1989 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1989 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 20th in the National Football League, their 30th overall and their first under head coach Marty Schottenheimer and general manager Carl Peterson. They improved on their 4–11–1 record from 1988 and finished with an 8–7–1 record. The Chiefs did not qualify for the playoffs in for the third straight year but did send four players to the Pro Bowl. The Chiefs Week 11 10–10 tie against the Cleveland Browns remains the most recent tie in Chiefs history.

1989 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Carl Peterson
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	8–7–1
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	4 FB Christian Okoye LB Derrick Thomas CB Kevin Ross CB Albert Lewis
AP All-Pros	2 FB Christian Okoye (1st team) CB Albert Lewis (1st team)
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Background

The Chiefs had changed coaches before, but never had the organization gone through the complete overhaul it did between the 1988 and 1989 seasons. On December 19, 1988, Lamar Hunt hired Carl Peterson as the team's new president/general manager. On January 5 Peterson fired head coach Frank Gansz, just two weeks after taking over. On January 24 he hired Marty Schottenheimer, who was fired by Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell. Schottenheimer also cleaned house and with Peterson's help by making several roster changes, including drafting future hall of famer Derrick Thomas. Thomas later became a key part to the Chiefs defense in 90s and became one of the most popular players with fans in franchise history.

Season summary

The Chiefs started the season at Denver on September 10 but the Chiefs lost the opener, 34–20. The very next Sunday the Chiefs downed the Los Angeles Raiders 24–19, garnering Schottenheimer's first win as Chiefs' head coach.

The Chiefs would start the season 1–4, but soon turned things around. On October 22, Christian Okoye carried the ball 33 times for 170 yards as the Chiefs defeated the Dallas Cowboys at Arrowhead Stadium, 36–28.

On November 26, Kansas City cruised past the Houston Oilers, 34–0 to start a 3-game winning streak to give themselves a chance to make the playoffs.

On December 17, using a bruising running game and a smothering defense, the San Diego Chargers marched into Arrowhead Stadium and crushed the Chiefs' playoffs dreams. They bulldozed their way to 219 yards rushing, 176 by Marion Butts, and won 20–13. The all but eliminated the Chiefs from any chance of making the playoffs. Chiefs' quarterback Steve DeBerg was ineffective because of the chilling 18-degree weather and completed just 14 of 33 passes. Okoye constantly found his path blocked, holes jammed. The Chiefs had one final opportunity to tie the game, driving from their own 36 yard line to the San Diego 19. DeBerg's next pass into the end zone was intercepted, ending the Chiefs' chances and the game. The loss left the Chiefs needing a win at Miami on Christmas Eve, combined with losses by Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and the Raiders that day and Cincinnati on Christmas Day to make the playoffs.

The next week, the Chiefs did bounce back and defeated the Miami Dolphins for the second time in the season, 27–24 and had a winning record in the first Peterson-Schottenheimer season at 8-7-1. The Bengals, Colts and Raiders also lost that weekend; however, the Steelers won their game and final AFC Playoff spot, finishing 9-7 overall.

DeBerg passed for 2,529 yards in his second season with the team. Okoye led the NFL in rushing with 1,480 yards. Stephone Paige led the receivers with 44 receptions. Rookie linebacker Derrick Thomas recorded 10 sacks.

Okoye was named to the Pro Bowl along with defensive stars Albert Lewis, Kevin Ross and Thomas.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1989 NFL draft

1989 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	4	Derrick Thomas * †	Linebacker	Alabama
2	32	Mike Elkins	Quarterback	Wake Forest
3	60	Naz Worthen	Wide receiver	North Carolina State
4	88	Stan Petry	Defensive back	TCU
6	143	Robb Thomas	Wide receiver	Oregon State
7	171	Ron Sancho	Linebacker	LSU
8	199	Bryan Tobey	Running back	Grambling State
8	220	Todd McNair	Running back	Temple
9	227	Jack Phillips	Defensive back	Alcorn State
10	255	Rob McGovern	Linebacker	Holy Cross
11	283	Marcus Turner	Defensive back	UCLA
12	311	Bill Jones	Running back	Texas State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1989 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office Founder – Lamar Hunt Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman President/general manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum Director of player personnel – Whitey Dovell Head coaches Head coach – Marty Schottenheimer Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Joe Pendry Running backs – Bruce Arians Wide receivers – Al Saunders Offensive line – Howard Mudd Offense/tight ends – Jim Erkenbeck

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Bill Cowher Defensive line – Tom Pratt Defensive backs – Tony Dungy Special assistant/quality control – Darvin Wallis Special teams coaches Special teams – Kurt Schottenheimer Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant strength and conditioning – Russ Ball

Roster

1989 Kansas City Chiefs roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Steve DeBerg 10 Mike Elkins 11 Steve Pelluer Running backs (RB) 32 Tommie Agee FB 44 Herman Heard 48 Todd McNair 35 Christian Okoye FB 21 James Saxon Wide receivers (WR) 86 Emile Harry 89 Pete Mandley 83 Stephone Paige 81 Robb Thomas 80 Clarence Weathers 84 Naz Worthen Tight ends (TE) 85 Jonathan Hayes 87 Alfredo Roberts

Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Mark Adickes G 76 John Alt T 77 Rich Baldinger G/T 70 Mark Cannon C 62 Gene Chilton C/G 75 Irv Eatman T 73 Michael Harris T 72 Dave Lutz G 53 Mike Webster C Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Mike Bell DE 95 Bruce Clark DE 98 Leonard Griffin DE 69 Greg Meisner NT 97 Dan Saleaumua NT 90 Neil Smith DE

Linebackers (LB) 54 Walker Lee Ashley ILB 55 Louis Cooper OLB 56 Dino Hackett ILB 59 Stacy Harvey OLB 57 Chris Martin OLB 50 Rob McGovern ILB 58 Derrick Thomas OLB Defensive backs (DB) 34 Lloyd Burress FS 25 Danny Copeland SS 29 Albert Lewis CB 24 J. C. Pearson CB 45 Stan Petry CB 27 Kevin Porter SS 31 Kevin Ross CB Special teams  2 Kelly Goodburn P  8 Nick Lowery K

Practice squad 43 Bill Jones RB -- Michael Mayes CB -- Robert Oliver WR -- Richard Van Druten T 82 Danta Whitaker TE 47 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad Reserve 20 Deron Cherry S (IR) 22 Kenny Gamble RB (IR)  7 Ron Jaworski QB (IR) 51 Mike Junkin LB (IR) 63 Bill Maas NT (IR) 52 Angelo Snipes LB (IR) Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 12	vs. Minnesota Vikings	L 13–23	0–1	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)	63,528	Recap
2	August 20	New York Giants	L 7–45	0–2	Arrowhead Stadium	36,820	Recap
3	August 27	at Chicago Bears	W 22–17	1–2	Soldier Field	56,343	Recap
4	September 1	New York Jets	L 13–15 (OT)	1–3	Arrowhead Stadium	41,105	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 10	at Denver Broncos	L 20–34	0–1	Mile High Stadium	74,284	Recap
2	September 17	Los Angeles Raiders	W 24–19	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	71,741	Recap
3	September 24	at San Diego Chargers	L 6–21	1–2	Jack Murphy Stadium	40,128	Recap
4	October 1	Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–21	1–3	Arrowhead Stadium	61,165	Recap
5	October 8	at Seattle Seahawks	W 20–16	2–3	Kingdome	60,715	Recap
6	October 15	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 14–20	2–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	40,453	Recap
7	October 22	Dallas Cowboys	W 36–28	3–4	Arrowhead Stadium	76,841	Recap
8	October 29	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–23	3–5	Three Rivers Stadium	54,194	Recap
9	November 5	Seattle Seahawks	W 20–10	4–5	Arrowhead Stadium	54,489	Recap
10	November 12	Denver Broncos	L 13–16	4–6	Arrowhead Stadium	76,245	Recap
11	November 19	at Cleveland Browns	T 10–10 (OT)	4–6–1	Cleveland Stadium	77,922	Recap
12	November 26	Houston Oilers	W 34–0	5–6–1	Arrowhead Stadium	51,342	Recap
13	December 3	Miami Dolphins	W 26–21	6–6–1	Arrowhead Stadium	54,610	Recap
14	December 10	at Green Bay Packers	W 21–3	7–6–1	Lambeau Field	56,694	Recap
15	December 17	San Diego Chargers	L 13–20	7–7–1	Arrowhead Stadium	40,623	Recap
16	December 24	at Miami Dolphins	W 27–24	8–7–1	Joe Robbie Stadium	43,612	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Denver Broncos

