2013 Kansas City Chiefs season |
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Head coach |
Andy Reid |
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General manager |
John Dorsey[1] |
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Owner |
The Hunt Family |
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Home field |
Arrowhead Stadium |
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Local radio |
101.1 The Fox |
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Results |
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Record |
11–5 |
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Division place |
2nd AFC West |
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Playoff finish |
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 45–44 |
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Pro Bowlers |
QB Alex Smith RB Jamaal Charles T Brandon Albert CB Brandon Flowers LB Tamba Hali LB Derrick Johnson LB Justin Houston S Eric Berry DT Dontari Poe PR Dexter McCluster |
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The 2013 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 54th season and the first under the head coach/general manager tandem of Andy Reid and John Dorsey. After their 26–16 defeat of the Philadelphia Eagles in week 3, the Chiefs beat their win total from 2012 when they went 2–14. After defeating the New York Giants 31–7 in week 4, the Chiefs became the only team in NFL history to win 2 or fewer games in the previous season, and win the first 4 games the next.[2] On October 13, 2013 against the Oakland Raiders, Chiefs fans broke the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at an outdoor stadium[3] with 137.5 decibels.[4] Seattle Seahawks fans later reclaimed the record on December 2, 2013, with a roar of 137.6 decibels.[5] After the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Denver Broncos in week 7, the Chiefs were the final undefeated team in the NFL. They are the first team in NFL history to earn the number one draft pick and be the last undefeated team in consecutive years.[6]
The Chiefs clinched a playoff berth, but lost to the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card round of the playoffs by a score of 45–44, after blowing a 38–10 second half lead, extending an 8-game playoff losing streak dating back to the 1993 season, which is the worst in NFL history.[7]
Roster changes
Trades
Cuts
Free agency
Draft
Main article:
2013 NFL Draft
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Undrafted free agents
Preseason cuts
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*Tony Moeaki was originally released but was subsequently placed on injured reserve
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Inseason Transactions
Cuts
Signings
Players with multiple transactions
This is a list of players who played for the Chiefs at some point during the season who were involved in more than one transaction during the season.
Staff
2013 Kansas City Chiefs staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Travis Crittenden
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Brent Salazar
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Final roster
2013 Kansas City Chiefs final roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
53 Active, 8 Inactive, 9 Practice squad
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Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
- Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Postseason
Game summaries
Regular season
Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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The Chiefs started their 2013 season on the road against the Jaguars. The Jags scored a safety when J.T. Thomas blocked a punt in the end zone giving them a 2-0 lead. The Chiefs took the lead as Alex Smith found Donnie Avery on a 5-yard touchdown pass for a 7-2 lead. This was followed up by Smith finding Junior Hemingway on a 3-yard pass sending the game to a 14-2 game. In the 2nd quarter, the Chiefs continued to dominate as Jamaal Charles ran for a 2-yard touchdown giving the team a 21-2 halftime lead.
After a scoreless 3rd quarter, the Chiefs scored the only points of the 2nd half in the 4th quarter when Tamba Hail returned an interception 10 yards for a touchdown.
The Chiefs beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 28–2, the first time in NFL history a game ended with that score.[9] It was also the first time in 20 years a team scored 2 points during a regular season game. The Jaguars crossed the 50 yard line once but failed to score. The Jaguars only score came when a blocked punt that went out of the end zone.
With the win, the Chiefs started 1-0.
Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys
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- Second quarter
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- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
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- Top receivers
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The Chiefs made their regular season debut at home against the Cowboys. They would score first as Jamaal Charles caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Alex Smith for a 7-0 lead. The Boys got on the board as Dan Bailey kicked a 51-yard field goal for a 7-3 game followed up by Tony Romo and Dez Bryant hooking up on a 2-yard pass for a 10-7 lead. With the 2nd quarter being scoreless, the Boys gradually held on to the lead.
In the 3rd quarter, Bailey nailed a 30-yard field goal to increase their lead 13-7. However, the Chiefs retook the lead as Smith found Dwayne Bowe on a 12-yard pass making the score 14-13. In the 4th quarter, the Chiefs increased their lead as Ryan Succop nailed a 40-yard field goal for a 17-13 lead. The Boys then tried to rally late, but came up a point short when Bailey kicked a 53-yard field goal as the Chiefs won the game 17-16 sending them to their first 2-0 start since 2010.
Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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After a close call win at home, the Chiefs traveled to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles in a TNF duel. The Chiefs started their scoring when Ryan Succop kicked a 33-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. This was followed by Eric Berry returning an interception 38 yards for a touchdown for a 10-0 lead. The Eagles managed to get on the board later on in the quarter when Michael Vick found Jason Avant on a 22-yard touchdown pass (with a failed PAT) making the score 10-6. The Chiefs continued to dominate as Succop kicked 2 field goals increasing his teams lead from 7 to eventually 10 points with field goals from 31 and 34 yards out 13-6 and 16-6 at halftime. In the 3rd quarter, the Eagles managed to rally coming within 7 points as Alex Henery kicked a 29-yard field goal for the only score of the quarter. The Chiefs pulled away as Jamaal Charles ran for a 3-yard touchdown for a 23-9 lead. The Eagles then would fire back as LeSean McCoy ran for a touchdown from 41-yards out once again coming within 7 23-16. With Succop's 38-yard field goal, the Chiefs were able to seal the game with a final score of 26-16 sending them to a 3-0 start, their first such start since 2010.
