Chiefs all-time quarterbacks: power rankings

9. Bill Kenney

Kenney is the forgotten man of the Chiefs quarterbacks, because he played in an era we would all like to forget. Nobody is exactly bragging about the 1980s when it comes to Kansas City football, and Kenney was on the team from 1980-88. During that time, Kansas City made the playoffs once and lost in the first round to the New York Jets.

For his part, Kenney started 77 games and was decent, making the Pro Bowl once for his efforts in 1983. Kenney set franchise records that season, throwing for 4,348 yards while attempting 603 passes. He ended up throwing for 105 touchdowns and 86 interceptions, with only one season better than 20 scoring strikes.

Most of his career, Kenney was fighting for the starting job with either Steve Fuller or Todd Blackledge and won out more often than not. He was an accurate passer for his era, completing 54.7 percent of his passes. Kenney won’t ever be remembered as somebody who was great, but he certainly deserves some moniker of credit.

Kenney retired one year before Marty Schottenheimer came to Kansas City, perhaps robbing him of the chance to play for a few decent teams. His only real weapons to speak of were Stephone Paige and Joe Delaney, while the offensive line was mostly terrible.

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