1973 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1973 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League, the 11th as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 14th overall. they finished with a 7–5–2 record and missed the playoffs for the second straight year. This was their last winning season until 1981.

1973 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Jack Steadman
Head coach	Hank Stram
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	7–5–2
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	C Jack Rudnay LB Willie Lanier

The defense kept the club in contention thanks to a nucleus that still included the bulk of the squad's Super Bowl IV starters. Quarterback Mike Livingston started in a 23–13 Opening Day loss against the Los Angeles Rams on September 16, but Len Dawson returned to rally the club for three consecutive wins to get the club off to a 3–1 start for a third consecutive year. The aging Len Dawson made his final start of the year in a 23–14 loss at Buffalo on October 29 and was replaced for the remainder of the year by Livingston, beginning a string of three straight seasons in which both players split time at the position.

Livingston led the club to another three straight wins, putting the team in first place in mid-November with a 6–3–1 record. A 1–2–1 ledger over the season's final month ended the club's post-season aspirations as the team finished the year in a second-place tie with Denver at 7–5–2. Len Dawson became the second Chiefs player in as many years to win the NFL Man of the Year Award. Following Super Bowl VIII, The AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was held at Arrowhead Stadium on January 20 with the AFC claiming a 15–13 win thanks to five field goals from Miami placekicker Garo Yepremian.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1973 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster

1973 Kansas City Chiefs roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Pete Beathard 16 Len Dawson 10 Mike Livingston Running backs (RB) 24 Willie Ellison 38 Wendell Hayes FB 31 Jeff Kinney 14 Ed Podolak Wide receivers (WR) 80 Andy Hamilton 27 Dan Kratzer 6 Warren McVea 89 Otis Taylor 17 Elmo Wright Tight ends (TE) 82 Gary Butler 88 Morris Stroud

Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Ed Budde G 60 George Daney G 73 Dave Hill T 76 Mo Moorman G 58 Jack Rudnay C 77 Jim Tyrer T 72 Wayne Walton T Defensive linemen (DL) 86 Buck Buchanan DT 61 Curley Culp DT 87 John Lohmeyer DT 67 George Seals DT 81 Marvin Upshaw DE 99 Wilbur Young DE

Linebackers (LB) 78 Bobby Bell 63 Willie Lanier 51 Jim Lynch 50 Mike Oriard 57 Al Palewicz 54 Clyde Werner Defensive backs (DB) 48 Nate Allen CB 46 Jim Kearney SS 32 Doug Jones SS 40 Jim Marsalis CB 15 Kerry Reardon CB 20 Mike Sensibaugh FS 18 Emmitt Thomas CB Special teams  3 Jan Stenerud K 44 Jerrel Wilson P

Reserve -- Jim Butler RB (IR) Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 4	New Orleans Saints	W 12–6	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	67,216	Recap
2	August 13	Detroit Lions	L 16–17	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	67,624	Recap
3	August 18	Minnesota Vikings	L 10–13	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	72,676	Recap
4	August 26	Green Bay Packers	L 16–21	1–3	Arrowhead Stadium	75,231	Recap
5	September 1	at Dallas Cowboys	L 16–27	1–4	Texas Stadium	57,468	Recap
6	September 7	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 16–7	2–4	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,486	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 16	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–23	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	62,315	Recap
2	September 23	at New England Patriots	W 10–7	1–1	Schaefer Stadium	57,918	Recap
3	September 30	Oakland Raiders	W 16–3	2–1	Arrowhead Stadium	72,631	Recap
4	October 7	Denver Broncos	W 16–14	3–1	Arrowhead Stadium	71,414	Recap
5	October 14	at Green Bay Packers	T 10–10	3–1–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	46,583	Recap
6	October 21	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 6–14	3–2–1	Riverfront Stadium	56,397	Recap
7	October 29	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–23	3–3–1	Rich Stadium	76,071	Recap
8	November 4	at San Diego Chargers	W 19–0	4–3–1	San Diego Stadium	50,234	Recap
9	November 12	Chicago Bears	W 19–7	5–3–1	Arrowhead Stadium	70,664	Recap
10	November 18	Houston Oilers	W 38–14	6–3–1	Arrowhead Stadium	68,444	Recap
11	November 25	at Denver Broncos	L 10–14	6–4–1	Mile High Stadium	51,331	Recap
12	December 2	Cleveland Browns	T 20–20	6–4–2	Arrowhead Stadium	70,296	Recap
13	December 8	at Oakland Raiders	L 7–37	6–5–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	53,945	Recap
14	December 16	San Diego Chargers	W 33–6	7–5–2	Arrowhead Stadium	43,755	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 1: Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	6	14	3	0	23
Chiefs	0	0	0	13	13

