Top 10 Kansas City Chiefs Rivalries

As you might already know, I'm a Chiefs fan through and through.

As with any team, you'll have some bitter rivalries. Here are some of the more notable rivals of the Chiefs.

The Top Ten

  1. Oakland Raiders

    The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football franchise based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The team began playing in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the National Football League following the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. In 2020, the Raiders relocated from... read more

    The Chiefs and Raiders rivalry is harsh, hostile, and bitter. These two teams just straight-up hate each other. They go way back to the AFL days.

    There have been many notable games between these two teams, including the 1968 playoff game where both teams were 12-2, the 1969 AFL championship, and the 1970 tie, which was when the rivalry truly started to boil. The Chiefs were leading late, but Ben Davidson dove into Len Dawson with his helmet. Davidson was then attacked by Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor, sparking a bench-clearing brawl.

    There was also the 2017 Thursday night game in which Oakland won 31-30. Kansas City currently leads the series 65-53-2 and has a 2-1 postseason advantage despite Oakland having 3 Super Bowls while KC has 1.

    As a Chiefs fan, there are three things that are inevitable: death, taxes, and hating the Oakland Raiders.

  2. Denver Broncos

    The Denver Broncos are an American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference West division. They have won three Super Bowl championships, most recently Super Bowl 50 in 2016.

    Denver is another division foe who has been in the same division as KC since the AFL days. Both these teams have hostile home environments, and the games are usually close.

    Some highlights from this rivalry could be seen during the John Elway era at Denver, including his shootout with Joe Montana, as well as the game in Arrowhead where the Chiefs fans were so loud they almost got a penalty because Elway couldn't hear.

    This rivalry has been pretty tense but not as tense as the Raiders rivalry. Kansas City currently leads 63-55 all time, but Denver has a 1-0 advantage in the playoffs.

  3. Indianapolis Colts

    The Indianapolis Colts are an American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Colts compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference's South division. The franchise has won two Super Bowls, following the 1970 and 2006 seasons.

    The Chiefs and Colts rivalry isn't really notable for the regular season games but rather for their postseason meetings. They have met in the playoffs five times, and Indianapolis is 4-1 so far.

    There was the 2003 AFC divisional game and the 2006 wild card game. The most memorable had to have been the 2013 wild card game in which Indy won 45-44 after Kansas City went full Reid. The most recent playoff matchup was 2018 in which Kansas City won 31-13.

    Indianapolis leads the all-time series 16-10.

  4. Los Angeles Chargers

    The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in Los Angeles. The Chargers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.... read more

    The Chiefs and Chargers rivalry isn't quite as strong as with the other divisional foes. Don't get me wrong, we still hate them but not as strongly as Denver or Oakland.

    Kansas City leads 61-56-1, but the Chargers have a 1-0 advantage in the playoffs. This rivalry has heated up recently with both KC and LA in contention for a division title. KC has won 9 of the last 10, but LA won the last meeting at Arrowhead in a classic game.

  5. Buffalo Bills

    The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area that competes in the National Football League (NFL). The team is a member of the league's American Football Conference East division. The Bills had the longest playoff drought in NFL history... read more

    Oddly enough, yes, this rivalry has been in existence for a while. Buffalo leads 26-21-1 and 2-1 in the playoffs. While not as big anymore, it was pretty significant in the '60s and early '90s.

    I had no idea this was even a rivalry.

  6. Green Bay Packers

    The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League as a member of the league's National Football Conference North division. The Packers have won four Super Bowls and a record 13 NFL championships overall,... read more

    This rivalry started when these two teams met in Super Bowl I. While it has gone dormant since these two teams only meet once every four years, there have still been some memorable moments, including the 2003 game in which KC won 40-34 in OT.

    In 2007, Brett Favre beat the Chiefs to get a win against every NFL team. In 2011, Kansas City pulled off an upset over the 13-0 Packers, giving them their only loss of the regular season. KC leads all-time 7-4-1.

    With the two teams set to meet in the 2019 season, it will be interesting to see what happens in Rodgers vs. Mahomes.

    I'm hyped to see Rodgers and Mahomes on Sunday Night Football this year.

  7. New England Patriots

    The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region. They compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference East division. The Patriots have won six Super Bowl titles, tying them with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the... read more

    Is there any team New England isn't rivals with at this point? These two teams have had an interesting rivalry over the past few years, with the Patriots winning 3 of the last 5, including two playoff wins.

    To the Chiefs, please do us a favor and win against Tom Brady.

    -Signed, the rest of the NFL

  8. Miami Dolphins

    The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football franchise located in the Miami metropolitan area. The team competes in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference East division. The Dolphins were founded in 1965, began play in 1966, and have won two Super Bowls... read more

    The Chiefs and Dolphins have met exactly 30 times in their history, including 3 playoff meetings. Miami has won all 3 and leads 16-14 all-time. This rivalry has kind of gone dormant, however.

  9. Pittsburgh Steelers

    The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that competes in the National Football League. The Steelers have won six Super Bowls, tying them with the New England Patriots for the second-most championships in NFL history. Their victories came in... read more

    These two teams have met twice in the playoffs and 35 times overall. The Steelers have been dominant in the series, winning 23 games compared to Kansas City's 12. They have split the postseason meetings 1-1.

  10. St. Louis/LA Rams

    The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference West division. The team has won two Super Bowls, most recently in the 2021 season.

    The Rams and Chiefs aren't really big rivals but met when the Rams were in St. Louis and would play for the Governor's Cup. Kansas City led the in-state rivalry 6-0.

    11. The Newcomers
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    Detroit Lions

    The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division... read more

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    New York Giants

    The New York Giants are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League as a member club of the National Football Conference East division. The franchise was founded in 1925 and has won eight NFL championships, including four... read more

    13. The Contenders

  13. Seattle Seahawks

    The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football franchise based in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West division. ... read more

  14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference South division. The franchise began play in 1976 and has won two Super Bowl championships, following... read more

  15. Cincinnati Bengals

    The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference North division. They have appeared in the Super Bowl three times, most recently in 2022.

  16. San Francisco 49ers

    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. They compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference West division. The team was founded in 1946 and has won five Super Bowl championships.

  17. Tennessee Titans

    The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference's South division. Originally founded as the Houston Oilers in 1960, the team relocated to Tennessee in 1997... read more

  18. Cleveland Browns

    The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League as a member team of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division... read more

  19. Chicago Bears

    The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears compete in the National Football League as a member of the league's National Football Conference North division. Founded in 1919, the team has won nine NFL championships, including one Super Bowl.

  20. Philadelphia Eagles

    The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional football franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference East division. They were established in 1933 and have won five NFL Championships, including... read more

    Five seasons in a row they met, in the regular season in 2021, 2023, and 2025 seasons, and in the Super Bowl in 2022 and 2024 seasons.

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