# 1998 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1998 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 39th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 29th overall.
The season began with the team hoping to not only improve on their 13–3 campaign the previous season but to also avenge their loss in the 1998 playoffs against the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. However, instead, the Chiefs failed to succeed in the highly competitive AFC West.
Kansas City began the season on a bright spot, with a 4–1 record and three wins against division rivals; however they then endured a 6-game losing streak, dropping their record to 4–7, and the team finished with a 7–9 record and 4th place in the AFC West. The biggest low point of the season was during a Week 11 matchup against their division rival Denver Broncos, in which the Chiefs defense were penalized five times on the same drive, including three penalties by linebacker Derrick Thomas, topping off an embarrassing 30–7 loss.
This was the first losing season of head coach Marty Schottenheimer's career. Following the season, Schottenheimer announced his intention to resign after ten seasons with the team, and defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham assumed coaching duties for 1999.
This was the first time Derrick Thomas was not named to the Pro Bowl roster.

## Offseason

On April 9, Marcus Allen announced his retirement.

### Draft

1998 Kansas City Chiefs draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 27 | Victor Riley | Offensive tackle | Auburn |
| 3 | 88 | Rashaan Shehee | Running back | Washington |
| 4 | 120 | Greg Favors | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 5 | 128 | Robert Williams | Defensive back | North Carolina |
| 6 | 181 | Derrick Ransom | Defensive tackle | Cincinnati |
| 7 | 216 | Eric Warfield | Defensive back | Nebraska |
| 7 | 224 | Ernest Blackwell | Running back | Missouri |
| Made roster ||||||

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | August 1 | vs. Green Bay Packers | L 24–27 (OT) | 0–1 | Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) | 42,018 | Recap |
| 2 | August 8 | vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 17–13 | 1–1 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) | 43,657 | Recap |
| 3 | August 15 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 0–34 | 1–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 60,955 | Recap |
| 4 | August 22 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 22–21 | 2–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 71,079 | Recap |
| 5 | August 28 | St. Louis Rams | L 6–10 | 2–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 69,501 | Recap |

## Regular season

The Chiefs began the season well on September 6 with an impressive performance and easily defeated the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead 28–8. Kansas City sacked the Raiders quarterbacks 10 times, with Derrick Thomas collecting 6 by himself.
On September 13, Kansas City fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road, 21–16.
On September 27, the Chiefs visited the Philadelphia Eagles for the first time in franchise history.
On October 4, Kansas City conquered the Seattle Seahawks and the rain at Arrowhead, 17–6. Rich Gannon hit Andre Rison for an 80-yard touchdown pass after a 54-minute rain delay caused by a violent storm. The two teams combined for nine turnovers, five by Kansas City. The win improved the Chiefs' record to 4–1, however a 6-game losing streak following this game dropped the team to 4–7.
On November 16, against the Denver Broncos, the Chiefs defense was penalized five times on one drive, three of the penalties coming from legendary linebacker Derrick Thomas. The game is known now by Chiefs fans as the "Monday Night Meltdown". After that it was all downhill as the Chiefs suffered their first losing season since 1988.

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 6 | Oakland Raiders | W 28–8 | 1–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 78,945 | Recap |
| 2 | September 13 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 16–21 | 1–1 | Alltel Stadium | 69,821 | Recap |
| 3 | September 20 | San Diego Chargers | W 23–7 | 2–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 73,730 | Recap |
| 4 | September 27 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–21 | 3–1 | Veterans Stadium | 66,675 | Recap |
| 5 | October 4 | Seattle Seahawks | W 17–6 | 4–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 66,418 | Recap |
| 6 | October 11 | at New England Patriots | L 10–40 | 4–2 | Foxboro Stadium | 59,749 | Recap |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | October 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–20 | 4–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 79,431 | Recap |
| 9 | November 1 | New York Jets | L 17–20 | 4–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 65,104 | Recap |
| 10 | November 8 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 12–24 | 4–5 | Kingdome | 66,251 | Recap |
| 11 | November 16 | Denver Broncos | L 7–30 | 4–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 78,100 | Recap |
| 12 | November 22 | at San Diego Chargers | L 37–38 | 4–7 | Qualcomm Stadium | 59,894 | Recap |
| 13 | November 29 | Arizona Cardinals | W 34–24 | 5–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | 69,613 | Recap |
| 14 | December 6 | at Denver Broncos | L 31–35 | 5–8 | Mile High Stadium | 74,962 | Recap |
| 15 | December 13 | Dallas Cowboys | W 20–17 | 6–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | 77,697 | Recap |
| 16 | December 20 | at New York Giants | L 7–28 | 6–9 | Giants Stadium | 66,040 | Recap |
| 17 | December 26 | at Oakland Raiders | W 31–24 | 7–9 | Network Associates Coliseum | 52,679 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Chiefs | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 6
* Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Hot and clear, 94 °F (34 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,945
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Donnell Bennett 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:39. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 5:21.
KC – Andre Rison 30-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:22. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:06.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 28-yard field goal, 6:30. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 1 yard, 2:33.
Second quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 19-yard field goal, 12:17. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 3:05.
Third quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 48-yard field goal, 8:17. Chiefs 23–0. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:01.
OAK – Harvey Williams 2-yard run (Donald Hollas–Rickey Dudley pass), 0:21. Chiefs 23–8. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:35.
Fourth quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 33-yard field goal, 10:54. Chiefs 26–8. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:27.
KC – Jeff George sacked in end zone by Derrick Thomas for a Safety, 1:58. Chiefs 28–8.
Top passers
OAK – Jeff George – 19/31, 270 yards
KC – Elvis Grbac – 12/23, 130 yards, TD
Top rushers
OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 9 rushes, 27 yards
KC – Donnell Bennett – 24 rushes, 115 yards, TD
Top receivers
OAK – Tim Brown – 7 receptions, 67 yards
KC – Andre Rison – 4 receptions, 62 yards, TD :

#### Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: September 13
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny and clear, 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,821
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Reggie Barlow 85-yard punt return (Mike Hollis kick), 10:58. Jaguars 7–0.
Second quarter
JAX – Jimmy Smith 17-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 10:35. Jaguars 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 3:05.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 36-yard field goal, 1:05. Jaguars 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 5:42.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 43-yard field goal, 0:01. Jaguars 14–6. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:22.
Third quarter
JAX – James Stewart 1-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 11:52. Jaguars 21–6. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:08.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 29-yard field goal, 9:03. Jaguars 21–9. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:49.
Fourth quarter
KC – Kimble Anders 3-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:39. Jaguars 21–16. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:16.
Top passers
KC – Rich Gannon – 23/37, 263 yards
JAX – Mark Brunell – 11/18, 126 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Donnell Bennett – 13 rushes, 46 yards
JAX – James Stewart – 26 rushes, 103 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 7 receptions, 67 yards
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 4 receptions, 57 yards, TD :

#### Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 20
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,730
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 35-yard field goal, 10:37. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 2:42.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 31-yard field goal, 2:11. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 6:44.
Second quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 33-yard field goal, 14:52. Chiefs 9–0. Drive: 5 plays, 9 yards, 1:26.
KC – Andre Rison 44-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 13:52. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 5:21.
Third quarter
KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 12:28. Chiefs 23–0. Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:11.
SD – Natrone Means 72-yard run (John Carney kick), 4:25. Chiefs 23–7. Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:14.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
SD – Ryan Leaf – 1/15, 4 yards, 2 INT
KC – Rich Gannon – 10/29, 144 yards, TD
Top rushers
SD – Natrone Means – 22 rushes, 165 yards, TD
KC – Donnell Bennett – 30 rushes, 87 yards
Top receivers
SD – Freddie Jones – 1 reception, 4 yards
KC – Andre Rison – 1 reception, 44 yards, TD :

#### Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 27
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,675
* Referee: Gerry Austin
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Mark May and Beasley Reece
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
PHI – Duce Staley 5-yard run (Tom Hutton kick), 3:17. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:52.
Second quarter
KC – Donnell Bennett 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 13:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:02.
Third quarter
PHI – Duce Staley 3-yard run (Tom Hutton kick), 7:23. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 7:37.
Fourth quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 21-yard field goal, 11:38. Eagles 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:57.
KC – Donnell Bennett 7-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:41. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 1:17.
KC – Donnell Bennett 5-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:06. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:12.
PHI – Duce Staley 17-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Tom Hutton kick), 1:01. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 2:05.
Top passers
KC – Rich Gannon – 17/25, 262 yards
PHI – Rodney Peete – 21/36, 260 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Donnell Bennett – 19 rushes, 87 yards, 3 TD
PHI – Duce Staley – 16 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
KC – Kevin Lockett – 4 receptions, 74 yards
PHI – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 79 yards :

