore Ravens
Lost 35-36 after leading by 11.

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