FILE - In this Jan. 4, 1970, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs coach Hank Stram is carried on the shoulders of his team after the Chiefs defeated Oakland Raiders 17-7 to win the American Football League title in Oakland, Calif. The best AFL team might have been might have been the Kansas City Chiefs in 1969. (AP Photo/File)
The Chiefs failed to make the postseason the next year, but coach Hank Stram and his team of veterans weren't done yet. They went 12-2 in 1968 before losing in the playoffs, then captured that elusive Super Bowl championship when they beat the Vikings in the fourth edition on Jan. 11, 1970.
It remains the only Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.
The 1970s and '80s were lost decades for the Chiefs. Marty Schottenheimer and Dick Vermeil led a renaissance beginning in the 1990s, but for all their success, they only made one AFC title game.
The Chiefs finally made it back last season, losing to the Patriots on the brink of a Super Bowl.
