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1985 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 317 points (19.8/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 360 points (22.5/g), 18th.
Differential of -43 points (-2.7/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 6.8-9.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 5th.
Coached by John Mackovic (6-10-0)
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1985 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 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 181 for 338, 2,536 yards, 17 td, 9 int, & 14 rushes for 1 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 333rd pick / 1978 |
| QB | Todd Blackledge | 24 | 2 | 6 | 86 for 172, 1,190 yards, 6 td, 14 int, & 17 rushes for 97 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 7th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Herman Heard | 24 | 1 | 12 | 164 rushes for 595 yards, 4 td, & 31 catches for 257 yards and 2 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984 |
| FB | Mike Pruitt | 31 | 9 | 7 | 105 rushes for 366 yards, 2 td, & 7 catches for 43 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| FB | Bruce King | 22 | Rook | 6 | 28 rushes for 83 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 45 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 126th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Carlos Carson | 27 | 5 | 14 | 47 catches for 843 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 114th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Henry Marshall | 31 | 9 | 9 | 25 catches for 446 yards, 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Stephone Paige | 24 | 2 | 8 | 43 catches for 943 yards, 10 td, & 1 rush for 15 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Walt Arnold | 27 | 5 | 16 | 28 catches for 339 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Willie Scott | 26 | 4 | 5 | 5 catches for 61 yards, 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1981 |
| LT | Matt Herkenhoff | 34 | 9 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1974 |
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| LT | John Alt | 23 | 1 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 |
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| LG | Brad Budde | 27 | 5 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1980 |
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| LG | Scott Auer | 24 | 1 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 229th pick / 1984 |
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| LG | Rich Baldinger | 26 | 3 | 5 | New York Giants / 10th / 270th pick / 1982 |
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| C | Bob Rush | 30 | 8 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1977 |
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| RG | Bob Olderman | 23 | Rook | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 99th pick / 1985 |
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| RT | Dave Lutz | 26 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Art Still | 30 | 7 | 8 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1978 |
| LDE | Bill Maas | 23 | 1 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 |
| NT | Bill Maas | 23 | 1 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 |
| NT | Eric Holle | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 117th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Mike Bell | 28 | 6 | 11 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Bob Hamm | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LOLB | Calvin Daniels | 27 | 3 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 46th pick / 1982 |
| LILB | Scott Radecic | 23 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1984 |
| RILB | Gary Spani | 29 | 7 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 58th pick / 1978 |
| ROLB | Ken Jolly | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Albert Lewis | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Kevin Ross | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984 |
| SS | Lloyd Burruss | 28 | 4 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1981 |
| FS | Deron Cherry* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nick Lowery+ | 29 | 7 | 0 | 24 of 27 field goals & 35 of 35 extra points | |
| P | Jim Arnold | 24 | 2 | 0 | 93 punts for a 41.2 average, 2 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Garcia Lane | 24 | Rook | 0 | 43 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984 Supp |
| KR | Jeff Smith | 23 | Rook | 1 | 33 kick returns for a 19.8 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 267th pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Alt | 23 | T | 13 | 6 | 298 | 6-8 | Iowa | 5/30/1962 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 |
| Jim Arnold | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 1/31/1961 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 |
| Walt Arnold | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 8/31/1958 | 5 | |
| Scott Auer | 24 | G-T | 7 | 6 | 255 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 10/4/1961 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 229th pick / 1984 |
| Rich Baldinger | 26 | G-T | 16 | 5 | 285 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 12/31/1959 | 3 | New York Giants / 10th / 270th pick / 1982 |
| Mike Bell | 28 | DE | 11 | 11 | 255 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 8/30/1957 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979 |
| Todd Blackledge | 24 | QB | 12 | 6 | 225 | 6-3 | Penn State | 2/25/1961 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 7th pick / 1983 |
| Jerry Blanton | 29 | LB | 16 | 3 | 231 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 12/20/1956 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 282nd pick / 1978 |
| Brad Budde | 27 | G | 7 | 7 | 262 | 6-4 | USC | 5/9/1958 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1980 |
| Lloyd Burruss | 28 | DB | 15 | 14 | 204 | 6-0 | Maryland | 10/31/1957 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1981 |
| Carlos Carson | 27 | WR | 15 | 14 | 180 | 5-11 | LSU | 12/28/1958 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 114th pick / 1980 |
| Deron Cherry* | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 5-11 | Rutgers | 9/12/1959 | 4 | |
