The Kansas City Chiefs missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade this season and wasted a golden opportunity to take advantage of a wide open playoff field.
The Kansas City Chiefs had their first losing season in thirteen years and broke a streak of ten straight seasons making the NFL playoffs in 2025. Not only had the Chiefs made the playoffs for ten straight seasons, but they had been to seven straight conference championship games and five of the last six Super Bowls, winning three of them.