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Five Quick Facts Following the Chiefs Week 16 Loss to Tennessee | Upon Further Review

The Chiefs fell to 6-9 on the season on Sunday

The Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Tennessee Titans, 26-9, on Sunday afternoon.

Here are some quick notes from the loss.

1. Despite the loss, tight end Travis Kelce made some more NFL history.

Kelce caught one pass for six yards on Sunday, matching Jerry Rice for the most consecutive seasons (12) with at least 800 receiving yards in NFL history. Kelce tallied 862 yards in 2015 and 875 yards in 2016 before stringing together seven-straight 1,000-yard campaigns from 2016-22.

He recorded 823 receiving yards last season, and with two games remaining in 2025, the future Pro Football Hall of Famer has 803 yards on the year.

Kelce and the Chiefs will now look to quickly turn the page as they prepare to take on the Denver Broncos on Christmas.

2. Quarterback Chris Oladokin completed the first regular-season pass of his career.

Oladokun, who entered the game early in the second quarter in relief of the injured Gardner Minshew, completed the first regular-season pass of his career when he found tight end Travis Kelce for a 6-yard gain.

Oladokun went on to complete 11-of-16 passes for 11 yards in the game, leading Kansas City into Titans' territory on each of his first four drives.

The 28-year-old quarterback has spent the last four seasons with Kansas City, largely as a member of the practice squad. Sunday's action marked the second regular-season game of his career.

"You always walk through when your first moment is going to be [in your head], so I've really just attacked these last four years, because you never know," Oladokun said. "Today just happened to be an opportunity for me, and I wanted to take full advantage of it."

3. The Chiefs lost their fourth consecutive game on Sunday.

Kansas City dropped its fourth straight game on Sunday, marking the Chiefs' longest losing streak since the 2017 season. It was Kansas City's ninth loss of the year, ensuring the Chiefs' first losing season since 2012.

"Nobody likes to lose in this business," said Head Coach Andy Reid. "We can learn from it, and we need to do that going forward. Sometimes, a good kick in the tail helps you."

4. Third down was once again an issue on both sides of the ball.

Kansas City struggled in various areas on Sunday, but its collective performance on third down was a primary reason behind the result of the game. The Chiefs went just 1-for-9 on third down offensively while allowing a 9-for-17 mark on defense, yielding three conversions that required at least seven yards.

The defense made some plays on Sunday, notably forcing a turnover-on-downs midway through the third quarter that set up a Chiefs' scoring drive, but the overall struggles on third down proved difficult to overcome.

5. Kansas City committed 10 penalties on Sunday.

The Chiefs were called for 10 penalties in Sunday's game, matching their second-most in a single game this season.

It was the fifth time this season that Kansas City committed double-digit penalties, and unsurprisingly, the Chiefs lost all five of those games.

Kansas City will now need to move on quickly as they prepare to take on the Broncos on Thursday.

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