2011 Kansas City Chiefs season

{{Main|2011 NFL draft}}

:^{{{note|Cleveland trade|[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|date=December 2011}}

:^{{{note|Baltimore missed pick|[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.

:^{{{note|Tampa Bay trade|[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|date=December 2011}}

:^{{{note|Detroit tampering|[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|date=December 2011}}

:^{{{note|Compensatory selection|[e]}}} Compensatory selection.

{{NFL final staff

| year = 2011

| team = Kansas City Chiefs

| front_office =

• Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
• President – Mark Donovan
• General manager – Scott Pioli
• Assistant general manager – Joel Collier
• Director of pro personnel – Ray Farmer
• Director of college scouting – Phil Emery
• Director of football administration – Trip MacCracken

| head_coach =

• Head coach – Todd Haley (fired Dec 12, 2011)
• Interim head coach – Romeo Crennel
• Assistant head coach – Maurice Carthon

| offensive =

• Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Bill Muir
• Quarterbacks – Jim Zorn
• Wide receivers – Richie Anderson
• Tight ends – Bernie Parmalee
• Assistant offensive line – Pat Perles
• Offensive quality control – Nick Sirianni

| defensive =

• Defensive coordinator – Romeo Crennel
• Defensive line – Anthony Pleasant
• Linebackers – Gary Gibbs
• Defensive backs – Emmitt Thomas
• Defensive assistant/assistant linebackers – Adam Zimmer
• Defensive quality control – Otis Smith
• Pass rush – Joe Kim

| special_teams =

• Special teams – Steve Hoffman

| strength =

• Strength and conditioning – Mike Clark
• Assistant strength and conditioning – Brent Salazar

}}

{{NFL final roster

|Year=2011

|TeamName=Kansas City Chiefs

|BC1=#b20032

|FC1=white

|BDC1=#f2c800

|Active=53

|Inactive=9

|PS=7

|Quarterbacks=

{{NFLplayer| 8|Kyle Orton}}

{{NFLplayer| 4|Tyler Palko}}

{{NFLplayer|13|Ricky Stanzi|rookie=y}}

|Running Backs=

{{NFLplayer|32|Shaun Draughn|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Thomas Jones|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Le'Ron McClain|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Dexter McCluster}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{NFLplayer|89|Jon Baldwin|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Dwayne Bowe}}

{{NFLplayer|15|Steve Breaston}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Terrance Copper}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Jeremy Horne}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Jerheme Urban}}

|Tight Ends=

{{NFLplayer|88|Anthony Becht}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Jake O'Connell}}

{{NFLplayer|45|Leonard Pope}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|76|Branden Albert|T}}

{{NFLplayer|73|Jon Asamoah|G}}

{{NFLplayer|61|Rodney Hudson|rookie=y|C}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Ryan Lilja|G}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Steve Maneri|T}}

{{NFLplayer|70|David Mims|d=offensive tackle|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Barry Richardson|d=American football|T}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Casey Wiegmann|C}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|97|Allen Bailey|rookie=y|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Brandon Bair|rookie=y|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Glenn Dorsey|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|92|Wallace Gilberry|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Amon Gordon|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Kelly Gregg|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|94|Tyson Jackson|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|95|Jerrell Powe|rookie=y|NT}}

|Linebackers=

{{NFLplayer|59|Jovan Belcher|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|93|Cory Greenwood|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Tamba Hali|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|50|Justin Houston|rookie=y|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Derrick Johnson|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Cameron Sheffield|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|96|Andy Studebaker|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Demorrio Williams|ILB}}

|Defensive Backs=

{{NFLplayer|21|Javier Arenas|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|30|Jalil Brown|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|39|Brandon Carr|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Travis Daniels|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|24|Brandon Flowers|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|48|Reshard Langford|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Kendrick Lewis|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|47|Jon McGraw|SS}}

• {{player|42}} Sabby Piscitelli FS

{{NFLplayer|27|Donald Washington|d=American football|SS}}

|Special Teams=

{{NFLplayer| 2|Dustin Colquitt|P}}

{{NFLplayer|43|Thomas Gafford|LS}}

{{NFLplayer| 6|Ryan Succop|K}}

|Reserve Lists=

{{NFLplayer|26|Jackie Battle|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Eric Berry|SS|IR}}

