1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 10-3-1 .769 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/25/1971 | H | Miami Dolphins | 24-27 | L | 2OT | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 45822 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mike Adamle | 32 | RB | 5-9 | 197 | 22 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Bell | 78 | LLB | 6-4 | 228 | 31 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Ceasar Belser | 24 | DB | 6-0 | 212 | 27 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Brown | 87 | RDE | 6-5 | 263 | 28 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Buck Buchanan | 86 | RDT | 6-7 | 279 | 32 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Budde | 71 | LOG | 6-5 | 261 | 31 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Curley Culp | 61 | LDT | 6-1 | 265 | 25 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| George Daney | 60 | OG | 6-4 | 240 | 25 | Detroit Mercy; Texas-El Paso | 1 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 16 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 36 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Frazier | 83 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 29 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hadley | 23 | DB | 5-9 | 189 | 23 | Alcorn State | 1 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 221 | 31 | Oakland JC; Cal Poly (Humboldt) | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hill | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 259 | 30 | Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Homan | 21 | WR | 6-1 | 181 | 25 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Kearney | 46 | LS | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Prairie View A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Lanier | 63 | MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 26 | Morgan State | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Lothamer | 82 | DT | 6-5 | 261 | 29 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Lynch | 51 | RLB | 6-1 | 232 | 26 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Marsalis | 40 | LCB | 5-11 | 194 | 26 | Tennessee State | 1 | 1 |
| Warren McVea | 6 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 25 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Mo Moorman | 76 | ROG | 6-5 | 232 | 26 | Kentucky; Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Oriard | 50 | C | 6-4 | 223 | 23 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 35 | WR | 6-0 | 220 | 23 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 14 | RB | 6-1 | 204 | 24 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Kerry Reardon | 15 | DB | 5-11 | 180 | 22 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Robinson | 42 | RS | 6-0 | 200 | 33 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Rudnay | 58 | C | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Sid Smith | 70 | OT | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Stein | 66 | DE | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Jan Stenerud | 3 | K | 6-2 | 188 | 29 | Montana State | 1 | 0 |
| Morris Stroud | 88 | TE | 6-10 | 255 | 25 | Clark Atlanta | 1 | 1 |
| Otis Taylor | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 215 | 29 | Prairie View A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 18 | RCB | 6-2 | 192 | 28 | Bishop | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Tyrer | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 283 | 32 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Marvin Upshaw | 81 | LDE | 6-3 | 253 | 25 | Trinity (Texas) | 1 | 1 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 44 | K | 6-4 | 222 | 30 | Pearl River CC; Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Elmo Wright | 17 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Houston | 1 | 1 |
| Wilbur Young | 99 | DT | 6-6 | 285 | 22 | William Penn | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 5/12 41.7% | 0/0 % | 6 | 44 | |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 9/19 47.4% | 0/0 % | 5 | 26 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Otis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jan Stenerud | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 27 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Hayes | 22 | 100 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 17 | 85 | 5.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Elmo Wright | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 213 | 4.8 | 32 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 144 | 3.3 | 29 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Dawson | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 6 | 246 | 9.5 | 13.7 | 63 | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 80.0 |
| Ed Podolak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -8 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 6 | 146 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 63 | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 7.7 | 1 | 8 | 138 | 63.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 13 | 263 | 7.5 | 13.2 | 35 | 1 | 2.9 | 2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 66.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Elmo Wright | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Otis Taylor | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Willie Frazier | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 18 | 146 | 8.1 | 63 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 263 | 13.2 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Lanier | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrel Wilson | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 84 | 42.0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 84 | 42.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 239 | 39.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Homan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 3 | 154 | 51.3 | 78 | 0 | |
| Buck Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 78 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 33 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Budde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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