1963 Kansas City Chiefs season 1963 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1963 Kansas City Chiefs season was the inaugural season of Kansas City's new football franchise. Despite winning the AFL championship game the previous year, the Chiefs were 5–7–2 in 1963, third in the four-team Western division. The Chiefs were winless for two months in the middle of the season and were eliminated from the postseason in mid-November after ten games; they finished the season with three consecutive wins at home, with diminished attendance. For the previous three seasons, the team was known as the Dallas Texans. Owner and founder Lamar Hunt moved the team
History of the Kansas City Chiefs 20–9 loss to the Bills, the Chiefs still had a shot to slip into the playoffs if Atlanta could secure a win at Jacksonville. However, Atlanta placekicker Morten Andersen's 30-yard field goal attempt went wide left with 0:04 remaining, preserving a 19–17 win and the AFC's final Wild Card spot for the Jaguars, who won a tiebreaker with Kansas City. The Chiefs finished with a 9–7 record, missing the postseason for the first time since 1989. Kansas City dramatically retooled its roster in 1997, beginning with the signing of free agent quarterback Elvis Grbac on March 17. In addition to