1990_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1990 Kansas City Chiefs season
1990 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Carl Peterson
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Dolphins) 16–17
Pro Bowlers	4 LB Derrick Thomas; CB Kevin Ross; CB Albert Lewis; K Nick Lowery;
AP All-Pros	5 T John Alt (2nd team); LB Derrick Thomas (1st team); CB Albert Lewis (1st team); CB Kevin Ross (2nd team); K Nick Lowery (1st team);
	← 1989; Chiefs seasons; 1991 →;

1990 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

The 1990 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League, the 28th as the Kansas City Chiefs and the 31st overall. The team improved from an 8–7–1 record to an 11–5 record and Wild Card spot in the 1991 playoffs. In Marty Schottenheimer's first playoff appearance with the Chiefs, they lost to the Miami Dolphins 17–16 in the wild-card round. Starting with the home opener, the Chiefs began an NFL-record 19 consecutive seasons with every home game sold out. The streak was finally broken in the final home game of the 2009 Kansas City Chiefs season versus Cleveland.

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Season notes

The success of the 1989 season carried into 1990, and the Chiefs put together a successful season to return to the playoffs for only the second time since 1971. The season began on August 4 when Buck Buchanan, a key ingredient of the team's 1969 Super Bowl championship season was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

On opening day, The Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 24–21. On September 17, Stephone Paige catches 10 passes for 206 yards, but the Chiefs still lost to the Denver Broncos, 24–23 on Monday Night Football.

On October 14, Barry Word rushes for a team-record 200 yards against the Detroit Lions at Arrowhead. Kansas City won 43–24 to give the Chiefs a 4–2 record. Word would eventually gain 1,021 yards rushing for the season while Paige caught 65 passes for 1,021 yards. Quarterback Steve DeBerg had his best season ever as a Chief as he passed for 3,444 yards and 23 touchdowns.

On November 11, Derrick Thomas who would get 20 quarterback sacks for the year, sacked Seattle Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg for an NFL-record seven sacks. On the game's last play, Derrick nearly had his 8th sack, but Krieg eluded him and threw a game-winning touchdown as the Seahawks won 17–16. Derrick Thomas later said, "The thing I most remember about that game, is the sack I didn't get, that's the one that still haunts me." His record of seven sacks in one game is now seen as one of NFL's most "unbreakable records".

On December 9, the Chiefs had two big fourth-down calls and scored two touchdowns. Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer let his team make two big plays that ultimately led to Kansas City's 31–20 win over the Denver Broncos, which clinched a playoff spot.

The first big play was a fourth-and-goal at the Denver 1-yard line, and Barry Word carried the ball into the end zone to give the Chiefs a 17–13 lead. The second fourth-down attempt resulted in a 27-yard touchdown pass from Steve DeBerg to Robb Thomas and put the game away in the fourth quarter. DeBerg passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns in the game. Kansas City trailed 13–10 at the half but scored 21 second-half points to take control of the game.

The win improved their record to 9–4 and control of the AFC West Race. However, the next week the Chiefs lost to Houston, putting the Raiders Back into First place. The Chiefs won their next game at San Diego to Clinch an AFC playoff spot. The Chiefs then defeated the Chicago Bears 21-19 to finish 11–5, the team's best record since 1971. The Raiders held onto first winning in the final week. Defense carried the Chiefs to the playoffs thanks to Pro Bowlers Derrick Thomas, Albert Lewis and Kevin Ross.

Next was the Miami Dolphins in the AFC Wild-Card Playoff Game, which the team led 16-3 but lost 17–16. Kicker Nick Lowery missed short on a 52-yard FG in the final seconds that would have won the game.

Regular season

Game summaries

Postseason

In a scene that would be repeated throughout the 1990s the Chiefs had a great regular season but failed miserably in the post-season. In the Wild Card playoff game, the Chiefs blew a 16–3 lead as the Dolphins scored two touchdowns to take a lead. The Chiefs had one last chance for a win, but Christian Okoye's long run was called back due to a questionable holding call. Kicker Nick Lowery, who had 139 points all season and a Pro Bowl berth missed a 52-yard field goal coming up two feet short, ending the Chiefs season.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1990 Kansas City Chiefs draft
1	13	Percy Snow	Linebacker	Michigan State
2	40	Tim Grunhard *	Center	Notre Dame
4	96	Fred Jones	Wide receiver	Grambling State
5	124	Derrick Graham	Guard	Appalachian State
5	127	Ken Hackemack	Offensive tackle	Texas
6	152	Tom Sims	Defensive tackle	Pittsburgh
7	180	Dave Szott *	Guard	Penn State
9	235	Michael Owens	Running back	Syracuse
10	263	Craig Hudson	Tight end	Wisconsin
11	291	Ernest Thompson	Running back	Georgia Southern
12	318	Tony Jeffery	Wide receiver	San Jose State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 17 Steve DeBerg 11 Steve Pelluer Running backs 43 Bill Jones 48 Todd McNair 35 Christian Okoye FB 21 James Saxon 23 Barry Word Wide receivers 88 J.J. Birden PR 86 Emile Harry 80 Fred Jones KR 83 Stephone Paige 81 Robb Thomas 84 Naz Worthen Tight ends 85 Jonathan Hayes 87 Alfredo Roberts 82 Danta Whitaker		Offensive linemen 76 John Alt T 77 Rich Baldinger T 75 Irv Eatman T 61 Tim Grunhard C 72 Dave Lutz G 79 Dave Szott G 53 Mike Webster C 65 Frank Winters G/LS Defensive linemen 99 Mike Bell DE 98 Leonard Griffin DE 63 Bill Maas DE 69 Greg Meisner NT 97 Dan Saleaumua NT 90 Neil Smith DE		Linebackers 55 Louis Cooper OLB 56 Dino Hackett ILB 57 Chris Martin OLB 50 Rob McGovern ILB 59 Percy Snow ILB 58 Derrick Thomas OLB Defensive backs 34 Lloyd Burruss SS 20 Deron Cherry FS 25 Danny Copeland SS 42 Jeff Donaldson FS 29 Albert Lewis CB 24 J. C. Pearson CB/SS 45 Stan Petry FS 27 Kevin Porter SS 31 Kevin Ross CB Special teams 4 Bryan Barker P 8 Nick Lowery K		Reserve lists 22 Kenny Gamble RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 74 Derrick Graham T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 51 Lonnie Marts OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 52 Tracy Rogers OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 95 Tom Sims NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 32 Ernest Thompson RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 46 Charles Washington CB/S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Rob Woods T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 89 Willie Davis WR 54 Tracy Simien LB 47 active, 8 inactive, 2 practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 11	vs Los Angeles Rams	L 3–19	0–1	Olympiastadion (West Berlin)	55,429	Recap
2	August 18	New York Jets	L 0–20	0–2	Arrowhead Stadium	40,448	Recap
3	August 24	at Detroit Lions	L 21–35	0–3	Pontiac Silverdome	50,293	Recap
4	August 31	Green Bay Packers	W 27–14	1–3	Arrowhead Stadium	42,806	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 9	Minnesota Vikings	W 24–21	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	68,363	Recap
2	September 17	at Denver Broncos	L 23–24	1–1	Mile High Stadium	75,277	Recap
3	September 23	at Green Bay Packers	W 17–3	2–1	Lambeau Field	58,817	Recap
4	September 30	Cleveland Browns	W 34–0	3–1	Arrowhead Stadium	75,462	Recap
5	October 7	at Indianapolis Colts	L 19–23	3–2	Hoosier Dome	54,950	Recap
6	October 14	Detroit Lions	W 43–24	4–2	Arrowhead Stadium	74,312	Recap
7	October 21	at Seattle Seahawks	L 7–19	4–3	Kingdome	60,358	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 4	Los Angeles Raiders	W 9–7	5–3	Arrowhead Stadium	70,951	Recap
10	November 11	Seattle Seahawks	L 16–17	5–4	Arrowhead Stadium	71,285	Recap
11	November 18	San Diego Chargers	W 27–10	6–4	Arrowhead Stadium	63,717	Recap
12	November 25	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 27–24	7–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	65,710	Recap
13	December 2	at New England Patriots	W 37–7	8–4	Foxboro Stadium	26,280	Recap
14	December 9	Denver Broncos	W 31–20	9–4	Arrowhead Stadium	74,347	Recap
15	December 16	Houston Oilers	L 10–27	9–5	Arrowhead Stadium	61,756	Recap
16	December 23	at San Diego Chargers	W 24–21	10–5	Jack Murphy Stadium	45,135	Recap
17	December 29	at Chicago Bears	W 21–10	11–5	Soldier Field	60,262	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	7	0	10	17
Packers	0	3	0	0	3

1990_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1990 Kansas City Chiefs season

Season notes

Offseason

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 2: at Denver Broncos

Week 3: at Green Bay Packers

Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 12: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week 13: at New England Patriots

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 15: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 16: at San Diego Chargers

Week 17: at Chicago Bears

Standings

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Miami Dolphins

References

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AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Los Angeles Raiders	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	337	268	W5
⁽⁵⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	0	.688	5–3	7–5	369	257	W2
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	4–4	7–5	306	286	W2
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	2–6	5–9	315	281	L3
Denver Broncos	5	11	0	.313	3–5	4–8	331	374	W1