Chiefs face these big questions after a season that ended before anyone expected
The NFL playoffs are set to begin, and for the first time in more than a decade, the Chiefs won’t be part of the action.
On SportsBeat KC, the sports podcast of The Star and KCUR, Chiefs insider Pete Sweeney sums up a season gone wrong, especially at the end. The Chiefs, who have appeared in five of the past six Super Bowls, dropped their final six games to finish 6-11.
Questions abound: Will Travis Kelce return next season? Will Patrick Mahomes be healthy? Which free agents will the Chiefs target, and with a top-10 pick in the NFL Draft, what direction will the Chiefs go?
It will be a Chiefs offseason like no other in the past decade. Check out this week’s podcast.
This story was originally published January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM with the headline "Chiefs face these big questions after a season that ended before anyone expected."