The 1996 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 27th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 37th overall. Following their loss to the Colts in the playoffs the year before, the Chiefs failed to improve their 13–3 record from 1995 and finishing 9–7 record and second-place finish in the AFC West. Despite being predicted as one of the eventual winners of Super Bowl XXXI by Sports Illustrated,Sports Illustrated, September 1996 the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 1989.
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel Staff
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 4 vs. Dallas Cowboys W 32–6 1–0 Estadio Universitario 45,128 Recap 2 New Orleans Saints W 42–6 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 65,710 Recap 3 St. Louis Rams L 30–34 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 72,191 Recap 4 at Chicago Bears W 14–10 3–1 Soldier Field 51,111 Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 1 at Houston Oilers W 20–19 1–0 Houston Astrodome 27,725 Recap 2 September 8 Oakland Raiders W 19–3 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 79,281 Recap 3 September 15 at Seattle Seahawks W 35–17 3–0 Kingdome 39,790 Recap 4 September 22 Denver Broncos W 17–14 4–0 Arrowhead Stadium 79,439 Recap 5 September 29 at San Diego Chargers L 19–22 4–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 59,384 Recap 6 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–17 4–2 Arrowhead Stadium 79,189 Recap 7Bye 8 Seattle Seahawks W 34–16 5–2 Arrowhead Stadium 76,057 Recap 9 October 27 at Denver Broncos L 7–34 5–3 Mile High Stadium 75,652 Recap 10 November 3 at Minnesota Vikings W 21–6 6–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,552 Recap 11 November 10 Green Bay Packers W 27–20 7–3 Arrowhead Stadium 79,281 Recap 12 November 17 Chicago Bears W 14–10 8–3 Arrowhead Stadium 76,762 Recap 13 November 24 San Diego Chargers L 14–28 8–4 Arrowhead Stadium 69,472 Recap 14 November 28 at Detroit Lions W 28–24 9–4 Pontiac Silverdome 75,079 Recap 15 at Oakland Raiders L 7–26 9–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 57,082 Recap 16 December 15 Indianapolis Colts L 19–24 9–6 Arrowhead Stadium 71,136 Recap 17 December 22 at Buffalo Bills L 9–20 9–7 Rich Stadium 68,671 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Houston Oilers
Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 9: at Denver Broncos
Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 14: at Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day games
Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 17: at Buffalo Bills
Standings
References