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	10	3	7	20
Broncos	17	0	7	10	34

Game information

First quarter DEN – David Treadwell 41-yard field goal, 8:49. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:11. DEN – Tyrone Braxton 34-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 8:31. Broncos 10–0. DEN – Sammy Winder 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 6:30. Broncos 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:43. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 14:07. Broncos 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 7:23. KC – Kenny Gamble 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:26. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:03. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 6:43. Broncos 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:49. DEN – Steve Sewell 9-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 1:47 Broncos 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:56. Fourth quarter DEN – David Treadwell 29-yard field goal, 12:02. Broncos 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:02. KC – Carlos Carson 5-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 7:53. Broncos 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:09. DEN – Randy Robbins 18-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 3:11. Broncos 34–20. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 21/34, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT DEN – John Elway – 16/28, 150 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Herman Heard – 9 rushes, 27 yards DEN – Sammy Winder – 11 rushes, 38 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Emile Harry – 4 receptions, 69 yards DEN – Jeff Alexander – 3 receptions, 35 yards

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 74,284
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (NBC): Fred Roggin and Lyle Alzado
• Recap, Game Book

Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	6	10	3	0	19
Chiefs	7	10	0	7	24

Game information

First quarter RAI – Mervyn Fernandez 25-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (kick aborted), 7:14. Raiders 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:31. KC – Chris Dressel 49-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 4:04. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:04. Second quarter RAI – Trey Junkin 3-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 13:28. Raiders 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:21. KC – Nick Lowery 47-yard field goal, 10:02. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 4:58. RAI – Jeff Jaeger 39-yard field goal, 4:58. Raiders 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:54. KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:59. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 3:53. Third quarter RAI – Jeff Jaeger 40-yard field goal, 10:03. Raiders 19–17. Drive: 11 plays, 28 yards, 4:57. Fourth quarter KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:51. Chiefs 24–19. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:00. Top passers RAI – Jay Schroeder – 14/21, 192 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 12/18, 171 yards, TD, INT Top rushers RAI – Marcus Allen – 18 rushes, 58 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 27 rushes, 95 yards, 2 TD Top receivers RAI – Marcus Allen – 3 receptions, 44 yards KC – Chris Dressel – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Week 2: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear and Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 71,741
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
• Recap, Game Book

Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	3	0	0	6
Chargers	7	0	7	7	21

Game information

First quarter SD – Tim Spencer 9-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:57. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:46. KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 0:23. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:34. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 1:04. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:43. Third quarter SD – Rod Bernstine 1-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Chris Bahr kick), 8:05. Chargers 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 6:55. Fourth quarter SD – Rod Bernstine 32-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:31. Chargers 21–6. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:13. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/28, 177 yards, 5 INT SD – Jim McMahon – 11/18, 96 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 16 rushes, 112 yards SD – Rod Bernstine – 5 rushes, 73 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Todd McNair – 7 receptions, 83 yards SD – Anthony Miller – 2 receptions, 55 yards

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Cloudy and Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
• Game attendance: 40,128
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath
• Recap, Game Book

Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	14	0	7	21
Chiefs	3	14	0	0	17

