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1970 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 7-5-2, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 272 points (19.4/g), 15th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 244 points (17.4/g), 8th.
 Differential of 28 points (2.0/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 7.9-6.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.9/g), 5th.

Coached by Hank Stram (7-5-2)

1970 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 Sun September 20 L 0-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 10 27 8 218 155 63 4 17 220 88 132 3
2 Mon September 28 W 1-1 @ Baltimore Colts 44 24 11 295 142 153 4 26 309 228 81 7
3 Sun October 4 L 1-2 @ Denver Broncos 13 26 14 121 33 88 5 17 240 100 140 1
4 Sun October 11 W 2-2 Boston Patriots 23 10 20 346 74 272 5 6 105 29 76 7
5 Sun October 18 W 3-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 27 19 14 274 158 116 15 256 174 82 1
6 Sun October 25 L 3-3 Dallas Cowboys 16 27 12 236 183 53 3 15 327 132 195 1
7 Sun November 1 T 3-3-1 Oakland Raiders 17 17 16 321 157 164 2 22 278 115 163
8 Sun November 8 W 4-3-1 Houston Oilers 24 9 11 221 88 133 14 326 252 74 3
9 Sun November 15 W 5-3-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 31 14 21 424 257 167 3 15 202 99 103 6
10 Sun November 22 T 5-3-2 St. Louis Cardinals 6 6 11 212 43 169 3 17 272 119 153 4
11 Sun November 29 W 6-3-2 San Diego Chargers 26 14 16 329 191 138 1 10 196 161 35 2
12 Sun December 6 W 7-3-2 Denver Broncos 16 0 8 222 18 204 7 146 70 76 6
13 Sat December 12 L 7-4-2 @ Oakland Raiders 6 20 7 121 59 62 1 23 324 120 204 1
14 Sun December 20 L 7-5-2 @ San Diego Chargers 13 31 14 237 161 76 22 466 323 143 1

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 272 3577 775 4.6 183 154 289 1719 13 16 5.3 86 448 1858 11 4.1 83 31 15 14
Team Defense 244 3667 861 4.3 369 195 408 2010 15 31 4.5 111 418 1657 10 4.0 226 43 12 32
Lg Rank Offense 15 22 24 26 25 17 8 19 13 8 12 7 11 15
Lg Rank Defense 8 6 17 23 4 8 1 3 9 11 9 15 3 21

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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 35 QB 14 12 141 262 53.8 1876 13 5.0 14 5.3 61 7.2 5.3 13.3 134.0 71.0 34 277 5.4 3.7 11.5
Mike Livingston 25 4 2 11 22 50.0 122 0 0.0 1 4.5 31 5.5 3.5 11.1 30.5 47.9 4 42 3.1 1.3 15.4
John Huarte 26 1 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0
Ed Podolak 23 RB 14 0 2 2 100.0 40 0 0.0 0 0.0 24 20.0 20.0 20.0 2.9 118.7 0 0 20.0 20.0 0.0
Warren McVea 24 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.7 14 154 289 53.3 2038 13 4.5 16 5.5 61 7.1 5.0 13.2 145.6 67.8 38 319 5.3 3.5 11.6
Opp Total 14 195 408 47.8 2010 15 3.7 31 7.6 4.9 1.9 10.3 143.6 43.0 35 270 4.5 1.1

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
Ed Podolak 23 RB 14 0 168 749 3 65 4.5 53.5 12.0 26 307 11.8 1 59 1.9 21.9 1056 4 6
Wendell Hayes 30 FB 14 0 109 381 5 22 3.5 27.2 7.8 26 219 8.4 0 28 1.9 15.6 600 5 3
Robert Holmes 25 RET 14 0 63 206 3 22 3.3 14.7 4.5 23 173 7.5 1 31 1.6 12.4 379 4 4
Warren McVea 24 14 0 61 260 0 34 4.3 18.6 4.4 5 26 5.2 0 15 0.4 1.9 286 0 2
Mike Garrett 26 3 0 21 62 0 18 3.0 20.7 7.0 4 4 1.0 0 5 1.3 1.3 66 0 1
Len Dawson 35 QB 14 12 11 46 0 21 4.2 3.3 0.8 46 0 5
Frank Pitts 27 WR 12 0 5 84 0 42 16.8 7.0 0.4 11 172 15.6 2 54 0.9 14.3 256 2 0
Otis Taylor 28 WR 13 0 3 13 0 7 4.3 1.0 0.2 34 618 18.2 3 59 2.6 47.5 631 3 1
Mike Livingston 25 4 2 3 26 0 16 8.7 6.5 0.8 26 0 0
Lew Porter 23 5 0 2 21 0 14 10.5 4.2 0.4 1 29 29.0 0 29 0.2 5.8 50 0 0
Billy Cannon 33 6 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 1.0 0.2 7 125 17.9 2 45 1.2 20.8 131 2 0
Gloster Richardson 28 12 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 5 171 34.2 2 61 0.4 14.3 175 2 0
Fred Arbanas 31 TE 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 108 13.5 1 26 1.3 18.0 108 1 0
Morris Stroud 24 te 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 86 21.5 1 50 0.3 6.6 86 1 0
Team Total 26.7 14 448 1858 11 65 4.1 132.7 32.0 154 2038 13.2 13 61 11.0 145.6 3896 24 26
Opp Total 14 418 1657 10 4.0 118.4 29.9 195 2010 10.3 15 13.9 143.6 3667 25 22

