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1990 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 369 points (23.1/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 257 points (16.1/g), 5th.
 Differential of 112 points (7.0/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 11.2-4.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +26 (1.6/g), 1st.

Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (11-5-0)

1990 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 9 box W 1-0 Minnesota Vikings 24 21 18 304 190 114 1 20 354 224 130 3
2 Mon September 17 box L 1-1 @ Denver Broncos 23 24 22 441 363 78 1 18 399 250 149 2
3 Sun September 23 box W 2-1 @ Green Bay Packers 17 3 14 271 118 153 1 17 257 136 121 4
4 Sun September 30 box W 3-1 Cleveland Browns 34 0 14 259 182 77 1 13 270 202 68 3
5 Sun October 7 box L 3-2 @ Indianapolis Colts 19 23 13 255 177 78 4 15 231 143 88 3
6 Sun October 14 box W 4-2 Detroit Lions 43 24 25 566 256 310 1 20 328 192 136 2
7 Sun October 21 box L 4-3 @ Seattle Seahawks 7 19 15 248 179 69 3 16 260 124 136 4
8 Bye Week
9 Sun November 4 box W 5-3 Los Angeles Raiders 9 7 11 169 45 124 1 12 234 138 96 3
10 Sun November 11 box L 5-4 Seattle Seahawks 16 17 16 229 115 114 13 297 236 61 2
11 Sun November 18 box W 6-4 San Diego Chargers 27 10 16 297 165 132 21 286 187 99 5
12 Sun November 25 box W 7-4 @ Los Angeles Raiders 27 24 16 239 142 97 20 366 211 155 3
13 Sun December 2 box W 8-4 @ New England Patriots 37 7 20 471 321 150 1 12 231 167 64 2
14 Sun December 9 box W 9-4 Denver Broncos 31 20 19 365 254 111 1 26 374 300 74 3
15 Sun December 16 box L 9-5 Houston Oilers 10 27 17 350 249 101 2 22 563 505 58 1
16 Sun December 23 box W 10-5 @ San Diego Chargers 24 21 21 368 251 117 17 255 151 104 2
17 Sat December 29 box W 11-5 @ Chicago Bears 21 10 23 383 260 123 2 6 176 75 101 3
Playoffs
WildCard Sat January 5 box L 11-6 @ Miami Dolphins 16 17

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 369 5215 975 5.3 280 260 449 3267 23 5 6.9 153 504 1948 11 3.9 104 19 14 23
Team Defense 257 4881 945 5.2 451 267 512 3241 16 20 5.7 164 373 1640 12 4.4 268 45 25 19
Lg Rank Offense 6 7 13 18 9 9 1 4 5 10 18 18 2 10
Lg Rank Defense 5 16 10 21 17 5 8 8 3 12 12 22 1 1

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 36 QB 16 16 11-5-0 258 444 58.1 3444 23 5.2 4 0.9 90 7.8 7.9 13.3 215.3 96.3 22 191 7.0 7.1 4.7
Steve Pelluer 28 13 0 2 5 40.0 14 0 0.0 1 20.0 11 2.8 -6.2 7.0 1.1 8.3 0 0 2.8 -6.2 0.0
Team Total 27.1 16 11-5-0 260 449 57.9 3458 23 5.1 5 1.1 90 7.7 7.7 13.3 216.1 94.9 22 191 6.9 6.9 4.7
Opp Total 16 267 512 52.1 3241 16 3.1 20 3.9 6.3 4.9 12.1 202.6 66.1 60 421 5.7 3.6

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 29 FB 14 13 245 805 7 32 3.3 57.5 17.5 4 23 5.8 0 8 0.3 1.6 828 7 6
Barry Word 27 RB 16 3 204 1015 4 53 5.0 63.4 12.8 4 28 7.0 0 10 0.3 1.8 1043 4 4
Steve DeBerg 36 QB 16 16 21 -5 0 6 -0.2 -0.3 1.3 -5 0 9
Todd McNair 25 RET 15 1 14 61 0 13 4.4 4.1 0.9 40 507 12.7 2 65 2.7 33.8 568 2 1
Bill Jones 24 rb 16 5 10 47 0 14 4.7 2.9 0.6 19 137 7.2 5 19 1.2 8.6 184 5 0
Steve Pelluer 28 13 0 5 6 0 5 1.2 0.5 0.4 6 0 0
James Saxon 24 6 0 3 15 0 8 5.0 2.5 0.5 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.2 0.8 20 0 1
Fred Jones 23 6 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.2 0.2 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.2 0.8 4 0 1
Kelly Goodburn 28 3 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 1.7 0.3 5 0 0
Stephone Paige 29 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 65 1021 15.7 5 86 4.1 63.8 1021 5 3
Emile Harry 27 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 519 12.7 2 60 2.6 32.4 519 2 0
Robb Thomas 24 WR 16 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 545 13.3 4 47 2.6 34.1 545 4 0
J.J. Birden 25 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 352 23.5 3 90 1.4 32.0 352 3 1
Alfredo Roberts 25 TE 16 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 119 10.8 0 27 0.7 7.4 119 0 0
Jonathan Hayes 28 te 12 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 83 9.2 1 21 0.8 6.9 83 1 0
Pete Mandley 29 5 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 97 13.9 0 24 1.4 19.4 97 0 1
Danta Whitaker 26 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 17 8.5 1 16 0.1 1.1 17 1 1
Team Total 27.1 16 504 1948 11 53 3.9 121.8 31.5 260 3458 13.3 23 90 16.3 216.1 5406 34 30
Opp Total 16 373 1640 12 4.4 102.5 23.3 267 3241 12.1 16 16.7 202.6 4881 28 38

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
Naz Worthen 24 RET 9 0 25 180 0 37 7.2 11 226 0 32 20.5 406
Todd McNair 25 RET 15 1 14 227 0 23 16.2 795
J.J. Birden 25 11 0 10 72 0 22 7.2 1 14 0 14 14.0 438
Fred Jones 23 6 0 9 175 0 46 19.4 179
James Saxon 24 6 0 5 81 0 23 16.2 101
Pete Mandley 29 5 2 4 51 0 23 12.8 148
Emile Harry 27 16 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 521
Alfredo Roberts 25 TE 16 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 119
Danta Whitaker 26 16 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 17
Barry Word 27 RB 16 3 1 10 0 10 10.0 1053
Team Total 27.1 16 37 254 0 37 6.9 46 784 0 46 17.0 6444
Opp Total 16 44 2 81 1391 0 17.2

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*+ 34 K 16 0 2 2 5 5 22 21 7 6 1 37 34 91.9% 38 37 97.4%
Bryan Barker 26 P 13 0 64 2479 56 0 38.7
Kelly Goodburn 28 3 0 17 653 58 0 38.4
Team Total 27.1 16 2 2 5 5 22 21 7 6 1 37 34 91.9% 38 37 97.4% 81 3132 58 0 38.7
Opp Total 16 20 16 80.0% 30 29 96.7% 72 2664 37.0

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*+ 23 ROLB 15 15 20.0 6 0 2 14 0 63
Dan Saleaumua 26 NT 16 16 7.0 0 0 6 0 1 88
Steve DeBerg 36 QB 16 16 9 3 -31 0
Neil Smith 24 LDE 16 15 9.5 4 0 1 0 0 68
Chris Martin 30 LOLB 16 16 5.5 0 0 4 3 0 74
Kevin Ross* 28 RCB 16 15 5 97 0 40 0 0 3 0 0 64
Christian Okoye 29 FB 14 13 6 1 0 0
Bill Maas 28 RDE 16 15 5.5 0 1 0 0 1
Dino Hackett 26 RILB 16 15 3.0 0 2 0 0
Albert Lewis*+ 30 LCB 15 14 2 15 0 15 0 0 3 1 0 58
Barry Word 27 RB 16 3 4 1 0 0
Stephone Paige 29 WR 16 16 3 1 0 0
Leonard Griffin 28 16 2 3.5
Deron Cherry 31 fs 9 6 3 40 0 21
Jeff Donaldson 28 FS 16 9 3 28 0 14
Stan Petry 24 16 2 3 33 1 33
Percy Snow 23 LILB 15 14 2.0 1 0 0 0
Mike Bell 33 16 2 1.0 0 1 0 0
Lloyd Burruss 33 16 1 1 14 0 14 0 1 2 0
Louis Cooper 27 16 0 2.0
Fred Jones 23 6 0 1 1 0 0
Todd McNair 25 RET 15 1 1 1 0 0
J.C. Pearson 27 lcb 16 5 1 10 0 10 0 1 0 0
Kevin Porter 24 SS 16 14 1 13 0 13 1 0 0 0
Frank Winters 26 lg 16 6 0 2 0 0
Naz Worthen 24 RET 9 0 1 1 0 0
Rich Baldinger 31 RT 16 16 0 1 0 0
J.J. Birden 25 11 0 1 0 0 0
Pete Mandley 29 5 2 1 0 0 0
Greg Meisner 31 16 0 1.0
James Saxon 24 6 0 1 0 0 0
Dave Szott 23 LG 16 11 0 1 0 0
Mike Webster 38 c 9 7 0 1 0 0
Danta Whitaker 26 16 3 1 0 0 0
Team Total 27.1 16 60.0 20 250 1 40 10 30 39 -11 1 416 1
Opp Total 16 22 38 13

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*+ 34 K 16 0 37 34 139
Christian Okoye 29 FB 14 13 7 42
Bill Jones 24 rb 16 5 5 30
Stephone Paige 29 WR 16 16 5 30
Robb Thomas 24 WR 16 12 4 24
Barry Word 27 RB 16 3 4 24
J.J. Birden 25 11 0 3 18
Emile Harry 27 16 1 2 12
Todd McNair 25 RET 15 1 2 12
Jonathan Hayes 28 te 12 11 1 6
Chris Martin 30 LOLB 16 16 1 6
Stan Petry 24 16 2 1 6
Kevin Ross* 28 RCB 16 15 1 6
Dan Saleaumua 26 NT 16 16 1 6
Danta Whitaker 26 16 3 1 6
Bill Maas 28 RDE 16 15 1 2
Team Total 27.1 16 11 23 1 1 2 37 34 1 369
Opp Total 16 12 16 2 29 16 257