2013 Kansas City Chiefs season

2013 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt family
General managerJohn Dorsey[1]
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Colts) 44–45
Pro Bowlers
10
AP All-Pros
5
  • RB Jamaal Charles (1st team)
  • DT Dontari Poe (2nd team)
  • LB Tamba Hali (2nd team)
  • S Eric Berry (1st team)
  • PR Dexter McCluster (2nd team)
Team MVPJamaal Charles
Team ROYMarcus Cooper
Uniform

The 2013 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 44th in the National Football League (NFL), their 54th overall and their first under the head coach/general manager tandem of Andy Reid and John Dorsey. After their 26–16 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3, which was also coach Andy Reid's first visit to Philadelphia since the Eagles fired him the season prior, the Chiefs vastly improved on their 2–14 record from 2012 just three weeks into the season. However, despite starting 9–0, the Chiefs would struggle in the second half of the season, losing 5 out of their last 7 games, and losing control of the AFC West. Despite that, they would still make the playoffs. After defeating the New York Giants 31–7 in Week 4, the Chiefs became the first team in NFL history to win two or fewer games in the previous season, and win the first four games the next.[2] On October 13, 2013, against the Oakland Raiders, Chiefs fans broke the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at an outdoor stadium[3] with 137.5 decibels.[4] Seattle Seahawks fans later reclaimed the record on December 2, 2013, with a roar of 137.6 decibels.[5] After the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Denver Broncos in Week 7, the Chiefs were the final undefeated team in the NFL. They were the first team in NFL history to earn the number one draft pick and be the last undefeated team in consecutive years.[6]

The Chiefs clinched a playoff berth. They would lose to the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card round of the playoffs 45–44, after blowing a 38–10 lead. The loss extended an 8-game playoff losing streak dating back to the 1993 season, which stood as the longest in NFL history until it was broken by the Detroit Lions in 2016.[7]

  1. ^ Skretta, Dave (January 12, 2013). "Chiefs hire Packers' Dorsey as general manager". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Gretz, Bob (October 13, 2013). "Chiefs improve to 6–0 by beating Raiders". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "Reclaiming the Record: 137 Decibels". KCChiefs.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.,
  4. ^ "Arrowhead Stadium loudest in NFL". ESPN.com. October 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "Seahawks fans set noise mark". ESPN.com. December 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Mind-blowing stats for Week 8 of the 2013 season".
  7. ^ "Life on the road in the NFL Playoffs". KCTV5.com.