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| 1993 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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| Owner | Lamar Hunt |
| General manager | Carl Peterson |
| Head coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
| Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 1st AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 27–24 (OT) Won Divisional Playoffs (at Oilers) 28–20 Lost AFC Championship (at Bills) 13–30 |
| Pro Bowlers | 5
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| AP All-Pros | 2
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The 1993 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League and the 34th overall. They improved on their 10–6 record from 1992 and won the AFC West and with an 11–5 record. Kansas City advanced all the way to the AFC Championship before losing to the Buffalo Bills 30–13, which started the Chiefs' 8-game playoff losing streak. It would be 22 years before the Chiefs would win another playoff game, and 25 years until they won another playoff game at Arrowhead.[1]
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. This would be the last time until 2018 that the Chiefs would appear in the AFC Championship game or win a home playoff game.
Offseason
Montana and Marcus
Kansas City acquired two Super Bowl MVPs 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.
Draft
With their first pick in the 1993 NFL draft, coming in the third round, the Chiefs' selected future all-pro and Hall of fame guard Will Shields out of the University of Nebraska. Shields went on to start 223 of the 224 career games he played for the team and was selected to 12 consecutive Pro Bowls.[2]
| 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 | |||||
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| 1 | August 7 | at Green Bay Packers | W 29–21 | 1–0 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 51,655 | Recap |
| 2 | August 12 | Buffalo Bills | L 7–30 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 73,550 | Recap |
| 3 | August 21 | Minnesota Vikings | W 27–20 | 2–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 73,080 | Recap |
| 4 | August 27 | at New England Patriots | W 27–20 | 3–1 | Foxboro Stadium | 46,501 | Recap |