The 1997 Kansas City Chiefs were an above-average football team without any major flaws. The 1997 Chiefs are widely considered a major disappointment. The Chiefs finished with a 13–3 record and 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 .
Personnel [ ]
Staff [ ]
1997 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
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
1998 Playoffs
Divisional Playoff
Denver Broncos
L 10–14
Arrowhead Stadium
NBC
4:15pm
76,965
Standings [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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