1979 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1979 7–9 5th AFC West Marv Levy Jim Schaaf Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Did not qualify 1 P Bob Grupp 1 P Bob Grupp (2nd team) Chiefs seasons The 1979 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League, the 17th as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 20th overall. They improved on their 4–12 record from 1978 to a 7–9 record, but a last-place finish in the AFC West. The Chiefs missed the playoffs for the eighth straight year due to the four other teams ahead of them in their division all finishing with winning records. Kansas City owned a pair of picks in the first round of the 1979 draft, selecting defensive end Mike Bell and quarterback Steve Fuller. By the season's third game, Fuller had supplanted Mike Livingston, the last active player from the Chiefs' Super Bowl IV champiosnhip team, as the club's starter.http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/70s Kansas City Chiefs History 1970's kcchiefs.com July 31, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070823170852/http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/70s/ August 23, 2007 dead mdy-all With Fuller at the helm, the Chiefs owned a 4–2 record after six games, but a five-game midseason losing streak ended the attempt. Despite finishing fifth in the AFC West for a second straight season, Kansas City's 7–9 record was a notable accomplishment considering the fact that the division's other four clubs all posted winning records for a second consecutive season. The Chiefs closed the season by dropping a 3–0 decision at Tampa Bay on December 16 in one of the most water-logged contests in franchise annals. As both clubs struggled to move the ball under monsoon-like conditions (Kansas City was held to 80 total yards), a field goal late in the fourth quarter by the Buccaneers' Neil O'Donoghue averted the NFL's first scoreless tie since 1943, allowing Tampa Bay to win the NFC Central division championship after a three-game losing streak. The Chiefs set a dubious NFL record for the season, with the fewest passing yards (1,660, 103.8 per game) in a 16-game season.http://pfref.com/tiny/DY7aD Team Game Finder Query Results - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com 3 Offseason NFL draft 1979 NFL draft 1979 Kansas City Chiefs 1 2 Mike Bell Defensive end Colorado State yes 1 23 Steve Fuller Quarterback Clemson yes 4 85 Frank Manumaleuga Linebacker San Jose State yes 5 112 Earl Gant Running back Missouri yes 6 140 Spider Gaines Wide receiver Washington no 7 167 Ken Kremer Defensive end Ball State yes 8 195 Mike Williams Running back New Mexico yes 8 218 Robert Brewer Guard Temple no 9 222 James Folston Tight end Cameron no 9 229 Joe Robinson Offensive tackle Ohio State no 10 251 Mike DuPree Linebacker Florida no 10 260 Gearld Jackson Safety Mississippi State yes 10 268 Larry Willis Wide receiver Alcorn State no 11 277 Stan Rome Wide receiver Clemson yes 12 302 Michael Forrest Running back Arkansas yes no no Undrafted free agents + 1979 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeKurt JonkerTackleAugustana (South Dakota) Roster 1979 Kansas City Chiefs  4 Steve Fuller American football y  9 Bill Kenney 10 Mike Livingston 35 Horace Belton 39 Ben Cowins y 23 Earl Gant y 34 Wilbert Haslip y 22 Ted McKnight 40 Mike Williams American football, born 1957 y 80 Johnnie Dirden 89 Henry Marshall American football 87 Stan Rome y 86 J. T. Smith American football 84 Al Dixon 81 Tony Samuels 56 Charlie Ane C 79 Larry Brown no T 78 John Choma American football T 65 Tom Condon G 77 Charlie Getty T 58 Jack Rudnay C 73 Bob Simmons offensive lineman G 76 Rod Walters G 90 Curtis Anderson American football, born 1957 y DE 99 Mike Bell defensive lineman y DE 75 Sylvester Hicks DE 91 Ken Kremer y NT 61 Don Parrish NT 67 Art Still DE 57 Jerry Blanton OLB 52 Thomas Howard OLB 51 Charles Jackson linebacker ILB 54 Frank Manumaleuga y ILB 50 Cal Peterson OLB 55 Dave Rozumek ILB 59 Gary Spani ILB 25 Gary Barbaro FS 42 M. L. Carter y CB 41 Herb Christopher American football SS 44 Tim Collier CB 24 Gary Green American football CB 49 Gerald Jackson American football y SS 20 Horace Perkins CB  1 Bob Grupp y P  3 Jan Stenerud K 85 Ed Beckman TE IR 83 Steve Gaunty y WR IR -- Robert Gaines no WR NF-Ill. 60 Matt Herkenhoff T IR 82 Bill Kellar WR IR 71 Dave Lindstrom DE IR 21 Arnold Morgado RB IR 70 Jim Nicholson offensive lineman T IR 53 Whitney Paul LB IR 29 Clyde Powers S IR 32 Tony Reed RB IR 31 Jerry Reese no S IR -- Joe Robinson y T IR no 88 Walter White American football TE IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 4, 1979 at Green Bay Packers L 10–14 0–1 Lambeau Field 53,994 Recap 2 August 9, 1979 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–21 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 33,378 Recap 3 August 18, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals W 20–3 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 43,214 Recap 4 August 23, 1979 at Minnesota Vikings W 25–0 3–1 Metropolitan Stadium 39,578 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 2 Baltimore Colts W 14–0 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 50,442 Recap 2 September 9 Cleveland Browns L 24–27 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 42,181 Recap 3 September 16 at Houston Oilers L 6–20 1–2 Houston Astrodome 45,684 Recap 4 September 23 Oakland Raiders W 35–7 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium 67,821 Recap 5 September 30 at Seattle Seahawks W 24–6 3–2 Kingdome 61,169 Recap 6 October 7 at Cincinnati Bengals W 10–7 4–2 Riverfront Stadium 40,041 Recap 7 October 14 Denver Broncos L 10–24 4–3 Arrowhead Stadium 74,292 Recap 8 October 21 New York Giants L 17–21 4–4 