Kansas City Chiefs: Ranking every season from 2010-2019
RANKING EVERY SEASON FROM 2010-2019
NUMBER 7: 2010
- Regular Season Record: 10-6
- Playoff Result: Lost in Wild Card Round to Ravens
- Biggest Win: Week 1 vs Chargers (21-14)
- Worst Loss: Week 14 vs Chargers (31-0)
- Team MVP: Jamaal Charles
- Rookie of the Year: Eric Berry
- Notable Achievements: Winning AFC West for first time since 2003
After a disappointing first season under Todd Haley, fans weren’t sure what to expect heading into the 2010 season, the first of the new decade. We were all surprised when the team got off to an impressive 3-0 start, including a thrilling victory over the San Diego Chargers in the season opener, which was the later game played in week one on Monday Night Football.
The sudden resurgence for the team after such a dismal 2009 season came via hiring Charlie Weis as their offensive coordinator, who propelled Matt Cassel into becoming one of the better quarterbacks in the league (yeah, I said it). Cassel was great in 2010, throwing for 3,116 yards, 27 touchdowns, and seven interceptions while leading the Chiefs to a 10-5 record.
In the one game Cassel missed, the Chiefs were shutout by the Chargers, showing just how important he was to the team that year. Even with Cassel’s impressive 2010 season, Jamaal Charles was the MVP of the team, rushing for 1,467 yards and five touchdowns while adding another three receiving touchdowns.
Both the offense and defense were a little above average in 2010 and it paved the way for the Chiefs to win their first division title since the 2003 season. It didn’t come until late in the year, but the Chiefs won the AFC West and hosted the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card Round. Of course, the Ravens pulverized the Chiefs to the tune of a 30-7 loss, but winning the division seemed to be a step in the right direction.
Instead, we saw how quickly the team reverted back to their old ways. The offense regressed after Weis left for the Florida offensive coordinator job and Haley eventually paid the price for his team’s inconsistencies by losing his job. For that one year, however, Haley did what was asked of him and got the Chiefs to the playoffs.
The 2010 season was an exciting one for Chiefs fans at the time, but looking back on it now, it’s funny how excited we all were for THAT team. Cassel had a good year, Charles was dominant as always, and the defense had their moments, but that playoff loss was probably who the Chiefs REALLY were that year when we sit down and think about it.