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1997 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 375 points (23.4/g), 5th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 232 points (14.5/g), 1st.
Differential of 143 points (8.9/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 12.1-3.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (0.9/g), 3rd.
Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (13-3-0)
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1997 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 | Elvis Grbac | 27 | 3 | 10 | 179 for 314, 1,943 yards, 11 td, 6 int, & 30 rushes for 168 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 219th pick / 1993 |
| QB | Rich Gannon | 32 | 10 | 6 | 98 for 175, 1,144 yards, 7 td, 4 int, & 33 rushes for 109 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 4th / 98th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Greg Hill | 25 | 3 | 16 | 157 rushes for 550 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 126 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 25th pick / 1994 |
| FB | Kimble Anders* | 31 | 6 | 14 | 79 rushes for 397 yards, 0 td, & 59 catches for 453 yards and 2 td | |
| WR | Lake Dawson | 25 | 3 | 11 | 21 catches for 273 yards, 2 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1994 |
| WR | Andre Rison* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 72 catches for 1,092 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1989 |
| TE | Ted Popson | 31 | 3 | 12 | 35 catches for 320 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 11th / 306th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Derrick Walker | 30 | 7 | 5 | 5 catches for 60 yards, 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1990 |
| LT | Jeff Criswell | 33 | 10 | 16 | ||
| LG | Dave Szott+ | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 180th pick / 1990 |
| C | Tim Grunhard | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 40th pick / 1990 |
| RG | Will Shields* | 26 | 4 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1993 |
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| RT | Glenn Parker | 31 | 7 | 15 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 69th pick / 1990 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Vaughn Booker | 29 | 3 | 13 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| NT | Joe Phillips | 34 | 11 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 93rd pick / 1986 |
| RDE | John Browning | 24 | 1 | 13 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 68th pick / 1996 |
| RDE | Dan Williams | 28 | 4 | 6 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 1993 |
| LOLB | Derrick Thomas* | 30 | 8 | 10 | 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 4th pick / 1989 |
| LOLB | Pellom McDaniels | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LILB | Terry Wooden | 30 | 7 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1990 |
| LILB | Wayne Simmons | 28 | 4 | 8 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1993 |
| RILB | Donnie Edwards | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 98th pick / 1996 |
| ROLB | Anthony Davis | 28 | 4 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 11th / 301st pick / 1992 |
| LCB | Dale Carter* | 28 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | James Hasty* | 32 | 9 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1988 |
| SS | Reggie Tongue | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 58th pick / 1996 |
| FS | Jerome Woods | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 28th pick / 1996 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Stoyanovich | 30 | 8 | 0 | 26 of 27 field goals & 35 of 36 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| P | Louie Aguiar | 31 | 6 | 0 | 82 punts for a 42.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Tamarick Vanover | 23 | 2 | 0 | 35 punt returns for a 10.9 average and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 81st pick / 1995 |
| KR | Tamarick Vanover | 23 | 2 | 0 | 51 kick returns for a 25.6 average and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 81st pick / 1995 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louie Aguiar | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Utah State | 6/30/1966 | 6 | |
| Marcus Allen | 37 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | USC | 3/26/1960 | 15 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 10th pick / 1982 |
| Kimble Anders* | 31 | RB | 15 | 14 | 225 | 5-11 | Houston | 9/10/1966 | 6 | |
| Darren Anderson | 28 | DB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Toledo | 1/11/1969 | 5 | New England Patriots / 4th / 93rd pick / 1992 |
| Tom Barndt | 25 | DT-NT-G-C | 16 | 1 | 301 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 3/14/1972 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 207th pick / 1995 |
| Donnell Bennett | 25 | RB | 14 | 1 | 242 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/14/1972 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 58th pick / 1994 |
| Vaughn Booker | 29 | DE | 13 | 13 | 290 | 6-5 | Cincinnati | 2/24/1968 | 3 | |
| Bucky Brooks | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 1/22/1971 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 48th pick / 1994 |
| John Browning | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 13 | 297 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 9/30/1973 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 68th pick / 1996 |
| Dale Carter* | 28 | DB | 16 | 15 | 194 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/28/1969 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 1992 |
| Shannon Clavelle | 24 | DE | 1 | 0 | 287 | 6-2 | Colorado | 10/12/1973 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 185th pick / 1995 |
| Jeff Criswell | 33 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 291 | 6-7 | Graceland College (IA) | 3/7/1964 | 10 | |
| Anthony Davis | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 235 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/7/1969 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 11th / 301st pick / 1992 |
| Lake Dawson | 25 | WR | 11 | 11 | 204 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/2/1972 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1994 |
| Troy Dumas | 25 | LB | 8 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 9/30/1972 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 97th pick / 1995 |
| Donnie Edwards | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-2 | UCLA | 4/6/1973 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 98th pick / 1996 |
| Rich Gannon | 32 | QB | 9 | 6 | 210 | 6-3 | Delaware | 12/20/1965 | 10 | New England Patriots / 4th / 98th pick / 1987 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 21 | TE | 16 | 0 | 251 | 6-5 | California | 2/27/1976 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 13th pick / 1997 |
| Elvis Grbac | 27 | QB | 10 | 10 | 232 | 6-5 | Michigan | 8/13/1970 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 219th pick / 1993 |
| Tim Grunhard | 29 | C | 16 | 16 | 311 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 5/17/1968 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 40th pick / 1990 |
| James Hasty* | 32 | DB | 16 | 15 | 203 | 6-0 | Central Washington,Washington State | 5/23/1965 | 9 | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1988 |
| Kerry Hicks | 25 | DE | 2 | 0 | 283 | 6-6 | Colorado | 12/29/1972 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 234th pick / 1996 |
| Greg Hill | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 207 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 2/23/1972 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 25th pick / 1994 |
| Joe Horn | 25 | WR | 8 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Itawamba Junior College | 1/16/1972 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| Bobby Houston | 30 | LB | 5 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 10/26/1967 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1990 |
| Danan Hughes | 27 | WR | 16 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Iowa | 12/11/1970 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 186th pick / 1993 |
| Trezelle Jenkins | 24 | T | 2 | 1 | 317 | 6-7 | Michigan | 3/13/1973 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 31st pick / 1995 |
| Clyde Johnson | 27 | DB | 15 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Kansas State | 5/22/1970 | Rook | |
| Kevin Lockett | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 9/8/1974 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1997 |
| Greg Manusky | 31 | LB | 16 | 1 | 238 | 6-1 | Colgate | 8/12/1966 | 9 | |
| Pellom McDaniels | 29 | LB-DE | 16 | 6 | 284 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 2/21/1968 | 4 | |
| Mark McMillian | 27 | DB | 16 | 2 | 154 | 5-7 | Alabama | 4/29/1970 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 272nd pick / 1992 |
| Dexter Nottage | 27 | DE | 1 | 0 | 287 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 11/14/1970 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1994 |
| Glenn Parker | 31 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 305 | 6-5 | Arizona | 4/22/1966 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 69th pick / 1990 |
| Ty Parten | 28 | DE-DT | 2 | 0 | 278 | 6-5 | Arizona | 10/13/1969 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1993 |
| Brett Perriman | 32 | WR | 5 | 4 | 180 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 10/10/1965 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| Michael Dean Perry | 32 | DT-DE | 1 | 1 | 285 | 6-1 | Clemson | 8/27/1965 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1988 |
| Joe Phillips | 34 | NT-DT-DE | 15 | 15 | 298 | 6-5 | Oregon State,SMU | 7/15/1963 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 93rd pick / 1986 |
| Ted Popson | 31 | TE | 13 | 12 | 250 | 6-4 | Portland State | 9/10/1966 | 3 | New York Giants / 11th / 306th pick / 1991 |
| Alfred Pupunu | 28 | TE | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Weber State | 10/17/1969 | 5 | |
| Tony Richardson | 26 | FB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/17/1971 | 2 | |
| Andre Rison* | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 188 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 3/18/1967 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1989 |
| Kevin Ross | 35 | DB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Temple | 1/16/1962 | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984 |
| Todd Scott | 29 | DB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | La-Lafayette | 1/23/1968 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 163rd pick / 1991 |
| Will Shields* | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 9/15/1971 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1993 |
| Tracy Simien | 30 | LB | 16 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | TCU | 5/21/1967 | 8 | |
| Wayne Simmons | 28 | LB | 10 | 8 | 245 | 6-2 | Clemson | 12/15/1969 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1993 |
| Jeff Smith | 24 | C | 3 | 0 | 322 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 5/25/1973 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 241st pick / 1996 |
| Marcus Spears | 26 | T | 3 | 0 | 320 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 9/28/1971 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 1994 |
| Pete Stoyanovich | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Indiana | 4/28/1967 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| Dave Szott+ | 30 | G | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-4 | Penn State | 12/12/1967 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 180th pick / 1990 |
| Ralph Tamm | 31 | G-C | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | West Chester | 3/11/1966 | 7 | New York Jets / 9th / 230th pick / 1988 |
| Derrick Thomas* | 30 | LB | 12 | 10 | 243 | 6-3 | Alabama | 1/1/1967 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 4th pick / 1989 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 31 | QB | 3 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 2/7/1966 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1989 |
| Reggie Tongue | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 4/11/1973 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 58th pick / 1996 |
| Tamarick Vanover | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Florida State | 2/25/1974 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 81st pick / 1995 |
| Derrick Walker | 30 | TE | 16 | 5 | 246 | 6-0 | Michigan | 6/23/1967 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1990 |
| Steve Wallace | 33 | T-G | 10 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | Auburn | 12/27/1964 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 101st pick / 1986 |
| Dan Williams | 28 | DE-DT | 15 | 6 | 290 | 6-4 | Tennessee State,Toledo | 12/15/1969 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 1993 |
| Terry Wooden | 30 | LB | 15 | 8 | 239 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 1/14/1967 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1990 |
| Jerome Woods | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-3 | Memphis | 3/17/1973 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 28th pick / 1996 |
| Team Total | 28.2 | 16 | 243.8 | 6-1.9 | 4.9 |