October 8 1967: Kansas City Chiefs 41 – Miami Dolphins 0 At the start of 1967, Kansas City had become AFL champions for the second time, and had taken part in the first ever Superbowl, losing out to Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers. With the core of the squad still together, and Hank Stram still… Continue reading Blast From The Past – Week 16
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Houston, everyone else has a problem
Sacks are most certainly not everything. Everyone who has ever dabbled in the unfounded and undetailed process of box score analysis will have based on argument regarding a team or player’s pass rush on the number of sacks that they have. That does not mean that they are not an indicator of such abilities. To… Continue reading Houston, everyone else has a problem
Blast From The Past – Week 15
October 19 1986: Kansas City Chiefs 42 – San Diego Chargers 41 By the 1986 season, the Kansas City Chiefs had not made the playoffs for 14 straight seasons. But John Mackovic’s side had some strength – with good receiving options in Carlos Carson, Henry Marshall and Stephone Paige, as well as a defence which… Continue reading Blast From The Past – Week 15
Blast From The Past – Week 13
November 11 1962: Dallas Texans 52 – New York Titans 31 1962 was a breakthrough year for Lamar Hunt’s Dallas Texans side. After being formed as part of the new American Football League in 1960, they had two moderate opening seasons. But this year, coach Hank Stram had added Len Dawson of the Cleveland Browns… Continue reading Blast From The Past – Week 13
Blast From The Past – Week 12
October 26 2003: Kansas City Chiefs 38 – Buffalo Bills 5 Dick Vermeil’s 2003 Chiefs were a fantastic attacking side. By the time the Buffalo Bills came to Arrowhead in week 8, the Chiefs had a 7 & 0 record and had put 40 points past the Texans, the Steelers and the Packers. On the… Continue reading Blast From The Past – Week 12
Blast From The Past – Week 11
September 10 1995: Kansas City Chiefs 20 – New York Giants 17 From 1990 to 1994, the Chiefs had reached the post-season five consecutive times under coach Marty Schottenheimer. 1995 got off to another promising start with a comfortable win against divisional rivals the Seattle Seahawks, so hopes were high when the Giants came to… Continue reading Blast From The Past – Week 11
Arrowheads Abroad 