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1973 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 7-5-2, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 231 points (16.5/g), 19th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 192 points (13.7/g), 5th.
 Differential of 39 points (2.8/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 8.5-5.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 6th.

Coached by Hank Stram (7-5-2)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 box L 0-1 Los Angeles Rams 13 23 16 270 230 40 2 22 358 80 278 1
2 Sun September 23 box W 1-1 @ New England Patriots 10 7 16 305 156 149 1 18 202 162 40 2
3 Sun September 30 box W 2-1 Oakland Raiders 16 3 13 233 64 169 1 8 149 72 77 4
4 Sun October 7 box W 3-1 Denver Broncos 16 14 19 349 170 179 1 10 270 112 158 1
5 Sun October 14 box T 3-1-1 @ Green Bay Packers 10 10 9 149 53 96 1 16 315 146 169 2
6 Sun October 21 box L 3-2-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 6 14 12 267 163 104 3 19 334 138 196 3
7 Mon October 29 box L 3-3-1 @ Buffalo Bills 14 23 8 105 67 38 4 21 309 63 246 3
8 Sun November 4 box W 4-3-1 @ San Diego Chargers 19 0 17 332 144 188 1 11 190 99 91 4
9 Mon November 12 box W 5-3-1 Chicago Bears 19 7 19 327 130 197 4 9 146 66 80 3
10 Sun November 18 box W 6-3-1 Houston Oilers 38 14 18 266 147 119 4 13 262 216 46 5
11 Sun November 25 box L 6-4-1 @ Denver Broncos 10 14 17 242 103 139 2 12 219 137 82 1
12 Sun December 2 box T 6-4-2 Cleveland Browns 20 20 17 345 137 208 3 14 265 121 144 4
13 Sat December 8 box L 6-5-2 @ Oakland Raiders 7 37 8 106 82 24 4 24 353 94 259
14 Sun December 16 box W 7-5-2 San Diego Chargers 33 6 19 240 97 143 12 203 113 90 6

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 231 3536 863 4.1 208 173 313 1743 10 13 5.0 93 511 1793 11 3.5 106 31 18 9
Team Defense 192 3575 855 4.2 328 157 324 1619 11 21 4.5 95 493 1956 11 4.0 209 39 18 24
Lg Rank Offense 19 20 20 17 19 20 6 18 11 19 16 24 11 20
Lg Rank Defense 5 7 8 7 4 5 5 4 11 9 10 12 4 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Mike Livingston 28 QB 8 8 4-3-1 75 145 51.7 916 6 4.1 7 4.8 48 6.3 4.6 12.2 114.5 65.2 16 124 4.9 3.3 9.9
Len Dawson 38 qb 8 6 3-2-1 66 101 65.3 725 2 2.0 5 5.0 48 7.2 5.1 11.0 90.6 72.4 14 104 5.4 3.6 12.2
Pete Beathard 31 9 0 31 64 48.4 389 2 3.1 1 1.6 44 6.1 5.7 12.5 43.2 71.7 9 68 4.4 4.1 12.3
Leroy Keyes 26 3 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ed Podolak 26 RB 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jerrel Wilson 32 P 14 0 1 1 100.0 9 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 9.0 9.0 9.0 0.6 104.2 0 0 9.0 9.0 0.0
Team Total 27.6 14 7-5-2 173 313 55.3 2039 10 3.2 13 4.2 48 6.5 5.0 11.8 145.6 68.6 39 296 5.0 3.6 11.1
Opp Total 14 157 324 48.5 1619 11 3.4 21 6.5 5.0 2.4 10.3 115.6 47.6 38 323 4.5 1.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Ed Podolak 26 RB 14 0 210 721 3 25 3.4 51.5 15.0 55 445 8.1 0 25 3.9 31.8 1166 3 7
Willie Ellison 28 fb 10 0 108 411 2 19 3.8 41.1 10.8 9 64 7.1 0 17 0.9 6.4 475 2 3
Wendell Hayes 33 FB 13 0 95 352 2 27 3.7 27.1 7.3 18 134 7.4 0 27 1.4 10.3 486 2 2
Jeff Kinney 24 14 0 50 128 1 8 2.6 9.1 3.6 11 126 11.5 0 25 0.8 9.0 254 1 2
Mike Livingston 28 QB 8 8 19 94 2 28 4.9 11.8 2.4 94 2 4
Pete Beathard 31 9 0 6 16 1 11 2.7 1.8 0.7 16 1 1
Len Dawson 38 qb 8 6 6 40 0 13 6.7 5.0 0.8 40 0 4
Elmo Wright 24 WR 11 0 5 29 0 13 5.8 2.6 0.5 16 252 15.8 2 44 1.5 22.9 281 2 1
Otis Taylor 31 WR 14 0 4 -14 0 5 -3.5 -1.0 0.3 34 565 16.6 4 46 2.4 40.4 551 4 2
Warren McVea 27 7 0 4 5 0 2 1.3 0.7 0.6 5 0 1
Gary Butler 22 14 0 2 10 0 9 5.0 0.7 0.1 8 124 15.5 2 48 0.6 8.9 134 2 1
Leroy Keyes 26 3 0 2 1 0 2 0.5 0.3 0.7 1 -6 -6.0 0 -6 0.3 -2.0 -5 0 1
Morris Stroud 27 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 216 18.0 2 48 0.9 15.4 216 2 1
Robert West 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 65 16.3 0 23 0.5 8.1 65 0 0
Andy Hamilton 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 35 17.5 0 20 0.4 7.0 35 0 0
Dave L. Smith 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 20 10.0 0 17 1.0 10.0 20 0 0
Mo Moorman 29 RG 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.1 -0.1 -1 0 0
Team Total 27.6 14 511 1793 11 28 3.5 128.1 36.5 173 2039 11.8 10 48 12.4 145.6 3832 21 36
Opp Total 14 493 1956 11 4.0 139.7 35.2 157 1619 10.3 11 11.2 115.6 3575 22 33

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Larry Marshall 23 RET 10 0 29 180 0 31 6.2 14 391 0 38 27.9 571
Ed Podolak 26 RB 14 0 11 90 0 48 8.2 1256
Warren McVea 27 7 0 8 146 0 29 18.3 151
Jeff Kinney 24 14 0 5 130 0 40 26.0 384
Kerry Reardon 24 12 0 2 9 0 6 4.5 2 45 0 23 22.5 54
Clyde Werner 26 14 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
Robert West 23 8 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 65
Team Total 27.6 14 42 279 0 48 6.6 31 725 0 40 23.4 4836
Opp Total 14 48 0 40 1031 0 25.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Jerrel Wilson 32 P 14 0 80 3642 68 1 45.5
Jan Stenerud 31 K 14 0 6 5 4 3 10 8 15 8 3 38 24 63.2% 23 21 91.3%
Team Total 27.6 14 6 5 4 3 10 8 15 8 3 38 24 63.2% 23 21 91.3% 80 3642 68 1 45.5
Opp Total 14 27 13 48.1% 22 21 95.5% 84 3604 42.9

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Nate Allen 25 LCB 14 0 1 8 0 8 0 1 16 0
Pete Beathard 31 9 0 1 0 0 0
Bobby Bell 33 LLB 14 0 1 24 0 24
Buck Buchanan 33 RDT 14 0 1 17 0 17
Ed Budde 33 LG 12 0 0 1 0 0
Gary Butler 22 14 0 1 1 0 0
Curley Culp 27 LDT 13 0 0 2 0 0
Len Dawson 38 qb 8 6 4 0 -1 0
Willie Ellison 28 fb 10 0 3 0 0 0
Wendell Hayes 33 FB 13 0 2 0 0 0
Pat Holmes 33 10 0 1 17 0 17
Jim Kearney 30 SS 14 0 3 30 0 24 1 1 0 0
Leroy Keyes 26 3 0 1 0 0 0
Jeff Kinney 24 14 0 2 1 0 0
Willie Lanier*+ 28 MLB 14 0 3 47 1 29 0 3 10 0
Mike Livingston 28 QB 8 8 4 1 0 0
John Lohmeyer 22 7 0 0 1 19 1
Jim Lynch 28 RLB 14 0 1 9 0 9 0 3 23 0
Jim Marsalis 28 10 0 2 36 0 36 0 1 0 0
Larry Marshall 23 RET 10 0 3 3 0 0
Warren McVea 27 7 0 1 0 0 0
Mo Moorman 29 RG 13 0 0 3 0 0
Ed Podolak 26 RB 14 0 7 1 0 0
Kerry Reardon 24 12 0 2 17 0 17 0 1 0 0
Jack Rudnay* 26 C 14 0 0 1 0 0
George Seals 31 13 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Sensibaugh 24 FS 14 0 3 58 0 27 0 4 45 0
Morris Stroud 27 TE 14 0 1 0 0 0
Otis Taylor 31 WR 14 0 2 1 0 0
Emmitt Thomas 30 RCB 14 0 3 65 0 33 1 1 0 0
Jerrel Wilson 32 P 14 0 1 1 0 0
Elmo Wright 24 WR 11 0 1 0 0 0
Wilbur Young 24 RDE 13 11 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.6 14 21 328 1 36 36 34 112 1
Opp Total 14 39 33 15

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Jan Stenerud 31 K 14 0 21 24 93
Otis Taylor 31 WR 14 0 4 24
Ed Podolak 26 RB 14 0 3 18
Gary Butler 22 14 0 2 12
Willie Ellison 28 fb 10 0 2 12
Wendell Hayes 33 FB 13 0 2 12
Mike Livingston 28 QB 8 8 2 12
Morris Stroud 27 TE 14 0 2 12
Elmo Wright 24 WR 11 0 2 12
Pete Beathard 31 9 0 1 6
Jeff Kinney 24 14 0 1 6
Willie Lanier*+ 28 MLB 14 0 1 6
John Lohmeyer 22 7 0 1 6
Team Total 27.6 14 11 10 1 1 21 24 231
Opp Total 14 11 11 21 13 192