1977 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) |
| 5th place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 2-12-0 .143 |
| Head Coach: Paul Wiggin (1-6-0); Tom Bettis (1-6-0) |
| Tom Bettis | Defensive Backs |
| Jack Christiansen | Offensive Assistant |
| Chet Franklin | Linebackers |
| Steve Ortmayer | Special Teams |
| Tom Pratt | Defensive Line |
| Bob Schnelker | Offensive Assistant |
| Joe Spencer | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1977 | A | Detroit Lions | 0-17 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 52309 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23-21 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 28584 | |
| Thu | 8/18/1977 | A | Washington Redskins | 7-13 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 33263 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1977 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 27-19 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 34975 | |
| Mon | 9/5/1977 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 16-24 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 22748 | |
| Sat | 9/10/1977 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 37-20 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 38480 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | A | New England Patriots | 17-21 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 58185 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1977 | H | San Diego Chargers | 7-23 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 56146 | |
| Mon | 10/3/1977 | H | Oakland Raiders | 28-37 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 60684 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1977 | A | Denver Broncos | 7-23 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74718 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | H | Baltimore Colts | 6-17 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 63076 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1977 | A | San Diego Chargers | 21-16 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 33010 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-44 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 60381 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | H | Green Bay Packers | 20-10 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 62687 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1977 | A | Chicago Bears | 27-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 49543 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | H | Denver Broncos | 7-14 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 54050 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1977 | A | Houston Oilers | 20-34 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 42994 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1977 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-27 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 38488 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1977 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 31-34 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 22262 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1977 | A | Oakland Raiders | 20-21 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 50304 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tony Adams | 11 | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 27 | Texas; Riverside CC; Utah State | 14 | 3 |
| Billy Andrews | 53 | LLB | 6-0 | 223 | 32 | Southeastern Louisiana | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Ane | 56 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 25 | Michigan State | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Bailey | 39 | FB | 6-3 | 237 | 23 | California; Long Beach State | 14 | 4 |
| Gary Barbaro | 26 | WS | 6-4 | 210 | 23 | Nicholls State | 14 | 14 |
| Ed Beckman | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 22 | Florida State | 14 | 1 |
| John Brockington | 43 | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 29 | Ohio State | 10 | 7 |
| Larry Brunson | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 28 | Mesa CC; Colorado | 11 | 9 |
| Ray Burks | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 217 | 22 | UCLA | 13 | 0 |
| Tim Collier | 37 | LCB-RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 23 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 9 | 5 |
| Tom Condon | 65 | ROG | 6-3 | 275 | 25 | Boston College | 14 | 14 |
| Ricky Davis | 40 | SS | 6-1 | 180 | 24 | Alabama | 13 | 5 |
| Jimbo Elrod | 57 | LB | 6-0 | 223 | 23 | Oklahoma | 14 | 0 |
| Cliff Frazier | 61 | LDT | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | Fort Scott CC; UCLA | 14 | 12 |
| Charlie Getty | 77 | LOG-ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Penn State | 14 | 5 |
| Chris Golub | 47 | S | 6-3 | 196 | 23 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Gray | 46 | SS | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Navarro JC; Texas A&M | 10 | 9 |
| Gary Green | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 22 | Baylor | 11 | 10 |
| Darius Helton | 62 | OG | 6-2 | 260 | 23 | North Carolina Central | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Herkenhoff | 60 | LOT | 6-4 | 256 | 26 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Howard | 52 | RLB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Texas Tech | 13 | 3 |
| MacArthur Lane | 42 | FB | 6-0 | 220 | 35 | Merritt JC; Utah State | 3 | 3 |
| Willie Lanier | 63 | MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 32 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
| Willie Lee | 78 | RDT-LDT | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 10 |
| Mike Livingston | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 209 | 32 | Southern Methodist | 13 | 11 |
| John Lohmeyer | 87 | RDE-LDE | 6-4 | 229 | 26 | Emporia State | 14 | 4 |
| Jim Lynch | 51 | RLB | 6-1 | 232 | 32 | Notre Dame | 11 | 11 |
| Henry Marshall | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 212 | 23 | Missouri | 14 | 13 |
| Ted McKnight | 22 | RB | 6-1 | 209 | 23 | Minnesota-Duluth | 13 | 0 |
| Pat McNeil | 45 | RB | 5-9 | 208 | 23 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Arnold Morgado | 21 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 25 | Michigan State; Hawaii | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Nicholson | 70 | ROT | 6-7 | 270 | 28 | Michigan State | 12 | 12 |
| Whitney Paul | 64 | LDE | 6-3 | 219 | 24 | Colorado | 14 | 13 |
| Ed Podolak | 14 | HB | 6-1 | 204 | 30 | Iowa | 13 | 6 |
| Tony Reed | 32 | HB | 5-11 | 197 | 22 | Antelope Valley JC; Colorado | 14 | 8 |
| Dave Rozumek | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 23 | New Hampshire | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Rudnay | 58 | C | 6-3 | 240 | 30 | Northwestern | 14 | 14 |
| Tony Samuels | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 229 | 23 | Florida A&M; Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 2 |
| Bob Simmons | 73 | LOG | 6-4 | 254 | 23 | Texas | 14 | 11 |
| Keith Simons | 72 | RDT | 6-3 | 254 | 23 | Minnesota | 14 | 6 |
| Jan Stenerud | 3 | K | 6-2 | 188 | 35 | Montana State | 14 | 0 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 18 | RCB | 6-2 | 192 | 34 | Bishop | 14 | 13 |
| Charlie Wade | 84 | WR | 5-9 | 164 | 27 | Tennessee State | 5 | 0 |
| Ricky Wesson | 19 | CB | 5-9 | 163 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 0 |
| Walter White | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 216 | 26 | Mesa CC; Maryland | 13 | 12 |
| Tom Wickert | 66 | OG-OT | 6-4 | 252 | 25 | Washington State | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Williams | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 174 | 24 | Texas Tech | 6 | 5 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 44 | P | 6-4 | 222 | 36 | Pearl River CC; Southern Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| Wilbur Young | 99 | RDE | 6-6 | 285 | 28 | William Penn | 13 | 11 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 10 | Gary Green | DB | Baylor |
| 2 | 37 | Tony Reed | RB | Colorado |
| 3 | 67 | Tom Howard | LB | Texas Tech |
| 4 | 92 | Mark Bailey | RB | Long Beach State |
| 4 | 94 | Tony Samuels | TE | Bethune-Cookman |
| 4 | 95 | Darius Helton | G | North Carolina Central |
| 4 | 104 | Eric Harris | DB | Memphis |
| 6 | 150 | Rick Burleson | DE | Texas |
| 6 | 167 | Andre Herrera | RB | Southern Illinois |
| 7 | 177 | Chris Golub | DB | Kansas |
| 8 | 204 | Ron Olsonoski | LB | St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| 8 | 215 | Waddell Smith | WR | Kansas |
| 9 | 226 | Derrick Glanton | DE | Bishop |
| 9 | 235 | Dave Green | T | New Mexico |
| 10 | 261 | Mark Vitali | QB | Purdue |
| 11 | 288 | Maurice Mitchell | WR | Northern Michigan |
| 12 | 318 | Ray Burks | LB | UCLA |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 73 | 50 | 23 | 79 | 225 |
| Opponents Totals | 92 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 349 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 228 | 95 | 110 | 23 | 64/196 32.7% | / % | 82 | 706 | |
| Opponents Totals | 304 | 169 | 113 | 22 | 83/202 41.1% | / % | 105 | 929 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 0 | 27 | 28 | 96.4 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 0 | 51 |
| Ed Podolak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Walter White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Henry Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Mark Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| John Brockington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tim Gray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tony Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gary Barbaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tim Collier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| MacArthur Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Willie Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Livingston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 27 | 29 | 93.1 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 0 | 225 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 37 | 42 | 88.1 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 0 | 349 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 1 | 37 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 2/5 | 0/5 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 1 | 37 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 2/5 | 0/5 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 1/ | 7/ | 6/ | 4/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 133 | 550 | 4.1 | 41 | 5 |
| Tony Reed | 126 | 505 | 4.0 | 59 | 2 |
| Mark Bailey | 66 | 266 | 4.0 | 37t | 2 |
| John Brockington | 54 | 161 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 |
| MacArthur Lane | 25 | 79 | 3.2 | 9 | 1 |
| Mike Livingston | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Ted McKnight | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Ray Burks | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Larry Williams | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Tony Adams | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Arnold Morgado | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Brunson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Walter White | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 456 | 1843 | 4.0 | 59 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 634 | 2971 | 4.7 | 78t | 23 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Livingston | 282 | 143 | 50.7 | 124 | 1823 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 49 | 9 | 3.2 | 15 | 5.3 | 30 | 285 | 1538 | 59.8 |
| Tony Adams | 92 | 47 | 51.1 | 34 | 691 | 7.5 | 14.7 | 63 | 2 | 2.2 | 11 | 12.0 | 18 | 136 | 555 | 43.6 |
| Team Totals | 374 | 190 | 50.8 | 158 | 2514 | 6.7 | 13.2 | 63 | 11 | 2.9 | 26 | 7.0 | 48 | 421 | 2093 | 53.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 333 | 175 | 52.6 | 137 | 2244 | 6.7 | 12.8 | 48t | 15 | 4.5 | 21 | 6.3 | 25 | 222 | 2022 | 62.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter White | 48 | 674 | 14.0 | 48t | 5 |
| Ed Podolak | 32 | 313 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 23 | 445 | 19.3 | 49 | 4 |
| Larry Brunson | 20 | 295 | 14.8 | 63 | 0 |
| John Brockington | 19 | 222 | 11.7 | 48 | 1 |
| Mark Bailey | 17 | 206 | 12.1 | 47t | 1 |
| Tony Reed | 12 | 125 | 10.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Larry Williams | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Tony Samuels | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 32 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Arnold Morgado | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ed Beckman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 190 | 2514 | 13.2 | 63 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 175 | 2244 | 12.8 | 48t | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Barbaro | 8 | 165 | 20.6 | 102t | 1 |
| Gary Green | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Lynch | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Collier | 2 | 134 | 67.0 | 100t | 1 |
| Tim Gray | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Whitney Paul | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 348 | 16.6 | 102t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 390 | 15.0 | 51 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrel Wilson | 88 | 3510 | 39.9 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 703 | 2707 | 30.4 |
| Team Totals | 89 | 3510 | 39.4 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 703 | 2707 | 30.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 2583 | 41.0 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 236 | 2227 | 35.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Green | 14 | 2 | 115 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Larry Brunson | 20 | 0 | 108 | 5.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 3 | 236 | 6.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 14 | 703 | 14.1 | 70 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Williams | 17 | 319 | 18.8 | 48 | 0 | |
| Ted McKnight | 12 | 305 | 25.4 | 70 | 0 | |
| Tony Reed | 11 | 239 | 21.7 | 39 | 0 | |
| Larry Brunson | 11 | 216 | 19.6 | 32 | 0 | |
| Ricky Wesson | 7 | 129 | 18.4 | 27 | 0 | |
| Mark Bailey | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ray Burks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Charlie Getty | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 63 | 1284 | 20.4 | 70 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 958 | 21.8 | 96t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Young | 5.5 | |
| Willie Lee | 5.0 | |
| Tim Gray | 4.0 | |
| Whitney Paul | 3.5 | |
| John Lohmeyer | 2.0 | |
| Gary Barbaro | 1.0 | |
| Jimbo Elrod | 1.0 | |
| Cliff Frazier | 1.0 | |
| Jim Lynch | 1.0 | |
| Keith Simons | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 25.0 | 222.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 48.0 | 421.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Barbaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Brockington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brunson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Burks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Condon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimbo Elrod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 2 |
| Gary Green | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Lanier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Mike Livingston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -22 | 0 | |
| John Lohmeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted McKnight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Whitney Paul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Reed | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Rudnay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Samuels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Wesson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lawrence Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 49 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 0 |
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