# 1980 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1980 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League and 21st overall. They improved from 1979 from a 7–9 to an 8–8 record, the most wins for the franchise since an 8–6 season in 1972, but missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
The Chiefs selected guard Brad Budde, the son of Chiefs Hall of Fame guard Ed Budde, as the team's first-round draft choice, making the Buddes the first father-son combination to become first-round draftees of the same team in NFL history. In a then-controversial move on August 26, the Chiefs released placekicker Jan Stenerud, who at the time was club's all-time leading scorer. He was replaced by journeyman Nick Lowery, who had been cut 11 times by eight different teams himself.
After suffering an 0–4 start, the team rebounded to post a four-game winning streak. After Steve Fuller was sidelined with a knee injury late in the season, former Miami 12th-round draft choice Bill Kenney became the team's starting quarterback. He was so anonymous that when he appeared in that contest, the name on the back of his jersey was inadvertently misspelled "Kenny." Kenney went on to lead the club to a 31–14 victory against Denver on December 7 in his initial NFL start. The defense continued to evolve as defensive end Art Still and safety Gary Barbaro became the first Chiefs defensive players to be elected to the Pro Bowl in five seasons.

## NFL Draft

1980 Kansas City Chiefs draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 11 | Brad Budde | Guard | USC | |
| 3 | 66 | James Hadnot | Running back | Texas Tech | |
| 4 | 94 | Dave Klug | Linebacker | Concordia–Moorhead | Played for Chiefs 1981–83 |
| 5 | 114 | Carlos Carson * | Wide receiver | LSU | |
| 5 | 115 | Dan Pensick | Defensive tackle | Nebraska | |
| 6 | 147 | Bubba Garcia | Wide receiver | UTEP | |
| 6 | 164 | Larry Heater | Running back | Arizona | |
| 8 | 203 | Sam Stepney | Linebacker | Boston University | |
| 9 | 230 | Tom Donovan | Wide receiver | Penn State | |
| 10 | 261 | Rob Martinovich | Tackle | Notre Dame | |
| 11 | 287 | Dale Markham | Tackle | North Dakota | |
| 12 | 314 | Mike Brewington | Linebacker | East Carolina | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | August 9 | Cleveland Browns | W 42–0 | 1–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 38,055 | Recap |
| 2 | August 18 | Minnesota Vikings | W 24–10 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 39,879 | Recap |
| 3 | August 23 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 20–10 | 3–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 41,687 | Recap |
| 4 | August 30 | vs. San Francisco 49ers | L 21–31 | 3–1 | Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona) | 27,000 | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 7 | Oakland Raiders | L 14–27 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 54,269 | Recap |
| 2 | September 14 | Seattle Seahawks | L 16–17 | 0–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 42,403 | Recap |
| 3 | September 21 | at Cleveland Browns | L 13–20 | 0–3 | Cleveland Stadium | 63,614 | Recap |
| 4 | September 28 | San Diego Chargers | L 7–24 | 0–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 45,161 | Recap |
| 5 | October 5 | at Oakland Raiders | W 31–17 | 1–4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 40,153 | Recap |
| 6 | October 12 | Houston Oilers | W 21–20 | 2–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,048 | Recap |
| 7 | October 19 | at Denver Broncos | W 23–17 | 3–4 | Mile High Stadium | 74,459 | Recap |
| 8 | October 26 | Detroit Lions | W 20–17 | 4–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 59,391 | Recap |
| 9 | November 2 | Baltimore Colts | L 24–31 | 4–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 52,383 | Recap |
| 10 | November 9 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 31–30 | 5–5 | Kingdome | 58,976 | Recap |
| 11 | November 16 | at San Diego Chargers | L 7–20 | 5–6 | San Diego Stadium | 50,248 | Recap |
| 12 | November 23 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 21–13 | 6–6 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 42,871 | Recap |
| 13 | November 30 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 6–20 | 6–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | 41,594 | Recap |
| 14 | December 7 | Denver Broncos | W 31–14 | 7–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | 40,237 | Recap |
| 15 | December 14 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16–21 | 7–8 | Three Rivers Stadium | 50,013 | Recap |
| 16 | December 21 | at Baltimore Colts | W 38–28 | 8–8 | Memorial Stadium | 16,941 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny and clear, 94 °F (34 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,269
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Ted McKnight 7-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:25. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:35.
OAK – Bob Chandler 16-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Chris Bahr kick), 2:21. Tie 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 6:04.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
OAK – Mark van Eeghen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:01. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:07.
OAK – Bob Chandler 32-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Chris Bahr kick), 0:40. Raiders 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 32 yards, 0:07.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Chris Bahr 41-yard field goal, 12:49. Raiders 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:31.
KC – Tony Samuels 4-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 8:54. Raiders 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:55.
OAK – Chris Bahr 39-yard field goal, 1:25. Raiders 27–14. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:38.
Top passers
OAK – Dan Pastorini – 19/37, 317 yards, 2 TD
KC – Steve Fuller – 16/28, 196 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 16 rushes, 54 yards, TD
KC – Ted McKnight – 14 rushes, 77 yards, TD
Top receivers
OAK – Bob Chandler – 5 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD
KC – Henry Marshall – 3 receptions, 83 yards :

#### Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 42,403
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Bob Trumpy
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Sam McCullum 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:40. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:59.
Second quarter
SEA – Efrén Herrera 19-yard field goal, 9:05. Seahawks 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:45.
SEA – Sherman Smith 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:55. Seahawks 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:35.
KC – Henry Marshall 1-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 0:06. Seahawks 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:49.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 5:37. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:18.
KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 1:15. Seahawks 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 3:23.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 57-yard field goal, 8:35. Seahawks 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:48.
Top passers
SEA – Jim Zorn – 17/27, 194 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Steve Fuller – 20/31, 184 yards, TD
Top rushers
SEA – Dan Doornink – 12 rushes, 32 yards
KC – Ted McKnight – 9 rushes, 28 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Sam McCullum – 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD
KC – J.T. Smith – 5 receptions, 78 yards :

#### Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny, clear, 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,614
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Carl Eller
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 38-yard field goal, 14:52. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:48.
KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 6:04. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:46.
CLE – Charles White 2-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 2:45. Browns 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:19.
Third quarter
CLE – Keith Wright 12-yard pass from Brian Sipe (kick blocked), 10:09. Browns 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:51.
KC – Tony Samuels 16-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 4:42. Tied 13–13. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 2:05.
CLE – Charles White 31-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 3:19. Browns 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:23.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
KC – Steve Fuller – 15/26, 193 yards, TD
CLE – Brian Sipe – 23/36, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Ted McKnight – 13 rushes, 35 yards
CLE – Charles White – 15 rushes, 59 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Tony Samuels – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD
CLE – Charles White – 7 receptions, 100 yards, TD :

#### Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 28
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Overcast skies, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,161
* Referee: Gene Barth
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SD – John Cappelletti 3-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:40. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:04.
Second quarter
KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:12.
SD – Kellen Winslow 15-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:02. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:18.
SD – Kellen Winslow 16-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:33. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:22.
Third quarter
SD – Rolf Benirschke 32-yard field goal, 12:05. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:55.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
SD – Dan Fouts – 15/30, 194 yards, 2 TD
KC – Tom Clements – 7/12, 77 yards
Top rushers
SD – John Cappelletti – 18 rushes, 51 yards, TD
KC – Ted McKnight – 11 rushes, 34 yards, TD
Top receivers
SD – Kellen Winslow – 6 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD
KC – Ted McKnight – 5 receptions, 36 yards :

