1996 Kansas City Chiefs season

1996 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
General managerCarl Peterson
Head coachMarty Schottenheimer
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
2
  • LB Derrick Thomas (2nd team)
  • CB Dale Carter (2nd team)

The 1996 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 27th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 37th overall. Following their loss to the Colts in the playoffs the year before, the Chiefs failed to improve their 13–3 record from 1995 and finishing 9–7 record and second-place finish in the AFC West. Despite being predicted as one of the eventual winners of Super Bowl XXXI by Sports Illustrated,[1] the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 1989.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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1996 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 28 Jerome Woods *  Defensive back Memphis
2 58 Reggie Tongue  Defensive back Oregon State
3 68 John Browning  Defensive tackle West Virginia
4 98 Donnie Edwards *  Linebacker UCLA
5 135 Joe Horn *  Wide receiver Itawamba CC
6 176 Dietrich Jells  Wide receiver Pittsburgh
7 211 Ben Lynch  Center California
7 241 Jeff Smith  Center Tennessee
7 245 Darrell Williams  Defensive back Tennessee State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

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Staff

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1996 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

  • Founder – Lamar Hunt
  • Chairman of the board – Jack Steadman
  • President/general manager/chief executive officer – Carl Peterson
  • Executive vice president/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

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


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Roster

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1996 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad Reserve

Rookies in italics

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 August 4 vs. Dallas Cowboys W 32–6 1–0 Mexico Estadio Universitario (Monterrey) 45,128 Recap
2 August 10 New Orleans Saints W 42–6 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 65,710 Recap
3 August 17 St. Louis Rams L 30–34 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 72,191 Recap
4 August 22 at Chicago Bears W 14–10 3–1 Soldier Field 51,111 Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 1 at Houston Oilers W 20–19 1–0 Houston Astrodome 27,725 Recap
2 September 8 Oakland Raiders W 19–3 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 79,281 Recap
3 September 15 at Seattle Seahawks W 35–17 3–0 Kingdome 39,790 Recap
4 September 22 Denver Broncos W 17–14 4–0 Arrowhead Stadium 79,439 Recap
5 September 29 at San Diego Chargers L 19–22 4–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 59,384 Recap
6 October 7 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–17 4–2 Arrowhead Stadium 79,189 Recap
7 Bye
8 October 17 Seattle Seahawks W 34–16 5–2 Arrowhead Stadium 76,057 Recap
9 October 27 at Denver Broncos L 7–34 5–3 Mile High Stadium 75,652 Recap
10 November 3 at Minnesota Vikings W 21–6 6–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,552 Recap
11 November 10 Green Bay Packers W 27–20 7–3 Arrowhead Stadium 79,281 Recap
12 November 17 Chicago Bears W 14–10 8–3 Arrowhead Stadium 76,762 Recap
13 November 24 San Diego Chargers L 14–28 8–4 Arrowhead Stadium 69,472 Recap
14 November 28 at Detroit Lions W 28–24 9–4 Pontiac Silverdome 75,079 Recap
15 December 9 at Oakland Raiders L 7–26 9–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 57,082 Recap
16 December 15 Indianapolis Colts L 19–24 9–6 Arrowhead Stadium 71,136 Recap
17 December 22 at Buffalo Bills L 9–20 9–7 Rich Stadium 68,671 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Houston Oilers

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Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 10 0320
Oilers 10 6 0319

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Week 2: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 033
Chiefs 0 7 7519

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 7 7735
Seahawks 0 10 0717

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 39,790
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week 4: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 7 0014
Chiefs 3 7 0717

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 79,439
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms and Jim Gray
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 5: at San Diego Chargers

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Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 9 7319
Chargers 6 0 10622

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 6: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 6 8317
Chiefs 0 7 007

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 8: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7616
Chiefs 10 10 7734

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 9: at Denver Broncos

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Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 0 007
Broncos 17 7 7334

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,652
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Sam Wyche
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings

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Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 01421
Vikings 0 0 066

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

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Week 11: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Packers 3 3 7720
Chiefs 3 17 7027

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week 12: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 3 0010
Chiefs 7 7 0014

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny and cold, 33 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 76,762
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week 13: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 14 7028
Chiefs 0 0 01414

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cold and cloudy, 25 °F (−4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,472
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: at Detroit Lions

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Thanksgiving Day games

Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 7 01428
Lions 0 14 7324

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 75,079
  • Referee: Gary Lane
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms and Jim Gray
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: at Oakland Raiders

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Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 077
Raiders 10 0 16026

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Overcast, rainy skies, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 57,082
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf and Lynn Swann
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Week 16: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 14 0 01024
Chiefs 0 10 0919

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 17: at Buffalo Bills

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Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 3 309
Bills 0 3 31420

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Light snow, 33 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,671
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert, Sam Wyche and Jim Gray
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Standings

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AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Denver Broncos 13 3 0 .813 391 275 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 297 300 L3
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 310 376 W1
Oakland Raiders 7 9 0 .438 340 293 L2
Seattle Seahawks 7 9 0 .438 317 376 W1

References

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  1. ^ Sports Illustrated, September 1996
  2. ^ "1996 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Kansas City Chiefs 1996 Media Guide. pp. 4–23.