Kansas City Chiefs contested the first Super Bowl in 1967 when they played against the Green Bay. The Chiefs lost the game 35-10 and three years later they met the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV, where they won 23-7. The Kansas City Chiefs are one of four teams playing in the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC). The Chiefs play at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, and wear uniforms of red, gold, and white. The team was named after Kansas City mayor H. Roe “Chief” Bartle. During the 1960s the Chiefs franchise were the only club to capture three American Football League (AFL) championships. Coached by Hank Stram, the team had one of the American Football League’s (AFC) most feared defenses. Quarterback Len Dawson, a five-time passing champion was among the potent players of the team. During the early and mid-1990s head coach Marty Schottenheimer guided the Chiefs to six consecutive playoff appearances.

His many stars included running back Marcus Allen, kicker Nick Lowery, and quarterback Joe Montana. The Dallas Texans became a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960, and Hank Stram, an assistant at the University of Miami, was hired as the team’s first head coach. Two years later Stram produced a powerful offense with quarterback Len Dawson, veteran running back Abner Hayes, and rookie running back Curtis McClinton. The three stars led the Texans to the American Football League (AFL) title in 1962. Dawson was named the player of the year, McClinton rookie of the year, and Stram coach of the year. Despite the team’s success in the American Football League (AFC), the club suffered economically because of poor fan support, and in 1963 the franchise moved to Kansas City and was renamed the Chiefs. Kansas City won its second American Football League (AFL) title in 1966. After winning the AFL crown, the Chiefs qualified to play against the National Football League (NFL) champions Green Bay Packers in the first Super Bowl. Kansas City lost the game 35-10.

Stram guided his team to a league-record third AFL title in the 1969 season. In 1970 the Kansas City Chiefs upset the heavily favored Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in Super Bowl IV, and joined the national Football League (NFL) the same year. In 1971 Stram led the Kansas City Chiefs to the American Football Conference (AFC) Western Division title in their second year in the league. That year, in a double-overtime divisional playoff game on Christmas Day, the Miami Dolphins defeated Kansas City in the longest game in NFL history. It lasted 82 minutes 40 seconds. The Chiefs suffered a 14-season playoff drought from 1972 to 1985, finishing as high as second place only twice. In 1986 Kansas City returned to the playoffs with a strong defense that included safety Deron Cherry, who topped the AFC in interceptions in 1985 and 1986. In 1990 second-year head coach Marty Schottenheimer guided the Chiefs to the first of six consecutive trips to the playoffs. The club brought together veteran superstars Marcus Allen and Joe Montana in 1993.