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1988 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 4-11-1, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 254 points (15.9/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 320 points (20.0/g), 15th.
 Differential of -66 points (-4.1/g), 21st.
 Expected W-L: 5.9-10.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 17th.

Coached by Frank Gansz (4-11-1)

1988 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 4 box L 0-1 Cleveland Browns 3 6 9 149 89 60 2 20 337 195 142 1
2 Sun September 11 box L 0-2 @ Seattle Seahawks 10 31 19 286 236 50 6 19 263 107 156 1
3 Sun September 18 box W 1-2 Denver Broncos 20 13 22 380 250 130 17 283 213 70 3
4 Sun September 25 box L 1-3 San Diego Chargers 23 24 20 331 237 94 2 19 303 138 165 1
5 Sun October 2 box T 1-3-1 @ New York Jets 17 17 17 385 261 124 2 31 542 270 272 4
6 Sun October 9 box L 1-4-1 @ Houston Oilers 6 7 11 184 119 65 3 16 230 24 206 4
7 Sun October 16 box L 1-5-1 Los Angeles Raiders 17 27 16 334 241 93 4 20 233 119 114
8 Sun October 23 box L 1-6-1 Detroit Lions 6 7 12 171 110 61 2 14 215 88 127 3
9 Sun October 30 box L 1-7-1 @ Los Angeles Raiders 10 17 17 208 63 145 23 404 248 156 2
10 Sun November 6 box L 1-8-1 @ Denver Broncos 11 17 16 273 183 90 3 23 308 177 131 2
11 Sun November 13 box W 2-8-1 Cincinnati Bengals 31 28 24 418 276 142 19 307 157 150 2
12 Sun November 20 box W 3-8-1 Seattle Seahawks 27 24 23 365 203 162 2 20 313 208 105 2
13 Sun November 27 box L 3-9-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 10 16 19 366 278 88 2 19 336 122 214 1
14 Sun December 4 box W 4-9-1 New York Jets 38 34 26 430 267 163 2 21 371 192 179 2
15 Sun December 11 box L 4-10-1 @ New York Giants 12 28 16 258 151 107 1 17 244 85 159 1
16 Sun December 18 box L 4-11-1 @ San Diego Chargers 13 24 22 306 167 139 2 20 337 91 246 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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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 254 4844 1019 4.8 289 282 528 3131 16 21 5.5 161 448 1713 8 3.8 104 33 12 24
Team Defense 320 5026 1042 4.8 474 214 410 2434 12 18 5.6 136 609 2592 23 4.3 318 31 13 20
Lg Rank Offense 23 22 22 10 16 18 20 21 22 22 26 19 10 4
Lg Rank Defense 15 10 6 1 1 1 16 13 28 28 28 24 21 18

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
Steve DeBerg 34 QB 13 11 4-6-1 224 414 54.1 2935 16 3.9 16 3.9 80 7.1 5.7 13.1 225.8 73.5 30 246 6.1 4.8 6.8
Bill Kenney 33 qb 16 5 0-5-0 58 114 50.9 549 0 0.0 5 4.4 25 4.8 2.8 9.5 34.3 46.3 13 107 3.5 1.7 10.2
Team Total 26.3 16 4-11-1 282 528 53.4 3484 16 3.0 21 4.0 80 6.6 5.1 12.4 217.8 67.6 43 353 5.5 4.1 7.5
Opp Total 16 214 410 52.2 2434 12 2.9 18 4.4 5.9 4.3 11.4 152.1 61.8 23 157 5.6 3.7

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
Paul Palmer 24 RB 15 11 134 452 2 26 3.4 30.1 8.9 53 611 11.5 4 71 3.5 40.7 1063 6 7
Herman Heard 27 rb 12 5 106 438 0 20 4.1 36.5 8.8 20 198 9.9 0 32 1.7 16.5 636 0 2
Christian Okoye 27 FB 9 9 105 473 3 48 4.5 52.6 11.7 8 51 6.4 0 12 0.9 5.7 524 3 1
James Saxon 22 16 4 60 236 2 14 3.9 14.8 3.8 19 177 9.3 0 22 1.2 11.1 413 2 0
Larry Moriarty 30 9 3 20 62 0 9 3.1 6.9 2.2 6 40 6.7 0 12 0.7 4.4 102 0 0
Steve DeBerg 34 QB 13 11 18 30 1 13 1.7 2.3 1.4 30 1 1
Bill Kenney 33 qb 16 5 2 4 0 2 2.0 0.3 0.1 4 0 1
Carlos Carson 30 WR 14 14 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 46 711 15.5 3 80 3.3 50.8 712 3 0
Kitrick Taylor 24 RET 16 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 9 105 11.7 0 36 0.6 6.6 107 0 1
Kelly Goodburn 26 P 16 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 0.9 0.1 15 0 0
Stephone Paige 27 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 61 902 14.8 7 49 3.8 56.4 902 7 2
Emile Harry 25 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 362 13.9 1 38 1.6 22.6 362 1 0
Jonathan Hayes 26 TE 16 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 233 10.6 1 25 1.4 14.6 233 1 0
Alfredo Roberts 23 te 16 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 104 10.4 0 20 0.6 6.5 104 0 0
Darrell Colbert 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3 0.3 -1.0 -3 0 1
Kenny Gamble 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -7 -7.0 0 -7 0.1 -0.4 -7 0 1
Team Total 26.3 16 448 1713 8 48 3.8 107.1 28.0 282 3484 12.4 16 80 17.6 217.8 5197 24 21
Opp Total 16 609 2592 23 4.3 162.0 38.1 214 2434 11.4 12 13.4 152.1 5026 35 30

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
Kitrick Taylor 24 RET 16 0 29 187 0 16 6.4 5 80 0 19 16.0 374
Paul Palmer 24 RB 15 11 23 364 0 23 15.8 1427
Kenny Gamble 23 16 0 15 291 0 31 19.4 284
David Hollis 23 2 0 3 28 0 15 9.3 6 106 0 28 17.7 134
Byron Ingram 24 rg 12 5 2 16 0 9 8.0 16
Keyvan Jenkins 27 2 0 2 12 0 12 6.0 12
James Saxon 22 16 4 2 40 0 27 20.0 453
Kevin Porter 22 ss 15 7 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Team Total 26.3 16 32 215 0 16 6.7 56 925 0 31 16.5 6337
Opp Total 16 48 0 57 1380 2 24.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Kelly Goodburn 26 P 16 0 76 3059 59 0 40.3
Nick Lowery 32 K 16 0 8 7 11 9 10 8 3 3 32 27 84.4% 23 23 100.0%
Team Total 26.3 16 8 7 11 9 10 8 3 3 32 27 84.4% 23 23 100.0% 76 3059 59 0 40.3
Opp Total 16 24 16 66.7% 39 38 97.4% 63 2533 40.2

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
Deron Cherry*+ 29 FS 16 16 7 51 0 24 0 6 10 0
Paul Palmer 24 RB 15 11 7 1 0 0
Tim Cofield 25 ROLB 16 15 3.5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dino Hackett* 24 RILB 13 13 3.0 0 1 0 0 1
Bill Maas 26 NT 8 8 4.0 1
Stephone Paige 27 WR 16 16 2 2 0 0
Kevin Porter 22 ss 15 7 0.5 1 2 0 0
Mike Stensrud 32 lde 13 5 2.5 1 5 0 5
Mike Bell 31 RDE 12 12 2.0 0 1 0 0
Jack Del Rio 25 LOLB 15 10 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 77
Angelo Snipes 25 lolb 15 8 2.0 0 1 0 0
Neil Smith 22 lde 13 7 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 53
Lloyd Burruss 31 SS 10 9 2 57 0 32
Darrell Colbert 24 3 0 1 1 0 0
Kenny Gamble 23 16 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0
Leonard Griffin 26 LDE 15 9 2.0
Herman Heard 27 rb 12 5 2 0 0 0
Albert Lewis* 28 LCB 14 12 1 19 0 19 0 0 1 0 0 45 1
J.C. Pearson 25 lcb 16 6 2 8 0 7
Rich Baldinger 29 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Tom Baugh 25 C 12 10 1 0 -9 0
Steve DeBerg 34 QB 13 11 1 0 0 0
Andy Hawkins 30 7 3 0 1 0 0
Greg Hill 27 15 0 1 24 0 24
David Hollis 23 2 0 1 0 0 0
Keyvan Jenkins 27 2 0 1 0 0 0
Bill Kenney 33 qb 16 5 1 0 0 0
Christian Okoye 27 FB 9 9 1 0 0 0
Kevin Ross 26 RCB 15 14 1 0 0 0 99
Jerome Sally 29 3 2 0 1 0 0
James Saxon 22 16 4 0 1 0 0
Kitrick Taylor 24 RET 16 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.3 16 23.0 18 166 0 32 1 21 22 1 0 279 3
Opp Total 16 43 30 17

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
Nick Lowery 32 K 16 0 23 27 104
Stephone Paige 27 WR 16 16 7 42
Paul Palmer 24 RB 15 11 2 4 36
Carlos Carson 30 WR 14 14 3 18
Christian Okoye 27 FB 9 9 3 18
James Saxon 22 16 4 2 12
Steve DeBerg 34 QB 13 11 1 6
Emile Harry 25 16 2 1 6
Jonathan Hayes 26 TE 16 9 1 6
Dino Hackett* 24 RILB 13 13 1 2
Albert Lewis* 28 LCB 14 12 1 2
Bill Maas 26 NT 8 8 1 2
Team Total 26.3 16 8 16 23 27 3 254
Opp Total 16 23 12 2 38 16 320