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1974 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 233 points (16.6/g), 18th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 293 points (20.9/g), 21st.
 Differential of -60 points (-4.3/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 5.1-8.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 6th.

Simple Rating System: Total -2.4, Offense: -1.3, Defense: -1.1, SoS: 1.9, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Hank Stram

Training Camp: William Jewell College (Liberty, Missouri)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 233 3828 901 4.2 224 211 395 2108 11 25 4.9 113 469 1720 10 3.7 92 38 13 19
Team Defense 293 4464 936 4.8 267 206 408 2663 22 28 6.1 141 502 1801 16 3.6 107 44 16 19
Lg Rank Offense 18 16 18 6 15 20 23 19 15 17 21 18 21 10
Lg Rank Defense 21 25 21 22 25 24 1 24 18 12 15 8 2 5

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 15 boxscore W 1-0 New York Jets 24 16 16 290 110 180 2 17 348 210 138 6
2 Sun September 22 boxscore L 1-1 @ Oakland Raiders 7 27 11 172 48 124 5 14 295 176 119 3
3 Sun September 29 boxscore W 2-1 @ Houston Oilers 17 7 13 172 152 20 1 17 206 151 55 4
4 Sun October 6 boxscore L 2-2 Denver Broncos 14 17 11 170 81 89 2 13 221 90 131 2
5 Sun October 13 boxscore L 2-3 Pittsburgh Steelers 24 34 19 257 199 58 9 19 321 202 119 4
6 Sun October 20 boxscore L 2-4 @ Miami Dolphins 3 9 11 200 64 136 1 23 296 107 189 3
7 Sun October 27 boxscore W 3-4 @ San Diego Chargers 24 14 20 411 149 262 2 20 404 211 193 4
8 Sun November 3 boxscore L 3-5 New York Giants 27 33 29 403 264 139 1 19 346 252 94
9 Sun November 10 boxscore L 3-6 San Diego Chargers 7 14 17 428 347 81 3 13 254 111 143 2
10 Mon November 18 boxscore W 4-6 @ Denver Broncos 42 34 24 364 170 194 2 34 532 459 73 6
11 Sun November 24 boxscore L 4-7 @ Cincinnati Bengals 6 33 9 174 140 34 28 438 268 170 1
12 Sun December 1 boxscore W 5-7 @ St. Louis Cardinals 17 13 13 240 84 156 2 15 252 170 82 3
13 Sun December 8 boxscore L 5-8 Oakland Raiders 6 7 14 266 102 164 5 13 193 12 181 4
14 Sat December 14 boxscore L 5-9 Minnesota Vikings 15 35 17 281 198 83 3 22 358 244 114 2

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
16 Len Dawson 39 QB 14 8 3-5-0 138 235 58.7 1573 7 3.0 13 5.5 84 6.7 4.8 11.4 112.4 65.8 25 199 5.28 3.57 9.6 0 1
10 Mike Livingston 29 qb 8 6 2-4-0 66 141 46.8 732 4 2.8 10 7.1 48 5.2 2.6 11.1 91.5 42.6 10 101 4.18 1.73 6.6 1 1
9 Dean Carlson 24 1 0 7 15 46.7 116 0 0.0 1 6.7 34 7.7 4.7 16.6 116.0 45.4 2 13 6.06 3.41 11.8
12 David Jaynes 22 2 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.00 -22.50 0.0
44 Jerrel Wilson 33 P 14 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Team Total 27.1 14 5-9-0 211 395 53.4 2421 11 2.8 25 6.3 84 6.1 3.8 11.5 172.9 55.0 37 313 4.88 2.78 8.6 1 2
Opp Total 14 206 408 50.5 2838 22 5.4 28 6.9 7.0 4.95 13.8 202.7 62.5 26 175 6.1 4.2 6.0

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
27 Woody Green 23 FB 10 0 135 509 3 43 3.8 50.9 13.5 26 247 9.5 1 69 2.6 24.7 756 4 5
14 Ed Podolak 27 RB 9 0 101 386 2 14 3.8 42.9 11.2 43 306 7.1 1 26 4.8 34.0 692 3 4
31 Jeff Kinney 25 13 0 63 249 0 21 4.0 19.2 4.8 18 105 5.8 1 16 1.4 8.1 354 1 0
38 Wendell Hayes 34 14 0 57 206 2 19 3.6 14.7 4.1 4 23 5.8 0 9 0.3 1.6 229 2 0
30 Cleo Miller 22 14 0 40 186 0 47 4.7 13.3 2.9 14 149 10.6 0 34 1.0 10.6 335 0 4
24 Willie Ellison 29 5 0 37 114 2 11 3.1 22.8 7.4 5 64 12.8 0 26 1.0 12.8 178 2 2
16 Len Dawson 39 QB 14 8 11 28 0 10 2.5 2.0 0.8 28 0 6
10 Mike Livingston 29 qb 8 6 9 28 0 9 3.1 3.5 1.1 28 0 1
83 Larry Brunson 25 PR 14 0 5 -33 0 0 -6.6 -2.4 0.4 22 374 17.0 2 84 1.6 26.7 341 2 3
17 Elmo Wright 25 WR 13 0 3 26 1 17 8.7 2.0 0.2 13 209 16.1 1 51 1.0 16.1 235 2 0
43 Bill Thomas 25 KR 14 0 3 -3 0 2 -1.0 -0.2 0.2 -3 0 1
9 Dean Carlson 24 1 0 2 17 0 11 8.5 17.0 2.0 17 0 0
85 Barry Pearson 24 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 27 387 14.3 1 48 1.9 27.6 388 1 0
89 Otis Taylor 32 WR 10 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.6 0.1 24 375 15.6 2 64 2.4 37.5 381 2 0
12 David Jaynes 22 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0 0 1
88 Morris Stroud 28 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 141 11.8 2 25 0.9 10.1 141 2 0
80 Andy Hamilton 24 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 25 12.5 0 19 0.2 2.5 25 0 0
87 John Strada 22 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 16 16.0 0 16 0.1 1.5 16 0 1
Team Total 27.1 14 469 1720 10 47 3.7 122.9 33.5 211 2421 11.5 11 84 15.1 172.9 4141 21 29
Opp Total 14 502 1801 16 3.6 128.6 35.9 206 2663 12.9 22 14.7 190.2 4464 38 34

