# 1976 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1976 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's seventh season in the National Football League, the fourteenth as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the seventeenth overall. It ended with a third consecutive 5–9 record and the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
Buck Buchanan announced his retirement in February, while Len Dawson announced his own departure on May 1. Off the field, Jack Steadman was promoted to team president and Jim Schaaf was named general manager in August. On the field, Kansas City's fortunes didn't improve in the second year of the Wiggin regime. The club dropped three straight home games, including an embarrassing 27–17 loss in week 3 to the New Orleans Saints, the first win with the Saints for former Kansas City coach Hank Stram (who refused to shake hands with Wiggin following the game and rode off on the shoulders of his players as he did after the Chiefs' victory in Super Bowl IV) before suffering a 50–17 setback at Buffalo on October 3, opening the season at 0–4 for the first time in team history. The team registered a 3–1 record during a successful midseason stretch, but like most preceding seasons, could not maintain that momentum.
After lingering in Len Dawson's shadow for eight seasons, Mike Livingston was firmly entrenched as the team's starting quarterback, becoming the first QB to start every regular season game since Dawson in 1968. Although Livingston played well and rallied the squad for wins in two of the season's final three games, the Chiefs still ended the year with their third consecutive 5–9 record. Running back MacArthur Lane was the club's top offensive threat, becoming the only player at the time in franchise history to lead the league in receptions (66).

## Offseason
### 1976 Expansion Draft

Kansas City Chiefs selected during the Expansion Draft :
| Round | Overall | Name | Position | Expansion Team |
| 0 | 0 | Rocky Rasley | Guard | Seattle Seahawks |
| 0 | 0 | Jim Kearney | Safety | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 0 | 0 | Lawrence Williams | Wide Receiver | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |

### NFL Draft

1976 Kansas City Chiefs draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 15 | Rod Walters | Guard | Iowa |
| 2 | 41 | Cliff Frazier | Defensive tackle | UCLA |
| 3 | 63 | Keith Simons | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
| 3 | 74 | Gary Barbaro * | Safety | Nicholls State |
| 3 | 79 | Henry Marshall | Wide receiver | Missouri |
| 5 | 137 | Willie Lee | Defensive tackle | Bethune-Cookman |
| 5 | 144 | Jimbo Elrod | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 166 | Steve Taylor | Safety | Kansas |
| 6 | 167 | Bob Gregolunas | Linebacker | Northern Illinois |
| 7 | 172 | Calvin Harper | Offensive tackle | Illinois State |
| 7 | 196 | Rod Wellington | Running back | Iowa |
| 8 | 222 | Orrin Olsen | Center | BYU |
| 9 | 249 | Tim Collier | Cornerback | East Texas State |
| 10 | 277 | Whitney Paul | Defensive end | Colorado |
| 11 | 304 | Bob Squires | Tight end | Hastings |
| 12 | 331 | Harold Porter | Wide receiver | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 13 | 361 | Joe Bruner | Quarterback | Northeast Louisiana |
| 14 | 388 | Rick Thurman | Offensive tackle | Texas |
| 15 | 415 | Dave Rozumek | Linebacker | New Hampshire |
| 16 | 445 | Dennis Anderson | Punter | Arizona |
| 17 | 472 | Pat McNeil | Running back | Baylor |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | August 2 | Houston Oilers | W 9–3 (OT) | 1–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 30,006 | Recap |
| 2 | August 7 | Minnesota Vikings | L 10–13 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 32,851 | Recap |
| 3 | August 15 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–21 | 1–2 | Candlestick Park | 36,101 | Recap |
| 4 | August 21 | Washington Redskins | W 23–20 | 2–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 30,014 | Recap |
| 5 | August 28 | Detroit Lions | L 21–23 | 2–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 27,410 | Recap |
| 6 | September 3 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 14–31 | 2–4 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 42,997 | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 12 | San Diego Chargers | L 16–30 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 53,133 | Recap |
| 2 | September 20 | Oakland Raiders | L 21–24 | 0–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 60,884 | Recap |
| 3 | September 26 | New Orleans Saints | L 17–27 | 0–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 53,918 | Recap |
| 4 | October 3 | at Buffalo Bills | L 17–50 | 0–4 | Rich Stadium | 51,909 | Recap |
| 5 | October 10 | at Washington Redskins | W 33–30 | 1–4 | RFK Stadium | 53,060 | Recap |
| 6 | October 17 | at Miami Dolphins | W 20–17 (OT) | 2–4 | Miami Orange Bowl | 43,325 | Recap |
| 7 | October 24 | Denver Broncos | L 26–35 | 2–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 57,961 | Recap |
| 8 | October 31 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 28–19 | 3–5 | Tampa Stadium | 41,779 | Recap |
| 9 | November 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 0–45 | 3–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 71,516 | Recap |
| 10 | November 14 | at Oakland Raiders | L 10–21 | 3–7 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 48,259 | Recap |
| 11 | November 21 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 24–27 | 3–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | 46,259 | Recap |
| 12 | November 28 | at San Diego Chargers | W 23–20 | 4–8 | San Diego Stadium | 29,272 | Recap |
| 13 | December 5 | at Denver Broncos | L 16–17 | 4–9 | Mile High Stadium | 58,170 | Recap |
| 14 | December 12 | Cleveland Browns | W 39–14 | 5–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | 34,340 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 6 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 12
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,133
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* TV announcers (NBC): Jack Buck and Len Dawson
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Rickey Young 1-yard run (kick blocked), 9:25. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:51.
KC – Walter White 8 yard pass from Mike Livingston (kick blocked), 2:43. Tied 6–6. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:47.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 28-yard field goal, 3:57. Chiefs 9–6. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 6:04.
SD – Charlie Joiner 3-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Toni Fritsch kick), 1:48. Chargers 13–9. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:09.
KC – Billy Masters 10-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:32. Chiefs 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:16.
Third quarter
SD – Sam Scarber 2-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 11:20. Chargers 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:40.
SD – Gary Garrison 22-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Toni Fritsch kick), 0:43. Chargers 27–16. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 4:17.
Fourth quarter
SD – Toni Fritsch 37-yard field goal, 14:15. Chargers 30–16. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:05.
Top passers
SD – Dan Fouts – 17/30, 205 yards, 2 TD
KC – Mike Livingston – 20/34, 236 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
SD – Rickey Young – 14 rushes, 76 yards, TD
KC – Woody Green – 12 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
SD – Charlie Joiner – 4 receptions, 59 yards, TD
KC – Billy Masters – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD :

#### Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 20
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 60,884
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Alex Karras and Howard Cosell
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Dave Casper 15-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Fred Steinfort kick), 3:23. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:03.
Second quarter
OAK – Cliff Branch 10-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Fred Steinfort kick), 10:32. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:36.
OAK – Fred Steinfort 37-yard field goal, 0:17. Raiders 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:43.
Third quarter
KC – MacArthur Lane 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:45. Raiders 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:23.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Mike Siani 14-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Fred Steinfort kick), 12:51. Raiders 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:44.
KC – Mike Livingston 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:36. Raiders 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 4:05.
KC – Billy Masters 25-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:53. Raiders 24–21. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:08.
Top passers
OAK – Ken Stabler – 22/28, 224 yards, 3 TD, INT
KC – Mike Livingston – 12/21, 190 yards, TD
Top rushers
OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 19 rushes, 84 yards
KC – Woody Green – 14 rushes, 75 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Cliff Branch – 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
KC – MacArthur Lane – 4 receptions, 69 yards :

#### Week 3: vs. New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 26
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,918
* Referee: Don Wedge
* TV announcers (CBS): Lindsey Nelson and Alex Hawkins
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Woody Green 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:27. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:33.
NO – Tony Galbreath 74-yard run (Rich Szaro kick), 4:08. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 3:01.
Second quarter
NO – Rich Szaro 26-yard field goal, 10:35. Saints 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:50.
KC – Henry Marshall 20-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:56. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:52.
Third quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 6:47. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:21.
Fourth quarter
NO – Rich Szaro 27-yard field goal, 6:45. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:08.
NO – Tony Galbreath 9-yard run (Rich Szaro kick), 2:28. Saints 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:30.
NO – Henry Childs 2-yard pass from Bobby Scott (Rich Szaro kick), 0:08. Saints 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:15.
Top passers
NO – Bobby Scott – 12/21, 126 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Mike Livingston – 10/17, 149 yards, TD
Top rushers
NO – Tony Galbreath – 14 rushes, 146 yards, 2 TD
KC – Woody Green – 20 rushes, 82 yards, TD
Top receivers
NO – Don Herrmann – 1 reception, 57 yards
KC – Henry Marshall – 4 receptions, 75 yards, TD :

