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1971 Kansas City Chiefs Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 10-3-1, 1st in AFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Hank Stram (10-3-1)

Points For: 302 (21.6/g) 8th of 26

Points Against: 208 (14.9/g) 5th of 26

Expected W-L: 9.9-4.1

SRS: 5.06 (8th of 26), SOS: -1.65

Playoffs:
Lost Divisional Round 24-27 vs. Miami Dolphins

Other Notable Asst.: Tom Bettis (Defensive Backs)

Stadium: Kansas City Municipal Stadium

Founder/Principal Owner: Lamar Hunt

Executive VP/General Manager: Jack Steadman

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: William Jewell College (Liberty, Missouri)

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	302	4190	859	4.9	26	13	240	183	337	2347	15	13	6.3	119	487	1843	14	3.8	108	72	734	13
Opp. Stats	208	3768	813	4.6	33	6	223	209	418	2468	11	27	5.5	125	367	1300	9	3.5	73	71	751	25
Lg Rank Offense	8	9			4	7	8		18	7	10	4	7		8	12	9	18
Lg Rank Defense	5	7			16	26	10		25	24	5	3	11		3	3	7	7

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 19	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		0-1	@	San Diego Chargers	14	21	17	231	115	116	2	21	356	254	102	1
2	Sun	September 26	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-1	@	Houston Oilers	20	16	19	286	207	79	2	15	198	172	26	3
3	Sun	October 3	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-1	@	Denver Broncos	16	3	11	159	66	93	3	9	222	160	62	5
4	Sun	October 10	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		3-1		San Diego Chargers	31	10	21	388	167	221		11	179	125	54	2
5	Mon	October 18	9:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-1		Pittsburgh Steelers	38	16	15	348	285	63	2	18	322	251	71	4
6	Sun	October 24	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		5-1		Washington Redskins	27	20	20	325	163	162	2	16	304	205	99	2
7	Sun	October 31	4:00PM ET	boxscore	T		5-1-1	@	Oakland Raiders	20	20	18	248	87	161	2	19	252	141	111	2
8	Sun	November 7	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		5-2-1	@	New York Jets	10	13	10	190	95	95	3	11	145	9	136
9	Sun	November 14	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		6-2-1		Cleveland Browns	13	7	23	384	201	183	2	15	292	247	45	3
10	Sun	November 21	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		7-2-1		Denver Broncos	28	10	16	387	255	132	3	15	319	190	129	3
11	Thu	November 25	12:00PM ET	boxscore	L		7-3-1	@	Detroit Lions	21	32	19	258	139	119	2	22	381	223	158	2
12	Mon	December 6	9:00PM ET	boxscore	W		8-3-1	@	San Francisco 49ers	26	17	20	427	255	172	1	18	331	219	112	1
13	Sun	December 12	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		9-3-1		Oakland Raiders	16	14	17	304	194	110	2	18	207	114	93	3
14	Sun	December 19	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		10-3-1		Buffalo Bills	22	9	14	255	118	137		15	260	158	102	3
		Playoffs
Division	Sat	December 25	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L	OT	10-4-1		Miami Dolphins	24	27	23	451	238	213	4	22	407	263	144	2

Passing

Passing Table
Rk	Player	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	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Len Dawson	36	QB	14	13	9-3-1	167	301	55.5	2504	15	5.0	13	4.3	82	8.3	7.4	15.0	178.9	81.6	30	303	9.06	6.65	5.8	3	3	PB,AP MVP-6
2	Mike Livingston	26	QB	3	1	1-0-0	12	28	42.9	130	0	0.0	0	0.0	36	4.6	4.6	10.8	43.3	57.1	4	39	12.50	2.84	2.8	0	0
3	Ed Podolak	24	RB	13	11		2	2	100.0	42	0	0.0	0	0.0	23	21.0	21.0	21.0	3.2	118.7	0	0	0.00	21.00	21.0	0	0
4	John Huarte	28	QB	1	0		2	6	33.3	18	0	0.0	0	0.0	26	3.0	3.0	9.0	18.0	42.4	1	5	14.29	1.86	1.9	0	0
	Team Totals			14	14	10-3-1	183	337	54.3	2347	15	4.5	13	3.9	82	7.0	6.12	12.8	167.6	75.1	35	347	9.41	6.31	5.54	3	3

Passing Table
Rk	Player	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	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Len Dawson	36	QB	1	1	0-1-0	18	26	69.2	246	1	3.8	2	7.7	63	9.5	6.8	13.7	246.0	80.0	0	0	0.00	9.46	6.8	0	0
2	Ed Podolak	24	RB	1	1		0	0		0	0		0						0.0		1	8	100.00	-8.00	-8.0	0	0
	Team Totals			1	1	0-1-0	18	26	69.2	238	1	3.8	2	7.7	63	9.2	6.46	13.2	238.0	78.7	1	8	3.70	8.81	6.22	0	0

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing & Receiving Table
						Rushing							Receiving							Scrimmage
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1	Otis Taylor	29	WR	14	14	1	25	1	25	25.0	1.8	0.1	57	1110	19.5	7	82	4.1	79.3	58	19.6	1135	8	0	PB,AP-1,AP MVP-2
2	Ed Podolak	24	RB	13	11	184	708	9	25	3.8	54.5	14.2	36	252	7.0	0	23	2.8	19.4	220	4.4	960	9	5
3	Wendell Hayes	31	FB	14	14	132	537	1	27	4.1	38.4	9.4	16	150	9.4	1	26	1.1	10.7	148	4.6	687	2	1
4	Elmo Wright	22	WR	14	14	1	-10	0	-10	-10.0	-0.7	0.1	26	528	20.3	3	69	1.9	37.7	27	19.2	518	3	1
5	Morris Stroud	25	TE	14	13	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	22	454	20.6	1	54	1.6	32.4	22	20.6	454	1	0
6	Warren McVea	25	RB	12	3	68	288	3	19	4.2	24.0	5.7	5	-3	-0.6	0	10	0.4	-0.3	73	3.9	285	3	1
7	Jim Otis	23	RB	13	0	49	184	0	14	3.8	14.2	3.8	13	81	6.2	2	26	1.0	6.2	62	4.3	265	2	1
8	Robert Holmes	26	RB	6	0	21	35	0	6	1.7	5.8	3.5	2	16	8.0	0	12	0.3	2.7	23	2.2	51	0	1
9	Mike Adamle	22	RB	8	0	13	43	0	15	3.3	5.4	1.6	1	6	6.0	1	6	0.1	0.8	14	3.5	49	1	0
10	Dennis Homan	25	WR	8	0	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	2	47	23.5	0	29	0.3	5.9	2	23.5	47	0	1
11	Willie Frazier	29	TE	8	1	1	-2	0	-2	-2.0	-0.3	0.1	2	41	20.5	0	23	0.3	5.1	3	13.0	39	0	0
12	Len Dawson	36	QB	14	13	12	24	0	8	2.0	1.7	0.9	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	12	2.0	24	0	8	PB,AP MVP-6
13	Sid Smith	23	T	14	1	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	1	12	12.0	0	12	0.1	0.9	1	12.0	12	0	0
14	Mike Livingston	26	QB	3	1	5	11	0	5	2.2	3.7	1.7	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	5	2.2	11	0	1
	Team Totals			14	14	487	1843	14	27	3.8	131.6	34.8	183	2694	14.7	15	82	13.1	192.4	670	6.8	4537	29	20

Rushing & Receiving Table
						Rushing							Receiving							Scrimmage
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1	Ed Podolak	24	RB	1	1	17	85	1	32	5.0	85.0	17.0	8	110	13.8	1	29	8.0	110.0	25	7.8	195	2	2
2	Elmo Wright	22	WR	1	1	2	15	0	10	7.5	15.0	2.0	3	104	34.7	0	63	3.0	104.0	5	23.8	119	0	0
3	Wendell Hayes	31	FB	1	1	22	100	0	16	4.5	100.0	22.0	3	6	2.0	0	7	3.0	6.0	25	4.2	106	0	1
4	Willie Frazier	29	TE	1	0	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	1	14	14.0	0	14	1.0	14.0	1	14.0	14	0	0
5	Jim Otis	23	RB	1	0	3	13	1	12	4.3	13.0	3.0	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	3	4.3	13	1	0
6	Otis Taylor	29	WR	1	1	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	3	12	4.0	0	6	3.0	12.0	3	4.0	12	0	0
	Team Totals			1	1	44	213	2	32	4.8	213.0	44.0	18	246	13.7	1	63	18.0	246.0	62	7.4	459	3	3

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Defense & Fumbles

Defense & Fumbles Table
						Def Interceptions				Fumbles
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Sfty	Awards
1	Bobby Bell	31	LLB	14	14	1	26	1	26	0	0	0	0	1.5	0	PB
2	Buck Buchanan	32	RDT	14	14	1	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	5.0	0	PB
3	Curley Culp	25	LDT	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	0	PB
4	Wendell Hayes	31	FB	14	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0
5	Jim Kearney	28	SS	14	14	3	46	0	29	0	1	20	0	0.0	0
6	Willie Lanier	26	MLB	14	14	2	38	0	21	0	3	3	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-1
7	Jim Lynch	26	RLB	14	14	1	10	0	10	0	1	4	0	0.5	0
8	Jim Marsalis	26	LCB	14	14	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
9	Johnny Robinson	33	FS	14	14	4	53	0	29	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Otis Taylor	29	WR	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-1,AP MVP-2
11	Emmitt Thomas	28	RCB	14	14	8	145	1	36	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PB
12	Jim Tyrer	32	LT	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	PB
13	Marvin Upshaw	25	LDE	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5	0
14	Elmo Wright	22	WR	14	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Aaron Brown	28	RDE	13	13	1	68	1	68	0	0	0	0	5.0	0
16	Len Dawson	36	QB	14	13	0	0	0	0	8	3	-14	0	0.0	0	PB,AP MVP-6
17	Ed Podolak	24	RB	13	11	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Warren McVea	25	RB	12	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Mike Livingston	26	QB	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	0.0	0
20	Sid Smith	23	T	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
21	Wilbur Young	22	DE	13	1	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	2.5	0
22	David Hadley	23	DB	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Robert Holmes	26	RB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Dennis Homan	25	WR	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0
25	Jim Otis	23	RB	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
26	Mike Sensibaugh	22	DB	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
27	Bob Stein	23	LB	14	0	1	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
28	Jerrel Wilson	30	P	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-11	0	0.0	0	PB
	Team Totals			14	14	27	403	3	68	23	15	1	0	28.0	0

Defense & Fumbles Table
						Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	PD	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Comb	Sfty	Awards
1	Ed Budde	31	LG	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
2	Wendell Hayes	31	FB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
3	Willie Lanier	26	MLB	1	1	1	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
4	Jim Lynch	26	RLB	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
5	Ed Podolak	24	RB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
	Team Totals			1	1	2	17	0	17	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	0

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