History of the Kansas City Chiefs 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 with an earlier Dallas Texans NFL team that only played for one season in 1952). The Texans won the AFL Championship in 1962, and the team relocated to Kansas City, Missouri the following year. In 1966, the Chiefs won their second AFL
1987 Kansas City Chiefs season games to conclude the strike-shortened 4–11 campaign. 1987 Kansas City Chiefs season The Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League and the 28th overall. Under new head coach Frank Gansz, The Chiefs split their first two games never recovered and the Chiefs replacement players went 0-3. After the regulars returned, the Chiefs continued to struggle losing their next four games to stand at 1-8. The Chiefs would go on to finish with a disappointing 4-11 record, a year after making the playoffs in 1986. One of the most tumultuous weeks in franchise history