2014 Kansas City Chiefs season

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2014 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner The Hunt family
General manager John Dorsey
Head coach Andy Reid
Home stadium Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
All-Pros
2
Team MVP Justin Houston
Team ROY De'Anthony Thomas
Uniform
Kc chiefs uniforms.png

The 2014 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 45th in the National Football League (NFL), their 55th overall and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Andy Reid and John Dorsey. The Chiefs broke the crowd noise record on Monday Night Football against the New England Patriots on September 29, 2014 with a crowd roar of 142.2 decibels. [1] The Chiefs failed to match their 11–5 record from 2013, and missed the playoffs. However, they defeated both teams that would eventually meet in that season's Super Bowl: the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. The 2014 Kansas City Chiefs became the first NFL team since the 1964 New York Giants, and the only team in the 16 game season era, to complete an entire season with no touchdown passes to a wide receiver. [2]

Contents

As of March 20, 2025, this is the latest season in which the Chiefs failed to qualify for the playoffs, marking the sole instance of missing the playoffs during Andy Reid's tenure as head coach.

Roster changes

Offseason

Cuts

PlayerPosition2014 team
Dunta Robinson CBNone
Robert James LBNone
Brandon Flowers CB San Diego Chargers

Reserve/future free agent contracts

PlayerPosition
Malcolm BronsonDB
Jordan CampbellLB
Weston Dressler WR
Demetrius HarrisTE
Dominique HamiltonNT
Frankie HammondWR
Alonzo Highsmith Jr.LB
Jerrell JacksonWR
Joe McKnight RB
Jerron McMillian S
Kevin RutlandCB
DeMarcus Van Dyke CB

Free agency

Offseason
PositionPlayerStatus*2013 team(s)2014 team
S Husain Abdullah UFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
T Branden Albert UFAKansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins
G Jon Asamoah UFAKansas City Chiefs Atlanta Falcons
DT Jermelle Cudjo UFA St. Louis Rams Kansas City Chiefs
S Quintin Demps UFAKansas City Chiefs New York Giants
LS Thomas Gafford UFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
TE Richard Gordon RFAKansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans
WR Mark Harrison UFA New England Patriots Kansas City Chiefs
G Ricky Henry RFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
DE Tyson Jackson UFAKansas City ChiefsAtlanta Falcons
CB Brandon Jones UFA San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs
LB Akeem Jordan UFAKansas City Chiefs Washington Redskins
S Kendrick Lewis UFAKansas City Chiefs Houston Texans
DT Kyle Love UFAKansas City Chiefs
Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs
T Jeff Linkenbach UFA Indianapolis Colts Kansas City Chiefs
LB Joe Mays UFA Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs
WR Dexter McCluster UFAKansas City ChiefsTennessee Titans
T Ryan McKee UFANoneKansas City Chiefs
CB Chris Owens UFAMiami DolphinsKansas City Chiefs
NT Jerrell Powe RFAKansas City ChiefsHouston Texans
CB Justin Rogers UFA Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
Houston Texans
Kansas City Chiefs
G Geoff Schwartz UFAKansas City ChiefsNew York Giants
DT Vance Walker UFA Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs
T J'Marcus Webb UFAMinnesota VikingsKansas City Chiefs
WR Kyle Williams UFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
LB Frank Zombo UFAKansas City ChiefsKansas City Chiefs
* RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, Franchise: Franchise tag

Draft

2014 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
1 23 Dee Ford Defensive end Auburn
387 Phillip Gaines Cornerback Rice
4124 De'Anthony Thomas Running back Oregon
5163 Aaron Murray Quarterback Georgia
6193* Zach Fulton Guard Tennessee
6200 Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Tackle McGill

Notes

  • The Chiefs traded a conditional 2014 third-round selection along with their 2013 second-round selection to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for quarterback Alex Smith; the 2014 selection was later upgraded to a second-rounder (No. 56 overall) after a condition was met in which the Chiefs won a minimum of eight games during the 2013 season.
  • * Acquired via trade with the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas received linebacker Edgar Jones and the Chiefs' seventh-round selection (No. 238 overall).

