# 1991 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1991 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League and 32nd overall. They failed to improve on their 11–5 record from 1990 and finished with a 10–6 record. Compared to the Chiefs' 1990 campaign, Steve DeBerg’s consistency had dropped. The running game made up for lost time as Christian Okoye ran for 1,031 yards for the season, Barry Word was productive, and rookie Harvey Williams was outstanding in limited playing time. The Chiefs defeated their division rival, the Los Angeles Raiders in the Wild Card round, resulting in the franchise's first playoff victory since Super Bowl IV in 1970. The next week, the Chiefs lost to the Buffalo Bills in the divisional playoffs.
The season began on July 27 when Jan Stenerud, the hero of Super Bowl IV, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
But the Chiefs rebounded to win four straight games, including an October 7 game in which the Chiefs trounced the Buffalo Bills 33–6. It was the Chiefs' first home Monday Night Football game since 1983. On October 13, The Chiefs blasted the Miami Dolphins 42–7 as Christian Okoye ran for 153 yards.
On December 22, the Chiefs won 27–21 against the Raiders. The victory gave the Chiefs a home playoff game against the team; a loss would have meant playing in Los Angeles again the following week. It was the first playoff game in Kansas City in 20 years. The Chiefs 10–6 victory over the Raiders in the playoffs was the franchise's first postseason victory since the merger.
Quarterback Steve DeBerg completed 14 of 20 passes for 227 yards and 2 touchdowns. Barry Word rushed for 152 yards, and J. J. Birden caught 8 passes for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns. During the game, the Chiefs didn't have to punt and held the ball for almost 40 minutes.

## Offseason
### Draft

1991 Kansas City Chiefs draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 21 | Harvey Williams | Running back | LSU |
| 2 | 50 | Joe Valerio | Center | Pennsylvania |
| 3 | 77 | Tim Barnett | Wide receiver | Jackson State |
| 5 | 133 | Charles Mincy | Defensive back | Washington |
| 6 | 162 | Darrell Malone | Defensive back | Jacksonville State |
| 7 | 189 | Bernard Ellison | Defensive back | Nevada |
| 8 | 218 | Tom Dohring | Offensive tackle | Michigan |
| 9 | 244 | Robbie Keen | Placekicker | California |
| 10 | 273 | Eric Ramsey | Defensive back | Auburn |
| 11 | 300 | Bobby Olive | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| 12 | 329 | Ron Shipley | Guard | New Mexico |
| Made roster ||||||

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | August 3 | Dallas Cowboys | L 14–24 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 56,038 | Recap |
| 2 | August 10 | vs. New York Jets | W 19–10 | 1–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium (St. Louis, MO) | 52,935 | Recap |
| 3 | August 17 | Detroit Lions | W 38–14 | 2–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 57,320 | Recap |
| 4 | August 23 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 7–20 | 2–2 | Tampa Stadium | 33,996 | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 1 | Atlanta Falcons | W 14–3 | 1–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 74,246 | Recap |
| 2 | September 8 | New Orleans Saints | L 10–17 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 74,816 | Recap |
| 3 | September 16 | at Houston Oilers | L 7–17 | 1–2 | Houston Astrodome | 61,058 | Recap |
| 4 | September 22 | Seattle Seahawks | W 20–13 | 2–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 71,789 | Recap |
| 5 | September 29 | at San Diego Chargers | W 14–13 | 3–2 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 44,907 | Recap |
| 6 | October 7 | Buffalo Bills | W 33–6 | 4–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,120 | Recap |
| 7 | October 13 | Miami Dolphins | W 42–7 | 5–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,021 | Recap |
| 8 | October 20 | at Denver Broncos | L 16–19 | 5–3 | Mile High Stadium | 75,866 | Recap |
| 9 | October 28 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 24–21 | 6–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 77,111 | Recap |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | November 10 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–20 | 7–3 | Anaheim Stadium | 52,511 | Recap |
| 12 | November 17 | Denver Broncos | L 20–24 | 7–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 74,661 | Recap |
| 13 | November 24 | at Cleveland Browns | L 15–20 | 7–5 | Cleveland Stadium | 63,991 | Recap |
| 14 | December 1 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 19–6 | 8–5 | Kingdome | 57,248 | Recap |
| 15 | December 8 | San Diego Chargers | W 20–17 (OT) | 9–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 73,330 | Recap |
| 16 | December 14 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–28 | 9–6 | Candlestick Park | 62,672 | Recap |
| 17 | December 22 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 27–21 | 10–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 65,144 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,246
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Randy Cross
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Brad Daluiso 20-yard field goal, 2:46. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 10:43.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:48. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 2:02.
Fourth quarter
KC – Emile Harry 6-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:57. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 5:14.
Top passers
ATL – Chris Miller – 9/21, 110 yards, 4 INT
KC – Steve DeBerg – 13/24, 158 yards, TD
Top rushers
ATL – Keith Jones – 18 rushes, 74 yards
KC – Christian Okoye – 22 rushes, 143 yards, TD
Top receivers
ATL – Mike Ruether – 1 reception, 22 yards
KC – Stephone Paige – 6 receptions, 79 yards :

#### Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,816
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Hank Stram
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Morten Andersen 40-yard field goal, 7:44. Saints 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 7:16.
NO – Eric Martin 13-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick), 1:20. Saints 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 5:11.
Second quarter
NO – Quinn Early 45-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick), 5:05. Saints 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 4:16.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 6:02. Saints 17–3. Drive: 15 plays, 88 yards, 8:58.
Fourth quarter
KC – Jonathan Hayes 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 13:52. Saints 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 5:16.
Top passers
NO – Bobby Hebert – 19/27, 211 yards, 2 TD
KC – Steve DeBerg – 23/43, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
NO – Craig Heyward – 15 rushes, 51 yards
KC – Barry Word – 10 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
NO – Eric Martin – 7 receptions, 67 yards, TD
KC – Todd McNair – 8 receptions, 62 yards :

#### Week 3: at Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Oilers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 61,058
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Allen Pinkett 1-yard run (Ian Howfield kick), 3:59. Oilers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 5:04.
Second quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:27. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:04.
Third quarter
HOU – Haywood Jeffires 4-yard pass from Warren Moon (Ian Howfield kick), 0:09. Oilers 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 9:03.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Ian Howfield 23-yard field goal, 0:21. Oilers 17–7. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 9:19.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 9/14, 93 yards, INT
HOU – Warren Moon – 29/38, 233 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 17 rushes, 75 yards, TD
HOU – Allen Pinkett – 18 rushes, 47 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Tim Barnett – 2 receptions, 31 yards
HOU – Haywood Jeffires – 9 receptions, 60 yards, TD :

#### Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,789
* Referee: Dale Hamer
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Beasley Reece
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 37-yard field goal, 14:33. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 7:08.
KC – Tim Barnett 18-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 9:49. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:01.
Third quarter
SEA – John Kasay 45-yard field goal, 2:57. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:57.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 14:53. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:04.
KC – Harvey Williams 15-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 9:31. Chiefs 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:54.
SEA – John Kasay 38-yard field goal, 6:27. Chiefs 20–6. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:04.
SEA – Derrick Fenner 1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 1:39. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:22.
Top passers
SEA – Jeff Kemp – 18/30, 232 yards, 2 INT
KC – Steve DeBerg – 21/32, 214 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Derrick Fenner – 15 rushes, 76 yards, TD
KC – Christian Okoye – 16 rushes, 79 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Brian Blades – 8 receptions, 97 yards
KC – Robb Thomas – 4 receptions, 57 yards :

#### Week 5: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Chargers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Fair and Warm, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 44,907
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:41. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:19.
SD – Rod Bernstine 2-yard run (John Carney kick), 8:01. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:40.
Second quarter
KC – Robb Thomas 11-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 9:05. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:47.
Third quarter
SD – John Carney 26-yard field goal, 8:45. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 6:15.
Fourth quarter
SD – John Carney 37-yard field goal, 9:30. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 3:18.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 11/20, 112 yards, TD, INT
SD – John Friesz – 10/25, 162 yards
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 19 rushes, 65 yards, TD
SD – Rod Bernstine – 26 rushes, 112 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Stephone Paige – 2 receptions, 22 yards
SD – Ronnie Harmon – 3 receptions, 48 yards :

#### Week 6: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 33 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,120
* Referee: Gerry Austin
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 12:30. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:30.
Second quarter
KC – Pete Holohan 1-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:16. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:30.
BUF – Scott Norwood 44-yard field goal, 6:45. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:04.
BUF – Scott Norwood 25-yard field goal, 4:06. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:27.
KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:06.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 24-yard field goal, 4:21. Chiefs 16–6. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 8:39.
KC – Christian Okoye 5-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:27. Chiefs 23–6. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:51.
KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:27. Chiefs 30–6. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 1:44.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 4:02. Chiefs 33–6. Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 9:45.
Top passers
BUF – Jim Kelly – 17/23, 189 yards
KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/23, 150 yards, TD
Top rushers
BUF – Thurman Thomas – 13 rushes, 51 yards
KC – Christian Okoye – 29 rushes, 122 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
BUF – Andre Reed – 5 receptions, 84 yards
KC – Robb Thomas – 4 receptions, 55 yards :

#### Week 7: vs. Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Chiefs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Partly Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,021
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 38-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 10:01. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:36.
KC – Chris Martin 100-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 5:04. Chiefs 14–0.
Second quarter
KC – Tim Barnett 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 13:42. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:37.
KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:02. Chiefs 28–0. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 8:27.
Third quarter
KC – Todd McNair 14-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:16. Chiefs 35–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:44.
KC – Tim Barnett 41-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 3:03. Chiefs 42–0. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:59.
Fourth quarter
MIA – Scott Secules 4-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 12:23. Chiefs 42–7. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:40.
Top passers
MIA – Dan Marino – 15/29, 216 yards
KC – Steve DeBerg – 9/12, 177 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
MIA – Mark Higgs – 5 rushes, 38 yards
KC – Christian Okoye – 23 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
MIA – Tony Martin – 4 receptions, 104 yards
KC – Todd McNair – 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD :

#### Week 8: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Broncos | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,866
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers and Dan Hampton
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 32-yard field goal, 8:51. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:00.
Second quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 39-yard field goal, 14:24. Tied 3–3. Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 9:27.
DEN – David Treadwell 30-yard field goal, 8:57. Broncos 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:14.
KC – Nick Lowery 48-yard field goal, 1:08. Tied 6–6. Drive: 17 plays, 55 yards, 7:49.
DEN – Derek Russell 22-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 0:11. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:57.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 8:56. Broncos 13–9. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:04.
DEN – David Treadwell 25-yard field goal, 1:07. Broncos 16–9. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:24.
Fourth quarter
KC – Harvey Williams 14-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:40. Tied 16–16. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:45.
DEN – David Treadwell 27-yard field goal, 2:37. Broncos 19–16. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:03.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 21/35, 241 yards
DEN – John Elway – 14/27, 270 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Harvey Williams – 14 rushes, 84 yards, TD
DEN – Greg Lewis – 17 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
KC – Tim Barnett – 6 receptions, 78 yards
DEN – Mark Jackson – 2 receptions, 80 yards :

#### Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,111
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 18-yard field goal, 10:34. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:29.
RAI – Tim Barnett tackled in end zone by Torin Dorn for a Safety, 8:51. Raiders 5–0.
RAI – Nick Bell 1-yard run (kick blocked), 7:21. Raiders 11–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:40.
Second quarter
KC – Bill Jones 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 11:03. Raiders 11–7. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:09.
RAI – Steve Smith 37-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 6:43. Raiders 18–7. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:20.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 7:54. Raiders 18–10. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:20.
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 22-yard field goal, 2:09. Raiders 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:45.
Fourth quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:07. Raiders 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:58.
KC – Tim Barnett 6-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:47. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:45.
Top passers
RAI – Jay Schroeder – 12/26, 250 yards, TD, 3 INT
KC – Steve DeBerg – 19/30, 161 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
RAI – Roger Craig – 17 rushes, 59 yards
KC – Christian Okoye – 17 rushes, 62 yards, TD
Top receivers
RAI – Mervyn Fernandez – 3 receptions, 107 yards
KC – Tim Barnett – 5 receptions, 45 yards, TD :

#### Week 11: at Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,511
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Jonathan Hayes 6-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 3:22. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:51.
Second quarter
LA – Damone Johnson 1-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick), 11:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:58.
KC – Barry Word 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:07. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:17.
LA – Henry Ellard 14-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick), 0:34. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 4:33.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 20-yard field goal, 9:10. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:50.
KC – Nick Lowery 44-yard field goal, 2:47. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:30.
Fourth quarter
LA – Damone Johnson 17-yard pass from Jim Everett (kick failed, hit right upright), 7:06. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:59.
KC – Derrick Thomas 23-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 2:25. Chiefs 27–20.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/26, 199 yards, TD
LA – Jim Everett – 26/37, 329 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 15 rushes, 96 yards
LA – Robert Delpino – 20 rushes, 81 yards
Top receivers
KC – J. J. Birden – 2 receptions, 49 yards
LA – Henry Ellard – 8 receptions, 160 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,661
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers and Dan Hampton
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 37-yard field goal, 7:11. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 3 yards, 3:55.
Second quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 7-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 6:07. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:15.
DEN – Gaston Green 60-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 3:47. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:20.
KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 0:05. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 6:41.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 9:28. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:32.
DEN – Mark Jackson 29-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 4:59. Broncos 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:22.
DEN – Charles Dimry 26-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 4:00. Broncos 24–13.
Fourth quarter
KC – Tim Barnett 8-yard pass from Mark Vlasic (Nick Lowery kick), 7:29. Broncos 24–20. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:34.
Top passers
DEN – John Elway – 9/20, 134 yards, TD
KC – Steve DeBerg – 11/24, 207 yards, 4 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Gaston Green – 24 rushes, 133 yards, TD
KC – Christian Okoye – 17 rushes, 83 yards, TD
Top receivers
DEN – Mark Jackson – 2 receptions, 40 yards, TD
KC – Robb Thomas – 7 receptions, 89 yards :

#### Week 13: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Browns | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,991
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CLE – Leroy Hoard 1-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 3:31. Browns 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 6:13.
CLE – Matt Stover 34-yard field goal, 0:09. Browns 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:09.
Third quarter
CLE – Leroy Hoard 71-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Stover kick), 11:52. Browns 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 3:08.
KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 8:00. Browns 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:52.
CLE – Matt Stover 21-yard field goal, 2:05. Browns 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:21.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 12:03. Browns 20–6. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:02.
KC – Bernie Kosar tackled in end zone by Albert Lewis for a Safety, 5:57. Browns 20–8.
KC – Emile Harry 5-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 2:52. Browns 20–15. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:05.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 30/50, 319 yards, TD, 2 INT
CLE – Bernie Kosar – 13/20, 170 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KC – Barry Word – 8 rushes, 41 yards
CLE – Leroy Hoard – 6 rushes, 61 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Emile Harry – 11 receptions, 159 yards, TD
CLE – Leroy Hoard – 2 receptions, 78 yards, TD :

#### Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: December 1
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 57,248
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – John Kasay 19-yard field goal, 8:03. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 6:57.
KC – Nick Lowery 20-yard field goal, 3:53. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:37.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 28-yard field goal, 9:59. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:14.
KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 3:33. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:55.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 8:43. Chiefs 12–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:17.
Fourth quarter
KC – Pete Holohan 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 7:43. Chiefs 19–3. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:13.
SEA – John Kasay 26-yard field goal, 5:13. Chiefs 19–6. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:30.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/26, 154 yards, TD
SEA – Dave Krieg – 16/25, 263 yards, INT
Top rushers
KC – Barry Word – 26 rushes, 96 yards
SEA – John Williams – 7 rushes, 20 yards
Top receivers
KC – Emile Harry – 6 receptions, 51 yards
SEA – Travis McNeal – 4 receptions, 66 yards :

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 8
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,330
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
SD – Nate Lewis 6-yard pass from John Friesz (John Carney kick), 14:23. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 18 plays, 80 yards, 11:52.
SD – Donald Frank 71-yard interception return (John Carney kick), 9:34. Chargers 14–0.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 5:31. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:10.
KC – Barry Word 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 3:44. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04.
Fourth quarter
KC – Harvey Williams 16-yard pass from Mark Vlasic (Nick Lowery kick), 3:00. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:39.
SD – John Carney 27-yard field goal, 0:11. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 2:49.
Overtime
KC – Nick Lowery 18-yard field goal, 3:34. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:11.
Top passers
SD – John Friesz – 19/37, 208 yards, TD, INT
KC – Mark Vlasic – 12/18, 150 yards, TD
Top rushers
SD – Marion Butts – 20 rushes, 77 yards
KC – Barry Word – 14 rushes, 66 yards, TD
Top receivers
SD – Nate Lewis – 6 receptions, 79 yards, TD
KC – Emile Harry – 5 receptions, 73 yards :

#### Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 49ers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
* Date: December 14
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny Skies, 49 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,672
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SF – Jerry Rice 1-yard pass from Steve Bono (Mike Cofer kick), 9:53. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:25.
Second quarter
SF – John Taylor 9-yard pass from Steve Bono (Mike Cofer kick), 12:16. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:54.
Third quarter
SF – Jerry Rice 20-yard pass from Steve Bono (Mike Cofer kick), 6:11. 49ers 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:56.
KC – Barry Word 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:31. 49ers 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:40.
Fourth quarter
SF – Dexter Carter 53-yard run (Mike Cofer kick), 11:44. 49ers 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:00.
KC – Emile Harry 17-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 7:25. 49ers 28–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:19.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 13/32, 180 yards, TD, INT
SF – Steve Bono – 24/33, 220 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
KC – Barry Word – 17 rushes, 115 yards, TD
SF – Dexter Carter – 11 rushes, 81 yards, TD
Top receivers
KC – Emile Harry – 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD
SF – Jerry Rice – 7 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 17: at Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
* Date: December 22
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,144
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Barry Word 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:24. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 7:53.
RAI – Tim Brown 26-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Jeff Jaeger kick), 2:35. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:49.
Second quarter
KC – J. J. Birden 57-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:53. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:42.
KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 2:21. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:36.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 13:23. Chiefs 20–7. Drive: 17 plays, 86 yards, 9:58.
RAI – Ethan Horton 7-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Jeff Jaeger kick), 9:31. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:52.
KC – J. J. Birden 53-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 7:00. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:31.
RAI – Tim Brown 23-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Jeff Jaeger kick), 3:56. Chiefs 27–21. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:04.
Top passers
KC – Steve DeBerg – 14/20, 277 yards, 2 TD
RAI – Todd Marinovich – 23/40, 243 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
KC – Barry Word – 35 rushes, 152 yards, TD
RAI – Marcus Allen – 9 rushes, 55 yards
Top receivers
KC – J. J. Birden – 8 receptions, 188 yards, 2 TD
RAI – Ethan Horton – 10 receptions, 89 yards, TD :

### Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(2)}$ Denver Broncos | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–3 | 10–4 | 304 | 235 | W4 |
| $^{(4)}$ Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 322 | 252 | W1 |
| $^{(5)}$ Los Angeles Raiders | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 298 | 297 | L3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–6 | 6–6 | 276 | 261 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 3–9 | 274 | 342 | L1 |

## Postseason
### Schedule

| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| Wild Card | December 28 | Los Angeles Raiders (5) | W 10–6 | 1–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,827 | Recap |
| Divisional | January 5, 1992 | at Buffalo Bills (1) | L 14–37 | 1–1 | Rich Stadium | 80,182 | Recap |

### Game summaries
#### AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: December 28
* Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast with Fog, 38 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,827
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil and Lynn Swann
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
KC – Fred Jones 11-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 5:07. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:06.
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 32-yard field goal, 0:26. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:46.
Third quarter
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 26-yard field goal, 8:19. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 6:41.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 18-yard field goal, 10:26. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 7:32.
Top passers
RAI – Todd Marinovich – 12/23, 140 yards, 4 INT
KC – Steve DeBerg – 9/14, 89 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
RAI – Nick Bell – 20 rushes, 107 yards
KC – Barry Word – 33 rushes, 130 yards
Top receivers
RAI – Ethan Horton – 3 receptions, 59 yards
KC – Bill Jones – 2 receptions, 25 yards :

#### AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Bills | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
* Date: January 5
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Partly Sunny, 40 °F (4 °C)
* Game attendance: 80,182
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
BUF – Andre Reed 25-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick), 0:52. Bills 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:25.
Second quarter
BUF – Andre Reed 53-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick), 10:35. Bills 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:28.
BUF – Scott Norwood 33-yard field goal, 0:02. Bills 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 1:37.
Third quarter
BUF – James Lofton 10-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick), 11:53. Bills 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:13.
KC – Barry Word 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 3:08. Bills 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 2:26.
Fourth quarter
BUF – Scott Norwood 20-yard field goal, 10:54. Bills 27–7. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:14.
BUF – Scott Norwood 47-yard field goal, 9:08. Bills 30–7. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:31.
BUF – Kenneth Davis 5-yard run (Scott Norwood kick), 4:57. Bills 37–7. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:59.
KC – Fred Jones 20-yard pass from Mark Vlasic (Nick Lowery kick), 2:07. Bills 37–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:50.
Top passers
KC – Mark Vlasic – 9/20, 124 yards, TD, 4 INT
BUF – Jim Kelly – 23/35, 373 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
KC – Barry Word – 15 rushes, 50 yards, TD
BUF – Thurman Thomas – 22 rushes, 100 yards
Top receivers
KC – Todd McNair – 5 receptions, 52 yards
BUF – Andre Reed – 4 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD :