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The 1968 Kansas City Chiefs season ended with a 12-2 record, resulting in a tie for first place in the AFL Western Division. The Chiefs and Oakland Raiders both finished with 12-2 records in the same division, but the Raiders won the championship in a tiebreaker playoff (defeating the Chief 41-6 Western Division playoff game).
A debate raged in Kansas City whether the club’s new stadium should be built downtown or at a “remote” location. A location in Eastern Jackson County was chosen as the site and groundbreaking ceremonies took place in July with plans calling for a unique “rolling roof” design.
The 1968 Chiefs boasted one of the finest defenses ever assembled by the club, allowing a franchise-low 170 points (12.1 ppg). The nucleus of the defensive unit was clearly in its prime, producing six AFL All-Stars, including all three of the squad’s linebackers. Offensively, quarterback Len Dawson led the AFL in passing for the fourth time. The Chiefs began the season with a 7-1 record and rattled off five straight victories to close the regular season at 12-2, sharing the AFL Western Division crown with the Oakland Raiders and setting up an AFL Western Division Playoff Game. Kansas City lost a 41-6 decision at Oakland on December 22 as the Raiders advanced to the AFL Championship Game against the New York Jets.[1] The loss to Oakland was a major event in the Chiefs' rivalry with the Raiders, one of the NFL's most storied feuds.
[edit] Offseason
[edit] AFL Draft
[edit] Regular Season
[edit] Season Schedule
[edit] Division standings
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[edit] Postseason
- Further information: AFL playoffs, 1968
- A tie in the Western Division standings necessitated a Western Division playoff game
[edit] Western Division playoff
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Chiefs |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Raiders |
21 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
41 |
Oakland Raiders 41, Kansas City Chiefs 6
- December 22, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Scoring
- OAK - Biletnikoff 24 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
- OAK - Wells 23 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
- OAK - Biletnikoff 44 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
- KC - Field goal Stenerud 10
- KC - Field goal Stenerud 8
- OAK - Biletnikoff 54 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
- OAK - Wells 35 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
- OAK - Field goal Blanda 41
- OAK - Field goal Blanda 40
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