The 2013 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 44th in the National Football League (NFL), their 54th overall and their first under the head coach/general manager tandem of Andy Reid and John Dorsey.
[2] On October 13, 2013, against the Oakland Raiders, Chiefs fans broke the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at an outdoor stadium[3] with 137.5 decibels.
[5] After the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Denver Broncos in Week 7, the Chiefs were the final undefeated team in the NFL.
The loss extended an 8-game playoff losing streak dating back to the 1993 season, which stood as the longest in NFL history until it was broken by the Detroit Lions in 2016.
The Jags scored a safety when J. T. Thomas blocked a punt in the end zone, giving them a 2–0 lead.
The Chiefs took the lead when Alex Smith found Donnie Avery on a 5-yard touchdown pass, making the score 7–2.
In the second quarter, the Chiefs continued to dominate as Jamaal Charles ran for a 2-yard touchdown, giving the team a 21–2 halftime lead.
The Chiefs beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 28–2, the first time in NFL history a game ended with that score.
[9] It was also the second time in 20 years a team scored only two points during a regular season game, as well as being the most recent one as of 2021.
The Cowboys tried to rally late, but came up a point short when the only score they could muster was a 53-yard field goal by Bailey.
After a close call win at home, the Chiefs traveled to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles in a TNF duel.
The Eagles managed to get on the board later on in the quarter when Michael Vick found Jason Avant on a 22-yard touchdown pass (with a failed PAT) making the score 10–6.
This was also head coach Andy Reid’s first visit to Philadelphia since he was fired by the organization a season earlier.
The Giants managed to tie the game up as Eli Manning found Victor Cruz on a 69-yard pass making the score 7–7.
In the second half, the Chiefs dominated as Dexter McCluster ran a punt back 89 yards for a touchdown increasing their lead to 17–7 for the only score of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Alex Smith threw two more touchdown passes to Jamaal Charles and Dwayne Bowe from 2 and 34 yards out that eventually sealed the game for them, moving them up 24–7 before the final score sat at 31–7.
Kansas City led 21–7 at one point, but the Broncos came back to win 35–28 and sweep the Chiefs for the second straight season.
In a preview of the Wild Card game between these two teams, the Chiefs lost to Indianapolis 23–7 despite leading 7–0 at one point.
With no Alex Smith playing due to Kansas City resting their starters for the playoffs, it was up to Chase Daniel to guide the Chiefs.