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By CHAREAN WILLIAMS
Star-telegram staff writer
When it comes to rivalries in the NFL, few can compare to the Kansas City
Chiefs-Oakland Raiders series.
The Chiefs and Raiders played for the first time in 1960, the
first season for the new American Football League. The rivalry was born in
Week 2 when the Chiefs beat the Raiders 34-16.
Their most meaningful game came in the 1969 AFL Championship Game, which the
Chiefs won 17-7 to advance to Super Bowl IV. Raiders players filed out of
the Oakland Coliseum with the luggage they had packed for the Super Bowl
trip to New Orleans.
The roots of the rivalry took hold on Nov. 1, 1970 when Raiders defensive
end Ben Davidson speared Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson, who had run for 19
yards and a first down to apparently seal a Kansas City victory at the old
Municipal Stadium in KC. Chiefs receiver Otis Taylor led the retaliation,
trading punches with Davidson, as the benches emptied. Referee Bob Finley
stepped off a 15-yard penalty against Davidson, but the Raiders argued that
Taylor also had been flagged and ejected, resulting in offsetting penalties
that took away the first down. Kansas City was forced to punt, and the
Raiders drove to the Kansas City 41, where George Blanda kicked a field goal
with 8 seconds remaining to forge a 17-17 tie that ended up costing the
Chiefs a tie with the Raiders for the division title.
In 1986, the teams had another bench-clearing, helmet-bashing melee. Four
years later, Marty Schottenheimer made Raiders Week a priority.
The rivalry has waned in recent seasons, because one team or the other has
been dominant.
Schottenheimer finished his nine-year career with the Chiefs with an 18-3
record against the Raiders, including 14 of 15 at one point.
Running back Marcus Allen, who spent the first 11 years of his career with
the Raiders, signed with Kansas City in 1993 and played there five years as
the Chiefs went 9-1 against Oakland.
Oakland turned the tables with coach Jon Gruden and ex-Chiefs quarterback
Rich Gannon, beating Kansas City four consecutive times and five of six.
IN THE KNOW
Series highlights
BIGGEST GAME: The 1969 AFL Championship Game. The Chiefs won the last AFL
championship with a 17-7 victory at Oakland after the Raiders had won both
regular-season meetings.
KEY COACHING RECORDS
Hank Stram vs. Raiders, 14-16-2 from 1960-74
Marty Schottenheimer vs. Raiders, 17-2 from 1990-98
Al Davis vs. Chiefs, 3-3 from 1963-65
John Madden vs. Chiefs, 14-5-2 from 1969-78
SUPER BOWL TITLES
Raiders (3): Super Bowl XI (32-14 over Vikings on Jan. 9, 1977), Super Bowl
XV (27-10 over the Eagles on Jan. 25, 1981), Super Bowl XVIII (38-9 over
Redskins on Jan. 22, 1984).
Chiefs (1): Super Bowl IV (23-7 over Vikings on Jan. 11, 1970).
HALL OF FAMERS
Raiders: C Jim Otto (1960-74), K/QB George Blanda (1967-75), CB Willie Brown
(1967-78), G Gene Upshaw (1967-81), WR Fred Biletnikoff (1965-78), T Art
Shell (1968-82), LB Ted Hendricks (1975-83), owner Al Davis (1963-present),
CB Mike Haynes (1983-89), RB Eric Dickerson (1992), DL Howie Long (1981-93),
S Ronnie Lott (1991-92), TE Dave Casper (1974-80, '84), RB Marcus Allen
(1982-92), WR James Lofton (1987-88), T Bob Brown (1971-73), Ron Mix (1971).
Chiefs: Owner Lamar Hunt (1960-present), LB Bobby Bell (1963-74), LB Willie
Lanier (1967-77), QB Len Dawson (1962-75), DT Buck Buchanan (1963-75), K Jan
Stenerud (1967-79), coach Hank Stram (1960-74), RB Marcus Allen (1993-97),
coach Marv Levy (1978-82); Joe Montana (1993-94), Mike Webster (1989-90).