The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Chiefs are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League.

Despite their success in the American Football League, their victory in Super Bowl IV remains the club's last championship to date.

However, the Chiefs' fanbase is considered one of the best, with Arrowhead Stadium boasting a league best 149 game sell-out streak and a home record of 104-40 since 1990.

Peterson wasted no time in making changes, and on January 5 he fired head coach Frank Gansz two weeks after taking over.

In the 1989 and 1990 NFL Drafts, the Chiefs selected a player that would serve alongside 1988's top selection, DE Neil Smith as the team's foundation in the next decade---LB Derrick Thomas.

The Chiefs' popularity rose in the 1990s with their "college football game atmosphere" and strong fanbase.

With newly-acquired quarterback Joe Montana and running back Marcus Allen---two former superstar Pro Bowl and Super Bowl champions---the Chiefs once again returned to relevance in the NFL.

Following a 1998 season full of injuries to starting quarterback Elvis Grbac, backup quarterback Rich Gannon took the reins of the Chiefs' offense and led the team to the playoffs.

Head coach Marty Schottenheimer of the Kansas City Chiefs controversially chose Grbac to start the playoff game against the Denver Broncos despite Gannon playing in the previous game.

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