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1989 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 8-7-1, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 318 points (19.9/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 286 points (17.9/g), 8th.
 Differential of 32 points (2.0/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 9.0-7.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 21st.

Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (8-7-1)

1989 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 Steve DeBerg 35 11 10 196 for 324, 2,529 yards, 11 td, 16 int, & 14 rushes for -8 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977

RB Herman Heard 28 5 10 63 rushes for 216 yards, 0 td, & 25 catches for 246 yards and 1 td

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

FB Christian Okoye*+ 28 2 14 370 rushes for 1,480 yards, 12 td, & 2 catches for 12 yards and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1987

WR Pete Mandley 28 5 12 35 catches for 476 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 1 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984

WR Stephone Paige 28 6 12 44 catches for 759 yards, 2 td
WR Emile Harry 26 3 6 33 catches for 430 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 9 yards and 0 td

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 89th pick / 1985

TE Jonathan Hayes 27 4 16 18 catches for 229 yards, 2 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985

LT John Alt 27 5 16

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

LG Mark Adickes 28 3 11 1 fumble recovered

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

LG Rich Baldinger 30 7 8

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

C Mike Webster 37 15 16

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974

RG Dave Lutz 30 6 16 1 fumble recovered

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

RT Irv Eatman 28 3 13 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983

 Defensive Starters
LDE Neil Smith 23 1 15 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1988

NT Bill Maas 27 5 10 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

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

NT Dan Saleaumua 25 2 8 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 5 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1987

RDE Leonard Griffin 27 3 11 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1986

RDE Mike Bell 32 10 6 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

LOLB Chris Martin 29 6 16 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered
LILB Walker Lee Ashley 29 6 15 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1983

RILB Dino Hackett 25 3 13 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1986

ROLB Derrick Thomas* 22 Rook 16 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 4th pick / 1989

LCB Albert Lewis*+ 29 6 16 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

RCB Kevin Ross* 27 5 13 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

SS Kevin Porter 23 1 16

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 59th pick / 1988

FS Deron Cherry 30 8 15 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Nick Lowery 33 11 0 24 of 33 field goals & 34 of 35 extra points
P Kelly Goodburn 27 2 0 67 punts for a 40.1 average, 0 blocked
PR Pete Mandley 28 5 12 19 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984

KR Danny Copeland 23 Rook 0 26 kick returns for a 17.9 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 244th pick / 1988

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Mark Adickes 28 G 16 11 278 6-4 Baylor 4/22/1961 3

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

Tommie Agee 25 RB 9 0 225 6-0 Auburn 2/22/1964 1

Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 119th pick / 1987

John Alt 27 T 16 16 298 6-8 Iowa 5/30/1962 5

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

Walker Lee Ashley 29 LB 16 15 234 6-0 Penn State 7/28/1960 6

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1983

Rich Baldinger 30 G-T 16 8 285 6-4 Wake Forest 12/31/1959 7

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

Lew Barnes 27 WR 2 0 163 5-8 Oregon 12/27/1962 3

Chicago Bears / 5th / 138th pick / 1986

Mike Bell 32 DE 15 6 255 6-4 Colorado State 8/30/1957 10

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

Lloyd Burruss 32 DB 9 1 204 6-0 Maryland 10/31/1957 8

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

Mark Cannon 27 C 11 0 258 6-3 Texas-Arlington 6/14/1962 5

Green Bay Packers / 11th / 294th pick / 1984

Paul Ott Carruth 28 RB 2 1 220 6-1 Alabama 7/22/1961 3
Carlos Carson 31 WR 7 3 180 5-11 LSU 12/28/1958 9

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

Deron Cherry 30 DB 15 15 197 5-11 Rutgers 9/12/1959 8
Gene Chilton 25 C-T 16 0 281 6-3 Texas 3/27/1964 3

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1986

Bruce Clark 31 DE-DT 11 0 273 6-3 Penn State 3/31/1958 7

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980

Louis Cooper 26 LB 16 0 240 6-2 Western Carolina 8/5/1963 4

Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 305th pick / 1985

Danny Copeland 23 DB 16 0 210 6-2 Eastern Kentucky 1/24/1966 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 244th pick / 1988

Steve DeBerg 35 QB 12 10 210 6-3 San Jose State 1/19/1954 11

Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977

Chris Dressel 28 TE 7 0 238 6-4 Stanford 2/7/1961 6

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1983

Irv Eatman 28 T 13 13 293 6-7 UCLA 1/1/1961 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983

Mike Elkins 23 QB 1 0 221 6-3 Wake Forest 7/20/1966 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1989

Kenny Gamble 24 RB-DB 2 0 197 5-10 Colgate 3/8/1965 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 251st pick / 1988

Kelly Goodburn 27 P 16 0 195 6-2 Emporia State,Iowa State 4/14/1962 2
Leonard Griffin 27 DE-NT 16 11 268 6-4 Grambling State 9/22/1962 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1986

Dino Hackett 25 LB 13 13 228 6-3 Appalachian State 6/28/1964 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1986

Michael Harris 23 C-G 3 0 306 6-4 Grambling State 8/30/1966 Rook
Emile Harry 26 WR 16 6 175 5-11 Stanford 4/5/1963 3

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 89th pick / 1985

Stacy Harvey 24 LB 9 0 245 6-4 Arizona State 3/8/1965 Rook
Jonathan Hayes 27 TE 16 16 248 6-5 Iowa 8/11/1962 4

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985

Herman Heard 28 RB 16 10 184 5-10 Fort Lewis,Southern Colorado 11/24/1961 5

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

Kenny Hill 31 DB 8 0 194 6-0 Yale 7/25/1958 8

Oakland Raiders / 8th / 194th pick / 1980

Ron Jaworski 38 QB 6 3 196 6-2 Youngstown State 3/23/1951 15

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973

Mike Junkin 25 LB 5 0 241 6-3 Duke 11/21/1964 2

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1987

Albert Lewis*+ 29 DB 16 16 196 6-2 Grambling State 10/6/1960 6

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

Nick Lowery 33 K 16 0 215 6-4 Dartmouth 5/27/1956 11
Dave Lutz 30 T-G 16 16 305 6-6 Georgia Tech 12/20/1959 6

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

Bill Maas 27 NT-DE 10 10 271 6-5 Pittsburgh 3/2/1962 5

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

Pete Mandley 28 WR 13 12 191 5-10 Northern Arizona 7/29/1961 5

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984

Chris Martin 29 LB 16 16 236 6-2 Auburn 12/19/1960 6
Rob McGovern 23 LB 16 2 225 6-2 Holy Cross 10/1/1966 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 255th pick / 1989

Todd McNair 24 RB 14 0 202 6-1 Temple 10/7/1965 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 220th pick / 1989

Greg Meisner 30 NT-DE 12 0 257 6-3 Pittsburgh 4/23/1959 8

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981

Mike Morris 28 C-G 5 0 276 6-5 Truman State 2/22/1961 2
Christian Okoye*+ 28 RB 15 14 253 6-1 Azusa Pacific 8/16/1961 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1987

Stephone Paige 28 WR 14 12 184 6-2 Fresno State 10/15/1961 6
J.C. Pearson 26 DB 16 3 187 5-11 Cal Poly-Pomona,Washington 8/17/1963 3
Steve Pelluer 27 QB 5 3 209 6-4 Washington 7/29/1962 5

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1984

Stan Petry 23 DB 16 0 174 5-11 TCU 8/14/1966 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 88th pick / 1989

Kevin Porter 23 DB 16 16 215 5-10 Auburn 4/11/1966 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 59th pick / 1988

Alfredo Roberts 24 TE-WR 16 2 250 6-3 Miami (FL) 3/1/1965 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 197th pick / 1988

Kevin Ross* 27 DB 15 13 185 5-9 Temple 1/16/1962 5

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

Dan Saleaumua 25 DT-NT-DE 16 8 305 6-0 Arizona State 11/11/1964 2

Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1987

James Saxon 23 FB 16 2 237 5-11 San Jose State 3/23/1966 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 139th pick / 1988

Neil Smith 23 DE 15 15 270 6-4 Nebraska 4/10/1966 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1988

Angelo Snipes 26 LB 2 0 222 6-0 West Georgia 1/11/1963 3
Derrick Thomas* 22 LB 16 16 243 6-3 Alabama 1/1/1967 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 4th pick / 1989

Robb Thomas 23 WR 8 1 175 5-11 Oregon State 3/29/1966 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 143rd pick / 1989

Clarence Weathers 27 WR 11 0 170 5-9 Delaware State 1/10/1962 6
Mike Webster 37 C-G 16 16 255 6-1 Wisconsin 3/18/1952 15

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974

Naz Worthen 23 WR 10 1 177 5-8 North Carolina State 3/27/1966 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 60th pick / 1989

Team Total 27.2 16 229.2 6-1.6 4.2