1996 Kansas City Chiefs season

1996 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	FB Kimble Anders G Will Shields LB Derrick Thomas CB Dale Carter

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,^[1] the team barely missed the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL draft

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

Staff

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 Head Coach – Marty Schottenheimer Assistant Head Coach – Al Saunders Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Paul Hackett Quarterbacks – Mike McCarthy Running Backs – Jimmy Raye Receivers – Al Saunders 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 – Woodrow Lowe Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darvin Wallis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Mike Stock Assistant Special Teams – Woodrow Lowe Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Russ Ball

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Network	Kickoff (CT)	Attendance
1	September 1, 1996	at Houston Oilers	W 20–19	NBC	12:00pm	27,725
2	September 8, 1996	Oakland Raiders	W 19–3	NBC	12:00pm	79,281
3	September 15, 1996	at Seattle Seahawks	W 35–17	NBC	3:00pm	39,790
4	September 22, 1996	Denver Broncos	W 17–14	NBC	12:00pm	79,439
5	September 29, 1996	at San Diego Chargers	L 22–19	NBC	3:00pm	59,384
6	October 7, 1996	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–7	ABC	8:00pm	79,189
7	Bye
8	October 17, 1996	Seattle Seahawks	W 34–16	NBC	12:00pm	76,057
9	October 27, 1996	at Denver Broncos	L 34–7	NBC	3:00pm	75,652
10	November 3, 1996	at Minnesota Vikings	W 21–6	NBC	3:00pm	59,552
11	November 10, 1996	Green Bay Packers	W 27–20	FOX	12:00pm	79,281
12	November 17, 1996	Chicago Bears	W 14–10	FOX	12:00pm	76,762
13	November 24, 1996	San Diego Chargers	L 28–14	NBC	12:00pm	69,472
14	November 28, 1996	at Detroit Lions	W 28–24	NBC	11:30am	75,079
15	December 9, 1996	at Oakland Raiders	L 26–7	NBC	3:00pm	57,082
16	December 15, 1996	Indianapolis Colts	L 24–19	NBC	3:00pm	71,136
17	December 22, 1996	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–9	NBC	12:00pm	68,671

Standings

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
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	317	376	W1
Oakland Raiders	7	9	0	.438	340	293	L2

References

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.