1996 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1996 9–7 2nd AFC West Marty Schottenheimer Paul Hackett Gunther Cunningham Carl Peterson Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Did not qualify 4 FB Kimble Anders G Will Shields LB Derrick Thomas CB Dale Carter 2 LB Derrick Thomas (2nd team) CB Dale Carter (2nd team) Chiefs seasons The 1996 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 27th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 37th overall. Following their loss to the Colts in the playoffs the year before, the Chiefs failed to improve their 13–3 record from 1995 and finishing 9–7 record and second-place finish in the AFC West. Despite being predicted as one of the eventual winners of Super Bowl XXXI by Sports Illustrated,Sports Illustrated, September 1996 the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 1989. 3 Offseason NFL draft 1996 NFL draft 1996 Kansas City Chiefs 1 28 Jerome Woods Defensive back Memphis yes yes 2 58 Reggie Tongue Defensive back Oregon State yes 3 68 John Browning Defensive tackle West Virginia yes 4 98 Donnie Edwards Linebacker UCLA yes yes 5 135 Joe Horn Wide receiver Itawamba CC yes yes 6 176 Dietrich Jells Wide receiver Pittsburgh 7 211 Ben Lynch Center California 7 241 Jeff Smith Center Tennessee yes 7 245 Darrell Williams Defensive back Tennessee State no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/1996_draft.htm 1996 Kansas City Chiefs draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 5, 2014 Personnel Staff 1996 Kansas City Chiefs Founder – Lamar Hunt Chairman of the board – Jack Steadman President/general manager/chief executive officer – Carl Peterson Executive vice president/assistant general manager – Dennis Thum Vice president of player personnel – Lynn Stiles Director of pro personnel – Mark Hatley Director of college scouting – Terry Bradway Head coach – Marty Schottenheimer Assistant head coach/wide receivers – Al Saunders Offensive coordinator – Paul Hackett Quarterbacks – Mike McCarthy Running backs – Jimmy Raye Tight ends/offensive assistant – Jim Erkenbeck Offensive line – Art Shell Defensive coordinator – Gunther Cunningham Defensive line – Carl Hairston Linebackers – John Bunting Defensive backs – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive assistant/special teams – Woodrow Lowe Defensive assistant/quality control – Darvin Wallis Special teams – Mike Stock Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant strength and conditioning – Russ Ball Kansas City Chiefs 1996 Media Guide 4–23 Roster 1996 Kansas City Chiefs 13 Steve Bono 12 Rich Gannon 15 Steve Matthews American football 32 Marcus Allen 38 Kimble Anders 30 Donnell Bennett 29 Greg Hill running back 48 Todd McNair 84 Joe Horn 83 Danan Hughes 18 Sean LaChapelle 81 Chris Penn American football PR 87 Tamarick Vanover KR/PR 89 Keith Cash 85 Reggie Johnson American football 82 Derrick Walker American football 76 John Alt T 69 Jeff Criswell T 61 Tim Grunhard C 74 Trezelle Jenkins T 68 Will Shields G 66 Ricky Siglar T 65 Jeff Smith offensive lineman y C 79 Dave Szott G 72 Danny Villa G/LS 71 Tom Barndt DT 99 Vaughn Booker DE 93 John Browning American football y DE 77 Pellom McDaniels DE 75 Joe Phillips American football DT 97 Dan Saleaumua DT 95 Tom Sims American football DT 90 Neil Smith American football DE 94 Keith Traylor NT 50 Anthony Davis linebacker OLB 55 Troy Dumas OLB 59 Donnie Edwards y MLB 58 Derrick Thomas OLB 57 George Jamison OLB 51 Greg Manusky OLB 54 Tracy Simien MLB 44 Darren Anderson American football CB 21 Martin Bayless FS/SS 34 Dale Carter CB 25 Mark Collins American football FS 40 James Hasty CB 45 Tony Stargell CB 41 Reggie Tongue y SS 29 Brian Washington SS 35 William White American football FS 31 Jerome Woods y FS/KR  5 Louie Aguiar P 10 Pete Stoyanovich K 88 Victor Bailey American football WR IR 80 Lake Dawson WR IR -- Kerry Hicks y DE NF-Ill. 67 Bryan Proby DE NF-Inj. 49 Tony Richardson American football FB IR 52 Tracy Rogers LB IR 22 J.J. Smith American football RB IR 62 David Barnard American football y DT 14 Terence Davis wide receiver y WR  2 Michael Dritlein y WR 46 Luther Morris TE 47 Mike Senters CB/WR  4 Eric Smith wide receiver y WR NF-Inj. 53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 4 vs. Dallas Cowboys W 32–6 1–0 Mexico Estadio Universitario (Monterrey) 45,128 Recap 2 August 10, 1996 New Orleans Saints W 42–6 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 65,710 Recap 3 August 17, 1996 St. Louis Rams L 30–34 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 72,191 Recap 4 August 22, 1996 at Chicago Bears W 14–10 3–1 Soldier Field 51,111 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 1 at Houston Oilers W 20–19 1–0 Houston Astrodome 27,725 Recap 2 September 8 Oakland Raiders W 19–3 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 79,281 Recap 3 September 15 at Seattle Seahawks W 35–17 3–0 Kingdome 39,790 Recap 4 September 22 Denver Broncos W 17–14 4–0 Arrowhead Stadium 79,439 Recap 5 September 29 at San Diego Chargers L 19–22 4–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 59,384 Recap 6 October 7, 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–17 4–2 Arrowhead Stadium 79,189 Recap 7Bye 8 October 17, 1996 Seattle Seahawks W 34–16 5–2 