2011 Kansas City Chiefs season

2011 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head Coach	Todd Haley (fired on December 12, 5–8 record) Romeo Crennel (Interim)
General Manager	Scott Pioli
Home Field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	5–8
Place	3rd AFC West
Playoff Finish	TBD
Pro Bowlers	TBD
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2010	2012

The 2011 Kansas City Chiefs season is the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League, the 52nd overall and the third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Todd Haley and Scott Pioli. The Chiefs are coming off a 10–6 record in 2010, in which the team won its first AFC West division title since 2003. Their 2011 schedule, which in terms of opponent win percentage, is ranked 3rd (tied) in the NFL and will feature all four conference championship teams from the 2010 season, (Bears, Jets, Packers, and Steelers), all over four consecutive weeks. They are the only team in the league to play all four teams in the 2011 season.

On July 25, the NFLPA and the NFL owners agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement. The Chiefs training camp began on July 29 in St. Joseph, MO. The Chiefs played their first preseason game on August 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On September 11, the Chiefs opened their regular season against the Buffalo Bills. Despite entering the season with high expectations, even with their tough schedule, they did not earn their first win until Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings and finished the first quarter of the season with a disappointing 1-3 record. After starting the season 5-8, head coach Todd Haley was fired after a 37–10 loss the New York Jets and replaced by defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel on an interim basis for the remainder of the season.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Kansas City Chiefs Coaching Changes

Position	Coach	2010 Position	2011 Position
OC	Bill Muir	Kansas City Chiefs OLC	Kansas City Chiefs OC/OLC
OC	Charlie Weis	Kansas City Chiefs OC	Florida Gators OC
QBC	Jim Zorn	Baltimore Ravens QBC	Kansas City Chiefs QBC

Free Agency

Kansas City Chiefs Free Agency

Position	Player	Status*	2010 Team	2011 Team
LB	Charlie Anderson	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	TBD
RB	Jackie Battle	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
WR	Steve Breaston	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	Kansas City Chiefs
CB	Brandon Carr	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
FB	Tim Castille	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	TBD
WR	Keary Colbert	UFA	N/A	Kansas City Chiefs
WR	Terrance Copper	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
TE	Brad Cottam	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	TBD
FB	Mike Cox	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
QB	Brodie Croyle	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Arizona Cardinals
WR	Kevin Curtis	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Tennessee Titans
CB	Travis Daniels	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
DT	Ron Edwards	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Carolina Panthers
OT	Jared Gaither	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Kansas City Chiefs
DE	Wallace Gilberry	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
DT	Kelly Gregg	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Cory Greenwood	EFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Tamba Hali	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
S	Reshard Langford	EFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
CB	Maurice Leggett	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	TBD
FB	Le'Ron McClain	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Kansas City Chiefs
S	Jon McGraw	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
OT	Steve Maneri	RFA	New England Patriots	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Corey Mays	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	TBD
C	Rudy Niswanger	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Detroit Lions
OT	Ryan O'Callaghan	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
S	Sabby Piscitelli	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers & Cleveland Browns	Kansas City Chiefs
TE	Leonard Pope	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
OT	Barry Richardson	RFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Brandon Siler	UFA	San Diego Chargers	Kansas City Chiefs
DE	Shaun Smith	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Tennessee Titans
LB	Mike Vrabel	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Retired
C	Casey Wiegmann	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs
*RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, Franchise: Franchise tag

2011 draft board

Main article: 2011 NFL Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	26	Jonathan Baldwin	Wide Receiver	Pittsburgh
2	55	Rodney Hudson	Center	Florida State
3	70	Justin Houston	Linebacker	Georgia
3	86	Allen Bailey	Defensive End	Miami (FL)
4	118	Jalil Brown	Cornerback	Colorado
5	135	Ricky Stanzi	Quarterback	Iowa
5	140	Gabe Miller	Linebacker	Oregon State
6	199	Jerrell Powe	Nose Tackle	Mississippi
7	223	Shane Bannon	Runningback	Yale

^{^[a]} The Chiefs traded their original first-round selection (#21) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the first-round selection (#27) which the Browns had previously acquired from Atlanta, and Cleveland's third-round selection (#70 overall).^{[citation needed]}

^{^[b]} The Baltimore Ravens originally held the 26th pick, but they did not submit their pick in the allotted ten minutes which allowed Kansas City to pick ahead of them.

^{^[c]} The Chiefs traded their original sixth-round selection (#187 overall) and DT Alex Magee to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for the fifth-round selection which the Buccaneers had previously acquired from Denver.^{[citation needed]}

^{^[d]} The Chiefs swapped fifth-round selections with the Detroit Lions (the Chiefs originally held the #154 overall selection), after the Lions were found guilty of tampering with Chiefs' players.^{[citation needed]}

^{^[e]} Compensatory selection.

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff (CDT)	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	August 12	7:00 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 0–25	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Fox	Recap
2	August 19	6:30 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens	L 13–31	0–2	M&T Bank Stadium	KCTV	Recap
3	August 26	7:00 p.m.	St. Louis Rams	L 10–14	0–3	Arrowhead Stadium	KCTV	Recap
4	September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Green Bay Packers	L 19–20	0–4	Lambeau Field	KCTV	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff (CT)	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	September 11	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo Bills	L 7–41	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS	Recap
2	September 18	12:00 p.m.	at Detroit Lions	L 3–48	0–2	Ford Field	CBS	Recap
3	September 25	3:05 p.m.	at San Diego Chargers	L 17–20	0–3	Qualcomm Stadium	CBS	Recap
4	October 2	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings	W 22–17	1–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Fox	Recap
5	October 9	12:00 p.m.	at Indianapolis Colts	W 28–24	2–3	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 23	3:05 p.m.	at Oakland Raiders	W 28–0	3–3	O.co Coliseum	CBS	Recap
8	October 31	7:30 p.m.	San Diego Chargers	W 23–20 (OT)	4–3	Arrowhead Stadium	ESPN	Recap
9	November 6	12:00 p.m.	Miami Dolphins	L 3–31	4–4	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS	Recap
10	November 13	12:00 p.m.	Denver Broncos	L 10–17	4–5	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS	Recap
11	November 21	7:30 p.m.	at New England Patriots	L 3–34	4–6	Gillette Stadium	ESPN	Recap
12	November 27	7:20 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–13	4–7	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC	Recap
13	December 4	12:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears	W 10–3	5–7	Soldier Field	CBS	Recap
14	December 11	12:00 p.m.	at New York Jets	L 10–37	5–8	MetLife Stadium	CBS	Recap
15	December 18	12:00 p.m.	Green Bay Packers			Arrowhead Stadium	Fox
16	December 24	12:00 p.m.	Oakland Raiders			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
17	January 1	3:15 p.m. *	at Denver Broncos			Sports Authority Field at Mile High	CBS

  *  Indicates that the game time is subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
y (4) Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	309	390	L3
San Diego Chargers†	8	8	0	.500	3–3	7–5	406	377	W1
Oakland Raiders†	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	333	395	L1
Kansas City Chiefs†	7	9	0	.438	3–3	4–8	212	338	W1

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week One: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Bills 14 6 14 7 41 Chiefs 0 7 0 0 7 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: September 11 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 75° F, Sunny Game attendance: 68,755 Referee: Scott Green TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon [citation needed] Game information First quarter BUF - Scott Chandler 4 yd. TD reception from Ryan Fitzpatrick, R. Lindell XP good (BUF 7-0) BUF - Stevie Johnson 27 yd. TD reception from Ryan Fitzpatrick, R. Lindell XP good (BUF 14-0) Second quarter BUF - Rian Lindell 29 yd. FG (BUF 17-0) BUF - Rian Lindell 38 yd. FG (BUF 20-0) KC - Jamaal Charles 6 yd. TD reception from Matt Cassel, R. Succop XP good (BUF 20-7) Third quarter BUF - Scott Chandler 11 yd. TD reception from Ryan Fitzpatrick, R. Lindell XP good (BUF 27-7) BUF - Donald Jones 4 yd. TD reception from Ryan Fitzpatrick, R. Lindell XP good (BUF 34-7) Fourth quarter BUF - C.J. Spiller 9 yd. TD run, R. Lindell XP good (BUF 41-7) Top passers BUF – Ryan Fitzpatrick 17/25, 208 yards, 4 TDs KC – Matt Cassel 22/36, 119 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – Fred Jackson 20 attempts, 112 yards KC – Jamaal Charles 10 attempts, 56 yards Top receivers BUF – Scott Chandler 5 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TDs KC – Dexter McCluster 5 receptions, 25 yards Top tacklers BUF – Bryan Scott 8 tackles, 1 sack KC – Jon McGraw 8 tackles

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week Two: Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 3 0 0 0 3 Lions 7 13 7 21 48 at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan Date: September 18 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) Game attendance: 60,040 Referee: Tony Corrente TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Randy Cross Recap Gamebook Game information First quarter DET - Calvin Johnson 15 yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), Lions 7–0, Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:43. KC - Ryan Succop 33 yard field goal, Lions 7–3, Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:50. Second quarter DET - Tony Scheffler 36 yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), Lions 14–3, Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:28. DET - Jason Hanson 51 yard field goal, Lions 17–3, Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:24. DET - Jason Hanson 28 yard field goal, Lions 20–3, Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:24 Third quarter DET - Calvin Johnson 1 yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), Lions 27–3, Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:53. Fourth quarter DET - Jahvid Best 9 yard pass from Matt Stafford, Lions 34–3, Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:11. DET - Jahvid Best 1 yard run (Jason Hanson kick), Lions 41–3, Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:37. DET - Keiland Williams 1 yard run (Jason Hanson kick), Lions 48–3, Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:40. Top passers KC - Matt Cassel - 15/22, 133 yards, 0 touchdowns, 3 interceptions DET - Matthew Stafford - 23/39, 294 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception Top rushers KC - Dexter McCluster - 8 carries, 51 yards DET - Jahvid Best - 16 carries, 57 yards, 1 touchdown Top receivers KC - Dwayne Bowe - 5 receptions, 101 yards DET - Nate Burleson - 7 receptions, 93 yards Top tacklers KC - Jon McGraw - 5 tackles, 5 assists DET - Justin Durant - 8 tackles, 3 assists

Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

Week Three: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 0 0 7 10 17 Chargers 0 10 7 3 20 at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California Date: September 25 Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT Game weather: 67° F (Partly Cloudy) Game attendance: 62,236 Referee: Walt Coleman TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts [citation needed] Game information First quarter No Scoring Second quarter SD - Ryan Mathews 2 Yd Run (Nick Novak Kick) Chargers 7-0 SD - Nick Novak 35 Yd Field Goal Chargers 10-0 Third quarter KC - Dwayne Bowe 4 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop Kick) Chargers 10-7 SD - Ryan Mathews 4 Yd Run (Nick Novak Kick) Chargers 17-7 Fourth quarter KC - Ryan Succop 33 Yd Field Goal Chargers 17-10 KC - Nick Novak 41 Yd Field Goal Chargers 20-10 KC - Leonard Pope 1 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop Kick) Chargers 20-17 Top passers KC – Matt Cassel 17/24 176 yards 2 TD's 1 INT SD – Phillip Rivers 24/38 266 yards 0 TD's 2 INT Top rushers KC – Dexter McCluster 9 carries 45 yards SD – Ryan Mathews 21 carries 98 yards 2 TD's Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe 4 receptions 67 yards SD – Vincent Jackson 5 receptions 63 yards Top tacklers KC – Jovan Belcher 8 tackles 2 assist SD – Donald Butler 8 tackles 0 assist

Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Four: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 7 0 3 7 17 Chiefs 3 6 6 7 22 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: October 2 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 65° F, Sunny Game attendance: 72,931 Referee: Bill Leavy TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, & Tim Brewster [citation needed] Game information First quarter KC - Ryan Succop 40 Yd Field Goal, Chiefs 3-0 MIN - Devin Aromashodu 34 Yd Pass From Donovan McNabb (Ryan Longwell Kick) Vikings 7-3 Second quarter KC - Ryan Succop 24 Yd Field Goal Vikings 7-6 KC - Ryan Succop 51 Yd Field Goal Chiefs 9-7 Third quarter MIN - Ryan Longwell 33 Yd Field Goal Vikings 10-9 KC - Ryan Succop 54 Yd Field Goal Chiefs 12-10 KC - Ryan Succop 22 Yd Field Goal Chiefs 15-10 Fourth quarter KC - Dwayne Bowe 52 Yd Pass From Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop Kick) Chiefs 22-10 MIN - Michael Jenkins 1 Yd Pass From Donovan McNabb (Ryan Longwell Kick) Chiefs 22-17 Top passers MIN – Donovan McNabb 18/30 202 yards 2 TD's 1 INT KC – Matt Cassel 18/29 260 yards 1 TD's 0 INT Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson 23 carries 80 yards KC – Thomas Jones 11 carries 37 yards Top receivers MIN – Visanthe Shiancoe 6 receptions 58 yards KC – Dwayne Bowe 5 receptions 107 yards 1 TD Top tacklers MIN – Husain Abudallah 5 tackles 1 assist KC – Tamba Hali 6 tackles 1 assist

Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Five: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 0 14 7 7 28 Colts 7 17 0 0 24 at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Date: October 9 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 72° F, Sunny (retractable roof open) Game attendance: 65,088 Referee: Carl Cheffers TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – Matt Cassel – 21/29, 257 yards, 4 touchdowns, 0 interceptions IND – Curtis Painter – 15/27, 277 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions Top rushers KC – Jackie Battle – 19 rushes, 119 yards, 0 touchdowns IND – Donald Brown – 8 rushes, 38 yards, 0 touchdowns Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe – 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 touchdowns IND – Pierre Garçon – 5 receptions, 125 yards, 2 touchdowns Top tacklers KC – Derrick Johnson (8) IND – Pat Angerer (15)

Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

Week Seven: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 14 0 7 7 28 Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California Date: October 23 Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT Game weather: 79° F, Sunny Game attendance: 57,361 Referee: Jeff Triplette TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – Matt Cassel - 15/30 for 161 yards, 2 INT OAK – Carson Palmer - 8/21 for 116 yards, 3 INT Top rushers KC – Jackie Battle - 16 carries for 76 yards OAK – Michael Bush - 17 carries for 99 yards Top receivers KC – Dwayne Bowe - 6 receptions for 76 yards OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey - 5 receptions for 89 yards Top tacklers KC – Derrick Johnson - 13 tackles OAK – Stanford Routt - 10 tackles

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 0 3 9 8 20 Chiefs 10 3 0 7 23 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: October 31 Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT Game weather: 63° F, Clear Game attendance: 72,733 Referee: Alberto Riveron TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Rachel Nichols Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SD – KC – Top rushers SD – KC – Top receivers SD – KC – Top tacklers SD – KC –

Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Nine: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 7 7 14 3 31 Chiefs 3 0 0 0 3 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: November 6 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 62° F, Cloudy Game attendance: 72,263 Referee: Walt Anderson TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers MIA – KC – Top rushers MIA – KC – Top receivers MIA – KC – Top tacklers MIA – KC –

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Ten: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 7 3 0 7 17 Chiefs 0 0 7 3 10 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: November 13 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 67° F, Sunny Game attendance: 72,908 Referee: Ron Winter TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker [citation needed] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DEN – KC – Top rushers DEN – KC – Top receivers DEN – KC – Top tacklers DEN – KC –

