The Kansas City Chiefs ’ season reached another low point in Week 16 with a 26–9 road loss to the Tennessee Titans. The defeat dropped the Chiefs to 6–9 and confirmed head coach Andy Reid ’s first losing season with the franchise, as well as Kansas City’s first since 2012.

Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season when the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Tennessee Titans. The Chiefs are coming off one of the most dominant runs in NFL history with five Super Bowl appearances in the last six seasons but are suddenly outside of the playoffs and are reeling from Patrick Mahomes' ACL tear in Week 15.

Chiefs quarterback Gardner Minshew, subbing for Patrick Mahomes, exited Sunday's game in the second quarter with a knee injury.

There are many questions for the Kansas City Chiefs to solve in the offseason after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014, but Andy Reid's status as head coach is not among them.

The Tennessee Titans have snapped an 11-game home skid with a 26-9 victory over the banged-up Kansas City Chiefs.

With the Chiefs leading 3–2 in the second quarter on Sunday, Minshew was taken to the locker room with a left knee injury and did not return. He was ultimately ruled out for the remainder of the contest and now, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the team fears that he, too has also suffered a torn ACL.

The Kansas City Chiefs force a turnover on downs on fourth-and-1 against the Tennessee Titans. Cincinnati Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki catches a 17-yard touchdown against his former team, the Miami Dolphins, capping off Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow's fourth scoring play of the game.

Also notable in the early window is the NFL debut of rookie Quinn Ewers, starting in place of Tua Tagovailoa, who was benched after a dreadful Week 15 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in primetime. Ewers, a seventh-round pick out of Texas, threw for 9,128 yards, 68 touchdowns and 24 interceptions over 36 games with the Longhorns.