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List of Kansas City Chiefs seasons

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List of Kansas City Chiefs seasons

The Kansas City Chiefs have completed 65 seasons in professional American football and 55 with the National Football League (NFL). This article documents the season-by-season records of the Chiefs franchise from 1960 to the conclusion of their most recent season in 2024, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The team began play as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960 as the Dallas Texans. In 1963, the team relocated to Kansas City, Missouri and was renamed the Kansas City Chiefs. The team has played in 983 total games in a total of 64 seasons, and a winning percentage of .553. The Chiefs' 15–2 season in 2024 remains their best regular season record to date while their 2–14 records in 2008 and 2012 remain their worst. The Texans/Chiefs were the winningest team in the history of the AFL, compiling an 87–48 record from 1960 to 1969. The team won three league championships and served as the AFL's representative in Super Bowls I and IV in the 1966 and 1969 seasons. Since the franchise's alignment to the NFL in 1970, they have won 14 division titles, with eight straight from 2016 to 2023, and eight wild card playoff berths, four of which were between 1990 and 1997 when the team never lost as many games as it won. Despite the franchise's early success, the Chiefs did not win a postseason game between the 1993 and 2015 playoffs, and their Super Bowl IV victory on January 11, 1970, was the franchise's lone Super Bowl title until Super Bowl LIV on February 2, 2020. It was also a long drought between AFC Championship games, with their appearance in the 2018 playoffs being their first since 1993. The Chiefs' first home AFC Championship game ended in an overtime defeat as the New England Patriots moved on to win a record-tying sixth Super Bowl ring. The Chiefs have suffered two main periods of failure. Between 1972 and 1985 the Chiefs never appeared in the postseason and achieved only one winning season (in 1981) from 1974 until 1985. Between 2007 and 2012, the Chiefs also struggled, with two two-win and two four-win seasons. However, the recent Chiefs have done much better, with an 161–61 record (including postseason) and recording more wins than losses every year from the 2013 to 2024 seasons. In their 11 seasons under Andy Reid, the Chiefs have ten consecutive playoff seasons and nine consecutive division titles. In addition, the team competed in five Super Bowls, with three wins (LIV, LVII, LVIII) and two losses (LV, LIX). Their victory in 2023 represented the first time since the 2004 New England Patriots a team repeated as champions, cementing their status as a sports dynasty.

Tables

· Seasons
AFL Champions (1960–1969)§
Super Bowl Champions (1966–present)†
Conference Champions*
Division Champions^
Wild Card Berth#
One-game playoff+
· Seasons
Finish
Finish
Season
Finish
Team
mw- W
League
L
Conference
T
Dallas Texans
Dallas Texans
Season
Dallas Texans
1960
1960
Season
1960
Team
1960
League
AFL
Division
Western
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
8
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Awards
Abner Haynes (UPI/AP AFL MVP)
Head coach
Hank Stram
1961
1961
Season
1961
Team
1961
League
AFL
Division
Western
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
6
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
1962
1962
Season
1962
Team
1962
League
AFL§
Division
Western^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
11
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won AFL Championship (1) (at Oilers) 20–17 (2 OT)
Awards
Len Dawson (TSN AFL MVP)
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
Season
Kansas City Chiefs
1963
1963
Season
1963
Team
1963
League
AFL
Division
Western
Regular season
3rd
Regular season
5
Regular season
7
Regular season
2
Head coach
Hank Stram
1964
1964
Season
1964
Team
1964
League
AFL
Division
Western
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
7
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
1965
1965
Season
1965
Team
1965
League
AFL
Division
Western
Regular season
3rd
Regular season
7
Regular season
5
Regular season
2
1966
1966
Season
1966
Team
1966
League
AFL§
Division
Western^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
11
Regular season
2
Regular season
1
Postseason results
Won AFL Championship (at Bills) 31–7Lost Super Bowl I (vs. Packers) 10–35
1967
1967
Season
1967
Team
1967
League
AFL
Division
Western
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
9
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
1968
1968
Season
1968
Team
1968
League
AFL
Division
Western
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
12
Regular season
2
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Divisional Playoff (at Raiders) 6–41
Awards
Hank Stram (UPI/PFW AFL COY)
1969
1969
Season
1969
Team
1969
League
AFL†
Division
Western
Regular season
2nd#
Regular season
11
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Jets) 13–6Won AFL Championship (at Raiders) 17–7Won Super Bowl IV (2) (vs. Vikings) 23–7
Awards
Len Dawson (SB MVP)
1970
1970
Season
1970
Team
1970
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
7
Regular season
5
Regular season
2
1971
1971
Season
1971
Team
1971
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
10
Regular season
3
Regular season
1
Postseason results
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 24–27 (2 OT)
Awards
Otis Taylor (AFC POY)Willie Lanier (PB Co–MVP)
1972
1972
Season
1972
Team
1972
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
8
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Awards
Willie Lanier (NFL MOY)
1973
1973
Season
1973
Team
1973
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
7
Regular season
5
Regular season
2
Awards
Len Dawson (NFL MOY)
1974
1974
Season
1974
Team
1974
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
3rd
Regular season
5
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
1975
1975
Season
1975
Team
1975
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
3rd
Regular season
5
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
Head coach
Paul Wiggin
1976
1976
Season
1976
Team
1976
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
4th
Regular season
5
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
1977
1977
Season
1977
Team
1977
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
5th
Regular season
2
Regular season
12
Regular season
0
Head coach
Paul Wiggin (1–6)Tom Bettis (1–6)
1978
1978
Season
1978
Team
1978
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
5th
Regular season
4
Regular season
12
Regular season
0
Head coach
Marv Levy
1979
1979
Season
1979
Team
1979
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
5th
Regular season
7
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
1980
1980
Season
1980
Team
1980
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
3rd
Regular season
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
1981
1981
Season
1981
Team
1981
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
3rd
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
1982
1982
Season
1982
Team
1982
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Regular season
11th
Regular season
3
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
1983
1983
Season
1983
Team
1983
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
5th
Regular season
6
Regular season
10
Regular season
0
Head coach
John Mackovic
1984
1984
Season
1984
Team
1984
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
4th
Regular season
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Awards
Bill Maas (DROY)
1985
1985
Season
1985
Team
1985
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
5th
Regular season
6
Regular season
10
Regular season
0
1986
1986
Season
1986
Team
1986
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd#
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 15–35
1987
1987
Season
1987
Team
1987
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
5th
Regular season
4
Regular season
11
Regular season
0
Head coach
Frank Gansz
1988
1988
Season
1988
Team
1988
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
5th
Regular season
4
Regular season
11
Regular season
1
1989
1989
Season
1989
Team
1989
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
8
Regular season
7
Regular season
1
Awards
Derrick Thomas (DROY)Christian Okoye (OPOY)
Head coach
Marty Schottenheimer
1990
1990
Season
1990
Team
1990
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd#
Regular season
11
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 16–17
Awards
Barry Word (CPOY)
1991
1991
Season
1991
Team
1991
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd#
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Raiders) 10–6Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bills) 14–37
1992
1992
Season
1992
Team
1992
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd#
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Chargers) 0–17
Awards
Dale Carter (DROY)
1993
1993
Season
1993
Team
1993
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
11
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 27–24 (OT)Won Divisional Playoffs (at Oilers) 28–20Lost AFC Championship (at Bills) 13–30
Awards
Marcus Allen (CPOY)Derrick Thomas (MOY)
1994
1994
Season
1994
Team
1994
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd#
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 17–27
1995
1995
Season
1995
Team
1995
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
13
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 7–10
Awards
Marty Schottenheimer (UPI COY)
1996
1996
Season
1996
Team
1996
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
1997
1997
Season
1997
Team
1997
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
13
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 10–14
1998
1998
Season
1998
Team
1998
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
4th
Regular season
7
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
1999
1999
Season
1999
Team
1999
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Head coach
Gunther Cunningham
2000
2000
Season
2000
Team
2000
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
3rd
Regular season
7
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
2001
2001
Season
2001
Team
2001
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
4th
Regular season
6
Regular season
10
Regular season
0
Head coach
Dick Vermeil
2002
2002
Season
2002
Team
2002
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
4th
Regular season
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Awards
Priest Holmes (OPOY)
2003
2003
Season
2003
Team
2003
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
13
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 31–38
Awards
Will Shields (MOY)Dick Vermeil (MFC COY)
2004
2004
Season
2004
Team
2004
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
3rd
Regular season
7
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
2005
2005
Season
2005
Team
2005
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
2006
2006
Season
2006
Team
2006
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd#
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Colts) 8–23
Head coach
Herm Edwards
2007
2007
Season
2007
Team
2007
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
3rd
Regular season
4
Regular season
12
Regular season
0
2008
2008
Season
2008
Team
2008
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
4th
Regular season
2
Regular season
14
Regular season
0
2009
2009
Season
2009
Team
2009
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
4th
Regular season
4
Regular season
12
Regular season
0
Awards
Brian Waters (MOY)
Head coach
Todd Haley
2010
2010
Season
2010
Team
2010
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens) 7–30
2011
2011
Season
2011
Team
2011
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
4th
Regular season
7
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
Head coach
Todd Haley (5–8)Romeo Crennel (2–1)
2012
2012
Season
2012
Team
2012
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
4th
Regular season
2
Regular season
14
Regular season
0
Head coach
Romeo Crennel
2013
2013
Season
2013
Team
2013
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd#
Regular season
11
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Colts) 44–45
Head coach
Andy Reid
2014
2014
Season
2014
Team
2014
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
2015
2015
Season
2015
Team
2015
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West
Regular season
2nd#
Regular season
11
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 30–0Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 20–27
Awards
Marcus Peters (DROY)Eric Berry (CPOY)
2016
2016
Season
2016
Team
2016
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 16–18
2017
2017
Season
2017
Team
2017
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Titans) 21–22
2018
2018
Season
2018
Team
2018
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 31–13Lost AFC Championship (Patriots) 31–37 (OT)
Awards
Patrick Mahomes (MVP, OPOY)
2019
2019
Season
2019
Team
2019
League
NFL†
Conference
AFC*
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won Divisional Playoffs (Texans) 51–31Won AFC Championship (Titans) 35–24Won Super Bowl LIV (3) (vs. 49ers) 31–20
Awards
Patrick Mahomes (SB MVP)
2020
2020
Season
2020
Team
2020
League
NFL
Conference
AFC*
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
14
Regular season
2
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 22–17 Won AFC Championship (Bills) 38–24 Lost Super Bowl LV (vs. Buccaneers) 9–31
2021
2021
Season
2021
Team
2021
League
NFL
Conference
AFC
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
12
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 42–21Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 42–36 (OT)Lost AFC Championship (Bengals) 24–27 (OT)
2022
2022
Season
2022
Team
2022
League
NFL†
Conference
AFC*
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
14
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won Divisional Playoffs (Jaguars) 27–20Won AFC Championship (Bengals) 23–20Won Super Bowl LVII (4) (vs. Eagles) 38–35
Awards
Patrick Mahomes (MVP, SB MVP)
2023
2023
Season
2023
Team
2023
League
NFL†
Conference
AFC*
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
11