#### Week 5: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 40,153
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Gary Spani 16-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 9:34. Chiefs 7–0.
KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:03. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:51.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 5:03. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:09.
KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:53. Chiefs 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:40.
KC – Whitney Paul 32-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 0:39. Chiefs 31–0.
OAK – Chris Bahr 39-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 31–3. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 0:39.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Cliff Branch 10-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 12:50. Chiefs 31–10. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 2:50.
OAK – Bob Chandler 6-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 10:08. Chiefs 31–17. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:43.
Top passers
KC – Steve Fuller – 6/11, 65 yards, INT
OAK – Jim Plunkett – 20/52, 238 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT
Top rushers
KC – Ted McKnight – 24 rushes, 64 yards, TD
OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 10 rushes, 24 yards
Top receivers
KC – Henry Marshall – 3 receptions, 42 yards
OAK – Cliff Branch – 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD :

#### Week 6: vs. Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,048
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Mike Haffner
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Toni Fritsch 41-yard field goal, 7:26. Oilers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 7:34.
Second quarter
HOU – Earl Campbell 3-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 2:56. Oilers 10–0. Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 8:54.
Third quarter
KC – Henry Marshall 31-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 11:28. Oilers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:32.
KC – Gary Spani 47-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 9:55. Chiefs 14–10.
HOU – Toni Fritsch 46-yard field goal, 3:53. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 6:02.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Mike Barber 26-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 8:05. Oilers 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:56.
KC – Steve Fuller 38-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:51. Chiefs 21–20. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:14.
Top passers
HOU – Ken Stabler – 11/17, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Steve Fuller – 11/18, 148 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
HOU – Earl Campbell – 38 rushes, 178 yards, TD
KC – Ted McKnight – 12 rushes, 63 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Mike Barber – 4 receptions, 62 yards, TD
KC – Tony Reed – 4 receptions, 54 yards :

#### Week 7: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Broncos | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,459
* Referee: Chuck Heberling
* TV announcers (KCMO-Kansas City): Don Fortune and Paul Maguire
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 37-yard field goal, 6:03. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 7:27.
DEN – Rick Upchurch 14-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 1:15. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:38.
Second quarter
DEN – Riley Odoms 6-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 10:40. Broncos 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:45.
KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 1:55. Broncos 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:11.
KC – Al Dixon 26-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 0:37. Broncos 14–13. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:21.
Third quarter
DEN – Fred Steinfort 41-yard field goal, 8:43. Broncos 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 4:04.
KC – Henry Marshall 46-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 0:00. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:24.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 4:21. Chiefs 23–17. Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 8:14.
Top passers
KC – Steve Fuller – 14/20, 189 yards, 2 TD
DEN – Craig Morton – 18/31, 199 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Ted McKnight – 16 rushes, 63 yards
DEN – Otis Armstrong – 11 rushes, 41 yards
Top receivers
KC – Henry Marshall – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
DEN – Rick Upchurch – 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD :

#### Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,391
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and John Madden
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 52-yard field goal, 14:56. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 7:07.
KC – Mike Williams 3-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 5:39. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:40.
DET – Eddie Murray 20-yard field goal, 0:05. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 96 yards, 5:39.
Third quarter
DET – Billy Sims 45-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 5:35. Tied 10–10. Drive: 1 plays, 45 yards, 0:09.
Fourth quarter
KC – Steve Fuller 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:12. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:23.
DET – Billy Sims 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 4:38. Tied 17–17. Drive: 18 plays, 77 yards, 9:34.
KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 1:14. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:24.
Top passers
DET – Gary Danielson – 7/19, 102 yards, 2 INT
KC – Steve Fuller – 12/18, 186 yards, TD
Top rushers
DET – Billy Sims – 28 rushes, 155 yards, 2 TD
KC – Horace Belton – 12 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
DET – Billy Sims – 2 receptions, 29 yards
KC – J. T. Smith – 6 receptions, 87 yards :

