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1979 Kansas City Chiefs season

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1979 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
General managerJim Schaaf
Head coachMarv Levy
Home stadiumArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place5th AFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-Pros
1
  • P Bob Grupp (2nd team)
Pro Bowlers
1

The 1979 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League, the 17th as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 20th overall. They improved on their 4–12 record from 1978 to a 7–9 record, but a last-place finish in the AFC West. The Chiefs missed the playoffs for the eighth straight year due to the four other teams ahead of them in their division all finishing with winning records.

Kansas City owned a pair of picks in the first round of the 1979 draft, selecting defensive end Mike Bell and quarterback Steve Fuller. By the season's third game, Fuller had supplanted Mike Livingston, the last active player from the Chiefs' Super Bowl IV champiosnhip team, as the club's starter.[1]

With Fuller at the helm, the Chiefs owned a 4–2 record after six games, but a five-game midseason losing streak ended the attempt. Despite finishing fifth in the AFC West for a second straight season, Kansas City's 7–9 record was a notable accomplishment considering the fact that the division's other four clubs all posted winning records for a second consecutive season.[1]

The Chiefs closed the season by dropping a 3–0 decision at Tampa Bay on December 16 in one of the most water-logged contests in franchise annals. As both clubs struggled to move the ball under monsoon-like conditions (Kansas City was held to 80 total yards), a field goal late in the fourth quarter by the Buccaneers' Neil O'Donoghue averted the NFL's first scoreless tie since 1943, allowing Tampa Bay to win the NFC Central division championship after a three-game losing streak.[1]

The Chiefs set a dubious NFL record for the season, with the fewest passing yards (1,660, 103.8 per game) in a 16-game season.[2]

Offseason

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NFL draft

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1979 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 2 Mike Bell  Defensive end Colorado State
1 23 Steve Fuller  Quarterback Clemson
4 85 Frank Manumaleuga  Linebacker San Jose State
5 112 Earl Gant  Running back Missouri
6 140 Spider Gaines  Wide receiver Washington
7 167 Ken Kremer  Defensive end Ball State
8 195 Mike Williams  Running back New Mexico
8 218 Robert Brewer  Guard Temple
9 222 James Folston  Tight end Cameron
9 229 Joe Robinson  Offensive tackle Ohio State
10 251 Mike DuPree  Linebacker Florida
10 260 Gearld Jackson  Safety Mississippi State
10 268 Larry Willis  Wide receiver Alcorn State
11 277 Stan Rome  Wide receiver Clemson
12 302 Michael Forrest  Running back Arkansas
      Made roster  

Undrafted free agents

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1979 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Kurt Jonker Tackle Augustana (South Dakota)

Roster

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1979 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 August 4 at Green Bay Packers L 10–14 0–1 Lambeau Field 53,994 Recap
2 August 9 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–21 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 33,378 Recap
3 August 18 St. Louis Cardinals W 20–3 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 43,214 Recap
4 August 23 at Minnesota Vikings W 25–0 3–1 Metropolitan Stadium 39,578 Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 2 Baltimore Colts W 14–0 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 50,442 Recap
2 September 9 Cleveland Browns L 24–27 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 42,181 Recap
3 September 16 at Houston Oilers L 6–20 1–2 Houston Astrodome 45,684 Recap
4 September 23 Oakland Raiders W 35–7 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium 67,821 Recap
5 September 30 at Seattle Seahawks W 24–6 3–2 Kingdome 61,169 Recap
6 October 7 at Cincinnati Bengals W 10–7 4–2 Riverfront Stadium 40,041 Recap
7 October 14 Denver Broncos L 10–24 4–3 Arrowhead Stadium 74,292 Recap
8 October 21 New York Giants L 17–21 4–4 Arrowhead Stadium 44,362 Recap
9 October 28 at Denver Broncos L 3–20 4–5 Mile High Stadium 74,908 Recap
10 November 4 San Diego Chargers L 14–20 4–6 Arrowhead Stadium 59,353 Recap
11 November 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–30 4–7 Arrowhead Stadium 70,132 Recap
12 November 18 at Oakland Raiders W 24–21 5–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,596 Recap
13 November 25 at San Diego Chargers L 7–28 5–8 San Diego Stadium 50,078 Recap
14 December 2 Seattle Seahawks W 37–21 6–8 Arrowhead Stadium 42,160 Recap
15 December 9 at Baltimore Colts W 10–7 7–8 Memorial Stadium 25,684 Recap
16 December 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 0–3 7–9 Tampa Stadium 63,624 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Baltimore Colts

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Week 1: Baltimore Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 000
Chiefs 0 7 0714

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Ted McKnight 70-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:05. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:13.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • BAL – Joe Washington – 13 receptions, 130 yards
  • KC – Ted McKnight – 4 receptions, 30 yards

Week 2: vs. Cleveland Browns

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Week 2: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 10 7 3727
Chiefs 0 0 71724

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,181
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Paul Maguire
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • CLE – Don Cockroft 27-yard field goal, 5:17. Browns 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:12.
  • CLE – Reggie Rucker 17-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 0:44. Browns 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:46.

