1989 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1989 8–7–1 2nd AFC West Marty Schottenheimer Carl Peterson Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Did not qualify 4 FB Christian Okoye LB Derrick Thomas CB Kevin Ross CB Albert Lewis 2 FB Christian Okoye (1st team) CB Albert Lewis (1st team) Chiefs seasons The 1989 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 20th in the National Football League, their 30th overall and their first under head coach Marty Schottenheimer and general manager Carl Peterson. They improved on their 4–11–1 record from 1988 and finished with an 8–7–1 record. The Chiefs did not qualify for the playoffs in for the third straight year but did send four players to the Pro Bowl. The Chiefs Week 11 10–10 tie against the Cleveland Browns remains the most recent tie in Chiefs history. 3 Background The Chiefs had changed coaches before, but never had the organization gone through the complete overhaul it did between the 1988 and 1989 seasons. On December 19, 1988, Lamar Hunt hired Carl Peterson as the team's new president/general manager. On January 5 Peterson fired head coach Frank Gansz, just two weeks after taking over. On January 24 he hired Marty Schottenheimer, who was fired by Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell. Schottenheimer also cleaned house, bringing over several assistants who would later become NFL head coaches including Tony Dungy, Herman Edwards (who would later be head coach of the Chiefs), Bruce Arians and devoted Schottenheimer disciple Bill Cowher. Dungy and Cowher would eventually be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with Cowher specifically mentioning Schottenheimer by name as someone who belongs in the Hall. With Peterson's help, Schottenheimer also made several roster changes, including drafting future hall of famer Derrick Thomas. Thomas later became a key part to the Chiefs defense in 90s and became one of the most popular players with fans in franchise history before his premature death in February 2000. The team also signed Hall of Fame center Mike Webster after initially hiring him as an offensive line coach. While his signing wasn't controversial at the time, multiple lawsuits following his death in 2002 proved that Webster was already disabled when the Pittsburgh Steelers (the team he's most associated with) chose to leave him unprotected in Plan B free agency and that Webster likely shouldn't have continued playing when signing with the Chiefs; the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) would be initially discovered during his autopsy.Webster v. NFL https://www.espn.com/pdf/2012/1116/otl_webstercourt_ruling.pdf ESPN December 24, 2015 December 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121207062328/http://espn.go.com/pdf/2012/1116/otl_webstercourt_ruling.pdf liveLate Steelers great Webster's case launched the CTE brain debate https://web.archive.org/web/20130609061542/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/health/late-steeler-great-websters-case-launched-the-cte-brain-debate-687509/ June 9, 2013 emotion based reference Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 14, 2013 He would go up against the Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium in Week 8 in what would prove be the Chiefs last trip to Pittsburgh for 17 years and the team's last-ever trip to Three Rivers Stadium; the two teams would meet 8 times in the ensuing years (including in the wild card round in the 1993 playoffs), all at Arrowhead Stadium, before the teams played at the Steelers current home Heinz Field in 2006. Season summary The Chiefs started the season at Denver on September 10 but the Chiefs lost the opener, 34–20. The very next Sunday the Chiefs downed the Los Angeles Raiders 24–19, garnering Schottenheimer's first win as Chiefs' head coach. The Chiefs would start the season 1–4, but soon turned things around. On October 22, Christian Okoye carried the ball 33 times for 170 yards as the Chiefs defeated the Dallas Cowboys at Arrowhead Stadium, 36–28. On November 26, Kansas City cruised past the Houston Oilers, 34–0 to start a 3-game winning streak to give themselves a chance to make the playoffs. On December 17, using a bruising running game and a smothering defense, the San Diego Chargers marched into Arrowhead Stadium and crushed the Chiefs' playoffs dreams. They bulldozed their way to 219 yards rushing, 176 by Marion Butts, and won 20–13. The all but eliminated the Chiefs from any chance of making the playoffs. Chiefs' quarterback Steve DeBerg was ineffective because of the chilling 18-degree weather and completed just 14 of 33 passes. Okoye constantly found his path blocked, holes jammed. The Chiefs had one final opportunity to tie the game, driving from their own 36 yard line to the San Diego 19. DeBerg's next pass into the end zone was intercepted, ending the Chiefs' chances and the game. The loss left the Chiefs needing a win at Miami on Christmas Eve, combined with losses by Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and the Raiders that day and Cincinnati on Christmas Day to make the playoffs. The next week, the Chiefs did bounce back and defeated the Miami Dolphins for the second time in the season, 27–24 and had a winning record in the first Peterson-Schottenheimer season at 8-7-1. The Bengals, Colts and Raiders also lost that weekend; however, the Steelers won their game and final AFC Playoff spot, finishing 9-7 overall. DeBerg passed for 2,529 yards in his second season with the team. Okoye led the NFL in rushing with 1,480 yards. Stephone Paige led the receivers with 44 receptions. Rookie linebacker Derrick Thomas recorded 10 sacks. Okoye was named to the Pro Bowl along with defensive stars Albert Lewis, Kevin Ross and Thomas. Offseason NFL draft 1989 NFL draft 1989 Kansas City Chiefs 1 4 Derrick Thomas Linebacker Alabama yes yes yes 2 32 Mike Elkins Quarterback Wake Forest yes 3 60 Naz Worthen Wide receiver North Carolina State yes 4 88 Stan Petry Defensive back TCU yes 6 143 Robb Thomas Wide receiver Oregon State yes 7 171 Ron Sancho Linebacker LSU 8 199 Bryan Tobey Running back Grambling State 8 220 Todd McNair Running back Temple yes 9 227 Jack Phillips Defensive back Alcorn State 10 255 Rob McGovern Linebacker Holy Cross yes 11 283 Marcus Turner Defensive back UCLA 12 311 Bill Jones Running back Texas State yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/1989_draft.htm 1989 Kansas City Chiefs draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 8, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1989 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMichael HarrisGuardGrambling StateBrett HolleyPunterArizonaRobert Oliver Wide receiverWestern MichiganMark PorterKickerKansas State Personnel Staff 1989 Kansas City Chiefs Founder – Lamar Hunt Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman President/general manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum Director of player personnel – Whitey Dovell Head coach – Marty Schottenheimer Offensive coordinator – Joe Pendry Running backs – Bruce Arians Wide receivers – Al Saunders Offensive line – Howard Mudd Offense/tight ends – Jim Erkenbeck Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Bill Cowher Defensive line – Tom Pratt Defensive backs – Tony Dungy Special assistant/quality control – Darvin Wallis Special teams – Kurt Schottenheimer Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant strength and conditioning – Russ Ball Roster 1989 Kansas City Chiefs 17 Steve DeBerg 10 Mike Elkins y 11 Steve Pelluer 32 Tommie Agee American football FB 44 Herman Heard 48 Todd McNair y 35 Christian Okoye FB 21 James Saxon American football 86 Emile Harry 89 Pete Mandley 83 Stephone Paige 81 Robb Thomas y 80 Clarence Weathers 84 Naz Worthen y 85 Jonathan Hayes 87 Alfredo Roberts 61 Mark Adickes G 76 John Alt T 77 Rich Baldinger G/T 70 Mark Cannon American football C 62 Gene Chilton C/G 75 Irv Eatman T 73 Michael Harris offensive lineman, born 1966 y T 72 Dave Lutz G 53 Mike Webster C 99 Mike Bell defensive lineman DE 95 Bruce Clark gridiron football DE 98 Leonard Griffin American football DE 69 Greg Meisner NT 97 Dan Saleaumua NT 90 Neil Smith American football DE 54 Walker Lee Ashley ILB 55 Louis Cooper OLB 56 Dino Hackett ILB 59 Stacy Harvey y OLB 57 Chris Martin linebacker OLB 50 Rob McGovern y ILB 58 Derrick Thomas y OLB 34 Lloyd Burress FS 25 Danny Copeland SS 29 Albert Lewis American football CB 24 J. C. Pearson CB 45 Stan Petry y CB 27 Kevin Porter American football SS 31 Kevin Ross American football CB  2 Kelly Goodburn P  8 Nick Lowery K 20 Deron Cherry S IR 22 Kenny Gamble American football RB IR  7 Ron Jaworski QB IR 51 Mike Junkin LB IR 63 Bill Maas NT IR 52 Angelo Snipes LB IR 47 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad 43 Bill Jones running back y RB -- Michael Mayes American football y CB -- Robert Oliver American football y WR -- Richard Van Druten T 82 Danta Whitaker TE Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 12, 1989 vs. Minnesota Vikings L 13–23 0–1 Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) 63,528 Recap 2 August 20 New York Giants L 7–45 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium 36,820 Recap 3 August 27 at Chicago Bears W 22–17 1–2 Soldier Field 56,343 Recap 4 September 1, 1989 New York Jets L 13–15 (OT) 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium 41,105 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 10 at Denver Broncos L 20–34 0–1 Mile High Stadium 74,284 Recap 2 September 17 Los Angeles Raiders W 24–19 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 71,741 Recap 3 September 24 at San Diego Chargers L 6–21 1–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 40,128 Recap 4 October 1 Cincinnati Bengals L 17–21 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium 61,165 Recap 5 October 8 at Seattle Seahawks W 20–16 2–3 Kingdome 60,715 Recap 6 October 15 at Los Angeles Raiders L 14–20 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,453 Recap 7 October 22 Dallas Cowboys W 36–28 3–4 Arrowhead Stadium 76,841 Recap 8 October 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–23 3–5 Three Rivers Stadium 54,194 Recap 9 November 5 Seattle Seahawks W 20–10 4–5 Arrowhead Stadium 54,489 Recap 10 November 12 Denver Broncos L 13–16 4–6 Arrowhead Stadium 76,245 Recap 11 November 19 at Cleveland Browns T 10–10 (OT) 4–6–1 Cleveland Stadium 77,922 Recap 12 November 26 Houston Oilers W 34–0 5–6–1 Arrowhead Stadium 51,342 Recap 13 December 3 Miami Dolphins W 26–21 6–6–1 Arrowhead Stadium 54,610 Recap 14 December 10 at Green Bay Packers W 21–3 7–6–1 Lambeau Field 56,694 Recap 15 December 17 San Diego Chargers L 13–20 7–7–1 Arrowhead Stadium 40,623 Recap 16 December 24 at Miami Dolphins W 27–24 8–7–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 43,612 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary September 10 3:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. MDT Chiefs 0 10 3 7 Broncos 17 0 7 10 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,284 Partly Cloudy, 64 F C Red Cashion NBC Fred Roggin and Lyle Alzado Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – David Treadwell 41-yard field goal, 8:49. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:11. DEN – Tyrone Braxton 34-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 8:31. Broncos 10–0. DEN – Sammy Winder 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 6:30. Broncos 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:43. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 14:07. Broncos 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 7:23. KC – Kenny Gamble 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:26. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:03. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 6:43. Broncos 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:49. DEN – Steve Sewell 9-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 1:47 Broncos 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:56. Fourth quarter DEN – David Treadwell 29-yard field goal, 12:02. Broncos 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:02. KC – Carlos Carson 5-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 7:53. Broncos 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:09. DEN – Randy Robbins 18-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 3:11. Broncos 34–20. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 21/34, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT DEN – John Elway – 16/28, 150 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Herman Heard – 9 rushes, 27 yards DEN – Sammy Winder – 11 rushes, 38 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Emile Harry – 4 receptions, 69 yards DEN – Jeff Alexander – 3 receptions, 35 yards Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 17 12:00 p.m. CDT Raiders 6 10 3 0 Chiefs 7 10 0 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 71,741 Clear and Sunny, 75 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen Recap, Game Book First quarter RAI – Mervyn Fernandez 25-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (kick aborted), 7:14. Raiders 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:31. KC – Chris Dressel 49-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 4:04. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:04. Second quarter RAI – Trey Junkin 3-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 13:28. Raiders 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:21. KC – Nick Lowery 47-yard field goal, 10:02. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 4:58. RAI – Jeff Jaeger 39-yard field goal, 4:58. Raiders 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:54. KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:59. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 3:53. Third quarter RAI – Jeff Jaeger 40-yard field goal, 10:03. Raiders 19–17. Drive: 11 plays, 28 yards, 4:57. Fourth quarter KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:51. Chiefs 24–19. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:00. Top passers RAI – Jay Schroeder – 14/21, 192 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 12/18, 171 yards, TD, INT Top rushers RAI – Marcus Allen – 18 rushes, 58 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 27 rushes, 95 yards, 2 TD Top receivers RAI – Marcus Allen – 3 receptions, 44 yards KC – Chris Dressel – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD Week 3: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 24 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 3 3 0 0 Chargers 7 0 7 7 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 40,128 Cloudy and Sunny, 77 F C Ben Dreith NBC Tom Hammond and Joe Namath Recap, Game Book First quarter SD – Tim Spencer 9-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:57. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:46. KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 0:23. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:34. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 1:04. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:43. Third quarter SD – Rod Bernstine 1-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Chris Bahr kick), 8:05. Chargers 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 6:55. Fourth quarter SD – Rod Bernstine 32-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:31. Chargers 21–6. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:13. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/28, 177 yards, 5 INT SD – Jim McMahon – 11/18, 96 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 16 rushes, 112 yards SD – Rod Bernstine – 5 rushes, 73 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Todd McNair – 7 receptions, 83 yards SD – Anthony Miller – 2 receptions, 55 yards Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 1 12:00 p.m. CDT Bengals 0 14 0 7 Chiefs 3 14 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 61,165 Clear, 78 F C Gordon McCarter NBC Tom Hammond and Joe Namath Recap First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 7:32. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:32. Second quarter KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:17. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 7:25. CIN – Tim McGee 40-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Gallery kick), 10:39. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:38. KC – Robb Thomas 5-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Lowery kick), 3:27. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:49. CIN – Eric Ball 2-yard run (Jim Gallery kick), 1:02. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter CIN – Leon White 22-yard fumble return (Jim Gallery kick), 13:11. Bengals 21–17. Top passers CIN – Boomer Esiason – 6/14, 152 yards, TD, INT KC – Ron Jaworski – 14/28, 163 yards, TD, 4 INT Top rushers CIN – Eric Ball – 16 rushes, 71 yards, TD KC – Christian Okoye – 25 rushes, 101 yards, TD Top receivers CIN – Rodney Holman – 2 receptions, 45 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 3 receptions, 56 yards Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary October 8 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 3 0 7 10 Seahawks 7 9 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 60,715 None (indoor stadium) Dick Hantak NBC Don Criqui and Ahmad Rashad Recap, Game Book First quarter SEA – James Jefferson 97-yard kickoff return (Norm Johnson kick), 14:43. Seahawks 7–0. KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 4:29. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 5:03. Second quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 5:03. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:44. SEA – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 1:49. Seahawks 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:00. SEA – Norm Johnson 37-yard field goal, 0:04. Seahawks 16–3. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 0:36. Third quarter KC – Christian Okoye 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:53. Seahawks 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:59. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 11:52. Seahawks 16–13. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 7:15. KC – Alfredo Roberts 2-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Lowery kick), 9:27. Chiefs 20–16. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:07. Top passers KC – Ron Jaworski – 12/18, 104 yards, TD SEA – Dave Krieg – 20/36, 252 yards, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 30 rushes, 156 yards, TD SEA – Dave Krieg – 3 rushes, 29 yards Top receivers KC – Emile Harry – 3 receptions, 41 yards SEA – Brian Blades – 4 receptions, 86 yards Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary October 15 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 7 0 0 7 Raiders 3 7 3 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 40,453 Hazy, 70 F C Howard Roe NBC Tom Hammond and Joe Namath Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:59. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:47. RAI – Jeff Jaeger 24-yard field goal, 2:21. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:38. Second quarter RAI – Bo Jackson 2-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 0:56. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:13. Third quarter RAI – Jeff Jaeger 50-yard field goal, 10:13. Raiders 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 6 yards, 2:12. Fourth quarter RAI – Vance Mueller 6-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 11:18. Raiders 20–7. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 3:19. KC – Robb Thomas 2-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:19. Raiders 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:10. Top passers KC – Ron Jaworski – 10/15, 118 yards, INT RAI – Jay Schroeder – 5/16, 87 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 18 rushes, 52 yards, TD RAI – Bo Jackson – 11 rushes, 85 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Herman Heard – 9 receptions, 90 yards RAI – Mike Dyal – 2 receptions, 50 yards Week 7: vs. Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 22 12:00 p.m. CDT Cowboys 7 7 0 14 Chiefs 14 13 9 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,841 Clear, 63 F C Jim Tunney CBS Tim Brant and Dan Jiggetts Recap First quarter KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:17. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:57. DAL – Paul Palmer 63-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 6:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:57. KC – Christian Okoye 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:36. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:44. Second quarter KC – James Saxon 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 10:13. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:54. DAL – James Dixon 97-yard kickoff return (Roger Ruzek kick), 9:57. Chiefs 21–14. KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 1:56. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:10. KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 0:03. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:04. Third quarter KC – Punt blocked by Rob McGovern out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 10:52. Chiefs 29–14. KC – Steve Pelluer 5-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:21. Chiefs 36–14. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 5:00. Fourth quarter DAL – Darryl Clack 1-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 10:15. Chiefs 36–21. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 7:06. DAL – Steve Folsom 4-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Roger Ruzek kick), 3:48. Chiefs 36–28. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:33. Top passers DAL – Steve Walsh – 14/29, 166 yards, TD KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/22, 237 yards Top rushers DAL – Paul Palmer – 9 rushes, 85 yards, TD KC – Christian Okoye – 33 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DAL – Kelvin Martin – 4 receptions, 52 yards KC – Emile Harry – 3 receptions, 64 yards Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary October 29 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 3 14 0 Steelers 10 6 7 0 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 54,154 Sunny, 73 F C Tom Dooley NBC Joel Meyers and Paul Maguire Recap, Game Book First quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 41-yard field goal, 10:36. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:24. PIT – Louis Lipps 16-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 4:41. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:57. Second quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 47-yard field goal, 7:07. Steelers 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 6:12. PIT – Gary Anderson 29-yard field goal, 0:24. Steelers 16–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 2:03. KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 16–3. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:24. Third quarter KC – Pete Mandley 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 11:01. Steelers 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:59. KC – Bill Maas 4-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 3:51. Chiefs 17–16. PIT – Louis Lipps 64-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 0:10. Steelers 23–17. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:14. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 24/36, 338 yards, TD, 2 INT PIT – Bubby Brister – 17/27, 253 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 23 rushes, 101 yards PIT – Merril Hoge – 15 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 163 yards PIT – Louis Lipps – 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 5 12:00 p.m. CST Seahawks 7 3 0 0 Chiefs 7 10 0 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 54,489 Clear, 63 F C Ben Dreith NBC Jim Donovan and Jim Laslavic Recap, Game Book First quarter SEA – Nesby Glasgow 38-yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick), 13:50. Seahawks 7–0. KC – Christian Okoye 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:51. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:50. Second quarter KC – Steve Pelluer 10-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 11:49. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:37. KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 4:33. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 15 yards, 5:06. SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 0:15. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 4:11. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 5:37. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:59. Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg – 14/32, 126 yards KC – Steve Pelluer – 7/13, 80 yards Top rushers SEA – John Williams – 6 rushes, 28 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 37 rushes, 126 yards, TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent – 3 receptions, 47 yards KC – Jonathan Hayes – 1 reception, 20 yards Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 12 12:00 p.m. CST Broncos 3 7 3 3 Chiefs 0 6 0 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,245 Clear, 57 F C Ben Dreith NBC Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – David Treadwell 18-yard field goal, 9:53. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 4:43. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 14:25. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:33. DEN – Greg Kragen 17-yard fumble return (David Treadwell kick), 11:45. Broncos 10–3. KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 0:12. Broncos 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 1:41. Third quarter DEN – David Treadwell 27-yard field goal, 6:47. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:43. Fourth quarter KC – Emile Harry 5-yard pass from Steve Pelluer (Nick Lowery kick), 5:36. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:47. DEN – David Treadwell 26-yard field goal, 0:01. Broncos 16–13. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:23. Top passers DEN – John Elway – 11/22, 133 yards, INT KC – Steve Pelluer – 7/13, 80 yards Top rushers DEN – Bobby Humphrey – 21 rushes, 77 yards KC – James Saxon – 18 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers DEN – Steve Sewell – 5 receptions, 84 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 2 receptions, 48 yards Week 11: at Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns – Game summary November 19 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 0 7 3 0 Browns 0 3 7 0 0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 77,922 Cloudy, 35 F C Pat Haggerty NBC Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CLE – Matt Bahr 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:41. Third quarter KC – Neil Smith 4-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 14:39. Chiefs 7–3. CLE – Eric Metcalf 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:51. Browns 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:57. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 3:48. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 3:29. Overtime No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/40, 209 yards, 2 INT CLE – Bernie Kosar – 21/42, 198 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 21 rushes, 40 yards CLE – Eric Metcalf – 23 rushes, 49 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Pete Mandley – 4 receptions, 56 yards CLE – Webster Slaughter – 6 receptions, 67 yards Week 12: vs. Houston Oilers Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Houston Oilers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 26 12:00 p.m. CST Oilers 0 0 0 0 Chiefs 10 10 7 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 51,342 Clear, 55 F C Fred Wyant NBC Jim Donovan and Jimmy Cefalo Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 11:52. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:59. KC – James Saxon 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:06. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:45. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 6:09. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:02. KC – J. C. Pearson 1-yard return of blocked punt (Nick Lowery kick), 4:16. Chiefs 20–0. Third quarter KC – Jonathan Hayes 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 6:43. Chiefs 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:03. Fourth quarter KC – Christian Okoye 17-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:07. Chiefs 34–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:45. Top passers HOU – Warren Moon – 8/20, 99 yards, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/25, 224 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Alonzo Highsmith – 8 rushes, 24 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 21 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Leonard Harris – 4 receptions, 49 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 114 yards Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 3 12:00 p.m. CST Dolphins 0 0 7 14 Chiefs 13 3 3 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 54,610 Clear, 23 F C Red Cashion NBC Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Christian Okoye 3-yard run (kick failed, wide left), 8:06. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:40. KC – Stephone Paige 38-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 3:01. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:52. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 0:15. Chiefs 16–0. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 8:45. Third quarter MIA – Jim Jensen 8-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:31. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:20. KC – Nick Lowery 28-yard field goal, 3:07. Chiefs 19–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:15. Fourth quarter MIA – Mark Clayton 15-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:37. Chiefs 19–14. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:09. KC – Herman Heard 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 5:00. Chiefs 26–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:26. MIA – Jim Jensen 9-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:53. Chiefs 26–21. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 4:03. Top passers MIA – Dan Marino – 18/37, 218 yards, 3 TD, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/25, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIA – Sammie Smith – 14 rushes, 49 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 32 rushes, 148 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Mark Clayton – 9 receptions, 128 yards, TD KC – Stephone Paige – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD Week 14: at Green Bay Packers Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers – Game summary December 10 12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 21 0 0 Packers 0 3 0 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 56,694 Cloudy, 23 F C Jim Tunney NBC Jim Donovan and Jimmy Cefalo Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Jonathan Hayes 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:55. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:52. GB – Chris Jacke 25-yard field goal, 3:57. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:52. KC – Christian Okoye 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:01. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:56. KC – Emile Harry 12-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:07. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:36. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/19, 203 yards, 2 TD GB – Don Majkowski – 14/34, 123 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 38 rushes, 131 yards, TD GB – Brent Fullwood – 10 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers KC – Jonathan Hayes – 4 receptions, 53 yards, TD GB – Perry Kemp – 3 receptions, 29 yards Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 17 12:00 p.m. CST Chargers 0 7 3 10 Chiefs 0 13 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 40,623 Mostly Sunny, 18 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Joel Meyers and Paul Maguire Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 10:20. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:01. KC – Nick Lowery 30-yard field goal, 5:40. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:14. KC – Todd McNair 11-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 1:45. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 0:49. SD – Andy Parker 1-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Chris Bahr kick), 0:17. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:23. Third quarter SD – Chris Bahr 43-yard field goal, 6:26. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:18. Fourth quarter SD – Anthony Miller 5-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Chris Bahr kick), 14:56. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:03. SD – Chris Bahr 20-yard field goal, 8:41. Chargers 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:17. Top passers SD – Billy Joe Tolliver – 13/30, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 14/33, 142 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – Marion Butts – 39 rushes, 176 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 18 rushes, 60 yards Top receivers SD – Anthony Miller – 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD KC – Stephone Paige – 4 receptions, 42 yards Week 16: at Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary December 24 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 21 3 3 Dolphins 7 7 0 10 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida 43,612 Clear, 40 F C Johnny Grier NBC Tom Hammond and Joe Namath Recap, Game Book First quarter MIA – Jim Jensen 4-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:13. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:31. Second quarter KC – Stephone Paige 20-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:18. MIA – Ferrell Edmunds 3-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:05. Dolphins 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:50. KC – James Saxon 6-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:52. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:13. KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:39. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:24. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 1:45. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 7:13. Fourth quarter MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 10:44. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:01. MIA – Mark Clayton 7-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:24. Tied 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:23. KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 1:31. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:53. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/26, 230 yards, TD, INT MIA – Dan Marino – 28/47, 339 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 26 rushes, 98 yards, TD MIA – Sammie Smith – 14 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers KC – Pete Mandley – 4 receptions, 63 yards MIA – Mark Clayton – 6 receptions, 102 yards Standings References Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas