| Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 24, 1971 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 51989 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 67 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charley Taylor 4 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 39 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 15 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 33 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charley Taylor 36 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 25 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 23 FG | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Elmo Wright 15 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 28 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 42 | WR | Charley Taylor |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Snowden |
| 62 | LOG | Ray Schoenke |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 60 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 76 | ROT | Walt Rock |
| 81 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 43 | RB | Larry Brown |
| 31 | RB | Charley Harraway |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 64 | LDT | Manny Sistrunk |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 89 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 16 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 23 | RS | Brig Owens |
| 41 | RCB | Mike Bass |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Charley Harraway | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 24 | 110 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Warren McVea | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 38 | 15 | 39.5 | 1 | 220 | 5.8 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 65.7 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 2 | 203 | 8.8 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 78.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Charley Taylor | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 49 | 2 |
| Charley Harraway | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mack Alston | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Boyd Dowler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 28t | 2 |
| Elmo Wright | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 51 | 1 |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Pat Fischer | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Mike Bass | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Willie Lanier | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 5 | 239 | 47.8 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ted Vactor | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Speedy Duncan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Mike Bass | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Robert Holmes | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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