{{NFLplayer| 7|Matt Cassel|QB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Jamaal Charles|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Gabe Miller|rookie=y|OLB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Tony Moeaki|TE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Ryan O'Callaghan|T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Brandon Siler|ILB|IR}}

|Practice Squad=

{{NFLplayer|40|Shane Bannon|rookie=y|FB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Rob Bruggeman|C}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Caleb Campbell|LB}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Darryl Harris|d=guard|G}}

{{NFLplayer|14|Quinten Lawrence|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Jamar Newsome|rookie=y|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Luke Patterson|rookie=y|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|98|Anthony Toribio|NT}}

}}

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|title=Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|August 12, 2011}}

|time=7:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Buccaneers

|R1=10|R2=5|R3=7|R4=3

|home=Chiefs

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=67,537

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|81|F|C}}

|referee=Tony Corrente

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/buccaneers-at-chiefs-2011-pre-1 Recap], [https://static.www.nfl.com/gamecenter/10012011-0812-5536-f75b-386cc6a42a45.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• TB – Josh Freeman 5-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 10:26. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:50.
• TB – Connor Barth 25-yard field goal, 4:35. Buccaneers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:24.

Second quarter

• TB – Connor Barth 40-yard field goal, 11:18. Buccaneers 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:09.
• TB – Tyler Palko sacked in end zone by Dekoda Watson and Michael Bennett for a Safety, 4:48. Buccaneers 15–0.

Third quarter

• TB – Micheal Spurlock 3-yard pass from Josh Johnson (Connor Barth kick), 6:08. Buccaneers 22–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:16.

Fourth quarter

• TB – Jacob Rogers 46-yard field goal, 11:44. Buccaneers 25–0. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:54.

|stats=

Top passers

• TB – Josh Johnson – 7/12, 108 yards, TD
• KC – Tyler Palko – 4/8, 34 yards

Top rushers

• TB – Josh Johnson – 5 rushes, 57 yards
• KC – Jackie Battle – 13 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

• TB – Dezmon Briscoe – 4 receptions, 60 yards
• KC – Jackie Battle – 3 receptions, 27 yards

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|title=Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|August 19, 2011}}

|time=7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=3|R2=7|R3=3|R4=0

|home=Ravens

|H1=3|H2=7|H3=0|H4=21

|stadium=M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

|attendance=70,690

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|85|F|C}}

|referee=Gene Steratore

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-ravens-2011-pre-2 Recap], [https://static.www.nfl.com/gamecenter/10012011-0819-54fc-825f-313bf7239610.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 31-yard field goal, 10:57. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:54.
• BAL – Billy Cundiff 49-yard field goal, 5:55. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:02.

Second quarter

• BAL – Ray Rice 26-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 3:10. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:25.
• KC – Terrance Copper 4-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 0:12. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:58.

Third quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 30-yard field goal, 6:58. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 5:39.

Fourth quarter

• BAL – Jalen Parmele 10-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 7:16. Ravens 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:47.
• BAL – Tyrod Taylor 5-yard run (Jake Harfman kick), 1:59. Ravens 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:34.
• BAL – Anthony Allen 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 0:05. Ravens 31–13. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:13.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Tyler Palko – 8/13, 95 yards, TD
• BAL – Joe Flacco – 12/24, 124 yards

Top rushers

• KC – Jackie Battle – 8 rushes, 29 yards
• BAL – Ray Rice – 7 rushes, 44 yards, TD

Top receivers

• KC – Verran Tucker – 3 receptions, 68 yards
• BAL – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 68 yards

}}

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|title=Week 3: St. Louis Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|August 26, 2011}}

|time=7:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Rams

|R1=14|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Chiefs

|H1=0|H2=3|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=67,837

|weather=Clear, {{convert|81|F|C}}

|referee=Jerome Boger

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-chiefs-2011-pre-3 Recap], [https://static.www.nfl.com/gamecenter/10012011-0826-5240-995d-f4bf6bc4a63f.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• STL – Mike Sims-Walker 6-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Josh Brown kick), 7:08. Rams 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 7:52.
• STL – Lance Kendricks 11-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Josh Brown kick), 0:48. Rams 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:55.

