Chiefs luck runs out, 0-5 in close games

A team once know for being clutch in the final minutes have been anything but clutch this season.

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November 19, 2025 - 3:35 PM

Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs shakes hands with Xavier Worthy (1) during warmups before the game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Denver. (Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images/TNS)

The Kansas City Chiefs are scoring more points than at this point last season, allowing fewer, and have improved their turnover margin.

Those are usually ingredients for success, but that’s not the case for the three-time defending AFC champions, who have four fewer wins compared with this point last season and currently are outside of playoff position.

How has that happened?

It’s as simple as looking at how they’ve fared in close games. Kansas City is 0-5 in games decided by eight points or fewer after coming into the season on an NFL-record 17-game…

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