Sunday, October 4, 1981
Kansas City Chiefs 17, New England Patriots 33| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs (3-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| New England Patriots (1-4-0) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| KAN | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Don Hasselbeck 13 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| KAN | James Hadnot 1 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | NWE | Matt Cavanaugh 8 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3rd | KAN | Nick Lowery 35 yard field goal | 10 | 14 |
| NWE | John Smith 50 yard field goal | 10 | 17 | |
| NWE | Tony Collins 13 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 10 | 24 | |
| 4th | KAN | Joe Delaney 18 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) | 17 | 24 |
| NWE | Stanley Morgan 66 yard pass from Andy Johnson (kick failed) | 17 | 30 | |
| NWE | John Smith 43 yard field goal | 17 | 33 |
| KAN | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 25 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-219-2 | 49-240-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-21-108-0-4 | 11-20-228-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-17 |
| Net pass yards | 108 | 211 |
| Total yards | 327 | 451 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-32 | 3-37 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Delaney | KAN | 18 | 101 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Bill Kenney | KAN | 9 | 20 | 108 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| James Hadnot | KAN | 13 | 64 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Willie Scott | KAN | 3 | 44 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Ted McKnight | KAN | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| J.T. Smith | KAN | 2 | 23 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Henry Marshall | KAN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Billy Jackson | KAN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Curtis Bledsoe | KAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 118 | 1 | 66 | ||||||
| Matt Cavanaugh | NWE | 10 | 19 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 19 | 96 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Mosi Tatupu | NWE | 3 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| Vagas Ferguson | NWE | 9 | 62 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 1 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 2 | 27 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 2 | 25 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 7 | 16 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 6 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Carlos Pennywell | NWE | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Curtis Bledsoe | KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lloyd Burruss | KAN | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Paul Dombroski | KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Mark Buben | NWE | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tim Fox | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Hawkins | NWE | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rick Sanford | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||