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
83 Larry Brunson 25 PR 14 0 19 111 0 29 5.8 12 280 0 57 23.3 732
43 Bill Thomas 25 KR 14 0 25 571 0 33 22.8 568
14 Ed Podolak 27 RB 9 0 15 134 0 54 8.9 826
30 Cleo Miller 22 14 0 14 310 0 29 22.1 645
27 Woody Green 23 FB 10 0 5 21 0 8 4.2 1 16 0 16 16.0 793
15 Kerry Reardon 25 11 0 4 30 0 19 7.5 30
22 Donnie Joe Morris 24 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
52 Tommy Humphrey 24 5 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
32 Doug Jones 24 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
74 Tom Keating 32 LDT 14 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
Team Total 27.1 14 44 296 0 54 6.7 56 1211 0 57 21.6 5648
Opp Total 14 55 0 54 1333 0 24.7

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
44 Jerrel Wilson 33 P 14 0 83 3462 64 2 41.7
3 Jan Stenerud 32 K 14 0 1 1 7 7 8 5 4 3 4 1 24 17 70.8% 26 24 92.3%
Team Total 27.1 14 1 1 7 7 8 5 4 3 4 1 24 17 70.8% 26 24 92.3% 83 3462 64 2 41.7
Opp Total 14 14 6 42.9% 40 33 82.5% 80 3208 40.1

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
18 Emmitt Thomas*+ 31 RCB 14 0 12 214 2 73 0
16 Len Dawson 39 QB 14 8 0 6 2 -2 0
30 Cleo Miller 22 14 0 0 4 4 0 0
15 Kerry Reardon 25 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
83 Larry Brunson 25 PR 14 0 0 3 2 2 0
27 Woody Green 23 FB 10 0 0 5 0 -20 0
20 Mike Sensibaugh 25 FS 14 0 4 85 0 33 0 0 0 1 0 0
63 Willie Lanier* 29 MLB 14 0 2 28 0 14 0 0 0 2 3 0 1
10 Mike Livingston 29 qb 8 6 0 1 3 0 0
14 Ed Podolak 27 RB 9 0 0 4 0 0 0
74 Tom Keating 32 LDT 14 0 0 0 3 0 0
51 Jim Lynch 29 RLB 14 0 0 0 3 0 0
81 Marvin Upshaw 28 LDE 14 0 1 52 1 52 0 0 0 2 0 0
86 Buck Buchanan 34 RDT 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 Willie Ellison 29 5 0 0 2 0 -3 0
12 David Jaynes 22 2 0 0 1 1 -1 0
89 Otis Taylor 32 WR 10 0 0 0 2 0 0
48 Nate Allen 26 LCB 12 0 1 52 0 52 0
78 Bobby Bell 34 LLB 14 0 1 28 1 28 0
77 Charlie Getty 22 LT 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 Doug Jones 24 14 0 1 13 0 13 0
85 Barry Pearson 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
87 John Strada 22 11 0 0 1 0 0 0
43 Bill Thomas 25 KR 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
54 Clyde Werner 27 14 0 1 7 0 7 0
99 Wilbur Young 25 RDE 14 14 1 52 1 52 0
Team Total 27.1 14 28 531 5 73 0 0 29 30 -21 0 1
Opp Total 14 37 34 18 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
3 Jan Stenerud 32 K 14 0 24 17 75
27 Woody Green 23 FB 10 0 3 1 4 24
14 Ed Podolak 27 RB 9 0 2 1 3 18
83 Larry Brunson 25 PR 14 0 2 2 12
24 Willie Ellison 29 5 0 2 2 12
38 Wendell Hayes 34 14 0 2 2 12
88 Morris Stroud 28 TE 14 0 2 2 12
89 Otis Taylor 32 WR 10 0 2 2 12
18 Emmitt Thomas*+ 31 RCB 14 0 2 2 12
17 Elmo Wright 25 WR 13 0 1 1 2 12
78 Bobby Bell 34 LLB 14 0 1 1 6
31 Jeff Kinney 25 13 0 1 1 6
85 Barry Pearson 24 14 0 1 1 6
81 Marvin Upshaw 28 LDE 14 0 1 1 6
99 Wilbur Young 25 RDE 14 14 1 1 6
63 Willie Lanier* 29 MLB 14 0 1 2
Team Total 27.1 14 10 11 5 26 24 17 1 233
Opp Total 14 16 22 33 6 1 293