What the world was like in 1994 - the last time the Kansas City Chiefs won a playoff game

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The last time the Kansas City Chiefs won a playoff game the Houston Texans didn’t even exist.

In fact, their last postseason win – on Jan. 16, 1994 – came against the Houston Oilers in a 28-20 divisional round victory in the Astrodome*. That’s 22 years of playoff infamy.

Back in January 1994, not only had the Texans not yet come to existence but neither had Justin Bieber (Born: March 1, 1994). Kurt Cobain still lived (Died: April 8, 1994). Nobody had heard of a little TV show called “Friends” (Debuted: Sept. 22, 1994) or learned about a slow-witted guy named Forrest Gump (Released: July 6, 1994).

The Chiefs have gone so long without a playoff win that back when they last won one, O.J. Simpson still seemed like an OK guy (That changed in the summer of 1994).

Kansas City has lost eight playoff games in a row since beating the Oilers. The Chiefs came close to victory during their last playoff appearance in 2013, leading the Indianapolis Colts 38-10 in the second half. But then they blew it, falling 45-44 in the second biggest collapse in NFL postseason history (Oilers fans obviously have not forgotten the biggest collapse).

So while the visitors enter their playoff game against the Texans on a 10-game regular season winning streak, another infamous streak will weigh on the minds of Kansas City fans. As the Texans try to extend the Chiefs’ postseason misery, take a look at what the world was like during the last time Kansas City experienced playoff glory.

See the gallery above for a look back at life in 1994.

*The quarterbacks in that 1994 playoff match-up: Future Hall of Famers Warren Moon and Joe Montana. This weekend’s showdown between Brian Hoyer and Alex Smith feels a little less grand.