#### Week 9: vs. Baltimore Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,383
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Gene Washington
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 12:35. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:38.
BAL – Reese McCall 18-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 8:02. Colts 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:33.
Second quarter
BAL – Don McCauley 7-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 12:19. Colts 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:23.
KC – Horace Belton 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:28. Colts 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:51.
KC – Steve Fuller 7-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:23. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 2:43.
Third quarter
BAL – Curtis Dickey 2-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 5:28. Colts 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:22.
KC – Horace Belton 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 3:28. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 2:00.
BAL – Curtis Dickey 51-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 1:38. Colts 28–24. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 1:50.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Steve Mike-Mayer 21-yard field goal, 7:41. Colts 31–24. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:25.
Top passers
BAL – Steve Mike-Mayer – 17/29, 211 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
KC – Steve Fuller – 15/29, 216 yards, INT
Top rushers
BAL – Curtis Dickey – 9 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD
KC – Horace Belton – 12 rushes, 40 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
BAL – Reese McCall – 2 receptions, 65 yards, TD
KC – J. T. Smith – 3 receptions, 91 yards :

#### Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 58,976
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Mike Haffner
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 3:51. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:27.
Second quarter
SEA – Larry Brinson 22-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:42. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:05.
SEA – Efrén Herrera 39-yard field goal, 1:34. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 1:25.
SEA – Dan Doornink 4-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:02. Seahawks 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 0:56.
Third quarter
KC – Tony Reed 12-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 14:34. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:08.
SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 9:23. Seahawks 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:00.
SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 3:39. Seahawks 23–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:43.
Fourth quarter
KC – Henry Marshall 11-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 12:44. Seahawks 23–17. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:45.
KC – Frank Manumaleuga 22-yard interception return, 11:33. Chiefs 24–23.
SEA – Jim Jodat 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:10. Seahawks 30–24. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 2:07.
KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:40. Chiefs 31–30. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 3:21.
Top passers
KC – Steve Fuller – 19/26, 233 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn – 18/37, 189 yards, TD, 5 INT
Top rushers
KC – Ted McKnight – 12 rushes, 26 yards
SEA – Jim Jodat – 15 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Tony Reed – 6 receptions, 73 yards, TD
SEA – Sam McCullum – 4 receptions, 57 yards :

#### Week 11: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chargers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Hazy, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,248
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Steve Fuller 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:41. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:18.
Second quarter
SD – Mike Thomas 4-yard run (kick failed, hit right upright), 7:15. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:08.
Third quarter
SD – Mike Thomas 7-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:36. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:25.
Fourth quarter
SD – Clarence Williams 7-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:21. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:58.
Top passers
KC – Steve Fuller – 15/22, 135 yards
SD – Dan Fouts – 22/39, 222 yards, INT
Top rushers
KC – Horace Belton – 9 rushes, 38 yards
SD – Mike Thomas – 27 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
KC – Tony Reed – 7 receptions, 80 yards
SD – Kellen Winslow – 5 receptions, 57 yards :

#### Week 12: at St. Louis Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 42,871
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Carl Eller
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
STL – Neil O'Donoghue 40-yard field goal, 8:32. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:22.
STL – Ottis Anderson 2-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 2:58. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:56.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:19. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:43.
STL – Neil O'Donoghue 43-yard field goal, 5:02. Cardinals 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:17.
Fourth quarter
KC – Arnold Morgado 2-yard pass Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 6:31. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:37.
KC – J.T. Smith 75-yard punt return (Nick Lowery kick), 5:15. Chiefs 21–13.
Top passers
KC – Steve Fuller – 18/32, 222 yards, TD, 2 INT
STL – Jim Hart – 14/39, 211 yards, INT
Top rushers
KC – James Hadnot – 19 rushes, 64 yards
STL – Ottis Anderson – 16 rushes, 107 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Henry Marshall – 7 receptions, 117 yards
STL – Theotis Brown – 1 reception, 63 yards :

#### Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,594
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Pat McInally 4-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick), 3:01. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:28.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 26-yard field goal, 8:17. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 18 plays, 64 yards, 9:44.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Dan Ross 1-yard pass from Jack Thompson (kick failed, wide left), 9:13. Bengals 13–3. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 6:35.
KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 4:55. Bengals 13–6. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 4:18.
CIN – Pete Johnson 57-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 1:50. Bengals 20–6. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 3:05.
Top passers
CIN – Ken Anderson – 11/21, 87 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Steve Fuller – 21/37, 210 yards, INT
Top rushers
CIN – Pete Johnson – 17 rushes, 112 yards, TD
KC – James Hadnot – 9 rushes, 31 yards
Top receivers
CIN – Dan Ross – 4 receptions, 40 yards, TD
KC – Henry Marshall – 3 receptions, 65 yards :

#### Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 7
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast, showers, 41 °F (5 °C)
* Game attendance: 40,237
* Referee: Fred Wyant
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
KC – J. T. Smith 33-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 10:21. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:46.
KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 3:21. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 6:06.
KC – Thomas Howard 3-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 3:08. Chiefs 21–0.
KC – Bubba Garcia 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 0:03. Chiefs 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:30.
Third quarter
DEN – Riley Odoms 22-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 9:19. Chiefs 28–7. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:41.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Haven Moses 4-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 11:11. Chiefs 28–14. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:32.
KC – Nick Lowery 20-yard field goal, 5:58. Chiefs 31–14. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:13.
Top passers
DEN – Craig Morton – 20/35, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Bill Kenney – 12/18, 142 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
DEN – Dave Preston – 14 rushes, 52 yards
KC – Ted McKnight – 16 rushes, 67 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Haven Moses – 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD
KC – J. T. Smith – 2 receptions, 47 yards, TD :

#### Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 14
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 31 °F (−1 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,013
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Lynn Swann 9-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick), 4:10. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:12.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 2:30. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:49.
Third quarter
KC – James Hadnot 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:54. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:42.
KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 4:43. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:16.
KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 2:14. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:33.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Theo Bell 13-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick), 11:57. Chiefs 16–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:17.
PIT – Rocky Bleier 11-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 6:08. Steelers 21–16. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:58.
Top passers
KC – Bill Kenney – 8/23, 84 yards, INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw – 14/22, 197 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Ted McKnight – 16 rushes, 66 yards
PIT – Franco Harris – 18 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
KC – Al Dixon – 2 receptions, 38 yards
PIT – Lynn Swann – 4 receptions, 54 yards, TD :

#### Week 16: at Baltimore Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 21 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Colts | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: December 21
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny and cold, 24 °F (−4 °C)
* Game attendance: 16,941
* Referee: Cal Lepore
* TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Dave Rowe
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – James Hadnot 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 10:56. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:12.
KC – J.T. Smith 37-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:50. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:11.
KC – J.T. Smith 53-yard punt return (Nick Lowery kick), 2:07. Chiefs 21–0.
Second quarter
BAL – Joe Washington 20-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 13:08. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 3:49.
BAL – Roger Carr 5-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 8:01. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:40.
BAL – Marvin Sims 2-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 4:55. Tied 21–21. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:36.
BAL – Randy Burke 14-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 0:30. Colts 28–21. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 0:56.
Third quarter
KC – Henry Marshall 23-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 7:02. Tied 28–28. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:09.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 11:45. Chiefs 31–28. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:56.
KC – Henry Marshall 75-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:10. Chiefs 38–28. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:26.
Top passers
KC – Bill Kenney – 17/28, 316 yards, 3 TD
BAL – Bert Jones – 22/39, 225 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Ted McKnight – 11 rushes, 33 yards
BAL – Curtis Dickey – 19 rushes, 65 yards
Top receivers
KC – Henry Marshall – 9 receptions, 176 yards, 2 TD
BAL – Roger Carr – 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD :

### Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| San Diego Chargers$^{(1)}$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 418 | 327 | W2 |
| Oakland Raiders$^{(4)}$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 364 | 306 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 6–8 | 319 | 336 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 310 | 323 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–7 | 3–9 | 291 | 408 | L9 |