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1989 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 8-7-1, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 318 points (19.9/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 286 points (17.9/g), 8th.
 Differential of 32 points (2.0/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 9.0-7.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 21st.

Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (8-7-1)

1989 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 10 box L 0-1 @ Denver Broncos 20 34 14 287 242 45 4 14 250 150 100 2
2 Sun September 17 box W 1-1 Los Angeles Raiders 24 19 23 323 171 152 1 18 268 153 115 1
3 Sun September 24 box L 1-2 @ San Diego Chargers 6 21 13 272 154 118 5 18 296 96 200
4 Sun October 1 box L 1-3 Cincinnati Bengals 17 21 16 292 153 139 6 14 277 114 163 3
5 Sun October 8 box W 2-3 @ Seattle Seahawks 20 16 17 303 104 199 1 16 288 236 52 2
6 Sun October 15 box L 2-4 @ Los Angeles Raiders 14 20 17 305 227 78 4 13 246 89 157 2
7 Sun October 22 box W 3-4 Dallas Cowboys 36 28 26 423 221 202 14 282 166 116 1
8 Sun October 29 box L 3-5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 23 23 438 318 120 2 19 312 232 80 1
9 Sun November 5 box W 4-5 Seattle Seahawks 20 10 18 315 69 246 2 10 129 90 39 4
10 Sun November 12 box L 4-6 Denver Broncos 13 16 20 312 171 141 2 12 213 112 101 1
11 Sun November 19 box T 4-6-1 @ Cleveland Browns 10 10 17 307 188 119 3 17 261 183 78 5
12 Sun November 26 box W 5-6-1 Houston Oilers 34 0 20 313 229 84 1 12 215 112 103 1
13 Sun December 3 box W 6-6-1 Miami Dolphins 26 21 25 438 239 199 3 15 291 218 73 3
14 Sun December 10 box W 7-6-1 @ Green Bay Packers 21 3 21 381 203 178 3 11 208 98 110 2
15 Sun December 17 box L 7-7-1 San Diego Chargers 13 20 11 214 124 90 3 22 376 159 217 4
16 Sun December 24 box W 8-7-1 @ Miami Dolphins 27 24 23 342 225 117 1 27 381 319 62 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 318 5265 1017 5.2 304 259 435 3038 14 23 6.6 165 559 2227 18 4.0 120 41 18 19
Team Defense 286 4293 952 4.5 412 236 471 2527 16 15 5.0 140 445 1766 9 4.0 252 33 18 20
Lg Rank Offense 17 13 13 26 21 24 19 7 1 4 5 14 21 23
Lg Rank Defense 8 2 2 5 2 6 24 2 9 12 3 16 20 4

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%
Steve DeBerg 35 QB 12 10 6-4-0 196 324 60.5 2529 11 3.4 16 4.9 50 7.8 5.9 12.9 210.8 75.8 14 111 7.2 5.3 4.1
Ron Jaworski 38 6 3 1-2-0 36 61 59.0 385 2 3.3 5 8.2 32 6.3 3.0 10.7 64.2 54.3 1 10 6.0 2.7 1.6
Steve Pelluer 27 5 3 1-1-1 26 47 55.3 301 1 2.1 0 0.0 24 6.4 6.6 11.6 60.2 82.0 8 61 4.4 4.5 14.5
Mike Elkins 23 1 0 1 2 50.0 5 0 0.0 1 50.0 5 2.5 -20.0 5.0 5.0 16.7 0 0 2.5 -20.0 0.0
James Saxon 23 16 2 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 27.2 16 8-7-1 259 435 59.5 3220 14 3.2 23 5.3 50 7.4 5.3 12.4 201.3 71.2 23 182 6.6 4.7 5.0
Opp Total 16 236 471 50.1 2527 16 3.4 15 3.2 5.4 4.3 10.7 157.9 64.2 36 294 5.0 3.4

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
Christian Okoye*+ 28 FB 15 14 370 1480 12 59 4.0 98.7 24.7 2 12 6.0 0 8 0.1 0.8 1492 12 8
Herman Heard 28 RB 16 10 63 216 0 28 3.4 13.5 3.9 25 246 9.8 1 27 1.6 15.4 462 1 2
James Saxon 23 16 2 58 233 3 19 4.0 14.6 3.6 11 86 7.8 0 18 0.7 5.4 319 3 2
Todd McNair 24 14 0 23 121 0 25 5.3 8.6 1.6 34 372 10.9 1 24 2.4 26.6 493 1 1
Steve Pelluer 27 5 3 17 143 2 27 8.4 28.6 3.4 143 2 2
Steve DeBerg 35 QB 12 10 14 -8 0 15 -0.6 -0.7 1.2 -8 0 4
Kenny Gamble 24 2 0 6 24 1 20 4.0 12.0 3.0 2 2 1.0 0 6 1.0 1.0 26 1 0
Ron Jaworski 38 6 3 4 5 0 4 1.3 0.8 0.7 5 0 2
Pete Mandley 28 WR 13 12 2 1 0 8 0.5 0.1 0.2 35 476 13.6 1 44 2.7 36.6 477 1 1
Emile Harry 26 wr 16 6 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.6 0.1 33 430 13.0 2 25 2.1 26.9 439 2 1
Tommie Agee 25 9 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.3 0.1 3 0 0
Stephone Paige 28 WR 14 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 44 759 17.3 2 50 3.1 54.2 759 2 3
Jonathan Hayes 27 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 229 12.7 2 23 1.1 14.3 229 2 1
Clarence Weathers 27 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 192 11.3 0 27 1.5 17.5 192 0 0
Chris Dressel 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 136 15.1 1 49 1.3 19.4 136 1 1
Alfredo Roberts 24 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 55 6.9 1 25 0.5 3.4 55 1 0
Robb Thomas 23 8 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 58 7.3 2 12 1.0 7.3 58 2 1
Carlos Carson 31 7 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 95 13.6 1 28 1.0 13.6 95 1 0
Naz Worthen 23 10 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 69 13.8 0 21 0.5 6.9 69 0 1
Paul Ott Carruth 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.5 1.5 3 0 0
Team Total 27.2 16 559 2227 18 59 4.0 139.2 34.9 259 3220 12.4 14 50 16.2 201.3 5447 32 32
Opp Total 16 445 1766 9 4.0 110.4 27.8 236 2527 10.7 16 14.8 157.9 4293 25 32

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
Danny Copeland 23 RET 16 0 26 466 0 36 17.9 466
Naz Worthen 23 10 1 19 133 0 17 7.0 5 113 0 27 22.6 315
Pete Mandley 28 WR 13 12 19 151 0 19 7.9 1 0 0 0 0.0 628
Todd McNair 24 14 0 13 257 0 37 19.8 750
Kenny Gamble 24 2 0 3 55 0 2 18.3 81
James Saxon 23 16 2 3 16 0 14 5.3 335
Lew Barnes 27 2 0 2 41 0 21 20.5 41
Emile Harry 26 wr 16 6 2 6 0 7 3.0 445
Kevin Ross* 27 RCB 15 13 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
Dan Saleaumua 25 nt 16 8 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Team Total 27.2 16 44 331 0 21 7.5 52 915 0 37 17.6 6693
Opp Total 16 40 0 55 1156 2 21.0

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
Nick Lowery 33 K 16 0 1 1 6 6 14 10 9 6 3 1 33 24 72.7% 35 34 97.1%
Kelly Goodburn 27 P 16 0 67 2688 54 0 40.1
Team Total 27.2 16 1 1 6 6 14 10 9 6 3 1 33 24 72.7% 35 34 97.1% 67 2688 54 0 40.1
Opp Total 16 26 21 80.8% 32 31 96.9% 82 3206 39.1

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
Derrick Thomas* 22 ROLB 16 16 10.0 3 0 1 0 0 75
Neil Smith 23 LDE 15 15 6.5 4 0 2 3 1 67
Christian Okoye*+ 28 FB 15 14 8 0 0 0
Dan Saleaumua 25 nt 16 8 2.0 1 21 0 21 0 0 5 2 0 73
Steve DeBerg 35 QB 12 10 4 3 -26 0
Chris Martin 29 LOLB 16 16 4.0 0 0 3 0 0 82
Leonard Griffin 27 RDE 16 11 6.5
Deron Cherry 30 FS 15 15 1.0 2 27 0 27 0 2 0 0
Albert Lewis*+ 29 LCB 16 16 1.0 4 37 0 22 3 0 0 0 0 57
Kevin Ross* 27 RCB 15 13 4 29 0 23 0 1 0 0 0 75
Ron Jaworski 38 6 3 2 2 -7 0
Stephone Paige 28 WR 14 12 3 1 0 0
Steve Pelluer 27 5 3 2 1 -8 0
Louis Cooper 26 16 0 1.0 0 1 6 0
Danny Copeland 23 RET 16 0 1 1 0 0
Herman Heard 28 RB 16 10 2 0 0 0
Kenny Hill 31 8 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0
Bill Maas 27 NT 10 10 0 2 4 1
James Saxon 23 16 2 2 0 0 0
Naz Worthen 23 10 1 1 1 0 0
Mark Adickes 28 LG 16 11 0 1 0 0
Walker Lee Ashley 29 LILB 16 15 1 0 0 0
Mike Bell 32 rde 15 6 1.0
Lloyd Burruss 32 9 1 1 0 0 0
Chris Dressel 28 7 0 1 0 0 0
Irv Eatman 28 RT 13 13 0 1 0 0
Dino Hackett 25 RILB 13 13 0 1 0 0
Emile Harry 26 wr 16 6 1 0 0 0
Jonathan Hayes 27 TE 16 16 1 0 0 0
Dave Lutz 30 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Pete Mandley 28 WR 13 12 1 0 0 0
Todd McNair 24 14 0 1 0 0 0
J.C. Pearson 26 16 3 1.0
Angelo Snipes 26 2 0 1 16 0 16
Robb Thomas 23 8 1 1 0 0 0
Greg Meisner 30 12 0 0.5
Stan Petry 23 16 0 0.5
Team Total 27.2 16 35.0 15 133 0 27 10 32 30 -26 2 429 1
Opp Total 16 23 32 14

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Nick Lowery 33 K 16 0 34 24 106
Christian Okoye*+ 28 FB 15 14 12 72
James Saxon 23 16 2 3 18
Emile Harry 26 wr 16 6 2 12
Jonathan Hayes 27 TE 16 16 2 12
Stephone Paige 28 WR 14 12 2 12
Steve Pelluer 27 5 3 2 12
Robb Thomas 23 8 1 2 12
Carlos Carson 31 7 3 1 6
Chris Dressel 28 7 0 1 6
Kenny Gamble 24 2 0 1 6
Herman Heard 28 RB 16 10 1 6
Bill Maas 27 NT 10 10 1 6
Pete Mandley 28 WR 13 12 1 6
Todd McNair 24 14 0 1 6
J.C. Pearson 26 16 3 1 6
Alfredo Roberts 24 16 2 1 6
Neil Smith 23 LDE 15 15 1 6
Rob McGovern 23 16 2 1 2
Team Total 27.2 16 18 14 2 1 34 24 1 318
Opp Total 16 9 16 2 31 21 286