1993 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1993 Kansas City Chiefs season was arguably the franchise ' s most successful in 22 years : The Chiefs won the AFC Western Division and finished with a 11 – 5 record . Kansas City advanced all the way to the AFC Championship before losing to the Buffalo Bills 30 – 13 . The season marked the first for new quarterback Joe Montana , who was acquired through a trade with the San Francisco 49ers and running back Marcus Allen from the Los Angeles Raiders — both winners of five Super Bowl championships combined . Offseason . Montana and Marcus . Kansas City acquired two Super Bowl MVP ' s with one fell swoop - - Joe Montana from the San Francisco 49ers and Marcus Allen . Allen arrived from Kansas City ' s most hated rival , the Los Angeles Raiders in a move still talked about today when discussing football ' s most heated rivalry . Leading into the 1993 season , the Chiefs had not only a proven passer , but also a proven running game to complement their already powerful defense . The previous season , the Chiefs ' starting quarterback was Dave Krieg and their running back was Christian Okoye . Okoye suffered a knee injury prior to training camp in 1993 , but keeping Krieg would prove to be a wise decision in the event of injury to the new starter Montana . Allen was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 1993 after rushing for twelve touchdowns and 764 yards . 1993 NFL Draft . With their first pick in the 1993 NFL Draft coming in the third round , the Kansas City Chiefs selected future all - pro guard Will Shields from Nebraska . Regular season . The Chiefs finished the regular season with a record of 11 – 5 after many close wins , advancing them to the playoffs for the fourth straight season . Schedule . ◊ : Denotes an over - time game Playoffs . AFC Wild Card Playoffs . Chiefs kicker Nick Lowery made the winning 32 - yard field goal after 11 : 03 of overtime . The Steelers scored first on tight end Adrian Cooper ' s 10 - yard touchdown reception from quarterback Neil O ' Donnell . Kansas City then tied the game after backup quarterback Dave Krieg , who temporarily replaced injured starter Joe Montana , threw a 23 - yard touchdown to wide receiver J . J . Birden . However , Pittsburgh scored 10 unanswered points in the second quarter : kicker Gary Anderson ' s 30 - yard field goal and O ' Donnell ' s 26 - yard touchdown completion to wide receiver Ernie Mills . After Lowery made a 23 - yard field goal in the third quarter , the Chiefs eventually tied the game in the fourth period with running back Marcus Allen ' s 2 - yard touchdown . However , the Steelers marched 74 - yards to take the lead on O ' Donnell ' s third touchdown pass of the game , a 22 - yard score to tight end Eric Green . In the final minutes of regulation , Keith Cash blocked a Pittsburgh punt and Fred Jones returned it to the Steelers 9 - yard line . On fourth down , wide receiver Tim Barnett scored on a 7 - yard touchdown reception from Montana to tie the game . Then after forcing Pittsburgh to punt , Kansas City drove 47 yards to set up Lowery ' s 43 - yard field - goal attempt in the closing seconds , but the kick was wide right and thus the game went into overtime . Montana finished the game with 276 passing yards and a touchdown , with no interceptions . AFC Divisional Playoffs . Chiefs quarterback Joe Montana threw three touchdown passes in the second half to give his team a 28 – 20 win . The Oilers jumped to a 10 – 0 lead in the first quarter with kicker Al Del Greco ' s 49 - yard field goal and running back Gary Brown ' s 2 - yard touchdown . Then after a scoreless second period , Montana threw a 7 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Keith Cash in the third quarter . In the fourth period , Del Greco kicked a 43 - yard field goal to give Houston a 13 – 7 lead . But aided by a 38 - yard pass interference penalty , the Chiefs advanced 71 yards to score on wide receiver J . J . Birden ' s 11 - yard touchdown reception form Montana . On the Oilers ' next possession , Kansas City defensive lineman Dan Saleaumua recovered a fumble by Houston quarterback Warren Moon , setting up Montana ' s 18 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Willie Davis . The Oilers then drove 80 yards to score on wide receiver Ernest Givins ' 7 - yard touchdown catch , but the Chiefs responded with running back Marcus Allen ' s game - clinching 71 - yard touchdown run that capped off a 79 - yard drive . The Chiefs have not won a playoff game since this game . AFC Championship . Running back Thurman Thomas led the Bills to the 30 – 13 victory by recording 186 rushing yards , 3 receptions for 22 yards , and three touchdowns . Buffalo scored first on Thomas ' 12 - yard touchdown run before Chiefs kicker Nick Lowery kicked two field goals . In the second quarter , Thomas scored on a 3 - yard touchdown and Bills kicker Steve Christie made two field goals to extend the lead 20 – 6 . With 21 seconds left in the first half , the Chiefs reached the Buffalo 5 - yard line , but quarterback Joe Montana ' s pass was intercepted by Bills defensive back Henry Jones . Montana later suffered a concussion during the third play of the third quarter and left the game . Kansas City backup quarterback Dave Krieg then led his team on a 90 - yard drive to score on running back Marcus Allen ' s 1 - yard touchdown . However , Buffalo scored 10 unanswered points in the final period , an 18 - yard field goal by Christie and a 3 - yard touchdown by Thomas , to preserve the victory