The Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League and 32nd overall. They failed to improve on their 11–5 record from 1990 and finished with a 10–6 record. Compared to the Chiefs' 1990 campaign, Steve DeBerg’s consistency had dropped. The running game made up for lower passing production as Christian Okoye ran for 1,031 yards for the season, Barry Word was productive, and rookie Harvey Williams was outstanding in limited playing time. The Chiefs defeated their division rival, the Los Angeles Raiders in the Wild Card round, resulting in the franchise's first playoff victory since Super Bowl IV in 1970. The next week, the Chiefs lost to the Buffalo Bills in the divisional playoffs.
The season began on July 27 when Jan Stenerud, the hero of Super Bowl IV, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Chiefs opened the regular season with one win and two losses in their first three games, but rebounded to win the next four games, including an October 7 game in which the Chiefs trounced the Buffalo Bills 33–6. It was the Chiefs' first home Monday Night Football game since 1983. On October 13, The Chiefs blasted the Miami Dolphins 42–7 as Christian Okoye ran for 153 yards.
On December 22, the Chiefs won 27–21 against the Raiders. The victory gave the Chiefs a home playoff game against the Raiders; a loss would have meant playing in Los Angeles again the following week. It was the first playoff game in Kansas City in 20 years. The Chiefs 10–6 victory over the Raiders in the playoffs was the franchise's first postseason victory since the AFL-NFL merger.
Quarterback Steve DeBerg completed 14 of 20 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns. Barry Word rushed for 152 yards, and J. J. Birden caught eight passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns. During the game, the Chiefs didn't have to punt and held possession of the ball for almost 40 minutes.
Offseason Draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 Dallas Cowboys L 14–24 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 56,038 Recap 2 vs. New York Jets W 19–10 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 52,935 Recap 3 Detroit Lions W 38–14 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 57,320 Recap 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–20 2–2 Tampa Stadium 33,996 Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 1 Atlanta Falcons W 14–3 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 74,246 Recap 2 September 8 New Orleans Saints L 10–17 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 74,816 Recap 3 at Houston Oilers L 7–17 1–2 Houston Astrodome 61,058 Recap 4 September 22 Seattle Seahawks W 20–13 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium 71,789 Recap 5 September 29 at San Diego Chargers W 14–13 3–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 44,907 Recap 6 Buffalo Bills W 33–6 4–2 Arrowhead Stadium 76,120 Recap 7 October 13 Miami Dolphins W 42–7 5–2 Arrowhead Stadium 76,021 Recap 8 October 20 at Denver Broncos L 16–19 5–3 Mile High Stadium 75,866 Recap 9 Los Angeles Raiders W 24–21 6–3 Arrowhead Stadium 77,111 Recap 10Bye 11 November 10 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–20 7–3 Anaheim Stadium 52,511 Recap 12 November 17 Denver Broncos L 20–24 7–4 Arrowhead Stadium 74,661 Recap 13 November 24 at Cleveland Browns L 15–20 7–5 Cleveland Stadium 63,991 Recap 14 December 1 at Seattle Seahawks W 19–6 8–5 Kingdome 57,248 Recap 15 December 8 San Diego Chargers W 20–17 9–5 Arrowhead Stadium 73,330 Recap 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–28 9–6 Candlestick Park 62,672 Recap 17 December 22 at Los Angeles Raiders W 27–21 10–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 65,144 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 3: at Houston Oilers
Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
Week 6: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 7: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 8: at Denver Broncos
Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Week 11: at Los Angeles Rams
Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 13: at Cleveland Browns
Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 17: at Los Angeles Raiders
Standings
Postseason
Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Wild Card Los Angeles Raiders (5) W 10–6 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 75,827 Recap Divisional January 5, 1992 at Buffalo Bills (1) L 14–37 1–1 Rich Stadium 80,182 Recap
Game summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Los Angeles Raiders
AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Buffalo Bills
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