Mike garrett kansas city chiefs arrowhead stadium

Count the hours, the minutes, the seconds—chances are in that time frame, someone has done something first or something has happened that was the first of its kind. January 11, was no exception. They're a good defense, but we have a very good offense. I've been looking at the film all week long and I think we might shut them out. We really believed we could win.

Though it would be their second Super Bowl appearance, the Kansas City Chiefs made history that day—the kind of history that turns mere men into legends and fuels a franchise for the next 50 years. We all wanted another opportunity to get back there, and we had it down in New Orleans.

Garrett spent five very productive seasons with the Chiefs before finishing his NFL career with the San Diego Chargers ().

Minnesota was heading into the showdown and deemed point favorites. They had made National Football League history by outscoring opponents in the regular season. But in a league where respect is earned, Kansas City set out to complete what they had started in They were considered a great team, so it was very important to show that we could beat them and prove that number one, the Chiefs were good, and number two, the AFL as a whole was good.

Throughout the regular season, the Vikings defense put up great numbers with even greater players to claim them. All four of these men made the Pro Bowl that year. Offensively, they were not the juggernaut, but you won championships with the defense. Minnesota's defense had tallied 50 sacks on the year.