1993 Kansas City Chiefs season

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1993 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
Head coachMarty Schottenheimer
General managerCarl Peterson
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 27–24 (OT)
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Oilers) 28–20
Lost AFC Championship (at Bills) 13–30
Pro BowlersQB Joe Montana
RB Marcus Allen
OT John Alt
DE Neil Smith
LB Derrick Thomas

The 1993 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League and the 34th overall. They improved on their 10–6 record from 1992 and won the AFC West and with an 11–5 record. Kansas City advanced all the way to the AFC Championship before losing to the Buffalo Bills 30–13, which started the Chiefs' NFL record 8-game playoff losing streak. It would be 22 years before the Chiefs would win another playoff game, and 25 years until they won another playoff game at Arrowhead.[1]

The season marked the first for new quarterback Joe Montana, who was acquired through a trade with the San Francisco 49ers and running back Marcus Allen from the Los Angeles Raiders, both winners of five Super Bowl championships combined. This would be the last time until 2018 that the Chiefs would appear in the AFC Championship game or win a home playoff game.

Offseason[]

Montana and Marcus[]

Kansas City acquired two Super Bowl MVPs with one fell swoop--Joe Montana from the San Francisco 49ers and Marcus Allen. Allen arrived from Kansas City's most hated rival, the Los Angeles Raiders, in a move still talked about today when discussing football's most heated rivalry. Leading into the 1993 season, the Chiefs had not only a proven passer, but also a proven running game to complement their already powerful defense.

The previous season, the Chiefs' starting quarterback was Dave Krieg and their running back was Christian Okoye. Okoye suffered a knee injury prior to training camp in 1993, but keeping Krieg would prove to be a wise decision in the event of injury to the new starter Montana.

Allen was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 1993 after rushing for twelve touchdowns and 764 yards.

NFL draft[]

With their first pick in the 1993 NFL draft, coming in the third round, the Chiefs' selected future all-pro guard Will Shields out of the University of Nebraska. Shields went on to start 215 of the 224 career games he played for the team and was selected to 12 Pro Bowls.[2]

1993 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
3 74 Will Shields *  Guard Nebraska
4 103 Jaime Fields  Linebacker Washington
5 130 Lindsay Knapp  Guard Notre Dame
6 159 Darius Turner  Running back Washington
7 186 Danan Hughes  Wide receiver Iowa
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[3]

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1993 Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office
  • Founder – Lamar Hunt
  • Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman
  • President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson
  • Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum
  • Vice President of Player Personnel – Lynn Stiles
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Mark Hatley
  • Director of College Scouting – Terry Bradway

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Marty Schottenheimer
  • Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – Al Saunders

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Dave Adolph
  • Defensive Line – Tom Pratt
  • Defensive Backs – Herman Edwards
  • Defensive Assistant – John Bunting
  • Defensive Assistant/Quality Control –

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster[]

1993 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 5 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–3 1–0 Tampa Stadium Recap
2 September 12 at Houston Oilers L 0–30 1–1 Houston Astrodome Recap
3 September 20 Denver Broncos W 15–7 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4 Bye
5 October 3 Los Angeles Raiders W 24–9 3–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
6 October 10 Cincinnati Bengals W 17–15 4–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
7 October 17 at San Diego Chargers W 17–14 5–1 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
8 Bye[4]
9 October 31 at Miami Dolphins L 10–30 5–2 Joe Robbie Stadium Recap
10 November 8 Green Bay Packers W 23–16 6–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
11 November 14 at Los Angeles Raiders W 31–20 7–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
12 November 21 Chicago Bears L 17–19 7–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
13 November 28 Buffalo Bills W 23–7 8–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
14 December 5 at Seattle Seahawks W 31–16 9–3 Kingdome Recap
15 December 12 at Denver Broncos L 21–27 9–4 Mile High Stadium Recap
16 December 19 San Diego Chargers W 28–24 10–4 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
17 December 26 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–30 10–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap
18 January 2 Seattle Seahawks W 34–24 11–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[]

Week 7: at San Diego Chargers[]

Week Seven: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 3 0717
Chargers 0 7 0714

at Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, California

Game information

Week 11: at Los Angeles Raiders[]

Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 141031
Raiders 7 10 0320

at Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, California

Standings[]

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Kansas City Chiefs 11 5 0 .688 328 291 W1
(4) Los Angeles Raiders 10 6 0 .625 306 326 W1
(5) Denver Broncos 9 7 0 .563 373 284 L2
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 322 290 W2
Seattle Seahawks 6 10 0 .375 280 314 L1

Postseason[]

Schedule[]