Week 11: at New England Patriots

Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 3 0 0 0 3 Patriots 0 10 17 7 34 at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Date: November 21 Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST Game weather: 33° F, Clear and cold Game attendance: 68,756 Referee: Clete Blakeman TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Suzy Kolber [citation needed] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – NE – Top rushers KC – NE – Top receivers KC – NE – Top tacklers KC – NE –

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Twelve: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 13 0 0 13 Chiefs 3 3 0 3 9 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: November 27 Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST Game weather: 32° F, (Clear) Game attendance: 72,173 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Game information First quarter KC - Ryan Succop 41 Yd Field Goal Chiefs 3-0 Second quarter PIT - Shaun Suisham 21 Yd Field Goal Tied 3-3 PIT - Weslye Saunders 2 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham Kick) Steelers 10-3 KC - Ryan Succop 49 Yd Field Goal Steelers 10-6 PIT - Shaun Suisham 49 Yd Field Goal Steelers 13-6 Third quarter No Scoring Fourth quarter KC - Ryan Succop 40 Yd Field Goal Steelers 13-9 Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger - 21/31, 193 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT KC – Tyler Palko - 18/28. 167 yards, 3 INT Top rushers PIT – Rashard Mendenhall - 17 Rushes, 57 Yards KC – Thomas Jones - 13 Rushes, 37 Yards Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown - 4 Receptions, 81 Yards KC – Dwayne Bowe - 7 Receptions, 69 Yards Top tacklers PIT – Ryan Mundy – 7 tackles, 3 assists KC – Derrick Johnson - 8 tackles, 1 assist

Hoping to snap a three-game losing streak, the Chiefs went home for a Week 12 Sunday night duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kansas City delivered the game's first punch in the opening quarter with a 41-yard field goal from kicker Ryan Succop. The Steelers would answer in the second quarter with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 21-yard field goal, followed by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completing a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Weslye Saunders. The Chiefs would reply with a 49-yard field goal from Succop, but Pittsburgh would close out the half with Suisham booting a 49-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, Kansas City began to chip away at their deficit in the fourth quarter with a 40-yard field goal from Succop. However, the Steelers' defense held on to preserve the win.^{[citation needed]}

With the loss, the Chiefs fell to 4-7.

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 0 7 3 0 10 Bears 0 3 0 0 3 at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Date: December 4 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 46° F, Cloudy, wind gusts to 26 mph, temps to mid 40's Game attendance: 61,973 Referee: Jerome Boger TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – CHI – Top rushers KC – CHI – Top receivers KC – CHI – Top tacklers KC – CHI –

Week 14: at New York Jets

Week Fourteen: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 3 0 0 7 10 Jets 7 21 7 2 37 at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Date: December 11 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 37° F, Sunny Game attendance: 79,088 Referee: Terry McAulay TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – NYJ – Top rushers KC – NYJ – Top receivers KC – NYJ – Top tacklers KC – NYJ –

Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Fifteen: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 Chiefs 0 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: December 18 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – KC – Top rushers GB – KC – Top receivers GB – KC – Top tacklers GB – KC –

Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Sixteen: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 0 Chiefs 0 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Date: December 24 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV: CBS Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers OAK – KC – Top rushers OAK – KC – Top receivers OAK – KC – Top tacklers OAK – KC –

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Week Seventeen: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 0 Broncos 0 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado Date: January 1 Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST (subject to change due to flexible scheduling) TV: CBS Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KC – DEN – Top rushers KC – DEN – Top receivers KC – DEN – Top tacklers KC – DEN –

