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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.0, Offense: -0.1, Defense: 2.1, SoS: -0.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Marty Schottenheimer
Offensive Coordinator: Joe Pendry
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Cowher
Training Camp: William Jewell College (Liberty, Missouri)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 |
| PR | Pete Mandley | 28 | 5 | 12 | 19 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Stephone Paige | 28 | 6 | 12 | 44 catches for 759 yards, 2 td | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| RDE | Leonard Griffin | 27 | 3 | 11 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1986 |
| 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Mark Adickes | 28 | LG | 16 | 11 | 278 | 6-4 | Baylor | 4/22/1961 | 3 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 32 | Tommie Agee | 25 | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Auburn | 2/22/1964 | 1 | 0 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 119th pick / 1987 | |
| 76 | John Alt | 27 | LT | 16 | 16 | 298 | 6-8 | Iowa | 5/30/1962 | 5 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 |
| 54 | Walker Lee Ashley | 29 | LILB | 16 | 15 | 234 | 6-0 | Penn St. | 7/28/1960 | 6 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1983 |
| 77 | Rich Baldinger | 30 | LG | 16 | 8 | 285 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 12/31/1959 | 7 | 3 | New York Giants / 10th / 270th pick / 1982 |
| 80 | Lew Barnes | 27 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 5-8 | Oregon | 12/27/1962 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 138th pick / 1986 | |
| 99 | Mike Bell | 32 | rde | 15 | 6 | 255 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 8/30/1957 | 10 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979 |
| 34 | Lloyd Burruss | 32 | db | 9 | 1 | 204 | 6-0 | Maryland | 10/31/1957 | 8 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1981 |
| 70 | Mark Cannon | 27 | 11 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | Texas-Arlington | 6/14/1962 | 5 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 294th pick / 1984 | |
| 30 | Paul Ott Carruth | 28 | rb | 2 | 1 | 220 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/22/1961 | 3 | 0 | |
| 88 | Carlos Carson | 31 | wr | 7 | 3 | 180 | 5-11 | LSU | 12/28/1958 | 9 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 114th pick / 1980 |
| 20 | Deron Cherry | 30 | FS | 15 | 15 | 197 | 5-11 | Rutgers | 9/12/1959 | 8 | 7 | |
| 62 | Gene Chilton | 25 | 16 | 0 | 281 | 6-3 | Texas | 3/27/1964 | 3 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1986 | |
| 95 | Bruce Clark | 31 | 11 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 3/31/1958 | 7 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1980 | |
| 55 | Louis Cooper | 26 | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | West. Carolina | 8/5/1963 | 4 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 305th pick / 1985 | |
| 25 | Danny Copeland | 23 | KR | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | East. Kentucky | 1/24/1966 | Rook | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 244th pick / 1988 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | 35 | QB | 12 | 10 | 210 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 1/19/1954 | 11 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| 82 | Chris Dressel | 28 | 7 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Stanford | 2/7/1961 | 6 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1983 | |
| 75 | Irv Eatman | 28 | RT | 13 | 13 | 293 | 6-7 | UCLA | 1/1/1961 | 3 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983 |
| 10 | Mike Elkins | 23 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 7/20/1966 | Rook | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1989 | |
| 22 | Kenny Gamble | 24 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 5-10 | Colgate | 3/8/1965 | 1 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 251st pick / 1988 | |
| 2 | Kelly Goodburn | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Emporia St.,Iowa St. | 4/14/1962 | 2 | 0 | |
| 98 | Leonard Griffin | 27 | RDE | 16 | 11 | 268 | 6-4 | Grambling St. | 9/22/1962 | 3 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1986 |
| 56 | Dino Hackett | 25 | RILB | 13 | 13 | 228 | 6-3 | Appalachian St. | 6/28/1964 | 3 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1986 |
| 73 | Michael Harris | 23 | 3 | 0 | 306 | 6-4 | Grambling St. | 8/30/1966 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 86 | Emile Harry | 26 | wr | 16 | 6 | 175 | 5-11 | Stanford | 4/5/1963 | 3 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 89th pick / 1985 |
| 59 | Stacy Harvey | 24 | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Arizona St. | 3/8/1965 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 85 | Jonathan Hayes | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 248 | 6-5 | Iowa | 8/11/1962 | 4 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985 |
| 44 | Herman Heard | 28 | RB | 16 | 10 | 184 | 5-10 | Fort Lewis,Southern Colorado | 11/24/1961 | 5 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984 |
| 41 | Kenny Hill | 31 | 8 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Yale | 7/25/1958 | 8 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 194th pick / 1980 | |
| 7 | Ron Jaworski | 38 | qb | 6 | 3 | 196 | 6-2 | Youngstown St. | 3/23/1951 | 15 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973 |
| 51 | Mike Junkin | 25 | 5 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Duke | 11/21/1964 | 2 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1987 | |
| 29 | Albert Lewis*+ | 29 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 10/6/1960 | 6 | 17 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983 |
| 8 | Nick Lowery | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Dartmouth | 5/27/1956 | 11 | 0 | |
| 72 | Dave Lutz | 30 | RG | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-6 | Georgia Tech | 12/20/1959 | 6 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
| 63 | Bill Maas | 27 | NT | 10 | 10 | 271 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 3/2/1962 | 5 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 |
| 89 | Pete Mandley | 28 | PR | 13 | 12 | 191 | 5-10 | Northern Arizona | 7/29/1961 | 5 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 |
| 57 | Chris Martin | 29 | LOLB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-2 | Auburn | 12/19/1960 | 6 | 9 | |
| 50 | Rob McGovern | 23 | lb | 16 | 2 | 225 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 10/1/1966 | Rook | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 255th pick / 1989 |
| 48 | Todd McNair | 24 | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Temple | 10/7/1965 | Rook | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 220th pick / 1989 | |
| 69 | Greg Meisner | 30 | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/23/1959 | 8 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 | |
| 68 | Mike Morris | 28 | 5 | 0 | 276 | 6-5 | Truman St. | 2/22/1961 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Christian Okoye*+ | 28 | FB | 15 | 14 | 253 | 6-1 | Azusa Pacific | 8/16/1961 | 2 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1987 |
| 83 | Stephone Paige | 28 | WR | 14 | 12 | 184 | 6-2 | Fresno St. | 10/15/1961 | 6 | 7 | |
| 24 | J.C. Pearson | 26 | db | 16 | 3 | 187 | 5-11 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Washington | 8/17/1963 | 3 | 2 | |
| 11 | Steve Pelluer | 27 | qb | 5 | 3 | 209 | 6-4 | Washington | 7/29/1962 | 5 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1984 |
| 45 | Stan Petry | 23 | 16 | 0 | 174 | 5-11 | TCU | 8/14/1966 | Rook | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 88th pick / 1989 | |
| 27 | Kevin Porter | 23 | SS | 16 | 16 | 215 | 5-10 | Auburn | 4/11/1966 | 1 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 59th pick / 1988 |
| 87 | Alfredo Roberts | 24 | te | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 3/1/1965 | 1 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 197th pick / 1988 |
| 31 | Kevin Ross* | 27 | RCB | 15 | 13 | 185 | 5-9 | Temple | 1/16/1962 | 5 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984 |
| 97 | Dan Saleaumua | 25 | NT | 16 | 8 | 305 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 11/11/1964 | 2 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1987 |
| 21 | James Saxon | 23 | fb | 16 | 2 | 237 | 5-11 | San Jose St. | 3/23/1966 | 1 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 139th pick / 1988 |
| 90 | Neil Smith | 23 | LDE | 15 | 15 | 270 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 4/10/1966 | 1 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1988 |
| 52 | Angelo Snipes | 26 | 2 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | West Georgia | 1/11/1963 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 58 | Derrick Thomas* | 22 | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-3 | Alabama | 1/1/1967 | Rook | 12 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 4th pick / 1989 |
| 81 | Robb Thomas | 23 | wr | 8 | 1 | 175 | 5-11 | Oregon St. | 3/29/1966 | Rook | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 143rd pick / 1989 |
| 80 | Clarence Weathers | 27 | 11 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Delaware St. | 1/10/1962 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 53 | Mike Webster | 37 | C | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/18/1952 | 15 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| 84 | Naz Worthen | 23 | wr | 10 | 1 | 177 | 5-8 | North Carolina St. | 3/27/1966 | Rook | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 60th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 229.2 | 6-1.6 | 4.2 |
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