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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)
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1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Len Dawson | 35 | 13 | 12 | 141 for 262, 1,876 yards, 13 td, 14 int, & 11 rushes for 46 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| RB | Ed Podolak | 23 | 1 | 0 | 168 rushes for 749 yards, 3 td, & 26 catches for 307 yards and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Wendell Hayes | 30 | 7 | 0 | 109 rushes for 381 yards, 5 td, & 26 catches for 219 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Frank Pitts | 27 | 5 | 0 | 11 catches for 172 yards, 2 td, & 5 rushes for 84 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| WR | Otis Taylor | 28 | 5 | 0 | 34 catches for 618 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 29th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Fred Arbanas | 31 | 8 | 0 | 8 catches for 108 yards, 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| TE | Morris Stroud | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 catches for 86 yards, 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 76th pick / 1969 |
| LT | Jim Tyrer*+ | 31 | 9 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Ed Budde* | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 |
| C | Jack Rudnay | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 101st pick / 1969 |
| C | E.J. Holub | 32 | 9 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
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| RG | Mo Moorman | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1968 |
| RT | Dave Hill | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jerry Mays* | 31 | 9 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 |
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| LDT | Curley Culp | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1968 |
| RDT | Buck Buchanan* | 30 | 7 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 |
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| RDE | Aaron Brown | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 |
| LLB | Bobby Bell*+ | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Willie Lanier* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Jim Lynch | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967 |
| LCB | Jim Marsalis*+ | 25 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1969 |
| RCB | Emmitt Thomas | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Jim Kearney | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 151st pick / 1965 |
| FS | Johnny Robinson*+ | 32 | 10 | 0 | 10 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jan Stenerud*+ | 28 | 3 | 0 | 30 of 42 field goals & 26 of 26 extra points | |
| P | Jerrel Wilson* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 76 punts for a 44.9 average, 0 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Ed Podolak | 23 | 1 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 13.5 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1969 |
| KR | Robert Holmes | 25 | 2 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 28.2 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 375th pick / 1968 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Fred Arbanas | 31 | TE | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/14/1939 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| Bobby Bell*+ | 30 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 6/17/1940 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| Ceasar Belser | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/13/1944 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 145th pick / 1966 |
| Aaron Brown | 27 | DE | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Minnesota | 11/16/1943 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 |
| Buck Buchanan* | 30 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | Grambling State | 9/10/1940 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 |
| Ed Budde* | 30 | G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 11/2/1940 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 |
| Billy Cannon | 33 | TE-HB-FB | 6 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/2/1937 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| Curley Culp | 24 | DT-NT-G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 3/10/1946 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1968 |
| George Daney | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Detroit Mercy,Texas-El Paso | 2/2/1946 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 22nd pick / 1968 |
| Len Dawson | 35 | QB | 14 | 12 | 190 | 6-0 | Purdue | 6/20/1935 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| Mike Garrett | 26 | RB | 3 | 0 | 191 | 5-9 | USC | 4/12/1944 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1966 |
| David Hadley | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-9 | Alcorn State | 10/8/1948 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1970 |
| Wendell Hayes | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Humboldt State | 8/5/1940 | 7 | |
| Dave Hill | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/1/1941 | 7 | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963 |
| Jimmy Hines | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 9/10/1946 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 146th pick / 1968 |
| Robert Holmes | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 5-9 | Southern | 10/5/1945 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 375th pick / 1968 |
| E.J. Holub | 32 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 1/5/1938 | 9 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| John Huarte | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 4/6/1944 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 12th pick / 1965 |
| Chuck Hurston | 28 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Auburn | 11/9/1942 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 91st pick / 1965 |
| Jim Kearney | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Prairie View | 1/21/1943 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 151st pick / 1965 |
| Willie Lanier* | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Morgan State | 8/21/1945 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Liggett | 24 | DT | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 12/8/1946 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 389th pick / 1970 |
| Mike Livingston | 25 | QB | 4 | 2 | 212 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/14/1945 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Lynch | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 8/28/1945 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967 |
| Jim Marsalis*+ | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 10/10/1945 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1969 |
| Jerry Mays* | 31 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/24/1939 | 9 | Dallas Texans / 5th / 38th pick / 1961 |
| Warren McVea | 24 | RB-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 182 | 5-9 | Houston | 7/30/1946 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 1968 |
| Willie Mitchell | 30 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 8/28/1940 | 6 | |
| Mo Moorman | 26 | G | 13 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Kentucky,Texas A&M | 7/24/1944 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1968 |
| Mike Oriard | 22 | C-G | 1 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 5/26/1948 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 130th pick / 1970 |
| Frank Pitts | 27 | WR-SE | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Southern | 11/12/1943 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| Ed Podolak | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Iowa | 9/1/1947 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1969 |
| Lew Porter | 23 | WR | 5 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Southern | 3/7/1947 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 8th / 208th pick / 1970 |
| Gloster Richardson | 28 | WR-FL | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 7/18/1942 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 50th pick / 1965 |
| Johnny Robinson*+ | 32 | DB-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/9/1938 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Jack Rudnay | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 11/20/1947 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 101st pick / 1969 |
| Sid Smith | 22 | C-T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | USC | 7/6/1948 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 26th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Stein | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 1/22/1948 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 126th pick / 1969 |
| Jan Stenerud*+ | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/26/1942 | 3 | |
| Morris Stroud | 24 | TE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-10 | Clark (GA) | 5/17/1946 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 76th pick / 1969 |
| Otis Taylor | 28 | WR-FL | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 8/11/1942 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 29th pick / 1965 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Bishop | 6/3/1943 | 4 | |
| Jim Tyrer*+ | 31 | T | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 2/25/1939 | 9 | Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961 |
| Marvin Upshaw | 24 | DE-DT | 7 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Trinity (TX) | 11/22/1946 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1968 |
| Clyde Werner | 23 | LB | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Washington | 12/10/1947 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1970 |
| Jerrel Wilson* | 29 | RB-P | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 10/4/1941 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 14 | 223.4 | 6-2.3 | 4.0 |