1993 Kansas City Chiefs season

1993 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Owner	Lamar Hunt
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Won AFC Wild Card round (Steelers) Won AFC Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) Lost AFC Championship (Bills)
Pro Bowlers	QB Joe Montana RB Marcus Allen T John Alt DE Neil Smith LB Derrick Thomas

The 1993 Kansas City Chiefs season was arguably the franchise's most successful in 22 years: The Chiefs won the AFC Western Division and finished with an 11–5 record. Kansas City advanced all the way to the AFC Championship before losing to the Buffalo Bills 30–13.

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.

Offseason

Montana and Marcus

Kansas City acquired two Super Bowl MVP's 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.^[1]

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

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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 Head Coach – Marty Schottenheimer Assistant Head Coach – Al Saunders Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Paul Hackett Running Backs – Jimmy Raye Receivers – Al Saunders Tight Ends – Kurt Schottenheimer Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Mike McCarthy			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 Special Teams – Kurt Schottenheimer Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Russ Ball

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

Week	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 27–3	Tampa Stadium	63,378
2	at Houston Oilers	L 30–0	Astrodome	59,780
3	Denver Broncos	W 15–7	Arrowhead Stadium	78,453
Week 4 — Bye
5	Los Angeles Raiders	W 24–9	Arrowhead Stadium	77,395
6	Cincinnati Bengals	W 17–15	Arrowhead Stadium	75,394
7	at San Diego Chargers	W 17–14	Jack Murphy Stadium	60,729
Week 8 — Bye[3]
9	at Miami Dolphins	L 30–10	Joe Robbie Stadium	67,765
10	Green Bay Packers	W 23–16	Arrowhead Stadium	76,742
11	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 31–20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	66,553
12	Chicago Bears	L 19–17	Arrowhead Stadium	76,872
13	Buffalo Bills	W 23–7	Arrowhead Stadium	74,452
14	at Seattle Seahawks	W 31–16	Kingdome	58,551
15	at Denver Broncos	L 27–21	Mile High Stadium	75,822
16	San Diego Chargers	W 28–24	Arrowhead Stadium	74,778
17	at Minnesota Vikings	L 30–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	59,236
18	Seattle Seahawks	W 34–24	Arrowhead Stadium	72,136
1994 Playoffs
Wild Card	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–24 ◊	Arrowhead Stadium	74,515
Divisional Playoff	Houston Oilers	W 28–20	Astrodome	64,011
AFC Championship	Buffalo Bills	L 30–13	Rich Stadium	76,642

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	0	.688	328	291	W1
^(4) Los Angeles Raiders	10	6	0	.625	306	326	W1
^(5) Denver Broncos	9	7	0	.563	373	284	L2
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	322	290	W2
Seattle Seahawks	6	10	0	.375	280	314	L1

Game summaries

Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	3	0	7	17
Chargers	0	7	0	7	14

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 17
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F, wind 9 mph
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV: NBC
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter KC – Marcus Allen 15-yard pass from Joe Montana (Nick Lowery kick) – Chiefs 7–0 Second Quarter SD – Natrone Means 7-yard run (John Carney kick) – Tied 7–7 KC – Nick Lowery 37-yard field goal – Chiefs 10–7 Fourth Quarter SD – Anthony Miller 4-yard pass from John Friesz (John Carney kick) – Chargers 14–10 KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick) – Chiefs 17–14 Chiefs Joe Montana 21/39, 284 Yds, TD, INT Marcus Allen 13 Rush, 46 Yds, TD Willie Davis 4 Rec, 77 Yds Chargers John Friesz 18/35, 218 Yds, TD, INT Marion Butts 11 Rush, 38 Yds Anthony Miller 6 Rec, 105 Yds, TD

Week 11

1 2 3 4 Total • Chiefs 0 7 14 10 31 Raiders 7 10 0 3 20 Date: November 14 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 59°F; wind 15

Scoring summary Q1 LA Napoleon McCallum 4 yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick) LA 7–0 Q2 LA Ethan Horton 8 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Jeff Jaeger kick) LA 14–0 Q2 KC Kimble Anders 15 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Nick Lowery kick) LA 14–7 Q2 LA Jeff Jaeger 35 yard field goal LA 17–7 Q3 KC Marcus Allen 4 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) LA 17–14 Q3 KC Willie Davis 66 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Nick Lowery kick) KC 21–17 Q4 LA Jeff Jaeger 30 yard field goal KC 21–20 Q4 KC Nick Lowery 29 yard field goal KC 24–20 Q4 KC Keith Cash 4 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Nick Lowery kick) KC 31–20

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Playoffs

AFC Wild Card Playoffs

Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Kansas City Chiefs 27 (OT)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Steelers	7	10	0	7	0	24
Chiefs	7	0	3	14	3	27

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
• Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 74,515
• Referee: Gary Lane
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf

Game information
PIT – Cooper 10 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) KC – Birden 23 pass from Krieg (Lowery kick) PIT – FG Anderson 30 PIT – Mills 26 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) KC – FG Lowery 23 KC – Allen 2 run (Lowery kick) PIT – Green 22 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) KC – Barnett 7 pass from Montana (Lowery kick) KC – FG Lowery 32

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	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	7	21	28
Oilers	10	0	0	10	20

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
• Game attendance: 64,011
• Referee: Gerald Austin
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

Game information
HOU – FG Del Greco 49 HOU – G. Brown 2 run (Del Greco kick) KC – K. Cash 7 pass from Montana (Lowery kick) HOU – FG Del Greco 43 KC – Birden 11 pass from Montana (Lowery kick) KC – W. Davis 18 pass from Montana (Lowery kick) HOU – Givins 7 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick) KC – Allen 21 run (Lowery kick)

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 form 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	3	4	Total
Chiefs	6	0	7	0	13
Bills	7	13	0	10	30

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 76,642
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

Game information
BUF – Thomas 12 run (Christie kick) KC – FG Lowery 31 KC – FG Lowery 31 BUF – Thomas 3 run (Christie kick) BUF – FG Christie 23 BUF – FG Christie 25 KC – Allen 1 run (Lowery kick) BUF – FG Christie 18 BUF – Thomas 3 run (Christie kick)

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

References

1. "Will Shields NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
2. "1993 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
3. 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.
4. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Apr-17.

External links

• 1993 Kansas City Chiefs on Database Football