Second quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 26-yard field goal, 10:33. Rams 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, –1 yard, 0:56.

Third quarter

• KC – Cody Slate 32-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi (Ryan Succop kick), 0:08. Rams 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:52.

Fourth quarter

• No scoring plays.

|stats=

Top passers

• STL – Sam Bradford – 9/16, 95 yards, 2 TD, INT
• KC – Ricky Stanzi – 8/14, 121 yards, TD

Top rushers

• STL – Steven Jackson – 15 rushes, 72 yards
• KC – Jackie Battle – 13 rushes, 43 yards

Top receivers

• STL – Lance Kendricks – 2 receptions, 26 yards, TD
• KC – Cody Slate – 2 receptions, 50 yards, TD

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|title=Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|September 1, 2011}}

|time=7:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=2|R2=14|R3=0|R4=3

|home=Packers

|H1=7|H2=0|H3=13|H4=0

|stadium=Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

|attendance=67,555

|weather=Mostly clear, {{convert|80|F|C}}

|referee=Mike Carey

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-packers-2011-pre-4 Recap], [https://static.www.nfl.com/gamecenter/10012011-0901-5378-32ac-3f7cf2b8d937.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• GB – Tom Crabtree 8-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:24. Packers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:11.
• KC – Matt Flynn tackled in end zone by Allen Bailey for a Safety, 3:20. Packers 7–2.

Second quarter

• KC – Dexter McCluster 10-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 11:25. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:55.
• KC – Dwayne Bowe 2-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 0:14. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 2:25.

Third quarter

• GB – Mason Crosby 43-yard field goal, 7:58. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:57.
• GB – Mason Crosby 32-yard field goal, 5:48. Chiefs 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:59.
• GB – Vic So'oto 33-yard interception return (Mason Crosby kick), 4:20. Packers 20–16.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 31-yard field goal, 11:29. Packers 20–19. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:08.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Tyler Palko – 18/29, 163 yards, TD, 2 INT
• GB – Graham Harrell – 3/5, 21 yards

Top rushers

• KC – Thomas Jones – 12 rushes, 27 yards
• GB – Ryan Grant – 4 rushes, 31 yards

Top receivers

• KC – Dwayne Bowe – 8 receptions, 85 yards, TD
• GB – Tom Crabtree – 2 receptions, 13 yards, TD

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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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|title=Week 1: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=September 11

|time=12:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Bills

|R1=14|R2=6|R3=14|R4=7

|home=Chiefs

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=68,755

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|75|F|C}}

|referee=Scott Green

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Marv Albert and Rich Gannon

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/bills-at-chiefs-2011-reg-1 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55170/KC_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• BUF – Scott Chandler 4-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 12:14. Bills 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:39.
• BUF – Stevie Johnson 27-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 0:55. Bills 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.

Second quarter

• BUF – Rian Lindell 29-yard field goal, 6:42. Bills 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:04.
• BUF – Rian Lindell 38-yard field goal, 5:38. Bills 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:49.
• KC – Jamaal Charles 6-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 1:46 Bills 20–7. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 3:52.

Third quarter

• BUF – Scott Chandler 11-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 4:19. Bills 27–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 5:52.
• BUF – Donald Jones 4-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 0:14. Bills 34–7. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:50.

Fourth quarter

• BUF – C. J. Spiller 9-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 11:50. Bills 41–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 2:11.

|stats=

Top passers

• BUF – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 17/25, 208 yards, 4 TD
• KC – Matt Cassel – 22/36, 119 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

• BUF – Fred Jackson – 20 rushes, 112 yards
• KC – Jamaal Charles – 10 rushes, 56 yards

Top receivers

• BUF – Scott Chandler – 5 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD
• KC – Dexter McCluster – 5 receptions, 25 yards

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|title=Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions – Game summary

|date=September 18

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Lions

|H1=7|H2=13|H3=7|H4=21

|stadium=Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

|attendance=60,040

|weather=None (indoor stadium)

|referee=Tony Corrente

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Don Criqui and Randy Cross

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-lions-2011-reg-2 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55182/DET_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• DET – Calvin Johnson 15-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 10:50. Lions 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:43.
• KC – Ryan Succop 33-yard field goal, 8:00. Lions 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:50.

