Kansas City Chiefs: 15 Scariest Chiefs of All-Time
By Shade Piper
In honor of the scariest day of the year, Halloween, we are going to rank the 15 scariest Kansas City Chiefs of all-time.
This list is not to be confused with the 15 greatest Chiefs of all-time. There are going to be some obvious snubs if you look at the list this way. The Kansas City Chiefs have had some great offensive linemen in the past for example, but sticking strictly to our fear theme, defenders and skills position players hog the rankings on this list.
In the words of Sheriff Brackett from Halloween, “It’s Halloween, everyone’s entitled to one good scare.”
So without further ado, let’s get into it!
SCARIEST KANSAS CITY CHIEFS OF ALL-TIME
NUMBER 15 – JUSTIN HOUSTON, OLB (2011-2018)
Justin Houston was an incredible player for the Chiefs early on in his career. The only thing holding him back from being higher on this list as well as the all-time Chiefs list was injuries.
Let me take you back to December 28, 2014, to tell you a scary story.
It was a chilly afternoon in Kansas City and a man possessed wearing the number 50 (with a “29” on his undershirt) for the Chiefs went on a rampage terrorizing the Chargers offensive line and ripping Philip Rivers to the ground for four sacks and a forced fumble on the day.
This was the last game of the 2014 season and not only did Houston’s four sacks bring him within half of a sack of the all-time single-season record, but just imagine the terror in Rivers’ eye as he watched Houston destroy him time after time basically single-handedly eliminating the Chargers from the playoffs.
The 2014 NFL Defensive Player of the Year went to J.J. Watt, but we all know who the real defensive player of the year was that year. Houston’s 22 sacks in 2014 are still the most for any current NFL players in a season.
If injuries hadn’t slowed him down, you can only dream (or have nightmares of) how great he could’ve been for the Kansas City Chiefs.