Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs
Founded in 1960 playing in Kansas City , Missouri
league
American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970-present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC West (1970-present)
Current uniforms
Team colors	Red, gold, white
mascot	KC Wolf
staff
owner	The Hunt Family ( Clark Hunt )
Chairman	Clark Hunt
General manager	Brett Veach
Head coach	Andy Reid
Team history
Dallas Texans (1960–1962) Kansas City Chiefs (1963-present)
successes
NFL Champion (2) † AFL (3) 1962 , 1966 , 1969 AFL NFL World Championship Game Winner (1) 1969 ( Super Bowl IV ) Super Bowl Winner (1) 2019 ( Super Bowl LIV )
Conference winner (2) AFC: 2019 , 2020
Division Winner (12) AFL West : 1962, 1966 AFC West: 1971 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 2003 , 2010 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020
Play-off appearances (22)
AFL: 1962, 1966, 1968 , 1969 NFL: 1971, 1986 , 1990 , 1991 , 1992 , 1993, 1994 , 1995, 1997, 2003, 2006 , 2010, 2013 , 2015 , 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Stages
Cotton Bowl (1960–1962) Municipal Stadium (1963-1971) Arrowhead Stadium (1972-present)

The Kansas City Chiefs are an American football team from the United States' National Football League (NFL). You play there in the American Football Conference (AFC) in the Western Division . The Chiefs played as the Dallas Texans from 1960 to 1962 before being renamed with a move to Kansas City , Missouri in 1963 . The Kansas City Chiefs three times won the championship of the American Football League , the last winning the Super Bowl IV enabled and once the championship of the NFL when they after the season 2019 the Super Bowl LIV won.

history

Today's Kansas City Chiefs were once founded as the Dallas Texans in the American Football League (AFL), the then competitive league of the NFL. When the AFL began operations, with the exception of the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, there were no professional teams west of the Mississippi and south of Washington, DC Dallas was an attractive home for a new professional football team. However, the NFL decided for the 1960 season to found the Dallas Cowboys and came before the young AFL. As a result, the Texans began looking for a new market and have been based in Kansas City ever since. Initially, the new franchise was to be called Kansas City Texans , although Kansas City is not in Texas, but due to local opposition, the name Kansas City Chiefs caught on.

The Chiefs' AFL era began with a tragic death when running back Stone Johnson broke his neck in a friendly and died 10 days later. The Chiefs honored him by withdrawing his number 33 shirt and won three AFL titles. Here they fought tough battles against the AFL rivals Oakland Raiders . When the AFL and NFL merged, the Chiefs caused a bang in 1970 when they won Super Bowl IV against the favored Minnesota Vikings in their second Super Bowl appearance . The basis of Hank Stram's team was the strong defense around Buck Buchanan , Bobby Bell , Curley Culp and Willie Lanier , with quarterback Len Dawson and Norwegian kicker Jan Stenerud backing. After that, the Chiefs sank in mediocrity until coach Marty Schottenheimer built another strong defense around Neil Smith and Derrick Thomas and produced strong running backs like Christian Okoye , Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson on the offensive . Despite the commitment of quarterback star Joe Montana , the Chiefs were always strong in the regular season in the 1990s , but notoriously weak in the play-offs: Schottenheimer's teams won just 3 out of 10 knockout games. After Schottenheimer's departure and Thomas' tragic accidental death, the Chiefs broke up, and even with the new star tight end Tony Gonzalez , the Chiefs remained mediocre in the 2000s. In the 2010s, the Chiefs built a strong defense team with Justin Houston and Tamba Hali , aided by new running back Jamaal Charles and quarterback Alex Smith . In 2013 , after a strong regular season (11-5 wins), they reached the play-offs again, but gambled away a 38:10 lead against the Indianapolis Colts and after a 44:45 defeat became only the second NFL team to play in lost a 28-point lead in a knockout game. After the Chiefs won the first game of the 2015 season, the next five games were lost, making the Chiefs no longer given a chance to the play-offs. To make matters worse, the top running back Jamaal Charles injured himself long-term in the game against the Chicago Bears . However, the home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers , which was won 23:13, initiated a remarkable winning streak in which the Chiefs won all subsequent regular season games. The Chiefs are the first NFL team to follow a series of 10 wins after a series of five defeats and only the second team after the Cincinnati Bengals in 1970, which after a 1: 5 result the play-offs at the end of the season has reached. Since the Broncos had finished with 12: 4 in the AFC West, the Chiefs had to play in the wildcard game against the Houston Texans , which were won with a sovereign 30: 0. It succeeded Knile Davis , became the first in NFL history to Eröffnungskickoff carry back the Texans directly to a touchdown. In the Divisional Game, the Chiefs had to go to Gillette Stadium , where they were eliminated by the New England Patriots at 27:20.

For the 2018 season , the Chiefs gave their starting quarterback Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins and started the new season with Patrick Mahomes , whom they had selected 10th in the 2017 NFL Draft , as the new playmaker. Mahomes had an outstanding season, throwing 50 touchdowns and was named NFL Most Valuable Player after the season . With a record of 12-4, the Kansas City Chiefs were the best team of the regular season in the AFC, with 35.3 points per game they also made the best offense. As the best-placed team, the Chiefs had no play in the Wild Card Round and met the Indianapolis Colts in the Divisional Round , which they clearly defeated with 31:13. In the AFC Championship Game, the Chiefs lost to the eventual Super Bowl winner New England Patriots in a narrow game with 31:37 overtime.

In the 2019 draft , an important cornerback with Rashad Fenton was drafted, and wide receiver Mecole Hardman and four other players were drafted. With the departure of Justin Houston and Eric Berry , the defense had to be reinforced. The season ended with a score of 12-4. After a 51:31 win over the Houston Texans , the Chiefs won the title in the AFC West and after a win 35:24 over the Tennessee Titans the AFC Championship Game . They were in the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years ( 1970 against Minnesota Vikings ) , opponents in Super Bowl LIV were the San Francisco 49ers , who were beaten by 31:20.

In the 2020/21 season, the Chiefs finished first in the AFC West ahead of the Las Vegas Raiders with 14 wins and 2 defeats. The subsequent Divisional Round was won 22:17 against the Cleveland Browns .

Fan culture

H. Roe Bartle (1925) was a great admirer of the Indian chiefs after whom the franchise is named.

The name "Chief" goes back to the Kansas City businessman and boy scout H. Roe Bartle, who was fascinated by the wisdom of Indian chiefs and made a contribution to local understanding between peoples. The fans of the Chiefs call themselves Chiefs Nation (German: Nation of the chiefs), and the stadium or the mascot are accordingly called Arrowhead Stadium (German: Stadion der Pfeilspitze) and KC Wolf (German: K [ansas] C [ity] Wolf) according to their preferred weapon or their preferred animal. The Oakland Raiders have been the Chiefs' arch rivals since the 1960s .

Special players

Withdrawn jersey numbers

Retired Numbers of the Kansas City Chiefs
No.	player	position	Period
3	Jan Stenerud	K	1967-1979
16	Len Dawson 1	QB	1962-1975
18th	Emmitt Thomas 1	CB	1966-1988
28	Abner Haynes	RB	1960-1964
33	Stone Johnson 2 3	RB	1963
36	Mack Lee Hill 3	RB	1964-1965
58	Derrick Thomas 4 3	LB	1989-1999
63	Willie Lanier	LB	1967-1977
78	Bobby Bell	LB	1963-1974
86	Buck Buchanan	DT	1963-1975

¹ Shirts worn by only one player.

² Was never officially in a season squad. His shirt number was withdrawn after his death in training camp.

³ Number was withdrawn posthumously.

^4th The number was never re-issued after Derrick Thomas's death until it was officially withdrawn in 2009.

⁵ The number 37 was no longer given after the death of Joe Delaney .

Texans / Chiefs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame members
Jersey number	Surname	position	Active for the Texans / Chiefs	Year of admission
-	Lamar Hunt	Owner, founder of the AFL	1960-2006	1972
78	Bobby Bell	LB	1963-1974	1983
63	Willie "Contact" Lanier	LB	1967-1977	1986
16	Len Dawson	QB	1963-1975	1987
86	Buck Buchanan	DT	1963-1975	1990
3	Jan Stenerud	K	1967-1979	1991
53	Mike Webster	C.	1989-1990	1997
19th	Joe Montana	QB	1993-1994	2000
-	Marv Levy	Head coach	1978-1982	2001
-	Hank Stram	Head coach	1960-1974	2003
32	Marcus Allen	RB	1993-1997	2003
1	Warren Moon	QB	1999-2000	2006
18th	Emmitt Thomas	CB	1966-1988	2008
58	Derrick Thomas	LB	1989-1999	2009
77	Willie Roaf	T	2002-2005	2012
61	Curley Culp	DT	1968-1974	2013
68	Will Shields	G	1993-2006	2015
8th	Morten Andersen	K	2002-2003	2017
88	Tony Gonzalez	TE	1997-2008	2019
24	Ty Law	CB	2006-2007	2019
42	Johnny Robinson	S.	1960-1971	2019

Chiefs Hall of Fame

The Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame honors former Chiefs and Texans players, officials and others who have done a lot to serve the team. It currently has 49 members and is expanded by one person every year in an acceptance ceremony. The youngest member of the second oldest Hall of Fame is Guard Brian Waters , who was newly inducted in 2019.

Current squad

Kansas City Chiefs Cadre
Quarterbacks  4 Chad hen 15 Patrick Mahomes Running backs 26 Le'Veon Bell 25 Clyde Edwards-Helaire 42 Anthony Sherman FB 34 Darwin Thompson 31 Darrel Williams Wide receiver 17 Mecole Hardman PR / KR 10 Tyreek Hill PR / KR 19 Marcus Kemp 11 Demarcus Robinson 14 Sammy Watkins Tight ends 48 Nick Keizer 87 Travis Kelce 83 Ricky Seals-Jones 82 Deon Yelder	Offensive linemen 73 Nick Allegretti G 79 Yasir Durant G 72 Eric Fisher T 67 Daniel Kilgore C 74 Martina's Rankin T 62 Austin Rider C 75 Mike Remmers T 77 Andrew Wylie G Defensive linemen 55 Frank Clark DE 51 Mike Danna DE 95 Chris Jones DT 92 Tanoh Kpassagnon DE 91 Derrick Nnadi DT 57 Alex Okafor DE 64 Mike Pennel DT 99 Khalen Saunders DT 90 Tim Ward DE 98 Tershawn Wharton DT	Linebacker 50 Willie Gay OLB 47 Darius Harris OLB 53 Anthony Hitchens ILB 56 Ben Niemann ILB 44 Dorian O'Daniel ILB 54 Damien Wilson OLB Defensive backs 21 Bashaud Breeland CB 27 Rashad Fenton CB 20 Antonio Hamilton CB 29 Bopete Keyes CB 32 Tyrant Mathieu SS 38 L'Jarius Sneed CB 49 Daniel Sorensen FS 22 Juan Thornhill FS 35 Charvarius Ward CB 23 Armani Watts FS Special teams  7 Harrison Butker K  5 Tommy Townsend P. 41 James Winchester LS	Reserve List 30 Alex Brown CB (IR) 94 Taco Charlton DE (IR) 70 Kelechi Osemele G (IR) 13 Byron Pringle WR / KR (IR) 71 Mitchell Schwartz T (IR) Practice Squad 30 Deandre Baker CB 40 Rodney Clemons S 59 Omari Cobb OLB 12 Gehrig Dieter WR 89 Maurice Ffrench WR 88 Jody Fortson WR 52 Demone Harris DE 65 Danny Isidora G 45 Chris Lammons CB  8 Matt Moore QB 43 Emmanuel Smith LB  6 Johnny Townsend P 80 Chad Williams WR 61 Darryl Williams C 61 Stefen Wisniewski G 68 Bryan Witzmann G.
			Rookies in italics Roster as of December 03, 2020 Depth Chart • Transactions 53 active, 5 inactive, 16 practice squad

Trainer (Head Coaches)

#	Surname	Period	Regular season					Play-offs			Achievements / Awards	reference
			Games	S.	N	UE	Won%	Games	S.	N
Dallas Texans
1	Hank Stram	1960–1962	42	25th	17th	0	.595	1	0	1	AFL Championship (1962)
Kansas City Chiefs
-	Hank Stram	1963-1974	168	99	59	10	.607	7th	4th	3	AFL Championship (1966) AFL Championship (1969) Super Bowl IV UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1968) Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (1968)
2	Paul Wiggin *	1975-1977	35	11	24	0	.314	-	-	-
3	Tom Bettis * 1	1977	7th	1	6th	0	.143	-	-	-
4th	Marv Levy	1978-1982	73	31	42	0	.425	-	-	-
5	John Mackovic *	1983-1986	64	30th	34	0	.469	1	0	1
6th	Frank Gansz *	1987-1988	31	8th	22nd	1	.274	-	-	-
7th	Marty Schottenheimer	1989-1998	160	101	58	1	.634	10	3	7th	UPI NFL Trainer of the Year (1995)
8th	Gunther Cunningham *	1999-2000	32	16	16	0	.500	-	-	-
9	Dick Vermeil	2001-2005	80	44	36	0	.550	1	0	1	Maxwell Club Trainer of the Year (2003)
10	Herman Edwards	2006-2008	48	15th	33	0	.319	1	0	1
11	Todd Haley * 2	2009-2011	45	19th	26th	0	.422	1	0	1
12th	Romeo Crennel 2	2011–2012	19th	4th	15th	0	.211	-	-	-
13	Andy Reid	2013–	128	91	37	0	.711	13	7th	6th	Super Bowl LIV

¹ Paul Wiggin was fired after 7 games in the 1977 season and replaced by Tom Bettis for the remainder of the season.

² Todd Haley was replaced as head couch in the 2011 season after 13 games with a ratio of 5-8 by the coordinator of the defense, Romeo Crennel, as an interim solution. Crennel was confirmed as head coach after the season.

#	Order of trainers
Games	Play as a coach
S.	Victories
N	Defeats
UE	draw
Won%	Win rate
*	Exclusively active as Head Coach for the Texans / Chiefs

All seasons since 1960

AFL 1960–1969

season	Victories	Defeats	UE	placement	Play-off result
Dallas Texans
1960	8th	6th	0	2. AFL-West
1961	6th	8th	0	2. AFL-West
1962	11	3	0	1. AFL-West	20: 17-2OT win over Houston Oilers AFL Championship
Kansas City Chiefs
1963	5	7th	2	3. AFL-West
1964	7th	7th	0	2. AFL-West
1965	7th	5	2	3. AFL-West
1966	11	2	1	1. AFL-West	31-7 win against Buffalo Bill's AFL Championship 10-35 loss against Green Bay Packers Super Bowl
1967	9	5	0	2. AFL-West
1968	12th	2	0	2. AFL-West	6:41 loss to Oakland Raiders AFL Divisional
1969	11	2	0	2. AFL-West	13-6 win against New York Jets AFL Divisional 17-7 win against Oakland Raiders AFL Championship 23-7 win against Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl IV

NFL since 1970

season	Victories	Defeats	UE	placement	Play-off result
1970	7th	5	2	2. AFC West
1971	10	3	1	1. AFC West	27: 24-2OT loss to Miami Dolphins Divisional
1972	8th	6th	0	2. AFC West
1973	7th	5	2	3. AFC West
1974	5	9	0	3. AFC West
1975	5	9	0	3. AFC West
1976	5	9	0	4. AFC West
1977	2	12th	0	5. AFC West
1978 A 1	4th	12th	0	5. AFC West
1979	7th	9	0	5. AFC West
1980	8th	8th	0	3. AFC West
1981	9	7th	0	3. AFC West
1982 A 2	3	6th	0	11. AFC
1983	6th	10	0	5. AFC West
1984	8th	8th	0	4. AFC West
1985	6th	10	0	5. AFC West
1986	10	6th	0	2. AFC West	15:35 loss to New York Jets Wildcard
1987 A 3	4th	11	0	5. AFC West
1988	4th	11	1	5. AFC West
1989	8th	7th	1	2. AFC West
1990	11	5	0	2. AFC West	16:17 loss to Miami Dolphins Wildcard
1991	10	6th	0	2. AFC West	23-7 win against Los Angeles Raiders Wildcard 14:37 loss against Buffalo Bill's Divisional
1992	10	6th	0	2. AFC West	0-17 loss to the San Diego Chargers Wildcard
1993	11	5	0	1. AFC West	27:24 - win against Pittsburgh Steelers Wildcard 28:20 - win against Houston Oilers Divisional 13:30 loss to Buffalo Bill's AFC title
1994	9	7th	0	2. AFC West	17:27 loss to Miami Dolphins Wildcard
1995	13	3	0	1. AFC West	7-10 loss to Indianapolis Colts Divisional
1996	9	7th	0	2. AFC West
1997	13	3	0	1. AFC West	10-14 loss to Denver Broncos Divisional
1998	7th	9	0	4. AFC West
1999	9	7th	0	2. AFC West
2000	7th	9	0	3. AFC West
2001	6th	10	0	4. AFC West
2002	8th	8th	0	4. AFC West
2003	13	3	0	1. AFC West	31:38 loss to Indianapolis Colts Wildcard
2004	7th	9	0	3. AFC West
2005	10	6th	0	2. AFC West
2006	9	7th	0	2. AFC West	8:23 loss to Indianapolis Colts Wildcard
2007	4th	12th	0	3. AFC West
2008	2	14th	0	4. AFC West
2009	4th	12th	0	4. AFC West
2010	10	6th	0	1. AFC West	7:30 loss to Baltimore Ravens Wildcard
2011	7th	9	0	4. AFC West
2012	2	14th	0	4. AFC West
2013	11	5	0	2. AFC West	44:45 loss to Indianapolis Colts Wildcard
2014	9	7th	0	2. AFC West
2015	11	5	0	2. AFC West	30-0 win against Houston Texans Wildcard 20-27 loss against New England Patriots Divisional
2016	12th	4th	0	1. AFC West	16:18 loss to Pittsburgh Steelers Divisional
2017	10	6th	0	1. AFC West	21:22 loss to Tennessee Titans Wildcard
2018	12th	4th	0	1. AFC West	31:13- win against Indianapolis Colts Divisional 31:37-OT loss to New England Patriots AFC title
2019	12th	4th	0	1. AFC West	51: 31- victory against Houston Texans Divisional 35: 24 victory against Tennessee Titans AFC title 31: 20 victory against the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl LIV
2020	14th	2	0	1. AFC West	22: 17- victory against Cleveland Browns Divisional 38: 24 win against Buffalo Bills AFC Title 9: 31 loss to Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl
Total
	495	425	12th		1960–2020, regular season only
	15th	20th	0		1960–2020, play-offs only
	510	445	12th		1960–2020, regular season and play-offs

Remarks

^{A 1}The NFL increased the regular season by two games - from 14 to 16.

^{A 2}In the 1982 season , only nine instead of 16 games were played due to a strike by the players. Eight teams per conference were qualified for the play-offs, depending on their balance sheets in the regular season in the conference instead of in the division.

^{A 3}The 1987 season was shortened to 15 games because of a player strike.

Web links

Commons : Kansas City Chiefs  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Kansas City Chiefs Official Homepage
• Detailed information on the Kansas City Chiefs in German
• The Chiefs on pro-football-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kansas City Chiefs: With Mahomes into a better future? , from ran.de , February 27, 2018, accessed April 4, 2019.
2. ^ Adam Teicher: Chiefs seal West division title, No. 1 seed in AFC on espn.com, December 30, 2018, accessed April 4, 2019.
3. ↑ Ben Shpigel: Athletes Who Changed the Game in 2018. Patrick Mahomes - The Highlight Reel , The New York Times , December 28, 2018, accessed April 4, 2019.
4. ↑ Divisional Round: Colts disappoint, Chiefs move into the championship game on ran.de, January 13, 2019, accessed on April 4, 2019.
5. ↑ Adrian Franke: Playoffs: Incredible finish! Patriots are in the Super Bowl again! on spox.com, January 21, 2019, accessed April 4, 2019.
6. ^ Chiefs Hall of Fame - Kansas City Chiefs - Chiefs.com. In: chiefs.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics from Hank Stram . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
8. ^ Statistics by Paul Wiggin . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
9. ^ Statistics from Tom Bettis . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
10. ^ Statistics by Marv Levy . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
11. ^ Statistics by John Mackovic . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
12. ↑ statistics Frank Gansz . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
13. ^ Statistics from Marty Schottenheimer . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
14. ^ Statistics by Gunther Cunningham . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
15. ^ Statistics by Dick Vermeil . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
16. ^ Statistics from Herman Edwards . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
17. ^ Statistics by Todd Haley . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
18. ↑ statistics Romeo Crennel . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
19. ↑ "Black Monday" costs seven coaches the job. In: derstandard.at . January 1, 2013, accessed January 1, 2013 . 
20. ^ Statistics from Andy Reid . Retrieved February 8, 2021.
21. ^ Walter Reiterer: Green light, black Monday. In: derstandard.at . January 5, 2013, accessed January 5, 2013 .