Second quarter

• DET – Tony Scheffler 36-yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 5:50. Lions 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:28.
• DET – Jason Hanson 51-yard field goal, 1:07. Lions 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:24.
• DET – Jason Hanson 28-yard field goal, 0:02. Lions 20–3. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:24

Third quarter

• DET – Calvin Johnson 1-yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 1:17. Lions 27–3. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:53.

Fourth quarter

• DET – Jahvid Best 9-yard pass from Matt Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 14:49. Lions 34–3. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:11.
• DET – Jahvid Best 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 11:31. Lions 41–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:37.
• DET – Keiland Williams 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 5:06. Lions 48–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:40.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Matt Cassel – 15/22, 133 yards, 3 INT
• DET – Matthew Stafford – 23/39, 294 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

• KC – Dexter McCluster – 8 rushes, 51 yards
• DET – Jahvid Best – 16 rushes, 57 yards, TD

Top receivers

• KC – Dwayne Bowe – 5 receptions, 101 yards
• DET – Nate Burleson – 7 receptions, 93 yards

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|title=Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

|date=September 25

|time=3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=7|R4=10

|home=Chargers

|H1=0|H2=10|H3=7|H4=3

|stadium=Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

|attendance=62,236

|weather=Partly cloudy, {{convert|67|F|C}}

|referee=Walt Coleman

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-chargers-2011-reg-3 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55206/SD_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• No scoring plays.

Second quarter

• SD – Ryan Mathews 2-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 12:45. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:07.
• SD – Nick Novak 35-yard field goal, 0:28. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 3:09.

Third quarter

• KC – Dwayne Bowe 4-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 11:21. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:40.
• SD – Ryan Mathews 4-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 7:32. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:49.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 33-yard field goal, 12:57. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 18 plays, 58 yards, 9:35.
• SD – Nick Novak 41-yard field goal, 8:03. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:54.
• KC – Leonard Pope 1-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 4:58. Chargers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:05.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Matt Cassel – 17/24, 176 yards, 2 TD, INT
• SD – Philip Rivers – 24/38, 266 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

• KC – Dexter McCluster – 9 rushes, 45 yards
• SD – Ryan Mathews – 21 rushes, 98 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

• KC – Dwayne Bowe – 4 receptions, 67 yards
• SD – Vincent Jackson – 5 receptions, 63 yards

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|title=Week 4: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=October 2

|time=12:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Vikings

|R1=7|R2=0|R3=3|R4=7

|home=Chiefs

|H1=3|H2=6|H3=6|H4=7

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=72,931

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|65|F|C}}

|referee=Bill Leavy

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Gus Johnson, Charles Davis and Tim Brewster

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/vikings-at-chiefs-2011-reg-4 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55218/KC_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 7:16. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 21 yards, 5:56.
• MIN – Devin Aromashodu 34-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:47. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:29.

Second quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 24-yard field goal, 5:15. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:32.
• KC – Ryan Succop 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 2:22.

Third quarter

• MIN – Ryan Longwell 33-yard field goal, 9:15. Vikings 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:50.
• KC – Ryan Succop 54-yard field goal, 5:18. Chiefs 12–10. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:57.
• KC – Ryan Succop 22-yard field goal, 0:09. Chiefs 15–10. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:52.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Dwayne Bowe 52-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 13:51. Chiefs 22–10. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:46.
• MIN – Michael Jenkins 1-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Ryan Longwell kick), 5:50. Chiefs 22–17. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 8:01.

|stats=

Top passers

• MIN – Donovan McNabb – 18/30, 202 yards, 2 TD
• KC – Matt Cassel – 18/29, 260 yards, TD

Top rushers

• MIN – Adrian Peterson – 23 rushes, 80 yards
• KC – Thomas Jones – 11 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

• MIN – Visanthe Shiancoe – 6 receptions, 58 yards
• KC – Dwayne Bowe – 5 receptions, 107 yards, TD

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|title=Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

|date=October 9

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=0|R2=14|R3=7|R4=7

|home=Colts

|H1=7|H2=17|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

|attendance=65,088

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|72|F|C}} (retractable roof open)

|referee=Carl Cheffers

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-colts-2011-reg-5 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55231/IND_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• IND – Pierre Garçon 6-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:36. Colts 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:24.

