Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a National Football League team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was founded in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger.

Team records

The following are team and league records. They may have been surpassed between the time of making the record and the current date. Records are listed in chronological order.

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League Records

• 1966: Len Dawson ties Johnny Unitas for 4 seasons leading the league in touchdowns.
• 1969: Len Dawson records 6 consecutive seasons leading the league in pass completions.
• December 25, 1971: Ed Podolak amasses 350 all-purpose yards against the Miami Dolphins, a playoff record.
• 1975: Len Dawson records 8 seasons leading the league in pass completions.
• November 11, 1990: Derrick Thomas sets league record for most sacks in a game with 7.0.
• 1993: Nick Lowery sets record for most seasons with 100 or more points with 11.
• 1993: Dave Krieg gets record 494 times sacked in a career. Kansas City fans like having that record broken in 1998 by John Elway.
• 1998: Chiefs set the record for most penalties (158) and most penalty yardage (1,304) in a season.
• 2002: Morten Andersen sets record with 40 field goals over 50 yards in a career.
• December 22, 2002: Trent Green to Mark Boerigter tied for longest pass completion of 99 yards.
• 2003: Morten Andersen of Kansas City and Gary Anderson of Pittsburg tie for most seaons with 100 or more points with 14.
• 2003: Morten Andersen has record 316 consecutive scoring games.
• 2003: Dante Hall ties league record with 4 kick-returns for touchdowns in a single season.
• 2003: Priest Holmes sets league record for most touchdowns as well as most rushing touchdowns with 27.
• October 24, 2004: the Chiefs completed 8 running touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons, setting the league record for most running touchdowns in a single game.

Franchise Records

• 1990: Derrick Thomas sets team record with 20.0 sacks in a season.
• 1990: Derrick Thomas established an NFL single-game record with 7.0 sacks in an inspiring Veterans Day performance vs. Seattle (11/11). The game was won by the Seahawks 17-16, after a last-second 25-yard TD pass to WR Paul Skansi by future Chiefs QB Dave Krieg. Kreig barely slipped out of Thomas' arms for what would have been the record breaking eigth sack.
• 1995: Chiefs make team record sixth consecutive playoff berth.
• 1996: Chiefs have first 4-0 start.
• 2001: Priest Holmes sets the team single-season rushing record with 1,555 yards.
• 2002: Team sets franchise record for most offensive yards with 6,000.
• 2002: Priest Holmes sets the team single-season rushing record with 1,615 yards.
• November 9, 2003: the Chiefs beat the Cleveland Browns (41-20), winning their ninth straight game which sets a new franchise record for consecutive victories.
• 2003: Priest Holmes surpasses Otis Taylor for most career touchdowns by a Chief.
• 2003: Will Shields extends franchise record of consecutive starts to 175.
• November 28, 2004: Dante Hall sets team record with 213 kickoff returns.
• December 5, 2004: Will Shields extends team record of consecutive starts to 187 (actual consecutive games also a team record of 188).
• December 5, 2004: Trent Green extends team record of consecutive quarterback starts to 60.