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Chiefs’ Super Bowl IV win ranked among most-underappreciated

On Thursday, CBS Sports’ Bryan DeArdo published a ranking of the six most-overlooked Super Bowl champions. In his list headlined by the 1976 Oakland Raiders, 1984 San Francisco 49ers and 1998 Denver Broncos, the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs are ranked sixth.

6. 1969 Chiefs

• Final record: 14-3
• Roster included eight Hall of Fame players
• Defeated the previous two AFL champions and the reigning NFL champion in the postseason

The ‘68 Jets live in infamy as the first AFL team to defeat the NFL in the Super Bowl.