# 1989 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1989 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 20th in the National Football League, their 30th overall and their first under head coach Marty Schottenheimer and general manager Carl Peterson. They improved on their 4–11–1 record from 1988 and finished with an 8–7–1 record. The Chiefs did not qualify for the playoffs in for the third straight year but did send four players to the Pro Bowl. The Chiefs Week 11 10–10 tie against the Cleveland Browns remains the most recent tie in Chiefs history.

## Background

The Chiefs had changed coaches before, but never had the organization gone through the complete overhaul it did between the 1988 and 1989 seasons. On December 19, 1988, Lamar Hunt hired Carl Peterson as the team's new president/general manager. On January 5 Peterson fired head coach Frank Gansz, just two weeks after taking over. On January 24 he hired Marty Schottenheimer, who was fired by Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell. Schottenheimer also cleaned house and with Peterson's help by making several roster changes, including drafting future hall of famer Derrick Thomas. Thomas later became a key part to the Chiefs defense in 90s and became one of the most popular players with fans in franchise history.

## Season summary

The Chiefs started the season at Denver on September 10 but the Chiefs lost the opener, 34–20. The very next Sunday the Chiefs downed the Los Angeles Raiders 24–19, garnering Schottenheimer's first win as Chiefs' head coach.
The Chiefs would start the season 1–4, but soon turned things around. On October 22, Christian Okoye carried the ball 33 times for 170 yards as the Chiefs defeated the Dallas Cowboys at Arrowhead Stadium, 36–28.
On November 26, Kansas City cruised past the Houston Oilers, 34–0 to start a 3-game winning streak to give themselves a chance to make the playoffs.
On December 17, using a bruising running game and a smothering defense, the San Diego Chargers marched into Arrowhead Stadium and crushed the Chiefs' playoffs dreams. They bulldozed their way to 219 yards rushing, 176 by Marion Butts, and won 20–13. The all but eliminated the Chiefs from any chance of making the playoffs. Chiefs' quarterback Steve DeBerg was ineffective because of the chilling 18-degree weather and completed just 14 of 33 passes. Okoye constantly found his path blocked, holes jammed. The Chiefs had one final opportunity to tie the game, driving from their own 36 yard line to the San Diego 19. DeBerg's next pass into the end zone was intercepted, ending the Chiefs' chances and the game. The loss left the Chiefs needing a win at Miami on Christmas Eve, combined with losses by Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and the Raiders that day and Cincinnati on Christmas Day to make the playoffs.
The next week, the Chiefs did bounce back and defeated the Miami Dolphins for the second time in the season, 27–24 and had a winning record in the first Peterson-Schottenheimer season at 8-7-1. The Bengals, Colts and Raiders also lost that weekend; however, the Steelers won their game and final AFC Playoff spot, finishing 9-7 overall.
DeBerg passed for 2,529 yards in his second season with the team. Okoye led the NFL in rushing with 1,480 yards. Stephone Paige led the receivers with 44 receptions. Rookie linebacker Derrick Thomas recorded 10 sacks.
Okoye was named to the Pro Bowl along with defensive stars Albert Lewis, Kevin Ross and Thomas.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1989 Kansas City Chiefs draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 4 | Derrick Thomas * $^†$ | Linebacker | Alabama |
| 2 | 32 | Mike Elkins | Quarterback | Wake Forest |
| 3 | 60 | Naz Worthen | Wide receiver | North Carolina State |
| 4 | 88 | Stan Petry | Defensive back | TCU |
| 6 | 143 | Robb Thomas | Wide receiver | Oregon State |
| 7 | 171 | Ron Sancho | Linebacker | LSU |
| 8 | 199 | Bryan Tobey | Running back | Grambling State |
| 8 | 220 | Todd McNair | Running back | Temple |
| 9 | 227 | Jack Phillips | Defensive back | Alcorn State |
| 10 | 255 | Rob McGovern | Linebacker | Holy Cross |
| 11 | 283 | Marcus Turner | Defensive back | UCLA |
| 12 | 311 | Bill Jones | Running back | Texas State |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1989 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Michael Harris | Guard | Grambling State |
| Brett Holley | Punter | Arizona |
| Robert Oliver | Wide receiver | Western Michigan |
| Mark Porter | Kicker | Kansas State |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | August 12 | vs. Minnesota Vikings | L 13–23 | 0–1 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) | 63,528 | Recap |
| 2 | August 20 | New York Giants | L 7–45 | 0–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 36,820 | Recap |
| 3 | August 27 | at Chicago Bears | W 22–17 | 1–2 | Soldier Field | 56,343 | Recap |
| 4 | September 1 | New York Jets | L 13–15 (OT) | 1–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 41,105 | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 10 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–34 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 74,284 | Recap |
| 2 | September 17 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 24–19 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 71,741 | Recap |