Arrowhead Stadium 76,057 Recap 9 October 27 at Denver Broncos L 7–34 5–3 Mile High Stadium 75,652 Recap 10 November 3 at Minnesota Vikings W 21–6 6–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,552 Recap 11 November 10 Green Bay Packers W 27–20 7–3 Arrowhead Stadium 79,281 Recap 12 November 17 Chicago Bears W 14–10 8–3 Arrowhead Stadium 76,762 Recap 13 November 24 San Diego Chargers L 14–28 8–4 Arrowhead Stadium 69,472 Recap 14 November 28 at Detroit Lions W 28–24 9–4 Pontiac Silverdome 75,079 Recap 15 December 9, 1996 at Oakland Raiders L 7–26 9–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 57,082 Recap 16 December 15 Indianapolis Colts L 19–24 9–6 Arrowhead Stadium 71,136 Recap 17 December 22 at Buffalo Bills L 9–20 9–7 Rich Stadium 68,671 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Houston Oilers Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary September 1 12:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 7 10 0 3 Oilers 10 6 0 3 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 27,725 None (indoor stadium) Dick Hantak NBC Don Criqui and Beasley Reece Recap, Game Book First quarter HOU – Al Del Greco 34-yard field goal, 10:21. Oilers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 2:11. HOU – Willie Davis 34-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Al Del Greco kick), 6:02. Oilers 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:31. KC – Tamarick Vanover 11-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:33. Oilers 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:29. Second quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 35-yard field goal, 12:36. Tied 10–10. Drive: 16 plays, 77 yards, 8:38. HOU – Al Del Greco 44-yard field goal, 7:32. Oilers 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 5:04. HOU – Al Del Greco 33-yard field goal, 0:13. Oilers 16–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:42. KC – Lake Dawson 23-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:26. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 0:56. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 43-yard field goal, 11:27. Chiefs 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:41. HOU – Al Del Greco 22-yard field goal, 3:37. Chiefs 20–19. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:50. Top passers KC – Steve Bono – 21/37, 192 yards, 2 TD HOU – Chris Chandler – 16/29, 216 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Kimble Anders – 5 rushes, 21 yards HOU – Eddie George – 21 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers KC – Tamarick Vanover – 7 receptions, 76 yards, TD HOU – Chris Sanders – 2 receptions, 58 yards Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 8 12:00 p.m. CDT Raiders 0 0 0 3 Chiefs 0 7 7 5 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 79,281 Overcast, 73 F C Jerry Markbreit NBC Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms and Jim Gray Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:09. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:22. Third quarter KC – James Hasty 80-yard interception return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:39. Chiefs 14–0. Fourth quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 23-yard field goal, 13:39. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:20. OAK – Cole Ford 38-yard field goal, 7:01. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:38. KC – Barret Robbins tackled in end zone by Dan Saleaumua for a Safety, 3:12. Chiefs 19–3. Top passers OAK – Billy Joe Hobert – 19/40, 181 yards, INT KC – Steve Bono – 11/19, 135 yards, TD Top rushers OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 8 rushes, 69 yards KC – Greg Hill – 7 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers OAK – Tim Brown – 8 receptions, 96 yards KC – Danan Hughes – 3 receptions, 45 yards Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary September 15 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 14 7 7 7 Seahawks 0 10 0 7 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 39,790 None (indoor stadium) Mike Carey NBC Don Criqui and Beasley Reece Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Chris Penn 9-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:07. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:48. KC – Dale Carter 46-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:51. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:47. Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 47-yard field goal, 9:05. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:44. SEA – Lamar Smith 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:51. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:58. KC – Chris Penn 1-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:24. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 1:27. Third quarter KC – Marcus Allen 2-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:44. Chiefs 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 5:16. Fourth quarter SEA – Rick Mirer 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:28. Chiefs 28–17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:17. KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:19. Chiefs 35–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:14. Top passers KC – Steve Bono – 18/27, 185 yards, 3 TD SEA – Rick Mirer – 15/31, 159 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Greg Hill – 11 rushes, 57 yards SEA – Lamar Smith – 8 rushes, 73 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Dale Carter – 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD SEA – Joey Galloway – 4 receptions, 57 yards Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 22 12:00 p.m. CDT Broncos 7 7 0 0 Chiefs 3 7 0 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 79,439 Sunny, 75 F C Red Cashion NBC Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms and Jim Gray Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Terrell Davis 6-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 7:26. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:34. KC – Pete Stoyanovich 37-yard field goal, 0:57. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:46. Second quarter KC – Danan Hughes 8-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 11:10. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:38. DEN – Terrell Davis 65-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 6:34. Broncos 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:17. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Marcus Allen 2-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:09. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:07. Top passers DEN – John Elway – 14/30, 156 yards, 2 INT KC – Steve Bono – 20/35, 242 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DEN – Terrell Davis – 19 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD KC – Marcus Allen – 17 rushes, 55 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Shannon Sharpe – 9 receptions, 131 yards KC – Kimble Anders – 3 receptions, 68 yards Week 5: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 29 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 0 9 7 3 Chargers 6 0 10 6 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 59,384 Fair, 70 F C Ed Hochuli NBC Marv Albert and Sam Wyche Recap, Game Book First quarter SD – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 7:44. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:03. SD – John Carney 38-yard field goal, 0:26. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:23. Second quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 44-yard field goal, 12:17. Chargers 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:46. KC – Pete Stoyanovich 26-yard field goal, 2:48. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:53. KC – Pete Stoyanovich 25-yard field goal, 0:23. Chiefs 9–6. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 1:01. Third quarter SD – John Carney 44-yard field goal, 10:13. Tied 9–9. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 4:47. SD – Darrien Gordon 81-yard punt return (John Carney kick), 7:14. Chargers 16–9. KC – Reggie Johnson 3-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:07. Tied 16–16. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 1:07. Fourth quarter SD – John Carney 39-yard field goal, 12:06. Chargers 19–16. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:17. KC – Pete Stoyanovich 32-yard field goal, 9:50. Tied 19–19. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:16. SD – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 3:17. Chargers 22–19. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:33. Top passers KC – Steve Bono – 25/54, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT SD – Stan Humphries – 19/41, 238 yards Top rushers KC – Marcus Allen – 9 rushes, 35 yards SD – Leonard Russell – 14 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers KC – Marcus Allen – 6 receptions, 88 yards SD – Alfred Pupunu – 5 receptions, 83 yards Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 7, 1996 8:00 p.m. CDT Steelers 0 6 8 3 Chiefs 0 7 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 79,189 Overcast, 55 F C Howard Roe ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf and Lynn Swann Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Marcus Allen 6-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:38. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:41. PIT – Norm Johnson 21-yard field goal, 4:48. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:50. PIT – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 0:31. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 2:24. Third quarter PIT – Jerome Bettis 5-yard run (Mike Tomczak–Mark Bruener pass), 2:41. Steelers 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 4:14. Fourth quarter PIT – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 1:10. Steelers 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:28. Top passers PIT – Mike Tomczak – 20/32, 338 yards, INT KC – Steve Bono – 18/29, 170 yards, 2 INT Top rushers PIT – Jerome Bettis – 27 rushes, 103 yards, TD KC – Marcus Allen – 18 rushes, 69 yards, TD Top receivers PIT – Charles Johnson – 6 receptions, 125 yards KC – Chris Penn – 7 receptions, 80 yards Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 17, 1996 7:00 p.m. CDT Seahawks 0 3 7 6 Chiefs 10 10 7 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,057 Partly cloudy, 49 F C Bernie Kukar TNT Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden and Ernie Johnson Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 45-yard field goal, 10:28. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:32. KC – Kimble Anders 15-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:41. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:28. Second quarter KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:47. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 8:00. SEA – Todd Peterson 19-yard field goal, 0:26. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 3:21. KC – Pete Stoyanovich 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 20–3. Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:26. Third quarter SEA – Chris Warren 50-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 11:06. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:35. KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:21. Chiefs 27–10. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:08. Fourth quarter KC – Sean LaChapelle 4-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:40. Chiefs 34–10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:57. SEA – Joey Galloway 16-yard pass from John Friesz (run failed), 1:01. Chiefs 34–16. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:52. Top passers SEA – John Friesz – 20/34, 238 yards, TD, INT KC – Steve Bono – 17/26, 194 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – Chris Warren – 14 rushes, 81 yards, TD KC – Marcus Allen – 14 rushes, 39 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD KC – Chris Penn – 5 receptions, 69 yards Week 9: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 27 3:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. MST Chiefs 7 0 0 0 Broncos 17 7 7 3 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 75,652 Partly cloudy, 44 F C Jerry Markbreit NBC Marv Albert and Sam Wyche Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Shannon Sharpe 46-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 9:36. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:56. DEN – Jason Elam 40-yard field goal, 5:57. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:21. KC – Tamarick Vanover 97-yard kickoff return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 5:38. Broncos 10–7. DEN – Shannon Sharpe 10-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 2:49. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:49. Second quarter DEN – Mike Sherrard 25-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 0:46. Broncos 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:51. Third quarter DEN – Aaron Craver 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 2:09. Broncos 31–7. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:38. Fourth quarter DEN – Jason Elam 29-yard field goal, 9:58. Broncos 34–7. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:22. Top passers KC – Steve Bono – 21/49, 213 yards, 2 INT DEN – John Elway – 16/31, 286 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Marcus Allen – 7 rushes, 22 yards DEN – Terrell Davis – 21 rushes, 77 yards Top receivers KC – Chris Penn – 3 receptions, 52 yards DEN – Shannon Sharpe – 6 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary November 3 3:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 7 0 14 Vikings 0 0 0 6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 59,552 None (indoor stadium) Ron Blum NBC Charlie Jones and Randy Cross Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:26. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 4:26. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Greg Hill 17-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:32. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:53. KC – Greg Hill 10-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:07. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:05. MIN – Cris Carter 1-yard pass from Brad Johnson (pass failed), 1:28. Chiefs 21–6. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:39. Top passers KC – Steve Bono – 19/32, 165 yards, INT MIN – Brad Johnson – 22/42, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Greg Hill – 15 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD MIN – Amp Lee – 5 rushes, 22 yards Top receivers KC – Kimble Anders – 7 receptions, 48 yards MIN – Cris Carter – 9 receptions, 89 yards, TD Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 10 12:00 p.m. CST Packers 3 3 7 7 Chiefs 3 17 7 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 79,281 Cold, 30 F C Bob McElwee Fox Dick Stockton and Matt Millen Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 26-yard field goal, 12:59. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:01. GB – Chris Jacke 24-yard field goal, 6:52. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:07. Second quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 14:04. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:29. KC – Greg Hill 8-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:18. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:34. KC – Greg Hill 34-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:45. Chiefs 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:02. GB – Chris Jacke 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 20–6. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 0:56. Third quarter KC – Greg Hill 24-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 14:38. Chiefs 27–6. Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:07. GB – Don Beebe 25-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 3:50. Chiefs 27–13. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:27. Fourth quarter GB – Derrick Mayes 6-yard pass from Brett Favre (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:02. Chiefs 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 0:45. Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 27/49, 314 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Steve Bono – 9/22, 204 yards, TD Top rushers GB – Edgar Bennett – 12 rushes, 37 yards KC – Greg Hill – 14 rushes, 94 yards, 2 TD Top receivers GB – Dorsey Levens – 5 receptions, 83 yards KC – Sean LaChapelle – 2 receptions, 89 yards Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 17 12:00 p.m. CST Bears 7 3 0 0 Chiefs 7 7 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,762 Sunny and cold, 33 F C Mike Carey Fox Dick Stockton and Matt Millen Recap, Game Book First quarter CHI – Raymont Harris 14-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 11:32. Bears 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:28. KC – Chris Penn 20-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:56. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:36. Second quarter KC – Kimble Anders 10-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:30. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:44. CHI – Jeff Jaeger 49-yard field goal, 0:15. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 1:04. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers CHI – Dave Krieg – 21/36, 232 yards, INT KC – Steve Bono – 14/24, 154 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CHI – Raymont Harris – 17 rushes, 35 yards, TD KC – Marcus Allen – 16 rushes, 64 yards Top receivers CHI – Curtis Conway – 4 receptions, 58 yards KC – Chris Penn – 5 receptions, 71 yards, TD Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 24 12:00 p.m. CST Chargers 7 14 7 0 Chiefs 0 0 0 14 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 69,472 Cold and cloudy, 25 F C Johnny Grier NBC Don Criqui and Beasley Reece Recap, Game Book First quarter SD – Tony Martin 20-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick), 6:24. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:23. Second quarter SD – Leonard Russell 4-yard run (John Carney kick), 11:07. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 5:20. SD – Tony Martin 10-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick), 3:37. Chargers 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:42. Third quarter SD – Leonard Russell 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 7:34. Chargers 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:15. Fourth quarter KC – Chris Penn 17-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:54. Chargers 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:58. KC – Todd McNair 10-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:54. Chargers 28–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:50. Top passers SD – Stan Humphries – 13/26, 252 yards, 2 TD KC – Rich Gannon – 22/31, 226 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SD – Leonard Russell – 32 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD KC – Greg Hill – 6 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers SD – Tony Martin – 5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD KC – Chris Penn – 6 receptions, 90 yards, TD Week 14: at Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day games Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions – Game summary November 28, 1996 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST Chiefs 7 7 0 14 Lions 0 14 7 3 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 75,079 None (indoor stadium) Gary Lane NBC Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms and Jim Gray Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:49. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:44. Second quarter DET – Johnnie Morton 16-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick), 14:54. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:55. DET – Mike Wells fumble recovery in end zone (Jason Hanson kick), 12:20. Lions 14–7. KC – Chris Penn 17-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:04. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:26. Third quarter DET – Barry Sanders 13-yard run (Jason Hason kick), 0:21. Lions 21–14. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 7:06. Fourth quarter KC – Derrick Walker 9-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:54. Tied 21–21. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:27. DET – Jason Hanson 21-yard field goal, 8:41. Lions 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:13. KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:46. Chiefs 28–24. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 7:55. Top passers KC – Rich Gannon – 15/18, 120 yards, 2 TD DET – Scott Mitchell – 18/29, 247 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Greg Hill – 17 rushes, 103 yards DET – Barry Sanders – 20 rushes, 77 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Kimble Anders – 5 receptions, 44 yards DET – Brett Perriman – 8 receptions, 131 yards Week 15: at Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary December 9, 1996 8:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 0 0 7 Raiders 10 0 16 0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 57,082 Overcast, rainy skies, 57 F C Red Cashion ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf and Lynn Swann Recap, Game Book First quarter OAK – Andrew Glover 1-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 6:59. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:35. OAK – Cole Ford 43-yard field goal, 3:47. Raiders 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:57. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter OAK – Penalty on Rich Gannon enforced in end zone for a Safety, 14:33. Raiders 12–0. OAK – Derrick Fenner 23-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 4:31. Raiders 19–0. Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 3:42. OAK – Tim Brown 34-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 0:52. Raiders 26–0. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:27. Fourth quarter KC – Sean LaChapelle 12-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 14:23. Raiders 26–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 1:29. Top passers KC – Rich Gannon – 12/33, 88 yards, TD, INT OAK – Jeff Hostetler – 13/27, 150 yards, 3 TD Top rushers KC – Marcus Allen – 14 rushes, 64 yards OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 8 rushes, 109 yards Top receivers KC – Sean LaChapelle – 2 receptions, 31 yards, TD OAK – Tim Brown – 3 receptions, 67 yards, TD Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 15 3:00 p.m. CST Colts 14 0 0 10 Chiefs 0 10 0 9 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 71,136 Clear, 36 F C Tom White NBC Dan Hicks and Bob Trumpy Recap, Game Book First quarter IND – Marvin Harrison 3-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Cary Blanchard kick), 6:59. Colts 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 8:01. IND – Marvin Harrison 37-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Cary Blanchard kick), 1:14. Colts 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:43. Second quarter KC – Kimble Anders 18-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 12:57. Colts 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:17. KC – Pete Stoyanovich 30-yard field goal, 4:07. Colts 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:00. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter IND – Cary Blanchard 22-yard field goal, 12:52. Colts 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 3:30. KC – Pete Stoyanovich 30-yard field goal, 10:26. Colts 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:26. IND – Marvin Harrison 5-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Cary Blanchard kick), 3:48. Colts 24–13. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 3:38. KC – Kimble Anders 5-yard pass from Steve Bono (run failed), 1:17. Colts 24–19. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 2:31. Top passers IND – Jim Harbaugh – 16/28, 227 yards, 3 TD KC – Steve Bono – 18/33, 194 yards, TD Top rushers IND – Marshall Faulk – 20 rushes, 71 yards KC – Marcus Allen – 12 rushes, 51 yards Top receivers IND – Marvin Harrison – 6 receptions, 103 yards, 3 TD KC – Kimble Anders – 9 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD Week 17: at Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary December 22 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 3 3 3 0 Bills 0 3 3 14 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,671 Light snow, 33 F C Gerry Austin NBC Marv Albert, Sam Wyche and Jim Gray Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 19-yard field goal, 5:18. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:52. Second quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 24-yard field goal, 10:46. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 9 yards, 4:07. BUF – Steve Christie 41-yard field goal, 2:54. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:14. Third quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 26-yard field goal, 11:22. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:25. BUF – Steve Christie 42-yard field goal, 2:16. Chiefs 9–6. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:20. Fourth quarter BUF – Tony Cline 4-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick), 12:23. Bills 13–9. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:42. BUF – Quinn Early 4-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick), 4:13. Bills 20–9. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:55. Top passers KC – Steve Bono – 14/28, 138 yards, 2 INT BUF – Jim Kelly – 20/29, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Marcus Allen – 20 rushes, 87 yards BUF – Thurman Thomas – 17 rushes, 43 yards Top receivers KC – Kimble Anders – 7 receptions, 49 yards BUF – Steve Tasker – 4 receptions, 87 yards right 1996 Chiefs at Bills – NBC game broadcast 1996 Chiefs at Bills – NFL Primetime Standings References Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas