# 2023 Kansas City Chiefs season
The 2023 [Kansas City Chiefs](https://www.edgepedia.org/kansas-city-chiefs) season was the [National Football League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-football-league) franchise's 2023 campaign, in which the team went 11-6, won the [AFC West](https://www.edgepedia.org/afc-west), and captured Super Bowl LVIII over the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime on February 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.[1](https://www.nfl.com/standings/league/2023/REG) • [2](https://www.chiefs.com/game-day/2023/super-bowl-lviii-49ers-vs-chiefs/) It was the franchise's fourth Super Bowl title, making Kansas City the seventh NFL team to win four Lombardi Trophies, and the second of back-to-back championships under head coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes.[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-become-seventh-nfl-franchise-with-four-super-bowl-wins)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Regular-season record | 11-6 (0.647), 371 points scored, 294 allowed, net +77; clinched the AFC West division[1](https://www.nfl.com/standings/league/2023/REG) |
| Home / road / division | 5-4 at home, 6-2 on the road, 4-2 in the division, 9-3 in the AFC[1](https://www.nfl.com/standings/league/2023/REG) |
| Season opener | Lost 21-20 to the Detroit Lions on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Arrowhead Stadium[4](https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2023/by-team/kansas-city-chiefs) |
| Playoff seed | AFC No. 3 seed; first postseason with Mahomes as starter played on the road[5](https://apnews.com/article/d16a308684d97a6be2d269c8d56404be) |
| Super Bowl LVIII | Chiefs 25, 49ers 22 (OT), February 11, 2024, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas[2](https://www.chiefs.com/game-day/2023/super-bowl-lviii-49ers-vs-chiefs/) |
| Super Bowl MVP | Patrick Mahomes, 399 yards in a come-from-behind overtime win[2](https://www.chiefs.com/game-day/2023/super-bowl-lviii-49ers-vs-chiefs/) |
| Franchise milestone | Fourth Super Bowl win (IV, LIV, LVII, LVIII); seventh franchise to reach four[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-become-seventh-nfl-franchise-with-four-super-bowl-wins) |
## Regular season
**A slow start.** The Chiefs opened the season, and the defense of their [Super Bowl LVII](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl-lvii) title, with a Thursday-night loss at home: [Jared Goff](https://www.edgepedia.org/jared-goff) threw for 253 yards and a touchdown, and David Montgomery ran for the go-ahead score late as Detroit won 21-20 on September 7.[4](https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2023/by-team/kansas-city-chiefs) • [6](https://apnews.com/article/47ffe470713ec61bac6ed0570003658a) Kansas City then won three of its next four, beating Jacksonville 17-9, Chicago 41-10, and the [New York Jets](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-york-jets) 23-20.[4](https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2023/by-team/kansas-city-chiefs)
**A defense-first team.** The offense struggled through much of the season while the defense carried the team.
**Midseason dip.** Kansas City at one point lost five of eight games midway through the season, dropping to the No. 3 seed in the AFC.[5](https://apnews.com/article/d16a308684d97a6be2d269c8d56404be) The team also played an international game in Germany, beating the [Miami Dolphins](https://www.edgepedia.org/miami-dolphins) in [Frankfurt](https://www.edgepedia.org/frankfurt).[5](https://apnews.com/article/d16a308684d97a6be2d269c8d56404be) The Chiefs closed the regular season on a two-game winning streak to finish 11-6 and clinch the division.[1](https://www.nfl.com/standings/league/2023/REG)
## Playoffs
**Wild-card round.** The Chiefs hosted Miami in the fourth-coldest game in NFL history and won, setting up the franchise's first road playoff game in six years with Mahomes as the starter.[5](https://apnews.com/article/d16a308684d97a6be2d269c8d56404be)
**Divisional round at Buffalo.** Mahomes threw two touchdown passes to [Travis Kelce](https://www.edgepedia.org/travis-kelce) and the Chiefs beat the Bills 27-24 on January 21, 2024. Buffalo's Tyler Bass pushed a 44-yard attempt wide right that would have tied the game with 1:47 left, sealing the result. It was Mahomes's first true road playoff win, not counting neutral-site Super Bowls, and raised his postseason record to 13-3; his 72 yards rushing that day gave him 563 career playoff rushing yards, second among NFL quarterbacks behind [Steve Young](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-young)'s 594.[8](https://apnews.com/article/534e95ba7ec9ff08367c7543cae540ae)
**AFC Championship.** Kansas City advanced to its sixth straight AFC championship game, where it defeated the top-seeded [Baltimore Ravens](https://www.edgepedia.org/baltimore-ravens) to reach the [Super Bowl](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl).[8](https://apnews.com/article/534e95ba7ec9ff08367c7543cae540ae) • [9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ioZYi-6X8)
## Super Bowl LVIII
The Chiefs met the 49ers, the NFC's top seed at 12-5, on February 11, 2024, at [Allegiant Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/allegiant-stadium).[2](https://www.chiefs.com/game-day/2023/super-bowl-lviii-49ers-vs-chiefs/) San Francisco led 10-3 at halftime; Kansas City tied the game at 16-16 on Butker's third field goal with less than six minutes left in regulation, and Butker's 29-yard field goal with 0:03 remaining sent the game to overtime, only the second Super Bowl in NFL history to reach overtime.[2](https://www.chiefs.com/game-day/2023/super-bowl-lviii-49ers-vs-chiefs/) • [10](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118sres578ats/pdf/BILLS-118sres578ats.pdf)
In overtime the 49ers kicked a field goal, and the Chiefs answered with a 75-yard drive to win the game.[10](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118sres578ats/pdf/BILLS-118sres578ats.pdf) Mahomes, who threw for 399 yards and was named Super Bowl MVP, ended it with a short touchdown pass to [Mecole Hardman](https://www.edgepedia.org/mecole-hardman), giving Kansas City a 25-22 win and its second straight championship.[2](https://www.chiefs.com/game-day/2023/super-bowl-lviii-49ers-vs-chiefs/) • [9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ioZYi-6X8) Butker's 57-yard field goal in the game set a Super Bowl record for the longest kick.[2](https://www.chiefs.com/game-day/2023/super-bowl-lviii-49ers-vs-chiefs/)
## Significance
The title made the Chiefs the seventh NFL franchise with four Super Bowl wins, joining the [New England Patriots](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-england-patriots) and Pittsburgh Steelers (six each), the 49ers and Dallas Cowboys (five each), and the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants (four each).[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-become-seventh-nfl-franchise-with-four-super-bowl-wins) Kansas City became the first team since the New England Patriots with Tom Brady to successfully defend a Super Bowl title, and it was the franchise's third Lombardi Trophy in a five-season span.[5](https://apnews.com/article/d16a308684d97a6be2d269c8d56404be) The championship season ended with a victory parade in Kansas City that was upended by a mass shooting after the rally.[11](https://apnews.com/article/6fe4ea935f546c7872d21ff56b124caf)
## References
1. [2023 NFL League Standings, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/standings/league/2023/REG)
2. [49ers vs. Chiefs Game Center, Super Bowl LVIII, Chiefs.com](https://www.chiefs.com/game-day/2023/super-bowl-lviii-49ers-vs-chiefs/)
3. [Chiefs become seventh NFL franchise with four Super Bowl wins, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-become-seventh-nfl-franchise-with-four-super-bowl-wins)
4. [NFL 2023 Kansas City Chiefs Schedule, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2023/by-team/kansas-city-chiefs)
5. [The Chiefs have achieved dynasty status with their third Super Bowl title in five years, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/d16a308684d97a6be2d269c8d56404be)
6. [Lions spoil Chiefs' celebration of Super Bowl title by rallying for a 21-20 win in the NFL's opener, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/47ffe470713ec61bac6ed0570003658a)
7. [Mahomes throws TD pass, Kelce has big game with Swift watching again as Chiefs beat Broncos 19-8, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/877a290008f2de8081cc3caaeb41ce22)
8. [Kelce scores twice and Chiefs beat Bills 27-24 to advance to face Ravens in AFC championship, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/534e95ba7ec9ff08367c7543cae540ae)
9. [The Franchise Ep. 15: Super Bowl LVIII, Kansas City Chiefs, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ioZYi-6X8)
10. [Senate Resolution 578, congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on Super Bowl LVIII, govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118sres578ats/pdf/BILLS-118sres578ats.pdf)
11. [An ecstatic Super Bowl rally, upended by the terror of a mass shooting, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/6fe4ea935f546c7872d21ff56b124caf)
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