2016 Kansas City Chiefs season
| 2016 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Andy Reid |
| General manager | John Dorsey |
| Owner | The Hunt family |
| Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–4 |
| Division place | 1st AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 16–18 |
| Pro Bowlers |
7
|
| AP All-Pros |
5
|
| Team MVP | Eric Berry |
| Team ROY | Tyreek Hill |
| Uniform | |
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The 2016 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the fourth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Andy Reid and John Dorsey. The Chiefs clinched their first AFC West division title since 2010. The Chiefs also clinched a first-round bye for the first time since 2003, but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round.
On March 9, 2016, the NFL announced that the Chiefs had violated the league's anti-tampering policy, while pursuing wide receiver Jeremy Maclin during the 2015 off-season. The NFL defines tampering as perspective teams contacting soon-to-be free agents before NFL policies allow, which is two days prior to the beginning of the new league year. As punishment, the Chiefs forfeit their 2016 third-round selection, a 2017 sixth-round selection, and were fined $250,000. In addition, head coach Andy Reid was fined $75,000 and general manager John Dorsey was fined $25,000. The Chiefs immediately appealed the decision believing the punishment was excessively harsh and inconsistent with punishments that have given to other teams in similar situations. On April 19, the NFL denied the Chiefs appeal however they did reduce the team's fine to $200,000 and Reid's fine to $60,000.
The Chiefs had an NFL best 9 players in the annual Top 100 Players countdown.
Notes
*Trade included a conditional draft pick that required Davis to stay on the roster for a specific amount of time; since he did not meet this requirement, the Chiefs received no compensation.
*Indicates player was signed off practice squad of team listed
†Knile Davis was traded to the Packers, then was released 2 weeks later, and signed back to the Chiefs
This list is for players who were involved in more than one transaction during the season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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