| 3 | September 24 | at San Diego Chargers | L 6–21 | 1–2 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 40,128 | Recap |
| 4 | October 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 17–21 | 1–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 61,165 | Recap |
| 5 | October 8 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 20–16 | 2–3 | Kingdome | 60,715 | Recap |
| 6 | October 15 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–20 | 2–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 40,453 | Recap |
| 7 | October 22 | Dallas Cowboys | W 36–28 | 3–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,841 | Recap |
| 8 | October 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–23 | 3–5 | Three Rivers Stadium | 54,194 | Recap |
| 9 | November 5 | Seattle Seahawks | W 20–10 | 4–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 54,489 | Recap |
| 10 | November 12 | Denver Broncos | L 13–16 | 4–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,245 | Recap |
| 11 | November 19 | at Cleveland Browns | T 10–10 (OT) | 4–6–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 77,922 | Recap |
| 12 | November 26 | Houston Oilers | W 34–0 | 5–6–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 51,342 | Recap |
| 13 | December 3 | Miami Dolphins | W 26–21 | 6–6–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 54,610 | Recap |
| 14 | December 10 | at Green Bay Packers | W 21–3 | 7–6–1 | Lambeau Field | 56,694 | Recap |
| 15 | December 17 | San Diego Chargers | L 13–20 | 7–7–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 40,623 | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | at Miami Dolphins | W 27–24 | 8–7–1 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 43,612 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Broncos | 17 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,284
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Fred Roggin and Lyle Alzado
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 41-yard field goal, 8:49. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:11.
DEN – Tyrone Braxton 34-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 8:31. Broncos 10–0.
DEN – Sammy Winder 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 6:30. Broncos 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:43.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 14:07. Broncos 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 7:23.
KC – Kenny Gamble 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:26. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:03.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 6:43. Broncos 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:49.
DEN – Steve Sewell 9-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 1:47 Broncos 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:56.
Fourth quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 29-yard field goal, 12:02. Broncos 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:02.
KC – Carlos Carson 5-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 7:53. Broncos 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:09.
DEN – Randy Robbins 18-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 3:11. Broncos 34–20.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 21/34, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT
DEN – John Elway – 16/28, 150 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Herman Heard – 9 rushes, 27 yards
DEN – Sammy Winder – 11 rushes, 38 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Emile Harry – 4 receptions, 69 yards
DEN – Jeff Alexander – 3 receptions, 35 yards :

#### Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear and Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,741
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
RAI – Mervyn Fernandez 25-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (kick aborted), 7:14. Raiders 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:31.
KC – Chris Dressel 49-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 4:04. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:04.
Second quarter
RAI – Trey Junkin 3-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 13:28. Raiders 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:21.
KC – Nick Lowery 47-yard field goal, 10:02. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 4:58.
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 39-yard field goal, 4:58. Raiders 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:54.
KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:59. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 3:53.
Third quarter
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 40-yard field goal, 10:03. Raiders 19–17. Drive: 11 plays, 28 yards, 4:57.
Fourth quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:51. Chiefs 24–19. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:00.
Top passers
RAI – Jay Schroeder – 14/21, 192 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Steve DeBerg – 12/18, 171 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
RAI – Marcus Allen – 18 rushes, 58 yards
KC – Christian Okoye – 27 rushes, 95 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
RAI – Marcus Allen – 3 receptions, 44 yards
KC – Chris Dressel – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD :

#### Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chargers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cloudy and Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 40,128
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Tim Spencer 9-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:57. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:46.
KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 0:23. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:34.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 1:04. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:43.
Third quarter
SD – Rod Bernstine 1-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Chris Bahr kick), 8:05. Chargers 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 6:55.
Fourth quarter
SD – Rod Bernstine 32-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:31. Chargers 21–6. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:13.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/28, 177 yards, 5 INT
SD – Jim McMahon – 11/18, 96 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 16 rushes, 112 yards
SD – Rod Bernstine – 5 rushes, 73 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Todd McNair – 7 receptions, 83 yards
SD – Anthony Miller – 2 receptions, 55 yards :

#### Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 61,165
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 7:32. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:32.
Second quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:17. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 7:25.
CIN – Tim McGee 40-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Gallery kick), 10:39. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:38.
KC – Robb Thomas 5-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Lowery kick), 3:27. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:49.
CIN – Eric Ball 2-yard run (Jim Gallery kick), 1:02. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Leon White 22-yard fumble return (Jim Gallery kick), 13:11. Bengals 21–17.
Top passers
CIN – Boomer Esiason – 6/14, 152 yards, TD, INT
KC – Ron Jaworski – 14/28, 163 yards, TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
CIN – Eric Ball – 16 rushes, 71 yards, TD
KC – Christian Okoye – 25 rushes, 101 yards, TD
Top receivers
CIN – Rodney Holman – 2 receptions, 45 yards
KC – Stephone Paige – 3 receptions, 56 yards :

#### Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 60,715
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Ahmad Rashad
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – James Jefferson 97-yard kickoff return (Norm Johnson kick), 14:43. Seahawks 7–0.
KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 4:29. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 5:03.
Second quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 5:03. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:44.
SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:49. Seahawks 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:00.
SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 0:04. Seahawks 16–3. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 0:36.
Third quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:53. Seahawks 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:59.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 11:52. Seahawks 16–13. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 7:15.
KC – Alfredo Roberts 2-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Lowery kick), 9:27. Chiefs 20–16. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:07.
Top passers
KC – Ron Jaworski – 12/18, 104 yards, TD
SEA – Dave Krieg – 20/36, 252 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 30 rushes, 156 yards, TD
SEA – Dave Krieg – 3 rushes, 29 yards
Top receivers
KC – Emile Harry – 3 receptions, 41 yards
SEA – Brian Blades – 4 receptions, 86 yards :

#### Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Raiders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Hazy, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 40,453
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:59. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:47.
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 24-yard field goal, 2:21. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:38.
Second quarter
RAI – Bo Jackson 2-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 0:56. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:13.
Third quarter
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 50-yard field goal, 10:13. Raiders 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 6 yards, 2:12.
Fourth quarter
RAI – Vance Mueller 6-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 11:18. Raiders 20–7. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 3:19.
KC – Robb Thomas 2-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:19. Raiders 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:10.
Top passers
KC – Ron Jaworski – 10/15, 118 yards, INT
RAI – Jay Schroeder – 5/16, 87 yards, INT
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 18 rushes, 52 yards, TD
RAI – Bo Jackson – 11 rushes, 85 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Herman Heard – 9 receptions, 90 yards
RAI – Mike Dyal – 2 receptions, 50 yards :

#### Week 7: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Chiefs | 14 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 36 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,841
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brant and Dan Jiggetts
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:17. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:57.
DAL – Paul Palmer 63-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 6:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:57.
KC – Christian Okoye 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:36. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:44.
Second quarter
KC – James Saxon 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 10:13. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:54.
DAL – James Dixon 97-yard kickoff return (Roger Ruzek kick), 9:57. Chiefs 21–14.
KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 1:56. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:10.
KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:04.
Third quarter
KC – Punt blocked by Rob McGovern out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 10:52. Chiefs 29–14.
KC – Steve Pelluer 5-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:21. Chiefs 36–14. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 5:00.
Fourth quarter
DAL – Darryl Clack 1-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 10:15. Chiefs 36–21. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 7:06.
DAL – Steve Folsom 4-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Roger Ruzek kick), 3:48. Chiefs 36–28. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:33.
Top passers
DAL – Steve Walsh – 14/29, 166 yards, TD
KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/22, 237 yards
Top rushers
DAL – Paul Palmer – 9 rushes, 85 yards, TD
KC – Christian Okoye – 33 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
DAL – Kelvin Martin – 4 receptions, 52 yards
KC – Emile Harry – 3 receptions, 64 yards :

#### Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Steelers | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,154
* Referee: Tom Dooley
* TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers and Paul Maguire
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Gary Anderson 41-yard field goal, 10:36. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:24.
PIT – Louis Lipps 16-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 4:41. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.
Second quarter
PIT – Gary Anderson 47-yard field goal, 7:07. Steelers 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 6:12.
PIT – Gary Anderson 29-yard field goal, 0:24. Steelers 16–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 2:03.
KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 16–3. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:24.
Third quarter
KC – Pete Mandley 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 11:01. Steelers 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:59.
KC – Bill Maas 4-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 3:51. Chiefs 17–16.
PIT – Louis Lipps 64-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 0:10. Steelers 23–17. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:14.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 24/36, 338 yards, TD, 2 INT
PIT – Bubby Brister – 17/27, 253 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 23 rushes, 101 yards
PIT – Merril Hoge – 15 rushes, 65 yards
Top receivers
KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 163 yards
PIT – Louis Lipps – 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,489
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Jim Laslavic
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Nesby Glasgow 38-yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:50. Seahawks 7–0.
KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:51. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:50.
Second quarter
KC – Steve Pelluer 10-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 11:49. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:37.
KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 4:33. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 15 yards, 5:06.
SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 0:15. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 4:11.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 5:37. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:59.
Top passers
SEA – Dave Krieg – 14/32, 126 yards
KC – Steve Pelluer – 7/13, 80 yards
Top rushers
SEA – John Williams – 6 rushes, 28 yards
KC – Christian Okoye – 37 rushes, 126 yards, TD
Top receivers
SEA – Steve Largent – 3 receptions, 47 yards
KC – Jonathan Hayes – 1 reception, 20 yards :

#### Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,245
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 18-yard field goal, 9:53. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 4:43.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 14:25. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:33.
DEN – Greg Kragen 17-yard fumble return (David Treadwell kick), 11:45. Broncos 10–3.
KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 0:12. Broncos 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 1:41.
Third quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 27-yard field goal, 6:47. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:43.
Fourth quarter
KC – Emile Harry 5-yard pass from Steve Pelluer (Nick Lowery kick), 5:36. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:47.
DEN – David Treadwell 26-yard field goal, 0:01. Broncos 16–13. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:23.
Top passers
DEN – John Elway – 11/22, 133 yards, INT
KC – Steve Pelluer – 7/13, 80 yards
Top rushers
DEN – Bobby Humphrey – 21 rushes, 77 yards
KC – James Saxon – 18 rushes, 57 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Steve Sewell – 5 receptions, 84 yards
KC – Stephone Paige – 2 receptions, 48 yards :

#### Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Browns | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,922
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CLE – Matt Bahr 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:41.
Third quarter
KC – Neil Smith 4-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 14:39. Chiefs 7–3.
CLE – Eric Metcalf 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:51. Browns 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:57.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 3:48. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 3:29.
Overtime
No scoring plays.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/40, 209 yards, 2 INT
CLE – Bernie Kosar – 21/42, 198 yards, INT
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 21 rushes, 40 yards
CLE – Eric Metcalf – 23 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Pete Mandley – 4 receptions, 56 yards
CLE – Webster Slaughter – 6 receptions, 67 yards :

#### Week 12: vs. Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chiefs | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,342
* Referee: Fred Wyant
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Jimmy Cefalo
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 11:52. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:59.
KC – James Saxon 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:06. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:45.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 6:09. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:02.
KC – J. C. Pearson 1-yard return of blocked punt (Nick Lowery kick), 4:16. Chiefs 20–0.
Third quarter
KC – Jonathan Hayes 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 6:43. Chiefs 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:03.
Fourth quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 17-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:07. Chiefs 34–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:45.
Top passers
HOU – Warren Moon – 8/20, 99 yards, INT
KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/25, 224 yards, TD
Top rushers
HOU – Alonzo Highsmith – 8 rushes, 24 yards
KC – Christian Okoye – 21 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Top receivers
HOU – Leonard Harris – 4 receptions, 49 yards
KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 114 yards :

#### Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Chiefs | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 23 °F (−5 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,610
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 3-yard run (kick failed, wide left), 8:06. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:40.
KC – Stephone Paige 38-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 3:01. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:52.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 0:15. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 8:45.
Third quarter
MIA – Jim Jensen 8-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:31. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:20.
KC – Nick Lowery 28-yard field goal, 3:07. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:15.
Fourth quarter
MIA – Mark Clayton 15-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:37. Chiefs 19–14. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:09.
KC – Herman Heard 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 5:00. Chiefs 26–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:26.
MIA – Jim Jensen 9-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:53. Chiefs 26–21. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 4:03.
Top passers
MIA – Dan Marino – 18/37, 218 yards, 3 TD, INT
KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/25, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
MIA – Sammie Smith – 14 rushes, 49 yards
KC – Christian Okoye – 32 rushes, 148 yards, TD
Top receivers
MIA – Mark Clayton – 9 receptions, 128 yards, TD
KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD :

#### Week 14: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Packers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: December 10
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 23 °F (−5 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,694
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Jimmy Cefalo
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
KC – Jonathan Hayes 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:55. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:52.
GB – Chris Jacke 25-yard field goal, 3:57. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:52.
KC – Christian Okoye 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:01. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:56.
KC – Emile Harry 12-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:07. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:36.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/19, 203 yards, 2 TD
GB – Don Majkowski – 14/34, 123 yards, INT
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 38 rushes, 131 yards, TD
GB – Brent Fullwood – 10 rushes, 39 yards
Top receivers
KC – Jonathan Hayes – 4 receptions, 53 yards, TD
GB – Perry Kemp – 3 receptions, 29 yards :

#### Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 17
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 18 °F (−8 °C)
* Game attendance: 40,623
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers and Paul Maguire
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 10:20. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:01.
KC – Nick Lowery 30-yard field goal, 5:40. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:14.
KC – Todd McNair 11-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 1:45. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 0:49.
SD – Andy Parker 1-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Chris Bahr kick), 0:17. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:23.
Third quarter
SD – Chris Bahr 43-yard field goal, 6:26. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:18.
Fourth quarter
SD – Anthony Miller 5-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Chris Bahr kick), 14:56. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:03.
SD – Chris Bahr 20-yard field goal, 8:41. Chargers 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:17.
Top passers
SD – Billy Joe Tolliver – 13/30, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Steve DeBerg – 14/33, 142 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SD – Marion Butts – 39 rushes, 176 yards
KC – Christian Okoye – 18 rushes, 60 yards
Top receivers
SD – Anthony Miller – 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD
KC – Stephone Paige – 4 receptions, 42 yards :

#### Week 16: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 40 °F (4 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,612
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
MIA – Jim Jensen 4-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:13. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:31.
Second quarter
KC – Stephone Paige 20-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:18.
MIA – Ferrell Edmunds 3-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:05. Dolphins 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:50.
KC – James Saxon 6-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:52. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:13.
KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:39. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:24.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 1:45. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 7:13.
Fourth quarter
MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 10:44. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:01.
MIA – Mark Clayton 7-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:24. Tied 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:23.
KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 1:31. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:53.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/26, 230 yards, TD, INT
MIA – Dan Marino – 28/47, 339 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 26 rushes, 98 yards, TD
MIA – Sammie Smith – 14 rushes, 45 yards
Top receivers
KC – Pete Mandley – 4 receptions, 63 yards
MIA – Mark Clayton – 6 receptions, 102 yards :

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Denver Broncos$^{(1)}$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 362 | 226 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–5 | 6–7–1 | 307 | 286 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 6–6 | 315 | 297 | L2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 241 | 327 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4–4 | 4–8 | 266 | 290 | W2 |