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 26–7Won Divisional Playoffs (at Bills) 27–24Won AFC Championship (at Ravens) 17–10Won Super Bowl LVIII (5) (vs. 49ers) 25–22 (OT)
Awards
Patrick Mahomes (SB MVP)
2024
2024
Season
2024
Team
2024
League
NFL
Conference
AFC*
Division
West^
Regular season
1st^
Regular season
15
Regular season
2
Regular season
0
Postseason results
Won Divisional Playoffs (Texans) 23–14Won AFC Championship (Bills) 32–29Lost Super Bowl LIX (vs. Eagles) 22–40
Total
Total
Season
Total
Team
547
League
441
Conference
12
Division
Regular season (1960–2024)
26
26
Season
26
Team
22
League
Conference
Postseason (1960–2024)
573
573
Season
573
Team
463
League
12
Conference
Overall (1960–2024)
4 Super Bowl titles, 3 AFL titles, 5 AFC titles, 17 division titles
4 Super Bowl titles, 3 AFL titles, 5 AFC titles, 17 division titles
Season
4 Super Bowl titles, 3 AFL titles, 5 AFC titles, 17 division titles
Season
Team
League
Conference
Division
Regular season
Postseason results
Awards
Head coach
Finish
mw- W
L
T
Dallas Texans
1960
1960
AFL
Western
2nd
8
6
0
Abner Haynes (UPI/AP AFL MVP)
Hank Stram
1961
1961
AFL
Western
2nd
6
8
0
1962
1962
AFL§
Western^
1st^
11
3
0
Won AFL Championship (1) (at Oilers) 20–17 (2 OT)
Len Dawson (TSN AFL MVP)
Kansas City Chiefs
1963
1963
AFL
Western
3rd
5
7
2
Hank Stram
1964
1964
AFL
Western
2nd
7
7
0
1965
1965
AFL
Western
3rd
7
5
2
1966
1966
AFL§
Western^
1st^
11
2
1
Won AFL Championship (at Bills) 31–7Lost Super Bowl I (vs. Packers) 10–35
1967
1967
AFL
Western
2nd
9
5
0
1968
1968
AFL
Western
2nd
12
2
0
Lost Divisional Playoff (at Raiders) 6–41
Hank Stram (UPI/PFW AFL COY)
1969
1969
AFL†
Western
2nd#
11
3
0
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Jets) 13–6Won AFL Championship (at Raiders) 17–7Won Super Bowl IV (2) (vs. Vikings) 23–7
Len Dawson (SB MVP)
1970
1970
NFL
AFC
West
2nd
7
5
2
1971
1971
NFL
AFC
West^
1st^
10
3
1
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 24–27 (2 OT)
Otis Taylor (AFC POY)Willie Lanier (PB Co–MVP)
1972
1972
NFL
AFC
West
2nd
8
6
0
Willie Lanier (NFL MOY)
1973
1973
NFL
AFC
West
2nd
7
5
2
Len Dawson (NFL MOY)
1974
1974
NFL
AFC
West
3rd
5
9
0
1975
1975
NFL
AFC
West
3rd
5
9
0
Paul Wiggin
1976
1976
NFL
AFC
West
4th
5
9
0
1977
1977
NFL
AFC
West
5th
2
12
0
Paul Wiggin (1–6)Tom Bettis (1–6)
1978
1978
NFL
AFC
West
5th
4
12
0
Marv Levy
1979
1979
NFL
AFC
West
5th
7
9
0
1980
1980
NFL
AFC
West
3rd
8
8
0
1981
1981
NFL
AFC
West
3rd
9
7
0
1982
1982
NFL
AFC
11th
3
6
0
1983
1983
NFL
AFC
West
5th
6
10
0
John Mackovic
1984
1984
NFL
AFC
West
4th
8
8
0
Bill Maas (DROY)
1985
1985
NFL
AFC
West
5th
6
10
0
1986
1986
NFL
AFC
West
2nd#
10
6
0
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 15–35
1987
1987
NFL
AFC
West
5th
4
11
0
Frank Gansz
1988
1988
NFL
AFC
West
5th
4
11
1
1989
1989
NFL
AFC
West
2nd
8
7
1
Derrick Thomas (DROY)Christian Okoye (OPOY)
Marty Schottenheimer
1990
1990
NFL
AFC
West
2nd#
11
5
0
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 16–17
Barry Word (CPOY)
1991
1991
NFL
AFC
West
2nd#
10
6
0
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Raiders) 10–6Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bills) 14–37
1992
1992
NFL
AFC
West
2nd#
10
6
0
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Chargers) 0–17
Dale Carter (DROY)
1993
1993
NFL
AFC
West^
1st^
11
5
0
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 27–24 (OT)Won Divisional Playoffs (at Oilers) 28–20Lost AFC Championship (at Bills) 13–30
Marcus Allen (CPOY)Derrick Thomas (MOY)
1994
1994
NFL
AFC
West
2nd#
9
7
0
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 17–27
1995
1995
NFL
AFC
West^
1st^
13
3
0
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 7–10
Marty Schottenheimer (UPI COY)
1996
1996
NFL
AFC
West
2nd
9
7
0
1997
1997
NFL
AFC
West^
1st^
13
3
0
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 10–14
1998
1998
NFL
AFC
West
4th
7
9
0
1999
1999
NFL
AFC
West
2nd
9
7
0
Gunther Cunningham
2000
2000
NFL
AFC
West
3rd
7
9
0
2001
2001
NFL
AFC
West
4th
6
10
0
Dick Vermeil
2002
2002
NFL
AFC
West
4th
8
8
0
Priest Holmes (OPOY)
2003
2003
NFL
AFC
West^
1st^
13
3
0
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 31–38
Will Shields (MOY)Dick Vermeil (MFC COY)
2004
2004
NFL
AFC
West
3rd
7
9
0
2005
2005
NFL
AFC
West
2nd
10
6
0

References

  1. The Chiefs and Oakland Raiders both finished the 1968 American Football League season with a 12–2 record. The teams play
  2. Lanier and Stenerud were named Defensive MVP and Offensive MVP of the 1972 Pro BowlJan Stenerud (PB Co–MVP)
  3. Beginning in 1978, the NFL schedule expanded to a 16-game regular season
  4. Due to the 1982 NFL Players Association strike, teams were ranked by conference instead of divisional standings.
  5. Due to the 1987 NFL Players Association strike, the season was shortened to 15 games.
  6. Beginning in 2021, the NFL schedule expanded to a 17-game regular season
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