1975 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

The 1975 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League, the 13th as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 16th overall, it ended with a second consecutive 5–9 record and the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the 4th straight year. San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Paul Wiggin was named the second head coach in franchise history on January 23.[1] A former Pro Bowl defensive end for the Cleveland Browns, Wiggin inherited the unenviable task of rebuilding a squad whose pool of talent had been largely depleted due to age and a number of ill-fated trades that had left the club devoid of first-round draft choices in 1973 and 1975.[1] After an 0–3 start to the season, Wiggin directed the Chiefs to three straight wins, beginning with a convincing 42–10 victory against the Raiders on October 12.[1] The highlight of the season was a 34–31 upset win at Dallas on Monday Night Football. The club could not maintain the early success. Owning a 5–5 record heading into the homestretch of the season, injuries to a number of key players crippled the team. The team dropped its final four contests of the year to finish at 5–9 for the second consecutive season. The regular season finale at Oakland marked the final games in the Hall of Fame careers of Len Dawson and Buck Buchanan.[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

1975 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 34 Elmore Stephens  Tight end Kentucky
3 59 Cornelius Walker  Defensive tackle Rice
6 137 Morris LaGrand  Running back Tampa
6 139 Dave Wasick  Linebacker San Jose State
8 189 Wayne Hoffman  Tight end Oklahoma
11 268 Dale Hegland  Guard Minnesota
12 293 James Rackley  Running back Florida A&M
13 318 John Snider  Linebacker Stanford
14 346 Gene Moshier  Guard Vanderbilt
16 396 Mark Petersen  Defensive end Illinois
17 424 Mike Bulino  Defensive back Pittsburgh
      Made roster  

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Roster

1975 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 84 Billy Masters
  • 88 Walter White
 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 9 St. Louis Cardinals L 3–10 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 40,081 Recap
2 August 18 Dallas Cowboys W 26–20 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 35,630 Recap
3 August 23 at Detroit Lions L 24–27 1–2 Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium 62,094 Recap
4 August 30 Los Angeles Rams L 6–14 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium 39,814 Recap
5 September 6 Green Bay Packers W 31–3 2–3 Arrowhead Stadium 35,543 Recap
6 September 12 at Buffalo Bills W 9–7 3–3 Rich Stadium 48,691 Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 21 at Denver Broncos L 33–37 0–1 Mile High Stadium 51,858 Recap
2 September 28 New York Jets L 24–30 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium 73,939 Recap
3 October 5 San Francisco 49ers L 3–20 0–3 Arrowhead Stadium 54,490 Recap
4 October 12 Oakland Raiders W 42–10 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium 60,425 Recap
5 October 19 at San Diego Chargers W 12–10 2–3 San Diego Stadium 26,469 Recap
6 October 26 Denver Broncos W 26–13 3–3 Arrowhead Stadium 70,043 Recap
7 November 2 Houston Oilers L 13–17 3–4 Arrowhead Stadium 62,989 Recap
8 November 10 at Dallas Cowboys W 34–31 4–4 Texas Stadium 63,539 Recap
9 November 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–28 4–5 Three Rivers Stadium 48,803 Recap
10 November 23 Detroit Lions W 24–21 (OT) 5–5 Arrowhead Stadium 55,161 Recap
11 November 30 at Baltimore Colts L 14–28 5–6 Memorial Stadium 42,122 Recap
12 December 7 San Diego Chargers L 20–28 5–7 Arrowhead Stadium 46,888 Recap
13 December 14 at Cleveland Browns L 14–40 5–8 Cleveland Stadium 44,368 Recap
14 December 21 at Oakland Raiders L 20–28 5–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 48,604 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
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 10 13333
Broncos 0 17 71337

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal, 14:27. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, –3 yards, 0:21.
  • DEN – Rick Upchurch 13-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 12:04. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:23.
  • DEN – Jack Dolbin 39-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick), 8:18. Broncos 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:53.
  • KC – Woody Green 8-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:23. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:55.
  • DEN – Jim Turner 23-yard field goal, 0:28. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 1:50.

Third quarter

  • DEN – Rick Upchurch 90-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick), 13:54. Broncos 24–17. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:06.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 34-yard field goal, 10:30. Broncos 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:24.
  • KC – Woody Green 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:33. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 4:50.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 45-yard field goal, 2:22. Chiefs 30–24. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 47-yard field goal, 14:55. Chiefs 33–24. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:03.
  • DEN – Jack Dolbin 2-yard fumble return (kick blocked), 6:17. Chiefs 33–30. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:31.
  • DEN – Billy Van Heusen 10-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick), 1:49. Broncos 37–33. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:48.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • KC – Jeff Kinney – 18 rushes, 59 yards
  • DEN – Otis Armstrong – 18 rushes, 82 yards
Top receivers
  • KC – Walter White – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD
  • DEN – Rick Upchurch – 3 receptions, 153 yards, TD

Week 2: vs. New York Jets

Week 2: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 14 3 6730
Chiefs 7 7 7324

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,939
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam DeLuca
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • NYJ – John Riggins 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 12:11. Jets 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:49.
  • NYJ – Carl Garrett 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 9:31. Jets 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:36.
  • KC – Woody Green 4-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:01. Jets 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:56.

Second quarter

  • KC – Ed Podolak 10-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:42. Tied 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 3:21.
  • NYJ – Pat Leahy 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 0:42.

Third quarter

  • NYJ – John Riggins 2-yard run (kick aborted), 7:49. Jets 23–14. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:00.
  • KC – Barry Pearson 36-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:52. Jets 23–21. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:57.

Fourth quarter

  • NYJ – Rich Caster 9-yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick), 14:02. Jets 30–21. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 4:31.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 35-yard field goal, 4:49. Jets 30–24. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 4:59.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • NYJ – Rich Caster – 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD
  • KC – Ed Podolak – 5 receptions, 54 yards

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 3: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 10 3720
Chiefs 0 3 003

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 19-yard field goal, 12:56. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 7:10.
  • SF – Tom Mitchell 24-yard pass from Norm Snead (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 6:27. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:29.
  • SF – Steve Mike-Mayer 19-yard field goal, 1:12. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:06.

Third quarter

  • SF – Steve Mike-Mayer 29-yard field goal, 0:22. 49ers 13–3. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:51.

Fourth quarter

  • SF – Larry Schreiber 5-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 13:03. 49ers 20–3. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:42.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • SF – Larry Schreiber – 4 receptions, 32 yards
  • KC – Ed Podolak – 6 receptions, 65 yards

Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 4: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 0 0710
Chiefs 21 7 01442

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,425
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and John Brodie
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • OAK – George Blanda 23-yard field goal, 7:39. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:29.
  • KC – Walter White 48-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:01. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:38.
  • KC – Woody Green 5-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:58. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:12.
  • KC – Mike Livingston 1-yard fumble return (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:09. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:12.

Second quarter

  • KC – Ed Podolak 7-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:15. Chiefs 28–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:46.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Billy Masters 5-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:52. Chiefs 35–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40.
  • KC – Morris LaGrand 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:38. Chiefs 42–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:30.
  • OAK – Cliff Branch 9-yard pass from David Humm (George Blanda kick), 0:48. Chiefs 42–10. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 0:46.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • OAK – Cliff Branch – 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD
  • KC – Walter White – 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Week 5: at San Diego Chargers

Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 9 0312
Chargers 3 0 7010

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Hazy, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 26,469
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (NBC): Ross Porter and Willie Davis
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • SD – Ray Wersching 36-yard field goal, 11:47. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, –4 yards, 0:50.

Second quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 31-yard field goal, 9:21. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:41.
  • KC – Walter White 60-yard pass from Mike Livingston (kick blocked), 0:53. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 1:54.

