The Chiefs’ recent history shows how a meaningless game can shape the roster’s future, which makes their refusal to give young players real snaps in a lost season all the more baffling.
Kingsley Suamataia is the ideal example.
As the Kansas City Chiefs look ahead to their final two games in a meaningless season—a short week before facing the Denver Broncos on Christmas Day and then a season-ending showdown with the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 18—the focus for everyone outside of Arrowhead Stadium is on 2026.