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Ed Podolak 23 RB 14 0 23 311 0 60 13.5 17 348 0 38 20.5 1715
Robert Holmes 25 RET 14 0 19 535 0 48 28.2 914
Willie Mitchell 30 14 0 4 33 0 17 8.3 33
Mike Garrett 26 3 0 3 30 0 18 10.0 96
Warren McVea 24 14 0 3 57 0 24 19.0 343
Bob Stein 22 14 0 3 23 0 15 7.7 23
Lew Porter 23 5 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 1 22 0 22 22.0 69
Sid Smith 22 14 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Team Total 26.7 14 31 371 0 60 12.0 44 997 0 48 22.7 5264
Opp Total 14 51 0 45 1128 0 25.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Kicking Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Jerrel Wilson* 29 P 14 0 76 3415 68 0 44.9
Jan Stenerud*+ 28 K 14 0 42 30 71.4% 26 26 100.0%
Team Total 26.7 14 42 30 71.4% 26 26 100.0% 76 3415 68 0 44.9
Opp Total 14 28 21 75.0% 26 25 96.2% 79 3429 43.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Bobby Bell*+ 30 LLB 14 0 3 57 1 45 0 1 0 0
Ceasar Belser 26 14 0 0 1 0 0
Aaron Brown 27 RDE 11 0 0 1 0 0
Ed Budde* 30 LG 14 0 0 1 0 0
Curley Culp 24 LDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Len Dawson 35 QB 14 12 5 0 0 0
Mike Garrett 26 3 0 1 0 0 0
Wendell Hayes 30 FB 14 0 3 1 0 0
Dave Hill 29 RT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Robert Holmes 25 RET 14 0 4 0 0 0
Jim Kearney 27 SS 14 0 4 28 0 15 1 0 0 0
Willie Lanier* 25 MLB 14 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
Bob Liggett 24 7 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Lynch 25 RLB 14 0 3 40 0 27 0 1 0 0
Jim Marsalis*+ 25 LCB 14 0 4 26 0 26 0 1 0 0
Warren McVea 24 14 0 2 0 0 0
Willie Mitchell 30 14 0 1 1 0 0
Mo Moorman 26 RG 13 0 0 2 0 0
Ed Podolak 23 RB 14 0 6 1 0 0
Johnny Robinson*+ 32 FS 14 0 10 155 0 57 0 1 46 1
Jack Rudnay 23 C 14 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Stein 22 14 0 1 0 0 0
Otis Taylor 28 WR 13 0 1 0 0 0
Emmitt Thomas 27 RCB 14 0 5 87 0 39 0 1 0 0
Clyde Werner 23 7 0 0 1 0 0
Jerrel Wilson* 29 P 14 0 1 1 -9 0
Team Total 26.7 14 31 395 1 57 26 21 37 1
Opp Total 14 38 22 10

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*+ 28 K 14 0 26 30 116
Wendell Hayes 30 FB 14 0 5 30
Robert Holmes 25 RET 14 0 3 1 24
Ed Podolak 23 RB 14 0 3 1 24
Otis Taylor 28 WR 13 0 3 18
Billy Cannon 33 6 0 2 12
Frank Pitts 27 WR 12 0 2 12
Gloster Richardson 28 12 0 2 12
Fred Arbanas 31 TE 6 0 1 6
Bobby Bell*+ 30 LLB 14 0 1 6
Johnny Robinson*+ 32 FS 14 0 1 6
Morris Stroud 24 te 13 0 1 6
Team Total 26.7 14 11 13 1 1 26 30 272
Opp Total 14 10 15 25 21 244