Game information

First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 7:32. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:32. Second quarter KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:17. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 7:25. CIN – Tim McGee 40-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Gallery kick), 10:39. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:38. KC – Robb Thomas 5-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Lowery kick), 3:27. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:49. CIN – Eric Ball 2-yard run (Jim Gallery kick), 1:02. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter CIN – Leon White 22-yard fumble return (Jim Gallery kick), 13:11. Bengals 21–17. Top passers CIN – Boomer Esiason – 6/14, 152 yards, TD, INT KC – Ron Jaworski – 14/28, 163 yards, TD, 4 INT Top rushers CIN – Eric Ball – 16 rushes, 71 yards, TD KC – Christian Okoye – 25 rushes, 101 yards, TD Top receivers CIN – Rodney Holman – 2 receptions, 45 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 3 receptions, 56 yards

Week 4: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear, 78 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 61,165
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath
• Recap

Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	7	10	20
Seahawks	7	9	0	0	16

Game information

First quarter SEA – James Jefferson 97-yard kickoff return (Norm Johnson kick), 14:43. Seahawks 7–0. KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 4:29. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 5:03. Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 5:03. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:44. SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:49. Seahawks 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:00. SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 0:04. Seahawks 16–3. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 0:36. Third quarter KC – Christian Okoye 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:53. Seahawks 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:59. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 11:52. Seahawks 16–13. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 7:15. KC – Alfredo Roberts 2-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Lowery kick), 9:27. Chiefs 20–16. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:07. Top passers KC – Ron Jaworski – 12/18, 104 yards, TD SEA – Dave Krieg – 20/36, 252 yards, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 30 rushes, 156 yards, TD SEA – Dave Krieg – 3 rushes, 29 yards Top receivers KC – Emile Harry – 3 receptions, 41 yards SEA – Brian Blades – 4 receptions, 86 yards

Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 60,715
• Referee: Dick Hantak
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Ahmad Rashad
• Recap, Game Book

Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	0	0	7	14
Raiders	3	7	3	7	20

Game information

First quarter KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:59. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:47. RAI – Jeff Jaeger 24-yard field goal, 2:21. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:38. Second quarter RAI – Bo Jackson 2-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 0:56. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:13. Third quarter RAI – Jeff Jaeger 50-yard field goal, 10:13. Raiders 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 6 yards, 2:12. Fourth quarter RAI – Vance Mueller 6-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 11:18. Raiders 20–7. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 3:19. KC – Robb Thomas 2-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:19. Raiders 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:10. Top passers KC – Ron Jaworski – 10/15, 118 yards, INT RAI – Jay Schroeder – 5/16, 87 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 18 rushes, 52 yards, TD RAI – Bo Jackson – 11 rushes, 85 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Herman Heard – 9 receptions, 90 yards RAI – Mike Dyal – 2 receptions, 50 yards

Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Hazy, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 40,453
• Referee: Howard Roe
• TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath
• Recap, Game Book

Week 7: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	0	14	28
Chiefs	14	13	9	0	36

Game information

First quarter KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:17. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:57. DAL – Paul Palmer 63-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 6:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:57. KC – Christian Okoye 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:36. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:44. Second quarter KC – James Saxon 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 10:13. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:54. DAL – James Dixon 97-yard kickoff return (Roger Ruzek kick), 9:57. Chiefs 21–14. KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 1:56. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:10. KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:04. Third quarter KC – Punt blocked by Rob McGovern out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 10:52. Chiefs 29–14. KC – Steve Pelluer 5-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:21. Chiefs 36–14. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 5:00. Fourth quarter DAL – Darryl Clack 1-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 10:15. Chiefs 36–21. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 7:06. DAL – Steve Folsom 4-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Roger Ruzek kick), 3:48. Chiefs 36–28. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:33. Top passers DAL – Steve Walsh – 14/29, 166 yards, TD KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/22, 237 yards Top rushers DAL – Paul Palmer – 9 rushes, 85 yards, TD KC – Christian Okoye – 33 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DAL – Kelvin Martin – 4 receptions, 52 yards KC – Emile Harry – 3 receptions, 64 yards

Week 7: Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 76,841
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brant and Dan Jiggetts
• Recap

Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	3	14	0	17
Steelers	10	6	7	0	23