Undrafted free agents

PositionPlayerCollege
S Daniel Sorensen BYU
WRDarryl Surgent Louisiana-Lafayette
DBDavid Van Dyke Tennessee State
RB Charcandrick West Abilene Christian
LBBen Johnson Northwestern
WRAlbert Wilson Georgia State
DT Kona Schwenke Notre Dame
FBJames Baker Idaho
CBen Gottschalk SMU
K Cairo Santos Tulane
LBDeRon Furr Fort Valley State
WRDeon Anthony Troy

Preseason transactions

Trades

PositionPlayer/pick
received
TeamCompensation
FS Kelcie McCray Tampa Bay Buccaneers G Rishaw Johnson

Cuts

PositionPlayer
LB Dezman Moses
GBen Gottschalk

Signings

PositionPlayer
LBDevan Walker
S Jonathon Amaya
G Mike McGlynn

Preseason roster cut-downs

Regular season transactions

Suspensions served

PositionPlayerLengthReasonWeeks
served
WR Dwayne Bowe 1 gameViolation of personal
conduct policy [3]
1
T Donald Stephenson 4 gamesPerformance enhancing
drugs violation [4]
1–4

Note: Rokevious Watkins was suspended by the NFL while on the Chiefs roster, but was released before serving his suspension

Cuts

PositionPlayer
WR Kyle Williams

Signings

PositionPlayerPrevious team
FS Kurt Coleman Minnesota Vikings
DT Kevin Vickerson Denver Broncos
CB Jamell Fleming Baltimore Ravens
RB Charcandrick West Kansas City Chiefs*
TE Phillip Supernaw Baltimore Ravens
WR Jason Avant Carolina Panthers

*Indicates player was signed off the practice squad

Players involved in multiple transactions

This list is for players who were involved in more than one transaction during the season

PositionPlayerFinal status
DE Damion Square Claimed off waivers
by San Diego
S Daniel Sorensen Chiefs active
roster
LB Jerry Franklin New Orleans Saints
active roster
TE Richard Gordon Chiefs active
roster

Eric Berry

After complaining of chest pains in a week 12 loss to the Oakland Raiders, safety Eric Berry received an X-ray. Doctors discovered a mass in his chest which was believed to be lymphoma. He was placed on the Non-football illness list, ending his season. [5] Immediately following the reports coming out, many NFL players and teams issued wishes to Berry, including division rivals the Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, and Denver Broncos. [6] On December 7, prior to a game against the Arizona Cardinals, many Cardinals players, coaches, and front office staff, wore shirts sold through the Chiefs website that said "Be Bold, Be Strong, Be Berry" with his name and jersey number on the back. The Cardinals also donated $10,000 to Berry's charity, The Eric Berry Foundation. [7] On December 8, Berry was confirmed to have Hodgkin's lymphoma. [8] His doctor, Dr. Christopher Flowers, a lymphoma specialist at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, said of Berry's diagnosis, "This is a diagnosis that is very treatable and potentially curable with standard chemotherapy approaches. The goal of Mr. Berry's treatment is to cure his lymphoma and we are beginning that treatment now." Following the confirmation, Berry released a statement saying "I am truly thankful for all of the support from family, friends, coaches, teammates and the entire Chiefs kingdom. At first I was in shock with the diagnosis on Saturday and did not even want to miss a game, but I understand that right now I have to concentrate on a new opponent. I have great confidence in the doctors and the plan they are going to put in place for me to win this fight. I believe that I am in God’s hands and I have great peace in that. I know my coaches and teammates will hold things down here the rest of the season and until I am back running out of the tunnel at Arrowhead. I am so thankful and appreciative of being a part of this franchise and playing in front of the best fans in the NFL. I will be back!" [9]

Staff

2014 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2014 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 13 reserve, 10 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 7 Cincinnati Bengals W 41–391–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2August 17at Carolina Panthers L 16–281–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap
3August 23 Minnesota Vikings L 12–301–2Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4August 28at Green Bay Packers L 14–341–3 Lambeau Field Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 1: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bengals101401539
Chiefs17107741

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 7
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,951
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 2: at Carolina Panthers

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs3310016
Panthers01414028

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: August 17
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT/7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,035
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Vikings7317330
Chiefs230712

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 23
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 97 °F (36 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,442
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs077014
Packers7137734

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Intermittent rain, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 74,059
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 7 Tennessee Titans L 10–260–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 September 14at Denver Broncos L 17–240–2 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap
3 September 21at Miami Dolphins W 34–151–2 Sun Life Stadium Recap
4 September 29 New England Patriots W 41–142–2Arrowhead Stadium Recap
5 October 5at San Francisco 49ers L 17–222–3 Levi's Stadium Recap
6 Bye
7 October 19at San Diego Chargers W 23–203–3 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
8 October 26 St. Louis Rams W 34–74–3Arrowhead Stadium Recap
9 November 2 New York Jets W 24–105–3Arrowhead Stadium Recap
10 November 9at Buffalo Bills W 17–136–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
11 November 16 Seattle Seahawks W 24–207–3Arrowhead Stadium Recap
12 November 20at Oakland Raiders L 20–247–4 O.co Coliseum Recap
13 November 30 Denver Broncos L 16–297–5Arrowhead Stadium Recap
14 December 7at Arizona Cardinals L 14–177–6 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
15 December 14 Oakland Raiders W 31–138–6Arrowhead Stadium Recap
16 December 21at Pittsburgh Steelers L 12–208–7 Heinz Field Recap
17 December 28 San Diego Chargers W 19–79–7Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 1: Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans01010626
Chiefs030710

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 2: at Denver Broncos

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs370717
Broncos7140324

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 3: at Miami Dolphins

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs01471334
Dolphins0312015

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,313
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 4: vs. New England Patriots

Week 4: New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Patriots007714
Chiefs710101441

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs737017
49ers3103622

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,799
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 7: at San Diego Chargers

Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs01031023
Chargers770620

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 8: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 8: St. Louis Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Rams70007
Chiefs010101434

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 9: vs. New York Jets

Week 9: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets0100010
Chiefs1473024

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 10: at Buffalo Bills

Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs3001417
Bills733013

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,119
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 11: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks0137020
Chiefs773724

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 12: at Oakland Raiders

Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs0371020
Raiders773724

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 7:25 p.m. CST/5:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,865
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 13: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Broncos1463629
Chiefs073616

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs770014
Cardinals3311017

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 62,387
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 15: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Raiders033713
Chiefs7321031

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,153
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs330612
Steelers377320

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,865
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 17: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chargers07007
Chiefs3133019

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(2) Denver Broncos 1240.7506–010–2482354W1
Kansas City Chiefs [a] 970.5633–37–5353281W1
San Diego Chargers [a] 970.5632–46–6348348L1
Oakland Raiders 3130.1881–52–10253452L1

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [b] New England Patriots East1240.7504–29–3.514.487L1
2 [b] Denver Broncos West1240.7506–010–2.521.484W1
3 [c] Pittsburgh Steelers North1150.6884–29–3.451.486W4
4 [c] Indianapolis Colts South1150.6886–09–3.479.372W1
Wild Cards
5 Cincinnati Bengals North1051.6563–37–5.498.425L1
6 Baltimore Ravens North1060.6253–36–6.475.378W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [d] Houston Texans South970.5634–28–4.447.299W2
8 [d] Kansas City Chiefs West970.5633–37–5.512.500W1
9 [d] San Diego Chargers West970.5632–46–6.512.403L1
10 [d] Buffalo Bills East970.5634–25–7.516.486W1
11 Miami Dolphins East880.5003–36–6.512.406L1
12 Cleveland Browns North790.4382–44–8.479.371L5
13 New York Jets East4120.2501–54–8.543.375W1
14 [e] Jacksonville Jaguars South3130.1881–52–10.514.313L1
15 [e] Oakland Raiders West3130.1881–52–10.570.542L1
16 Tennessee Titans South2140.1251–52–10.506.375L10
Tiebreakers [f]
  1. 1 2 Kansas City is ranked ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head sweep (Week 7, 23–20; Week 17, 19–7).
  2. 1 2 New England defeated Denver head-to-head (Week 9, 43–21).
  3. 1 2 Pittsburgh defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 8, 51–34).
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kansas City finished ahead of San Diego in the AFC West based on head-to-head sweep (Week 7, 23–20; Week 17, 19–7).
    Houston finished ahead of Kansas City and Buffalo based on conference record.
    Kansas City finished ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory (Week 10, 17–13).
    San Diego finished ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory (Week 3, 22–10).
  5. 1 2 Jacksonville finished ahead of Oakland based on record vs. common opponents (1–4 to 0–5).
  6. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. "Kansas City Chiefs Fans Reclaim Guinness World Record for Crowd Noise". ABCNews.
  2. "Chiefs complete season with no wide receiver touchdown catches | NFL | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014.
  3. "Reports: Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe to be Suspended One Game". CBSSports.com.
  4. "Chiefs OT Donald Stephenson suspended four games". NFL.com.
  5. Rosenthal, Gregg (November 24, 2014). "Eric Berry's season over; will visit lymphoma specialist". National Football League .
  6. "Chiefs Family Rallies Behind Eric Berry". KCChiefs.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  7. "Cardinals Show Support for Eric Berry". KCChiefs.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  8. "Eric Berry of Kansas City Chiefs diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma".
  9. "Statement from Chiefs Safety Eric Berry". KCChiefs.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  10. "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  11. "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.