From 1990 through 1997, Marty Schottenheimer led the Chiefs into the playoffs seven times. The one exception was 1996. It didn’t start out that way—right up until the end, the 1996 Kansas City Chiefs were well-positioned to continue the string of postseason appearances. But a late collapse left them out of the dance. READ ABOUT […]
Expectations weren’t off the charts in 1997, and the Chiefs hoped to just get back to the playoffs. They would have a season that proved to be much more, but an unfortunately familiar ending.
The 1995 Kansas City Chiefs came into the season looking for a new leader. Joe Montana had given them a taste of not just making it into the postseason, but winning games in January. But the legendary quarterback retired after the 1994 season, and the new quarterback would be Steve Bono.
The Kansas City Chiefs had made big moves before 1993. They signed two veteran legends in quarterback Joe Montana and running back Marcus Allen. And the moves paid off in spades. The Chiefs went from a nice playoff team to one that made it all the way to the AFC Championship Game. The 1994 Kansas […]
Marty Schottenheimer had brought winning football back to Kansas City. After close to two decades of irrelevance, the Chiefs promptly posted winning seasons in each of Schottenheimer’s first four years from 1989-92. What they had not been able to do was advance past the divisional round of the playoffs. The 1993 Kansas City Chiefs made […]
Marty Schottenheimer had turned the Kansas City Chiefs fortunes around with a winning season upon his arrival in 1989. Schottenheimer followed that up with playoff trips in 1990 and 1991. With expectations on the rise, the 1992 Kansas City Chiefs season ended up being a bit of a disappointment. But they still made the playoffs—and […]
The 1991 Kansas City Chiefs continued a franchise revival in the third year under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. After a 20-year stretch of mostly bad football, Kansas City welcomed Schottenheimer to town in 1989 and immediately posted a winning record. In 1990, they made the playoffs. In 1991, the team wasn’t quite as good, but […]
The 1990 Kansas City Chiefs marked the second year under the leadership of head coach Marty Schottenheimer and one of the most talented staffs in NFL history. It marked a breakout year for the franchise and in ways both good and unfortunate, set the tone for the 1990s. Schottenheimer took over a dead franchise in […]
The 1989 Kansas City Chiefs began the Marty Schottenheimer Era of franchise history. The Chiefs had been an irrelevant franchise for nearly two decades, with only a lone playoff appearance in 1986 to show for their efforts in that timeframe. Schottenheimer’s first team established a clear team identity, nearly snuck into the playoffs and set […]
The 1986 Kansas City Chiefs are the one bright spot in a long stretch of franchise futility. The last high point of the Hank Stram-Len Dawson years that included a Super Bowl title was 1971. The first high point of the Marty Schottenheimer-led ascendancy was 1990. The 1986 edition is sort of dropped in the […]