Week 4: vs. New York Giants
Week Four: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Giants |
0 |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs |
0 |
10 |
7 | 14 | 31 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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After a win over the Eagles, the Chiefs returned home for a game against the Giants. After a scoreless 1st quarter, they got on the board as Alex Smith found Sean McGrath on a 5-yard pass for a 7-0 lead. The Giants managed to tie the game up as Eli Manning found Victor Cruz on a 69-yard pass making the score 7-7. Ryan Succop then kicked a 51-yard field goal to send the Chiefs to a 10-7 halftime lead.
In the 2nd half, the Chiefs dominated as Dexter McCluster would run a punt back 89 yards for a touchdown increasing their lead to 17-7 for the only score of the 3rd quarter. In the 4th quarter, Alex Smith threw 2 more touchdown passes to Jamaal Charles and Dwayne Bowe from 2 and 34 yards out that would eventually seal the game for them moving them up 24-7 before the final score sat at 31-7.
The win sent the Chiefs to their first 4-0 start since 2003.
Week 5: at Tennessee Titans
Week Five: Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Chiefs |
7 |
6 |
0 | 13 | 26 |
Titans |
0 |
0 |
10 | 7 | 17 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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Kansas City jumped to 13–0 lead but by end of the third quarter, the Chiefs were trailing 17–13. But the Chiefs answered by scoring 13 unanswered points in the 4th quarter and won the game 26–17.
With the win, the team improved to 5-0, their first such start since 2003.
Week 6: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week Six: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Raiders |
0 |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs |
0 |
7 |
7 | 10 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 76,394
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Game book
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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The Chiefs improved to 6–0 after defeating the Oakland Raiders 24–7, and snapped a 6 game home losing streak to the Oakland Raiders dating back to the 2007 season. It was at this game that Arrowhead Stadium fans set a new Guinness World Record for loudest outdoor stadium in any sport.
It also featured the largest flyover with 42 planes.
Week 7: vs. Houston Texans
Week Seven: Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Texans |
3 |
7 |
6 | 0 | 16 |
Chiefs |
7 |
7 |
3 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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With the win, the Chiefs improved to 7-0 for the first time they would start a season with such a record since 2003. With the Broncos' loss to the Colts, they became the league's only undefeated team while they also became leader of the AFC West.
Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week Eight: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Browns |
0 |
10 |
7 | 0 | 17 |
Chiefs |
6 |
14 |
0 | 3 | 23 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
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- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
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Week 9: at Buffalo Bills
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- Second quarter
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- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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With the win, the Chiefs went 9-0 heading into their bye week. It also gave them their first winning season since 2010 and first 9-0 start since 2003.
Week 11: at Denver Broncos
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- Second quarter
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- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week Twelve: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Chargers |
3 |
7 |
14 | 17 | 41 |
Chiefs |
7 |
7 |
14 | 10 | 38 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C), mostly sunny
- Game attendance: 75,259
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
- Recap, Game book
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- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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- Top receivers
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San Diego triumphed in the highest-scoring matchup with Kansas City since a 42-41 loss in 1986. The game lead changed eight times as Alex Smith threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns, but Rivers (392 yards) won it in the final seconds on a 26-yard score to Seyi Ajirotutu. The loss was Kansas City's second straight after the Chiefs' nine-game winning streak.
Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Thirteen: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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3 | 4 | Total |
Broncos |
0 |
14 |
14 | 7 | 35 |
Chiefs |
7 |
14 |
0 | 7 | 28 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 1
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), sunny and clear
- Game attendance: 77,065
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
- Recap, Game book
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 14: at Washington Redskins
Week Fourteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Redskins – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Chiefs |
17 |
21 |
0 | 7 | 45 |
Redskins |
0 |
10 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
- Date: December 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C), snow
- Game attendance: 56,247
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game book
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
Week Fifteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Chiefs |
21 |
14 |
14 | 7 | 56 |
Raiders |
3 |
14 |
14 | 0 | 31 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: December 15
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 49,571
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
- Recap, Game book
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week Sixteen: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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2 |
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Colts |
0 |
13 |
10 | 0 | 23 |
Chiefs |
7 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 22
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 22 °F (−6 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 75,396
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
- Recap, Game book
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 17: at San Diego Chargers
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
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- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Postseason
AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: at #4 Indianapolis Colts
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- KC - Smith 30-46 378 yards, 4 TDs
- IND – Luck 29-45 443 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INT
- Top rushers
- KC – Davis 18 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
- IND – Brown 11 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
- Top receivers
- KC – Bowe 8 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD
- IND – Hilton 13 receptions, 224 yards, 2 TDs
- Top tacklers
- KC – Berry 9 tackles, 7 solo
- IND – Bethea 9 tackles, 8 solo, 1 pass defended
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Standings
Division
Conference
References
- ↑ Skretta, Dave (January 12, 2013). "Chiefs hire Packers' Dorsey as general manager". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ↑ Gretz, Bob (October 13, 2013). "Chiefs improve to 6–0 by beating Raiders". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Reclaiming the Record: 137 Decibels". KCChiefs.com. ,
- ↑ "Arrowhead Stadium loudest in NFL". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Seahawks fans set noise mark". ESPN.com.
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap2000000268691/mindblowing-stats-for-week-8-of-the-2013-season#photo=2
- ↑ "Life on the road in the NFL Playoffs". KCTV5.com.
- ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (April 25, 2013). "Eric Fisher goes No. 1 to Kansas City Chiefs in NFL draft". National Football League. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ↑ Bromberg, Nick (September 8, 2013). "The Chiefs’ victory over the Jaguars was the first 28–2 score in NFL history". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ↑ Ferrin, Reid (November 1, 2013). "NFL Moves Chiefs vs Broncos to Primetime". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
External links
Media related to 2013 Kansas City Chiefs season at Wikimedia Commons
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