Second quarter

• IND – Adam Vinatieri 53-yard field goal, 12:23. Colts 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:29.
• IND – Pierre Garçon 67-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Adam Vinatieri kick), 11:13. Colts 17–0. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:10.
• KC – Dwayne Bowe 41-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 5:11. Colts 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:57.
• IND – Delone Carter 3-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:09. Colts 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02.
• KC – Steve Breaston 16-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 0:13. Colts 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

• KC – Dwayne Bowe 5-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 0:40. Colts 24–21. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 6:07.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Steve Breaston 11-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 5:15. Chiefs 28–24. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:39.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Matt Cassel – 21/29, 257 yards, 4 TD
• IND – Curtis Painter – 15/27, 277 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

• KC – Jackie Battle – 19 rushes, 119 yards
• IND – Donald Brown – 8 rushes, 38 yards

Top receivers

• KC – Dwayne Bowe – 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
• IND – Pierre Garçon – 5 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

|date=October 23

|time=3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT

|road=Chiefs

|R1=14|R2=0|R3=7|R4=7

|home=Raiders

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

|attendance=57,361

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|79|F|C}}

|referee=Jeff Triplette

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-raiders-2011-reg-7 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55262/OAK_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Kendrick Lewis 59-yard interception return (Ryan Succop kick), 12:35. Chiefs 7–0.
• KC – Le'Ron McClain 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 1:53. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:04.

Second quarter

• No scoring plays.

Third quarter

• KC – Javier Arenas 7-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 10:25. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:05.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Brandon Flowers 58-yard interception return (Ryan Succop kick), 10:25. Chiefs 28–0.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Matt Cassel – 15/30, 161 yards, 2 INT
• OAK – Carson Palmer – 8/21, 116 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

• KC – Jackie Battle – 16 rushes, 76 yards
• OAK – Michael Bush – 17 rushes, 99 yards

Top receivers

• KC – Dwayne Bowe – 6 receptions, 76 yards
• OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey – 5 receptions, 89 yards

}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 8: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|October 31, 2011}}

|time=7:30 p.m. CDT

|road=Chargers

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=9|R4=8|R5=0

|home=Chiefs

|H1=10|H2=3|H3=0|H4=7|H5=3

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=72,733

|weather=Clear, {{convert|63|F|C}}

|referee=Alberto Riveron

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Rachel Nichols

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chargers-at-chiefs-2011-reg-8 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55279/KC_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 36-yard field goal, 9:04. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:46.
• KC – Jon Baldwin 39-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 2:51. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:01.

Second quarter

• SD − Nick Novak 44-yard field goal, 8:31. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:04.
• KC – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:08.

Third quarter

• SD − Nick Novak 44-yard field goal, 8:10. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:28.
• SD − Nick Novak 42-yard field goal, 6:01. Chiefs 13–9. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:45.
• SD − Nick Novak 26-yard field goal, 1:45. Chiefs 13–12. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:05.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Jackie Battle 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 12:01. Chiefs 20–12. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:44.
• SD – Curtis Brinkley 2-yard run (Philip Rivers–Curtis Brinkley pass), 7:11. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:50.

Overtime

• KC – Ryan Succop 30-yard field goal, 5:16. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:28.

|stats=

Top passers

• SD – Philip Rivers – 26/41, 369 yards, 2 INT
• KC – Matt Cassel – 15/30, 261 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

• SD – Ryan Mathews – 13 rushes, 57 yards
• KC – Jackie Battle – 19 rushes, 70 yards, TD

Top receivers

• SD – Malcom Floyd – 5 receptions, 107 yards
• KC – Jon Baldwin – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD

}}

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=2011|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 9: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=November 6

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Dolphins

|R1=7|R2=7|R3=14|R4=3

|home=Chiefs

|H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=72,263

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|62|F|C}}

|referee=Walt Anderson

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/dolphins-at-chiefs-2011-reg-9 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55284/KC_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 43-yard field goal, 7:11. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 7:49.
• MIA – Anthony Fasano 3-yard pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:46. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:53.

