NFL team season
The 1983 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League and the 24th overall. They matched on their 6–10 record and last place finish in the AFC West .
After the conclusion of the 1982 season on January 4, the Chiefs fired head coach Marv Levy . Levy had compiled a 31–42 record in Kansas City. Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks coach John Mackovic was named the fifth head coach in team history on February 2. The 39-year-old Mackovic became the youngest individual ever to hold that post for the club.[ 1] The Chiefs held the seventh overall pick in the 1983 NFL draft and selected quarterback Todd Blackledge , bypassing future Hall of Fame inductees Jim Kelly and Dan Marino . The Chiefs would not draft another quarterback in the first round until the 2017 NFL draft when they drafted Patrick Mahomes .
Tragedy struck the Chiefs on June 29 when Joe Delaney drowned while attempting to save the lives of three children in Monroe, Louisiana . Delaney was posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizen's Medal by Ronald Reagan on July 13.[ 1] Linebacker Bobby Bell became the first Chiefs player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 30,[ 1] providing some solace for the mourning Chiefs fan base following Delaney's death.
With Bill Kenney and Todd Blackledge both on the roster, starting quarterback Steve Fuller was traded to the Los Angeles Rams on August 19. Kenney earned a Pro Bowl berth after racking up a franchise-record 4,348 passing yards, while wide receiver Carlos Carson hauled in 80 passes for 1,351 yards.[ 1] Despite the team's high-flying passing game, Mackovic had trouble finding a suitable replacement for Joe Delaney and the running back position. The highest scoring contest in franchise history took place as the Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks combined for 99 points in a wild, 51–48 overtime loss at the Kingdome . A meager crowd of 11,377 braved near-zero degree temperatures (the franchise's coldest home game until January 2024) to attend the club's season-ending 48–17 win against Denver on December 18, the smallest attendance figure ever for a Chiefs game at Arrowhead as the club finished the year at 6–10.[ 1] The win did ensure Denver would not host the Wild Card Game the following week, as the Seahawks would take advantage of the Kingdome in a blowout win.
NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
1983 Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special teams – Jim Vechiarella
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – C. T. Hewgley
Roster
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 4
Seattle Seahawks
W 17–13
1–0
Arrowhead Stadium
42,531
Recap
2
San Diego Chargers
L 14–17
1–1
Arrowhead Stadium
62,150
Recap
3
September 18
at Washington Redskins
L 12–27
1–2
RFK Stadium
52,610
Recap
4
September 25
at Miami Dolphins
L 6–14
1–3
Miami Orange Bowl
50,785
Recap
5
October 2
St. Louis Cardinals
W 38–14
2–3
Arrowhead Stadium
58,975
Recap
6
October 9
at Los Angeles Raiders
L 20–21
2–4
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
40,492
Recap
7
October 16
New York Giants
W 38–17
3–4
Arrowhead Stadium
55,449
Recap
8
October 23
at Houston Oilers
W 13–10 (OT)
4–4
Houston Astrodome
39,462
Recap
9
October 30
at Denver Broncos
L 24–27
4–5
Mile High Stadium
74,640
Recap
10
November 6
Los Angeles Raiders
L 20–28
4–6
Arrowhead Stadium
75,497
Recap
11
November 13
Cincinnati Bengals
W 20–15
5–6
Arrowhead Stadium
44,711
Recap
12
November 20
at Dallas Cowboys
L 21–41
5–7
Texas Stadium
64,103
Recap
13
November 27
at Seattle Seahawks
L 48–51 (OT)
5–8
Kingdome
56,793
Recap
14
December 4
Buffalo Bills
L 9–14
5–9
Arrowhead Stadium
27,104
Recap
15
December 11
at San Diego Chargers
L 38–41
5–10
Jack Murphy Stadium
35,510
Recap
16
December 18
Denver Broncos
W 48–17
6–10
Arrowhead Stadium
11,377
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Norm Johnson 48-yard field goal, 5:03. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:11.
KC – Carlos Carson 18-yard pass from Jewerl Thomas (Nick Lowery kick), 0:49. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:04.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 6:18. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:30.
SEA – Curt Warner 18-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 3:16. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:03.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
SEA – Curt Warner – 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD
KC – Carlos Carson – 7 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Week 2: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 2: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information
First quarter
SD – Rolf Benirschke 51-yard field goal, 8:19. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:37.
Second quarter
Third quarter
SD – Chuck Muncie 10-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:34. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 96 yards, 8:26.
Fourth quarter
KC – Carlos Carson 48-yard pass from Henry Marshall (Nick Lowery kick), 3:07. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:31.
SD – Wes Chandler 12-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:45. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:16.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 3: at Washington Redskins
Game information
First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 58-yard field goal, 9:16. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:37.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 21-yard field goal, 11:10. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:50.
KC – Nick Lowery 32-yard field goal, 1:44. Chiefs 9–0. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 4:29.
KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 0:37. Chiefs 12–0. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 0:24.
Third quarter
WAS – Mark Moseley 35-yard field goal, 8:42. Chiefs 12–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:59.
WAS – John Riggins 2-yard run (Mark Moseley kick), 5:27. Chiefs 12–10. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:56.
WAS – Don Warren 12-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick), 1:06. Redskins 17–12. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 3:10.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Clint Didier 39-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick), 9:10. Redskins 24–12. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 4:29.
WAS – Mark Moseley 34-yard field goal, 4:10. Redskins 27–12. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 3:09.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
Game information
First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 45-yard field goal, 8:49. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:00.
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 46-yard field goal, 14:48. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:53.
MIA – Andra Franklin 1-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick), 1:00. Dolphins 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:41.
Third quarter
MIA – Dan Johnson 1-yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick), 1:56. Dolphins 14–6. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 9:17.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
KC – Anthony Hancock – 2 receptions, 38 yards
MIA – Tony Nathan – 4 receptions, 44 yards
Week 5: vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Week 5: St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 45-yard field goal, 9:00. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:51.
Fourth quarter
KC – Billy Jackson 6-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:51. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:23.
KC – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:43. Chiefs 31–7. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:50.
KC – Willie Scott 15-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 6:14. Chiefs 38–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:52.
STL – Ottis Anderson 39-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 2:44. Chiefs 38–14. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:13.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
RAI – Todd Christensen 3-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 14:05. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 1:42.
KC – Nick Lowey 32-yard field goal, 2:45. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:01.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 14:43. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 3:20.
RAI – Marcus Allen fumble recovery in end zone (Chris Bahr kick), 8:29. Raiders 31–20. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:52.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
KC – Theotis Brown – 6 receptions, 72 yards
RAI – Marcus Allen – 6 receptions, 58 yards
Week 7: vs. New York Giants
Week 7: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 14:12. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:21.
NYG – Rob Carpenter 15-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 9:46. Giants 7–3. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:38.
KC – Willie Scott 4-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:29. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:21.
NYG – Butch Woolfolk 8-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 0:50. Giants 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:29.
Third quarter
NYG – Ali Haji-Sheikh 21-yard field goal, 8:28. Giants 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:02.
KC – Henry Marshall 46-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 3:48. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:32.
KC – Durwood Roquemore 42-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 2:38. Chiefs 24–17.
Fourth quarter
KC – Henry Marshall 21-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:01. Chiefs 31–17. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:51.
KC – Theotis Brown 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 3:48. Chiefs 38–17. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:48.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 8: at Houston Oilers
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
HOU – Florian Kempf 32-yard field goal, 8:25. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 5:08.
Overtime
KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 7:19. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 7:41.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 9: at Denver Broncos
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
DEN – Nathan Poole 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 6:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, 3:57.
DEN – Rich Karlis 31-yard field goal, 3:24. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:34.
DEN – Steve Watson 46-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Rich Karlis kick), 1:40. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:08.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 21-yard field goal, 11:21. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 1:51.
DEN – Rich Karlis 27-yard field goal, 5:51. Broncos 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 4:19.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Nathan Poole 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 8:55. Broncos 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:18.
KC – Billy Jackson 9-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 6:11. Broncos 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:38.
KC – Carlos Carson 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:31. Broncos 27–24. Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 2:51.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Week 10: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : November 6Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 75,497Referee : Bob FredericTV announcers (NBC) : Charlie Jones and Bob GrieseRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 54-yard field goal, 0:56. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 0:53.
KC – Nick Lowery 48-yard field goal, 0:06. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:09.
Third quarter
KC – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:37. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:42.
Fourth quarter
RAI – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 12:18. Raiders 14–13. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:09.
KC – Ken Thomas 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 7:16. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 4:53.
RAI – Dokie Williams 19-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 3:49. Raiders 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:16.
RAI – Rod Martin 40-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick), 0:03. Raiders 28–20.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 11: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information
First quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 9:04. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:39.
CIN – Jim Breech 23-yard field goal, 0:54. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 8:01.
Second quarter
KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 12:16. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 3:19.
