1993 Kansas City Chiefs season

1993 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
General manager	Carl Peterson
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 27–24 (OT) Won Divisional Playoffs (at Oilers) 28–20 Lost AFC Championship (at Bills) 13–30
Pro Bowlers	QB Joe Montana RB Marcus Allen OT John Alt DE Neil Smith LB Derrick Thomas
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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

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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 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Paul Hackett Running Backs – Jimmy Raye Tight Ends – Kurt Schottenheimer Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Mike McCarthy			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 Special Teams – Kurt Schottenheimer Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Russ Ball

Roster[]

1993 Kansas City Chiefs roster

	Quarterbacks 14 Matt Blundin 17 Dave Krieg 19 Joe Montana Running backs 32 Marcus Allen 38 Kimble Anders 48 Todd McNair 21 John Stephens 45 Ernie Thompson FB 44 Harvey Williams Wide receivers 82 Tim Barnett 88 J. J. Birden 84 Willie Davis 83 Danan Hughes 80 Fred Jones Tight ends 87 Mike Bartrum 89 Keith Cash 85 Jonathan Hayes		Offensive linemen 76 John Alt T 74 Derrick Graham G/T 61 Tim Grunhard C 70 Reggie McElroy G 64 Tom Ricketts G 68 Will Shields G 66 Ricky Siglar T 79 Dave Szott G 73 Joe Valerio C 72 Danny Villa T Defensive linemen 98 Leonard Griffin DE 92 Darren Mickell DE 96 Tim Newton DE 75 Joe Phillips NT 97 Dan Saleaumua NT 90 Neil Smith DE		Linebackers 50 Erick Anderson ILB 59 Jaime Fields ILB 51 Lonnie Marts OLB 52 Tracy Rogers ILB 54 Tracy Simien ILB 53 Santo Stephens OLB 58 Derrick Thomas OLB Defensive backs 30 Martin Bayless SS 34 Dale Carter CB 29 Albert Lewis CB 42 Charles Mincy FS 26 Muhammad Oliver CB 38 Bruce Pickens CB 31 Kevin Ross CB 25 Doug Terry SS Special teams  4 Bryan Barker P  8 Nick Lowery K		Reserve lists —- Wes Bender RB (IR) 23 Ron Dickerson Jr. RB (IR) 41 Dave Whitmore FS (IR) Practice squad -- Alex Van Pelt QB 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[]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KC SD 1 4:25 Chiefs Marcus Allen 15-yard touchdown reception from Joe Montana, Nick Lowery kick good 7 0 2 9:20 Chargers Natrone Means 7-yard touchdown run, John Carney kick good 7 7 2 0:00 Chiefs 37-yard field goal by Nick Lowery 10 7 4 13:55 Chargers Anthony Miller 4-yard touchdown reception from John Friesz, John Carney kick good 10 14 4 1:57 Chiefs Marcus Allen 1-yard touchdown run, Nick Lowery kick good 17 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 14

Week 11: at Los Angeles Raiders[]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KC LA 1 10:08 Raiders Napoleon McCallum 4-yard touchdown run, Jeff Jaeger kick good 0 7 2 9:00 Raiders Ethan Horton 8-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Hostetler, Jeff Jaeger kick good 0 14 2 2:01 Chiefs Kimble Anders 15-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Nick Lowery kick good 7 14 2 0:00 Raiders 35-yard field goal by Jeff Jaeger 7 17 3 5:39 Chiefs Marcus Allen 4-yard touchdown run, Nick Lowery kick good 14 17 3 1:08 Chiefs Willie Davis 66-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Nick Lowery kick good 21 17 4 10:15 Raiders 30-yard field goal by Jeff Jaeger 21 20 4 3:57 Chiefs 30-yard field goal by Nick Lowery 24 20 4 2:52 Chiefs Keith Cash 4-yard touchdown reception from Dave Krieg, Nick Lowery kick good 31 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 20

Standings[]

AFC West
view talk	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[]

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.

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.

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[]

External links[]

• 1993 Kansas City Chiefs on Database Football