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,315
• Referee: Chuck Heberling
• TV announcers (CBS): Ray Scott, Tom Brookshier, and Gil Stratton
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter LA – Pat Curran 2-yard pass from John Hadl (kick failed). Rams 6–0. Second quarter LA – Lawrence McCutcheon 31-yard pass from John Hadl (David Ray kick). Rams 13–0. LA – Steve Preece 11-yard run (David Ray kick). Rams 20–0. Third quarter LA – David Ray 27-yard field goal. Rams 23–0. Fourth quarter KC – Elmo Wright 16-yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jan Stenerud kick). Rams 23–7. KC – Gary Butler 6-yard pass from Pete Beathard (kick failed). Rams 23–14. Top passers LA – John Hadl – 8/10, 99 yards, 2 TD KC – Pete Beathard – 15/20, 198 yards, 2 TD Top rushers LA – Jim Bertelsen – 28 rushes, 143 yards KC – Wendell Hayes – 3 rushes, 12 yards Top receivers LA – Lawrence McCutcheon – 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD KC – Otis Taylor – 4 receptions, 83 yards

Week 2: at New England Patriots

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	10	0	0	10
Patriots	0	0	0	7	7

at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 57,918
• Referee: Bob Frederic
• TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Willie Ellison 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 7–0. KC – Jan Stenerud 33-yard field goal. Chiefs 10–0. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NE – Sam Cunningham 1-yard run (Bill Bell kick). Chiefs 10–7. Top passers KC – Len Dawson – 11/14, 180 yards NE – Jim Plunkett – 16/29, 203 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Willie Ellison – 20 rushes, 90 yards, TD NE – Sam Cunningham – 9 rushes, 22 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Otis Taylor – 5 receptions, 115 yards NE – Reggie Rucker – 5 receptions, 97 yards

Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 3: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	0	0	3
Chiefs	0	6	3	7	16

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,631
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter OAK – George Blanda 21-yard field goal. Raiders 3–0. KC – Jan Stenerud 47-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. KC – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal. Chiefs 6–3. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 29-yard field goal. Chiefs 9–3. Fourth quarter KC – Willie Lanier 17-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 16–3. Top passers OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 4/12, 53 yards, INT KC – Len Dawson – 10/13, 82 yards Top rushers OAK – Charlie Smith – 11 rushes, 30 yards KC – Wendell Hayes – 21 rushes, 83 yards Top receivers OAK – Cliff Branch – 2 receptions, 29 yards KC – Wendell Hayes – 3 receptions, 23 yards

Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 4: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	0	7	14
Chiefs	0	6	7	3	16

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 71,414
• Referee: Jack Reader
• TV announcers (NBC): Bill Enis and Kyle Rote
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 38-yard field goal. Chiefs 3–0. DEN – Floyd Little 50-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick). Broncos 7–3. KC – Jan Stenerud 40-yard field goal. Broncos 7–6. Third quarter KC – Otis Taylor 20-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 13–7. Fourth quarter DEN – Joe Dawkins 72-yard run (Jim Turner kick). Broncos 14–13. KC – Jan Stenerud 39-yard field goal. Chiefs 16–14. Top passers DEN – Charley Johnson – 10/19, 120 yards, TD, INT KC – Len Dawson – 18/29, 170 yards, TD Top rushers DEN – Joe Dawkins – 9 rushes, 93 yards, TD KC – Ed Podolak – 16 rushes, 72 yards Top receivers DEN – Floyd Little – 3 receptions, 64 yards, TD KC – Ed Podolak – 12 receptions, 84 yards

Week 5: at Green Bay Packers

Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	0	0	3	10
Packers	0	10	0	0	10

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 46,583
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (NBC): Ross Porter and Willie Davis
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter KC – Morris Stroud 8-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 7–0. Second quarter GB – Chester Marcol 46-yard field goal. Chiefs 7–3. GB – Jon Staggers 26-yard pass from Jim Del Gaizo (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 10–7. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 36-yard field goal. Tied 10–10. Top passers KC – Len Dawson – 10/19, 67 yards, TD, INT GB – Jim Del Gaizo – 6/12, 89 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Ed Podolak – 15 rushes, 49 yards GB – John Brockington – 15 rushes, 106 yards Top receivers KC – Ed Podolak – 6 receptions, 30 yards GB – MacArthur Lane – 4 receptions, 38 yards

Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	3	3	0	6
Bengals	0	7	0	7	14

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 56,397
• Referee: Tommy Bell
• TV announcers (KMBC-TV): Bill Enis and Kyle Rote
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal. Chiefs 3–0. CIN – Bob Trumpy 30-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick). Bengals 7–3. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 17-yard field goal. Bengals 7–6. Fourth quarter CIN – Boobie Clark 3-yard run. (Horst Muhlmann kick). Bengals 14–6. Top passers KC – Len Dawson – 15/20, 200 yards, 2 INT CIN – Ken Anderson – 12/22, 155 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Ed Podolak – 14 rushes, 59 yards CIN – Boobie Clark – 26 rushes, 104 yards Top receivers KC – Ed Podolak – 4 receptions, 43 yards CIN – Isaac Curtis – 8 receptions, 106 yards

Week 7: at Buffalo Bills

Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	7	0	7	14
Bills	14	0	9	0	23

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C)
• Game attendance: 76,071
• Referee: Bernie Ulman
• TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter BUF – O. J. Simpson 1-yard run (John Leypoldt kick). Bills 7–0. BUF – O. J. Simpson 4-yard run (Bob Chandler run). Bills 14–0. Second quarter KC – Wendell Hayes 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Bills 14–7. Third quarter BUF – John Leypoldt 31-yard field goal. Bills 17–7. BUF – John Leypoldt 17-yard field goal. Bills 20–7. BUF – John Leypoldt 8-yard field goal. Bills 23–7. Fourth quarter KC – Pete Beathard 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Bills 23–14. Top passers KC – Pete Beathard – 6/23, 73 yards BUF – Joe Ferguson – 6/11, 63 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Ed Podolak – 7 rushes, 29 yards BUF – O. J. Simpson – 39 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Wendell Hayes – 2 receptions, 33 yards BUF – Bob Chandler – 3 receptions, 35 yards

Week 8: at San Diego Chargers

Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	6	3	3	7	19
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,234
• Referee: Fred Swearingen
• TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Kyle Rote
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter KC – Ed Podolak 5-yard run (kick failed). Chiefs 6–0. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 31-yard field goal. Chiefs 9–0. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 36-yard field goal. Chiefs 12–0. Fourth quarter KC – Morris Stroud 39-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 19–0. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 10/19, 169 yards, TD SD – Dan Fouts – 11/29, 128 yards, 3 INT Top rushers KC – Wendell Hayes – 13 rushes, 90 yards SD – Mike Garrett – 14 rushes, 51 yards Top receivers KC – Morris Stroud – 2 receptions, 61 yards, TD SD – Pettis Norman – 3 receptions, 62 yards

Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 9: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	7	0	7
Chiefs	3	9	7	0	19

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,664
• Referee: Fred Silva
• TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 47-yard field goal. Chiefs 3–0. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 17-yard field goal. Chiefs 6–0. KC – Jan Stenerud 43-yard field goal. Chiefs 9–0. KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal. Chiefs 12–0. Third quarter CHI – Carl Garrett 9-yard run (Mirro Roder kick). Chiefs 12–7. KC – Otis Taylor 24-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 19–7. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers CHI – Bobby Douglass – 9/21, 130 yards, INT KC – Mike Livingston – 11/22, 146 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers CHI – Carl Garrett – 13 rushes, 42 yards, TD KC – Ed Podolak – 28 rushes, 134 yards Top receivers CHI – Carl Garrett – 2 receptions, 62 yards KC – Otis Taylor – 3 receptions, 54 yards, TD

Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 10: Houston Oilers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	0	7	7	14
Chiefs	7	7	10	14	38

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 68,444
• Referee: John McDonough
• TV announcers (NBC): Bill Enis and Dave Kocourek
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter KC – Gary Butler 5-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick) Chiefs 7–0. Second quarter KC – Otis Taylor 24-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 14–0. Third quarter KC – Mike Livingston 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 21–0. KC – Jan Stenerud 38-yard field goal. Chiefs 24–0. HOU – Bob Gresham 62-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Skip Butler kick). Chiefs 24–7. Fourth quarter HOU – Fred Willis 1-yard run (Skip Butler kick). Chiefs 24–14. KC – Willie Ellison 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 31–14. KC – John Lohmeyer 19-yard fumble return (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 38–14. Top passers HOU – Lynn Dickey – 12/23, 191 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Mike Livingston – 13/19, 149 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Fred Willis – 11 rushes, 23 yards, TD KC – Ed Podolak – 20 rushes, 82 yards Top receivers HOU – Billy Parks – 6 receptions, 91 yards KC – Elmo Wright – 3 receptions, 53 yards

Week 11 at Denver Broncos

Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	3	0	7	10
Broncos	0	14	0	0	14

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C)
• Game attendance: 51,331
• Referee: Norm Schachter
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam DeLuca
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 38-yard field goal. Chiefs 3–0. DEN – Haven Moses 18-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick). Broncos 7–3. DEN – Haven Moses 40-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner] kick). Broncos 14–3. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Otis Taylor 7-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick). Broncos 14–10. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 12/31, 129 yards, TD, 2 INT DEN – Charley Johnson – 10/21, 144 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Willie Ellison – 19 rushes, 64 yards DEN – Floyd Little – 18 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers KC – Otis Taylor – 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD DEN – Haven Moses – 5 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

Week 12 vs Cleveland Browns

Week 12: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	3	3	14	20
Chiefs	7	0	3	10	20

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 2
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,296
• Referee: Jack Reader
• TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter KC – Elmo Wright 11-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 7–0. Second quarter CLE – Don Cockroft 44-yard field goal. Chiefs 7–3. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 15-yard field goal. Chiefs 10–3. CLE – Don Cockroft 28-yard field goal. Chiefs 10–6. Fourth quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 13-yard field goal. Chiefs 13–6. KC – Ed Podolak 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 20–6. CLE – Greg Pruitt 65-yard run (Don Cockroft kick). Chiefs 20–13. CLE – Milt Morin 51-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick). Tied 20–20. Top passers CLE – Mike Phipps – 13/27, 171 yards, TD, INT KC – Mike Livingston – 7/11, 70 yards, TD Top rushers CLE – Greg Pruitt – 15 rushes, 110 yards, TD KC – Willie Ellison – 20 rushes, 108 yards Top receivers CLE – Milt Morin – 3 receptions, 86 yards, TD KC – Elmo Wright – 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Week 13: at Oakland Raiders

Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	7	0	7
Raiders	7	13	3	14	37

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: December 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,945
• Referee: Tommy Bell
• TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 9-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 7–0. Second quarter OAK – Marv Hubbard 31-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 14–0. OAK – George Blanda 20-yard field goal. Raiders 17–0. OAK – George Blanda 28-yard field goal. Raiders 20–0. Third quarter OAK – George Blanda 27-yard field goal. Raiders 23–0. KC – Mike Livingston 17-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Raiders 23–7. Fourth quarter OAK – Charlie Smith 10-yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 30–7. OAK – Cliff Branch 3-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick). Raiders 37–7. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 6/14, 66 yards, INT OAK – Ken Stabler – 10/19, 88 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Mike Livingston – 1 rush, 17 yards, TD OAK – Marv Hubbard – 25 rushes, 115 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Ed Podolak – 7 receptions, 65 yards OAK – Mike Siani – 5 receptions, 43 yards

Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 14: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	0	3	0	6
Chiefs	10	3	10	10	33

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 16
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 20 °F (−7 °C)
• Game attendance: 43,755
• Referee: Chuck Heberling
• TV announcers (NBC): Ross Porter and Willie Davis
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter KC – Ed Podolak 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 7–0. SD – Ray Wersching 22-yard field goal. Chiefs 7–3. KC – Jan Stenerud 45-yard field goal. Chiefs 10–3. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 36-yard field goal. Chiefs 13–3. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 20-yard field goal. Chiefs 16–3. SD – Ray Wersching 26-yard field goal. Chiefs 16–6. KC – Jeff Kinney 5-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 23–6. Fourth quarter KC – Wendell Hayes 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 30–6. KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal. Chiefs 33–6. Top passers SD – Dan Fouts – 9/14, 97 yards KC – Mike Livingston – 11/22, 123 yards Top rushers SD – Robert Holmes – 9 rushes, 27 yards KC – Ed Podolak – 13 rushes, 50 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Robert Holmes – 5 receptions, 50 yards KC – Jeff Kinney – 2 receptions, 42 yards

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	9	4	1	.679	4–1–1	7–3–1	292	175	W4
Kansas City Chiefs	7	5	2	.571	4–2	6–4–1	231	192	W1
Denver Broncos	7	5	2	.571	3–2–1	7–2–1	354	296	L1
San Diego Chargers	2	11	1	.179	0–6	1–9–1	188	386	L4