| Team: | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Record: | 10–6 |
| Division Place: | 2nd AFC West |
| Coach: | Marty Schottenheimer |
| General Manager: | Carl Peterson |
| Owner: | Lamar Hunt |
| Stadium: | Arrowhead Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Chargers) 0–17 |
| Ap All-Pros: | None |
| Shortnavlink: | Chiefs seasons |
The Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League and the 33rd overall. The Chiefs matched their 10–6 record from 1991, but were shut out by the San Diego Chargers 17–0 in the wild-card round.
Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg played well for the Chiefs passing for 3,115 yards. Defense would be the key for the Chiefs third straight playoff berth as Derrick Thomas and Neil Smith recorded 14.5 sacks each.
During the season; the Chiefs wore a "WWD" patch on their jerseys in tribute to vice president of player personnel Whitey Dovell, who died in May 1992.[1]
See main article: article and 1992 NFL draft. [2]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Green Bay Packers | L 13–21 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 54,322 | Recap | ||
| 2 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 0–30 | 0–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 38,132 | Recap | ||
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | W 35–0 | 1–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 71,481 | Recap | ||
| 4 | Indianapolis Colts | L 10–21 | 1–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 65,557 | Recap |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 6 | at San Diego Chargers | W 24–10 | 1–0 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 45,024 | Recap | |
| 2 | September 13 | Seattle Seahawks | W 26–7 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,125 | Recap | |
| 3 | September 20 | at Houston Oilers | L 20–23 | 2–1 | Houston Astrodome | 60,955 | Recap | |
| 4 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 27–7 | 3–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 77,486 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 4 | at Denver Broncos | L 19–20 | 3–2 | Mile High Stadium | 75,629 | Recap | |
| 6 | October 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–17 | 4–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,626 | Recap | |
| 7 | October 18 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 10–17 | 4–3 | Texas Stadium | 64,115 | Recap | |
| 8 | October 25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–27 | 4–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,175 | Recap | |
| 9 | Bye | |||||||
| 10 | November 8 | San Diego Chargers | W 16–14 | 5–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 72,826 | Recap | |
| 11 | November 15 | Washington Redskins | W 35–16 | 6–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,238 | Recap | |
| 12 | November 22 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 24–14 | 7–4 | Kingdome | 49,867 | Recap | |
| 13 | November 29 | at New York Jets | W 23–7 | 8–4 | Giants Stadium | 57,375 | Recap | |
| 14 | December 6 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 7–28 | 8–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 45,227 | Recap | |
| 15 | December 13 | New England Patriots | W 27–20 | 9–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 52,208 | Recap | |
| 16 | at New York Giants | L 21–35 | 9–6 | Giants Stadium | 53,428 | Recap | ||
| 17 | December 27 | Denver Broncos | W 42–20 | 10–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,240 | Recap | |
The win over the Eagles ended the longest ever gap between two NFL teams meeting, it was the first occasion the Chiefs had opposed the Eagles since October 22, 1972, and only their second-ever matchup.[3] This occurred because in previous seasons when the AFC West and NFC East met each other, either the Chiefs or the Eagles (but never both) finished in fifth position and did not play the ordinary set of interconference games.[4]
See also: 1992–93 NFL playoffs.