#### Week 5: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 4
* Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Heavy rain expected, 66 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,418
* Referee: Phil Luckett
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 12:05. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:50.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 0:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 6:16.
Second quarter
KC – Rich Gannon 4-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:13. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:24.
Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 10:01. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, −3 yards, 1:31.
KC – Andre Rison 80-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:24. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
SEA – John Friesz – 8/19, 52 yards, INT
KC – Rich Gannon – 12/19, 142 yards, TD
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters – 22 rushes, 59 yards
KC – Donnell Bennett – 17 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Joey Galloway – 5 receptions, 50 yards
KC – Andre Rison – 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD :

#### Week 6: at New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Patriots | 7 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: October 11
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Light rain, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,749
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NE – Robert Edwards 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 4:53. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:47.
Second quarter
NE – Adam Vinatieri 32-yard field goal, 13:35. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 4:21.
NE – Robert Edwards 15-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:11. Patriots 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:17.
NE – Ben Coates 2-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:48. Patriots 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:27.
NE – Adam Vinatieri 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Patriots 27–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 1:53.
Third quarter
NE – Ben Coates 11-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:48. Patriots 34–0. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:12.
NE – Adam Vinatieri 27-yard field goal, 3:24. Patriots 37–0. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 5:25.
KC – Derrick Alexander 8-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:52. Patriots 37–7. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:32.
Fourth quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 33-yard field goal, 14:28. Patriots 37–10. Drive: 5 plays, 8 yards, 1:10.
NE – Adam Vinatieri 20-yard field goal, 6:38. Patriots 40–10. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 7:40.
Top passers
KC – Elvis Grbac – 14/29, 144 yards, TD, INT
NE – Drew Bledsoe – 17/26, 226 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
KC – Kimble Anders – 4 rushes, 8 yards
NE – Robert Edwards – 23 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Derrick Alexander – 3 receptions, 43 yards, TD
NE – Terry Glenn – 7 receptions, 78 yards :

#### Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 79,431
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, Boomer Esiason and Lesley Visser
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Fred McAfee blocked punt recovery in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 8:05. Steelers 7–0.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 20-yard field goal, 5:08. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:57.
Second quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 28-yard field goal, 12:36. Steelers 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:05.
PIT – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 0:52.
Third quarter
PIT – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 5:30. Steelers 13–6. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:38.
KC – Andre Rison 2-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:28. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:02.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Charles Johnson 5-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Norm Johnson kick), 10:05. Steelers 20–13. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:23.
Top passers
PIT – Kordell Stewart – 11/22, 82 yards, TD
KC – Elvis Grbac – 15/36, 224 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
PIT – Jerome Bettis – 33 rushes, 119 yards
KC – Donnell Bennett – 13 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
PIT – David Dunn – 2 receptions, 34 yards
KC – Andre Rison – 7 receptions, 65 yards, TD :

#### Week 9: vs. New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 1
* Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast and rainy, 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,104
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Tony Richardson 2-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:34. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:43.
Second quarter
NYJ – John Hall 20-yard field goal, 13:41. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:53.
NYJ – Dwayne Gordon 31-yard interception return (John Hall kick), 2:34. Jets 10–7.
Third quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 42-yard field goal, 6:17. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:35.
Fourth quarter
KC – Donnell Bennett 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 13:43. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:05.
NYJ – Kyle Brady 20-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (John Hall kick), 12:53. Tied 17–17. Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:50.
NYJ – John Hall 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 1:50.
Top passers
NYJ – Vinny Testaverde – 20/34, 260 yards, TD, INT
KC – Elvis Grbac – 13/28, 130 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
NYJ – Curtis Martin – 30 rushes, 42 yards
KC – Bam Morris – 13 rushes, 41 yards
Top receivers
NYJ – Wayne Chrebet – 6 receptions, 101 yards
KC – Derrick Alexander – 3 receptions, 76 yards :

#### Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: November 8
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 66,251
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 54-yard field goal, 10:53. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 4:07.
SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 5:18. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:35.
SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 3:44. Seahawks 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:15.
Second quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 38-yard field goal, 11:50. Seahawks 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 3:36.
SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 2:00. Seahawks 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:32.
SEA – Darrin Smith 26-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 1:49. Seahawks 24–6.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Rich Gannon 1-yard run (pass failed), 0:03. Seahawks 24–12. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 1:51.
Top passers
KC – Rich Gannon – 20/32, 177 yards, INT
SEA – Warren Moon – 12/20, 108 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Rich Gannon – 3 rushes, 29 yards, TD
SEA – Ricky Watters – 24 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
KC – Derrick Alexander – 7 receptions, 91 yards
SEA – Joey Galloway – 1 reception, 45 yards :

#### Week 11: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,100
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, Boomer Esiason and Lesley Visser
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Bubby Brister 38-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 12:18. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:42.
DEN – Terrell Davis 41-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 7:36. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:05.
Second quarter
KC – Kimble Anders 4-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:31. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 7:44.
DEN – Jason Elam 42-yard field goal, 3:19. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:12.
DEN – Jason Elam 46-yard field goal, 0:14. Broncos 20–7. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 0:57.
Third quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 35-yard field goal, 3:05. Broncos 23–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:05.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Derek Loville 2-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 3:11. Broncos 30–7. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:25.
Top passers
DEN – Bubby Brister – 13/23, 180 yards
KC – Rich Gannon – 26/39, 224 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
DEN – Terrell Davis – 18 rushes, 111 yards, TD
KC – Bam Morris – 9 rushes, 20 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Shannon Sharpe – 3 receptions, 56 yards
KC – Kimble Anders – 10 receptions, 75 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| Chargers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 22
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear and sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,894
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Terrell Fletcher 4-yard run (John Carney kick), 9:33. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:18.
KC – Derrick Alexander 35-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:05. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:28.
Second quarter
SD – Tremayne Stephens 2-yard run (John Carney kick), 13:21. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 8:44.
SD – John Carney 31-yard field goal, 9:07. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:55.
KC – Bam Morris 2-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:15. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:52.
Third quarter
KC – Bam Morris 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 14:26. Chiefs 21–17. Drive: 1 play, 42 yards, 0:11.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 27-yard field goal, 3:31. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:59.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 42-yard field goal, 0:53. Chiefs 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:29.
Fourth quarter
KC – Bam Morris 3-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 11:46. Chiefs 34–17. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:56.
SD – Terrell Fletcher 4-yard run (John Carney kick), 8:01. Chiefs 34–24. Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 3:45.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 50-yard field goal, 5:28. Chiefs 37–24. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:33.
SD – Freddie Jones 25-yard pass from Craig Whelihan (John Carney kick), 4:14. Chiefs 37–31. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:14.
SD – Charlie Jones 1-yard pass from Craig Whelihan (John Carney kick), 0:09. Chargers 38–37. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 0:42.
Top passers
KC – Rich Gannon – 20/33, 304 yards, TD, INT
SD – Craig Whelihan – 19/37, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Bam Morris – 23 rushes, 39 yards, 3 TD
SD – Terrell Fletcher – 16 rushes, 52 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
KC – Derrick Alexander – 5 receptions, 173 yards, TD
SD – Freddie Jones – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD :

#### Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 29
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,613
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers (Fox): Tim Ryan, Bill Maas, Ronnie Lott and Kevin McCabe
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Bam Morris 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:13. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:41.
Second quarter
ARI – Joe Nedney 37-yard field goal, 14:53. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:20.
KC – Donnell Bennett 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:51. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 4:02.
ARI – Rob Moore 10-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick), 2:25. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 4:02.
Third quarter
KC – Derrick Alexander 30-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 12:05. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:55.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 37-yard field goal, 4:02. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:50.
ARI – Adrian Murrell 4-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 1:50. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:12.
Fourth quarter
KC – Derrick Alexander 15-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:26. Chiefs 31–17. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 6:24.
ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 6:07. Chiefs 31–24. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:19.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 18-yard field goal, 1:57. Chiefs 34–24. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:10.
Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/37, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Elvis Grbac – 21/28, 231 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 13 rushes, 77 yards, TD
KC – Bam Morris – 15 rushes, 76 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 6 receptions, 100 yards
KC – Derrick Alexander – 6 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 14: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Broncos | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: December 6
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,962
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Andre Rison 26-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:41. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:06.
KC – Kimble Anders 11-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:26. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:25.
DEN – Terrell Davis 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 5:06. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:23.
KC – Bam Morris 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:12. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:54.
Second quarter
DEN – Terrell Davis 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 6:31. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:54.
DEN – Ed McCaffrey 13-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 3:00. Tied 21–21. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:10.
Third quarter
KC – Joe Horn 26-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:40. Chiefs 28–21. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:54.
Fourth quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 20-yard field goal, 8:25. Chiefs 31–21. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:23.
DEN – Terrell Davis 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 6:48. Chiefs 31–28. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:37.
DEN – Shannon Sharpe 24-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 3:34. Broncos 35–31. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:39.
Top passers
KC – Rich Gannon – 27/43, 330 yards, 3 TD
DEN – John Elway – 22/32, 400 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Bam Morris – 7 rushes, 14 yards, TD
DEN – Terrell Davis – 24 rushes, 88 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
KC – Derrick Alexander – 6 receptions, 68 yards
DEN – Rod Smith – 8 receptions, 165 yards :

#### Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 13
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,697
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 24-yard field goal, 5:21. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 6:23.
Second quarter
DAL – Richie Cunningham 32-yard field goal, 4:21. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:27.
Third quarter
KC – Bam Morris 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 4:01. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 7:12.
KC – Rich Gannon 9-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:37. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:57.
Fourth quarter
DAL – Patrick Jeffers 28-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick), 10:25. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:12.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 43-yard field goal, 5:56. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:29.
DAL – Emmitt Smith 8-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick), 2:48. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:08.
Top passers
DAL – Troy Aikman – 18/35, 199 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Rich Gannon – 19/40, 200 yards
Top rushers
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 14 rushes, 42 yards
KC – Bam Morris – 27 rushes, 137 yards, TD
Top receivers
DAL – Patrick Jeffers – 5 receptions, 74 yards, TD
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 5 receptions, 65 yards :

#### Week 16: at New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Giants | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 20
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,040
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Percy Ellsworth 42-yard interception return (Brad Daluiso kick), 13:46. Giants 7–0.
NYG – Amani Toomer 12-yard pass from Kent Graham (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:21. Giants 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:26.
Second quarter
NYG – Gary Brown 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 3:46. Giants 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:53.
Third quarter
NYG – Kent Graham 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:30. Giants 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:56.
KC – Tony Gonzalez 4-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:41. Giants 28–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:49.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
KC – Elvis Grbac – 11/20, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT
NYG – Kent Graham – 16/33, 167 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Bam Morris – 13 rushes, 42 yards
NYG – Gary Brown – 25 rushes, 103 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Derrick Alexander – 6 receptions, 97 yards
NYG – Amani Toomer – 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD :

#### Week 17: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
| Raiders | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: December 26
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,679
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Tim Brown 13-yard pass from Wade Wilson (Greg Davis, 8:22. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:41.
OAK – Randy Jordan 10-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 2:18. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:25.
Second quarter
KC – Bam Morris 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 12:38. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:40.
Third quarter
KC – Bam Morris 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 11:16. Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:28.
OAK – Greg Davis 44-yard field goal, 7:15. Raiders 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:01.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 30-yard field goal, 3:53. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:22.
KC – Derrick Thomas 44-yard fumble return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:15. Chiefs 24–17.
Fourth quarter
OAK – James Jett 15-yard pass from Jeff George (Greg Davis kick), 9:17. Tied 24–24. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:12.
KC – Tony Gonzalez 20-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 5:56. Chiefs 31–24. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:21.
Top passers
KC – Elvis Grbac – 20/32, 254 yards, TD, 2 INT
OAK – Jeff George – 9/18, 138 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Bam Morris – 17 rushes, 96 yards, 2 TD
OAK – Randy Jordan – 16 rushes, 24 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Derrick Alexander – 3 receptions, 80 yards
OAK – Tim Brown – 10 receptions, 140 yards, TD :

### Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Denver Broncos | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 501 | 309 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 288 | 356 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 372 | 310 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 327 | 363 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 241 | 342 | L5 |

## Awards and records

The team was penalized 158 times for 1,304 yards, an NFL record that stood until the Oakland Raiders surpassed it in 2011.