Second quarter

• MIA – Anthony Fasano 35-yard pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:41. Dolphins 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:39.

Third quarter

• MIA – Brandon Marshall 14-yard pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick), 8:38. Dolphins 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:17.
• MIA – Reggie Bush 28-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 6:41. Dolphins 28–3. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:52.

Fourth quarter

• MIA – Dan Carpenter 42-yard field goal, 8:08. Dolphins 31–3. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:49.

|stats=

Top passers

• MIA – Matt Moore – 17/23, 244 yards, 3 TD
• KC – Matt Cassel – 20/39, 253 yards

Top rushers

• MIA – Reggie Bush – 13 rushes, 92 yards, TD
• KC – Jackie Battle – 14 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

• MIA – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD
• KC – Steve Breaston – 7 receptions, 115 yards

}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 10: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=November 13

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Broncos

|R1=7|R2=3|R3=0|R4=7

|home=Chiefs

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=7|H4=3

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=72,908

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|67|F|C}}

|referee=Ron Winter

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/broncos-at-chiefs-2011-reg-10 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55302/KC_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• DEN – Tim Tebow 7-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 7:31. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:11.

Second quarter

• DEN – Matt Prater 38-yard field goal, 7:46. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:32.

Third quarter

• KC – Le'Ron McClain 1-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 8:10. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:29.

Fourth quarter

• DEN – Eric Decker 56-yard pass from Tim Tebow (Matt Prater kick), 6:44. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 5:21.
• KC – Ryan Succop 32-yard field goal, 0:07. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:48.

|stats=

Top passers

• DEN – Tim Tebow – 2/8, 69 yards, TD
• KC – Matt Cassel – 13/28, 93 yards, TD

Top rushers

• DEN – Lance Ball – 30 rushes, 96 yards
• KC – Jackie Battle – 9 rushes, 61 yards

Top receivers

• DEN – Eric Decker – 1 receptions, 56 yards, TD
• KC – Dexter McCluster – 6 receptions, 48 yards

}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|November 21, 2011}}

|time=8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST

|road=Chiefs

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Patriots

|H1=0|H2=10|H3=17|H4=7

|stadium=Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

|attendance=68,756

|weather=Clear and cold, {{convert|33|F|C}}

|referee=Clete Blakeman

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Suzy Kolber

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-patriots-2011-reg-11 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55323/NE_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 26-yard field goal, 1:30. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:12.

Second quarter

• NE – Rob Gronkowski 52-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 4:18. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:18.
• NE – Stephen Gostkowski 21-yard field goal, 0:10. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:51.

Third quarter

• NE – Rob Gronkowski 19-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:27. Patriots 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:33.
• NE – Julian Edelman 72-yard punt return (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 9:24. Patriots 24–3.
• NE – Stephen Gostkowski 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Patriots 27–3. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:47.

Fourth quarter

• NE – Shane Vereen 4-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 1:01. Patriots 34–3. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 5:31.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Tyler Palko – 24/37, 230 yards, 3 INT
• NE – Tom Brady – 15/27, 234 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

• KC – Thomas Jones – 8 rushes, 48 yards
• NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 20 rushes, 81 yards

Top receivers

• KC – Dwayne Bowe – 7 receptions, 87 yards
• NE – Rob Gronkowski – 4 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD

}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 12: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=November 27

|time=7:20 p.m. CST

|road=Steelers

|R1=0|R2=13|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Chiefs

|H1=3|H2=3|H3=0|H4=3

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance= 72,173

|weather=Clear, {{convert|32|F|C}}

|referee=Ed Hochuli

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/steelers-at-chiefs-2011-reg-12 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55338/KC_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 41-yard field goal, 10:40. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:20.

Second quarter

• PIT – Shaun Suisham 21-yard field goal, 13:29. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:31.
• PIT – Weslye Saunders 2-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham Kick), 10:53. Steelers 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:29.
• KC – Ryan Succop 49-yard field goal, 4:30. Steelers 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:20.
• PIT – Shaun Suisham 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:30.

Third quarter

• No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 7.11 Steelers 13–9. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:11.

|stats=

Top passers

• PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 21/31, 193 yards, TD, 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

}}

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|date=November 2011}}

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

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears – Game summary

|date=December 4

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Chiefs

|R1=0|R2=7|R3=3|R4=0

|home=Bears

|H1=0|H2=3|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

|attendance=61,973

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|46|F|C}}

|referee=Jerome Boger

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-bears-2011-reg-13 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55342/CHI_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• No scoring plays.

Second quarter

• CHI – Robbie Gould 32-yard field goal, 9:49. Bears 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:47.
• KC – Dexter McCluster 38-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 0:00. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 16 plays, 87 yards, 4:16.

Third quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 21-yard field goal, 6:16. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 7:10.

Fourth quarter

• No scoring plays.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Tyler Palko – 17/30, 157 yards, TD
• CHI – Caleb Hanie – 11/24, 133 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

• KC – Dexter McCluster – 9 rushes, 61 yards
• CHI – Marion Barber – 14 rushes, 44 yards

Top receivers

• KC – Dwayne Bowe – 4 receptions, 49 yards
• CHI – Johnny Knox – 5 receptions, 53 yards

}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary

|date=December 11

|time=1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Chiefs

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=0|R4=7

|home=Jets

|H1=7|H2=21|H3=7|H4=2

|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=79,088

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|37|F|C}}

|referee=Terry McAulay

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-jets-2011-reg-14 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55364/NYJ_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NYJ – Mark Sanchez 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 8:40. Jets 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:20.
• KC – Ryan Succop 53-yard field goal, 4:36. Jets 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:38.

Second quarter

• NYJ – Santonio Holmes 4-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 10:02. Jets 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:04.
• NYJ – Shonn Greene 7-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 3:56. Jets 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:27.
• NYJ – LaDainian Tomlinson 19-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 1:15. Jets 28–3. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:17.

Third quarter

• NYJ – Mark Sanchez 3-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 4:06. Jets 35–3. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 4:08.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Jerheme Urban 24-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Ryan Succop kick), 12:58. Jets 35–10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:50.
• NYJ – Jackie Battle tackled in end zone by Sione Po'uha for a Safety, 3:37. Jets 37–10.

|stats=

Top passers

• KC – Tyler Palko – 16/32, 195 yards, TD, INT
• NYJ – Mark Sanchez – 13/21, 181 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

• KC – Jackie Battle – 10 rushes, 33 yards
• NYJ – Shonn Greene – 24 rushes, 129 yards, TD

Top receivers

• KC – Dwayne Bowe – 6 receptions, 69 yards
• NYJ – Shonn Greene – 3 receptions, 58 yards

}}

The Jets won easily in a crushing rout, with the final score overstating the closeness of the game as the Chief's only touchdown came in garbage time after the game was already decided.{{Cite web|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/12/11/jets-roll-over-chiefs/|title=Jets Run Over Chiefs, 37-10|date=December 11, 2011}} The Chiefs offense gained only 4 total yards in the first two quarters. The Chiefs were also plagued with penalties, finishing the game with 11 penalties total. The Jets' final touchdown drive in the third quarter proved to be a particularly humiliating stretch.{{cite AV media |first1=Alex|last1=Rubenstein|first2=Jon|last2=Bois|author-link2=Jon Bois |date=March 13, 2021 |title=The god-awful drive that changed NFL history {{!}} Dorktown |trans-title= |type= |language= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJLNQ83vm2g |access-date= |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time= |location= |publisher=Secret Base/SB Nation |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref=|via=YouTube}} Starting from their own 10 yard line, the Jets gained 81 penalty yards on 5 penalties committed by the Chiefs, including a rare penalty directly assessed against head coach Todd Haley for unsportsmanlike conduct. The Jets offense gained only 9 net yards on the drive, however they were still able to score a touchdown. After the game, Haley was fired mid-season; writers speculated that Haley's penalty, as well as the team's overall poor performance and discipline that game, was to blame.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7344798/kansas-city-chiefs-fire-coach-todd-haley-struggling-team-5-8|title=Chiefs fire coach Todd Haley|date=December 12, 2011|website=ESPN.com}}

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|year=2011|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 15: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date=December 18

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Packers

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=7|R4=7

|home=Chiefs

|H1=6|H2=0|H3=3|H4=10

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=74,093

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|50|F|C}}

|referee=Gene Steratore

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/packers-at-chiefs-2011-reg-15 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55378/KC_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 19-yard field goal, 8:56. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:04.
• KC – Ryan Succop 32-yard field goal, 0:11. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:58.

