text: In the Chiefs first game of the postseason, they matched up against the 9–7 Houston Texans, and after a 22-year drought, the Chiefs were finally able to win a playoff game as the Chiefs walloped the Texans 30–0. This victory was the first time the Chiefs had won a playoff game since 1993, and gave the Chiefs the chance to make the AFC Championship Game for only the second time in team history, if they could beat the New England Patriots on the road. The Chiefs were unable to beat the Patriots, as injuries and losing the turnover battle sealed the loss for the Chiefs, and they were unable to beat the Patriots and lost 27–20 in the divisional round.
  One notable achievement during this season was the first award given to the Chiefs in the Andy Reid era, as Marcus Peters won the Defensive Rookie of the Year award, and Eric Berry also won the comeback Player of the Year award after beating his battle with cancer and playing well with the Chiefs in his first year after his treatment.
  2016
  In the 2016 NFL Draft, the Chiefs traded back out of the first round and instead drafted with the 37th pick in the draft, and used this selection to draft Chris Jones. As well as drafting Chris Jones, the Chiefs selected eventual three-time Pro Bowler Tyreek Hill in the fifth round of the same draft.