CIN – Jim Breech 31-yard field goal, 5:37. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:12.
KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 1:06. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 1:54.
Third quarter
CIN – Jim Breech 23-yard field goal, 10:14. Chiefs 13–9. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:14.
KC – Willie Scott 21-yard from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:49. Chiefs 20–9. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:19.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys
Game information
First quarter
DAL – Ron Springs 1-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 11:58. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:27.
DAL – Rafael Septién 25-yard field goal, 0:10. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:43.
Second quarter
DAL – Tony Dorsett 28-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 7:11. Cowboys 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:23.
DAL – Rafael Septién 40-yard field goal, 0:15. Cowboys 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 1:45.
Third quarter
DAL – Tony Dorsett 32-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 9:59. Cowboys 27–0. Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:12.
KC – Carlos Carson 13-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 6:31. Cowboys 27–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:28.
KC – Carlos Carson 48-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:03. Cowboys 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:42.
Fourth quarter
DAL – Timmy Newsome 7-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 9:30. Cowboys 34–14. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:16.
DAL – Gary Allen 68-yard punt return (Rafael Septién kick), 7:02. Cowboys 41–14.
KC – Stephone Paige 7-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 2:12. Cowboys 41–21. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 4:50.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Stephone Paige 17-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 14:10. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:04.
KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:06. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:01.
SEA – Byron Walker 18-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:06. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:47.
KC – Theotis Brown 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:45. Chiefs 28–14. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:10.
Third quarter
SEA – Dan Doornink 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:48. Chiefs 28–21. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:17.
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:22. Tied 28–28. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 2:17.
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 6:55. Seahawks 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:14.
KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:34. Chiefs 35–31. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:10.
Fourth quarter
KC – Carlos Carson 18-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:04. Chiefs 42–31. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:52.
SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:00. Chiefs 42–38. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:34.
SEA – Paul Johns 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:24. Seahawks 45–42. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 0:16.
KC – Theotis Brown 21-yard pass from Bill Kenney (kick failed, wide left), 1:30. Chiefs 48–45. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:45.
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 0:02. Tied 48–48. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:24.
Overtime
SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 13:14. Seahawks 51–48. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:34.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 14: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 14: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : December 4Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Overcast, 34 °F (1 °C)Game attendance : 27,104Referee : Jerry Seeman TV announcers (NBC) : Don Criqui and Gene WashingtonRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 7:30. Bills 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:10.
Fourth quarter
BUF – Mike Kennedy 22-yard interception return (Joe Danelo kick), 13:10. Bills 14–6.
KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 4:47. Bills 14–9. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 1:57.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 15: at San Diego Chargers
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SD – Kellen Winslow 18-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:06. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:51.
KC – Stephone Paige 20-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 5:29. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:48.
SD – Kellen Winslow 5-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:53. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 4:22.
Third quarter
KC – Theotis Brown 49-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:24. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 0:56.
SD – Dan Fouts 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:55. Chargers 31–21. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:19.
KC – Nick Lowery 49-yard field goal, 4:01. Chargers 31–24. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:45.
SD – Wes Chandler 44-yard pass from Ed Luther (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:02. Chargers 38–24. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:08.
Fourth quarter
KC – Stephone Paige 16-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:45. Chargers 38–31. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:15.
KC – Willie Scott 3-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:34. Tied 38–38. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:54.
SD – Rolf Benirschke 28-yard field goal, 0:02. Chargers 41–38. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:30.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 16: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : December 18Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear, 0 °F (−18 °C)Game attendance : 11,377Referee : Tom DooleyTV announcers (NBC) : Phil Stone and Jim TurnerRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
KC – Lucious Smith 58-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 13:53. Chiefs 7–0.
KC – Carlos Carson 48-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 7:47. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:48.
KC – Willie Scott 17-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:06. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:13.
Second quarter
DEN – Rich Karlis 24-yard field goal, 12:21. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 7:30.
KC – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:27. Chiefs 28–3. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 5:14.
Third quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 38-yard field goal, 7:00. Chiefs 31–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:14.
KC – Theotis Brown 6-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:10. Chiefs 38–3. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:32.
Fourth quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 11:56. Chiefs 41–3. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 4:04.
DEN – Gerald Willhite 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 8:57. Chiefs 41–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:50.
DEN – Gerald Willhite 2-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 8:35. Chiefs 41–17. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04.
KC – Stephone Paige 23-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 1:53. Chiefs 48–17. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:21.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Standings
References
External links
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