1993 Kansas City Chiefs season

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.[1]

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

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

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 – Darvin Wallis

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

The Chiefs finished the regular season with a record of 11–5 after many close wins, advancing them to the playoffs for the fourth straight season.

Schedule

◊: Denotes an over-time game

WeekOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1at Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 27–3Tampa Stadium
63,378
2at Houston OilersL 30–0Astrodome
59,780
3Denver BroncosW 15–7Arrowhead Stadium
78,453
Week 4 — Bye
5Los Angeles RaidersW 24–9Arrowhead Stadium
77,395
6Cincinnati BengalsW 17–15Arrowhead Stadium
75,394
7at San Diego ChargersW 17–14Jack Murphy Stadium
60,729
Week 8 — Bye[4]
9at Miami DolphinsL 30–10Joe Robbie Stadium
67,765
10Green Bay PackersW 23–16Arrowhead Stadium
76,742
11at Los Angeles RaidersW 31–20Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
66,553
12Chicago BearsL 19–17Arrowhead Stadium
76,872
13Buffalo BillsW 23–7Arrowhead Stadium
74,452
14at Seattle SeahawksW 31–16Kingdome
58,551
15at Denver BroncosL 27–21Mile High Stadium
75,822
16San Diego ChargersW 28–24Arrowhead Stadium
74,778
17at Minnesota VikingsL 30–10Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
59,236
18Seattle SeahawksW 34–24Arrowhead Stadium
72,136
1994 Playoffs
Wild
Card		Pittsburgh SteelersW 27–24 ◊Arrowhead Stadium
74,515
Divisional
Playoff		Houston OilersW 28–20Astrodome
64,011
AFC
Championship		Buffalo BillsL 30–13Rich Stadium
76,642

Standings
AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Kansas City Chiefs 1150.688328291W1
(4) Los Angeles Raiders 1060.625306326W1
(5) Denver Broncos 970.563373284L2
San Diego Chargers 880.500322290W2
Seattle Seahawks 6100.375280314L1

Game summaries

Week 7 at Chargers
See also: 1993 San Diego Chargers season
Week Seven: Kansas City Chiefs (4–1) at San Diego Chargers (2–3)
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 3 0717
Chargers 0 7 0714

at Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, California

Game information

Week 11 at Raiders
Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs (6–2) at Los Angeles Raiders (5–3)
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 141031
Raiders 7 10 0320

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

Playoffs

AFC Wild Card Playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Kansas City Chiefs 27 (OT)
1 2 34OTTotal
Steelers 7 10 07024
Chiefs 7 0 314327

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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
Kansas City Chiefs 28, Houston Oilers 20
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 72128
Oilers 10 0 01020

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

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
Kansas City Chiefs 13, Buffalo Bills 30
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 6 0 7013
Bills 7 13 01030

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

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.

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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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