The Dallas Texans become champions
Lamar Hunt's Texans won the 1962 AFL title, moved to Kansas City and later legitimized the league by dominating Super Bowl IV.
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NFL team archive
Kansas City Chiefs
Indexed from 1960 through 2025 · AFC West
1,065
Games
66
Seasons
1960
First season
2025
Latest season
The full franchise story
Every era of the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Chiefs began as an AFL power, endured long postseason frustration and then paired Andy Reid with Patrick Mahomes to create the defining dynasty of the current NFL.
Historical reference: Kansas City Chiefs official NFL team page ↗The long quiet stretch
Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.
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Martyball restores Arrowhead
Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.
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Great offenses, painful Januarys
Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.
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Reid builds the platform
Andy Reid immediately restored winning, developed Kelce and Tyreek Hill, and created the environment for a young quarterback to take over.
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2018—present
Improvisation, adaptability and annual championship stakes
Peak indexed season2023 · 11–6→The Mahomes dynasty
Mahomes won MVP in his first season as starter and Kansas City converted his unmatched creation into repeated Super Bowl trips and multiple championships.
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Franchise leaders
Most indexed appearances
Dustin ColquittP · 249 gamesNick LoweryK · 220 gamesTravis KelceTE · 216 gamesTony GonzalezTE · 192 gamesJan StenerudK · 191 gamesJohn AltT · 189 gamesLen DawsonQB · 188 gamesDerrick JohnsonLB · 185 gamesJack RudnayC · 179 gamesTamba HaliOLB · 178 gamesChris JonesDE · 171 gamesHenry MarshallWR · 166 games
Season history
Every indexed season
66 seasons · newest first
Game archive
Latest indexed games
1,065 total · loaded 10 at a time