You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Kansas City Chiefs > 1977 Statistics & Players

1977 Kansas City Chiefs

Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season

Record: 2-12-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 225 points (16.1/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 349 points (24.9/g), 27th.
 Differential of -124 points (-8.9/g), 27th.
 Expected W-L: 3.7-10.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 14th.

Coached by Tom Bettis (1-6-0) and Paul Wiggin (1-6-0)

1977 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 18 L 0-1 @ New England Patriots 17 21 21 335 155 180 2 19 381 140 241 4
2 Sun September 25 L 0-2 San Diego Chargers 7 23 9 149 74 75 3 20 287 73 214 3
3 Mon October 3 L 0-3 Oakland Raiders 28 37 14 322 128 194 29 539 297 242 4
4 Sun October 9 L 0-4 @ Denver Broncos 7 23 14 166 80 86 6 16 312 188 124 2
5 Sun October 16 L 0-5 Baltimore Colts 6 17 13 219 117 102 4 16 241 80 161 1
6 Sun October 23 W 1-5 @ San Diego Chargers 21 16 19 285 170 115 2 19 342 226 116 4
7 Sun October 30 L 1-6 @ Cleveland Browns 7 44 16 256 119 137 6 34 526 204 322 3
8 Sun November 6 W 2-6 Green Bay Packers 20 10 20 301 124 177 15 199 115 84
9 Sun November 13 L 2-7 @ Chicago Bears 27 28 24 358 184 174 3 24 431 184 247 3
10 Sun November 20 L 2-8 Denver Broncos 7 14 14 300 160 140 2 21 376 127 249 3
11 Sun November 27 L 2-9 @ Houston Oilers 20 34 18 337 246 91 3 21 370 74 296 6
12 Sun December 4 L 2-10 Cincinnati Bengals 7 27 10 239 167 72 5 24 326 102 224 1
13 Sun December 11 L 2-11 Seattle Seahawks 31 34 21 334 189 145 5 21 342 133 209 5
14 Sun December 18 L 2-12 @ Oakland Raiders 20 21 15 335 180 155 6 25 321 79 242 5

Team Stats and Rankings

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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 225 3936 878 4.5 228 190 374 2093 11 26 5.0 110 456 1843 13 4.0 95 47 21 23
Team Defense 349 4993 992 5.0 439 175 333 2022 15 21 5.6 113 634 2971 23 4.7 304 44 23 22
Lg Rank Offense 17 16 16 9 12 20 24 20 26 20 13 9 26 25
Lg Rank Defense 27 28 28 10 14 18 11 22 28 28 28 28 5 2

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%
Mike Livingston 32 QB 13 11 143 282 50.7 1823 9 3.2 15 5.3 49 6.5 4.4 12.7 140.2 59.8 30 285 4.9 3.1 9.6
Tony Adams 27 14 3 47 92 51.1 691 2 2.2 11 12.0 63 7.5 2.3 14.7 49.4 43.6 18 136 5.0 0.7 16.4
Team Total 26.1 14 190 374 50.8 2514 11 2.9 26 7.0 63 6.7 3.9 13.2 179.6 53.3 48 421 5.0 2.4 11.4
Opp Total 14 175 333 52.6 2022 15 4.5 21 6.3 6.1 3.7 11.6 144.4 59.9 25 222 5.6 2.8

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 30 rb 13 0 133 550 5 41 4.1 42.3 10.2 32 313 9.8 0 23 2.5 24.1 863 5 2
Tony Reed 22 RB 14 8 126 505 2 59 4.0 36.1 9.0 12 125 10.4 0 20 0.9 8.9 630 2 7
Mark Bailey 23 14 4 66 266 2 37 4.0 19.0 4.7 17 206 12.1 1 47 1.2 14.7 472 3 4
John Brockington 29 FB 10 0 54 161 1 12 3.0 16.1 5.4 19 222 11.7 1 48 1.9 22.2 383 2 0
MacArthur Lane 35 3 0 25 79 1 9 3.2 26.3 8.3 3 40 13.3 0 21 1.0 13.3 119 1 0
Mike Livingston 32 QB 13 11 19 78 1 13 4.1 6.0 1.5 78 1 7
Ted McKnight 23 13 0 11 74 0 19 6.7 5.7 0.8 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 0.8 85 0 1
Henry Marshall 23 WR 14 13 7 11 0 7 1.6 0.8 0.5 23 445 19.3 4 49 1.6 31.8 456 4 2
Tony Adams 27 14 3 5 21 0 8 4.2 1.5 0.4 21 0 1
Arnold Morgado 25 14 0 3 12 0 9 4.0 0.9 0.2 2 21 10.5 0 12 0.1 1.5 33 0 0
Walter White 26 TE 13 12 2 -3 0 3 -1.5 -0.2 0.2 48 674 14.0 5 48 3.7 51.8 671 5 1
Larry Brunson 28 WR 11 0 2 8 0 11 4.0 0.7 0.2 20 295 14.8 0 63 1.8 26.8 303 0 1
Lawrence Williams 24 wr 6 0 2 30 1 17 15.0 5.0 0.3 7 94 13.4 0 24 1.2 15.7 124 1 1
Raymond Burks 22 13 0 1 51 0 51 51.0 3.9 0.1 51 0 0
Tony Samuels 23 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 65 13.0 0 32 0.4 4.6 65 0 1
Ed Beckman 22 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.2 3 0 0
Team Total 26.1 14 456 1843 13 59 4.0 131.6 32.6 190 2514 13.2 11 63 13.6 179.6 4357 24 33
Opp Total 14 634 2971 23 4.7 212.2 45.3 175 2022 11.6 15 12.5 144.4 4993 38 39

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
Larry Brunson 28 WR 11 0 20 108 0 19 5.4 11 216 0 32 19.6 627
Lawrence Williams 24 wr 6 0 17 319 0 48 18.8 443
Gary Green 22 LCB 11 10 14 115 0 18 8.2 115
Ted McKnight 23 13 0 12 305 0 70 25.4 390
Tony Reed 22 RB 14 8 11 239 0 39 21.7 869
Ricky Wesson 22 14 0 7 129 0 27 18.4 129
Mark Bailey 23 14 4 3 46 0 16 15.3 518
Ed Podolak 30 rb 13 0 2 13 0 7 6.5 876
Raymond Burks 22 13 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 66
Charlie Getty 25 lg 14 5 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
Team Total 26.1 14 36 236 0 19 6.6 63 1284 0 70 20.4 5877
Opp Total 14 50 0 44 958 1 21.8

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 36 P 14 0 88 3510 59 1 39.9
Jan Stenerud 35 K 14 0 18 8 44.4% 28 27 96.4%
Team Total 26.1 14 18 8 44.4% 28 27 96.4% 88 3510 59 1 39.9
Opp Total 14 28 20 71.4% 42 37 88.1% 63 2583 41.0

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
Tony Adams 27 14 3 1 0 0 0
Billy Andrews 32 LLB 14 0 0 4 0 0
Mark Bailey 23 14 4 4 0 0 0
Gary Barbaro 23 FS 14 14 8 165 1 102 0 3 0 0
John Brockington 29 FB 10 0 0 1 0 0
Larry Brunson 28 WR 11 0 1 0 0 0
Raymond Burks 22 13 0 0 1 0 0
Tim Collier 23 rcb 9 6 2 134 1 100
Tom Condon 25 RG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Jimbo Elrod 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
Tim Gray 25 SS 10 9 2 16 0 11 0 4 52 2
Gary Green 22 LCB 11 10 3 19 0 19 3 2 0 0
Tom Howard 23 13 3 1 0 0 0
Willie Lanier 32 MLB 14 0 0 2 0 0
Willie Lee 27 LDT 14 10 0 2 10 1
Mike Livingston 32 QB 13 11 7 1 -22 0
John Lohmeyer 26 rdt 14 5 0 2 0 0
Jim Lynch 32 RLB 11 0 3 8 0 6
Henry Marshall 23 WR 14 13 2 1 0 0
Ted McKnight 23 13 0 1 0 0 0
Whitney Paul 24 LDE 14 13 1 6 0 6 0 2 0 0
Ed Podolak 30 rb 13 0 2 1 0 0
Tony Reed 22 RB 14 8 7 1 0 0
Jack Rudnay 30 C 14 0 0 1 0 0
Tony Samuels 23 14 1 1 0 0 0
Emmitt Thomas 34 RCB 14 0 1 0 0 0
Ricky Wesson 22 14 0 2 1 0 0
Walter White 26 TE 13 12 1 0 0 0
Lawrence Williams 24 wr 6 0 1 1 0 0
Wilbur Young 28 RDE 13 11 0 2 9 0
Team Total 26.1 14 21 348 2 102 33 34 49 3
Opp Total 14 48 39 16

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Jan Stenerud 35 K 14 0 27 8 51
Ed Podolak 30 rb 13 0 5 30
Walter White 26 TE 13 12 5 30
Henry Marshall 23 WR 14 13 4 24
Mark Bailey 23 14 4 2 1 18
John Brockington 29 FB 10 0 1 1 12
Tim Gray 25 SS 10 9 2 12
Tony Reed 22 RB 14 8 2 12
Gary Barbaro 23 FS 14 14 1 6
Tim Collier 23 rcb 9 6 1 6
MacArthur Lane 35 3 0 1 6
Willie Lee 27 LDT 14 10 1 6
Mike Livingston 32 QB 13 11 1 6
Lawrence Williams 24 wr 6 0 1 6
Team Total 26.1 14 13 11 3 2 27 8 225
Opp Total 14 23 15 1 37 20 349