#### Week 4: at Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Bills | 16 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 50 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
* Date: October 3
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,909
* Referee: Chuck Heberling
* TV announcers (NBC): Ross Porter and Mike Haffner
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
BUF – George Jakowenko 30-yard field goal. Bills 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:39.
BUF – Bob Chandler 1-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (George Jakowenko kick), 7:24. Bills 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:16.
BUF – Bob Chandler 5-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick blocked), 3:24. Bills 16–0. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:22.
Second quarter
KC – Henry Marshall 31-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:39. Bills 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:35.
BUF – Bob Chandler 7-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (George Jakowenko kick), 1:56. Bills 23–7. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:18.
KC – Jan Stenerud 33-yard field goal, 0:43. Bills 23–10. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:13.
Third quarter
BUF – Jeff Kinney 1-yard run (George Jakowenko kick), 4:54. Bills 30–10. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:53.
KC – Tommy Reamon 49-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:56. Bills 30–17. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:58.
Fourth quarter
BUF – O. J. Simpson 1-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 11:15. Bills 36–17. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards.
BUF – O. J. Simpson 5-yard run (George Jakowenko kick), 1:17. Bills 43–17. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:26.
BUF – Tony Greene 101-yard interception return (George Jakowenko kick), 0:00. Bills 50–17.
Top passers
KC – Tony Adams – 17/32, 319 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
BUF – Joe Ferguson – 14/24, 184 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
KC – Woody Green – 13 rushes, 58 yards
BUF – O. J. Simpson – 24 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
KC – Larry Brunson – 6 receptions, 106 yards
BUF – Bob Chandler – 6 receptions, 59 yards, 3 TD :

#### Week 5: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| Redskins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
* Date: October 10
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,060
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Jack Buck and Len Dawson
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Mark Moseley 30-yard field goal, 9:30. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 5:30.
KC – Jan Stenerud 37-yard field goal, 4:09. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 4:39.
KC – Jan Stenerud 52-yard field goal, 0:12. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:39.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 38-yard field goal, 13:35. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:25.
WAS – Joe Theismann 1-yard run (Mark Moseley kick), 10:19. Redskins 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:16.
KC – Walter White 33-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:33. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:12.
Third quarter
KC – MacArthur Lane 6-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:38. Chiefs 23–10. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:20.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Jerry Smith 5-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick), 14:49. Chiefs 23–17. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 2:49.
WAS – Frank Grant 37-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick), 12:27. Redskins 24–23. Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:33.
KC – Jan Stenerud 45-yard field goal, 11:06. Chiefs 26–24. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:21.
WAS – John Riggins 6-yard run (kick failed), 2:50. Redskins 30–26. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:22.
KC – Larry Brunson 36-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:04. Chiefs 33–30. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:46.
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston – 15/29, 332 yards, 2 TD
WAS – Joe Theismann – 20/37, 270 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – MacArthur Lane – 18 rushes, 60 yards, TD
WAS – Mike Thomas – 13 rushes, 83 yards
Top receivers
KC – Larry Brunson – 5 receptions, 98 yards, TD
WAS – Frank Grant – 8 receptions, 138 yards, TD :

#### Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
* Date: October 17
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,325
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Tommy Reamon 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:47. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:28.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 29-yard field goal, 7:57. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:28.
Third quarter
MIA – Norm Bulaich 2-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 2:25. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:23.
Fourth quarter
MIA – Howard Twilley 4-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick), 9:19. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:35.
KC – Henry Marshall 59-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:45. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 98 yards, 1:52.
MIA – Garo Yepremian 27-yard field goal, 0:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:36.
Overtime
KC – Jan Stenerud 34-yard field goal, 0:12. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:02.
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston – 20/33, 267 yards, INT
MIA – Bob Griese – 25/35, 306 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Tommy Reamon – 16 rushes, 64 yards, TD
MIA – Norm Bulaich – 20 rushes, 91 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Ed Podolak – 6 receptions, 67 yards
MIA – Nat Moore – 5 receptions, 106 yards :

#### Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 24
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 43 °F (6 °C)
* Game attendance: 57,961
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Floyd Little
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Tommy Reamon 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:54. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:57.
DEN – Otis Armstrong 16-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 9:53. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 2:01.
DEN – Haven Moses 7-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick), 4:13. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:56.
Second quarter
KC – Walter White 3-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:22. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:51.
DEN – Rick Upchurch 55-yard punt return (Jim Turner kick), 8:47. Broncos 21–14.
KC – Jan Stenerud 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 0:32.
Third quarter
DEN – Jon Keyworth 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 12:06. Broncos 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:54.
KC – Jan Stenerud 40-yard field goal, 8:57. Broncos 28–20. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:09.
DEN – Jack Dolbin 24-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick), 4:23. Broncos 35–20. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:23.
Fourth quarter
KC – MacArthur Lane 10-yard run (kick blocked), 1:43. Broncos 35–26. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:48.
Top passers
DEN – Steve Ramsey – 13/21, 175 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Mike Livingston – 22/33, 290 yards, TD
Top rushers
DEN – Otis Armstrong – 16 rushes, 101 yards, TD
KC – Tommy Reamon – 22 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Top receivers
DEN – Otis Armstrong – 6 receptions, 60 yards
KC – Larry Brunson – 4 receptions, 85 yards :

#### Week 8: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 28 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,779
* Referee: Gene Barth
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 9:13. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 5:47.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 32-yard field goal, 12:11. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 5:07.
Third quarter
KC – Billy Masters 2-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:22. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:05.
KC – Walter White 2-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:11. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:18.
Fourth quarter
TB – John McKay Jr. 8-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (kick blocked), 10:55. Chiefs 20–6. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 4:52.
KC – MacArthur Lane 2-yard run (kick failed), 8:06. Chiefs 26–6. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:12.
TB – Essex Johnson 1-yard run (kick failed), 5:14. Chiefs 26–12. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 2:52.
TB – Jack Novak 30-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Dave Green kick), 2:16. Chiefs 26–19. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 2:49.
KC – Mike Current tackled in endzone by John Lohmeyer for a Safety, 0:43. Chiefs 28–19.
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston – 17/30, 183 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
TB – Steve Spurrier – 20/36, 212 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
KC – Tommy Reamon – 18 rushes, 60 yards
TB – Jimmy DuBose – 4 rushes, 12 yards
Top receivers
KC – MacArthur Lane – 4 receptions, 47 yards
TB – Essex Johnson – 8 receptions, 85 yards :

#### Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 7 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 45 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 7
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,516
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Ross Porter and Lionel Aldridge
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Reggie Harrison 4-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 1:00. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 3:02.
Second quarter
PIT – Roy Gerela 28-yard field goal, 1:16. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:51.
Third quarter
PIT – Franco Harris 25-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 7:21. Steelers 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:54.
PIT – Franco Harris 5-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 4:11. Steelers 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 1:25.
PIT – Frank Lewis 19-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 1:14. Steelers 31–0. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:52.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Jack Deloplaine 15-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 9:02. Steelers 38–0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:49.
PIT – Jack Deloplaine 7-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 3:00. Steelers 45–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:00.
Top passers
PIT – Terry Bradshaw – 7/15, 132 yards, TD, INT
KC – Mike Livingston – 11/25, 198 yards, 4 INT
Top rushers
PIT – Franco Harris – 23 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD
KC – Pat McNeil – 5 rushes, 19 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Ernie Pough – 3 receptions, 98 yards
KC – Walter White – 6 receptions, 105 yards :

#### Week 10: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: November 14
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Overcast, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,259
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Paul Maguire
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 32-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 7:07. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 0:44.
Second quarter
KC – MacArthur Lane 1-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:19. Tied 7–7. Drive: 18 plays, 79 yards, 8:48.
OAK – Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 3:24. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 5:24.
Third quarter
OAK – Dave Casper 22-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 8:03. Raiders 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:16.
KC – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal, 4:05. Raiders 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:58.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston – 15/28, 206 yards, TD
OAK – Ken Stabler – 10/18, 138 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
KC – MacArthur Lane – 12 rushes, 32 yards
OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 19 rushes, 95 yards
Top receivers
KC – Larry Brunson – 4 receptions, 76 yards
OAK – Fred Biletnikoff – 2 receptions, 44 yards, TD :

#### Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 45 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 46,259
* Referee: Cal Lepore
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Floyd Little
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Archie Griffin 77-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 14:38. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:22.
CIN – Boobie Clark 18-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:07. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:13.
Second quarter
KC – Tommy Reamon 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:37. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:07.
Third quarter
KC – Tommy Reamon 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:30. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 1:52.
CIN – Stan Fritts 1-yard run (kick failed), 1:41. Bengals 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:24.
Fourth quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 24-yard field goal, 13:01. Bengals 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:28.
KC – Walter White 34-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:54. Chiefs 24–20. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 0:54.
CIN – Tony Davis 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 4:20. Bengals 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:35.
Top passers
CIN – Ken Anderson – 9/17, 123 yards, INT
KC – Mike Livingston – 12/25, 179 yards, TD
Top rushers
CIN – Archie Griffin – 13 rushes, 139 yards, TD
KC – MacArthur Lane – 13 rushes, 36 yards
Top receivers
CIN – Bob Trumpy – 3 receptions, 53 yards
KC – Walter White – 5 receptions, 87 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Chargers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 28
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 29,272
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Ross Porter and Lionel Aldridge
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Don Woods 3-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Ray Wersching kick), 10:46. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:14.
KC – Ed Podolak 5-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:38. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:08.
KC – Jan Stenerud 40-yard field goal, 3:48. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:16.
Second quarter
SD – Rickey Young 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (kick failed), 6:11. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:18.
Third quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 28-yard field goal, 9:05. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:55.
Fourth quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 26-yard field goal, 13:25. Chiefs 16–13. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:30.
SD – Charlie Joiner 13-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Ray Wersching kick), 7:04. Chargers 20–16. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:21.
KC – Ed Podolak 5-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:14. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 1:50.
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston – 14/27, 195 yards, INT
SD – Dan Fouts – 18/32, 218 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
KC – Ed Podolak – 25 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD
SD – Rickey Young – 16 rushes, 90 yards
Top receivers
KC – Larry Brunson – 3 receptions, 86 yards
SD – Don Woods – 7 receptions, 79 yards, TD :

#### Week 13: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Broncos | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: December 5
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 34 °F (1 °C)
* Game attendance: 58,170
* Referee: Bernie Ulman
* TV announcers (NBC): Ross Porter and Sam DeLuca
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Haven Moses 8-yard pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick), 7:17. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:52.
KC – Jan Stenerud 31-yard field goal, 2:39. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:38.
Second quarter
KC – Walter White 3-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:17. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:06.
DEN – Riley Odoms 29-yard pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick), 10:35. Broncos 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:42.
KC – Mike Livingston 1-yard run (kick blocked), 0:05. Chiefs 16–14. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 0:50.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Jim Turner 20-yard field goal, 8:07. Broncos 17–16. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:27.
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston – 17/29, 177 yards, TD, INT
DEN – Craig Penrose – 11/27, 176 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Ed Podolak – 16 rushes, 41 yards
DEN – Otis Armstrong – 17 rushes, 45 yards
Top receivers
KC – Walter White – 4 receptions, 56 yards, TD
DEN – Haven Moses – 3 receptions, 51 yards, TD :

#### Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 39 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 12
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 45 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 34,340
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Jack Buck and Paul Maguire
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CLE – Larry Poole 1-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 14:18. Browns 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:22.
KC – Ed Podolak 22-yard run (kick blocked), 11:29. Browns 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:48.
KC – Ed Podolak 2-yard run (kick blocked), 4:45. Chiefs 12–7. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:13.
KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 0:39. Chiefs 15–7. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:30.
Third quarter
KC – Ed Podolak 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:48. Chiefs 22–7. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:06.
CLE – Paul Warfield 13-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:15. Chiefs 22–14. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:33.
KC – MacArthur Lane 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:05. Chiefs 29–14. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:10.
KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 0:19. Chiefs 32–14. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:39.
Fourth quarter
KC – Walter White 10-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:03. Chiefs 39–14. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:40.
Top passers
CLE – Brian Sipe – 11/24, 125 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Tony Adams – 15/29, 201 yards, TD
Top rushers
CLE – Greg Pruitt – 9 rushes, 46 yards
KC – Ed Podolak – 29 rushes, 137 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
CLE – Dave Logan – 2 receptions, 60 yards
KC – Ed Podolak – 4 receptions, 71 yards :

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Oakland Raiders$^{(1)}$ | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 7–0 | 10–1 | 350 | 237 | W10 |
| Denver Broncos | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 5–2 | 7–5 | 315 | 206 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2–5 | 4–8 | 248 | 285 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 2–5 | 4–8 | 290 | 376 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0–4 | 0–13 | 125 | 412 | L14 |