Game information

First quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 41-yard field goal, 10:36. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:24. PIT – Louis Lipps 16-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 4:41. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:57. Second quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 47-yard field goal, 7:07. Steelers 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 6:12. PIT – Gary Anderson 29-yard field goal, 0:24. Steelers 16–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 2:03. KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 16–3. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:24. Third quarter KC – Pete Mandley 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 11:01. Steelers 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:59. KC – Bill Maas 4-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 3:51. Chiefs 17–16. PIT – Louis Lipps 64-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 0:10. Steelers 23–17. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:14. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 24/36, 338 yards, TD, 2 INT PIT – Bubby Brister – 17/27, 253 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 23 rushes, 101 yards PIT – Merril Hoge – 15 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 163 yards PIT – Louis Lipps – 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD

Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 54,154
• Referee: Tom Dooley
• TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers and Paul Maguire
• Recap, Game Book

Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	0	10
Chiefs	7	10	0	3	20

Game information

First quarter SEA – Nesby Glasgow 38-yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:50. Seahawks 7–0. KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:51. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:50. Second quarter KC – Steve Pelluer 10-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 11:49. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:37. KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 4:33. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 15 yards, 5:06. SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 0:15. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 4:11. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 5:37. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:59. Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg – 14/32, 126 yards KC – Steve Pelluer – 7/13, 80 yards Top rushers SEA – John Williams – 6 rushes, 28 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 37 rushes, 126 yards, TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent – 3 receptions, 47 yards KC – Jonathan Hayes – 1 reception, 20 yards

Week 9: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 54,489
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Jim Laslavic
• Recap, Game Book

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	7	3	3	16
Chiefs	0	6	0	7	13

Game information

First quarter DEN – David Treadwell 18-yard field goal, 9:53. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 4:43. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 14:25. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:33. DEN – Greg Kragen 17-yard fumble return (David Treadwell kick), 11:45. Broncos 10–3. KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 0:12. Broncos 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 1:41. Third quarter DEN – David Treadwell 27-yard field goal, 6:47. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:43. Fourth quarter KC – Emile Harry 5-yard pass from Steve Pelluer (Nick Lowery kick), 5:36. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:47. DEN – David Treadwell 26-yard field goal, 0:01. Broncos 16–13. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:23. Top passers DEN – John Elway – 11/22, 133 yards, INT KC – Steve Pelluer – 7/13, 80 yards Top rushers DEN – Bobby Humphrey – 21 rushes, 77 yards KC – James Saxon – 18 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers DEN – Steve Sewell – 5 receptions, 84 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 2 receptions, 48 yards

Week 10: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear, 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 76,245
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
• Recap, Game Book

Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chiefs	0	0	7	3	0	10
Browns	0	3	7	0	0	10

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CLE – Matt Bahr 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:41. Third quarter KC – Neil Smith 4-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 14:39. Chiefs 7–3. CLE – Eric Metcalf 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:51. Browns 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:57. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 3:48. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 3:29. Overtime No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/40, 209 yards, 2 INT CLE – Bernie Kosar – 21/42, 198 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 21 rushes, 40 yards CLE – Eric Metcalf – 23 rushes, 49 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Pete Mandley – 4 receptions, 56 yards CLE – Webster Slaughter – 6 receptions, 67 yards

Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,922
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
• Recap, Game Book

Week 12: vs. Houston Oilers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	0	0	0	0
Chiefs	10	10	7	7	34

Game information

First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 11:52. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:59. KC – James Saxon 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:06. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:45. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 6:09. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:02. KC – J. C. Pearson 1-yard return of blocked punt (Nick Lowery kick), 4:16. Chiefs 20–0. Third quarter KC – Jonathan Hayes 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 6:43. Chiefs 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:03. Fourth quarter KC – Christian Okoye 17-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:07. Chiefs 34–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:45. Top passers HOU – Warren Moon – 8/20, 99 yards, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/25, 224 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Alonzo Highsmith – 8 rushes, 24 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 21 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Leonard Harris – 4 receptions, 49 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 114 yards

Week 12: Houston Oilers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 51,342
• Referee: Fred Wyant
• TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Jimmy Cefalo
• Recap, Game Book

Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	7	14	21
Chiefs	13	3	3	7	26

Game information

First quarter KC – Christian Okoye 3-yard run (kick failed, wide left), 8:06. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:40. KC – Stephone Paige 38-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 3:01. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:52. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 0:15. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 8:45. Third quarter MIA – Jim Jensen 8-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:31. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:20. KC – Nick Lowery 28-yard field goal, 3:07. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:15. Fourth quarter MIA – Mark Clayton 15-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:37. Chiefs 19–14. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:09. KC – Herman Heard 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 5:00. Chiefs 26–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:26. MIA – Jim Jensen 9-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:53. Chiefs 26–21. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 4:03. Top passers MIA – Dan Marino – 18/37, 218 yards, 3 TD, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/25, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIA – Sammie Smith – 14 rushes, 49 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 32 rushes, 148 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Mark Clayton – 9 receptions, 128 yards, TD KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD

Week 13: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 3
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear, 23 °F (−5 °C)
• Game attendance: 54,610
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
• Recap, Game Book

Week 14: at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	21	0	0	21
Packers	0	3	0	0	3

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Jonathan Hayes 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:55. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:52. GB – Chris Jacke 25-yard field goal, 3:57. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:52. KC – Christian Okoye 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:01. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:56. KC – Emile Harry 12-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:07. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:36. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/19, 203 yards, 2 TD GB – Don Majkowski – 14/34, 123 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 38 rushes, 131 yards, TD GB – Brent Fullwood – 10 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers KC – Jonathan Hayes – 4 receptions, 53 yards, TD GB – Perry Kemp – 3 receptions, 29 yards

Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: December 10
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 23 °F (−5 °C)
• Game attendance: 56,694
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Jimmy Cefalo
• Recap, Game Book

Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	7	3	10	20
Chiefs	0	13	0	0	13

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 10:20. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:01. KC – Nick Lowery 30-yard field goal, 5:40. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:14. KC – Todd McNair 11-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 1:45. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 0:49. SD – Andy Parker 1-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Chris Bahr kick), 0:17. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:23. Third quarter SD – Chris Bahr 43-yard field goal, 6:26. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:18. Fourth quarter SD – Anthony Miller 5-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Chris Bahr kick), 14:56. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:03. SD – Chris Bahr 20-yard field goal, 8:41. Chargers 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:17. Top passers SD – Billy Joe Tolliver – 13/30, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 14/33, 142 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – Marion Butts – 39 rushes, 176 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 18 rushes, 60 yards Top receivers SD – Anthony Miller – 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD KC – Stephone Paige – 4 receptions, 42 yards

Week 15: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: December 17
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 18 °F (−8 °C)
• Game attendance: 40,623
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers and Paul Maguire
• Recap, Game Book

Week 16: at Miami Dolphins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	21	3	3	27
Dolphins	7	7	0	10	24

Game information

First quarter MIA – Jim Jensen 4-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:13. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:31. Second quarter KC – Stephone Paige 20-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:18. MIA – Ferrell Edmunds 3-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:05. Dolphins 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:50. KC – James Saxon 6-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:52. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:13. KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:39. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:24. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 1:45. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 7:13. Fourth quarter MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 10:44. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:01. MIA – Mark Clayton 7-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:24. Tied 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:23. KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 1:31. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:53. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/26, 230 yards, TD, INT MIA – Dan Marino – 28/47, 339 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 26 rushes, 98 yards, TD MIA – Sammie Smith – 14 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers KC – Pete Mandley – 4 receptions, 63 yards MIA – Mark Clayton – 6 receptions, 102 yards

Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Date: December 24
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear, 40 °F (4 °C)
• Game attendance: 43,612
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Joe Namath
• Recap, Game Book

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos(1)	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	362	226	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	8	7	1	.531	3–5	6–7–1	307	286	W1
Los Angeles Raiders	8	8	0	.500	3–5	6–6	315	297	L2
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	4–4	7–5	241	327	L1
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	4–4	4–8	266	290	W2

References

1. "1989 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2014.