Third quarter

  • SD – Sam Scarber 2-yard pass from Jesse Freitas (Ray Wersching kick), 3:05. Chargers 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:10.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 12:06. Chiefs 12–10. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:40.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • KC – Woody Green – 18 rushes, 79 yards
  • SD – Don Woods – 19 rushes, 72 yards
Top receivers
  • KC – Walter White – 2 receptions, 105 yards, TD
  • SD – Pat Curran – 3 receptions, 42 yards

Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 6: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 0 01313
Chiefs 3 3 31726

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,043
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 28-yard field goal, 0:21. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:13.

Second quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 46-yard field goal, 6:43. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 1:28.

Third quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 37-yard field goal, 10:11. Chiefs 9–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 4:49.

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Fran Lynch 1-yard run (kick aborted), 13:22. Chiefs 9–6. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 7:38.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 23-yard field goal, 10:13. Chiefs 12–6. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:58.
  • KC – Mike Livingston 8-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:51. Chiefs 19–6. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 0:59.
  • KC – Billy Masters 7-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:04. Chiefs 26–6. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:47.
  • DEN – Jon Keyworth 19-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick), 0:57. Chiefs 26–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:16.
Top passers
  • DEN – Steve Ramsey – 11/17, 164 yards, TD, INT
  • KC – Mike Livingston – 10/23, 113 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 7: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 7: Houston Oilers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Oilers 7 0 7317
Chiefs 3 10 0013

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,989
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam DeLuca
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 47-yard field goal, 11:11. Oilers 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:49.
  • KC – Jeff Kinney 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:13. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:48.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Ken Burrough 57-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick), 11:20. Oilers 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:37.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Skip Butler 44-yard field goal, 11:11. Oilers 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:25.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 21 3734
Cowboys 0 17 14031

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 51-yard field goal, 0:49. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, –2 yards, 0:57.

Second quarter

  • DAL – Roger Staubach 9-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 12:30. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:19.
  • DAL – Toni Fritsch 31-yard field goal, 10:53. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:27.
  • KC – John Matuszak fumble recovery in endzone (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:12. Tied 10–10.
  • DAL – Golden Richards 15-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick), 5:10. Cowboys 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:02.
  • KC – Ed Podolak 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:20. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:50.
  • KC – Ed Podolak 11-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:57. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:11.

Third quarter

  • DAL – Golden Richards 47-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick), 8:31. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 44-yard field goal, 5:13. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:35.
  • DAL – Roger Staubach 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 1:29. Cowboys 31–27. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:44.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Ed Podolak 5-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:07. Chiefs 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:35.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 3 003
Steelers 0 7 14728

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,803
  • Referee: Bernie Ulman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • PIT – Reggie Harrison 10-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 12:27. Steelers 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:33.
  • PIT – John Stallworth 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 4:31. Steelers 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:51.

Fourth quarter

  • PIT – Mike Collier 21-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 1:54. Steelers 28–3. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:07.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Walter White – 2 receptions, 48 yards
  • PIT – Franco Harris – 6 receptions, 61 yards

Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 10: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Lions 0 8 310021
Chiefs 14 0 70324

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 55,161
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Al Michaels and Hank Stram
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DET – Morris LaGrand tackled in end zone for a Safety, 9:46. Chiefs 14–2.
  • DET – Joe Reed 2-yard run (kick blocked), 4:17. Chiefs 14–8. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:29.

Third quarter

  • DET – Errol Mann 37-yard field goal, 2:18. Chiefs 14–11. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:02.
  • KC – MacArthur Lane 20-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:28. Chiefs 21–11. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:50.

Fourth quarter

  • DET – Ray Jarvis 10-yard pass from Joe Reed (Errol Mann kick), 2:28. Chiefs 21–18. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 7:26.
  • DET – Errol Mann 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 21–21. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 1:02.

Overtime

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 26-yard field goal, 8:16. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:06.
Top passers
  • DET – Joe Reed – 10/26, 139 yards, TD, INT
  • KC – Len Dawson – 17/25, 217 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • DET – George Farmer – 4 receptions, 62 yards
  • KC – Walter White – 3 receptions, 69 yards

Week 11: at Baltimore Colts

Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 01414
Colts 0 14 14028

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,122
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (NBC): Bill O'Donnell and Sam DeLuca
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • BAL – Jackie Wallace 42-yard interception return (Toni Linhart kick), 11:22. Colts 7–0.
  • BAL – Bill Olds 1-yard run (Toni Linhart kick), 6:30. Colts 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:46.

