1974 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

The 1974 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's fifth season in the National Football League, the twelfth season in Kansas City Chiefs, and the fifteenth overall, it ended with a 5–9 record and the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the third straight season consecutive and third-place finish in the AFC West, Hank Stram was fired after the season and was replaced by Paul Wiggin in 1975.

While the club's new facility at Arrowhead Stadium was drawing rave reviews, the Chiefs roster was beginning to show its age.[1] The result was the team's first losing season in eleven years as the club was unable to string together consecutive victories during the year, a first in franchise history.[1] Many of the club's key players were entering the twilight of their careers: Len Dawson was 39, Jim Tyrer was 35, Bobby Bell, Buck Buchanan, and Ed Budde were 34, Dave Hill was 33 and Otis Taylor was 32.[1]

One of the year's few bright spots in the 5–9 season was cornerback Emmitt Thomas, who led the league with a franchise-record 12 interceptions. The final game of the 1974 campaign marked the final time all seven of Kansas City's Pro Football Hall of Fame players from the club's AFL champion era took the field together with coach Hank Stram.[1] Including owner Lamar Hunt and seven future Minnesota Vikings Hall of Famers, an amazing total of 16 Hall of Fame inductees were involved in that 1974 season finale game. That 35–15 loss against Minnesota provided an anticlimactic conclusion to Hank Stram's illustrious coaching career in Kansas City. Three days later, Stram, the only head coach in franchise history was relieved of his duties on December 27 after compiling a 124–76–10 regular season record with the club.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1974 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 16 Woody Green Running back Arizona State
2 41 Charlie Getty Tackle Penn State
3 66 David Jaynes Quarterback Kansas
4 94 Matt Herkenhoff Tackle Penn State
6 131 Jim Washington Running back Clemson
7 172 Leroy Hegge Defensive end South Dakota–Springfield
9 222 Jim Jennings Running back Rutgers
10 134 Tom Condon Guard Boston College
11 275 Bob Thornbladh Running back Michigan
12 300 Carl Brown Wide receiver West Texas A&M
13 328 Norm Romagnoli Linebacker Kentucky State
14 353 Frank Pomarico Guard Notre Dame
15 378 Lem Burnham Linebacker U. S. International
16 405 Barry Beers Guard William & Mary
17 431 David Langner Defensive back Auburn

Roster

1974 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 August 5 Detroit Lions W 20–12 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 35,521 Recap
2 August 12 Buffalo Bills L 21–35 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 39,248 Recap
3 August 17 at Los Angeles Rams L 16–58 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,848 Recap
4 August 24 San Francisco 49ers W 26–7 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium 46,548 Recap
5 August 31 at Dallas Cowboys L 16–25 2–3 Texas Stadium 43,492 Recap
6 September 6 St. Louis Cardinals W 31–16 3–3 Arrowhead Stadium 46,067 Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 15 New York Jets W 24–16 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 74,854 Recap
2 September 22 at Oakland Raiders L 7–27 1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 48,108 Recap
3 September 29 at Houston Oilers W 17–7 2–1 Houston Astrodome 28,538 Recap
4 October 6 Denver Broncos L 14–17 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium 67,298 Recap
5 October 13 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–34 2–3 Arrowhead Stadium 65,517 Recap
6 October 20 at Miami Dolphins L 3–9 2–4 Miami Orange Bowl 67,779 Recap
7 October 27 at San Diego Chargers W 24–14 3–4 San Diego Stadium 34,371 Recap
8 November 3 New York Giants L 27–33 3–5 Arrowhead Stadium 61,437 Recap
9 November 10 San Diego Chargers L 7–14 3–6 Arrowhead Stadium 48,551 Recap
10 November 18 at Denver Broncos W 42–34 4–6 Mile High Stadium 50,236 Recap
11 November 24 at Cincinnati Bengals L 6–33 4–7 Riverfront Stadium 49,777 Recap
12 December 1 at St. Louis Cardinals W 17–13 5–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 41,863 Recap
13 December 8 Oakland Raiders L 6–7 5–8 Arrowhead Stadium 60,577 Recap
14 December 14 Minnesota Vikings L 15–35 5–9 Arrowhead Stadium 35,480 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New York Jets

Week 1: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 6 10 0016
Chiefs 0 14 3724

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 74,854
  • Referee: Tommy Bell
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and John Brodie
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • NYJ – Rich Caster 2-yard pass from Joe Namath (kick blocked), 2:55. Jets 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:52.

Second quarter

  • NYJ – Eddie Bell 7-yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick), 11:07. Jets 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:02.
  • KC – Ed Podolak 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:54. Jets 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:44.
  • NYJ – Bobby Howfield 25-yard field goal, 0:38. Jets 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:16.
  • KC – Marvin Upshaw 52-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:10. Jets 16–14.

Third quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 2:59. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:06.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Emmitt Thomas 38-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:52. Chiefs 24–16.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 2: at Oakland Raiders

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 707
Raiders 7 13 0727

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,108
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • OAK – Mike Siani 9 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick), 10:46. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:51.
  • OAK – Pete Banaszak 20 yard run (kick failed, wide left), 6:05. Raiders 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Dave Casper 2 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick), 11:28. Raiders 27–7. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:50.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Otis Taylor – 2 receptions, 25 yards
  • OAK – Cliff Branch – 3 receptions, 70 yards

Week 3: at Houston Oilers

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 31417
Oilers 0 0 707

at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Ronnie Coleman 1-yard run (Skip Butler kick), 6:27. Oilers 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 8:33.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 35-yard field goal, 2:11. Oilers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:16.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Willie Ellison 8-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:02. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:07.
  • KC – Morris Stroud 8-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:41. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:07.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • KC – Willie Ellison – 10 rushes, 20 yards, 1 TD
  • HOU – Ronnie Coleman – 9 rushes, 27 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • KC – Ed Podolak – 10 receptions, 64 yards
  • HOU – Billy Johnson – 4 receptions, 57 yards

Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 4: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 0 7717
Chiefs 7 7 0014

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,298
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (NBC): Ross Porter and Willie Davis
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • DEN – Jim Turner 41-yard field goal, 7:31. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:59.
  • KC – Willie Ellison 1 yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:19. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:12.

Second quarter

  • KC – Bobby Bell 28-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:09. Chiefs 14–3.

Third quarter

  • DEN – Jon Keyworth 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 2:33. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:56.

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Jon Keyworth 3-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 10:46. Broncos 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:57.
Top passers
  • DEN – Steve Ramsey – 4/9, 63 yards
  • KC – Mike Livingston – 10/19, 97 yards, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 17 10034
Chiefs 3 7 7724

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, light rain, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,517
  • Referee: Bernie Ulman
  • TV announcers (KDKA): Dick Stockton and Bill Currie
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 31 yard field goal, 9:56. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:46.
  • PIT – Rocky Bleier 2-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 4:13 Steelers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards.

Second quarter

  • KC – Barry Pearson 13-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:56. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:58.
  • PIT – Preston Pearson 3-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 8:51. Steelers 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:56.
  • PIT – Glen Edwards 49-yard interception return (Roy Gerela kick), 6:24. Steelers 21–10.
  • PIT – Roy Gerela 32-yard field goal, 2:19. Steelers 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:29.

Third quarter

  • KC – Otis Taylor 10-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:28. Steelers 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:48.
  • PIT – Roy Gerela 45-yard field goal, 2:41. Steelers 27–17. Drive: 13 plays, 43 yards, 3:35.
  • PIT – Frank Lewis 31-yard pass from Joe Gilliam (Roy Gerela kick), 1:05. Steelers 34–17. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:18.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Elmo Wright 13-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:57. Steelers 34–24. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:08.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • PIT – Frank Lewis – 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD
  • KC – Barry Pearson – 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 3 003
Dolphins 0 2 079

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,779
  • Referee: Fred Swearingen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels and Mike Haffner
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 21-yard field goal, 9:57. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 65 yards, 9:24.
  • MIA – Punt blocked by Tim Foley out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 2:14. Chiefs 3–2.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 7: at San Diego Chargers

Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 71024
Chargers 7 0 0714

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 34,371
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (NBC): Ross Porter and Willie Davis
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • KC – Woody Green 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:13. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:47.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Don Woods 6-yard run (Dennis Partee kick), 12:06. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:29.
  • KC – Woody Green 69-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:24. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:42.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 23-yard field goal, 0:58. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:31.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • KC – Woody Green – 23 rushes, 146 yards, TD
  • SD – Don Woods – 22 rushes, 154 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • KC – Woody Green – 4 receptions, 98 yards, TD
  • SD – Gary Garrison – 6 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Week 8: vs. New York Giants

Week 8: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 13 31033
Chiefs 7 7 01327

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,437
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Wayne Walker
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NYG – Ron Johnson 1-yard run (kick blocked), 12:09. Giants 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:33.
  • NYG – Ron Johnson 1-yard run (Pete Gogolak kick), 2:22. Giants 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:25.
  • KC – Morris Stroud 8-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:12. Tied 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:56.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Pete Gogolak 33-yard field goal, 8:29. Giants 23–14. Drive: 4 plays, –5 yards, 1:22.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 19-yard field goal, 14:20. Giants 23–17. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 3:30.
  • NYG – Pete Gogolak 35-yard field goal, 12:08. Giants 26–17. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:03.
  • KC – Larry Brunson 23-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:20. Giants 26–24. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:38.
  • NYG – Joe Dawkins 51-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick), 4:13. Giants 33–24. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:07.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 2:20. Giants 33–27. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 1:44.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • NYG – Ron Johnson – 25 rushes, 66 yards, 2 TD
  • KC – Ed Podolak – 12 rushes, 73 yards
Top receivers
  • NYG – Bob Grim – 4 receptions, 70 yards
  • KC – Larry Brunson – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD

Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 9: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 7 0714
Chiefs 0 0 077

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Rain, 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,551
  • Referee: Tommy Bell
  • TV announcers (NBC): Ross Porter and Willie Davis
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 10: at Denver Broncos

Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 10 19642
Broncos 7 14 01334

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game information

First quarter

  • DEN – Jon Keyworth 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 5:51. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:18.
  • KC – Ed Podolak 4-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:13. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:38.

Second quarter

  • DEN – Jon Keyworth 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 12:40. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:24.
  • KC – Ed Podolak 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:25. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:33.
  • DEN – Billy Van Heusen 11-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick), 4:42. Broncos 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:34.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal, 1:50. Broncos 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:52.

Third quarter

  • KC – Otis Armstrong tackled in end zone by Willie Lanier for a Safety, 12:02. Broncos 21–19.
  • KC – Otis Taylor 35-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:08. Chiefs 26–21. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 3:36.
  • KC – Woody Green 17-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 33–21. Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:07.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 35-yard field goal, 1:53. Chiefs 36–21. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:47.

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Jon Keyworth 1-yard run (kick blocked), 14:58. Chiefs 36–27. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:44.
  • KC – Wendell Hayes 1-yard run (kick failed), 11:59. Chiefs 42–27. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:59.
  • DEN – Otto Stowe 4-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick), 7:50. Chiefs 42–34. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:09.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Otis Taylor – 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD
  • DEN – Riley Odoms – 7 receptions, 125 yards

Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 6 006
Bengals 7 20 0633

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 49,777
  • Referee: Bernie Ulman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and John Brodie
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CIN – Ed Williams 19-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick), 14:52. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:23.
  • CIN – Bob Maddox blocked punt recovery in end zone (kick failed), 5:14. Bengals 20–0.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 3:33. Bengals 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:29.
  • CIN – Isaac Curtis 6-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick), 0:54. Bengals 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:39.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 27–6. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 0:54.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Chip Myers 11-yard pass from Ken Anderson (kick aborted), 11:05. Bengals 33–6. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:36.
Top passers
  • KC – Len Dawson – 13/25, 179 yards
  • CIN – Ken Anderson – 19/33, 262 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • KC – Woody Green – 8 rushes, 20 yards
  • CIN – Ed Williams – 20 rushes, 96 yards
Top receivers
  • KC – Otis Taylor – 3 receptions, 88 yards
  • CIN – Charlie Joiner – 3 receptions, 65 yards

Week 12: at St. Louis Cardinals

Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 71017
Cardinals 6 0 0713

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Snow, 31 °F (−1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 41,863
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • STL – Terry Metcalf 22-yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed, wide right), 6:57. Cardinals 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:08.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Third quarter

  • KC – Jeff Kinney 4-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:19. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:45.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Wendell Hayes 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:24. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:39.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 22-yard field goal, 3:52. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:36.
  • STL – Terry Metcalf 2-yard run (Jim Bakken kick), 2:49. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:03.
Top passers
  • KC – Len Dawson – 13/22, 93 yards, TD, INT
  • STL – Jim Hart – 19/39, 194 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Otis Taylor – 2 receptions, 29 yards
  • STL – Terry Metcalf – 9 receptions, 85 yards, TD

Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 13: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 077
Chiefs 3 3 006

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, cold, 27 °F (−3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,577
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and John Brodie
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 50-yard field goal, 4:06. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 3:24.

Second quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 0:02. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:08.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

Top passers
Top rushers
  • OAK – Marv Hubbard – 17 rushes, 87 yards
  • KC – Jeff Kinney – 21 rushes, 124 yards
Top receivers
  • OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 1 reception, 12 yards
  • KC – Otis Taylor – 4 receptions, 60 yards

Week 14: vs Minnesota Vikings

Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 14 71435
Chiefs 3 9 0315

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 2:45 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,480
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (CBS): Lindsey Nelson and John Sauer
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 37-yard field goal, 8:41. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 6:19.

Second quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 32-yard field goal, 8:50. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:57.
  • MIN – Sam McCullum 34-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick), 3:01. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:00.
  • MIN – Sam McCullum 10-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick), 0:33. Vikings 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 1:25.
  • KC – Emmitt Thomas 73-yard interception return (kick failed, wide right), 0:00. Vikings 14–12.

Third quarter

  • MIN – Ed Marinaro 7-yard pass from Bob Berry (Fred Cox kick), 7:46. Vikings 21–12. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 7:14.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 29-yard field goal, 14:57. Vikings 21–15. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 5:00.
  • MIN – Oscar Reed 3-yard pass from Bob Berry (Fred Cox kick), 8:36. Vikings 28–15. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 6:21.
  • MIN – Brent McClanahan 6-yard run (Fred Cox kick), 0:59. Vikings 35–15. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:53.
Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Standings

AFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 12 2 0 .857 5–1 9–2 355 228 W3
Denver Broncos 7 6 1 .536 3–3 5–4–1 302 294 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 5 9 0 .357 2–4 4–7 233 293 L2
San Diego Chargers 5 9 0 .357 2–4 4–7 212 285 W2

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kansas City Chiefs History 1970's". Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
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