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1968 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 371 points (26.5/g), 4th of 10 in the AFL.
 Allowed 170 points (12.1/g), 1st.
 Differential of 201 points (14.4/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 12.1-1.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +22 (1.6/g), 1st.

Coached by Hank Stram (12-2-0)

1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 9 W 1-0 @ Houston Oilers 26 21 17 265 61 204 19 440 385 55 3
2 Sun September 15 L 1-1 New York Jets 19 20 11 201 83 118 1 18 397 296 101 2
3 Sun September 22 W 2-1 Denver Broncos 34 2 17 341 196 145 2 13 245 194 51 4
4 Sat September 28 W 3-1 @ Miami Dolphins 48 3 17 431 268 163 3 12 234 138 96 6
5 Sat October 5 W 4-1 @ Buffalo Bills 18 7 20 353 141 212 2 11 251 136 115 5
6 Sun October 13 W 5-1 Cincinnati Bengals 13 3 15 265 129 136 2 7 116 17 99 1
7 Sun October 20 W 6-1 Oakland Raiders 24 10 19 310 16 294 10 222 169 53 2
8 Sun October 27 W 7-1 San Diego Chargers 27 20 15 374 180 194 1 22 395 297 98 4
9 Sun November 3 L 7-2 @ Oakland Raiders 21 38 14 327 229 98 3 25 539 469 70 3
10 Sun November 10 W 8-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 16 9 16 304 49 255 1 15 283 126 157 2
11 Sun November 17 W 9-2 Boston Patriots 31 17 12 339 312 27 6 15 262 184 78 4
12 Thu November 28 W 10-2 Houston Oilers 24 10 15 321 242 79 1 12 244 151 93 2
13 Sun December 8 W 11-2 @ San Diego Chargers 40 3 20 371 188 183 4 17 211 136 75 7
14 Sat December 14 W 12-2 @ Denver Broncos 30 7 15 302 183 119 1 19 249 124 125 4
Playoffs
Division December 22 L 12-3 @ Oakland Raiders 6 41

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 371 4503 831 5.4 223 156 270 2276 20 11 7.7 89 537 2227 16 4.1 123 27 16 11
Team Defense 170 4089 871 4.7 378 214 461 2823 14 37 5.6 140 365 1266 4 3.5 215 49 12 23
Lg Rank Offense 4 4 6 10 7 4 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 8
Lg Rank Defense 1 4 7 10 9 3 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 7

Passing

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Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Len Dawson* 33 QB 14 13 131 224 58.5 2109 17 7.6 9 4.0 92 9.4 8.4 16.1 150.6 98.6
Jacky Lee 29 6 1 25 45 55.6 383 3 6.7 1 2.2 61 8.5 8.2 15.3 63.8 96.8
Mike Garrett 24 HB 13 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.5 14 156 270 57.8 2492 20 7.4 11 4.1 92 9.2 8.1 16.0 178.0 96.4
Opp Total 14 214 461 46.4 2823 14 3.0 37 8.0 6.1 2.8 13.2 201.6 43.0 45 439 5.6 1.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Robert Holmes 23 FB 14 0 174 866 7 76 5.0 61.9 12.4 19 201 10.6 0 43 1.4 14.4 1067 7 5
Mike Garrett 24 HB 13 0 164 564 3 37 3.4 43.4 12.6 33 359 10.9 3 43 2.5 27.6 923 6 6
Wendell Hayes 28 11 0 85 340 4 25 4.0 30.9 7.7 12 108 9.0 1 22 1.1 9.8 448 5 1
Bert Coan 28 12 0 40 160 1 24 4.0 13.3 3.3 2 15 7.5 0 12 0.2 1.3 175 1 1
Curtis McClinton 29 9 0 24 107 0 19 4.5 11.9 2.7 3 -4 -1.3 0 5 0.3 -0.4 103 0 0
Len Dawson* 33 QB 14 13 20 40 0 22 2.0 2.9 1.4 40 0 4
Frank Pitts 25 SE 13 0 11 107 0 28 9.7 8.2 0.8 30 655 21.8 6 90 2.3 50.4 762 6 1
Otis Taylor 26 FL 11 0 5 41 1 30 8.2 3.7 0.5 20 420 21.0 4 67 1.8 38.2 461 5 0
Jerrel Wilson 27 P 14 0 5 1 0 3 0.2 0.1 0.4 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.1 1.0 15 0 0
Fred Arbanas 29 TE 14 0 3 14 0 8 4.7 1.0 0.2 11 189 17.2 0 48 0.8 13.5 203 0 0
Noland Smith 25 RET 12 0 2 -2 0 1 -1.0 -0.2 0.2 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.1 1.3 13 0 1
Mike Livingston 23 1 0 2 2 0 3 1.0 2.0 2.0 2 0 2
Gloster Richardson 26 fl 13 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.2 0.1 22 494 22.5 6 92 1.7 38.0 491 6 0
Paul Lowe 32 1 0 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -10.0 1.0 -10 0 0
Reggie Carolan 29 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 26 13.0 0 19 0.1 1.9 26 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 537 2227 16 76 4.1 159.1 38.4 156 2492 16.0 20 92 11.1 178.0 4719 36 26
Opp Total 14 365 1266 4 3.5 90.4 26.1 214 2823 13.2 14 15.3 201.6 4089 18 22

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Noland Smith 25 RET 12 0 18 270 1 80 15.0 23 549 0 37 23.9 832
Goldie Sellers 26 14 0 7 129 1 76 18.4 2 40 0 25 20.0 169
Ceasar Belser 24 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 4 38 0 22 9.5 38
Bert Coan 28 12 0 5 100 0 31 20.0 275
Mike Garrett 24 HB 13 0 2 4 0 9 2.0 927
Johnny Robinson*+ 30 RS 14 0 2 26 0 16 13.0 26
Bud Abell 28 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
George Daney 22 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Jim Kearney 25 LS 14 14 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Willie Mitchell 28 RCB 13 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
Remi Prudhomme 26 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 31 450 2 80 14.5 38 736 0 37 19.4 5905
Opp Total 14 31 0 54 1044 0 19.3

Kicking & Punting

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Kicking Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Jan Stenerud* 26 K 14 0 40 30 75.0% 40 39 97.5%
Jerrel Wilson 27 P 14 0 63 2841 70 0 45.1
Reggie Carolan 29 14 0 2 101 52 0 50.5
Team Total 26.5 14 40 30 75.0% 40 39 97.5% 65 2942 70 0 45.3
Opp Total 14 27 14 51.9% 18 18 100.0% 73 3124 42.8

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Bud Abell 28 12 0 2 14 0 12
Bobby Bell*+ 28 LLB 14 0 5 95 0 50 0 2 0 0
Ceasar Belser 24 14 0 4 1 0 0
Aaron Brown 25 RDE 14 0 0 2 0 0
Buck Buchanan*+ 28 RDT 14 0 1 11 0 11 0 1 0 0 1
Bert Coan 28 12 0 1 0 0 0
Len Dawson* 33 QB 14 13 4 3 0 0
Mike Garrett 24 HB 13 0 6 2 0 0
Wendell Hayes 28 11 0 1 0 0 0
Robert Holmes 23 FB 14 0 5 0 0 0
Jim Kearney 25 LS 14 14 3 23 0 23 1 2 0 0
Ernie Ladd 30 14 0 1 3 0 3
Willie Lanier*+ 23 MLB 14 14 4 120 1 75
Mike Livingston 23 1 0 2 1 0 0
Jim Lynch* 23 RLB 14 14 3 73 1 49 0 1 0 0
Willie Mitchell 28 RCB 13 0 5 46 0 46 0 1 0 0
Frank Pitts 25 SE 13 0 1 1 0 0
Gloster Richardson 26 fl 13 0 0 1 0 0
Johnny Robinson*+ 30 RS 14 0 6 40 0 16 0 2 28 0
Goldie Sellers 26 14 0 3 19 0 19
Noland Smith 25 RET 12 0 1 2 35 0
Emmitt Thomas* 25 LCB 14 0 4 25 0 14
Team Total 26.5 14 37 469 2 75 26 22 63 0 1
Opp Total 14 24 22 10 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Jan Stenerud* 26 K 14 0 39 30 129
Robert Holmes 23 FB 14 0 7 42
Mike Garrett 24 HB 13 0 3 3 36
Frank Pitts 25 SE 13 0 6 36
Gloster Richardson 26 fl 13 0 6 36
Wendell Hayes 28 11 0 4 1 30
Otis Taylor 26 FL 11 0 1 4 30
Bert Coan 28 12 0 1 6
Willie Lanier*+ 23 MLB 14 14 1 6
Jim Lynch* 23 RLB 14 14 1 6
Goldie Sellers 26 14 0 1 6
Noland Smith 25 RET 12 0 1 6
Buck Buchanan*+ 28 RDT 14 0 1 2
Team Total 26.5 14 16 20 2 2 39 30 1 371
Opp Total 14 4 14 18 14 1 170