# 1974 Kansas City Chiefs 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. 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. 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.
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. 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 |

## 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
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
NYJ – Joe Namath – 14/30, 210 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
KC – Len Dawson – 9/21, 119 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
NYJ – John Riggins – 22 rushes, 116 yards
KC – Wendell Hayes – 8 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
NYJ – Rich Caster – 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD
KC – Larry Brunson – 3 receptions, 43 yards :

#### Week 2: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Raiders | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
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
OAK – Dave Casper 5 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick), 6:12. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.
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
KC – Wilbur Young 52 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:47. Raiders 20–7.
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
KC – Len Dawson – 7/13, 49 yards, 3 INT
OAK – Ken Stabler – 11/25, 165 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Wendell Hayes – 7 rushes, 33 yards
OAK – Pete Banaszak – 6 rushes, 39 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Otis Taylor – 2 receptions, 25 yards
OAK – Cliff Branch – 3 receptions, 70 yards :

#### Week 3: at Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Oilers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 28,538
* Referee: Norm Schachter
* TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels and Mike Haffner
* Box Score
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
KC – Mike Livingston – 20/26, 167 yards, TD
HOU – Lynn Dickey – 19/33, 178 yards, 2 INT
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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
DEN – Otis Armstrong – 14 rushes, 48 yards
KC – Ed Podolak – 14 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Floyd Little – 1 reception, 34 yards
KC – Elmo Wright – 1 reception, 40 yards :

#### Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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
PIT – Joe Gilliam – 14/36, 214 yards, TD, INT
KC – Mike Livingston – 15/43, 243 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT
Top rushers
PIT – Rocky Bleier – 12 rushes, 45 yards, TD
KC – Willie Ellison – 7 rushes, 26 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Frank Lewis – 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD
KC – Barry Pearson – 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD :

#### Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
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
MIA – Larry Csonka 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 0:17. Dolphins 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 1:48.
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston – 5/11, 64 yards, INT
MIA – Bob Griese – 11/25, 120 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
KC – Woody Green – 24 rushes, 98 yards
MIA – Larry Csonka – 17 rushes, 80 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Barry Pearson – 3 receptions, 26 yards
MIA – Nat Moore – 2 receptions, 32 yards :

#### Week 7: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Chargers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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
SD – Gary Garrison 18-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Dennis Partee kick), 0:04. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:09.
Second quarter
KC – Elmo Wright 12-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:49. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:15.
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
KC – Len Dawson – 4/4, 84 yards, TD
SD – Dan Fouts – 14/27, 221 yards, TD, 2 INT
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 7 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
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
KC – Woody Green 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:23. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:06.
NYG – Walker Gillette 7-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick), 0:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:25.
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
NYG – Craig Morton – 17/33, 256 yards, 2 TD
KC – Len Dawson – 25/33, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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
SD – Bo Matthews 1-yard run (Dennis Partee kick), 6:19. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 7:27.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Larry Brunson 84-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 0:54.
SD – Gary Garrison 71-yard pass from Jesse Freitas (Dennis Partee kick), 9:02. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 1:01.
Top passers
SD – Jesse Freitas Jr. – 6/15, 120 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Len Dawson – 26/44, 381 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
SD – Bo Matthews – 21 rushes, 73 yards, TD
KC – Woody Green – 19 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
SD – Gary Garrison – 2 receptions, 84 yards, TD
KC – Larry Brunson – 8 receptions, 193 yards, TD :

#### Week 10: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| Broncos | 7 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,236
* Referee: Norm Schachter
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Alex Karras and Howard Cosell
* Box Score
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
KC – Len Dawson – 19/30, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT
DEN – Charley Johnson – 28/42, 445 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Woody Green – 18 rushes, 114 yards, TD
DEN – Otis Armstrong – 16 rushes, 55 yards
Top receivers
KC – Otis Taylor – 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD
DEN – Riley Odoms – 7 receptions, 125 yards :

#### Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bengals | 7 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 33 |
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
CIN – Isaac Curtis 18-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick), 11:13. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:34.
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Cardinals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
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
KC – Cleo Miller – 15 rushes, 95 yards
STL – Jim Otis – 14 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
KC – Otis Taylor – 2 receptions, 29 yards
STL – Terry Metcalf – 9 receptions, 85 yards, TD :

#### Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
OAK – Cliff Branch 10-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 10:16. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:45.
Top passers
OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 2/7, 22 yards, TD, 3 INT
KC – Len Dawson – 12/23, 126 yards, 2 INT
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
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
MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 8/17, 135 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Len Dawson – 9/16, 124 yards, INT
Top rushers
MIN – Oscar Reed – 15 rushes, 57 yards
KC – Cleo Miller – 12 rushes, 45 yards
Top receivers
MIN – Sam McCullum – 6 rec, 118 yards, 2 TD
KC – Elmo Wright – 3 rec, 75 yards :

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | 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 |