1997 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Owner | Lamar Hunt |
Head Coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
General Manager | Carl Peterson |
Home Field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 13–3 |
Place | 1st AFC West |
Playoff Finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Broncos) 10–14 |
Pro Bowlers | FB Kimble Anders WR Andre Rison OG Will Shields LB Derrick Thomas CB Dale Carter CB James Hasty |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1996 | 1998 |
The 1997 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League, and the 38th overall.
The Chiefs improved on their 9–7 record from 1996, and finished with a 13–3 record and as AFC West division champions. Throughout the season, the Rich Gannon–Elvis Grbac quarterback controversy would be a focal point of the team's season, which brewed throughout the entire season and arguably cost the Chiefs a victory in the playoffs. The Chiefs were defeated by division rival and eventual Super Bowl champion, Denver Broncos, in the 1998 playoffs. 1997 was the final season that the Chiefs would appear in the playoffs during the 1990s and for the next several seasons, they fell into futility. They would return to the playoffs in 2003, only to lose to the Colts.
This was the last season that head coach Marty Schottenheimer would coach the team into the playoffs, with the loss to Denver in the Divisional round 14–10 capping off many years of disappointing playoff struggles. This was also the final season for future Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen.
Personnel[]
Staff[]
1997 Kansas City Chiefs final staff | |||||||||||||||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Schedule[]
Week | Opponent | Result | Game site | Attendance | ||
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1 | at Denver | L 3–19 | Mile High Stadium | |||
2 | at Oakland | W 28–27 | Network Associates Coliseum | |||
3 | Buffalo | W 22–16 | Arrowhead Stadium | |||
4 | at Carolina | W 35–14 | Bank of America Stadium | |||
5 | Seattle | W 20–17 OT | Arrowhead Stadium | |||
6 | at Miami | L 14–17 | Pro Player Stadium | |||
7 | Bye | |||||
8 | San Diego | W 31–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | |||
9 | at St. Louis | W 28–20 | Edward Jones Dome | |||
10 | Pittsburgh | W 13–10 | Arrowhead Stadium | |||
11 | at Jacksonville | L 14–24 | ALLTEL Stadium | |||
12 | Denver | W 24–22 | Arrowhead Stadium | |||
13 | at Seattle | W 19–14 | Kingdome | |||
14 | San Francisco | W 44–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | |||
15 | Oakland | W 30–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | |||
16 | at San Diego | W 29–7 | Qualcomm Stadium | |||
17 | New Orleans | W 25–13 | Arrowhead Stadium | |||
1998 Playoffs | ||||||
Divisional Playoff |
Denver | L 10–14 | Arrowhead Stadium |
Standings[]
AFC West | ||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 375 | 232 |
Denver Broncos | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 472 | 287 |
Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 365 | 362 |
Oakland Raiders | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 324 | 419 |
San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 266 | 425 |
See also[]
- Rich Gannon/Elvis Grbac quarterback controversy