1985 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1985 6–10 5th AFC West John Mackovic Jim Schaaf Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Did not qualify 1 S Deron Cherry 2 S Deron Cherry (2nd team) K Nick Lowery (1st team) Chiefs seasons thumb|right|150px|A ticket for a December 1985 game between the Chiefs and the Denver Broncos. The 1985 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League and the 26th overall. The Chiefs got off to a great start in 1985 with a 47–27 win at New Orleans, while safety Deron Cherry tied an NFL record by registering four interceptions in a 28–7 win against Seattle on September 29 as the club boasted a 3–1 record four games into the season.http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/80s Kansas City Chiefs History 1980's July 31, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070806041235/http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/80s/ August 6, 2007 dead mdy-all The club was then confronted with a seven-game losing streak (amidst, nonetheless, the neighboring Kansas City Royals's World Series run) that wasn’t snapped until quarterback Todd Blackledge was installed as the starter against Indianapolis on November 24. The team rebounded to win three of its final five contests of the year with Blackledge under center, further inflaming a quarterback controversy that continued into the 1986 season. Among these wins was the first time since 1972 that the Chiefs played the Atlanta Falcons, and merely the second in team history.Atlanta Falcons v Kansas City Chiefs The reason for this is that before the admission of the Texans in 2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team's division were much more influenced by table position during the previous season.History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats One of the few remaining bright spots in a disappointing 6–10 season came in the regular season finale against San Diego when wide receiver Stephone Paige set an NFL record with 309 receiving yards in a 38–34 win, breaking the previous mark of 303 yards set by Cleveland's Jim Benton in 1945. Paige's mark was subsequently surpassed by a 336-yard effort by Flipper Anderson (Los Angeles Rams) in 1989. 3 Offseason NFL draft 1985 NFL draft 1985 Kansas City Chiefs draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 15 Ethan Horton Tight end North Carolina 2 41 Jonathan Hayes Tight end Iowa 4 99 Bob Olderman Guard Virginia 5 126 Bruce King Fullback Purdue 6 149 John Bostic Defensive end Bethune–Cookman 7 180 Vince Thomson Defensive end Missouri Western 7 183 Dave Heffernan Guard Miami (FL) 8 210 Ira Hillary Wide receiver South Carolina 9 237 Earl Johnson Defensive back Southwest Missouri State 10 267 Jeff Smith Running back Nebraska 11 293 Chris Jackson Center SMU Personnel Staff / Coaches 1985 Kansas City Chiefs Founder – Lamar Hunt President – Jack Steadman Vice-president and general manager – Jim Schaaf Director of player personnel – Les Miller Head coach – John Mackovic Quarterbacks – Pete McCulley Offensive backs – Willie Peete Receivers – Richard Williamson Offensive line – Marty Galbraith Offensive assistant – JD Helm Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers – Dan Daniel Defensive line – Walt Corey Outside linebackers – Jim Vechiarella Defensive backs – Doug Graber Defensive assistant – Dave Brazil Special teams – Jim Vechiarella Strength and conditioning – CT Hewgley Roster 1985 Kansas City Chiefs 14 Todd Blackledge  9 Bill Kenney 44 Herman Heard 32 Ethan Horton y 46 Bruce King American football 43 Mike Pruitt 88 Carlos Carson 82 Anthony Hancock American football 89 Henry Marshall American football 83 Stephone Paige 80 George Shorthose y 87 Walt Arnold 85 Jonathan Hayes y 81 Willie Scott American football 68 Scott Auer G 77 Rich Baldinger G/T 65 Rob Fada G 60 Matt Herkenhoff T 62 Adam Lingner C 72 Dave Lutz T 64 Bob Olderman y G 53 Bob Rush American football C 70 Billy Shields T 93 Eric Holle NT 74 Pete Koch DE 71 Dave Lindstrom DE 63 Bill Maas NT 92 Hal Stephens DE 57 Jerry Blanton ILB 55 Louis Cooper y OLB 50 Calvin Daniels OLB 52 Ken Jolly OLB 95 Jeff Paine OLB 97 Scott Radecic ILB 59 Gary Spani ILB 34 Lloyd Burruss SS 20 Deron Cherry FS 22 Sherman Cocroft FS 23 Greg Hill cornerback CB 41 Garcia Lane CB 29 Albert Lewis American football CB 30 Mark Robinson safety SS 31 Kevin Ross American football CB  6 Jim Arnold American football P  8 Nick Lowery K 76 John Alt T IR 99 Mike Bell DE (LOA) 27 Theotis Brown RB NF-Ill. 66 Brad Budde G IR 90 Bob Hamm American football DE IR -- Billy Jackson American football RB IR 94 Ken McAlister LB IR 42 Jeff Smith running back y RB IR 67 Art Still DE IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 10, 1985 at Cincinnati Bengals W 35–27 1–0 Riverfront Stadium 41,115 Recap 2 August 17, 1985 New England Patriots L 13–31 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 35,162 Recap 3 August 24, 1985 at Houston Oilers W 24–19 2–1 Houston Astrodome 36,501 Recap 4 August 31, 1985 St. Louis Cardinals W 17–13 3–1 Arrowhead Stadium 38,618 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 8 at New Orleans Saints W 47–27 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 57,760 Recap 2 September 12, 1985 Los Angeles Raiders W 36–20 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 72,686 Recap 3 September 22 at Miami Dolphins L 0–31 2–1 Miami Orange Bowl 69,791 Recap 4 September 29 Seattle Seahawks W 28–7 3–1 Arrowhead Stadium 50,485 Recap 5 October 6 at Los Angeles Raiders L 10–19 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 55,133 Recap 6 October 13 at San Diego Chargers L 20–31 