Kansas City Chiefs: Ten Best Seasons In Team History

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Len Dawson #11 of the Kansas City Chiefs huddles up with his offense during Super Bowl IV (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

The Best Season in Kansas City Chiefs History – 1969 (11-3; Won Super Bowl)

This should come as a shock to no one. Winning the Super Bowl is the ultimate goal in football, and the Kansas City Chiefs have accomplished it only once, in 1969.

It’s a tad depressing that the Chiefs have only gone the entire distance only once in their 55 year existence, but it made this countdown much easier.

Winning the Super Bowl is the ultimate goal in football, and the Kansas City Chiefs have accomplished it only once, in 1969.

The 1969 season for the Chiefs saw the team being led by Hank Stram and had Len Dawson quarterbacking the offense. The defense had lights out players like Willie Lanier, Buck Buchanan, Curley Culp, Johnny Robinson, and Emmitt Thomas.

Dawson was injured throughout parts of the ’69 season, but Mike Livingston was able to keep the Chiefs in contention for the playoffs. Dawson was healthy enough to play in the Super Bowl though, and he ended up winning MVP of the big game.

The Chiefs were underdogs in the Super Bowl to the Minnesota Vikings, but their defense helped them prevail big time. They held Minnesota to only one score, and picked off Vikings quarterback Joe Kapp twice and Gary Cuozzo once (Lanier, Robinson, and Thomas all had picks).