2014 Was a Tough Year For Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receivers
Published on July 30th, 2024 7:49 pm ESTWritten By: Dave Manuel
The 2014 Kansas City Chiefs were coached by Andy Reid and managed by John Dorsey, but they were still a few years removed from the start of the Patrick Mahomes era. The 2014 Kansas City Chiefs were a respectable team - in fact, they finished the season with a record of 9-7.
The 2014 Chiefs were a problem for any team in the NFL - in fact, they defeated the two teams that would make the Super Bowl that year during the season, notching victories against both the Patriots and the Seahawks.
The 2014 Chiefs, however, managed to enter themselves into the record books in a most unenviable way - they became the first team in the 16-game era to go an entire season with a touchdown thrown to a wide receiver.
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The Chiefs offense was led by Jamaal Charles in 2014, as he rushed for 1,033 yards and 9 touchdowns that year.
Knile Davis and De'Anthony Thomas also contributed on the ground.
The team's quarterback, Alex Smith, was "economical", to put it nicely.
Smith threw for 3,265 yards, 18 touchdowns and 6 interceptions in 2014. Smith didn't make any mistakes, but he certainly didn't blow any games open as well.
Dwayne Bowe was the leading wide receiver on the team, as he caught 60 passes for 754 yards.
Like the rest of the wide receivers on the team - including Albert Wilson, Donnie Avery, Jason Avant and Junior Hemingway - Bowe wasn't able to find the endzone.
Travis Kelce, who was an emerging star in the league at the time, caught 5 touchdown passes, but he wasn't a wide receiver.
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It's hard to imagine that a team coached by Andy Reid could have ZERO wide receivers find the endzone over the course of a full season.
After all, Reid has some of the most imaginative offensive schemes in the NFL.
The 2014 Kansas City Chiefs, however, were extremely lean at wide receiver, and it showed.
