The 1996 Kansas City Chiefs season resulted in a 9–7 record and second place finish in the AFC West . Following the Chiefs' painful loss in the playoffs the year before , the Chiefs could not match their might from 1995 . Despite having the team being predicted as eventual winners of Super Bowl XXXI by Sports Illustrated ,[1] the team barely missed the playoffs.
Personnel [ ]
Staff [ ]
1996 Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office
Founder – Lamar Hunt
President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson
Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman
Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 1, 1996
at Houston Oilers
W 20–19
27,725
2
September 8, 1996
Oakland Raiders
W 19–3
79,281
3
September 15, 1996
at Seattle Seahawks
W 35–17
39,790
4
September 22, 1996
Denver Broncos
W 17–14
79,439
5
September 29, 1996
at San Diego Chargers
L 22–19
59,384
6
October 7, 1996
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 17–7
79,189
7
Bye
8
October 17, 1996
Seattle Seahawks
W 34–16
76,057
9
October 27, 1996
at Denver Broncos
L 34–7
75,652
10
November 3, 1996
at Minnesota Vikings
W 21–6
59,552
11
November 10, 1996
Green Bay Packers
W 27–20
79,281
12
November 17, 1996
Chicago Bears
W 14–10
76,762
13
November 24, 1996
San Diego Chargers
L 28–14
69,472
14
November 28, 1996
at Detroit Lions
W 28–24
75,079
15
December 9, 1996
at Oakland Raiders
L 26–7
57,082
16
December 15, 1996
Indianapolis Colts
L 24–19
71,136
17
December 22, 1996
at Buffalo Bills
L 20–9
68,671
Standings [ ]
References [ ]
↑ Sports Illustrated , September 1996
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