1988 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

1988 Kansas City Chiefs season

Owner| Lamar Hunt
General manager| Jim Schaaf (fired Dec. 8)
Carl Peterson (after Dec. 19)
Head coach| Frank Gansz
Home field| Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record| 4–11–1
Division place| 5th AFC West
Playoff finish| Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers|

* LB Dino Hackett
* CB Albert Lewis
* S Deron Cherry

AP All-Pros|

* S Deron Cherry (1st team)

* <- 1987
* Chiefs seasons
* 1989 ->

The 1988 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League and the 29th overall.

Bill Kenney opened the team's initial two games at quarterback, but was replaced by Steve DeBerg for the second half against Seattle.[1] DeBerg guided the team to a 20–13 win against Denver in his initial start as a member of the Chiefs. However, six losses, and a tie followed as Kenney and DeBerg jostled for the starting job.

As the season drew to a close, it became apparent the winds of change were blowing across the organization. President Jack Steadman resigned on December 8, while general manager Jim Schaaf was relieved of his duties the same day.[1] Steadman was later named chairman of the board. On the field, the Chiefs finished the year at 4–11–1 as questions swirled regarding head coach Frank Gansz's future and who would fill the club's leadership void. One day after the season's conclusion, former Philadelphia Eagles and United States Football League executive Carl Peterson was named the club's president/general manager and chief operating officer on December 19.

## Offseason

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The spring was marked by several notable trades as the club jockeyed to improve on its 4–11 finish in 1987. Todd Blackledge was traded to Pittsburgh on March 29 and 12-year veteran quarterback Steve DeBerg was acquired from Tampa Bay on March 31. The Chiefs moved up one spot in the first round of the draft to select defensive end Neil Smith with the second overall pick.

### NFL draft

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Main article: 1988 NFL draft

1988 Kansas City Chiefs draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1  | 2  | Neil Smith * | Defensive end | Nebraska |
3  | 59  | Kevin Porter | Safety  | Auburn |
4  | 96  | Johnny Ray Ambrose | Wide receiver | Mississippi |
6  | 139  | James Saxon | Running back | San Jose State |
7  | 170  | Troy Stedman | Linebacker | Washburn |
8  | 197  | Alfredo Roberts | Tight end | Miami (FL) |
9  | 224  | Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof | Wide receiver  | Maryland |
10  | 251  | Kenny Gamble | Running back  | Colgate |
11  | 282  | Danny McManus | Quarterback | Florida State |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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## Personnel

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### Staff / Coaches

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1988 Kansas City Chiefs staff |

Front office

* Founder – Lamar Hunt
* President – Jack Steadman
* Vice-president and general manager – Jim Schaaf
* Director of player personnel – Whitey Dovell

Head coaches

* Head coach – Frank Gansz

Offensive coaches

* Offensive coordinator – George Sefcik
* Running backs – Billie Matthews
* Wide receivers – Dick Wood
* Tight ends – JD Helm
* Offensive line – Carl Mauck

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* Defensive coordinator – Rod Rust
* Defensive line – Don Lawrence
* Linebackers – Dave Brazil
* Defensive backs – Tom Bettis

Special teams coaches

* Special teams – Ed Beckman

Strength and conditioning

* Strength and conditioning – CT Hewgley

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### Roster

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1988 Kansas City Chiefs roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 17 Steve DeBerg

* 9 Bill Kenney

* 14 Danny McManus

Running backs (RB)

* 44 Herman Heard

* 32 Larry Moriarty

* 26 Paul Palmer

* 21 James Saxon

Wide receivers (WR)

* 88 Carlos Carson

* 86 Emile Harry

* 83 Stephone Paige

* 82 Kitrick Taylor

Tight ends (TE)

* 85 Jonathan Hayes

* 80 Rod Jones

* 87 Alfredo Roberts

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 61 Mark Adickes G

* 76 John Alt T

* 77 Rich Baldinger G

* 65 Curt DiGiacomo G

* 75 Irv Eatman T

*   * 64 Gerry Feehery C
* 60 Byron Ingram G

* 51 Adam Lingner

* 72 Dave Lutz G

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 99 Mike Bell DE

* 98 Leonard Griffin DE

* 93 Dee Hardison NT

* 70 Jerome Sally NT

* 90 Neil Smith DE

* 71 Don Thorp DE

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 54 Tim Cofield OLB

* 55 Louis Cooper OLB

* 57 Chris Martin OLB

* 92 Jerry McCabe ILB

* 96 Aaron Pearson ILB

* 52 Angelo Snipes OLB

* 94 Troy Stedman OLB

Defensive backs (DB)

* 34 Lloyd Burruss SS

* 20 Deron Cherry FS

* 48 Kenny Gamble FS

* 23 Greg Hill CB

* 45 Sidney Johnson CB

* 29 Albert Lewis CB

* 24 J. C. Pearson CB

* 27 Kevin Porter SS

* 31 Kevin Ross CB

Special teams

* 2 Kelly Goodburn P

* 8 Nick Lowery K

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none

47 active, 15 inactive Reserve

* \-- Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof WR (IR)

* 91 Gary Baldinger DE (IR)

* 58 Tom Baugh C (IR)

* 81 Darrell Colbert WR (IR)

* 50 Jack Del Rio LB (IR)

* 56 Dino Hackett LB (IR)

* 59 Andy Hawkins LB (IR)

* \-- Stephen Hobbs WR (IR)

* 53 Todd Howard LB (IR)

* 73 Brian Jozwiak G (IR)

* 74 Pete Koch  DE (PUP)

* 63 Bill Maas NT (IR)

* 35 Christian Okoye FB (IR)

* 67 Mike Stensrud DE (IR)

* \-- Richard Van Druten T

Rookies in italics

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## Preseason

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance  | Recap

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1  | August 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 34–21  | 1–0  | Arrowhead Stadium | 31,947  | Recap
2  | August 13 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 27–13  | 2–0  | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 23,369  | Recap
3  | August 19 | at Green Bay Packers | T 21–21 (OT) | 2–0–1  | Milwaukee County Stadium | 32,361  | Recap
4  | August 25 | Phoenix Cardinals | L 21–41  | 2–1–1  | Arrowhead Stadium  | 36,883  | Recap

## Regular season

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance  | Recap

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1  | September 4  | Cleveland Browns | L 3–6  | 0–1  | Arrowhead Stadium | 55,654  | Recap
2  | September 11  | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–31  | 0–2  | Kingdome | 61,512  | Recap
3  | September 18  | Denver Broncos | W 20–13  | 1–2  | Arrowhead Stadium  | 63,268  | Recap
4  | September 25  | San Diego Chargers | L 23–24  | 1–3  | Arrowhead Stadium  | 45,498  | Recap
5  | October 2  | at New York Jets | T 17–17 (OT) | 1–3–1  | Giants Stadium | 66,110  | Recap
6  | October 9  | at Houston Oilers | L 6–7  | 1–4–1  | Houston Astrodome | 39,134  | Recap
7  | October 16  | Los Angeles Raiders | L 17–27  | 1–5–1  | Arrowhead Stadium  | 77,078  | Recap
8  | October 23  | Detroit Lions | L 6–7  | 1–6–1  | Arrowhead Stadium  | 66,926  | Recap
9  | October 30  | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 10–17  | 1–7–1  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 36,103  | Recap
10  | November 6  | at Denver Broncos | L 11–17  | 1–8–1  | Mile High Stadium | 74,227  | Recap
11  | November 13  | Cincinnati Bengals | W 31–28  | 2–8–1  | Arrowhead Stadium  | 34,614  | Recap
12  | November 20  | Seattle Seahawks | W 27–24  | 3–8–1  | Arrowhead Stadium  | 33,152  | Recap
13  | November 27  | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–16  | 3–9–1  | Three Rivers Stadium | 42,057  | Recap
14  | December 4  | New York Jets | W 38–34  | 4–9–1  | Arrowhead Stadium  | 30,059  | Recap
15  | December 11  | at New York Giants | L 12–28  | 4–10–1  | Giants Stadium  | 69,807  | Recap
16  | December 18  | at San Diego Chargers | L 13–24  | 4–11–1  | Jack Murphy Stadium | 26,339  | Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries

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#### Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

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Week 1: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Browns | 0 | 3 | 0| 3| 6
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0| 0| 3

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

* Date: September 4
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 55,654
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Gary Gerould and Reggie Rucker
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* No scoring plays.

Second quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 3:11. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:10.
* CLE – Matt Bahr 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:59.

Third quarter

* No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

* CLE – Matt Bahr 38-yard field goal, 0:25. Browns 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:54.

Top passers

* CLE – Gary Danielson – 18/29, 170 yards, INT
* KC – Bill Kenney – 11/29, 106 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

* CLE – Tim Manoa – 14 rushes, 70 yards
* KC – Paul Palmer – 12 rushes, 28 yards

Top receivers

* CLE – Webster Slaughter – 5 receptions, 61 yards
* KC – Alfredo Roberts – 3 receptions, 34 yards

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#### Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0| 7| 10
Seahawks | 3 | 28 | 0| 0| 31

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

* Date: September 11
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 61,512
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Jon Morris
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 6:44. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:49.
* KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 1:11. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:53.

Second quarter

* SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:37. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:24.
* SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:26. Seahawks 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:43.
* SEA – Brian Blades 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51. Seahawks 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 0:57.
* SEA – Jacob Green fumble recovery in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37. Seahawks 31–3.

Third quarter

* No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Stephone Paige 15-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 13:51. Seahawks 31–10. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:20.

Top passers

* KC – Steve DeBerg – 22/38, 244 yards, TD, 3 INT
* SEA – Dave Krieg – 14/22, 114 yards, TD

Top rushers

* KC – Paul Palmer – 14 rushes, 44 yards
* SEA – Curt Warner – 20 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

* KC – Paul Palmer – 8 receptions, 105 yards
* SEA – Brian Blades – 3 receptions, 39 yards, TD

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#### Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week 3: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Broncos | 3 | 7 | 0| 3| 13
Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 7| 3| 20

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

* Date: September 18
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy and Rain, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,268
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Joe Namath
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 9:40. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:55.
* DEN – Rich Karlis 23-yard field goal, 0:57. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:05.

Second quarter

* KC – Carlos Carson 6-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:21. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:13.
* DEN – Tony Dorsett 8-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 2:52. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:20.

Third quarter

* KC – Paul Palmer 14-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 6:04. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 8:56.

Fourth quarter

* DEN – Rich Karlis 42-yard field goal, 9:34. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:03.
* KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 3:47. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:38.

Top passers

* DEN – John Elway – 15/32, 213 yards, 2 INT
* KC – Steve DeBerg – 21/35, 259 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* DEN – Tony Dorsett – 10 rushes, 35 yards, TD
* KC – Paul Palmer – 22 rushes, 80 yards

Top receivers

* DEN – Orson Mobley – 4 receptions, 59 yards
* KC – Paul Palmer – 7 receptions, 84 yards, TD

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

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Week 4: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Chargers | 14 | 0 | 0| 10| 24
Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 9| 0| 23

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

* Date: September 25
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,498
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Ray Scott and Merlin Olsen
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* SD – Quinn Early 38-yard pass from Babe Laufenberg (Vince Abbott kick), 5:11. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:20.
* SD – Gary Anderson 30-yard run (Vince Abbott kick), 1:08. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:45.

Second quarter

* KC – Paul Palmer 71-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:49. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:19.
* KC – Stephone Paige 2-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:18. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 1:07.

Third quarter

* KC – Paul Palmer 6-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 5:08. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:13.
* KC – Babe Laufenberg sacked in end zone by Bill Maas for a Safety, 3:35. Chiefs 23–14.

Fourth quarter

* SD – Vince Abbott 47-yard field goal, 8:13. Chiefs 23–17. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:19.
* SD – Lionel James 9-yard pass from Babe Laufenberg (Vince Abbott kick), 0:52. Chargers 24–23. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 5:50.

Top passers

* SD – Babe Laufenberg – 13/25, 167 yards, 2 TD, INT
* KC – Steve DeBerg – 20/38, 261 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

* SD – Gary Anderson – 23 rushes, 131 yards, TD
* KC – Paul Palmer – 17 rushes, 76 yards

Top receivers

* SD – Quinn Early – 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD
* KC – Paul Palmer – 5 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD

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#### Week 5: at New York Jets

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Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 3| 14| 0| 17
Jets | 3 | 7 | 0| 7| 0| 17

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

* Date: October 2
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,110
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Al DeRogatis
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* NYJ – Pat Leahy 23-yard field goal, 4:34. Jets 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:45.

Second quarter

* NYJ – Johnny Hector 4-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 9:00. Jets 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:52.

Third quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 8:07. Jets 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:49.

Fourth quarter

* NYJ – Johnny Hector 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 14:56. Jets 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:56.
* KC – Carlos Carson 80-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:32. Jets 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:20.
* KC – Emile Harry 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:51. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:10.

Overtime

* No scoring plays.

Top passers

* KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/34, 312 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
* NYJ – Ken O'Brien – 27/48, 288 yards, INT

Top rushers

* KC – Christian Okoye – 12 rushes, 51 yards
* NYJ – Freeman McNeil – 22 rushes, 154 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Carlos Carson – 5 receptions, 162 yards, TD
* NYJ – Mickey Shuler – 12 receptions, 152 yards

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#### Week 6: at Houston Oilers

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Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 0| 0| 6
Oilers | 0 | 0 | 7| 0| 7

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

* Date: October 9
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 39,134
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Reggie Rucker
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 28-yard field goal, 1:34. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:59.

Second quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 51-yard field goal, 6:41. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 4:37.

Third quarter

* HOU – Brent Pease 4-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 2:42. Oilers 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:05.

Fourth quarter

* No scoring plays.

Top passers

* KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/30, 163 yards, 2 INT
* HOU – Brent Pease – 3/14, 26 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

* KC – Herman Heard – 7 rushes, 46 yards
* HOU – Mike Rozier – 27 rushes, 141 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Carlos Carson – 3 receptions, 54 yards
* HOU – Alonzo Highsmith – 1 reception, 9 yards

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#### Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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Week 7: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0| 13| 27
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0| 10| 17

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

* Date: October 16
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,078
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* RAI – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 2:52. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:19.

Second quarter

* RAI – Steve Smith 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 10:10. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 6:09.
* KC – Paul Palmer 48-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:35. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:25.

Third quarter

* No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 14:56. Raiders 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:47.
* RAI – Trey Junkin 4-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (kick blocked), 10:55. Raiders 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:52.
* RAI – Bo Jackson 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 5:49. Raiders 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:20.
* KC – Stephone Paige 25-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 1:22. Raiders 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 0:53.

Top passers

* RAI – Steve Beuerlein – 4/7, 70 yards, TD
* KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/30, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* RAI – Bo Jackson – 21 rushes, 70 yards, TD
* KC – Christian Okoye – 10 rushes, 55 yards

Top receivers

* RAI – Mervyn Fernandez – 2 receptions, 48 yards
* KC – Paul Palmer – 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD

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#### Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week 8: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Lions | 0 | 7 | 0| 0| 7
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 3| 0| 6

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

* Date: October 23
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear and Sunny, 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,926
* Referee: Tom Dooley
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Ken Stabler
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* No scoring plays.

Second quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 38-yard field goal, 11:12. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:32.
* DET – Jeff Chadwick 14-yard pass from Rusty Hilger (Eddie Murray kick), 2:31. Lions 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 4:25.

Third quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 13:14. Lions 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:17.

Fourth quarter

* No scoring plays.

Top passers

* DET – Rusty Hilger – 8/18, 111 yards, TD, 2 INT
* KC – Bill Kenney – 17/29, 154 yards, INT

Top rushers

* DET – Tony Paige – 12 rushes, 47 yards
* KC – Christian Okoye – 9 rushes, 33 yards

Top receivers

* DET – Jeff Chadwick – 2 receptions, 32 yards, TD
* KC – Stephone Paige – 5 receptions, 63 yards

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#### Week 9: at Los Angeles Raiders

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Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0| 3| 10
Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0| 3| 17

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

* Date: October 30
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 36,103
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* RAI – Bo Jackson 22-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 7:30. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:21.

Second quarter

* KC – Paul Palmer 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:41. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 9:13.
* RAI – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 1:23. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:18.

Third quarter

* No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

* RAI – Chris Bhar 42-yard field goal, 14:24. Raiders 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:32.
* KC – Nick Lowery 45-yard field goal, 3:13. Raiders 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 4:09.

Top passers

* KC – Bill Kenney – 7/14, 47 yards
* RAI – Steve Beuerlein – 18/29, 248 yards, INT

Top rushers

* KC – Paul Palmer – 14 rushes, 56 yards
* RAI – Bo Jackson – 17 rushes, 80 yards, TD

Top receivers

* KC – Stephone Paige – 3 receptions, 27 yards,
* RAI – Tim Brown – 8 receptions, 95 yards

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#### Week 10: at Denver Broncos

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Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Chiefs | 2 | 3 | 3| 3| 11
Broncos | 0 | 14 | 0| 3| 17

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

* Date: November 6
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,227
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Gary Gerould and Reggie Rucker
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Tony Dorsett tackled in end zone by Dino Hackett for a Safety, 8:13. Chiefs 2–0.

Second quarter

* DEN – Vance Johnson 6-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 14:55. Broncos 7–2. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:27.
* DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 1:57. Broncos 14–2. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:30.
* KC – Nick Lowery 46-yard field goal, 0:26. Broncos 14–5. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 1:31.

Third quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 2:29. Broncos 14–8. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:03.

Fourth quarter

* DEN – Rich Karlis 42-yard field goal, 13:58. Broncos 17–8. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 3:31.
* KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 8:50. Broncos 17–11. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:08.

Top passers

* KC – Bill Kenney – 16/27, 193 yards, INT
* DEN – John Elway – 14/28, 183 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* KC – Herman Heard – 8 rushes, 27 yards
* DEN – Tony Dorsett – 10 rushes, 44 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Carlos Carson – 4 receptions, 51 yards
* DEN – Vance Johnson – 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD

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#### Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 11: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Bengals | 7 | 7 | 14| 0| 28
Chiefs | 6 | 3 | 10| 12| 31

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

* Date: November 13
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 34,614
* Referee: Jerry Seeman
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
* Recap

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 37-yard field goal, 10:00. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:00.
* CIN – Ickey Woods 4-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 6:25. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:35.
* KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 1:19. Bengals 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:06.

Second quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 1:57. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 23 plays, 87 yards, 12:15.
* CIN – Stanley Wilson 5-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 0:14. Bengals 14–9. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

* CIN – Boomer Esiason 5-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 7:14. Bengals 21–9. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:57.
* KC – Stephone Paige 17-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 5:19. Bengals 21–16. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 1:55.
* CIN – Stanford Jennings 98-yard kickoff return (Jim Breech kick), 5:01. Bengals 28–16.
* KC – Nick Lowery 47-yard field goal, 1:16. Bengals 28–19. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:45.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Punt blocked by Albert Lewis out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 6:06. Bengals 28–21.
* KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:16. Tied 28–28. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:50.
* KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 0:02. Chiefs 31–28. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:03.

Top passers

* CIN – Boomer Esiason – 11/22, 157 yards, INT
* KC – Steve DeBerg – 22/37, 285 yards, TD

Top rushers

* CIN – Ickey Woods – 13 rushes, 76 yards, TD
* KC – Christian Okoye – 16 rushes, 102 yards, TD

Top receivers

* CIN – Tim McGee – 3 receptions, 60 yards
* KC – Carlos Carson – 7 receptions, 86 yards

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#### Week 12: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 12: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 3| 10| 27

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

* Date: November 20
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 34 °F (1 °C)
* Game attendance: 33,152
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (NBC): Gary Gerould and Jimmy Cefalo
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – James Saxon 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:54. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 9:10.

Second quarter

* KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:24. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:13.
* SEA – Ray Butler 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:01. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:15.

Third quarter

* SEA – Terry Taylor 27-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 14:04. Tied 14–14.
* KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 2:18. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:57.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Steve DeBerg 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:38. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 0:40.
* SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 10:13. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:47.
* SEA – Brian Blades 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:20. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:09.
* KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 0:46. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 3:24.

Top passers

* SEA – Dave Krieg – 20/30, 225 yards, 2 TD, INT
* KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/26, 203 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

* SEA – John Williams – 11 rushes, 50 yards
* KC – Herman Heard – 16 rushes, 84 yards

Top receivers

* SEA – Brian Blades – 7 receptions, 89 yards, TD
* KC – Stephone Paige – 5 receptions, 106 yards

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#### Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

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Steelers | 6 | 7 | 3| 0| 16

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

* Date: November 27
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 42,057
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (NBC): Gary Gerould and Reggie Rucker
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* PIT – Gary Anderson 23-yard field goal, 7:05. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 19 plays, 74 yards, 7:55.
* PIT – Gary Anderson 20-yard field goal, 0:12. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:01.

Second quarter

* KC – Stephone Paige 4-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:15. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 6:54.
* PIT – Merril Hoge 10-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 1:06. Steelers 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:01.

Third quarter

* PIT – Gary Anderson 22-yard field goal, 0:21. Steelers 16–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:18.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 26-yard field goal, 6:34. Steelers 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:22.

Top passers

* KC – Steve DeBerg – 23/42, 278 yards, TD, INT
* PIT – Bubby Brister – 13/27, 122 yards, INT

Top rushers

* KC – Christian Okoye – 9 rushes, 58 yards
* PIT – Merril Hoge – 15 rushes, 76 yards, TD

Top receivers

* KC – Herman Heard – 7 receptions, 99 yards
* PIT – Charles Lockett – 4 receptions, 60 yards

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#### Week 14: vs. New York Jets

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Week 14: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Jets | 10 | 10 | 7| 7| 34
Chiefs | 14 | 7 | 0| 17| 38

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

* Date: December 4
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 44 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 30,059
* Referee: Fred Wyant
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Carlos Carson 40-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 12:17. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:43.
* KC – Stephone Paige 41-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 4:03. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 4:22.
* NYJ – Mickey Shuler 40-yard pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick), 1:33. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:19.
* NYJ – Pat Leahy 33-yard field goal, 0:27. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:07.

Second quarter

* KC – Stephone Paige 33-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 4:58. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 1 play, 33 yards, 0:06.
* NYJ – Al Toon 2-yard pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick), 1:53. Chiefs 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:54.
* NYJ – Pat Leahy 32-yard field goal, 0:06. Chiefs 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 1:08.

Third quarter

* NYJ – Johnny Hector 6-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 5:58. Jets 27–21. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:45.

Fourth quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 21-yard field goal, 14:38. Jets 27–24. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:12.
* NYJ – Johnny Hector 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 8:12. Jets 34–24. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:12.
* KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:22. Jets 34–31. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:40.
* KC – James Saxon 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:02. Chiefs 38–34. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 2:55.

Top passers

* NYJ – Pat Ryan – 13/25, 198 yards, 2 TD
* KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/25, 167 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

* NYJ – Freeman McNeil – 13 rushes, 76 yards
* KC – Christian Okoye – 16 rushes, 68 yards, TD

Top receivers

* NYJ – Al Toon – 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD
* KC – Stephone Paige – 4 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD

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#### Week 15: at New York Giants

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Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – Game summary

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Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 9| 0| 12
Giants | 7 | 0 | 7| 14| 28

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

* Date: December 11
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 20 °F (−7 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,807
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* NYG – Mark Bavaro 12-yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick), 9:00. Giants 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 6:00.

Second quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 0:17. Giants 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:01.

Third quarter

* KC – Nick Lowery 51-yard field goal, 12:22. Giants 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 4:38.
* NYG – Mark Bavaro 24-yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick), 6:53. Giants 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 2:07.
* KC – Nick Lowery 46-yard field goal, 4:45. Giants 14–9. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:08.
* KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 14–12. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 2:15.

Fourth quarter

* NYG – Ottis Anderson 2-yard run (Paul McFadden kick), 9:38. Giants 21–12. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:22.
* NYG – Maurice Carthon 5-yard run (Paul McFadden kick), 2:30. Giants 28–12. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 5:24.

Top passers

* KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/35, 174 yards
* NYG – Phil Simms – 6/15, 93 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

* KC – Herman Heard – 13 rushes, 46 yards
* NYG – Joe Morris – 31 rushes, 140 yards

Top receivers

* KC – Jonathan Hayes – 5 receptions, 64 yards
* NYG – Mark Bavaro – 2 receptions, 36 yards, 2 TD

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#### Week 16: at San Diego Chargers

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Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

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Chiefs | 13 | 0 | 0| 0| 13
Chargers | 10 | 7 | 7| 0| 24

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

* Date: December 18
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 26,339
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Dave Rowe
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* KC – Paul Palmer 26-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:31. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:23.
* SD – Gary Anderson 9-yard run (Steve DeLine kick), 8:21. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 5:01.
* KC – Jonathan Hayes 4-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (kick aborted), 2:46. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:23.
* SD – Steve DeLine 45-yard field goal, 0:08. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:28.

Second quarter

* SD – Mark Malone 5-yard run (Steve DeLine kick), 3:06. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 7:20.

Third quarter

* SD – Jamie Holland 94-yard kickoff return (Steve DeLine kick), 14:44. Chargers 24–13.

Fourth quarter

* No scoring plays.

Top passers

* KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/36, 187 yards, TD, 2 INT
* SD – Mark Malone – 6/10, 91 yards

Top rushers

* KC – James Saxon – 15 rushes, 63 yards
* SD – Gary Anderson – 34 rushes, 217 yards, TD

Top receivers

* KC – Stephone Paige – 5 receptions, 87 yards
* SD – Anthony Miller – 2 receptions, 33 yards

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Seattle Seahawks(3) | 9  | 7  | 0  | .563  | 6–2  | 8–4  | 339  | 329  | W2
Denver Broncos | 8  | 8  | 0  | .500  | 3–5  | 5–7  | 327  | 352  | W1
Los Angeles Raiders | 7  | 9  | 0  | .438  | 6–2  | 6–6  | 325  | 369  | L2
San Diego Chargers | 6  | 10  | 0  | .375  | 3–5  | 4–8  | 231  | 332  | W2
Kansas City Chiefs | 4  | 11  | 1  | .281  | 2–6  | 4–9–1  | 254  | 320  | L2

## References

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1. ^ a b "Kansas City Chiefs History 1980's". Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
2. ^ "1988 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

## External links

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