1996 Kansas City Chiefs

1996 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head Coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home Field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Place	2nd AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1995	1997

The 1996 Kansas City Chiefs season resulted in a 9–7 record and second place finish in the AFC West. Following the Chiefs' painful loss in the playoffs the year before, the Chiefs could not match their might from 1995. Despite having the team being predicted as eventual winners of Super Bowl XXXI by Sports Illustrated, the team barely missed the playoffs.

Personnel

Staff

1996 Kansas City Chiefs final staff
	Front Office Founder – Lamar Hunt President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum Head Coaches Head Coach – Marty Schottenheimer Assistant Head Coach/Receivers – Al Saunders Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Paul Hackett Quarterbacks – Mike McCarthy Running Backs – Jimmy Raye Tight Ends/Offensive Assistant – Jim Erkenbeck Offensive Line – Art Shell			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Gunther Cunningham Defensive Line – Carl Hairston Linebackers – John Bunting Defensive Backs – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive Assistant/Assistant Special Teams – Woodrow Lowe Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darvin Wallis Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Mike Stock Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Russ Ball

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 1, 1996	at Houston Oilers	W 20–19	27,725
2	September 8, 1996	Oakland Raiders	W 19–3	79,281
3	September 15, 1996	at Seattle Seahawks	W 35–17	39,790
4	September 22, 1996	Denver Broncos	W 17–14	79,439
5	September 29, 1996	at San Diego Chargers	L 22–19	59,384
6	October 7, 1996	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–7	79,189
7	Bye
8	October 17, 1996	Seattle Seahawks	W 34–16	76,057
9	October 27, 1996	at Denver Broncos	L 34–7	75,652
10	November 3, 1996	at Minnesota Vikings	W 21–6	59,552
11	November 10, 1996	Green Bay Packers	W 27–20	79,281
12	November 17, 1996	Chicago Bears	W 14–10	76,762
13	November 24, 1996	San Diego Chargers	L 28–14	69,472
14	November 28, 1996	at Detroit Lions	W 28–24	75,079
15	December 9, 1996	at Oakland Raiders	L 26–7	57,082
16	December 15, 1996	Indianapolis Colts	L 24–19	71,136
17	December 22, 1996	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–9	68,671