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American Football Conference · AFC West · 3 Super Bowls (2023, 2022, 2019)
The Kansas City Chiefs were founded in 1959 in Dallas, Texas, and now play their home games at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The franchise is owned by Clark Hunt, with Brett Veach serving as general manager and Andy Reid as head coach. The Chiefs have established themselves as one of the NFL's premier franchises in recent years. After a 4–12 campaign in 2009, the team built toward sustained excellence, winning Super Bowls following the 2019, 2022, and 2023 seasons. They also reached the Super Bowl after the 2020 and 2024 campaigns. Between 2015 and 2024, Kansas City made the playoffs in ten consecutive seasons, posting double-digit wins in nine of those years—including a 15–2 record in 2024. The current roster features quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, defensive tackle Chris Jones, center Creed Humphrey, and guard Trey Smith, among others. The 2025 season has seen a significant step back, with the team posting a 6–11 record.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 77 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 55 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–0 | — |
| 2025 | 6–11 | — |
| 2024 | 15–2 | Reached the Super Bowl |
| 2023 | 11–6 | Won the Super Bowl |
| 2022 | 14–3 | Won the Super Bowl |
| 2021 | 12–5 | Made the playoffs |
| 2020 | 14–2 | Reached the Super Bowl |
| 2019 | 12–4 | Won the Super Bowl |
| 2018 | 12–4 | Made the playoffs |
| 2017 | 10–6 | Made the playoffs |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Kansas City Chiefs, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 98% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bullish than 92% of the room, across 2 articles · 0.0 accuracy on this team (2 settled)
Page 3 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“The real question will be how much of a drop-off they see at left tackle from Orlando Brown Jr. to Donovan Smith.”
| 2016 | 12–4 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2015 | 11–5 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2010 | 10–6 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2009 | 4–12 | — |
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more bullish than 91% of the room, across 4 articles · 17.5 accuracy on this team (2 settled)
more bearish than 100% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 80% of the room, across 4 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 74% of the room, across 3 articles · 67.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
“The Chiefs would choose Jordan Tyson as the second receiver off the board.”
“I just don't think the Raiders are that are good enough to beat the Chiefs' backups, but we'll see.”
“I'm taking that offer. Cheeves money line Shay to win the NBA Cup MVP.”
“the Chiefs laying three and a half at Denver... I will still lay the three and a half... do I think the Chiefs can score twenty one even against that Denver defense. I think they can.”
“I think Denver is fraudulent... And I will take Kansas City on the road here”
“we got rom She's our three and a half on favorites on the road, going up to take Denver at Denver? ... I'm going money line it, sir.”
“A Lansas City Mahomes is thirteen and one versus Denver in his career. I'm gonna lay the three and a half points.”
“Then Kansas City would go to Denver and I would take Kansas City”
“so it would be Josh Allen and Mahomes again meeting for the AFC Championship in Buffalo”
“I mentioned to them like, oh yeah, I think I think the Chiefs are the favorites. I think they're going to the super Bowl, Like if I think they're gonna I think they're the number one favorite right now”
“if I had to pick it, Demonse, I would still say Chiefs Bills AFC Championship game”
“Forget it. Yeah, I mean put up thirty five to fourteen. I apologize to Gino Smith, but I just think this Raiders seems one of the worst teams in the league.”
“So I'm actually with you, I have a thirteen point win.”
“And on the on the AFC side, you know, I really think that Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, you can't have a conversation on the AFC side without talking about them.”
“That could have been a Super Bowl preview for sure, and I told I called it before the season that I think that that is gonna be the Super Bowl sixty matchup.”
“I had the Chiefs winning the AFC. At the end of the day, I wanna be right. Chiefs versus Lions.”
“But I think they can absolutely win the AFC West... So I'm gonna say this is not an overreaction.”
“They got their mojo back. The Chiefs are gonna win the AFC West.”
“who would you be your favorites of the NFC and AFC... Well, I'm not going to change... I still believe in Kansas City proof of concept and I believe in the Lions as well.”
“First pick? We've got Kansas City minus three versus the Chargers... The Chiefs minus three against the Chargers is my first bet of the year”
“We got Kansas City versus Tampa Bay and the Super Bowl exact plus fifty five hundred.”
“We got the Chiefs to win the West of the AFC West, sorry, at minus one fifteen... I'll take the Chiefs over the field.”
“And the Kansas City Chiefs will continue... I go with the Chiefs”
“Well, if you forced to, who would you take Chiefs? I mean, I'm not going against Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes to start the season.”
“I'll lame with the Chiefs. Don't feel good about it.”
“Casey Chargers overseas. I would go Casey.”
“So I'm going to pick the Kansas City Chiefs until further notice to represent the AFC.”
“I actually just went with the same two teams... So I said the Chiefs were going to beat the Eagles this time around.”
“I think the Chiefs make it, and I think the Chiefs win it.”
“not only winning the AFC West, but the number one over, I'll see”
“at fourteen and three out of the Kansasity Chiefs, not only winning the AFC West, but the number one over, I'll see”
“the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Green Bay Packers in Santa Clara”
“the number one seeded Chiefs hosting the Cincinnati Bengals, and I've got the Chiefs advancing”
“On the AFC side, it's Kansas City... Championship Weekend, the number one seeded Chiefs hosting the Cincinnati Bengals”
“So I got the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles”
“If I'm not gonna say somebody else's winning the AFC West, I'm not gonna do that.”
“Starting with the AFC, I think you can count on the Kansas City Chiefs to still be there.”
“they have won about fifty division titles in a row, and the Kansas City Chiefs will continue. No hot take from me. I go with the Chiefs”
“I'm sticking with the Chiefs.”