Chiefs Streaks

I had a hunch that when Chiefs get a winning streak, it's usually at the beginning of the season. So I went back to 2000 and looked for any winning streaks of at least four games.

CHIEFS 4-GAME WIN STREAKS SINCE 2000

2003
9 win streak - started week 1
finished 13-3

2004
4 win streak - started week 13
finished 7-9

2011
4 win streak - started week 4
finished 7-9

2013
9 win streak - started week 1
finished 11-5

2014
5 win streak - started week 7
finished 9-7

2015
10 win streak - started week 7
finished 11-5

2016
5 win streak - started week 6
finished 12-4

2017
5 win streak - started week 1
4 win streak - started week 14
finished 10-6

Okay, that's interesting. I'm going to filter out the 4-game winning streaks. While good, they didn't ensure winning seasons. In my gut, the benchmark was 5. I asked Mark and he said 4 was notable, a month without losing.


CHIEFS 5-GAME WIN STREAKS SINCE 2000

2003
9 win streak - started week 1
finished 13-3

2013
9 win streak - started week 1
finished 11-5

2014
5 win streak - started week 7
finished 9-7

2015
10 win streak - started week 7
finished 11-5

2016
5 win streak - started week 6
finished 12-4

2017
5 win streak - started week 1
finished 10-6

There you go. 6 times this millennium the Chiefs have been on fire. 3 of them have been to start the season: 2003, 2013, 2017. But they've also gotten in rolling in weeks 6-7. (Obviously, it's not possible to start a 5-game winning streak in weeks 14-17.)

If you look at streaks of 6 or more, it's to open the season in 2003 and 2013 and to close the season in 2015.

As for my hunch, it's not completely borne out, but yes the Chiefs hot streaks do tend to start at the beginning of the season.