The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up the 2024 regular season on Sunday, and while there's still plenty of work to do as the playoffs get underway, here's a quick look back at how the Chiefs got to this point.
1. The Chiefs are one of just nine teams in NFL history to win 15+ regular-season games.
Kansas City became just the eighth team in league history to win at least 15 regular-season games with its victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day. The Chiefs joined the 2007 New England Patriots (16 wins), the 2015 Carolina Panthers (15 wins), the 2011 Green Bay Packers (15 wins), the 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers (15 wins), the 1998 Minnesota Vikings (15 wins), the 1985 Chicago Brears (15 wins) and the 1984 San Francisco 49ers (15 wins) in doing so.
In the time since the Chiefs' victory over Pittsburgh, the Detroit Lions (15 wins) also joined that group.
2. Kansas City was a league-best 7-2 against eventual playoff teams in 2024.
The Chiefs went 7-2 against eventual playoff teams in 2024, with one of those defeats – the Week 18 loss to Denver – taking place without the majority of the Chiefs' starters in the game. Regardless, that 7-2 mark matched Baltimore for the best record vs. eventual playoff teams of any squad in the NFL.
In fact, the Chiefs and Ravens tied the NFL record for wins vs. eventual postseason teams in 2024. Only the 1998 New York Jets (7 wins) and the 1997 Green Bay Packers (7 wins) had hit that mark previously.
Additionally, Kansas City played the entire AFC playoff field during the regular season and defeated all but one of them.
3. The Chiefs finished the season with sixth-fewest offensive points allowed in the league.
Kansas City, which rested the majority of its starters against Denver, allowed more than 30 points for the first time since Super Bowl LVII on Sunday – a span of 37 games – but despite that performance, the Chiefs still finished the year with the sixth-fewest points allowed of any team (326).
The Chiefs held opponents to 20 or fewer points in 12 of their 17 games this season, marking the second-most of any team behind only the Los Angeles Chargers (13 games).
4. Wide receiver Xavier Worthy finished second among all rookies in terms of touchdowns.
Worthy found the end zone nine times in 2024 (6 receiving, 3 rushing), trailing only Jacksonville Jaguars' wide receiver Brian Thomas (10) in terms of total touchdowns among all rookies. Worthy is also just the fourth rookie in league history to finish their first season as a professional with at least six receiving touchdowns and three rushing scores, joining Gale Sayers (1965), Tyreek Hill (2016) and Doak Walker (1950).
Worthy finished 10th among all rookies in terms of scrimmage yards with 742.
5. The Chiefs ended the regular season without a turnover in seven consecutive games.
Kansas City, which committed 14 giveaways through the first 10 games of the season, didn't commit a single turnover through the final seven games of the campaign. It's tied for the longest single-season streak in the Super Bowl Era, matching the 2010 New England Patriots.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, specifically, hasn't thrown an interception in 237 consecutive attempts, marking the longest streak of his career.
The Chiefs are a league-best +11 in turnover margin since Week 12 (when the streak began), and for the season, Kansas City finished +6 after beginning the year with a -5 mark through Week 11 (which ranked 23rd in the league).
All of those factors helped Kansas City secure a first-round bye in this year's postseason, and with a shot at history on the horizon, the Chiefs will take on the lowest remaining seed in the AFC playoff field in a few weeks.
