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Regular season record: 226-177 (.561)
Playoff appearances: 13
Super Bowls: four appearances, three titles
Over the last quarter of the last quarter century, the Kansas City Chiefs have been arguably the most successful franchise.
In the six seasons since they handed the reins to Patrick Mahomes, they have won three Super Bowls, played in a fourth and lost in overtime in the AFC Championship Game in the other two years.
While the NBA has produced six different champions, the Chiefs have won or nearly won six titles in a row.
As such, one might scratch one’s head at the fact that this recent juggernaut only landed at #7.
However, the years before Andy Reid, from 1999 to 2012, still mattered and were decidedly not great.
Kansas City went a combined 98-126 in those 14 seasons, plus an 0-3 mark in the playoffs. In fact, before Reid led them to a wild-card round victory in 2015, the Chiefs had lost eight straight playoff games, dating back to the 1993 AFC Championship against the Buffalo Bills.
Priest Holmes’ three good seasons (2001-03) with the Chiefs were a lot of fun to watch, but otherwise it was tough sledding, particularly during the 2007-12 period when Herm Edwards, Todd Haley and Romeo Crennel each had brief, painful stints as a head coach.
Since getting The Walrus back after the Eagles sent him packing, they’ve had 12 straight winning seasons, including the current one with a 9-0 start.
Quite a 180, from annual doormat to AFC West juggernaut.