The
2014 season was the
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
The ...
' 45th in the
National Football League
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(NFL), their 55th overall and their second under the
head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...
/general manager tandem of
Andy Reid
Andrew Walter Reid (born March 19, 1958) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Reid was previously head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999 to 2012. From 200 ...
and
John Dorsey. The Chiefs broke the crowd noise record on ''
Monday Night Football
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'' against the
New England Patriots on September 29, 2014 with a crowd roar of 142.2 decibels. The Chiefs failed to match their 11–5 record from
2013
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, 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.
As of 2022, the 2014 season is the most recent season that the Chiefs missed the playoffs.
Roster changes
Offseason
Cuts
Reserve/future free agent contracts
Free agency
2014 draft class
Notes
* The Chiefs traded a conditional 2014 third-round selection along with their
2013
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second-round selection to the
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...
in exchange for
quarterback
The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...
Alex Smith
Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is an American former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He played college football at Utah, where he received first-team All-American honors and won the 2 ...
; 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
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season.
* Acquired via trade with the
Dallas Cowboys
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. Dallas received
linebacker
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Edgar Jones and the Chiefs' seventh-round selection (No. 238 overall).
Undrafted free agents
Preseason transactions
Trades
Cuts
Signings
Preseason roster cut-downs
Regular season transactions
Suspensions served
Note: Rokevious Watkins was suspended by the NFL while on the Chiefs roster, but was released before serving his suspension
Cuts
Signings
*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
Eric Berry
After complaining of chest pains in a week 12 loss to the
Oakland Raiders, safety
Eric Berry
James Eric Berry (born December 29, 1988) is an American former football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, where he was a two-time unanimous All-American and rec ...
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. 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
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...
. On December 7, prior to a game against the
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play t ...
, 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. On December 8, Berry was confirmed to have
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a type of lymphoma, in which cancer originates from a specific type of white blood cell called lymphocytes, where multinucleated Reed–Sternberg cells (RS cells) are present in the patient's lymph nodes. The condition w ...
. His doctor, Dr. Christopher Flowers, a lymphoma specialist at
Emory University Hospital
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in
Atlanta
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, 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!"
Staff
Final roster
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 2: at Denver Broncos
Week 3: at Miami Dolphins
Week 4: vs. New England Patriots
Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 7: at San Diego Chargers
Week 8: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week 9: vs. New York Jets
Week 10: at Buffalo Bills
Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 12: at Oakland Raiders
Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals
Week 15: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 16: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 17: vs. San Diego Chargers
Standings
Division
Conference
References
External links
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