Arrowhead Stadium 44,362 Recap 9 October 28 at Denver Broncos L 3–20 4–5 Mile High Stadium 74,908 Recap 10 November 4 San Diego Chargers L 14–20 4–6 Arrowhead Stadium 59,353 Recap 11 November 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–30 4–7 Arrowhead Stadium 70,132 Recap 12 November 18 at Oakland Raiders W 24–21 5–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,596 Recap 13 November 25 at San Diego Chargers L 7–28 5–8 San Diego Stadium 50,078 Recap 14 December 2 Seattle Seahawks W 37–21 6–8 Arrowhead Stadium 42,160 Recap 15 December 9 at Baltimore Colts W 10–7 7–8 Memorial Stadium 25,684 Recap 16 December 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 0–3 7–9 Tampa Stadium 63,624 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Baltimore Colts Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 1: Baltimore Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 2 3:00 p.m. CDT Colts 0 0 0 0 Chiefs 0 7 0 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 50,442 Sunny, 88 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 12:18. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 1:40. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Ted McKnight 70-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:05. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:13. Top passers BAL – Bert Jones – 14/26, 120 yards, INT KC – Mike Livingston – 9/18, 79 yards Top rushers BAL – Joe Washington – 16 rushes, 63 yards KC – Ted McKnight – 10 rushes, 79 yards Top receivers BAL – Joe Washington – 13 receptions, 130 yards KC – Ted McKnight – 4 receptions, 30 yards Week 2: vs. Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 2: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 9 3:00 p.m. CDT Browns 10 7 3 7 Chiefs 0 0 7 17 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 42,181 Clear, 84 F C Jerry Markbreit NBC Stu Nahan and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter CLE – Don Cockroft 27-yard field goal, 5:17. Browns 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:12. CLE – Reggie Rucker 17-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 0:44. Browns 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:46. Second quarter CLE – Ozzie Newsome 20-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 1:16. Browns 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:33. Third quarter CLE – Don Cockroft 32-yard field goal, 3:30. Browns 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:50. KC – J. T. Smith 17-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:00. Browns 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:30. Fourth quarter KC – Tony Reed 9-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:52. Browns 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:20. KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:30. Chiefs 21–20. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:29. KC – Jan Stenerud 30-yard field goal, 2:19. Chiefs 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 2:54. CLE – Reggie Rucker 21-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 0:52. Browns 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 1:27. Top passers CLE – Brian Sipe – 19/35, 243 yards, 3 TD, INT KC – Steve Fuller – 14/25, 148 yards, TD Top rushers CLE – Mike Pruitt – 14 rushes, 77 yards KC – Ted McKnight – 14 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers CLE – Ozzie Newsome – 6 receptions, 77 yards, TD KC – J. T. Smith – 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD Week 3: at Houston Oilers Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary September 16 1:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 0 6 0 0 Oilers 7 10 0 3 Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas 45,684 None (indoor stadium) Chuck Heberling NBC Charlie Jones and Len Dawson Box score First quarter HOU – Earl Campbell 4-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 4:40. Oilers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:28. Second quarter KC – J. T. Smith 55-yard punt return (kick blocked), 14:45. Oilers 7–6. HOU – Tim Wilson 24-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick), 7:55. Oilers 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:15. HOU – Toni Fritsch 28-yard field goal, 0:10. Oilers 17–6. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 0:54. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter HOU – Toni Fritsch 23-yard field goal, 8:53. Oilers 20–6. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:40. Top passers KC – Steve Fuller – 11/27, 138 yards, 4 INT HOU – Gifford Nielsen – 12/18, 173 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Tony Reed – 11 rushes, 50 yards HOU – Earl Campbell – 32 rushes, 131 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Tony Reed – 3 receptions, 37 yards HOU – Mike Barber – 3 receptions, 66 yards Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 4: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 23 1:00 p.m. CDT Raiders 0 0 0 7 Chiefs 14 0 7 14 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 67,821 Sunny, 77 F C Ben Dreith NBC Charlie Jones and Len Dawson Box score First quarter KC – Steve Gaunty 19-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:09. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:02. KC – J. T. Smith 88-yard punt return (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:03. Chiefs 14–0. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter KC – Gary Barbaro 70-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:35. Chiefs 21–0. Fourth quarter KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:31. Chiefs 28–0. Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 9:35. OAK – Derrick Jensen 1-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Jim Breech kick), 3:33. Chiefs 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:58. KC – Arnold Morgado 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:01. Chiefs 35–7. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:03. Top passers OAK – Ken Stabler – 10/19, 91 yards, 2 INT KC – Steve Fuller – 9/17, 92 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 8 rushes, 35 yards KC – Ted McKnight – 15 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers OAK – Raymond Chester – 4 receptions, 67 yards KC – Tony Reed – 2 receptions, 19 yards Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary September 30 1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 0 10 0 14 Seahawks 3 0 3 0 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 61,169 None (indoor stadium) Fred Wyant NBC Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 38-yard field goal, 12:29. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:21. Second quarter KC – Ted McKnight 23-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:49. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 23 yards, 0:06. KC – Jan Stenerud 36-yard field goal, 7:16. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:03. Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 4:56. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:28. Fourth quarter KC – Mike Williams 3-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 9:03. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:42. KC – Ted McKnight 84-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:27. Chiefs 24–6. Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 0:25. Top passers KC – Steve Fuller – 8/12, 42 yards, TD, INT SEA – Jim Zorn – 23/38, 187 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Ted McKnight – 12 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD SEA – Sherman Smith – 12 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers KC – Ed Beckman – 1 reception, 12 yards SEA – Dan Doornink – 10 receptions, 70 yards Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary October 7 1:00 p.m. EDT Chiefs 0 10 0 0 Bengals 0 0 7 0 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 40,041 Sunny and cool, 53 F C Cal Lepore KCMO-Kansas City Jack Harry, Ed Budde, and Nick Monroe Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Mike Williams 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick) 3:39. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:31. KC – Jan Stenerud 46-yard field goal, 0:05. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:40. Third quarter CIN – Ken Anderson 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 5:39. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:21. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Steve Fuller – 7/12, 118 yards CIN – Ken Anderson – 12/23, 100 yards Top rushers KC – Ted McKnight – 14 rushes, 41 yards CIN – Pete Johnson – 15 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers KC – Tony Reed – 3 receptions, 76 yards CIN – Don Bass – 3 receptions, 41 yards Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 7: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 14 3:00 p.m. CDT Broncos 3 7 7 7 Chiefs 0 0 0 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 74,292 Overcast, 59 F C Fred Silva NBC Charlie Jones and Len Dawson Box score First quarter DEN – Jim Turner 28-yard field goal, 0:04. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 4:21. Second quarter DEN – Bill Thompson 2-yard fumble return (Jim Turner kick), 0:17. Broncos 10–0. Third quarter DEN – Haven Moses 16-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 9:46. Broncos 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:18. Fourth quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 44-yard field goal, 9:57. Broncos 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 1:51. DEN – Rick Upchurch 7-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 2:51. Broncos 24–3. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:08. KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:56. Broncos 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 1:55. Top passers DEN – Craig Morton – 17/30, 218 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Steve Fuller – 8/17, 56 yards, INT Top rushers DEN – Jon Keyworth – 8 rushes, 44 yards KC – Ted McKnight – 5 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers DEN – Haven Moses – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD KC – Tony Reed – 6 receptions, 36 yards Week 8: vs. New York Giants Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 8: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 21 3:00 p.m. CDT Giants 0 0 14 7 Chiefs 3 7 0 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 44,362 Sunny, 86 F C Dick Jorgensen CBS Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram Box score First quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 25-yard field goal, 13:09. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:51. Second quarter KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:27. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:20. Third quarter NYG – Earnest Gray 53-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick), 11:27. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:28. NYG – Billy Taylor 3-yard run (Joe Danelo kick), 1:18. Giants 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:48. Fourth quarter KC – Henry Marshall 38-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:28. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, 0:08. NYG – Harry Carson 22-yard fumble return (Joe Danelo kick), 1:42. Giants 21–17. Top passers NYG – Phil Simms – 12/26, 151 yards, TD, INT KC – Mike Livingston – 22/38, 294 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Doug Kotar – 11 rushes, 58 yards KC – Tony Reed – 20 rushes, 106 yards Top receivers NYG – Earnest Gray – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD KC – Tony Reed – 8 receptions, 103 yards Week 9: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 28 2:00 p.m. MST Chiefs 0 0 3 0 Broncos 7 7 6 0 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,908 Sunny, 62 F C Jerry Markbreit NBC Charlie Jones and Len Dawson Box score First quarter DEN – Jim Jensen 25-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 9:36. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:18. Second quarter DEN – Rick Upchurch 5-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 11:52. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 2:16. Third quarter DEN – Rick Upchurch 32-yard pass from Jon Keyworth (kick blocked), 9:42. Broncos 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:28. KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 1:54. Broncos 20–3. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 7:38. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Steve Fuller – 12/20, 92 yards, INT DEN – Craig Morton – 20/32, 254 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Tony Reed – 10 rushes, 41 yards DEN – Larry Canada – 5 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers KC – Tony Samuels – 4 receptions, 28 yards DEN – Riley Odoms – 7 receptions, 114 yards Week 10: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 10: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 4 1:00 p.m. CST Chargers 10 0 3 7 Chiefs 0 0 0 14 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 59,353 Sunny, 65 F C Jim Tunney NBC Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter SD – John Jefferson 13-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick), 11:21. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:34. SD – Mike Wood 31-yard field goal, 2:59. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:37. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter SD – Mike Wood 26-yard field goal, 3:03. Chargers 13–0. Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 7:32. Fourth quarter KC – Steve Fuller 18-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:06. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:57. SD – Clarence Williams 5-yard run (Mike Wood kick), 5:45. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 8:21. KC – J. T. Smith 24-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:05. Chargers 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:40. Top passers SD – Dan Fouts – 28/44, 236 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Steve Fuller – 15/26, 170 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – Lydell Mitchell – 13 rushes, 43 yards KC – Tony Reed – 11 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers SD – John Jefferson – 6 receptions, 56 yards KC – J. T. Smith – 4 receptions, 56 yards, TD Week 11: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 11: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 11 12:00 p.m. CST Steelers 10 10 0 10 Chiefs 0 0 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 70,132 Sunny, 43 F C Fred Wyant NBC Don Criqui and John Brodie Box score First quarter PIT – John Stallworth 26-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick), 11:13. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:41. PIT – Matt Bahr 31-yard field goal, 6:17. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:11. Second quarter PIT – Lynn Swann 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick), 11:19. Steelers 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:39. PIT – Matt Bahr 20-yard field goal, 0:03. Steelers 20–0. Drive: 19 plays, 64 yards, 6:28. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 9:14. Steelers 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:37. Fourth quarter PIT – Matt Bahr 37-yard field goal, 10:25. Steelers 23–3. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:48. PIT – Larry Brown 1-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick), 3:03. Steelers 30–3. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 5:43. Top passers PIT – Terry Bradshaw – 17/29, 232 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT KC – Steve Fuller – 9/20, 89 yards, INT Top rushers PIT – Franco Harris – 20 rushes, 68 yards KC – Mike Williams – 6 rushes, 19 yards Top receivers PIT – John Stallworth – 4 receptions, 88 yards, TD KC – J. T. Smith – 3 receptions, 47 yards Week 12: at Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary November 18 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 7 3 14 0 Raiders 0 7 7 7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 53,596 Clear, 61 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Merle Harmon and George Kunz Box score First quarter KC – Horace Belton 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:01. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:23. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal, 12:27. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:18. OAK – Mark van Eeghen 2-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick), 1:07. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 3:36. Third quarter KC – Tony Samuels fumble recovery in endzone (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:49. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 15 plays, 92 yards, 8:11. KC – Henry Marshall 23-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:59. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 1 play, 23 yards, 0:07. OAK – Derrick Ramsey 16-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick), 0:10. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:40. Fourth quarter OAK – Cliff Branch 3-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick), 7:28. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:19. Top passers KC – Steve Fuller – 11/15, 122 yards OAK – Ken Stabler – 27/44, 296 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Mike Williams – 28 rushes, 109 yards OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 12 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers KC – Mike Williams – 4 receptions, 54 yards OAK – Dave Casper – 7 receptions, 91 yards Week 13: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 25 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 7 0 0 0 Chargers 7 7 7 7 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 50,078 Sunny, 68 F C Bob Frederic NBC Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy Box score First quarter KC – Mike Williams 8-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:58. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 6:02. SD – Charlie Joiner 29-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick), 4:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:38. Second quarter SD – John Jefferson 42-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick), 2:29. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:48. Third quarter SD – Bob Klein 8-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick), 5:05. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:26. Fourth quarter SD – Artie Owens 8-yard run (Mike Wood kick), 8:11. Chargers 28–7. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 6:37. Top passers KC – Steve Fuller – 14/22, 144 yards, TD, INT SD – Dan Fouts – 27/43, 350 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Ted McKnight – 9 rushes, 24 yards SD – Clarence Williams – 13 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers KC – Henry Marshall – 2 receptions, 43 yards SD – Charlie Joiner – 9 receptions, 123 yards, TD Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 14: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 2 1:00 p.m. CST Seahawks 0 0 7 14 Chiefs 14 10 6 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 42,160 Sunny, 32 F C Red Cashion NBC Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter KC – J.T. Smith 28-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:29. KC – Ted McKnight 5-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:43. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:10. Second quarter KC – Earl Gant 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:57. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 13 plays, 43 yards, 5:33. KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 0:18. Chiefs 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:07. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 31-yard field goal, 11:29. Chiefs 27–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:23. SEA – Jeff Moore 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:11. Chiefs 27–7. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:18. KC – Jan Stenerud 22-yard field goal, 2:41. Chiefs 30–7. Drive: 13 plays, 37 yards, 7:40. Fourth quarter KC – Ted McKnight 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:18. Chiefs 37–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:22. SEA – Dan Doornink 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:12. Chiefs 37–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:06. SEA – Jeff Moore 12-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:10. Chiefs 37–21. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:14. Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn – 22/45, 239 yards, 3 INT KC – Steve Fuller – 10/23, 137 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – Jim Zorn – 2 rushes, 21 yards KC – Earl Gant – 21 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent – 9 receptions, 120 yards KC – J.T. Smith – 4 receptions, 60 yards, TD Week 15: at Baltimore Colts Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Colts – Game summary December 9 2:00 p.m. EST Chiefs 7 0 0 3 Colts 7 0 0 0 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 25,684 Sunny, clear, cold, 43 F C Gene Barth NBC Phil Stone and Mike Lucci Box score First quarter KC – Ted McKnight 5-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:16. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:06. BAL – Joe Washington 43-yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 1:17. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:50. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 43-yard field goal, 11:16. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:08. Top passers KC – Steve Fuller – 11/21, 90 yards BAL – Greg Landry – 16/36, 240 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Ted McKnight – 14 rushes, 97 yards, TD BAL – Joe Washington – 21 rushes, 51 yards Top receivers KC – Earl Gant – 5 receptions, 33 yards BAL – Joe Washington – 6 receptions, 70 yards, TD Week 16: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kansas City Chiefs 1979 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary December 16 1:00 p.m. EST Chiefs 0 0 0 0 Buccaneers 0 0 0 3 Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida 63,624 Rain, 67 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter TB – Neil O'Donoghue 19-yard field goal, 8:50. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:49. Top passers KC – Steve Fuller – 7/13, 46 yards, INT TB – Doug Williams – 5/13, 51 yards, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Earl Gant – 6 rushes, 25 yards TB – Ricky Bell – 39 rushes, 137 yards Top receivers KC – Earl Gant – 3 receptions, 24 yards TB – Jerry Eckwood – 2 receptions, 26 yards Standings Awards and records Bob Grupp, NFL Leader, Punting, 43.6 average yards per puntNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 454 References Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas