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Kansas City Chiefs
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Information
League NFL
Conference AFC
Division AFC West
Established 1960 (joined NFL in 1970)
Home field GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
City Kansas City, Missouri
Uniforms
Color White
Home Field
Championships
League
5†
1962 • 1966† • 1969
2019 • 2022 • 2023
Super Bowls
4
IV • LIV
LVII • LVIII
Conference
5
2019 • 2020 • 2022
2023 • 2024
Division
17
1962 • 1966 • 1971
1993 • 1995 • 1997
2003 • 2010 • 2016
2017 • 2018 • 2019
2020 • 2021 • 2022
2023 • 2024

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are members of the National Football League (NFL) as part of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the AFC West division.

Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). In 1963, the team relocated to Kansas City and were renamed the Kansas City Chiefs. They have played home games at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium since 1972.

From 1960 to 1969, the Chiefs were a successful franchise in the AFL, winning three league championships (1962, 1966, 1969) and having an all-time AFL record of 92–50–5. They were the second AFL team (after the New York Jets) to defeat an NFL franchise in a Super Bowl when they defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV. The team's victory on January 11, 1970 remained the club's last championship game victory and appearance for fifty years until they won Super Bowl LIV. This started a current dynastic stretch where they lost Super Bowl LV then won Super Bowls LVII and LVIII, becoming the eighth franchise to win consecutive Super Bowls. They then lost Super Bowl LIX.

The Chiefs played the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I, losing to the Packers by a score of 35-10. Since then, the Chiefs have played the Packers in fourteen regular season games, leading the all-time series, 8-6-1.

Team history[]

Founding[]

Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). The Texans shared the Cotton Bowl with the NFL's cross-town competition Dallas Cowboys for three seasons. Despite having a championship team in the Texans and a Cowboys team that managed only a 9–28–3 record in their first three seasons, the Dallas–Fort Worth media market could not sustain two professional football franchises. Hunt became interested in moving the Texans. Mayor of Kansas City Harold Roe Bartle extended an invitation to Hunt to move the Texans to Missouri.

Hunt agreed to relocate the franchise to Kansas City on May 22, 1963 and on May 26 the team was renamed the Kansas City Chiefs. Hunt and head coach Hank Stram initially planned on retaining the Texans name, but a fan contest determined the new "Chiefs" name in honor of Mayor Bartle's nickname. A total of 4,866 entries were received with 1,020 different names being suggested, including a total of 42 entrants who selected "Chiefs". The two names that received the most popular votes were "Mules" and "Royals."

Membership[]

League affiliations
American Football League (1960-1969)
  • Western Division (1960–1969)
National Football League (1970-present)

Championships[]

Super Bowl IV
January 11, 1970
Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana
Minnesota Vikings 7
Kansas City Chiefs 23
MVP: Len Dawson (QB)

The most prominent season in Kansas City Chiefs history was in 1969, where the Chiefs finished with an 11–3 record. Led by head coach Hank Stram and quarterback Len Dawson, the Chiefs defeated the defending champion New York Jets 13–6 en route to the final AFL Championship Game, where they defeated the Oakland Raiders by a score of 17–7.

In the final Super Bowl before the AFL-NFL merger became complete, the Chiefs dominated the Minnesota Vikings at Super Bowl IV. Kansas City used three field goals from Jan Stenerud and a rushing touchdown from Mike Garrett to take a 16-0 halftime lead. A dynamic 46-yard TD pass from Len Dawson to Otis Taylor in the third quarter sealed the victory as Dawson was named the game's Super Bowl MVP, finishing with 12 of 17 passing for 142 yards and a touchdown pass.


Achievements[]

Achievements
AP Most Valuable Player Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Super Bowl MVP
2002 Priest Holmes 1969 Len Dawson

Rivalry[]

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Green Bay Packers
Chiefs lead series 8–6–1
Season Date Winning team Score Stadium Series Box
1966 Green Bay Packers W 35–10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 1–0
1973 Oct. 14 Tie T 10–10 Milwaukee County Stadium 1–0–1
1977 Nov. 6 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–20 Arrowhead Stadium 1–1–1
1987 Nov. 22 Green Bay Packers W 23–3 Arrowhead Stadium 2–1–1
1989 Nov. 6 Kansas City Chiefs L 3–21 Lambeau Field 2–2–1
1990 Nov. 6 Kansas City Chiefs L 3–17 Lambeau Field 2–3–1
1993 Nov. 8 Kansas City Chiefs L 16–23 Arrowhead Stadium 2–4–1
1996 Nov. 10 Kansas City Chiefs L 20–27 Arrowhead Stadium 2–5–1
2003 Oct. 12 Kansas City Chiefs L 34–40 (OT) Lambeau Field 2–6–1
2007 Nov. 4 Green Bay Packers W 33–22 Arrowhead Stadium 3–6–1
2011 Dec. 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–19 Arrowhead Stadium 3–7–1
2015 Sept. 28 Green Bay Packers W 38–28 Lambeau Field 4–7–1
2019 Oct. 27 Green Bay Packers W 31–24 Arrowhead Stadium 5–7–1
2021 Nov. 7 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–13 GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium 5–8–1
2023 Dec. 3 Green Bay Packers W 27–19 Lambeau Field 6–8–1
  • Note: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium was previously known as Arrowhead Stadium from 1972-2020.

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