History of the Kansas City Chiefs the first forty-two minutes of the game. Backup quarterback Damon Huard, who led the Chiefs on a 5–2 record in Green's absence, never played a down in the playoff loss to—coincidentally—the eventual Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts. <nowiki>†</nowiki> = Interim head coach History of the Kansas City Chiefs The following is a detailed history of the Kansas City Chiefs, a professional American football franchise that began play in 1960 as the Dallas Texans. The team was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL), and now is currently part of the National Football League (NFL) (they are not associated
1965 Kansas City Chiefs season 1965 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1965 Kansas City Chiefs season ended with a 7–5–2 record and no postseason appearance. For the 1965 season, the Chiefs were caught in the middle of the AFL and NFL's bidding wars for college talent. Kansas City made running back Gale Sayers from the University of Kansas their first-round draft pick, but Sayers eventually signed with the Chicago Bears, who had also drafted him with their first pick in the NFL's draft. The club suffered a devastating blow late in the 1965 season when running back Mack Lee Hill suffered torn ligaments in his