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1975 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 282 points (20.1/g), 13th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 341 points (24.4/g), 19th.
 Differential of -59 points (-4.2/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 5.5-8.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 9th.

Coached by Paul Wiggin (5-9-0)

1975 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 21 box L 0-1 @ Denver Broncos 33 37 18 312 166 146 2 15 425 298 127 4
2 Sun September 28 box L 0-2 New York Jets 24 30 25 339 208 131 1 24 418 127 291 2
3 Sun October 5 box L 0-3 San Francisco 49ers 3 20 13 212 123 89 4 15 215 108 107 2
4 Sun October 12 box W 1-3 Oakland Raiders 42 10 25 370 146 224 1 23 360 269 91 6
5 Sun October 19 box W 2-3 @ San Diego Chargers 12 10 15 356 219 137 1 16 216 61 155 2
6 Sun October 26 box W 3-3 Denver Broncos 26 13 17 303 106 197 1 22 352 201 151 4
7 Sun November 2 box L 3-4 Houston Oilers 13 17 22 345 208 137 4 13 325 181 144 2
8 Mon November 10 box W 4-4 @ Dallas Cowboys 34 31 21 296 132 164 3 26 436 232 204 7
9 Sun November 16 box L 4-5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 3 28 12 201 123 78 2 23 420 181 239 2
10 Sun November 23 box W 5-5 Detroit Lions 24 21 20 420 169 251 2 21 366 138 228 2
11 Sun November 30 box L 5-6 @ Baltimore Colts 14 28 18 329 263 66 2 19 423 207 216 1
12 Sun December 7 box L 5-7 San Diego Chargers 20 28 17 232 169 63 3 21 412 165 247 4
13 Sun December 14 box L 5-8 @ Cleveland Browns 14 40 15 146 99 47 4 27 481 203 278 3
14 Sun December 21 box L 5-9 @ Oakland Raiders 20 28 23 346 229 117 4 24 387 141 246 1

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 282 4207 935 4.5 261 217 395 2360 15 16 5.3 128 487 1847 14 3.8 110 34 18 23
Team Defense 341 5236 915 5.7 429 186 325 2512 18 20 7.1 121 562 2724 24 4.8 289 42 22 19
Lg Rank Offense 13 15 14 9 12 15 6 18 15 15 13 18 8 16
Lg Rank Defense 19 25 20 2 20 18 14 25 22 25 24 26 6 3

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 30 QB 7 7 4-3-0 88 176 50.0 1245 8 4.5 6 3.4 69 7.1 6.0 14.1 177.9 74.2 17 131 5.8 4.8 8.8
Len Dawson 40 qb 12 5 1-4-0 93 140 66.4 1095 5 3.6 4 2.9 51 7.8 6.9 11.8 91.3 90.0 23 196 5.5 4.7 14.1
Tony Adams 25 6 2 0-2-0 36 77 46.8 445 2 2.6 4 5.2 32 5.8 3.7 12.4 74.2 52.1 11 85 4.1 2.3 12.5
Ed Podolak 28 RB 14 13 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 2 13 -4.3 -19.3 66.7
Walter White 24 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
Team Total 27.8 14 5-9-0 217 395 54.9 2785 15 3.8 16 4.1 69 7.1 5.6 12.8 198.9 73.0 53 425 5.3 4.0 11.8
Opp Total 14 186 325 57.2 2512 18 5.5 20 6.2 7.7 5.5 13.5 179.4 74.8 28 191 7.1 4.5

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
Woody Green 24 FB 12 0 167 611 5 42 3.7 50.9 13.9 23 215 9.3 1 28 1.9 17.9 826 6 6
Ed Podolak 28 RB 14 13 102 351 3 25 3.4 25.1 7.3 37 332 9.0 2 21 2.6 23.7 683 5 3
Jeff Kinney 26 13 2 85 304 2 20 3.6 23.4 6.5 21 148 7.0 0 18 1.6 11.4 452 2 1
MacArthur Lane 33 9 3 79 311 2 39 3.9 34.6 8.8 25 202 8.1 0 31 2.8 22.4 513 2 5
Morris LaGrand 22 11 0 13 38 1 11 2.9 3.5 1.2 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.1 -0.1 37 1 1
Mike Livingston 30 QB 7 7 13 68 1 28 5.2 9.7 1.9 68 1 6
Tony Adams 25 6 2 8 42 0 16 5.3 7.0 1.3 1 -7 -7.0 0 -7 0.2 -1.2 35 0 4
Cleo Miller 23 6 0 7 20 0 10 2.9 3.3 1.2 20 0 1
Len Dawson 40 qb 12 5 5 7 0 9 1.4 0.6 0.4 7 0 4
Walter White 24 14 0 3 -10 0 0 -3.3 -0.7 0.2 23 559 24.3 3 69 1.6 39.9 549 3 0
Doug Dressler 27 8 0 3 16 0 11 5.3 2.0 0.4 2 7 3.5 1 4 0.3 0.9 23 1 0
Larry Brunson 26 WR 14 0 2 89 0 65 44.5 6.4 0.1 23 398 17.3 2 36 1.6 28.4 487 2 0
Barry Pearson 25 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 608 16.9 3 45 2.6 43.4 608 3 1
Billy Masters 31 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 314 13.1 3 32 1.7 22.4 314 3 1
Reggie Craig 22 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.7 10 0 1
Team Total 27.8 14 487 1847 14 65 3.8 131.9 34.8 217 2785 12.8 15 69 15.5 198.9 4632 29 38
Opp Total 14 562 2724 24 4.8 194.6 40.1 186 2512 13.5 18 13.3 179.4 5236 42 40

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Charlie Thomas 27 RET 7 0 12 112 0 34 9.3 22 516 0 43 23.5 628
Woody Green 24 FB 12 0 16 343 0 50 21.4 1169
Reggie Craig 22 14 0 4 19 0 13 4.8 10 247 0 53 24.7 276
Ed Podolak 28 RB 14 13 13 96 0 23 7.4 779
Cleo Miller 23 6 0 9 171 0 26 19.0 191
Kerry Reardon 26 LCB 8 8 5 41 0 11 8.2 41
Larry Brunson 26 WR 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 1 8 0 8 8.0 499
Jeff Kinney 26 13 2 2 39 0 21 19.5 491
Barry Pearson 25 WR 14 0 2 31 0 20 15.5 639
Doug Dressler 27 8 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 41
Bill Peterson 30 LLB 14 9 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Team Total 27.8 14 37 303 0 34 8.2 62 1350 0 53 21.8 6285
Opp Total 14 36 0 59 1334 0 22.6

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
Jan Stenerud* 33 K 14 0 1 1 8 7 9 8 10 5 4 1 32 22 68.8% 31 30 96.8%
Jerrel Wilson 34 P 11 0 54 2233 64 1 41.4
Jim McCann 26 3 0 14 493 52 1 35.2
Doug Dressler 27 8 0 4 100 30 0 25.0
Team Total 27.8 14 1 1 8 7 9 8 10 5 4 1 32 22 68.8% 31 30 96.8% 72 2826 64 2 39.3
Opp Total 14 22 11 50.0% 44 40 90.9% 61 2483 40.7

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
Tony Adams 25 6 2 4 0 -6 0
Hise Austin 25 3 0 0 1 0 0
Ken Avery 31 14 0 0 2 0 0
Wayne Clark 28 1 0 1 0 -20 0
Reggie Craig 22 14 0 1 0 0 0
Len Dawson 40 qb 12 5 4 1 0 0
Charlie Getty 23 LT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Woody Green 24 FB 12 0 6 2 0 0
Jim Kearney 32 SS 14 0 0 2 0 0
Jeff Kinney 26 13 2 1 1 0 0
Morris LaGrand 22 11 0 1 1 9 0
MacArthur Lane 33 9 3 5 1 0 0
Willie Lanier* 30 MLB 14 14 5 105 0 61
Mike Livingston 30 QB 7 7 6 5 -4 1
John Lohmeyer 24 LDT 7 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Lynch 30 RLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Marsalis 30 lcb 10 10 1 1 0 1 0 2 5 0
Don Martin 26 14 0 0 1 12 0
Billy Masters 31 TE 14 0 1 0 0 0
John Matuszak 25 LDE 14 14 0 3 1 1
Jim McCann 26 3 0 1 0 -10 0
Cleo Miller 23 6 0 1 1 0 0
Jim Nicholson 26 RT 12 12 0 2 0 0
Barry Pearson 25 WR 14 0 1 1 0 0
Bill Peterson 30 LLB 14 9 0 2 0 0
Ed Podolak 28 RB 14 13 3 0 0 0
Kerry Reardon 26 LCB 8 8 3 40 0 28
Jack Rudnay* 28 C 14 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Sensibaugh 26 FS 14 0 5 123 0 38 0 2 29 0
Charlie Thomas 27 RET 7 0 2 1 -7 0
Emmitt Thomas* 32 RCB 14 0 6 119 0 36 0 2 4 0
Walter White 24 14 0 0 1 0 0
Mike D. Wilson 28 4 3 0 1 0 0
Wilbur Young 26 RDE 13 11 0 1 6 0
Team Total 27.8 14 20 388 0 61 38 40 19 2
Opp Total 14 53 40 18 2

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* 33 K 14 0 30 22 96
Woody Green 24 FB 12 0 5 1 36
Ed Podolak 28 RB 14 13 3 2 30
Billy Masters 31 TE 14 0 3 18
Barry Pearson 25 WR 14 0 3 18
Walter White 24 14 0 3 18
Larry Brunson 26 WR 14 0 2 12
Jeff Kinney 26 13 2 2 12
MacArthur Lane 33 9 3 2 12
Mike Livingston 30 QB 7 7 1 1 12
Doug Dressler 27 8 0 1 6
Morris LaGrand 22 11 0 1 6
John Matuszak 25 LDE 14 14 1 6
Team Total 27.8 14 14 15 2 30 22 282
Opp Total 14 24 18 40 11 2 341