November 10 1975: Kansas City Chiefs 34 – Dallas Cowboys 31 Forty two years ago this week, the Chiefs headed down to Texas to face the Dallas Cowboys in a nationally televised Monday night football game. The Cowboys were a daunting opponent: with Tom Landry as head coach and Roger Staubach under centre, they had… Continue reading Blast From The Past – Week 9

December 18 1983: Kansas City Chiefs 48 – Denver Broncos 17 Hard times at Arrowhead… after our glory days in the late 60’s and early 70’s, the Chiefs had been largely uncompetitive for a good many years. The team was approaching the end of the 1983 season with a 5 and 10 record to seal… Continue reading Blast From The Past – Week 8

November 28 1999: Kansas City Chiefs 37 – Oakland Raiders 34 After a golden 10 years as head coach of the Chiefs (with 9 winning seasons in that time), Marty Schottenheimer had resigned as Chiefs’ head coach after the 1998 season, and was replaced by his well-regarded defensive co-ordinator Gunther Cunningham. Cunningham’s side started the… Continue reading Blast From The Past – Week 7

September 14 2003: Kansas City Chiefs 41 – Pittsburgh Steelers 20 Dick Vermeil’s head coaching career with the Chiefs had started with a forgettable 6 and 10 season. He followed that with an 8 and 8, that was certainly better than the bare statement of wins and losses might suggest. In 2003, his third season,… Continue reading Blast From The Past – Week 6

January 9 2016: Kansas City Chiefs 30 – Houston Texans 0 We’re not going back too far into the past this week – in fact just to the last time we beat this week’s opponents, the Houston Texans. As I knew only too well as a long time Chiefs follower, this team had good years… Continue reading Blast From The Past – Week 5