Current staff

Kansas City Chiefs staff
	Front Office Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt President – Mark Donovan General Manager – John Dorsey Assistant General Manager – Joel Collier Director of Football Administration – Trip MacCracken Director of Scouting - Chris Ballard Head Coaches Head Coach/Executive Vice President Of Football Operations – Andy Reid Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – David Culley Spread Game Analyst/Special Projects – Brad Childress Consultant – Chris Ault Statistical Analysis Coordinator – Mike Frazier Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Doug Pederson Quarterbacks – Matt Nagy Running Backs – Eric Bieniemy Tight Ends – Tom Melvin Offensive Line – Andy Heck Assistant Offensive Line – Eugene Chung			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bob Sutton Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Gary Gibbs Defensive Backs – Emmitt Thomas Assistant Secondary/Defensive Assistant – Al Harris Defensive Quality Control – Mark DeLeone Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Dave Toub Assistant Special Teams – Brock Olivo Quality Control Coaches Video Coordinator – Nathan Fee Quality Control – Britt Reid Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Travis Crittenden Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Brent Salazar → References: "Coaching Staff", Kansas City Chiefs web site. Retrieved 2011-12-04. → References: "Front Office and Staff", Kansas City Chiefs web site. Retrieved 2011-12-04. → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

Kansas City Chiefs current roster
Quarterbacks  7 Matt Cassel  4 Tyler Palko 13 Ricky Stanzi Running backs 40 Shane Bannon FB 26 Jackie Battle 25 Jamaal Charles 42 Mike Cox FB 38 Tervaris Johnson 20 Thomas Jones 44 Le'Ron McClain FB Wide receivers 89 Jonathan Baldwin 82 Dwayne Bowe 19 Steve Breaston 84 Keary Colbert 10 Terrance Copper 11 Jeremy Horne 22 Dexter McCluster RB 17 Chris Manno  5 Zeke Markshausen  9 Josue Paul 15 Verran Tucker 83 Jerheme Urban  8 Chandler Williams Tight ends 88 Charlie Gantt 81 Tony Moeaki 85 Jake O'Connell 45 Leonard Pope 80 Cody Slate		Offensive linemen 76 Branden Albert T 73 Jon Asamoah G 71 Jared Gaither T 60 Chris Harr T 66 Darryl Harris G 61 Rodney Hudson C/G 77 Mike Ingersoll T 79 Butch Lewis G/T 65 Ryan Lilja G 70 David Mims T 75 Ryan O'Callaghan T 67 Barry Richardson T 62 Casey Wiegmann C Defensive linemen 79 Harold Ayodele NT 71 Allen Bailey DE 90 Brandon Bair DE 72 Glenn Dorsey DE 70 Dion Gales DE 92 Wallace Gilberry DE 64 Amon Gordon NT 74 Bobby Greenwood DE 77 Kelly Gregg NT 94 Tyson Jackson DE 68 Luke Patterson DE 95 Jerrell Powe NT 98 Anthony Toribio NT		Linebackers 66 Eric Bakhtiari OLB 59 Jovan Belcher ILB 57 Justin Cole ILB 93 Cory Greenwood ILB 91 Tamba Hali OLB 50 Justin Houston OLB 56 Derrick Johnson ILB 99 Micah Johnson ILB 60 Amara Kamara OLB/DE 51 Gabe Miller OLB 55 Cameron Sheffield OLB 52 Brandon Siler ILB 96 Andy Studebaker OLB 97 Pierre Walters OLB 53 Demorrio Williams ILB Defensive backs 21 Javier Arenas CB 29 Eric Berry SS 30 Jalil Brown CB/FS 39 Brandon Carr CB 34 Travis Daniels CB 24 Brandon Flowers CB 48 Reshard Langford SS 31 Quinten Lawrence CB 23 Kendrick Lewis FS 41 Javes Lewis 47 Jon McGraw FS 49 Sabby Piscitelli FS 35 Ricky Price FS 38 Mario Russell 32 Demond Washington CB 27 Donald Washington SS Special teams 14 Todd Carter K  2 Dustin Colquitt P 43 Thomas Gafford LS  6 Ryan Succop K				Reserve lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated August 16, 2011 Depth chart • Transactions 89 active, 0 inactive → AFC rosters → NFC rosters