# 1975 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1975 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League, the 13th as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 16th overall, it ended with a second consecutive 5–9 record and the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the 4th straight year. San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Paul Wiggin was named the second head coach in franchise history on January 23. A former Pro Bowl defensive end for the Cleveland Browns, Wiggin inherited the unenviable task of rebuilding a squad whose pool of talent had been largely depleted due to age and a number of ill-fated trades that had left the club devoid of first-round draft choices in 1973 and 1975. After an 0–3 start to the season, Wiggin directed the Chiefs to three straight wins, beginning with a convincing 42–10 victory against the Raiders on October 12. The highlight of the season was a 34–31 upset win at Dallas on Monday Night Football. The club could not maintain the early success. Owning a 5–5 record heading into the homestretch of the season, injuries to a number of key players crippled the team. The team dropped its final four contests of the year to finish at 5–9 for the second consecutive season. The regular season finale at Oakland marked the final games in the Hall of Fame careers of Len Dawson and Buck Buchanan.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

1975 Kansas City Chiefs draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 2 | 34 | Elmore Stephens | Tight end | Kentucky |
| 3 | 59 | Cornelius Walker | Defensive tackle | Rice |
| 6 | 137 | Morris LaGrand | Running back | Tampa |
| 6 | 139 | Dave Wasick | Linebacker | San Jose State |
| 8 | 189 | Wayne Hoffman | Tight end | Oklahoma |
| 11 | 268 | Dale Hegland | Guard | Minnesota |
| 12 | 293 | James Rackley | Running back | Florida A&M |
| 13 | 318 | John Snider | Linebacker | Stanford |
| 14 | 346 | Gene Moshier | Guard | Vanderbilt |
| 16 | 396 | Mark Petersen | Defensive end | Illinois |
| 17 | 424 | Mike Bulino | Defensive back | Pittsburgh |
| Made roster ||||||

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | August 9 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 3–10 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 40,081 | Recap |
| 2 | August 18 | Dallas Cowboys | W 26–20 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 35,630 | Recap |
| 3 | August 23 | at Detroit Lions | L 24–27 | 1–2 | Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium | 62,094 | Recap |
| 4 | August 30 | Los Angeles Rams | L 6–14 | 1–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 39,814 | Recap |
| 5 | September 6 | Green Bay Packers | W 31–3 | 2–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 35,543 | Recap |
| 6 | September 12 | at Buffalo Bills | W 9–7 | 3–3 | Rich Stadium | 48,691 | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 21 | at Denver Broncos | L 33–37 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 51,858 | Recap |
| 2 | September 28 | New York Jets | L 24–30 | 0–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 73,939 | Recap |
| 3 | October 5 | San Francisco 49ers | L 3–20 | 0–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 54,490 | Recap |
| 4 | October 12 | Oakland Raiders | W 42–10 | 1–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 60,425 | Recap |
| 5 | October 19 | at San Diego Chargers | W 12–10 | 2–3 | San Diego Stadium | 26,469 | Recap |
| 6 | October 26 | Denver Broncos | W 26–13 | 3–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 70,043 | Recap |
| 7 | November 2 | Houston Oilers | L 13–17 | 3–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 62,989 | Recap |
| 8 | November 10 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 34–31 | 4–4 | Texas Stadium | 63,539 | Recap |
| 9 | November 16 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–28 | 4–5 | Three Rivers Stadium | 48,803 | Recap |
| 10 | November 23 | Detroit Lions | W 24–21 (OT) | 5–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 55,161 | Recap |
| 11 | November 30 | at Baltimore Colts | L 14–28 | 5–6 | Memorial Stadium | 42,122 | Recap |
| 12 | December 7 | San Diego Chargers | L 20–28 | 5–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | 46,888 | Recap |
| 13 | December 14 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–40 | 5–8 | Cleveland Stadium | 44,368 | Recap |
| 14 | December 21 | at Oakland Raiders | L 20–28 | 5–9 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 48,604 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| Broncos | 0 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,858
* Referee: Bernie Ulman
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Walter White 69-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:15. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 1:02.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal, 14:27. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, –3 yards, 0:21.
DEN – Rick Upchurch 13-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 12:04. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:23.
DEN – Jack Dolbin 39-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick), 8:18. Broncos 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:53.
KC – Woody Green 8-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:23. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:55.
DEN – Jim Turner 23-yard field goal, 0:28. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 1:50.
Third quarter
DEN – Rick Upchurch 90-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick), 13:54. Broncos 24–17. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:06.
KC – Jan Stenerud 34-yard field goal, 10:30. Broncos 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:24.
KC – Woody Green 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:33. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 4:50.
KC – Jan Stenerud 45-yard field goal, 2:22. Chiefs 30–24. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:48.
Fourth quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 47-yard field goal, 14:55. Chiefs 33–24. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:03.
DEN – Jack Dolbin 2-yard fumble return (kick blocked), 6:17. Chiefs 33–30. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:31.
DEN – Billy Van Heusen 10-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick), 1:49. Broncos 37–33. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:48.
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston – 13/27, 221 yards, 2 TD
DEN – Charley Johnson – 12/20, 329 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Jeff Kinney – 18 rushes, 59 yards
DEN – Otis Armstrong – 18 rushes, 82 yards
Top receivers
KC – Walter White – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD
DEN – Rick Upchurch – 3 receptions, 153 yards, TD :

#### Week 2: vs. New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 28
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,939
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam DeLuca
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ – John Riggins 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 12:11. Jets 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:49.
NYJ – Carl Garrett 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 9:31. Jets 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:36.
KC – Woody Green 4-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:01. Jets 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:56.
Second quarter
KC – Ed Podolak 10-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:42. Tied 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 3:21.
NYJ – Pat Leahy 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 0:42.
Third quarter
NYJ – John Riggins 2-yard run (kick aborted), 7:49. Jets 23–14. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:00.
KC – Barry Pearson 36-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:52. Jets 23–21. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:57.
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Rich Caster 9-yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick), 14:02. Jets 30–21. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 4:31.
KC – Jan Stenerud 35-yard field goal, 4:49. Jets 30–24. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 4:59.
Top passers
NYJ – Joe Namath – 7/14, 126 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Len Dawson – 20/32, 233 yards, TD
Top rushers
NYJ – John Riggins – 27 rushes, 145 yards, 2 TD
KC – Ed Podolak – 11 rushes, 53 yards, TD
Top receivers
NYJ – Rich Caster – 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD
KC – Ed Podolak – 5 receptions, 54 yards :

#### Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,490
* Referee: Fred Wyant
* TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Alex Hawkins
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 19-yard field goal, 12:56. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 7:10.
SF – Tom Mitchell 24-yard pass from Norm Snead (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 6:27. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:29.
SF – Steve Mike-Mayer 19-yard field goal, 1:12. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:06.
Third quarter
SF – Steve Mike-Mayer 29-yard field goal, 0:22. 49ers 13–3. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:51.
Fourth quarter
SF – Larry Schreiber 5-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 13:03. 49ers 20–3. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:42.
Top passers
SF – Norm Snead – 12/20, 124 yards, TD
KC – Len Dawson – 17/27, 184 yards, INT
Top rushers
SF – Delvin Williams – 15 rushes, 66 yards
KC – Ed Podolak – 8 rushes, 34 yards
Top receivers
SF – Larry Schreiber – 4 receptions, 32 yards
KC – Ed Podolak – 6 receptions, 65 yards :

#### Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Chiefs | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 60,425
* Referee: Chuck Heberling
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and John Brodie
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – George Blanda 23-yard field goal, 7:39. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:29.
KC – Walter White 48-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:01. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:38.
KC – Woody Green 5-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:58. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:12.
KC – Mike Livingston 1-yard fumble return (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:09. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:12.
Second quarter
KC – Ed Podolak 7-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:15. Chiefs 28–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:46.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Billy Masters 5-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:52. Chiefs 35–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40.
KC – Morris LaGrand 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:38. Chiefs 42–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:30.
OAK – Cliff Branch 9-yard pass from David Humm (George Blanda kick), 0:48. Chiefs 42–10. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 0:46.
Top passers
OAK – David Humm – 9/19, 143 yards, TD
KC – Mike Livingston – 10/16, 170 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 13 rushes, 52 yards
KC – Woody Green – 24 rushes, 101 yards, TD
Top receivers
OAK – Cliff Branch – 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD
KC – Walter White – 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD :

#### Week 5: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Chargers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Hazy, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 26,469
* Referee: Gene Barth
* TV announcers (NBC): Ross Porter and Willie Davis
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Ray Wersching 36-yard field goal, 11:47. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, –4 yards, 0:50.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 31-yard field goal, 9:21. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:41.
KC – Walter White 60-yard pass from Mike Livingston (kick blocked), 0:53. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 1:54.
Third quarter
SD – Sam Scarber 2-yard pass from Jesse Freitas (Ray Wersching kick), 3:05. Chargers 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:10.
Fourth quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 12:06. Chiefs 12–10. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:40.
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston – 14/23, 224 yards, TD
SD – Jesse Freitas – 5/12, 44 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Woody Green – 18 rushes, 79 yards
SD – Don Woods – 19 rushes, 72 yards
Top receivers
KC – Walter White – 2 receptions, 105 yards, TD
SD – Pat Curran – 3 receptions, 42 yards :

#### Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 26 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,043
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 28-yard field goal, 0:21. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:13.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 46-yard field goal, 6:43. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 1:28.
Third quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 37-yard field goal, 10:11. Chiefs 9–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 4:49.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Fran Lynch 1-yard run (kick aborted), 13:22. Chiefs 9–6. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 7:38.
KC – Jan Stenerud 23-yard field goal, 10:13. Chiefs 12–6. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:58.
KC – Mike Livingston 8-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:51. Chiefs 19–6. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 0:59.
KC – Billy Masters 7-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:04. Chiefs 26–6. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:47.
DEN – Jon Keyworth 19-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick), 0:57. Chiefs 26–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:16.
Top passers
DEN – Steve Ramsey – 11/17, 164 yards, TD, INT
KC – Mike Livingston – 10/23, 113 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
DEN – Floyd Little – 13 rushes, 58 yards
KC – Larry Brunson – 1 rush, 65 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Jon Keyworth – 8 receptions, 67 yards, TD
KC – MacArthur Lane – 14 receptions, 56 yards :

#### Week 7: vs. Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,989
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam DeLuca
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 37-yard field goal, 7:24. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:07.
HOU – Ken Burrough 77-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick), 0:00. Oilers 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:23.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 47-yard field goal, 11:11. Oilers 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:49.
KC – Jeff Kinney 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:13. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:48.
Third quarter
HOU – Ken Burrough 57-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick), 11:20. Oilers 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:37.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Skip Butler 44-yard field goal, 11:11. Oilers 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:25.
Top passers
HOU – Dan Pastorini – 11/19, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Mike Livingston – 17/36, 220 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
HOU – Don Hardeman – 12 rushes, 62 yards
KC – Ed Podolak – 12 rushes, 52 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Ken Burrough – 7 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TD
KC – Barry Pearson – 4 receptions, 73 yards :

#### Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,539
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Alex Karras and Howard Cosell
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 51-yard field goal, 0:49. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, –2 yards, 0:57.
Second quarter
DAL – Roger Staubach 9-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 12:30. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:19.
DAL – Toni Fritsch 31-yard field goal, 10:53. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:27.
KC – John Matuszak fumble recovery in endzone (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:12. Tied 10–10.
DAL – Golden Richards 15-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick), 5:10. Cowboys 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:02.
KC – Ed Podolak 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:20. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:50.
KC – Ed Podolak 11-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:57. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:11.
Third quarter
DAL – Golden Richards 47-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick), 8:31. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.
KC – Jan Stenerud 44-yard field goal, 5:13. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:35.
DAL – Roger Staubach 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 1:29. Cowboys 31–27. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:44.
Fourth quarter
KC – Ed Podolak 5-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:07. Chiefs 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:35.
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston – 13/28, 145 yards, TD
DAL – Roger Staubach – 17/31, 243 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Ed Podolak – 20 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD
DAL – Robert Newhouse – 11 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
KC – Barry Pearson – 3 receptions, 53 yards
DAL – Golden Richards – 3 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny, 49 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,803
* Referee: Bernie Ulman
* TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 32-yard field goal, 11:36. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:49.
PIT – Lynn Swann 42-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 0:07. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 0:49.
Third quarter
PIT – Reggie Harrison 10-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 12:27. Steelers 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:33.
PIT – John Stallworth 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 4:31. Steelers 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:51.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Mike Collier 21-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 1:54. Steelers 28–3. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:07.
Top passers
KC – Mike Livingston – 11/23, 152 yards, INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw – 16/24, 204 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Ed Podolak – 12 rushes, 29 yards
PIT – Franco Harris – 17 rushes, 119 yards
Top receivers
KC – Walter White – 2 receptions, 48 yards
PIT – Franco Harris – 6 receptions, 61 yards :

#### Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Chiefs | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
* Game attendance: 55,161
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (CBS): Al Michaels and Hank Stram
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Larry Brunson 21-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:50. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:19.
KC – MacArthur Lane 4-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:30. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:56.
Second quarter
DET – Morris LaGrand tackled in end zone for a Safety, 9:46. Chiefs 14–2.
DET – Joe Reed 2-yard run (kick blocked), 4:17. Chiefs 14–8. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:29.
Third quarter
DET – Errol Mann 37-yard field goal, 2:18. Chiefs 14–11. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:02.
KC – MacArthur Lane 20-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:28. Chiefs 21–11. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:50.
Fourth quarter
DET – Ray Jarvis 10-yard pass from Joe Reed (Errol Mann kick), 2:28. Chiefs 21–18. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 7:26.
DET – Errol Mann 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 21–21. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 1:02.
Overtime
KC – Jan Stenerud 26-yard field goal, 8:16. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:06.
Top passers
DET – Joe Reed – 10/26, 139 yards, TD, INT
KC – Len Dawson – 17/25, 217 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
DET – Altie Taylor – 19 rushes, 84 yards
KC – Woody Green – 19 rushes, 135 yards
Top receivers
DET – George Farmer – 4 receptions, 62 yards
KC – Walter White – 3 receptions, 69 yards :

#### Week 11: at Baltimore Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Colts | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 42,122
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* TV announcers (NBC): Bill O'Donnell and Sam DeLuca
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
BAL – Jackie Wallace 42-yard interception return (Toni Linhart kick), 11:22. Colts 7–0.
BAL – Bill Olds 1-yard run (Toni Linhart kick), 6:30. Colts 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:46.
Third quarter
BAL – Lydell Mitchell 70-yard run (Toni Linhart kick), 11:34. Colts 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:13.
BAL – Raymond Chester 17-yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick), 3:10. Colts 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:50.
Fourth quarter
KC – Doug Dressler 3-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:52. Colts 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:17.
KC – Larry Brunson 25-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:42. Colts 28–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:46.
Top passers
KC – Len Dawson – 25/36, 207 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
BAL – Bert Jones – 12/13, 145 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Woody Green – 12 rushes, 25 yards
BAL – Lydell Mitchell – 26 rushes, 178 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Larry Brunson – 5 receptions, 91 yards, TD
BAL – Glenn Doughty – 2 receptions, 74 yards :

#### Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 7
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast, 38 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 46,888
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam DeLuca
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Rickey Young 5-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 13:59. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards.
KC – Jan Stenerud 21-yard field goal, 7:55. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:36.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 22-yard field goal, 9:52. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:48.
Third quarter
SD – Sam Scarber 8-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 11:15. Chargers 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:45.
KC – Woody Green 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:37. Chargers 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:37.
KC – Barry Pearson 17-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:42. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:16.
Fourth quarter
SD – Rickey Young 3-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 14:02. Chargers 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:40.
SD – Dan Fouts 9-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 7:58. Chargers 28–20. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 4:01.
Top passers
SD – Dan Fouts – 8/18, 168 yards, 3 INT
KC – Len Dawson – 14/20, 154 yards, TD
Top rushers
SD – Rickey Young – 25 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TD
KC – Woody Green – 11 rushes, 32 yards, TD
Top receivers
SD – Pat Curran – 3 receptions, 95 yards
KC – Barry Pearson – 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD :

#### Week 13: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Browns | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 40 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: December 14
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 44,368
* Referee: Tommy Bell
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Sam DeLuca
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
CLE – Greg Pruitt 11-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 0:54. Browns 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:44.
Second quarter
CLE – Don Cockroft 26-yard field goal, 5:15. Browns 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:00.
Third quarter
CLE – Hugh McKinnis 1-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 4:31. Browns 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:07.
CLE – Charlie Getty tackled in end zone by Ron East for a Safety, 4:14. Browns 19–0.
CLE – Greg Pruitt 3-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 1:05. Browns 26–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 3:09.
Fourth quarter
CLE – Reggie Rucker 40-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick), 14:43. Browns 33–0. Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:09.
KC – Woody Green 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:04. Browns 33–7. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:39.
CLE – Greg Pruitt 14-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 7:16. Browns 40–7. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:48.
KC – Billy Masters 9-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:06. Browns 40–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:10.
Top passers
KC – Tony Adams – 13/31, 141 yards, TD, INT
CLE – Mike Phipps – 14/20, 204 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Jeff Kinney – 10 rushes, 29 yards
CLE – Greg Pruitt – 26 rushes, 214 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
KC – Woody Green – 4 receptions, 57 yards
CLE – Reggie Rucker – 6 receptions, 130 yards, TD :

#### Week 14: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Raiders | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: December 21
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,604
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and John Brodie
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Pete Banaszak 5-yard run (George Blanda kick), 8:08. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:19.
KC – Jan Stenerud 35-yard field goal, 2:30. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:38.
Second quarter
KC – Jan Stenerud 29-yard field goal, 11:01. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 4:44.
KC – Barry Pearson 5-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:15. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:59.
OAK – Pete Banaszak 3-yard run (George Blanda kick), 4:06. Raiders 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 4:09.
OAK – Morris Bradshaw 16-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick), 1:13. Raiders 21–13. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:40.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Jeff Kinney 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:06. Raiders 21–20. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:06.
OAK – Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (George Blanda kick), 4:51. Raiders 28–20. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:21.
Top passers
KC – Tony Adams – 18/31, 245 yards, TD, 2 INT
OAK – Ken Stabler – 11/12, 134 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Woody Green – 17 rushes, 73 yards
OAK – Jess Phillips – 7 rushes, 84 yards
Top receivers
KC – Barry Pearson – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
OAK – Cliff Branch – 1 reception, 30 yards :

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Oakland Raiders$^{(2)}$ | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–1 | 8–3 | 375 | 255 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 3–3 | 4–7 | 254 | 307 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 3–3 | 3–8 | 282 | 341 | L4 |
| San Diego Chargers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 1–5 | 2–9 | 189 | 345 | L1 |