The Kansas City Chiefs were 13-3 in 1997. They finished 1st in the AFC West and 1st in the AFC. They fell to the Denver Broncos, 14 to 10, in the 1997 AFC divisional game.
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1997 Division Standings
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Chiefs' Bieniemy checks in at camp as wife's shooting leaves offensive coordinator's return unclear
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Chiefs hit by 2 training camp injuries as wide receivers Xavier Worthy, Cyrus Allen leave practice
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Court delays for son of Chiefs coach accused of shooting his mom delayed pending mental health check
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Chiefs assistant Eric Bieniemy remains with family after wife's shooting as full team begins camp
1997 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 375 | 5,064 | 1,054 | 4.8 | 2,171 | 529 | 4.1 | 3,129 | 493 | 6.3 | 32 | 236 | 315 | 129 | 163 | 23 | 121 | 1,035 |
Team Rank | 5th | 14th | 6th | 18th | 5th | 3rd | 12th | 26th | 23rd | 22nd | 5th | 19th | 6th | 4th | 22nd | 14th | 28th | 27th | |
Opponent | 16 | 232 | 4,880 | 974 | 5.0 | 1,621 | 413 | 3.9 | 3,618 | 507 | 7.1 | 54 | 359 | 278 | 94 | 158 | 26 | 113 | 977 |
Opponent Rank | 1st | 11th | 7th | 17th | 7th | 5th | 16th | 16th | 10th | 24th | 3rd | 28th | 7th | 10th | 10th | 20th | 7th | 6th | |
Net | +143 | +184 | +80 | -0.2 | +550 | +116 | +0.2 | -489 | -14 | -0.8 | -22 | -123 | +37 | +35 | +5 | -3 | +8 | +58 | |
Net Rank | 2nd | 10th | 6th | 18th | 6th | 5th | 10th | 27th | 18th | 27th | 2nd | 28th | 6th | 5th | 14th | 19th | 20th | 20th |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |