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Kansas City Chiefs Franchise Encyclopedia
Regular Season Record (all-time) : 385-359-12
Playoff Record (all-time) : 8-13 (Last appearance after 2006 season)
Super Bowls Won: 1 out of 2 appearances
Championships Won: 2
Passing Leader (all-time): Len Dawson - 28,507 yards
Rushing Leader (all-time): Priest Holmes - 6,070 yards
Receiving Leader (all-time): Tony Gonzalez - 10,940 yards
Winningest Coach (all-time): Hank Stram - 124 wins
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Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks
Glossary · * indicate playoff appearances
| Top Players | Off Rank | Def Rank | Overall Rank | Simple Rating System | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Lg | Tm | W | L | T | Pts | PtsO | PtDif | Coaches | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Pts | Yds | Pts | Yds | T/G | Pts± | Yds± | out of | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS |
| 2009 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 12 | 0 | 294 | 424 | -130 | Haley | Cassel | Charles | Chambers | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 32 | -8.1 | -0.3 | -8.4 | -2.5 | -5.9 |
| 2008 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 14 | 0 | 291 | 440 | -149 | Edwards | Thigpen | Johnson | Gonzalez | 26 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 32 | -9.3 | ||||
| 2007 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 12 | 0 | 226 | 335 | -109 | Edwards | Huard | Johnson | Gonzalez | 31 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 32 | -6.8 | ||||
| 2006 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 9 | 7 | 0 | 331 | 315 | 16 | Edwards | Huard | Johnson | Gonzalez | 15 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 1.0 | -0.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 6 | 0 | 403 | 325 | 78 | Vermeil | Green | Johnson | Kennison | 6 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| 2004 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | 483 | 435 | 48 | Vermeil | Green | Holmes | Gonzalez | 2 | 1 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 10.0 | -4.7 |
| 2003 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 13 | 3 | 0 | 484 | 332 | 152 | Vermeil | Green | Holmes | Gonzalez | 1 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 9.5 | -1.2 | 8.3 | 9.2 | -0.9 |
| 2002 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | 467 | 399 | 68 | Vermeil | Green | Holmes | Kennison | 1 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 8.4 | -2.3 |
| 2001 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | 320 | 344 | -24 | Vermeil | Green | Holmes | Gonzalez | 16 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 31 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -1.0 |
| 2000 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | 355 | 354 | 1 | Cunningham | Grbac | Richardson | Alexander | 9 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 1999 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | 0 | 390 | 322 | 68 | Cunningham | Grbac | Bennett | Gonzalez | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 |
| 1998 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | 327 | 363 | -36 | Schottenheimer | Gannon | Bennett | Alexander | 14 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 30 | -2.3 | -0.8 | -3.1 | -0.7 | -2.4 |
| 1997 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 13 | 3 | 0 | 375 | 232 | 143 | Schottenheimer | Grbac | Hill | Rison | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 8.9 | -0.5 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| 1996 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | 0 | 297 | 300 | -3 | Schottenheimer | Bono | Allen | Penn | 24 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 30 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -0.7 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 13 | 3 | 0 | 358 | 241 | 117 | Schottenheimer | Bono | Allen | Davis | 12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| 1994 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 9 | 7 | 0 | 319 | 298 | 21 | Schottenheimer | Montana | Allen | Davis | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -1.3 | 2.1 |
| 1993 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 328 | 291 | 37 | Schottenheimer | Montana | Allen | Davis | 8 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| 1992 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 348 | 282 | 66 | Schottenheimer | Krieg | Word | Davis | 7 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 4.1 | -0.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| 1991 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 322 | 252 | 70 | Schottenheimer | DeBerg | Okoye | Barnett | 10 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| 1990 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 369 | 257 | 112 | Schottenheimer | DeBerg | Word | Paige | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 7.0 | -0.3 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 4.1 |
| 1989 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 7 | 1 | 318 | 286 | 32 | Schottenheimer | DeBerg | Okoye | Paige | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 2.0 | -0.0 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| 1988 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 11 | 1 | 254 | 320 | -66 | Gansz | DeBerg | Okoye | Paige | 23 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 28 | -4.1 | -1.6 | -5.7 | -6.0 | 0.3 |
| 1987 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 11 | 0 | 273 | 388 | -115 | Gansz | Kenney | Okoye | Carson | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | -7.7 | -0.4 | -8.0 | -3.3 | -4.8 |
| 1986 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 358 | 326 | 32 | Mackovic | Kenney | Pruitt | Paige | 12 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
| 1985 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | 317 | 360 | -43 | Mackovic | Kenney | Heard | Paige | 18 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 28 | -2.7 | 1.1 | -1.6 | -2.0 | 0.4 |
| 1984 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | 314 | 324 | -10 | Mackovic | Kenney | Heard | Carson | 17 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 28 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 1.6 |
| 1983 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | 386 | 367 | 19 | Mackovic | Kenney | Jackson | Carson | 8 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 1982 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | 176 | 184 | -8 | Levy | Kenney | Delaney | Marshall | 16 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 28 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1981 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | 0 | 343 | 290 | 53 | Levy | Kenney | Delaney | Smith | 12 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1980 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | 319 | 336 | -17 | Levy | Fuller | McKnight | Marshall | 14 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 28 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.8 | 0.3 |
| 1979 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | 238 | 262 | -24 | Levy | Fuller | McKnight | Smith | 26 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 28 | -1.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | -4.0 | 5.4 |
| 1978 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 12 | 0 | 243 | 327 | -84 | Levy | Livingston | Reed | Reed | 24 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 28 | -5.3 | 0.9 | -4.4 | -3.0 | -1.4 |
| 1977 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 12 | 0 | 225 | 349 | -124 | Wiggin,Bettis | Livingston | Podolak | White | 17 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 28 | -8.9 | 3.9 | -4.9 | 0.9 | -5.8 |
| 1976 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 9 | 0 | 290 | 376 | -86 | Wiggin | Livingston | Lane | White | 12 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 28 | -6.1 | 1.4 | -4.7 | 2.2 | -6.9 |
| 1975 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 9 | 0 | 282 | 341 | -59 | Wiggin | Livingston | Green | Pearson | 13 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 26 | -4.2 | -0.0 | -4.2 | -0.6 | -3.7 |
| 1974 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 9 | 0 | 233 | 293 | -60 | Stram | Dawson | Green | Pearson | 18 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 26 | -4.3 | 1.9 | -2.4 | -1.3 | -1.1 |
| 1973 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 5 | 2 | 231 | 192 | 39 | Stram | Livingston | Podolak | Taylor | 19 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 2.8 | -1.8 | 1.0 | -4.1 | 5.1 |
| 1972 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 6 | 0 | 287 | 254 | 33 | Stram | Dawson | Podolak | Taylor | 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 1971 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 10 | 3 | 1 | 302 | 208 | 94 | Stram | Dawson | Podolak | Taylor | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 6.7 | -1.7 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| 1970 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 5 | 2 | 272 | 244 | 28 | Stram | Dawson | Podolak | Taylor | 15 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 1969 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 11 | 3 | 0 | 359 | 177 | 182 | Stram | Dawson | Garrett | Taylor | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13.0 | ||||
| 1968 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 12 | 2 | 0 | 371 | 170 | 201 | Stram | Dawson | Holmes | Pitts | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14.4 | ||||
| 1967 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 408 | 254 | 154 | Stram | Dawson | Garrett | Taylor | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11.0 | ||||
| 1966 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs* | 11 | 2 | 1 | 448 | 276 | 172 | Stram | Dawson | Garrett | Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12.3 | ||||
| 1965 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 5 | 2 | 322 | 285 | 37 | Stram | Dawson | McClinton | McClinton | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 1964 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 366 | 306 | 60 | Stram | Dawson | Haynes | Jackson | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.3 | ||||
| 1963 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 7 | 2 | 347 | 263 | 84 | Stram | Dawson | McClinton | Burford | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6.0 | ||||
| 1962 | AFL | Dallas Texans* | 11 | 3 | 0 | 389 | 233 | 156 | Stram | Dawson | Haynes | Burford | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11.1 | ||||
| 1961 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 6 | 8 | 0 | 334 | 343 | -9 | Stram | Davidson | Haynes | Burford | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -0.6 | ||||
| 1960 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 8 | 6 | 0 | 362 | 253 | 109 | Stram | Davidson | Haynes | Burford | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7.8 | ||||
Playoff Game Log
| Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Opp | Tm | Opp | ||
| 2006 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 23 |
| 2003 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | Indianapolis Colts | 31 | 38 | |
| 1997 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | Denver Broncos | 10 | 14 | |
| 1995 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 10 | |
| 1994 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 27 |
| 1993 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 24 | |
| Division | W | @ | Houston Oilers | 28 | 20 |
| ConfChamp | L | @ | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 30 |
| 1992 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | San Diego Chargers | 0 | 17 |
| 1991 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | Los Angeles Raiders | 10 | 6 | |
| Division | L | @ | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 37 |
| 1990 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 17 |
| 1986 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | New York Jets | 15 | 35 |
| 1971 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | Miami Dolphins | 24 | 27 | |
| 1969 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | @ | New York Jets | 13 | 6 |
| ConfChamp | W | @ | Oakland Raiders | 17 | 7 |
| SuperBowl | W | N | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 7 |
| 1968 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | @ | Oakland Raiders | 6 | 41 |
| 1966 Playoffs | |||||
| ConfChamp | W | @ | Buffalo Bills | 31 | 7 |
| SuperBowl | L | N | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 35 |
| 1962 Playoffs | |||||
| Championship | W | @ | Houston Oilers | 20 | 17 |
Head-to-Head Franchise Records
| Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | L | T | Tm | Opp | |
| Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 242 | 140 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 182 | 114 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 113 | 100 |
| Buffalo Bills | 16 | 21 | 1 | .432 | 785 | 820 |
| Carolina Panthers | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 67 | 90 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 197 | 164 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 13 | 0 | .500 | 488 | 499 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 10 | 2 | .476 | 437 | 423 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 197 | 242 |
| Denver Broncos | 54 | 45 | 0 | .545 | 2345 | 2004 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 275 | 235 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 183 | 152 |
| Houston Texans | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 111 | 75 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 346 | 334 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 151 | 187 |
| Miami Dolphins | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 501 | 455 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 154 | 208 |
| New England Patriots | 16 | 12 | 3 | .571 | 752 | 619 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 206 | 202 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 215 | 300 |
| New York Jets | 16 | 16 | 1 | .500 | 761 | 648 |
| Oakland Raiders | 52 | 45 | 2 | .536 | 2043 | 1925 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 123 | 153 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 17 | 0 | .346 | 492 | 639 |
| San Diego Chargers | 50 | 48 | 1 | .510 | 2155 | 1975 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 188 | 186 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 31 | 18 | 0 | .633 | 1143 | 933 |
| St. Louis Rams | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 216 | 176 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 206 | 186 |
| Tennessee Titans | 25 | 20 | 0 | .556 | 962 | 808 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 218 | 136 |