Second quarter

• No scoring plays.

Third quarter

• GB – Donald Driver 2-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 8:04. Packers 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:21.
• KC – Ryan Succop 46-yard field goal, 3:45. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 4:19.

Fourth quarter

• KC – Ryan Succop 20-yard field goal, 11:28. Chiefs 12–7. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:21.
• KC – Jackie Battle 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 4:53. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:57.
• GB – Aaron Rodgers 8-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 2:04. Chiefs 19–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:49.

|stats=

Top passers

• GB – Aaron Rodgers – 17/35, 235 yards, TD
• KC – Kyle Orton – 23/31, 299 yards

Top rushers

• GB – Ryan Grant – 12 rushes, 66 yards
• KC – Thomas Jones – 15 rushes, 48 yards

Top receivers

• GB – Jermichael Finley – 3 receptions, 83 yards
• KC – Leonard Pope – 2 receptions, 72 yards

}}

In one of the biggest upsets of the year, the Chiefs beat the heavily favored Green Bay Packers, ending their hopes of a perfect season. The Chiefs defense held Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to 235 yards, a 49% completion percentage, and his only game of the season without multiple passing touchdowns in what was Rodgers' worst game statistically of the season.

The game was the first game coached by defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel, who served as interim head coach after Haley's departure.

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 16: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

|date={{dow tooltip|December 24, 2011}}

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Raiders

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=7|R4=3|R5=3

|home=Chiefs

|H1=3|H2=0|H3=3|H4=7|H5=0

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=70,803

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|38|F|C}}

|referee=Mike Carey

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/raiders-at-chiefs-2011-reg-16 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55393/KC_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 28-yard field goal, 13:20. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:40.
• KC – Ryan Succop 23-yard field goal, 3:06. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:58.

Second quarter

• No scoring plays.

Third quarter

• OAK – Denarius Moore 61-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:52. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:55.
• KC – Ryan Succop 20-yard field goal, 3:30. Raiders 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:22.

Fourth quarter

• OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 2:57. Raiders 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:48.
• KC – Dwayne Bowe 3-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ryan Succop kick), 1:02. Tied 13–13. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:55.

Overtime

• OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 12:47. Raiders 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:13.

|stats=

Top passers

• OAK – Carson Palmer – 16/26, 237 yards, TD, 2 INT
• KC – Kyle Orton – 21/36, 300 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

• OAK – Michael Bush – 23 rushes, 70 yards
• KC – Jackie Battle – 14 rushes, 56 yards

Top receivers

• OAK – Denarius Moore – 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD
• KC – Dexter McCluster – 5 receptions, 89 yards

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

|date=January 1

|time=3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST

|road=Chiefs

|R1=7|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Broncos

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=0

|stadium=Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

|attendance=76,005

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|35|F|C}}

|referee=Pete Morelli

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers= Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-broncos-2011-reg-17 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/55418/DEN_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]

|scoring=

First quarter

• KC – Dexter McCluster 21-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:11. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 6:22.

Second quarter

• No scoring plays.

Third quarter

• DEN – Matt Prater 38-yard field goal, 8:11. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:30.

Fourth quarter

• No scoring plays.

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Top passers

• KC – Kyle Orton – 15/29, 180 yards
• DEN – Tim Tebow – 6/22, 60 yards, INT

Top rushers

• KC – Dexter McCluster – 12 rushes, 61 yards, TD
• DEN – Willis McGahee – 28 rushes, 145 yards

Top receivers

• KC – Dwayne Bowe – 6 receptions, 93 yards
• DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 3 receptions, 34 yards

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