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Kansas City Chiefs 2021-22 Season Recap

Regular Season

Expectations are high for the Kansas City Chiefs these days after competing in the AFC Championship in three straight years, including two trips to the Super Bowl, and a 2019 championship crown. So, naturally, when the Chiefs opened the season with four losses in the first seven weeks of the season, the sky felt like it was falling in Kansas City. The Chiefs had the look of a team that was not gelling on the field, and in some cases, seemed downright confused as a unit on the field. Were the Chiefs' reign over in the AFC after several dominant seasons? Not so fast.

After a sputtering start to 2021, the Chiefs found their dominant form once again. They went on to win nine of the last ten games of the season, including a hard-fought 13-7 victory over the Packers. Many people saw this game as a preview of Super Bowl LVI with Mahomes barely edging Rodgers in the regular-season matchup. The Cincinnati Bengals were the only team to beat the Chiefs throughout their amazing 10-game stretch. Little did anybody know, this would not be the last time the Chiefs fell to the Bengals this season.

AFC Playoffs

The Chiefs opened the playoffs as the #2 seed in the AFC, earning homefield advantage in the Wild Card round against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers, a struggling team all season, rightfully arrived at Arrowhead as big underdogs. The game held little drama as the Chiefs easily took care of business winning 42-21. The biggest storyline of this game was the impending retirement of Ben Roethlisberger. Up next, the Chiefs would square off against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in what many people believe to be the next big rivalry in the NFL.

Buffalo vs. Kansas City lived up to its billing. Allen and Mahomes squared off in what was an NFL instant classic. The Chiefs and Bills combined to score 25 points under with under two minutes left in the game, including a legendary TD drive by Mahomes and the Chiefs with only 13 seconds left in regulation. A Harrison Butker field goal as the clock struck zero sent this thriller into overtime. Cue the controversy. The Chiefs won the overtime toss and scored a touchdown on their first drive, knocking the Bills out of the playoffs. Uproar emerged following the game regarding the overtime rules and that the Bills did not have a chance to answer the scoring drive. Regardless of the sentiment, the Chiefs were off to a fourth consecutive AFC Championship.

The AFC Championship favored Kansas City as the team who was familiar with this large stage compared to a Bengals team led by a young core of players who had never played in a game this important. The Chiefs jumped out to an early lead and seemed poised to cruise to Super Bowl LVI, leading the Bengals 21-10 at halftime. The Bengals, however, found their footing in the second half and clamped down on Mahomes, Kelce, and Hill. Slowly but surely, the Bengals were able to close the gap, and eventually tied the game at the end of the third quarter. The fourth quartered featured a defensive battle with each team only able to put a single field goal on the board each. The Chiefs were headed to overtime for a second straight game. Most thought the game to be over when the Chiefs won the overtime toss again. But, the Bengals' defense rose to the challenge, forcing a Chiefs punt. Joe Burrow and company wouldn't pass up their chance to seal the deal. A meticulous drive down the field set up an Evan McPherson game-winning field goal that would send the Bengals to an improbable Super Bowl LVI appearance. The Chiefs' season ended in heartbreak, but they will likely be AFC favorites once again in 2022-23.

How to Bet on the Kansas City Chiefs

Sports betting is not currently legal in Missouri and won't be for the foreseeable future. Lawmakers introduced bills in 2020, 2021 and 2022, but none of them gained enough traction to eventually become law. Expect to see continued efforts there, however, because Kansas legalized sports betting in 2022. Stay up to date on the state's sports betting news and legalization status by reading our Missouri sports betting page.

You cannot technically bet on the Chiefs just yet in Kansas, but you will be able to soon. Legal Kansas sports betting is expected to go live by Jan. 1, 2023. Once that launch date arrives, sportsbooks will go online and you'll be to place wagers on the Chiefs.

Check out our Kansas sports betting page to stay updated on the legalization status in the state and the official date you can start betting.

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