| Sherman Cocroft | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 8/29/1961 | Rook | |
| Louis Cooper | 22 | LB | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Western Carolina | 8/5/1963 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 305th pick / 1985 |
| Calvin Daniels | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 12/26/1958 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 46th pick / 1982 |
| Rob Fada | 24 | G | 5 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 5/7/1961 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 230th pick / 1983 |
| Bob Hamm | 26 | DE | 14 | 5 | 260 | 6-4 | Nevada-Reno | 4/24/1959 | 2 | |
| Anthony Hancock | 25 | WR | 16 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/10/1960 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1982 |
| Jonathan Hayes | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | Iowa | 8/11/1962 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985 |
| Herman Heard | 24 | RB | 16 | 12 | 184 | 5-10 | Fort Lewis,Southern Colorado | 11/24/1961 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984 |
| Matt Herkenhoff | 34 | T | 10 | 10 | 267 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 4/2/1951 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1974 |
| Greg Hill | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 194 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 2/12/1961 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 86th pick / 1983 |
| Eric Holle | 25 | NT-DE | 16 | 5 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas | 9/5/1960 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 117th pick / 1984 |
| Mike Holston | 27 | WR | 4 | 0 | 189 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 1/8/1958 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1981 |
| Ethan Horton | 23 | TE-RB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 12/19/1962 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 15th pick / 1985 |
| Ken Jolly | 23 | LB | 16 | 12 | 220 | 6-2 | MidAmerican Nazarene,Park | 2/28/1962 | 1 | |
| E.J. Jones | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 216 | 5-11 | Kansas | 2/1/1962 | Rook | |
| Bill Kenney | 30 | QB | 16 | 10 | 211 | 6-4 | Arizona State,Northern Colorado | 1/20/1955 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 333rd pick / 1978 |
| Bruce King | 22 | RB | 16 | 6 | 219 | 6-1 | Purdue | 1/7/1963 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 126th pick / 1985 |
| Pete Koch | 23 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-6 | Maryland | 1/23/1962 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 16th pick / 1984 |
| Ken Lacy | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 11/1/1960 | 1 | |
| Garcia Lane | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 12/31/1961 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984 Supp |
| Albert Lewis | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 10/6/1960 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983 |
| Dave Lindstrom | 31 | DE | 16 | 2 | 255 | 6-6 | Boston University | 11/16/1954 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 146th pick / 1977 |
| Adam Lingner | 25 | C | 16 | 0 | 268 | 6-4 | Illinois | 11/2/1960 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 231st pick / 1983 |
| Nick Lowery+ | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Dartmouth | 5/27/1956 | 7 | |
| Dave Lutz | 26 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-6 | Georgia Tech | 12/20/1959 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
| Bill Maas | 23 | NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 3/2/1962 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 |
| Henry Marshall | 31 | WR | 11 | 9 | 214 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/9/1954 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976 |
| Odis McKinney | 28 | DB | 5 | 1 | 187 | 6-2 | Colorado | 5/19/1957 | 7 | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1978 |
| Bob Olderman | 23 | G | 16 | 14 | 262 | 6-5 | Virginia | 6/5/1962 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 99th pick / 1985 |
| Stephone Paige | 24 | WR | 16 | 8 | 184 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 10/15/1961 | 2 | |
| Jeff Paine | 24 | LB | 12 | 4 | 224 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 8/19/1961 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 134th pick / 1984 |
| Mike Pruitt | 31 | RB | 9 | 7 | 222 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/3/1954 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| Scott Radecic | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-3 | Penn State | 6/14/1962 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1984 |
| Mark Robinson | 23 | DB | 11 | 1 | 206 | 5-11 | Penn State | 9/13/1962 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 90th pick / 1984 |
| Kevin Ross | 23 | DB | 16 | 15 | 185 | 5-9 | Temple | 1/16/1962 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984 |
| Bob Rush | 30 | C-T | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Memphis | 2/27/1955 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1977 |
| Willie Scott | 26 | TE | 16 | 5 | 245 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 2/13/1959 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1981 |
| Billy Shields | 32 | T | 2 | 0 | 272 | 6-8 | Georgia Tech | 8/23/1953 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 136th pick / 1975 |
| George Shorthose | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Missouri | 12/22/1961 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 145th pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Smith | 23 | RB | 13 | 1 | 201 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 3/22/1962 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 267th pick / 1985 |
| Gary Spani | 29 | LB | 14 | 13 | 229 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 1/9/1956 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 58th pick / 1978 |
| Hal Stephens | 24 | DE | 1 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | East Carolina | 4/14/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 133rd pick / 1984 |
| Art Still | 30 | DE | 9 | 8 | 253 | 6-7 | Kentucky | 12/5/1955 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1978 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 16 | 230.9 | 6-2.5 | 3.0 |