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1984 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 314 points (19.6/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 324 points (20.2/g), 15th.
 Differential of -10 points (-0.6/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 7.7-8.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 8th.

Coached by John Mackovic (8-8-0)

1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Bill Kenney 29 4 8 151 for 282, 2,098 yards, 15 td, 10 int, & 9 rushes for -8 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 12th / 333rd pick / 1978

QB Todd Blackledge 23 1 8 147 for 294, 1,707 yards, 6 td, 11 int, & 18 rushes for 102 yards and 1 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 7th pick / 1983

RB Herman Heard 23 Rook 9 165 rushes for 684 yards, 4 td, & 25 catches for 223 yards and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984

RB Billy Jackson 25 3 9 50 rushes for 225 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 101 yards and 1 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 180th pick / 1981

FB Theotis Brown 27 5 7 97 rushes for 337 yards, 4 td, & 38 catches for 236 yards and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1979

WR Carlos Carson 26 4 16 57 catches for 1,078 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -8 yards and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 114th pick / 1980

WR Henry Marshall 30 8 16 62 catches for 912 yards, 4 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976

TE Willie Scott 25 3 12 28 catches for 253 yards, 3 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1981

LT Matt Herkenhoff 33 8 15

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1974

LG Brad Budde 26 4 16

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1980

C Bob Rush 29 7 16

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1977

RG Tom Condon 32 10 16 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 250th pick / 1974

RT Dave Lutz 25 1 6

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983

RT Jim Rourke 27 4 10

Oakland Raiders / 9th / 238th pick / 1979

 Defensive Starters
LDE Art Still* 29 6 16 14.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1978

NT Bill Maas 22 Rook 14 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984

RDE Mike Bell 27 5 14 13.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979

LOLB Ken McAlister 24 2 9 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
LILB John Zamberlin 28 5 7

New England Patriots / 5th / 135th pick / 1979

LILB Jerry Blanton 28 5 9 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 11th / 282nd pick / 1978

RILB Gary Spani 28 6 14 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 58th pick / 1978

ROLB Calvin Daniels 26 2 16 4.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 46th pick / 1982

LCB Albert Lewis 24 1 15 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983

RCB Kevin Ross 22 Rook 16 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984

SS Lloyd Burruss 27 3 16 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1981

FS Deron Cherry*+ 25 3 16 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Nick Lowery 28 6 0 23 of 33 field goals & 35 of 35 extra points
P Jim Arnold 23 1 0 98 punts for a 44.9 average, 0 blocked

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983

PR J.T. Smith 29 6 0 39 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td
KR Stephone Paige 23 1 1 27 kick returns for a 20.1 average and 0 td

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
John Alt 22 T 15 1 298 6-8 Iowa 5/30/1962 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 21st pick / 1984

Jim Arnold 23 P 16 0 215 6-2 Vanderbilt 1/31/1961 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983

Walt Arnold 26 TE 10 4 228 6-3 New Mexico 8/31/1958 4
Scott Auer 23 G-T 16 0 255 6-5 Michigan State 10/4/1961 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 229th pick / 1984

Rich Baldinger 25 G-T 14 0 285 6-4 Wake Forest 12/31/1959 2

New York Giants / 10th / 270th pick / 1982

Ed Beckman 29 TE 13 1 229 6-4 Florida State 1/2/1955 7
Mike Bell 27 DE 15 14 255 6-4 Colorado State 8/30/1957 5

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979

Todd Blackledge 23 QB 11 8 225 6-3 Penn State 2/25/1961 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 7th pick / 1983

Jerry Blanton 28 LB 10 9 231 6-1 Kentucky 12/20/1956 5

Buffalo Bills / 11th / 282nd pick / 1978

Theotis Brown 27 RB 14 7 225 6-2 UCLA 4/20/1957 5

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1979

Brad Budde 26 G 16 16 262 6-4 USC 5/9/1958 4

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1980

Lloyd Burruss 27 DB 16 16 204 6-0 Maryland 10/31/1957 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1981

Carlos Carson 26 WR 16 16 180 5-11 LSU 12/28/1958 4

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 114th pick / 1980

Deron Cherry*+ 25 DB 16 16 197 5-11 Rutgers 9/12/1959 3
Tom Condon 32 G 16 16 255 6-3 Boston College 10/26/1952 10

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 250th pick / 1974

Calvin Daniels 26 LB 16 16 236 6-3 North Carolina 12/26/1958 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 46th pick / 1982

Mike Dawson 31 DT-NT-DE 9 0 270 6-4 Arizona 10/16/1953 8

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 22nd pick / 1976

Michael Gunter 23 RB 4 0 205 5-11 Tulsa 2/18/1961 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 107th pick / 1984

Anthony Hancock 24 WR 14 0 200 6-0 Tennessee 6/10/1960 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1982

Herman Heard 23 RB 16 9 184 5-10 Fort Lewis,Southern Colorado 11/24/1961 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984

Matt Herkenhoff 33 T 15 15 267 6-4 Minnesota 4/2/1951 8

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1974

Greg Hill 23 DB 15 1 194 6-1 Oklahoma State 2/12/1961 1

Houston Oilers / 4th / 86th pick / 1983

Eric Holle 24 NT-DE 16 1 260 6-5 Texas 9/5/1960 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 117th pick / 1984

Billy Jackson 25 RB 16 9 217 5-10 Alabama 9/13/1959 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 180th pick / 1981

Charles Jackson 29 LB 4 4 225 6-2 Washington 3/22/1955 6

Denver Broncos / 9th / 241st pick / 1977

Van Jakes 23 DB 8 0 188 6-0 Kent State 5/10/1961 1
Ken Jolly 22 LB 16 0 220 6-2 MidAmerican Nazarene,Park 2/28/1962 Rook
Bill Kenney 29 QB 9 8 211 6-4 Arizona State,Northern Colorado 1/20/1955 4

Miami Dolphins / 12th / 333rd pick / 1978

Ken Kremer 27 NT-DE 16 1 250 6-4 Ball State 7/16/1957 5

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 167th pick / 1979

Ken Lacy 24 RB 15 4 222 6-0 Tulsa 11/1/1960 Rook
Skip Lane 24 DB 1 0 210 6-1 Mississippi 1/30/1960 Rook
Albert Lewis 24 DB 15 15 196 6-2 Grambling State 10/6/1960 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983

Dave Lindstrom 30 DE 16 2 255 6-6 Boston University 11/16/1954 6

San Diego Chargers / 6th / 146th pick / 1977

Adam Lingner 24 C 16 0 268 6-4 Illinois 11/2/1960 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 231st pick / 1983

Dave Little 23 TE 10 1 233 6-2 Middle Tenn. State 4/18/1961 Rook
Nick Lowery 28 K 16 0 215 6-4 Dartmouth 5/27/1956 6
Dave Lutz 25 T-G 7 6 305 6-6 Georgia Tech 12/20/1959 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983

Bill Maas 22 NT-DE 14 14 271 6-5 Pittsburgh 3/2/1962 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984

Henry Marshall 30 WR 16 16 214 6-2 Missouri 8/9/1954 8

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976

Ken McAlister 24 LB-DB 15 9 220 6-5 San Francisco 4/15/1960 2
Sandy Osiecki 24 QB 4 0 202 6-5 Arizona State 5/18/1960 Rook
Stephone Paige 23 WR 16 1 184 6-2 Fresno State 10/15/1961 1
Jeff Paine 23 LB 14 3 224 6-2 Texas A&M 8/19/1961 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 134th pick / 1984

Kerry Parker 29 DB 15 0 192 6-1 Grambling State 10/3/1955 Rook
Scott Radecic 22 LB 16 2 243 6-3 Penn State 6/14/1962 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1984

Lawrence Ricks 23 RB 5 0 194 5-9 Michigan 6/4/1961 1

Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 220th pick / 1983

Mark Robinson 22 DB 16 0 206 5-11 Penn State 9/13/1962 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 90th pick / 1984

Kevin Ross 22 DB 16 16 185 5-9 Temple 1/16/1962 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984

Jim Rourke 27 T-G 13 10 264 6-5 Boston College 2/10/1957 4

Oakland Raiders / 9th / 238th pick / 1979

Bob Rush 29 C-T 16 16 265 6-5 Memphis 2/27/1955 7

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1977

Willie Scott 25 TE 15 12 245 6-4 South Carolina 2/13/1959 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1981

J.T. Smith 29 WR 15 0 185 6-2 North Texas 10/29/1955 6
Gary Spani 28 LB 14 14 229 6-2 Kansas State 1/9/1956 6

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 58th pick / 1978

Art Still* 29 DE 16 16 253 6-7 Kentucky 12/5/1955 6

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1978

John Zamberlin 28 LB 8 7 230 6-2 Pacific Lutheran 2/13/1956 5

New England Patriots / 5th / 135th pick / 1979

Team Total 25.7 16 228.7 6-2.5 2.9