3–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 50,067 Recap 7 October 20 Los Angeles Rams L 0–16 3–4 Arrowhead Stadium 64,474 Recap 8 October 27 Denver Broncos L 10–30 3–5 Arrowhead Stadium 68,246 Recap 9 November 3 at Houston Oilers L 20–23 3–6 Houston Astrodome 41,238 Recap 10 November 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–36 3–7 Arrowhead Stadium 46,126 Recap 11 November 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 3–31 3–8 Candlestick Park 56,447 Recap 12 November 24 Indianapolis Colts W 20–7 4–8 Arrowhead Stadium 21,762 Recap 13 December 1 at Seattle Seahawks L 6–24 4–9 Kingdome 52,655 Recap 14 December 8 Atlanta Falcons W 38–10 5–9 Arrowhead Stadium 18,199 Recap 15 December 14, 1985 at Denver Broncos L 13–14 5–10 Mile High Stadium 69,209 Recap 16 December 22 San Diego Chargers W 38–34 6–10 Arrowhead Stadium 18,178 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at New Orleans Saints Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints – Game summary September 8 12:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 10 16 7 14 Saints 3 0 0 24 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 57,760 None (indoor stadium) Bob Frederic NBC Tom Hammond and Bob Kuechenberg Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Walt Arnold 31-yard run Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:54. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:06. KC – Nick Lowery 48-yard field goal, 5:37. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:29. NO – Morten Andersen 50-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:49. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 52-yard field goal, 12:28. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:35. KC – Carlos Carson 37-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:44. Chiefs 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:35. KC – Nick Lowery 52-yard field goal, 6:56. Chiefs 23–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:25. KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 2:05. Chiefs 26–3. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 3:42. Third quarter KC – Herman Heard 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:48. Chiefs 33–3. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:08. Fourth quarter NO – Hoby Brenner 5-yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick), 14:51. Chiefs 33–10. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:57. NO – Wayne Wilson 6-yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick), 13:36. Chiefs 33–17. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:24. NO – Morten Andersen 36-yard field goal, 10:58. Chiefs 33–20. Drive: 7 plays, 6 yards, 2:03. KC – Carlos Carson 19-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 8:13. Chiefs 40–20. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:35. KC – Ethan Horton 19-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:43. Chiefs 47–20. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:07. NO – Jeff Groth 56-yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick), 0:50. Chiefs 47–27. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:02. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 22/34, 397 yards, 3 TD, INT NO – Richard Todd – 12/26, 162 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Herman Heard – 17 rushes, 54 yards, TD NO – Hokie Gajan – 9 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 8 receptions, 173 yards, 2 TD NO – Jeff Groth – 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 12, 1985 7:00 p.m. CDT Raiders 7 7 0 6 Chiefs 3 9 17 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 72,686 Overcast, 72 F C Fred Silva ABC Frank Gifford, Joe Namath and O. J. Simpson Recap, Game Book First quarter RAI – Frank Hawkins 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 5:59. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:50. KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 3:44. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:05. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 10:09. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:15. KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 6:52. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:41. RAI – Todd Christensen 3-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 1:55. Raiders 14–9. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:44. KC – Nick Lowery 58-yard field goal, 0:43. Raiders 14–12. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 1:06. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 21-yard field goal, 10:21. Chiefs 15–14. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:09. KC – Carlos Carson 25-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:55. Chiefs 22–14. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:43. KC – Stephone Paige 5-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 3:48. Chiefs 29–14. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:49. Fourth quarter KC – Albert Lewis fumble recovery in endzone (Nick Lowery kick), 9:48. Chiefs 36–14. RAI – Jessie Hester 2-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (kick failed, wide left), 6:52. Chiefs 36–20. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 2:45. Top passers RAI – Jim Plunkett – 34/48, 303 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 18/38, 259 yards, 2 TD Top rushers RAI – Marcus Allen – 14 rushes, 50 yards KC – Herman Heard – 21 rushes, 66 yards Top receivers RAI – Todd Christensen – 11 receptions, 116 yards, TD KC – Carlos Carson – 5 receptions, 118 yards, TD Week 3: at Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary September 22 4:00 p.m. EDT Chiefs 0 0 0 0 Dolphins 0 0 14 17 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 69,791 Sunny, 89 F C Tom Dooley NBC Jay Randolph and Reggie Rucker Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter MIA – Bruce Hardy 9-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 11:54. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 3:06. MIA – Woody Bennett 27-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 3:16. Dolphins 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:41. Fourth quarter MIA – Ron Davenport 1-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick), 13:40. Dolphins 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:19. MIA – Ron Davenport 3-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick), 10:07. Dolphins 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:49. MIA – Fuad Reveiz 37-yard field goal, 6:04. Dolphins 31–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:03. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 19/38, 205 yards, 2 INT MIA – Dan Marino – 23/35, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Herman Heard – 12 rushes, 53 yards MIA – Ron Davenport – 12 rushes, 55 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Henry Marshall – 4 receptions, 67 yards MIA – Woody Bennett – 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 29 12:00 p.m. CDT Seahawks 0 0 7 0 Chiefs 14 7 7 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 50,485 Overcast, 47 F C Ben Dreith NBC Charlie Jones, Sam Rutigliano and Paul Zimmerman Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Herman Heard 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 12:28. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:42. KC – Stephone Paige 34-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 5:28. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 3:44. Second quarter KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:26. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:03. Third quarter KC – Stephone Paige 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 8:14. Chiefs 28–0. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:49. SEA – Daryl Turner 35-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:20. Chiefs 28–7. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:09. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg – 19/38, 220 yards, TD, 4 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 8/19, 116 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner – 26 rushes, 68 yards, TD KC – Herman Heard – 7 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent – 6 receptions, 92 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 3 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD Week 5: at Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary October 6 1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 3 0 0 7 Raiders 0 10 3 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 55,133 High Clouds, 82 F C Gene Barth NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 9:26. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:16. Second quarter RAI – Jim Smith 6-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 10:26. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:37. RAI – Chris Bahr 37-yard field goal, 0:13. Raiders 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 1:24. Third quarter RAI – Chris Bahr 25-yard field goal, 8:44. Raiders 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:46. Fourth quarter KC – Anthony Hancock 41-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:15. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:33. RAI – Chris Bahr 41-yard field goal, 6:04. Raiders 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:11. RAI – Chris Bahr 41-yard field goal, 0:15. Raiders 19–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:06. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 14/28, 231 yards, TD, INT RAI – Marc Wilson – 18/29, 241 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Herman Heard – 8 rush, 23 yards RAI – Marcus Allen – 29 rushes, 126 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Henry Marshall – 4 receptions, 90 yards RAI – Dokie Williams – 5 receptions, 91 yards Week 6 : at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 13 1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 3 14 3 0 Chargers 0 17 0 14 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 50,067 Clear and Sunny, 74 F C Pat Haggerty NBC Phil Stone and Dave Rowe Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 9:32. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 10:19. Second quarter KC – Ethan Horton 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:44. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 4:03. SD – Charlie Joiner 39-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 6:46. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:58. KC – Carlos Carson 18-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:50. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:56. SD – Gary Anderson 6-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 1:01. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:49. SD – Bob Thomas 30-yard field goal, 0:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 0:40. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 1:14. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:30. Fourth quarter SD – Eric Sievers 10-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 11:01. Chargers 24–20. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:02. SD – Tim Spencer 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 6:17. Chargers 31–20. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:44. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 24/36, 304 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT SD – Mark Herrmann – 26/36, 320 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Stephone Paige – 1 rush, 15 yards SD – Tim Spencer – 8 rushes, 26 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD SD – Charlie Joiner – 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Rams Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 20 12:00 p.m. CDT Rams 0 13 3 0 Chiefs 0 0 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 64,474 Overcast, 57 F C Dick Jorgensen CBS Jim Hill and John Dockery Recap First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter LA – Eric Dickerson 1-yard run (Mike Lansford kick), 10:53. Rams 7–0. LA – Mike Lansford 33-yard field goal, 2:25. Rams 10–0. LA – Mike Lansford 37-yard field goal, 0:02. Rams 13–0. Third quarter LA – Mike Lansford 30-yard field goal, 9:16. Rams 16–0. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers LA – Dieter Brock – 9/20, 68 yards KC – Todd Blackledge – 14/32, 161 yards, 6 INT Top rushers LA – Eric Dickerson – 26 rushes, 68 yards, TD KC – Herman Heard – 10 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers LA – Eric Dickerson – 6 receptions, 41 yards KC – Carlos Carson – 2 receptions, 35 yards Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 27 12:00 p.m. CST Broncos 10 17 0 3 Chiefs 0 7 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 68,246 Sunny, 70 F C Jerry Markbreit NBC Marv Albert and Bob Griese Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Gerald Willhite 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 8:26. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:22. DEN – Rich Karlis 24-yard field goal, 4:32. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:51. Second quarter DEN – Gene Lang 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 14:53. Broncos 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:08. DEN – Gerald Willhite 3-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 9:35. Broncos 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:04. KC – Ethan Horton 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:18. Broncos 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:08. DEN – Rich Karlis 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 27–7. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 4:09. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 7:58. Broncos 27–10. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:40. Fourth quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 19-yard field goal, 11:26. Broncos 30–10. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:14. Top passers DEN – John Elway – 13/20, 116 yards KC – Bill Kenney – 14/28, 195 yards Top rushers DEN – Gene Lang – 12 rushes, 71 yards, TD KC – Herman Heard – 12 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers DEN – Gene Lang – 5 receptions, 33 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 2 receptions, 60 yards Week 9: at Houston Oilers Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary November 3 12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 3 3 14 Oilers 0 6 14 3 Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas 41,238 None (indoor stadium) Jim Tunney NBC Gary Gerould and Sam Rutigliano Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter HOU – Drew Hill 23-yard pass from Warren Moon (kick failed, wide left), 3:07. Oilers 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:56. KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 0:29. Oilers 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:38. Third quarter HOU – Chris Dressel 3-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick), 9:59. Oilers 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:01. KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 6:10. Oilers 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:49. HOU – Butch Woolfolk 3-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 1:45. Oilers 20–6. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:25. Fourth quarter KC – Herman Heard 6-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:40. Oilers 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:05. KC – Stephone Paige 18-yard field goal Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:34. Tied 20–20. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 6:24. HOU – Tony Zendejas 38-yard field goal, 0:14. Oilers 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 2:06. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 18/33, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT HOU – Warren Moon – 24/35, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Mike Pruitt – 18 rushes, 82 yards HOU – Butch Woolfolk – 14 rushes, 101 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 6 receptions, 87 yards HOU – Drew Hill – 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD Week 10: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 10 12:00 p.m. CST Steelers 10 17 3 6 Chiefs 7 7 0 14 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 46,126 Cloudy, 39 F C Ben Dreith NBC Marv Albert and Bob Griese Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Deron Cherry 47-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 11:43. Chiefs 7–0. PIT – John Stallworth 13-yard pass from David Woodley (Gary Anderson kick), 5:39. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:55. PIT – Gary Anderson 35-yard field goal, 1:13. Steelers 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:16. Second quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 31-yard field goal, 11:35. Steelers 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:45. KC – Jeff Smith 45-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:27. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:58. PIT – Louis Lipps 71-yard punt return (Gary Anderson kick), 5:54. Steelers 20–14. PIT – Walter Abercrombie 2-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 0:55. Steelers 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:00. Third quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 27-yard field goal, 6:20. Steelers 30–14. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:12. Fourth quarter KC – Jeff Smith 13-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:32. Steelers 30–21. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 1:51. PIT – Gary Anderson 36-yard field goal, 9:07. Steelers 33–21. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:15. PIT – Gary Anderson 28-yard field goal, 2:08. Steelers 36–21. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:45. KC – Anthony Hancock 13-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 0:15. Steelers 36–28. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:44. Top passers PIT – David Woodley – 13/25, 258 yards, TD, INT KC – Bill Kenney – 22/39, 259 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers PIT – Walter Abercrombie – 20 rushes, 67 yards, TD KC – Herman Heard – 4 rushes, 17 yards Top receivers PIT – John Stallworth – 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD KC – Jeff Smith – 5 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary November 17 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 3 0 0 0 49ers 3 14 7 7 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 56,447 Clear skies, 56 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Gary Gerould and Dave Rowe Recap, Game Book First quarter SF – Ray Wersching 41-yard field goal, 8:12. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:20. KC – Nick Lowery 46-yard field goal, 5:15. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:56. Second quarter SF – Roger Craig 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 13:43. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:33. SF – Joe Montana 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 9:29. 49ers 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:07. Third quarter SF – Dwight Clark 22-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick), 9:45. 49ers 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:15. Fourth quarter SF – Russ Francis 8-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick), 10:31. 49ers 31–3. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:44. Top passers KC – Todd Blackledge – 10/20, 77 yards SF – Joe Montana – 23/34, 235 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Mike Pruitt – 10 rushes, 33 yards SF – Wendell Tyler – 16 rushes, 111 yards Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 3 receptions, 40 yards SF – Dwight Clark – 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD Week 12: vs. Indianapolis Colts Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 24 3:00 p.m. CST Colts 0 0 0 7 Chiefs 7 10 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 21,762 Cloudy, 25 F C Chuck Heberling NBC Fred Roggin and Dave Rowe Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Stephone Paige 22-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 6:25. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 8:35. Second quarter KC – Mike Pruitt 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:15. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:20. KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 0:34. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 10:58. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:40. Fourth quarter IND – George Wonsley 14-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 2:22. Chiefs 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:44. Top passers IND – Mike Pagel – 8/13, 104 yards, INT KC – Todd Blackledge – 16/31, 246 yards, TD, INT Top rushers IND – George Wonsley – 10 rushes, 73 yards, TD KC – Jeff Smith – 17 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers IND – Pat Beach – 3 receptions, 50 yards KC – Anthony Hancock – 3 receptions, 79 yards Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary December 1 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 3 0 3 0 Seahawks 3 14 7 0 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 52,655 None (indoor stadium) Pat Haggerty NBC Tom Hammond and Reggie Rucker Recap, Game Book First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 23-yard field goal, 7:45. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 7:06. KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 1:20. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:26. Second quarter SEA – Dan Ross 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 5:56. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:03. SEA – Curt Warner 5-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:52. Seahawks 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:45. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 6:49. Seahawks 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 39 yards, 8:00. SEA – Steve Largent 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:15. Seahawks 24–6. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:27. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Todd Blackledge – 16/30, 180 yards, 3 INT SEA – Dave Krieg – 21/34, 254 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Todd Blackledge – 2 rushes, 17 yards SEA – Curt Warner – 19 rushes, 66 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 3 receptions, 61 yards SEA – Steve Largent – 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 8 12:00 p.m. CST Falcons 0 10 0 0 Chiefs 14 10 14 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 18,199 Partly Sunny, 39 F C Gordon McCarter CBS Jack Buck and Hank Stram Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Ethan Horton 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:55. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 7:05. KC – Herman Heard 6-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:17. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:33. Second quarter ATL – Gerald Riggs 1-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick), 12:20. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:47. KC – Stephone Paige 70-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 10:52. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:21. KC – Nick Lowery 49-yard field goal, 3:00. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:04. ATL – Mick Luckhurst 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 0:30. Third quarter KC – Herman Heard 15-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 13:05. Chiefs 31–10. Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:14. KC – Stephone Paige 14-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 5:01. Chiefs 38–10. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 3:14. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers ATL – David Archer – 16/28, 146 yards, 3 INT KC – Todd Blackledge – 11/19, 219 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers ATL – Gerald Riggs – 26 rushes, 197 yards, TD KC – Mike Pruitt – 16 rushes, 102 yards Top receivers ATL – Billy Johnson – 7 receptions, 60 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 4 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD Week 15: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary December 14, 1985 2:00 p.m. MST Chiefs 3 0 3 7 Broncos 0 7 0 7 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 69,209 Sunny, 51 F C Red Cashion NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 32-yard field goal, 7:21. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:11. Second quarter DEN – Vance Johnson 11-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 1:14. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 7:54. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 11:44. Broncos 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:07. Fourth quarter KC – Stephone Paige 7-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 6:59. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:11. DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:22. Broncos 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:31. Top passers KC – Todd Blackledge – 14/26, 158 yards, TD, INT DEN – John Elway – 22/37, 301 yards, TD, 5 INT Top rushers KC – Herman Heard – 14 rushes, 56 yards DEN – Steve Sewell – 14 rushes, 59 yards Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 6 receptions, 92 yards DEN – Vance Johnson – 6 receptions, 116 yards, TD Week 16 : vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 22 12:00 p.m. CST Chargers 3 3 7 21 Chiefs 7 28 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 18,178 Sunny, 45 F C Tom Dooley NBC Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Stephone Paige 56-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 10:08. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:09. SD – Bob Thomas 24-yard field goal, 4:19. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:39. Second quarter KC – Herman Heard 7-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:56. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:17. KC – Mike Pruitt 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 11:41. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:05. KC – Stephone Paige 84-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:25. Chiefs 28–3. Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:52. KC – Jonathan Hayes 6-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:26. Chiefs 35–3. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:11. SD – Bob Thomas 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 35–6. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:21. Third quarter SD – Wes Chandler 5-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 8:19. Chiefs 35–13. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:28. KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 4:09. Chiefs 38–13. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:02. Fourth quarter SD – Tim Spencer 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 9:42. Chiefs 38–20. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 4:36. SD – Lionel James 8-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 5:44. Chiefs 38–27. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:47. SD – Trumaine Johnson 20-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Bob Thomas kick), 2:48. Chiefs 38–34. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:38. Top passers SD – Mark Herrmann – 37/58, 362 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 9/16, 200 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SD – Gary Anderson – 12 rushes, 72 yards KC – Herman Heard – 10 rushes, 47 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Gary Anderson – 9 receptions, 91 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 8 receptions, 309 yards, 2 TD Standings References External links 1985 Kansas City Chiefs at Pro-Football-Reference.com Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas