1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 7-5-2 .583 |
| Head Coach: Hank Stram |
| John Beake | General Assistant |
| Tom Bettis | Defensive Backs |
| Pete Brewster | Receivers |
| Tommy O'Boyle | Assistant Coach |
| Tom Pratt | Defensive Line |
| Bill Walsh | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 7/31/1970 | A | College All-Stars | 24-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 69940 | |
| Sat | 8/8/1970 | A | Detroit Lions | 30-17 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 55032 | |
| Fri | 8/14/1970 | H | Baltimore Colts | 3-17 | L | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 34341 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1970 | N | Cleveland Browns | 16-13 | W | Memphis, TN | Liberty Bowl | 31532 | |
| Sat | 8/29/1970 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-22 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 56990 | |
| Sat | 9/5/1970 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 13-0 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 69055 | |
| Sat | 9/12/1970 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-34 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50661 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1970 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 10-27 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47900 | |
| Mon | 9/28/1970 | A | Baltimore Colts | 44-24 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 53911 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1970 | A | Denver Broncos | 13-26 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 50705 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1970 | H | Boston Patriots | 23-10 | W | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 50698 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1970 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 27-19 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 57265 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1970 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 16-27 | L | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 51158 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1970 | H | Oakland Raiders | 17-17 | T | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 51334 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1970 | H | Houston Oilers | 24-0 | W | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 49810 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1970 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50081 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1970 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 6-6 | T | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 50711 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1970 | H | San Diego Chargers | 26-14 | W | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 50315 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1970 | H | Denver Broncos | 16-0 | W | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 50454 | |
| Sat | 12/12/1970 | A | Oakland Raiders | 6-20 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54596 | |
| Sun | 12/20/1970 | A | San Diego Chargers | 13-31 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 41379 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Fred Arbanas | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 31 | Michigan State | 6 | 6 |
| Bobby Bell | 78 | LLB | 6-4 | 228 | 30 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Ceasar Belser | 24 | LS | 6-0 | 212 | 26 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 0 |
| Aaron Brown | 87 | RDE | 6-5 | 263 | 27 | Minnesota | 11 | 11 |
| Buck Buchanan | 86 | RDT | 6-7 | 279 | 31 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Ed Budde | 71 | LOG | 6-5 | 261 | 30 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Cannon | 80 | TE | 6-1 | 216 | 33 | Louisiana State | 6 | 5 |
| Curley Culp | 61 | LDT | 6-1 | 265 | 24 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| George Daney | 60 | ROG-LOG | 6-4 | 240 | 24 | Detroit Mercy; Texas-El Paso | 14 | 1 |
| Len Dawson | 16 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 35 | Purdue | 14 | 12 |
| Mike Garrett | 21 | RB | 5-9 | 198 | 26 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Hadley | 23 | LCB | 5-9 | 189 | 22 | Alcorn State | 14 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 221 | 30 | Oakland JC; Cal Poly (Humboldt) | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Hill | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 259 | 29 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Hines | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 175 | 24 | Texas Southern | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 45 | RB | 5-9 | 221 | 25 | Southern University | 14 | 0 |
| E.J. Holub | 55 | C | 6-4 | 231 | 32 | Texas Tech | 14 | 6 |
| John Huarte | 7 | QB | 6-0 | 188 | 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Hurston | 85 | RLB | 6-6 | 237 | 28 | Auburn | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Kearney | 46 | LS | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Willie Lanier | 63 | MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 25 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Liggett | 62 | RDE-LDE | 6-2 | 255 | 24 | Nebraska | 7 | 1 |
| Mike Livingston | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 209 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 4 | 2 |
| Jim Lynch | 51 | RLB | 6-1 | 232 | 25 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Marsalis | 40 | LCB | 5-11 | 194 | 25 | Tennessee State | 14 | 14 |
| Jerry Mays | 75 | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 31 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 14 |
| Warren McVea | 6 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 24 | Houston | 14 | 2 |
| Willie Mitchell | 22 | CB | 6-1 | 185 | 30 | Tennessee State | 14 | 0 |
| Mo Moorman | 76 | ROG | 6-5 | 232 | 25 | Kentucky; Texas A&M | 13 | 14 |
| Mike Oriard | 50 | C | 6-4 | 223 | 22 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Pitts | 25 | WR | 6-2 | 198 | 27 | Southern University | 12 | 10 |
| Ed Podolak | 14 | RB | 6-1 | 204 | 23 | Iowa | 14 | 9 |
| Lewis Porter | 26 | WR | 5-11 | 178 | 23 | Southern University | 5 | 1 |
| Gloster Richardson | 30 | WR | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Jackson State | 12 | 7 |
| Johnny Robinson | 42 | RS | 6-0 | 200 | 32 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| Jack Rudnay | 58 | C | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Northwestern | 14 | 8 |
| Sid Smith | 70 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Stein | 66 | RDE | 6-2 | 235 | 22 | Minnesota | 14 | 2 |
| Jan Stenerud | 3 | K | 6-2 | 188 | 28 | Montana State | 14 | 0 |
| Morris Stroud | 88 | TE | 6-10 | 255 | 24 | Clark Atlanta | 13 | 3 |
| Otis Taylor | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 215 | 28 | Prairie View A&M | 13 | 10 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 18 | RCB | 6-2 | 192 | 27 | Bishop | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Tyrer | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 283 | 31 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Marv Upshaw | 81 | DT | 6-3 | 253 | 24 | Trinity (Texas) | 7 | 0 |
| Clyde Werner | 54 | LLB | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Washington | 7 | 0 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 44 | P | 6-4 | 222 | 29 | Pearl River CC; Southern Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 26 | Sid Smith | T | Southern California |
| 2 | 52 | Clyde Werner | LB | Washington |
| 3 | 61 | Billy Bob Barnett | DE | Texas A&M |
| 3 | 78 | Dave Hadley | DB | Alcorn State |
| 5 | 130 | Mike Oriard | C | Notre Dame |
| 6 | 156 | Bob Hews | T | Princeton |
| 7 | 182 | Clyde Glosson | WR | Texas-El Paso |
| 8 | 193 | Fred Barry | DB | Boston University |
| 9 | 234 | Charley Evans | T | Texas Tech |
| 10 | 259 | Bob Stankovich | G | Arkansas |
| 11 | 285 | Bill O'neal | RB | Grambling State |
| 12 | 312 | Rod Fedorchak | G | Pittsburgh |
| 13 | 338 | Troy Patridge | DE | Texas-Arlington |
| 14 | 364 | Glenn Dumont | RB | American International |
| 15 | 389 | Bob Liggett | DT | Nebraska |
| 16 | 413 | Randy Ross | LB | Kansas State |
| 17 | 442 | Rayford Jenkins | DB | Alcorn State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 53 | 98 | 46 | 75 | 272 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 77 | 51 | 84 | 244 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 183 | 83 | 86 | 14 | / % | / % | 83 | 888 | |
| Opponents Totals | 226 | 83 | 111 | 32 | / % | / % | 77 | 817 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 0 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 30 | 42 | 71.4 | 0 | 116 |
| Wendell Hayes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Robert Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ed Podolak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Otis Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Billy Cannon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Frank Pitts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gloster Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Fred Arbanas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bobby Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Morris Stroud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 26 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 30 | 42 | 71.4 | 0 | 272 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 25 | 26 | 96.2 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 0 | 244 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 30 | 42 | 71.4 | 2 | 55 | 6/6 | 8/9 | 9/10 | 6/11 | 1/6 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 42 | 71.4 | 2 | 55 | 6/6 | 8/9 | 9/10 | 6/11 | 1/6 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 4/ | 6/ | 4/ | 6/ | 1/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 168 | 749 | 4.5 | 65t | 3 |
| Wendell Hayes | 109 | 381 | 3.5 | 22 | 5 |
| Warren McVea | 61 | 260 | 4.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 63 | 206 | 3.3 | 22 | 3 |
| Frank Pitts | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 21 | 62 | 3.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Livingston | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Lewis Porter | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gloster Richardson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 448 | 1858 | 4.1 | 65t | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 418 | 1657 | 4.0 | 47t | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Dawson | 262 | 141 | 53.8 | 107 | 1876 | 7.2 | 13.3 | 61t | 13 | 5.0 | 14 | 5.3 | 34 | 277 | 1599 | 71.0 |
| Mike Livingston | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 10 | 122 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.5 | 4 | 42 | 80 | 47.9 |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 118.8 |
| Warren McVea | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| John Huarte | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 289 | 154 | 53.3 | 119 | 2038 | 7.1 | 13.2 | 61t | 13 | 4.5 | 16 | 5.5 | 38 | 319 | 1719 | 67.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 408 | 195 | 47.8 | 182 | 2280 | 5.6 | 11.7 | 89t | 15 | 3.7 | 31 | 7.6 | 35 | 270 | 2010 | 45.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Taylor | 34 | 618 | 18.2 | 59t | 3 |
| Ed Podolak | 26 | 307 | 11.8 | 59t | 1 |
| Wendell Hayes | 26 | 219 | 8.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 23 | 173 | 7.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Frank Pitts | 11 | 172 | 15.6 | 54t | 2 |
| Fred Arbanas | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 26t | 1 |
| Billy Cannon | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 45 | 2 |
| Gloster Richardson | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 61t | 2 |
| Warren McVea | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Morris Stroud | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 50t | 1 |
| Mike Garrett | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lewis Porter | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 154 | 2038 | 13.2 | 61t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 195 | 2280 | 11.7 | 89t | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Robinson | 10 | 155 | 15.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 39 | 0 |
| Jim Kearney | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Marsalis | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Bobby Bell | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Jim Lynch | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Willie Lanier | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 395 | 12.7 | 57 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 195 | 12.2 | 72 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrel Wilson | 76 | 3415 | 44.9 | 68 | 0 | 414 | ||||
| Team Totals | 76 | 3415 | 44.9 | 68 | 0 | 414 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 79 | 3429 | 43.4 | 73 | 0 | 371 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 23 | 21 | 311 | 13.5 | 60 | 0 |
| Willie Mitchell | 4 | 6 | 33 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lewis Porter | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 28 | 371 | 12.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 8 | 414 | 8.1 | 36 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Holmes | 19 | 535 | 28.2 | 48 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 17 | 348 | 20.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Warren McVea | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Bob Stein | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 | |
| Lewis Porter | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Sid Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 44 | 997 | 22.7 | 48 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 1128 | 25.1 | 49 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brown | 13.0 | |
| Buck Buchanan | 7.0 | |
| Jerry Mays | 6.0 | |
| Curley Culp | 5.0 | |
| Bobby Bell | 2.0 | |
| Jim Lynch | 1.0 | |
| Bob Stein | 0.5 | |
| Marv Upshaw | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 35.0 | 270.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38.0 | 319.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceasar Belser | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Budde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curley Culp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Lanier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Liggett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lynch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Marsalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren McVea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mo Moorman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Jack Rudnay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emmitt Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Werner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 1 |
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