Second quarter

  • CLE – Ozzie Newsome 20-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 1:16. Browns 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:33.

Third quarter

  • CLE – Don Cockroft 32-yard field goal, 3:30. Browns 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:50.
  • KC – J. T. Smith 17-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:00. Browns 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:30.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Tony Reed 9-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:52. Browns 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:20.
  • KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:30. Chiefs 21–20. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:29.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 30-yard field goal, 2:19. Chiefs 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 2:54.
  • CLE – Reggie Rucker 21-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 0:52. Browns 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 1:27.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 3: at Houston Oilers

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Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 6 006
Oilers 7 10 0320

at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – J. T. Smith 55-yard punt return (kick blocked), 14:45. Oilers 7–6.
  • HOU – Tim Wilson 24-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick), 7:55. Oilers 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:15.
  • HOU – Toni Fritsch 28-yard field goal, 0:10. Oilers 17–6. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 0:54.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Toni Fritsch 23-yard field goal, 8:53. Oilers 20–6. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:40.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Tony Reed – 3 receptions, 37 yards
  • HOU – Mike Barber – 3 receptions, 66 yards

Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Week 4: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 077
Chiefs 14 0 71435

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,821
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Steve Gaunty 19-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:09. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:02.
  • KC – J. T. Smith 88-yard punt return (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:03. Chiefs 14–0.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Third quarter

  • KC – Gary Barbaro 70-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:35. Chiefs 21–0.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:31. Chiefs 28–0. Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 9:35.
  • OAK – Derrick Jensen 1-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Jim Breech kick), 3:33. Chiefs 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:58.
  • KC – Arnold Morgado 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:01. Chiefs 35–7. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:03.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 10 01424
Seahawks 3 0 306

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 61,169
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 38-yard field goal, 12:29. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:21.

Second quarter

  • KC – Ted McKnight 23-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:49. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 23 yards, 0:06.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 36-yard field goal, 7:16. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:03.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 4:56. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:28.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Mike Williams 3-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 9:03. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:42.
  • KC – Ted McKnight 84-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:27. Chiefs 24–6. Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 0:25.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 10 0010
Bengals 0 0 707

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny and cool, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,041
  • Referee: Cal Lepore
  • TV announcers (KCMO-Kansas City): Jack Harry, Ed Budde, and Nick Monroe
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • KC – Mike Williams 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick) 3:39. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:31.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 46-yard field goal, 0:05. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:40.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Tony Reed – 3 receptions, 76 yards
  • CIN – Don Bass – 3 receptions, 41 yards

Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week 7: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 7 7724
Chiefs 0 0 01010

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 74,292
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • DEN – Jim Turner 28-yard field goal, 0:04. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 4:21.

Second quarter

  • DEN – Bill Thompson 2-yard fumble return (Jim Turner kick), 0:17. Broncos 10–0.

Third quarter

  • DEN – Haven Moses 16-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 9:46. Broncos 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:18.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 44-yard field goal, 9:57. Broncos 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 1:51.
  • DEN – Rick Upchurch 7-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 2:51. Broncos 24–3. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:08.
  • KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:56. Broncos 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 1:55.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 8: vs. New York Giants

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Week 8: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 14721
Chiefs 3 7 0717

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 25-yard field goal, 13:09. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:51.

Second quarter

  • KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:27. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:20.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Earnest Gray 53-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick), 11:27. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:28.
  • NYG – Billy Taylor 3-yard run (Joe Danelo kick), 1:18. Giants 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:48.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Henry Marshall 38-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:28. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, 0:08.
  • NYG – Harry Carson 22-yard fumble return (Joe Danelo kick), 1:42. Giants 21–17.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • NYG – Earnest Gray – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD
  • KC – Tony Reed – 8 receptions, 103 yards

Week 9: at Denver Broncos

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Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 303
Broncos 7 7 6020

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 74,908
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DEN – Rick Upchurch 5-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 11:52. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 2:16.

Third quarter

  • DEN – Rick Upchurch 32-yard pass from Jon Keyworth (kick blocked), 9:42. Broncos 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:28.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 1:54. Broncos 20–3. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 7:38.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 10: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week 10: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 10 0 3720
Chiefs 0 0 01414

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,353
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • SD – John Jefferson 13-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick), 11:21. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:34.
  • SD – Mike Wood 31-yard field goal, 2:59. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:37.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Third quarter

  • SD – Mike Wood 26-yard field goal, 3:03. Chargers 13–0. Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 7:32.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Steve Fuller 18-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:06. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.
  • SD – Clarence Williams 5-yard run (Mike Wood kick), 5:45. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 8:21.
  • KC – J. T. Smith 24-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:05. Chargers 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:40.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 11: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 11: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 10 10 01030
Chiefs 0 0 303

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,132
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and John Brodie
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • PIT – John Stallworth 26-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick), 11:13. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:41.
  • PIT – Matt Bahr 31-yard field goal, 6:17. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:11.

Second quarter

  • PIT – Lynn Swann 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick), 11:19. Steelers 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:39.
  • PIT – Matt Bahr 20-yard field goal, 0:03. Steelers 20–0. Drive: 19 plays, 64 yards, 6:28.

Third quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 9:14. Steelers 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:37.

Fourth quarter

  • PIT – Matt Bahr 37-yard field goal, 10:25. Steelers 23–3. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:48.
  • PIT – Larry Brown 1-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick), 3:03. Steelers 30–3. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 5:43.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 12: at Oakland Raiders

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Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 3 14024
Raiders 0 7 7721

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,596
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and George Kunz
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal, 12:27. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:18.
  • OAK – Mark van Eeghen 2-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick), 1:07. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 3:36.

Third quarter

  • KC – Tony Samuels fumble recovery in endzone (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:49. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 15 plays, 92 yards, 8:11.
  • KC – Henry Marshall 23-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:59. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 1 play, 23 yards, 0:07.
  • OAK – Derrick Ramsey 16-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick), 0:10. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:40.

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Cliff Branch 3-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick), 7:28. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:19.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Mike Williams – 4 receptions, 54 yards
  • OAK – Dave Casper – 7 receptions, 91 yards

Week 13: at San Diego Chargers

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Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 0 007
Chargers 7 7 7728

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,078
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SD – John Jefferson 42-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick), 2:29. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:48.

Third quarter

  • SD – Bob Klein 8-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick), 5:05. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:26.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Artie Owens 8-yard run (Mike Wood kick), 8:11. Chargers 28–7. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 6:37.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 14: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 71421
Chiefs 14 10 6737

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 2
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 32 °F (0 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,160
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Earl Gant 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:57. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 13 plays, 43 yards, 5:33.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 0:18. Chiefs 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:07.

Third quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 31-yard field goal, 11:29. Chiefs 27–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:23.
  • SEA – Jeff Moore 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:11. Chiefs 27–7. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:18.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 22-yard field goal, 2:41. Chiefs 30–7. Drive: 13 plays, 37 yards, 7:40.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Ted McKnight 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:18. Chiefs 37–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:22.
  • SEA – Dan Doornink 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:12. Chiefs 37–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:06.
  • SEA – Jeff Moore 12-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:10. Chiefs 37–21. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:14.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • SEA – Jim Zorn – 2 rushes, 21 yards
  • KC – Earl Gant – 21 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Top receivers

Week 15: at Baltimore Colts

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Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 0 0310
Colts 7 0 007

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, clear, cold, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,684
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Mike Lucci
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 43-yard field goal, 11:16. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:08.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Earl Gant – 5 receptions, 33 yards
  • BAL – Joe Washington – 6 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Week 16: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 000
Buccaneers 0 0 033

at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Rain, 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,624
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • TB – Neil O'Donoghue 19-yard field goal, 8:50. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:49.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Earl Gant – 3 receptions, 24 yards
  • TB – Jerry Eckwood – 2 receptions, 26 yards

Standings

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AFC West
 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) San Diego Chargers 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 411 246 W2
(5) Denver Broncos 10 6 0 .625 4–4 7–5 289 262 L2
Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 3–5 6–6 378 372 W2
Oakland Raiders 9 7 0 .563 3–5 5–7 365 337 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 7 9 0 .438 4–4 7–7 238 262 L1

Awards and records

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  • Bob Grupp, NFL Leader, Punting, 43.6 average yards per punt[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Kansas City Chiefs History 1970's". kcchiefs.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Team Game Finder Query Results - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 454
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