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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)
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1984 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 | 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 |
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| LG | Brad Budde | 26 | 4 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1980 |
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| C | Bob Rush | 29 | 7 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1977 |
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| 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 |
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| RT | Jim Rourke | 27 | 4 | 10 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 238th pick / 1979 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |