1997 Kansas City Chiefs season

1997 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	13–3
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 14–10
Pro Bowlers	WR Andre Rison FB Kimble Anders G Will Shields LB Derrick Thomas CB Dale Carter CB James Hasty

The 1997 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League, and the 28th overall.

The Chiefs finished with a 13–3 record and as AFC West division champions. The season is best remembered for the Rich Gannon–Elvis Grbac quarterback controversy ^[1] which brewed throughout the entire season and arguably cost the Chiefs a victory in the playoffs. The Chiefs were beaten by division rival and eventual Super Bowl champions, the Denver Broncos, in the 1998 playoffs. 1997 was the final season that the Chiefs would appear in the playoffs during the 1990s and for the next several seasons, they fell out of contention. They would return to the playoffs in 2003.

This was the last season that Marty Schottenheimer would coach the team into the playoffs, with the loss to Denver in the Divisional round 14-10 capping off many years of disappointing playoff losses. This was also the final season for future Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1997 Kansas City Chiefs draft
1	13	Tony Gonzalez *	Tight end	California
2	47	Kevin Lockett	Wide receiver	Kansas State
4	110	Pat Barnes	Quarterback	California
6	163	June Henley	Running back	Kansas
6	195	Isaac Byrd	Wide receiver	Kansas
7	214	Nathan Parks	Offensive tackle	Stanford
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1997 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

Founder – Lamar Hunt
Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman
President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson
Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum
Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach – Russ Ball

Head coaches

Head Coach – Marty Schottenheimer
Assistant Head Coach – Al Saunders

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Paul Hackett
Quarterbacks – Mike McCarthy
Running Backs – Jimmy Raye
Receivers – Al Saunders
Tight Ends/Offensive Assistant – Jim Erkenbeck
Offensive Line – Mike Solari

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Gunther Cunningham
Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz
Defensive Backs – Kurt Schottenheimer
Defensive Assistant – Woodrow Lowe
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darvin Wallis

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Mike Stock
Assistant Special Teams – Woodrow Lowe

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Roberto Parker

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result	Game site	TV	Time	Attendance
1	at Denver Broncos	L 3–19	Mile High Stadium	NBC	4:15pm	75,600
2	at Oakland Raiders	W 28–27	Network Associates Coliseum	ABC	9:00pm	61,523
3	Buffalo Bills	W 22–16	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC	1:00pm	78,169
4	at Carolina Panthers	W 35–14	Bank of America Stadium	NBC	1:00pm	67,402
5	Seattle Seahawks	W 20–17 OT	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC	4:15pm	77,877
6	at Miami Dolphins	L 14–17	Pro Player Stadium	NBC	1:00pm	71,794
7	Bye
8	San Diego Chargers	W 31–3	Arrowhead Stadium	TNT	8:00pm	77,195
9	at St. Louis Rams	W 28–20	Edward Jones Dome	NBC	1:00pm	64,864
10	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 13–10	Arrowhead Stadium	ABC	9:00pm	78,301
11	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 14–24	Alltel Stadium	NBC	1:00pm	70,444
12	Denver Broncos	W 24–22	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC	1:00pm	77,963
13	at Seattle Seahawks	W 19–14	Kingdome	NBC	4:15pm	66,264
14	San Francisco 49ers	W 44–9	Arrowhead Stadium	FOX	1:00pm	77,535
15	Oakland Raiders	W 30–0	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC	1:00pm	76,379
16	at San Diego Chargers	W 29–7	Qualcomm Stadium	NBC	4:15pm	54,594
17	New Orleans Saints	W 25–13	Arrowhead Stadium	FOX	1:00pm	66,772

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	13	3	0	.813	375	232	W6
⁽⁴⁾ Denver Broncos	12	4	0	.750	472	287	W1
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	365	362	W2
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	324	419	L5
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	266	425	L8

Playoffs

1998 playoffs
Divisional Playoff	Denver Broncos	L 10–14	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC	4:15pm	76,965

Game summary

AFC Divisional Playoff: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	0	7	14
Chiefs	0	0	10	0	10

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: January 4, 1998
Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 30°F, relative humidity 91°F, round (wind) 11 MPH
TV: ABC
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

Den – Terrell Davis 1 yard run (Jason Elam kick) Broncos 7-0

Third quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 20 yard field goal. Broncos 7-3
KC – Tony Gonzalez 12 yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick) Chiefs 10-7

Fourth quarter

Den – Terrell Davis 1 yard run (Jason Elam kick) Broncos 14-10

Broncos

John Elway. 10-19, 170 yards, 0 TD, 0 Int
Terrell Davis. 25 att, 101 yards, 2 TD

Chiefs

Elvis Grbac. 24-37, 260 yards, 1 TD, 0 Int
Andre Rison. 8 rec, 110 yards

References

↑ Gretz, Bob. Quarterbacks and controversy Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. KCChiefs.com, November 1, 2006
↑ "1997 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

Kansas City Chiefs
Founded in 1960 Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–62) Based and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players First-round picks Coaches Logos and uniforms Awards Records Starting quarterbacks (list)
Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium
Personnel	Owner: Clark Hunt President: Mark Donovan General Manager: Brett Veach Head Coach: Andy Reid Co-Offensive Coordinator: Brad Childress Co-Offensive Coordinator: Matt Nagy Defensive Coordinator: Bob Sutton Special Teams Coach: Dave Toub
Culture	Lamar Hunt H. Roe Bartle Warpaint K. C. Wolf Marty Ball Cheerleaders
Rivalries	Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders Los Angeles Chargers St. Louis Cardinals/Rams
Playoff appearances (19)	1962 1966 1968 1969 1971 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2003 2006 2010 2013 2015 2016
Division championships (9)	1962 1966 1971 1993 1995 1997 2003 2010 2016
League championships (2^†)	1962 1969 (IV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1969 AFL championships
Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86
Media	Broadcasters Television: KCTV WDAF-TV KSHB-TV Radio: KCFX Personalities: Dave Armstrong Len Dawson Kendall Gammon Bob Gretz Art Hains Bill Grigsby Kevin Harlan Mitch Holthus Roger Twibell
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)
Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Championship seasons in bold

Dallas Texans–Kansas City Chiefs seasons
Dallas Texans 1960 1961 1962 Kansas City 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Bold indicates AFL Championship (1960–66) or Super Bowl (1967–) victory

1997 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Jacksonville	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Tennessee	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco

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