Kansas City Chiefs: Ten Worst Seasons in Team History

Worst seasons in Kansas City Chiefs history: No. 3, 1987 (4-11)

Ahhh, the 1980s… Easily the worst decade in the history of Kansas City Chiefs football.

Throughout the 80s, the Chiefs made the playoffs once. That particular playoff appearance came in 1986, which definitely set the bar for Chiefs Kingdom the following season.

Instead, the Chiefs were once again effected by a player’s strike, having one game canceled, and having replacement players participate in three games for the team. The replacement players went 0-3, putting Kansas City at 1-4 on the season.

They won three of their last five games, but a large part of the struggles came from poor quarterback play (they had five different quarterbacks taking snaps throughout the season).

The Chiefs never got back on their feet even upon the return of the regulars. They continued to lose and had a nine-game losing streak at one point.

They won three of their last five games, but a large part of the struggles came from poor quarterback play (they had five different quarterbacks taking snaps throughout the season).

The 1987 was a dreadful one for the KC Chiefs, but a positive was the emergence of running back Christian Okoye, who had over 100 yards rushing in his first game in the pros.

The Chiefs also had four Pro Bowl players in 1987: Carlos Carson, Bill Maas, Albert Lewis, and Deron Cherry.

With their lousy 1987 season behind them, the Chiefs selected Neil Smith with the second overall pick in the 1988 NFL Draft. He went on to become one of the team’s best defensive players of all-time.

The 1980s was a grim decade for Chiefs football, but 1987 is the last season from that decade that will appear on this list. We still have two other seasons that were worse.

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