Third quarter

  • BAL – Lydell Mitchell 70-yard run (Toni Linhart kick), 11:34. Colts 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:13.
  • BAL – Raymond Chester 17-yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick), 3:10. Colts 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:50.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Doug Dressler 3-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:52. Colts 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:17.
  • KC – Larry Brunson 25-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:42. Colts 28–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:46.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 12: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 0 71428
Chiefs 3 3 14020

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 46,888
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam DeLuca
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • SD – Rickey Young 5-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 13:59. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 21-yard field goal, 7:55. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:36.

Second quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 22-yard field goal, 9:52. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:48.

Third quarter

  • SD – Sam Scarber 8-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 11:15. Chargers 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:45.
  • KC – Woody Green 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:37. Chargers 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:37.
  • KC – Barry Pearson 17-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:42. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:16.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Rickey Young 3-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 14:02. Chargers 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:40.
  • SD – Dan Fouts 9-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 7:58. Chargers 28–20. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 4:01.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • SD – Pat Curran – 3 receptions, 95 yards
  • KC – Barry Pearson – 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Week 13: at Cleveland Browns

Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 01414
Browns 7 3 161440

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,368
  • Referee: Tommy Bell
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Sam DeLuca
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CLE – Don Cockroft 26-yard field goal, 5:15. Browns 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:00.

Third quarter

  • CLE – Hugh McKinnis 1-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 4:31. Browns 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:07.
  • CLE – Charlie Getty tackled in end zone by Ron East for a Safety, 4:14. Browns 19–0.
  • CLE – Greg Pruitt 3-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 1:05. Browns 26–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 3:09.

Fourth quarter

  • CLE – Reggie Rucker 40-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick), 14:43. Browns 33–0. Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:09.
  • KC – Woody Green 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:04. Browns 33–7. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:39.
  • CLE – Greg Pruitt 14-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 7:16. Browns 40–7. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:48.
  • KC – Billy Masters 9-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:06. Browns 40–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:10.
Top passers
  • KC – Tony Adams – 13/31, 141 yards, TD, INT
  • CLE – Mike Phipps – 14/20, 204 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • KC – Jeff Kinney – 10 rushes, 29 yards
  • CLE – Greg Pruitt – 26 rushes, 214 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers

Week 14: at Oakland Raiders

Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 10 0720
Raiders 7 14 0728

at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,604
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and John Brodie
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • OAK – Pete Banaszak 5-yard run (George Blanda kick), 8:08. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:19.
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 35-yard field goal, 2:30. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:38.

Second quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 29-yard field goal, 11:01. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 4:44.
  • KC – Barry Pearson 5-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:15. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:59.
  • OAK – Pete Banaszak 3-yard run (George Blanda kick), 4:06. Raiders 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 4:09.
  • OAK – Morris Bradshaw 16-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick), 1:13. Raiders 21–13. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:40.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Jeff Kinney 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:06. Raiders 21–20. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:06.
  • OAK – Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (George Blanda kick), 4:51. Raiders 28–20. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:21.
Top passers
  • KC – Tony Adams – 18/31, 245 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • OAK – Ken Stabler – 11/12, 134 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • KC – Woody Green – 17 rushes, 73 yards
  • OAK – Jess Phillips – 7 rushes, 84 yards
Top receivers

Standings

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Oakland Raiders(2) 11 3 0 .786 5–1 8–3 375 255 W1
Denver Broncos 6 8 0 .429 3–3 4–7 254 307 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 5 9 0 .357 3–3 3–8 282 341 L4
San Diego Chargers 2 12 0 .143 1–5 2–9 189 345 L1

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kansas City Chiefs History 1970's". Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  2. ^ "1975 Kansas City Chiefs Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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  • Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962)
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