{"id":41246,"date":"2026-01-08T11:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41246"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:36:57","slug":"breaking-how-lack-of-takeaways-took-away-chiefs-wins-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41246","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : \ud83d\udd34 How a Shocking Lack of Takeaways Stole the Chiefs\u2019 Wins in 2025 \ud83c\udfc8\ud83d\ude31"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-player-type=\"mini\"><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_988,y_74,w_1984,h_1116\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kedh6rgs8ee95yxsmt.jpg\" alt=\"Dec 25, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton (32) runs the ball after interception during the first quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 Missing the playoffs wasn\u2019t the only thing that happened for the first time since 2014.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">The Chiefs had just 14 takeaways, fewest by an Andy Reid team since that \u201914 season. That figure was tied for the fourth fewest in the league in 2025, trailing only the Dallas (12), Washington (10) and the New York Jets (four).<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1306,y_7,w_1664,h_2496\/c_fill,w_720,ar_2:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kedhe1c7dtgxzks0ny.jpg\" alt=\"nick bolto\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">\u201cYeah, we were talking about that coming into this year,\u201d linebacker Nick Bolton said Monday, addressing the shortage of takeaways. \u201cLast year, we didn&#8217;t have a number we wanted, lower than what we had the years prior. This year was lower than that one. So, we definitely went to offseason last year trying to attack that, trying to find ways to get the ball out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">The Chiefs had 20 takeaways in 2024, six more than their 2025 total of 14. They had 17 in 2023 and only 12 in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3268,h_1838\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kedhfv3phm2h73dd6b.jpg\" alt=\"trent mcduffi\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-7\">Why lack of takeaways was so impactful in 2025<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">But unlike the 2025 season, the offense in 2022 was much more explosive, leading the league in yards per play (6.43), yards per game (413.6) and points per game (29.2). In 2025, the lack of takeaways was compounded by a lackluster offense that finished 23rd in yards per play (5.14), 20th in yards per game (320.6) and 21st in points (21.3).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">Kansas City also finished a league-worst 1-9 in one-score games, and desperately could\u2019ve used more takeaways to improve that mark.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_706,y_50,w_1611,h_906\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kedhhpcrgwvchjpssa.jpg\" alt=\"mahome\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-11\">Dropped interceptions and lack of recoveries<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">In one of the most stunning figures from the \u201925 NFL season, the Jets failed to get a single interception. And while the Chiefs weren\u2019t that bad, Kansas City was tied with the Jets for the second-fewest fumble recoveries in the league (four), behind only Washington (two).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\">That marked the fewest opponent fumbles recovered by a Chiefs defense in 13 years under Reid, fewer than the six Kansas City recovered in 2020.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_548,w_4819,h_2710\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kedhm4dbt7gcmqd8th.jpg\" alt=\"edwards, william\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\">The Chiefs also posted just 12 interceptions, an especially frustrating figure considering that the team dropped 10 interceptions, including Nohl Williams\u2019 drop in the fourth quarter of Sunday\u2019s loss in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\">\u201cWe got some hands on some balls in the season,\u201d Bolton said. \u201cSo, that was an important emphasis for us. \u2026 I know I had three or four opportunities to give us the chance to give our offense a short field, get some points out of the drive, and also a couple other guys.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\">\u201cSo, just capitalizing on those missed opportunities and also just punching at the football. I mean, good things happen when you punch at the ball. So, as much as much as we can, we think we do a good job of it anyway, but just get more guys to the ball and get those opportunities, to get the ball out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 Missing the playoffs wasn\u2019t the only thing that happened for the first time since 2014. 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