1973 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 7-5-2 .571 |
| Head Coach: Hank Stram |
| John Beake | Offensive Backs |
| Tom Bettis | Defensive Backs |
| Pete Brewster | Receivers |
| Walt Corey | Linebackers |
| Tommy O'Boyle | Assistant Coach |
| Tom Pratt | Defensive Line |
| Bill Walsh | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1973 | H | New Orleans Saints | 12-6 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 67216 | |
| Mon | 8/13/1973 | H | Detroit Lions | 16-17 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 67624 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1973 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-13 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 72676 | |
| Sun | 8/26/1973 | H | Green Bay Packers | 16-21 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 75231 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1973 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 16-27 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57468 | |
| Fri | 9/7/1973 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 16-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49486 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1973 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 13-23 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 62315 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1973 | A | New England Patriots | 10-7 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 57918 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1973 | H | Oakland Raiders | 16-3 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 72631 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1973 | H | Denver Broncos | 16-14 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 71414 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1973 | A | Green Bay Packers | 10-10 | T | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 46583 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1973 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 6-14 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56397 | |
| Mon | 10/29/1973 | A | Buffalo Bills | 14-23 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 76071 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1973 | A | San Diego Chargers | 19-0 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50234 | |
| Mon | 11/12/1973 | H | Chicago Bears | 19-7 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 70664 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1973 | H | Houston Oilers | 38-14 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 68444 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1973 | A | Denver Broncos | 10-14 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51331 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1973 | H | Cleveland Browns | 20-20 | T | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 70296 | |
| Sat | 12/8/1973 | A | Oakland Raiders | 7-37 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53061 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1973 | H | San Diego Chargers | 33-6 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 43755 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Nate Allen | 48 | LCB | 5-10 | 170 | 25 | Texas Southern | 14 | 14 |
| Pete Beathard | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 31 | Southern California | 9 | 9 |
| Bobby Bell | 78 | LLB | 6-4 | 228 | 33 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Buck Buchanan | 86 | RDT | 6-7 | 279 | 34 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Ed Budde | 71 | LOG | 6-5 | 261 | 33 | Michigan State | 12 | 12 |
| Gary Butler | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 235 | 22 | Rice | 14 | 3 |
| Curley Culp | 61 | LDT | 6-1 | 265 | 27 | Arizona State | 13 | 12 |
| George Daney | 60 | ROG-LOG | 6-4 | 240 | 27 | Detroit Mercy; Texas-El Paso | 14 | 6 |
| Len Dawson | 16 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 38 | Purdue | 8 | 6 |
| Willie Ellison | 24 | RB | 6-1 | 204 | 28 | Texas Southern | 10 | 7 |
| Andy Hamilton | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | Louisiana State | 5 | 2 |
| Wendell Hayes | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 221 | 33 | Oakland JC; Cal Poly (Humboldt) | 13 | 7 |
| Dave Hill | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 259 | 32 | Auburn | 8 | 7 |
| Pat Holmes | 74 | RDE | 6-5 | 254 | 33 | Texas Tech | 10 | 1 |
| Doug Jones | 32 | S | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Arizona State; San Diego CC; Northridge State | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Kearney | 46 | LS | 6-2 | 205 | 30 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Leroy Keyes | 23 | S | 6-3 | 208 | 26 | Purdue | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 31 | RB | 6-2 | 215 | 24 | Nebraska | 14 | 1 |
| Dan Kratzer | 27 | WR | 6-3 | 194 | 24 | Missouri Valley | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Lanier | 63 | MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 28 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Livingston | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 209 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 8 |
| John Lohmeyer | 87 | DE | 6-4 | 229 | 22 | Emporia State | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Lynch | 51 | RLB | 6-1 | 232 | 28 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Marsalis | 40 | CB | 5-11 | 194 | 28 | Tennessee State | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Marshall | 22 | CB | 5-10 | 195 | 23 | Maryland | 10 | 0 |
| Warren McVea | 6 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 27 | Houston | 7 | 0 |
| Mo Moorman | 76 | ROG | 6-5 | 232 | 28 | Kentucky; Texas A&M | 13 | 10 |
| Mike Oriard | 50 | C | 6-4 | 223 | 25 | Notre Dame | 13 | 0 |
| Al Palewicz | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 216 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 0 |
| Francis Peay | 75 | ROT-LOT | 6-5 | 250 | 29 | Arizona; Cameron JC; Missouri | 9 | 9 |
| Ed Podolak | 14 | RB | 6-1 | 204 | 26 | Iowa | 14 | 13 |
| Kerry Reardon | 15 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Iowa | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Rudnay | 58 | C | 6-3 | 240 | 26 | Northwestern | 14 | 14 |
| George Seals | 67 | LDT | 6-3 | 260 | 31 | Missouri | 13 | 2 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 20 | RS | 5-11 | 191 | 24 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Smith | 35 | WR | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Waynesburg; Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 2 | 1 |
| Jan Stenerud | 3 | K | 6-2 | 188 | 31 | Montana State | 14 | 0 |
| Morris Stroud | 88 | TE | 6-10 | 255 | 27 | Clark Atlanta | 14 | 11 |
| Otis Taylor | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 215 | 31 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 18 | RCB | 6-2 | 192 | 30 | Bishop | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Tyrer | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 283 | 34 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| Marvin Upshaw | 81 | LDE | 6-3 | 253 | 27 | Trinity (Texas) | 14 | 14 |
| Wayne Walton | 72 | OT | 6-5 | 245 | 25 | Abilene Christian | 14 | 0 |
| Clyde Werner | 54 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 26 | Washington | 14 | 0 |
| Robert West | 26 | WR | 6-4 | 218 | 23 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 8 | 0 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 44 | P | 6-4 | 222 | 32 | Pearl River CC; Southern Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| Elmo Wright | 17 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Houston | 11 | 11 |
| Wilbur Young | 99 | RDE | 6-6 | 285 | 24 | William Penn | 13 | 13 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 27 | Gary Butler | TE | Rice |
| 3 | 72 | Paul Krause | T | Central Michigan |
| 4 | 89 | John Lohmeyer | DE | Emporia State |
| 5 | 120 | Fred Grambau | DE | Michigan |
| 6 | 145 | Doug Jones | DB | Northridge State |
| 7 | 173 | Donn Smith | T | Purdue |
| 8 | 197 | Al Palewicz | LB | Miami (Florida) |
| 9 | 223 | Bill Story | DT | Southern Illinois |
| 10 | 251 | Willie Osley | DB | Illinois |
| 11 | 276 | Monroe Eley | RB | Arizona State |
| 12 | 301 | Tom Ramsey | DT | Northern Arizona |
| 13 | 329 | Paul Metallo | DB | Massachusetts |
| 14 | 354 | Albert White | WR | Fort Valley State |
| 16 | 407 | Wilbur Grooms | LB | Tampa |
| 17 | 431 | Clayton Korver | TE | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 40 | 57 | 53 | 81 | 231 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 71 | 35 | 56 | 192 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 208 | 106 | 93 | 9 | 72/204 35.3% | / % | 83 | 797 | |
| Opponents Totals | 209 | 90 | 95 | 24 | 69/206 33.5% | / % | 63 | 649 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 0 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 0 | 93 |
| Otis Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ed Podolak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Gary Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Willie Ellison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Livingston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Morris Stroud | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Elmo Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Pete Beathard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jeff Kinney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Willie Lanier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Lohmeyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 23 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 0 | 231 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 0 | 192 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 4 | 47 | 5/6 | 3/4 | 8/10 | 8/15 | 0/3 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 4 | 47 | 5/6 | 3/4 | 8/10 | 8/15 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 2/ | 8/ | 1/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 210 | 721 | 3.4 | 25 | 3 |
| Willie Ellison | 108 | 411 | 3.8 | 19 | 2 |
| Wendell Hayes | 95 | 352 | 3.7 | 27 | 2 |
| Jeff Kinney | 50 | 128 | 2.6 | 8 | 1 |
| Mike Livingston | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 28 | 2 |
| Len Dawson | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Elmo Wright | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Gary Butler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Warren McVea | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Leroy Keyes | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 4 | -14 | -3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 511 | 1793 | 3.5 | 28 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 493 | 1956 | 4.0 | 72t | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Livingston | 145 | 75 | 51.7 | 63 | 916 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 48 | 6 | 4.1 | 7 | 4.8 | 16 | 124 | 792 | 65.2 |
| Len Dawson | 101 | 66 | 65.3 | 30 | 725 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 48 | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 14 | 104 | 621 | 72.4 |
| Pete Beathard | 64 | 31 | 48.4 | 32 | 389 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 44 | 2 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 9 | 68 | 321 | 71.7 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 104.2 |
| Leroy Keyes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 313 | 173 | 55.3 | 127 | 2039 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 48 | 10 | 3.2 | 13 | 4.2 | 39 | 296 | 1743 | 68.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 324 | 157 | 48.5 | 146 | 1942 | 6.0 | 12.4 | 62t | 11 | 3.4 | 21 | 6.5 | 38 | 323 | 1619 | 51.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 55 | 445 | 8.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 34 | 565 | 16.6 | 46 | 4 |
| Wendell Hayes | 18 | 134 | 7.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Elmo Wright | 16 | 252 | 15.8 | 44 | 2 |
| Morris Stroud | 12 | 216 | 18.0 | 48 | 2 |
| Jeff Kinney | 11 | 126 | 11.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Willie Ellison | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Gary Butler | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 48 | 2 |
| Robert West | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Andy Hamilton | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mo Moorman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Leroy Keyes | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 173 | 2039 | 11.8 | 48 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 157 | 1942 | 12.4 | 62t | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Thomas | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Willie Lanier | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Jim Kearney | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jim Marsalis | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Kerry Reardon | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Bobby Bell | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Buck Buchanan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Pat Holmes | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Lynch | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Nate Allen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 328 | 15.6 | 36 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 151 | 11.6 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrel Wilson | 80 | 3642 | 45.5 | 68 | 1 | 446 | ||||
| Team Totals | 80 | 3642 | 45.5 | 68 | 1 | 446 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 84 | 3606 | 42.9 | 71 | 0 | 279 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Marshall | 29 | 1 | 180 | 6.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 11 | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Kerry Reardon | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 42 | 18 | 279 | 6.6 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 3 | 446 | 9.3 | 47 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Marshall | 14 | 391 | 27.9 | 38 | 0 | |
| Warren McVea | 8 | 146 | 18.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 5 | 130 | 26.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Kerry Reardon | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Clyde Werner | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Robert West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 725 | 23.4 | 40 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 1031 | 25.8 | 76 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Curley Culp | 8.0 | |
| Wilbur Young | 8.0 | |
| Buck Buchanan | 7.0 | |
| Jim Lynch | 5.0 | |
| Marvin Upshaw | 4.5 | |
| George Seals | 2.0 | |
| Bobby Bell | 1.5 | |
| Willie Lanier | 1.0 | |
| (Unidentified) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 38.0 | 323.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 39.0 | 296.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Budde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Butler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curley Culp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| Willie Ellison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Kearney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Keyes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Lanier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Livingston | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Lohmeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Jim Lynch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Marsalis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Marshall | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren McVea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mo Moorman | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kerry Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Rudnay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Seals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Morris Stroud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otis Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 112 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 0 |
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