The 1989 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 20th in the National Football League, their 30th overall and their first under head coach Marty Schottenheimer and general manager Carl Peterson. They improved on their 4–11–1 record from 1988 and finished with an 8–7–1 record. The Chiefs did not qualify for the playoffs in for the third straight year but did send four players to the Pro Bowl. The Chiefs Week 11 10–10 tie against the Cleveland Browns remains the most recent tie in Chiefs history.
1989 Kansas City Chiefs season Owner Lamar Hunt General manager Carl Peterson Head coach Marty Schottenheimer Home stadium Arrowhead Stadium Results Record 8–7–1 Division place 2nd AFC West Playoffs Did not qualify All-Pros FB Christian Okoye (1st team) CB Albert Lewis (1st team) Pro Bowlers FB Christian Okoye LB Derrick Thomas CB Kevin Ross CB Albert Lewis
Background The Chiefs had changed coaches before, but never had the organization gone through the complete overhaul it did between the 1988 and 1989 seasons. On December 19, 1988, Lamar Hunt hired Carl Peterson as the team's new president/general manager. On January 5 Peterson fired head coach Frank Gansz, just two weeks after taking over. On January 24 he hired Marty Schottenheimer, who was fired by Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell. Schottenheimer also cleaned house, bringing over several assistants who would later become NFL head coaches including Tony Dungy, Herman Edwards (who would later be head coach of the Chiefs), Bruce Arians and devoted Schottenheimer disciple Bill Cowher. Dungy and Cowher would eventually be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame , with Cowher specifically mentioning Schottenheimer by name as someone who belongs in the Hall.
With Peterson's help, Schottenheimer also made several roster changes, including drafting future hall of famer Derrick Thomas. Thomas later became a key part to the Chiefs defense in 90s and became one of the most popular players with fans in franchise history before his premature death in February 2000.
The team also signed Hall of Fame center Mike Webster after initially hiring him as an offensive line coach. While his signing wasn't controversial at the time, multiple lawsuits following his death in 2002 proved that Webster was already disabled when the Pittsburgh Steelers (the team he's most associated with) chose to leave him unprotected in Plan B free agency and that Webster likely shouldn't have continued playing when signing with the Chiefs; the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) would be initially discovered during his autopsy. He would go up against the Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium in Week 8 in what would prove be the Chiefs last trip to Pittsburgh for 17 years and the team's last-ever trip to Three Rivers Stadium; the two teams would meet 8 times in the ensuing years (including in the wild card round in the 1993 playoffs), all at Arrowhead Stadium, before the teams played at the Steelers current home Heinz Field in 2006.
Season summary The Chiefs started the season at Denver on September 10 but the Chiefs lost the opener, 34–20. The very next Sunday the Chiefs downed the Los Angeles Raiders 24–19, garnering Schottenheimer's first win as Chiefs' head coach.
The Chiefs would start the season 1–4, but soon turned things around. On October 22, Christian Okoye carried the ball 33 times for 170 yards as the Chiefs defeated the Dallas Cowboys at Arrowhead Stadium, 36–28.
On November 26, Kansas City cruised past the Houston Oilers, 34–0 to start a 3-game winning streak to give themselves a chance to make the playoffs.
On December 17, using a bruising running game and a smothering defense, the San Diego Chargers marched into Arrowhead Stadium and crushed the Chiefs' playoffs dreams. They bulldozed their way to 219 yards rushing, 176 by Marion Butts, and won 20–13. The all but eliminated the Chiefs from any chance of making the playoffs. Chiefs' quarterback Steve DeBerg was ineffective because of the chilling 18-degree weather and completed just 14 of 33 passes. Okoye constantly found his path blocked, holes jammed. The Chiefs had one final opportunity to tie the game, driving from their own 36 yard line to the San Diego 19. DeBerg's next pass into the end zone was intercepted, ending the Chiefs' chances and the game. The loss left the Chiefs needing a win at Miami on Christmas Eve, combined with losses by Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and the Raiders that day and Cincinnati on Christmas Day to make the playoffs.
The next week, the Chiefs did bounce back and defeated the Miami Dolphins for the second time in the season, 27–24 and had a winning record in the first Peterson-Schottenheimer season at 8-7-1. The Bengals, Colts and Raiders also lost that weekend; however, the Steelers won their game and final AFC Playoff spot, finishing 9-7 overall.
DeBerg passed for 2,529 yards in his second season with the team. Okoye led the NFL in rushing with 1,480 yards. Stephone Paige led the receivers with 44 receptions. Rookie linebacker Derrick Thomas recorded 10 sacks.
Okoye was named to the Pro Bowl along with defensive stars Albert Lewis, Kevin Ross and Thomas.
Offseason
NFL draft 1989 Kansas City Chiefs draft Round Pick Player Position College Notes 1 4 Derrick Thomas * † Linebacker Alabama 2 32 Mike Elkins Quarterback Wake Forest 3 60 Naz Worthen Wide receiver North Carolina State 4 88 Stan Petry Defensive back TCU 6 143 Robb Thomas Wide receiver Oregon State 7 171 Ron Sancho Linebacker LSU 8 199 Bryan Tobey Running back Grambling State 8 220 Todd McNair Running back Temple 9 227 Jack Phillips Defensive back Alcorn State 10 255 Rob McGovern Linebacker Holy Cross 11 283 Marcus Turner Defensive back UCLA 12 311 Bill Jones Running back Texas State Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
Undrafted free agents 1989 undrafted free agents of note Player Position College Michael Harris Guard Grambling State Brett Holley Punter Arizona Robert Oliver Wide receiver Western Michigan Mark Porter Kicker Kansas State
Personnel
Staff 1989 Kansas City Chiefs staff Front office
Founder – Lamar Hunt Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman President/general manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum Director of player personnel – Whitey Dovell Head coaches
Head coach – Marty Schottenheimer Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator – Joe Pendry Running backs – Bruce Arians Wide receivers – Al Saunders Offensive line – Howard Mudd Offense/tight ends – Jim Erkenbeck Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Bill Cowher Defensive line – Tom Pratt Defensive backs – Tony Dungy Special assistant/quality control – Darvin Wallis Special teams coaches
Special teams – Kurt Schottenheimer Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant strength and conditioning – Russ Ball
Roster 1989 Kansas City Chiefs roster Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Steve DeBerg10 Mike Elkins 11 Steve PelluerRunning backs (RB)
32 Tommie Agee FB 44 Herman Heard48 Todd McNair 35 Christian Okoye FB 21 James SaxonWide receivers (WR)
86 Emile Harry89 Pete Mandley83 Stephone Paige81 Robb Thomas 80 Clarence Weathers84 Naz Worthen Tight ends (TE)
85 Jonathan Hayes87 Alfredo Roberts Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Mark Adickes G 76 John Alt T 77 Rich Baldinger G/T 70 Mark Cannon C 62 Gene Chilton C/G 75 Irv Eatman T 73 Michael Harris T 72 Dave Lutz G 53 Mike Webster C Defensive linemen (DL)
99 Mike Bell DE 95 Bruce Clark DE 98 Leonard Griffin DE 69 Greg Meisner NT 97 Dan Saleaumua NT 90 Neil Smith DE Linebackers (LB) 54 Walker Lee Ashley ILB 55 Louis Cooper OLB 56 Dino Hackett ILB 59 Stacy Harvey OLB 57 Chris Martin OLB 50 Rob McGovern ILB 58 Derrick Thomas OLB Defensive backs (DB)
34 Lloyd Burress FS 25 Danny Copeland SS 29 Albert Lewis CB 24 J. C. Pearson CB 45 Stan Petry CB 27 Kevin Porter SS 31 Kevin Ross CB Special teams (ST)
2 Kelly Goodburn P 8 Nick Lowery K Practice squad 43 Bill Jones RB -- Michael Mayes CB -- Robert Oliver WR -- Richard Van Druten T 82 Danta Whitaker TE 47 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad Reserve
20 Deron Cherry S (IR) 22 Kenny Gamble RB (IR) 7 Ron Jaworski QB (IR) 51 Mike Junkin LB (IR) 63 Bill Maas NT (IR) 52 Angelo Snipes LB (IR) Rookies in italics
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 vs. Minnesota Vikings L 13–23 0–1 Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) 63,528 Recap 2 August 20 New York Giants L 7–45 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium 36,820 Recap 3 August 27 at Chicago Bears W 22–17 1–2 Soldier Field 56,343 Recap 4 New York Jets L 13–15 (OT) 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium 41,105 Recap
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 10 at Denver Broncos L 20–34 0–1 Mile High Stadium 74,284 Recap 2 September 17 Los Angeles Raiders W 24–19 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 71,741 Recap 3 September 24 at San Diego Chargers L 6–21 1–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 40,128 Recap 4 October 1 Cincinnati Bengals L 17–21 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium 61,165 Recap 5 October 8 at Seattle Seahawks W 20–16 2–3 Kingdome 60,715 Recap 6 October 15 at Los Angeles Raiders L 14–20 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,453 Recap 7 October 22 Dallas Cowboys W 36–28 3–4 Arrowhead Stadium 76,841 Recap 8 October 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–23 3–5 Three Rivers Stadium 54,194 Recap 9 November 5 Seattle Seahawks W 20–10 4–5 Arrowhead Stadium 54,489 Recap 10 November 12 Denver Broncos L 13–16 4–6 Arrowhead Stadium 76,245 Recap 11 November 19 at Cleveland Browns T 10–10 (OT) 4–6–1 Cleveland Stadium 77,922 Recap 12 November 26 Houston Oilers W 34–0 5–6–1 Arrowhead Stadium 51,342 Recap 13 December 3 Miami Dolphins W 26–21 6–6–1 Arrowhead Stadium 54,610 Recap 14 December 10 at Green Bay Packers W 21–3 7–6–1 Lambeau Field 56,694 Recap 15 December 17 San Diego Chargers L 13–20 7–7–1 Arrowhead Stadium 40,623 Recap 16 December 24 at Miami Dolphins W 27–24 8–7–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 43,612 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Denver Broncos Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Date : September 10Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. MDTGame weather : Partly Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 74,284Referee : Red CashionTV announcers (NBC) : Fred Roggin and Lyle AlzadoRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 41-yard field goal, 8:49. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:11. DEN – Tyrone Braxton 34-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 8:31. Broncos 10–0. DEN – Sammy Winder 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 6:30. Broncos 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:43. Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 14:07. Broncos 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 7:23. KC – Kenny Gamble 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:26. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:03. Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 6:43. Broncos 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:49. DEN – Steve Sewell 9-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 1:47 Broncos 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:56. Fourth quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 29-yard field goal, 12:02. Broncos 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:02. KC – Carlos Carson 5-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 7:53. Broncos 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:09. DEN – Randy Robbins 18-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 3:11. Broncos 34–20. Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 21/34, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT DEN – John Elway – 16/28, 150 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers
KC – Herman Heard – 9 rushes, 27 yards DEN – Sammy Winder – 11 rushes, 38 yards, TD Top receivers
KC – Emile Harry – 4 receptions, 69 yards DEN – Jeff Alexander – 3 receptions, 35 yards
Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders Week 2: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : September 17Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear and Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 71,741Referee : Jerry SeemanTV announcers (NBC) : Charlie Jones and Merlin OlsenRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
RAI – Mervyn Fernandez 25-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (kick aborted), 7:14. Raiders 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:31. KC – Chris Dressel 49-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 4:04. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:04. Second quarter
RAI – Trey Junkin 3-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 13:28. Raiders 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:21. KC – Nick Lowery 47-yard field goal, 10:02. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 4:58. RAI – Jeff Jaeger 39-yard field goal, 4:58. Raiders 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:54. KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:59. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 3:53. Third quarter
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 40-yard field goal, 10:03. Raiders 19–17. Drive: 11 plays, 28 yards, 4:57. Fourth quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:51. Chiefs 24–19. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:00. Top passers
RAI – Jay Schroeder – 14/21, 192 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 12/18, 171 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
RAI – Marcus Allen – 18 rushes, 58 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 27 rushes, 95 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
RAI – Marcus Allen – 3 receptions, 44 yards KC – Chris Dressel – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Week 3: at San Diego Chargers Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
Date : September 24Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDTGame weather : Cloudy and Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)Game attendance : 40,128Referee : Ben DreithTV announcers (NBC) : Tom Hammond and Joe NamathRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
SD – Tim Spencer 9-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:57. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:46. KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 0:23. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:34. Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 1:04. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:43. Third quarter
SD – Rod Bernstine 1-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Chris Bahr kick), 8:05. Chargers 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 6:55. Fourth quarter
SD – Rod Bernstine 32-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:31. Chargers 21–6. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:13. Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/28, 177 yards, 5 INT SD – Jim McMahon – 11/18, 96 yards, TD Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 16 rushes, 112 yards SD – Rod Bernstine – 5 rushes, 73 yards, TD Top receivers
KC – Todd McNair – 7 receptions, 83 yards SD – Anthony Miller – 2 receptions, 55 yards
Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Week 4: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : October 1Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear, 78 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 61,165Referee : Gordon McCarterTV announcers (NBC) : Tom Hammond and Joe NamathRecap
Game information First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 7:32. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:32. Second quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:17. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 7:25. CIN – Tim McGee 40-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Gallery kick), 10:39. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:38. KC – Robb Thomas 5-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Lowery kick), 3:27. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:49. CIN – Eric Ball 2-yard run (Jim Gallery kick), 1:02. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
CIN – Leon White 22-yard fumble return (Jim Gallery kick), 13:11. Bengals 21–17. Top passers
CIN – Boomer Esiason – 6/14, 152 yards, TD, INT KC – Ron Jaworski – 14/28, 163 yards, TD, 4 INT Top rushers
CIN – Eric Ball – 16 rushes, 71 yards, TD KC – Christian Okoye – 25 rushes, 101 yards, TD Top receivers
CIN – Rodney Holman – 2 receptions, 45 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 3 receptions, 56 yards
Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Date : October 8Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDTGame weather : None (indoor stadium)Game attendance : 60,715Referee : Dick HantakTV announcers (NBC) : Don Criqui and Ahmad RashadRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
SEA – James Jefferson 97-yard kickoff return (Norm Johnson kick), 14:43. Seahawks 7–0. KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 4:29. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 5:03. Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 5:03. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:44. SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:49. Seahawks 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:00. SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 0:04. Seahawks 16–3. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 0:36. Third quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:53. Seahawks 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:59. Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 11:52. Seahawks 16–13. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 7:15. KC – Alfredo Roberts 2-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Lowery kick), 9:27. Chiefs 20–16. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:07. Top passers
KC – Ron Jaworski – 12/18, 104 yards, TD SEA – Dave Krieg – 20/36, 252 yards, 2 INT Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 30 rushes, 156 yards, TD SEA – Dave Krieg – 3 rushes, 29 yards Top receivers
KC – Emile Harry – 3 receptions, 41 yards SEA – Brian Blades – 4 receptions, 86 yards
Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Date : October 15Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDTGame weather : Hazy, 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 40,453Referee : Howard RoeTV announcers (NBC) : Tom Hammond and Joe NamathRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:59. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:47. RAI – Jeff Jaeger 24-yard field goal, 2:21. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:38. Second quarter
RAI – Bo Jackson 2-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 0:56. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:13. Third quarter
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 50-yard field goal, 10:13. Raiders 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 6 yards, 2:12. Fourth quarter
RAI – Vance Mueller 6-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 11:18. Raiders 20–7. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 3:19. KC – Robb Thomas 2-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:19. Raiders 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:10. Top passers
KC – Ron Jaworski – 10/15, 118 yards, INT RAI – Jay Schroeder – 5/16, 87 yards, INT Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 18 rushes, 52 yards, TD RAI – Bo Jackson – 11 rushes, 85 yards, TD Top receivers
KC – Herman Heard – 9 receptions, 90 yards RAI – Mike Dyal – 2 receptions, 50 yards
Week 7: vs. Dallas Cowboys Week 7: Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : October 22Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 76,841Referee : Jim TunneyTV announcers (CBS) : Tim Brant and Dan JiggettsRecap
Game information First quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:17. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:57. DAL – Paul Palmer 63-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 6:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:57. KC – Christian Okoye 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:36. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:44. Second quarter
KC – James Saxon 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 10:13. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:54. DAL – James Dixon 97-yard kickoff return (Roger Ruzek kick), 9:57. Chiefs 21–14. KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 1:56. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:10. KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:04. Third quarter
KC – Punt blocked by Rob McGovern out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 10:52. Chiefs 29–14. KC – Steve Pelluer 5-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:21. Chiefs 36–14. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 5:00. Fourth quarter
DAL – Darryl Clack 1-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 10:15. Chiefs 36–21. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 7:06. DAL – Steve Folsom 4-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Roger Ruzek kick), 3:48. Chiefs 36–28. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:33. Top passers
DAL – Steve Walsh – 14/29, 166 yards, TD KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/22, 237 yards Top rushers
DAL – Paul Palmer – 9 rushes, 85 yards, TD KC – Christian Okoye – 33 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
DAL – Kelvin Martin – 4 receptions, 52 yards KC – Emile Harry – 3 receptions, 64 yards
Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date : October 29Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)Game attendance : 54,154Referee : Tom DooleyTV announcers (NBC) : Joel Meyers and Paul MaguireRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
PIT – Gary Anderson 41-yard field goal, 10:36. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:24. PIT – Louis Lipps 16-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 4:41. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:57. Second quarter
PIT – Gary Anderson 47-yard field goal, 7:07. Steelers 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 6:12. PIT – Gary Anderson 29-yard field goal, 0:24. Steelers 16–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 2:03. KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 16–3. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:24. Third quarter
KC – Pete Mandley 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 11:01. Steelers 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:59. KC – Bill Maas 4-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 3:51. Chiefs 17–16. PIT – Louis Lipps 64-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 0:10. Steelers 23–17. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:14. Fourth quarter
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 24/36, 338 yards, TD, 2 INT PIT – Bubby Brister – 17/27, 253 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 23 rushes, 101 yards PIT – Merril Hoge – 15 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers
KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 163 yards PIT – Louis Lipps – 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks Week 9: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : November 5Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 54,489Referee : Ben DreithTV announcers (NBC) : Jim Donovan and Jim LaslavicRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
SEA – Nesby Glasgow 38-yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:50. Seahawks 7–0. KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:51. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:50. Second quarter
KC – Steve Pelluer 10-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 11:49. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:37. KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 4:33. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 15 yards, 5:06. SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 0:15. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 4:11. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 5:37. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:59. Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg – 14/32, 126 yards KC – Steve Pelluer – 7/13, 80 yards Top rushers
SEA – John Williams – 6 rushes, 28 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 37 rushes, 126 yards, TD Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent – 3 receptions, 47 yards KC – Jonathan Hayes – 1 reception, 20 yards
Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos Week 10: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : November 12Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear, 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 76,245Referee : Ben DreithTV announcers (NBC) : Dick Enberg and Bill WalshRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 18-yard field goal, 9:53. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 4:43. Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 14:25. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:33. DEN – Greg Kragen 17-yard fumble return (David Treadwell kick), 11:45. Broncos 10–3. KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 0:12. Broncos 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 1:41. Third quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 27-yard field goal, 6:47. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:43. Fourth quarter
KC – Emile Harry 5-yard pass from Steve Pelluer (Nick Lowery kick), 5:36. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:47. DEN – David Treadwell 26-yard field goal, 0:01. Broncos 16–13. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:23. Top passers
DEN – John Elway – 11/22, 133 yards, INT KC – Steve Pelluer – 7/13, 80 yards Top rushers
DEN – Bobby Humphrey – 21 rushes, 77 yards KC – James Saxon – 18 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers
DEN – Steve Sewell – 5 receptions, 84 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 2 receptions, 48 yards
Week 11: at Cleveland Browns Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Date : November 19Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C)Game attendance : 77,922Referee : Pat HaggertyTV announcers (NBC) : Dick Enberg and Bill WalshRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
CLE – Matt Bahr 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:41. Third quarter
KC – Neil Smith 4-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 14:39. Chiefs 7–3. CLE – Eric Metcalf 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:51. Browns 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:57. Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 3:48. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 3:29. Overtime
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/40, 209 yards, 2 INT CLE – Bernie Kosar – 21/42, 198 yards, INT Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 21 rushes, 40 yards CLE – Eric Metcalf – 23 rushes, 49 yards, TD Top receivers
KC – Pete Mandley – 4 receptions, 56 yards CLE – Webster Slaughter – 6 receptions, 67 yards
Week 12: vs. Houston Oilers Week 12: Houston Oilers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : November 26Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 51,342Referee : Fred WyantTV announcers (NBC) : Jim Donovan and Jimmy CefaloRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 11:52. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:59. KC – James Saxon 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:06. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:45. Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 6:09. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:02. KC – J. C. Pearson 1-yard return of blocked punt (Nick Lowery kick), 4:16. Chiefs 20–0. Third quarter
KC – Jonathan Hayes 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 6:43. Chiefs 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:03. Fourth quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 17-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:07. Chiefs 34–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:45. Top passers
HOU – Warren Moon – 8/20, 99 yards, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/25, 224 yards, TD Top rushers
HOU – Alonzo Highsmith – 8 rushes, 24 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 21 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers
HOU – Leonard Harris – 4 receptions, 49 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 114 yards
Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins Week 13: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : December 3Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear, 23 °F (−5 °C)Game attendance : 54,610Referee : Red CashionTV announcers (NBC) : Charlie Jones and Merlin OlsenRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 3-yard run (kick failed, wide left), 8:06. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:40. KC – Stephone Paige 38-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 3:01. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:52. Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 0:15. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 8:45. Third quarter
MIA – Jim Jensen 8-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:31. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:20. KC – Nick Lowery 28-yard field goal, 3:07. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:15. Fourth quarter
MIA – Mark Clayton 15-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:37. Chiefs 19–14. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:09. KC – Herman Heard 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 5:00. Chiefs 26–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:26. MIA – Jim Jensen 9-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:53. Chiefs 26–21. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 4:03. Top passers
MIA – Dan Marino – 18/37, 218 yards, 3 TD, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/25, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
MIA – Sammie Smith – 14 rushes, 49 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 32 rushes, 148 yards, TD Top receivers
MIA – Mark Clayton – 9 receptions, 128 yards, TD KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD
Week 14: at Green Bay Packers Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : December 10Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Cloudy, 23 °F (−5 °C)Game attendance : 56,694Referee : Jim TunneyTV announcers (NBC) : Jim Donovan and Jimmy CefaloRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Jonathan Hayes 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:55. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:52. GB – Chris Jacke 25-yard field goal, 3:57. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:52. KC – Christian Okoye 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:01. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:56. KC – Emile Harry 12-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:07. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:36. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/19, 203 yards, 2 TD GB – Don Majkowski – 14/34, 123 yards, INT Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 38 rushes, 131 yards, TD GB – Brent Fullwood – 10 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers
KC – Jonathan Hayes – 4 receptions, 53 yards, TD GB – Perry Kemp – 3 receptions, 29 yards
Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers Week 15: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : December 17Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Mostly Sunny, 18 °F (−8 °C)Game attendance : 40,623Referee : Jerry SeemanTV announcers (NBC) : Joel Meyers and Paul MaguireRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 10:20. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:01. KC – Nick Lowery 30-yard field goal, 5:40. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:14. KC – Todd McNair 11-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 1:45. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 0:49. SD – Andy Parker 1-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Chris Bahr kick), 0:17. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:23. Third quarter
SD – Chris Bahr 43-yard field goal, 6:26. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:18. Fourth quarter
SD – Anthony Miller 5-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Chris Bahr kick), 14:56. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:03. SD – Chris Bahr 20-yard field goal, 8:41. Chargers 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:17. Top passers
SD – Billy Joe Tolliver – 13/30, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 14/33, 142 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers
SD – Marion Butts – 39 rushes, 176 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 18 rushes, 60 yards Top receivers
SD – Anthony Miller – 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD KC – Stephone Paige – 4 receptions, 42 yards
Week 16: at Miami Dolphins Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
Date : December 24Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear, 40 °F (4 °C)Game attendance : 43,612Referee : Johnny GrierTV announcers (NBC) : Tom Hammond and Joe NamathRecap, Game Book
Game information First quarter
MIA – Jim Jensen 4-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:13. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:31. Second quarter
KC – Stephone Paige 20-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:18. MIA – Ferrell Edmunds 3-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:05. Dolphins 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:50. KC – James Saxon 6-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:52. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:13. KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:39. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:24. Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 1:45. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 7:13. Fourth quarter
MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 10:44. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:01. MIA – Mark Clayton 7-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:24. Tied 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:23. KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 1:31. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:53. Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/26, 230 yards, TD, INT MIA – Dan Marino – 28/47, 339 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 26 rushes, 98 yards, TD MIA – Sammie Smith – 14 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers
KC – Pete Mandley – 4 receptions, 63 yards MIA – Mark Clayton – 6 receptions, 102 yards
Standings AFC West W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK Denver Broncos(1) 11 5 0 .688 6–2 9–3 362 226 L1 Kansas City Chiefs 8 7 1 .531 3–5 6–7–1 307 286 W1 Los Angeles Raiders 8 8 0 .500 3–5 6–6 315 297 L2 Seattle Seahawks 7 9 0 .438 4–4 7–5 241 327 L1 San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 .375 4–4 4–8 266 290 W2
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