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card January 8, 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers (6) W 27–24 (OT) 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
Divisional January 16, 1994 at Houston Oilers (2) W 28–20 2–0 Houston Astrodome Recap
AFC Championship January 23, 1994 at Buffalo Bills (1) L 13–30 2–1 Rich Stadium Recap

Game summaries[]

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) Pittsburgh Steelers at (3) Kansas City Chiefs
1 2 34OTTotal
Steelers 7 10 07024
Chiefs 7 0 314327

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 74,515
  • Referee: Gary Lane
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf

Chiefs kicker Nick Lowery made the winning 32-yard field goal after 11:03 of overtime. The Steelers scored first on tight end Adrian Cooper's 10-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Neil O'Donnell. Kansas City then tied the game after backup quarterback Dave Krieg, who temporarily replaced injured starter Joe Montana, threw a 23-yard touchdown to wide receiver J.J. Birden. However, Pittsburgh scored 10 unanswered points in the second quarter: kicker Gary Anderson's 30-yard field goal and O'Donnell's 26-yard touchdown completion to wide receiver Ernie Mills. After Lowery made a 23-yard field goal in the third quarter, the Chiefs eventually tied the game in the fourth period with running back Marcus Allen's 2-yard touchdown. However, the Steelers marched 74-yards to take the lead on O'Donnell's third touchdown pass of the game, a 22-yard score to tight end Eric Green. In the final minutes of regulation, Keith Cash blocked a Pittsburgh punt and Fred Jones returned it to the Steelers 9-yard line. On fourth down, wide receiver Tim Barnett scored on a 7-yard touchdown reception from Montana to tie the game. Then after forcing Pittsburgh to punt, Kansas City drove 47 yards to set up Lowery's 43-yard field-goal attempt in the closing seconds, but the kick was wide right and thus the game went into overtime. Montana finished the game with 276 passing yards and a touchdown, with no interceptions.

AFC Divisional Playoffs: (3) Kansas City Chiefs at (2) Houston Oilers
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 72128
Oilers 10 0 01020

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
  • Game attendance: 64,011
  • Referee: Gerald Austin
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

Chiefs quarterback Joe Montana threw three touchdown passes in the second half to give his team a 28–20 win. The Oilers jumped to a 10–0 lead in the first quarter with kicker Al Del Greco's 49-yard field goal and running back Gary Brown's 2-yard touchdown. Then after a scoreless second period, Montana threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end Keith Cash in the third quarter. In the fourth period, Del Greco kicked a 43-yard field goal to give Houston a 13–7 lead. But aided by a 38-yard pass interference penalty, the Chiefs advanced 71 yards to score on wide receiver J.J. Birden's 11-yard touchdown reception from Montana. On the Oilers' next possession, Kansas City defensive lineman Dan Saleaumua recovered a fumble by Houston quarterback Warren Moon, setting up Montana's 18-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Willie Davis. The Oilers then drove 80 yards to score on wide receiver Ernest Givins' 7-yard touchdown catch, but the Chiefs responded with running back Marcus Allen's game-clinching 21-yard touchdown run that capped off a 79-yard drive. The Oilers had 1:51 left to score but failed on a 4th down attempt on their own 20 yard line. This would be the Chiefs' last playoff win until the 2015 season.

AFC Championship: (3) Kansas City Chiefs at (1) Buffalo Bills
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 6 0 7013
Bills 7 13 01030

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 76,642
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

Running back Thurman Thomas led the Bills to the 30–13 victory by recording 186 rushing yards, 3 receptions for 22 yards, and three touchdowns. Buffalo scored first on Thomas' 12-yard touchdown run before Chiefs kicker Nick Lowery kicked two field goals. In the second quarter, Thomas scored on a 3-yard touchdown and Bills kicker Steve Christie made two field goals to extend the lead 20–6. With 21 seconds left in the first half, the Chiefs reached the Buffalo 5-yard line, but quarterback Joe Montana's pass was intercepted by Bills defensive back Henry Jones. Montana later suffered a concussion during the third play of the third quarter and left the game. Kansas City backup quarterback Dave Krieg then led his team on a 90-yard drive to score on running back Marcus Allen's 1-yard touchdown. However, Buffalo scored 10 unanswered points in the final period, an 18-yard field goal by Christie and a 3-yard touchdown by Thomas, to preserve the victory.

References[]

  1. ^ "Chiefs pummel Texans in 30–0 shutout win". NFL.com.
  2. ^ "Will Shields NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "1993 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  4. ^ For the 1993 NFL season, all teams were scheduled two bye-weeks over the newly expanded 18-week schedule. This was the only time in NFL history that the season expanded to 18 weeks with 16 games. The format changed for the 1994 season.

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