1978 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1978 4–12 5th AFC West Marv Levy Jim Schaaf Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Did not qualify None None Chiefs seasons The 1978 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League, the 16th as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 19th overall. It began with the hiring of new head coach Marv Levy, formerly of the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes. With the NFL expanding its schedule to 16 games, the Chiefs finished with a 4–12 record and 5th in the AFC West. Coach Levy's systematic restocking of a relatively barren defensive roster began with a 1978 draft class that included a pair of future Chiefs franchise hall of famers in defensive end Art Still and linebacker Gary Spani. Running back Ed Podolak, who was the club's all-time leading rusher at the time, retired in the offseason on June 15.http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/70s Kansas City Chiefs History 1970's July 31, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070823170852/http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/70s/ August 23, 2007 dead mdy-all Perhaps Levy's most unconventional tactic in rebuilding the Chiefs was installing the Wing-T offense. "It was a situation where we took over a team that had the worst defensive record in the history of the National Football League," Levy explained. "We wanted to keep that defense off the field, so we ran the ball 60 times a game." The 1978 Chiefs team ran and ran often, posting franchise records with 663 rushing attempts and 2,986 ground yards. Levy's squad ran the ball a staggering 69 times in a 24–23 Opening Day win at Cincinnati on September 3, the most rushing attempts in an NFL contest since 1948. Five different players had 100-yard rushing games during the year, including running back Tony Reed, who finished the season with 1,053 yards to become the team's first 1,000-yard back since 1967. Despite the squad's Opening Day success, the club lost 10 of its next 11 games, including a pair of overtime decisions. However, the team showed signs of improvement with the defense recording a 23–0 shutout against San Diego on November 26 as the club concluded its first 16-game schedule with a 4–12 mark. 3 Offseason NFL draft 1978 NFL draft 1978 Kansas City Chiefs 1 2 Art Still Defensive end Kentucky yes yes 2 29 Sylvester Hicks Defensive end Tennessee State yes 3 58 Gary Spani Linebacker Kansas State yes 4 85 Daniel Johnson Linebacker Tennessee State no 4 104 Pete Woods Quarterback Missouri no 5 112 Jerrold McRae Wide receiver Tennessee State yes 5 118 Dwight Carey Defensive tackle Texas–Arlington no 5 134 Robert Woods Wide receiver Grambling State no 7 168 Ricky Odom Cornerback USC yes 7 184 Bill Kellar Wide receiver Stanford yes 8 195 John Henry White Running back Louisiana Tech no 9 224 Larry Brown Offensive tackle Miami (FL) yes 10 251 Earl Bryant Defensive end Jackson State no 11 280 Ray Milo Safety New Mexico State yes 12 307 Willie Brock Center Colorado no yes no Roster 1978 Kansas City Chiefs 11 Tony Adams quarterback 10 Mike Livingston 39 Mark Bailey American football 35 Horace Belton 42 MacArthur Lane 22 Ted McKnight 21 Arnold Morgado 34 Eddie Payton 32 Tony Reed 80 Larry Dorsey 89 Henry Marshall American football 86 J. 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Smith American football y 85 Ed Beckman 81 Tony Samuels 88 Walter White American football 56 Charlie Ane C 79 Larry Brown offensive tackle y T 65 Tom Condon G 77 Charlie Getty T 60 Matt Herkenhoff T 58 Jack Rudnay C 73 Bob Simmons offensive lineman G 76 Rod Walters G 75 Sylvester Hicks y DE 72 Stan Johnson American football y DE 71 Dave Lindstrom DE 74 Jeff Lloyd American football NT 61 Don Parrish NT 67 Art Still y DE 54 Jimbo Elrod ILB 52 Thomas Howard OLB 51 Charles Jackson linebacker OLB 64 Whitney Paul OLB 55 Dave Rozumek ILB 50 Clarence Sanders ILB 59 Gary Spani y ILB 25 Gary Barbaro FS 48 Ted Burgmeier y SS 44 Tim Collier CB 46 Tim Gray SS 24 Gary Green American football CB 29 Clyde Powers FS 18 Emmitt Thomas CB  7 Zenon Andrusyshyn y P  3 Jan Stenerud K 40 Ricky Davis American football S IR 62 Darius Helton G IR 51 Charles Jackson linebacker LB IR 82 Bill Kellar y WR IR 78 Willie Lee DE IR 70 Jim Nicholson offensive lineman T IR -- Pete Woods American football y QB IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 5, 1978 at Green Bay Packers W 17–14 1–0 Lambeau Field 54,453 Recap 2 August 12, 1978 Minnesota Vikings W 17–13 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 41,092 Recap 3 August 20 at New England Patriots L 7–24 2–1 Schaefer Stadium 39,043 Recap 4 August 26, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals L 7–12 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium 40,884 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 3 at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–23 1–0 Riverfront Stadium 41,810 Recap 2 September 10 Houston Oilers L 17–20 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 40,213 Recap 3 September 17 at New York Giants L 10–26 1–2 Giants Stadium 70,546 Recap 4 September 24 Denver Broncos L 17–23 (OT) 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium 60,593 Recap 5 October 1 at Buffalo Bills L 13–28 1–4 Rich Stadium 47,310 Recap 6 October 8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–30 1–5 Arrowhead Stadium 38,201 Recap 7 October 15 at Oakland Raiders L 6–28 1–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,759 Recap 8 October 22 Cleveland Browns W 17–3 2–6 Arrowhead Stadium 41,157 Recap 9 October 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–27 2–7 Three Rivers Stadium 48,185 Recap 10 November 5 Oakland Raiders L 10–20 2–8 Arrowhead Stadium 75,418 Recap 11 November 12 at San Diego Chargers L 23–29 (OT) 2–9 San Diego Stadium 41,395 Recap 12 November 19 Seattle Seahawks L 10–13 2–10 Arrowhead Stadium 35,252 Recap 13 November 26 San Diego Chargers W 23–0 3–10 Arrowhead Stadium 26,248 Recap 14 December 3 Buffalo Bills W 14–10 4–10 Arrowhead Stadium 25,781 Recap 15 December 10 at Denver Broncos L 3–24 4–11 Mile High Stadium 74,149 Recap 16 December 17 at Seattle Seahawks L 19–23 4–12 Kingdome 58,490 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary September 3 1:00 p.m. EDT Chiefs 7 10 7 0 Bengals 0 9 0 14 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 41,810 Sunny, 75 F C Bob Frederic NBC Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield Box score First quarter KC – Tony Reed 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:03. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 18 plays, 83 yards, 9:59. Second quarter CIN – Don Bass fumble recovery in endzone (kick aborted), 10:38. Chiefs 7–6. KC – Ted McKnight 26-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:26. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:01. CIN – Chris Bahr 42-yard field goal, 4:58. Chiefs 14–9. Drive: 4 plays, –1 yard, 0:55. KC – Jan Stenerud 19-yard field goal, 0:18. Chiefs 17–9. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 4:32. Third quarter KC – Arnold Morgado 4-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:57. Chiefs 24–9. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:31. Fourth quarter CIN – Archie Griffin 26-yard pass from John Reaves (Chris Bahr kick), 4:59. Chiefs 24–16. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:29. CIN – Scott Perry 25-yard return of blocked punt (Chris Bahr kick), 1:49. Chiefs 24–23. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 8/10, 67 yards CIN – John Reaves – 10/24, 159 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Mark Bailey – 26 rushes, 106 yards CIN – Archie Griffin – 9 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers KC – Walter White – 6 receptions, 57 yards CIN – Archie Griffin – 2 receptions, 37 yards, TD Week 2: vs Houston Oilers Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 2: Houston Oilers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 10 1:00 p.m. CDT Oilers 3 3 0 14 Chiefs 0 10 7 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 40,213 Cloudy, 86 F C Ben Dreith NBC Marv Albert and Ed Podolak Box score First quarter HOU – Toni Fritsch 33-yard field goal, 9:53. Oilers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:07. Second quarter HOU – Toni Fritsch 49-yard field goal, 8:51. Oilers 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 35 yards, 6:09. KC – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal, 3:53. Oilers 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:58. KC – Ted McKnight 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:22. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:12. Third quarter KC – Tony Reed 19-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 9:53. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:07. Fourth quarter HOU – Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 14:23. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:43. HOU – Earl Campbell 2-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 1:53. Oilers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:34. Top passers HOU – Dan Pastorini – 7/12, 47 yards KC – Mike Livingston – 9/14, 60 yards, INT Top rushers HOU – Earl Campbell – 22 rushes, 107 yards, 2 TD KC – Tony Reed – 16 rushes, 141 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Mike Barber – 1 reception, 17 yards KC – Tony Reed – 4 receptions, 31 yards Week 3: at New York Giants Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – Game summary September 17 1:00 p.m. EDT Chiefs 0 7 0 3 Giants 14 6 3 3 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 70,546 Clear, 70 F C Cal Lepore NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Box score First quarter NYG – Bobby Hammond 6-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (Joe Danelo kick), 10:36. Giants 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:24. NYG – Johnny Perkins 21-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (Joe Danelo kick), 1:55. Giants 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:12. Second quarter KC – Ted McKnight 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:15. Giants 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40. NYG – Larry Csonka 1-yard run (kick blocked), 0:45. Giants 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 0:24. Third quarter NYG – Joe Danelo 41-yard field goal, 0:59. Giants 23–7. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:15. Fourth quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 24-yard field goal, 12:27. Giants 23–10. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:27. NYG – Joe Danelo 40-yard field goal, 1:06. Giants 26–10. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 6:21. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 15/28, 171 yards, INT NYG – Joe Pisarcik – 15/25, 175 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Tony Reed – 14 rushes, 114 yards NYG – Doug Kotar – 10 rushes, 79 yards Top receivers KC – MacArthur Lane – 6 receptions, 43 yards NYG – Al Dixon – 4 receptions, 73 yards Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 4: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 24 1:00 p.m. CDT Broncos 7 3 7 0 6 Chiefs 7 3 7 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 60,593 Clear, 83 F C Chuck Heberling NBC Charlie Jones and Len Dawson Box score First quarter DEN – Riley Odoms 42-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 12:06. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:54. KC – Mike Livingston 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:53. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 4:13. Second quarter DEN – Jim Turner 42-yard field goal, 1:08. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:55. KC – Jan Stenerud 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:08. Third quarter KC – Tony Reed 15-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:47. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:08. DEN – Larry Canada 3-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 2:56. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:51. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Overtime DEN – Dave Preston 1-yard run, 4:32. Broncos 23–17. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:43. Top passers DEN – Craig Morton – 12/21, 138 yards, TD, INT KC – Mike Livingston – 7/10, 89 yards, INT Top rushers DEN – Larry Canada – 19 rushes, 94 yards, TD KC – Tony Reed – 17 rushes, 79 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Riley Odoms – 4 receptions, 60 yards, TD KC – Tony Reed – 4 receptions, 53 yards Week 5: at Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary October 1 1:00 p.m. EDT Chiefs 6 0 0 7 Bills 0 21 7 0 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 47,310 Cloudy, 65 F C Gordon McCarter NBC Marv Albert and Ed Podolak Box score First quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 6:19. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:56. KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 1:20. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 3:16. Second quarter BUF – Bob Chandler 20-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick), 7:52. Bills 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:17. BUF – Terry Miller 8-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick), 2:20. Bills 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:51. BUF – Bob Chandler 22-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick), 0:49. Bills 21–6. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:54. Third quarter BUF – Curtis Brown 22-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick), 4:50. Bills 28–6. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:37. Fourth quarter KC – Ted McKnight 41-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:16. Bills 28–13. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:48. Top passers KC – Tony Adams – 7/12, 80 yards BUF – Joe Ferguson – 15/18, 210 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KC – MacArthur Lane – 17 rushes, 144 yards BUF – Terry Miller – 18 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Walter White – 5 receptions, 60 yards BUF – Bob Chandler – 7 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 6: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 8 1:00 p.m. CDT Buccaneers 0 10 0 20 Chiefs 3 0 0 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 38,201 Sunny, 72 F C Gene Barth CBS Jim Thacker and Roman Gabriel Box score First quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 25-yard field goal, 13:16. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:38. Second quarter TB – Neil O'Donoghue 22-yard field goal, 6:02. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:12. TB – Morris Owens 10-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 0:31. Buccaneers 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 0:45. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 30-yard field goal, 13:37. Buccaneers 10–6. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 7:23. TB – Jimmy DuBose 1-yard run (kick failed, wide left), 7:09. Buccaneers 16–6. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:28. TB – Louis Carter 3-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 4:20. Buccaneers 23–6. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:10. KC – Henry Marshall 26-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:06. Buccaneers 23–13. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:00. TB – Jimmy DuBose 1-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 1:58. Buccaneers 30–13. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:08. Top passers TB – Doug Williams – 14/23, 226 yards, TD KC – Tony Adams – 15/28, 136 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers TB – Jimmy DuBose – 21 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD KC – Tony Reed – 12 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers TB – Larry Mucker – 3 receptions, 81 yards KC – Henry Marshall – 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD Week 7: at Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary October 15 1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 0 0 0 6 Raiders 7 7 0 14 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 50,759 Partly cloudy, 65 F C Fred Silva KMBC-Kansas City Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner Box score First quarter OAK – Mark van Eeghen 3-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 0:00. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:58. Second quarter OAK – Dave Casper 4-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 4:39. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 2:28. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter OAK – Mark van Eeghen 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 7:39. Raiders 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:11. OAK – Charlie Phillips 42-yard interception return (Errol Mann kick), 4:33. Raiders 28–0. KC – Larry Dorsey 16-yard pass from Tony Adams (kick blocked), 1:30. Raiders 28–6. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:53. Top passers KC – Tony Adams – 16/29, 133 yards, TD, INT OAK – Ken Stabler – 15/20, 222 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Tony Reed – 12 rushes, 49 yards OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 20 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Tony Reed – 7 receptions, 91 yards OAK – Cliff Branch – 4 receptions, 76 yards Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 8: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 22 1:00 p.m. CDT Browns 3 0 0 0 Chiefs 3 7 0 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 41,157 Cloudy, 75 F C Jerry Markbreit NBC Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield Box score First quarter CLE – Don Cockroft 20-yard field goal, 11:06. Browns 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 3:54. KC – Jan Stenerud 21-yard field goal, 3:11. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:10. Second quarter KC – Arnold Morgado 8-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:05. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:22. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Arnold Morgado 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:57. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:22. Top passers CLE – Brian Sipe – 7/11, 40 yards, INT KC – Mike Livingston – 8/13, 57 yards Top rushers CLE – Mike Pruitt – 10 rushes, 57 yards KC – Tony Reed – 14 rushes, 97 yards Top receivers CLE – Greg Pruitt – 6 receptions, 34 yards KC – Horace Belton – 1 receptions 22 yards Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary October 29 1:00 p.m. EST Chiefs 3 0 14 7 Steelers 7 13 7 0 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 48,185 Sunny, 48 F C Red Cashion NBC Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire Box Score First quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 25-yard field goal, 12:39. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:00. PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 6:02. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:37. Second quarter PIT – Franco Harris 11-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 9:45. Steelers 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 7:12. PIT – John Stallworth 23-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed, wide right), 4:36. Steelers 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:16. Third quarter KC – Ted McKnight 14-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 12:17. Steelers 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:43. KC – Tony Reed 16-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:29. Steelers 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:52. PIT – Donnie Shell 17-yard fumble return (Roy Gerela kick), 0:27. Steelers 27–17. Fourth quarter KC – Arnold Morgado 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:56. Steelers 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:31. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 15/28, 148 yards, 2 INT PIT – Terry Bradshaw – 7/13, 109 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Arnold Morgado – 19 rushes, 74 yards, TD PIT – Franco Harris – 25 rushes, 90 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Tony Reed – 6 receptions, 64 yards PIT – Lynn Swann – 5 receptions, 80 yards Week 10: vs Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 10: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 5 1:00 p.m. CST Raiders 0 7 0 13 Chiefs 0 0 3 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 75,418 Overcast, 69 F C Bob Frederic NBC Jay Randolph and Ed Podolak Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter OAK – Raymond Chester 4-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 8:05. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 4:15. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 8:48. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 6:12. Fourth quarter OAK – Arthur Whittington 25-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 11:22. Raiders 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:59. KC – Tony Reed 14-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:49. Raiders 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:30. OAK – Mark van Eeghen 1-yard run (kick blocked), 0:10. Raiders 20–10. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:39. Top passers OAK – Ken Stabler – 17/24, 182 yards, TD, 3 INT KC – Mike Livingston – 9/27, 107 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers OAK – Arthur Whittington – 26 rushes, 134 yards, TD KC – Arnold Morgado – 16 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers OAK – Dave Casper – 7 receptions, 112 yards KC – Tony Reed – 4 receptions, 38 yards, TD Week 11: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 12 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 6 7 10 0 Chargers 6 7 7 3 6 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 41,395 Clear, 64 F C Fred Wyant NBC Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner Box score First quarter SD – Hank Bauer 1-yard run (kick blocked), 3:49. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:18. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 39-yard field goal, 8:22. Chargers 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:40. SD – Hank Bauer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:58. Chargers 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:24. KC – Jan Stenerud 20-yard field goal, 0:01. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:57. Third quarter KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:55. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 3:13. SD – John Jefferson 46-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:09. Chargers 20–13. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:49. Fourth quarter KC – Arnold Morgado 5-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:22. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:55. SD – Rolf Benirschke 28-yard field goal, 1:27. Chargers 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:55. KC – Jan Stenerud 47-yard field goal, 0:02. Tied 23–23. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 1:25. Overtime SD – John Jefferson 14-yard pass from Dan Fouts, 0:00. Chargers 29–23. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 1:43. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 19/28, 224 yards SD – Dan Fouts – 13/20, 188 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Arnold Morgado – 29 rushes, 115 yards, 2 TD SD – Lydell Mitchell – 29 rushes, 144 yards Top receivers KC – Tony Reed – 9 receptions, 91 yards SD – John Jefferson – 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD Week 12: vs. Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 12: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 19 1:00 p.m. CST Seahawks 3 7 3 0 Chiefs 0 3 0 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 35,252 Overcast, 36 F C Chuck Heberling NBC Marv Albert and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 40-yard field goal, 0:44. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 2:54. Second quarter SEA – David Sims 10-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:56. Seahawks 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:01. KC – Jan Stenerud 20-yard field goal, 0:04. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 1:49. Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 18-yard field goal, 9:08. Seahawks 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:52. Fourth quarter KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:09. Seahawks 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:15. Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn – 14/23, 142 yards KC – Mike Livingston – 18/33, 231 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith – 12 rushes, 84 yards KC – Tony Reed – 15 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent – 6 receptions, 89 yards KC – Henry Marshall – 4 receptions, 78 yards Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 13: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 26 1:00 p.m. CST Chargers 0 0 0 0 Chiefs 0 17 3 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 26,248 Rainy, 38 F C Ben Dreith NBC Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 32-yard field goal, 7:17. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:40. KC – Henry Marshall 29-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:42. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:09. KC – Larry Dorsey 6-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:17. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 0:44. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 37-yard field goal, 11:12. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:23. Fourth quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 35-yard field goal, 11:36. Chiefs 23–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:05. Top passers SD – James Harris – 15/41, 164 yards, 5 INT KC – Mike Livingston – 13/21, 136 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SD – Lydell Mitchell – 14 rushes, 58 yards KC – Tony Reed – 11 rushes, 104 yards Top receivers SD – John Jefferson – 3 receptions, 43 yards KC – Henry Marshall – 2 receptions, 36 yards, TD Week 14: vs. Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 14: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 3 1:00 p.m. CST Bills 0 7 3 0 Chiefs 7 0 7 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 25,781 Cloudy, 21 F C Fred Silva NBC Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner Box score First quarter KC – Ted McKnight 17-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:30. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:58. Second quarter BUF – Frank Lewis 40-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick), 4:05. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:04. Third quarter BUF – Tom Dempsey 22-yard field goal, 4:22. Bills 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 8:06. KC – Walter White 3-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:00. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:22. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers BUF – Joe Ferguson – 14/25, 207 yards, TD, 3 INT KC – Mike Livingston – 12/21, 99 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – Terry Miller – 15 rushes, 57 yards KC – Tony Reed – 16 rushes, 97 yards Top receivers BUF – Frank Lewis – 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD KC – Henry Marshall – 3 receptions, 40 yards Week 15: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary December 10 2:00 p.m. MST Chiefs 3 0 0 0 Broncos 7 0 10 7 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,149 Partly sunny, 35 F C Don Wedge NBC Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 23-yard field goal, 7:59. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:15. DEN – Lonnie Perrin 4-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 3:50. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:09. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter DEN – Jim Turner 38-yard field goal, 8:41. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 6:19. DEN – Riley Odoms 23-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 1:34. Broncos 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:17. Fourth quarter DEN – Riley Odoms 29-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 5:32. Broncos 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 1:55. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 19/29, 115 yards, INT DEN – Craig Morton – 19/22, 283 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Tony Reed – 13 rushes, 44 yards DEN – Larry Canada – 4 rushes, 61 yards Top receivers KC – Walter White – 6 receptions, 31 yards DEN – Riley Odoms – 7 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1978 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary December 17 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 3 7 7 2 Seahawks 7 13 0 3 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 58,490 None (indoor stadium) Bob Frederic NBC Jay Randolph and Ed Podolak Box score First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 57-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:15. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 1:35. KC – Jan Stenerud 33-yard field goal, 6:16. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 2:47. Second quarter SEA – Al Hunter 1-yard run (kick blocked), 8:56. Seahawks 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 4:38. SEA – Al Hunter 55-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:12. Seahawks 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:00. KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:58. Seahawks 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:23. Third quarter KC – Tony Reed 62-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:39. Seahawks 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:33. Fourth quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 6:47. Seahawks 23–17. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:42. KC – Herman Weaver OB in end zone, forced by Ed Beckman for a Safety, 0:15. Seahawks 23–19. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 5/19, 66 yards, 2 INT SEA – Jim Zorn – 18/29, 256 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Tony Reed – 11 rushes, 121 yards, TD SEA – Al Hunter – 27 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Henry Marshall – 1 reception, 40 yards SEA – Steve Largent – 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD Standings References Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas