1991 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1991 10–6 2nd AFC West Marty Schottenheimer Joe Pendry Bill Cowher Carl Peterson Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Raiders) 10–6Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Bills) 14–37 3 FB Christian Okoye DE Neil Smith LB Derrick Thomas 1 LB Derrick Thomas (1st team) Chiefs seasons The 1991 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League and 32nd overall. They failed to improve on their 11–5 record from 1990 and finished with a 10–6 record. Compared to the Chiefs' 1990 campaign, Steve DeBerg’s consistency had dropped. The running game made up for lower passing production as Christian Okoye ran for 1,031 yards for the season, Barry Word was productive, and rookie Harvey Williams was outstanding in limited playing time. The Chiefs defeated their division rival, the Los Angeles Raiders in the Wild Card round, resulting in the franchise's first playoff victory since Super Bowl IV in 1970. The next week, the Chiefs lost to the Buffalo Bills in the divisional playoffs. The season began on July 27 when Jan Stenerud, the hero of Super Bowl IV, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Chiefs opened the regular season with one win and two losses in their first three games, but rebounded to win the next four games, including an October 7 game in which the Chiefs trounced the Buffalo Bills 33–6. It was the Chiefs' first home Monday Night Football game since 1983. On October 13, The Chiefs blasted the Miami Dolphins 42–7 as Christian Okoye ran for 153 yards. On December 22, the Chiefs won 27–21 against the Raiders. The victory gave the Chiefs a home playoff game against the Raiders; a loss would have meant playing in Los Angeles again the following week. It was the first playoff game in Kansas City in 20 years. The Chiefs 10–6 victory over the Raiders in the playoffs was the franchise's first postseason victory since the AFL-NFL merger. Quarterback Steve DeBerg completed 14 of 20 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns. Barry Word rushed for 152 yards, and J. J. Birden caught eight passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns. During the game, the Chiefs didn't have to punt and held possession of the ball for almost 40 minutes. 3 Offseason Draft 1991 NFL draft 1991 Kansas City Chiefs 1 21 Harvey Williams Running back LSU yes 2 50 Joe Valerio Center Pennsylvania yes 3 77 Tim Barnett Wide receiver Jackson State yes 5 133 Charles Mincy Defensive back Washington yes 6 162 Darrell Malone Defensive back Jacksonville State yes 7 189 Bernard Ellison Defensive back Nevada 8 218 Tom Dohring Offensive tackle Michigan yes 9 244 Robbie Keen Placekicker California 10 273 Eric Ramsey Defensive back Auburn 11 300 Bobby Olive Wide receiver Ohio State 12 329 Ron Shipley Guard New Mexico no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/1991_draft.htm 1991 Kansas City Chiefs draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 3, 2014 Personnel Staff 1991 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 Director of Pro Personnel – Mark Hatley 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 Kansas City Chiefs 1991 Media Guide 4–21 Roster 1991 Kansas City Chiefs 17 Steve DeBerg 11 Steve Pelluer 13 Mark Vlasic 43 Bill Jones running back 48 Todd McNair 35 Christian Okoye 21 James Saxon American football 25 Troy Stradford 22 Harvey Williams American football y 23 Barry Word 82 Tim Barnett American football y 88 J. J. Birden 86 Emile Harry 80 Fred Jones wide receiver 81 Robb Thomas 85 Jonathan Hayes 89 Pete Holohan 76 John Alt T 77 Rich Baldinger T 74 Derrick Graham American football T 61 Tim Grunhard C 72 Dave Lutz G 79 Dave Szott G 73 Joe Valerio y C 65 Frank Winters C/G 98 Leonard Griffin American football DE 63 Bill Maas DE 97 Dan Saleaumua NT 95 Tom Sims American football NT 90 Neil Smith American football DE 56 Dino Hackett ILB 57 Chris Martin linebacker OLB 51 Lonnie Marts OLB 55 Ervin Randle ILB 52 Tracy Rogers ILB 54 Tracy Simien ILB 58 Derrick Thomas OLB 34 Lloyd Burruss SS 20 Deron Cherry FS 39 Eric Everett CB 41 Anthony Parker defensive back, born 1966 CB 24 J. C. Pearson CB 27 Kevin Porter American football SS 31 Kevin Ross American football CB 46 Charles Washington defensive back, born 1966 FS  4 Bryan Barker P  8 Nick Lowery K 38 Kimble Anders RB IR -- Clifford Charlton LB IR 71 Tom Dohring y T IR 38 Bernard Ellison y CB NF-Inj. 29 Albert Lewis American football CB IR 42 Charles Mincy y S IR 30 Stump Mitchell RB IR 83 Stephone Paige WR IR 59 Percy Snow LB NF-Inj. 47 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad 84 Willie Davis wide receiver WR 87 Craig Hudson tight end TE  5 Bobby Olive y WR 92 Stephon Weatherspoon y LB https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/1991_roster.htm 1991 Kansas City Chiefs starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com December 3, 2014 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 3, 1991 Dallas Cowboys L 14–24 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 56,038 Recap 2 August 10, 1991 vs. New York Jets W 19–10 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium (St. Louis, MO) 52,935 Recap 3 August 17, 1991 Detroit Lions W 38–14 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 57,320 Recap 4 August 23, 1991 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–20 2–2 Tampa Stadium 33,996 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 1 Atlanta Falcons W 14–3 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 74,246 Recap 2 September 8 New Orleans Saints L 10–17 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 74,816 Recap 3 September 16, 1991 at Houston Oilers L 7–17 1–2 Houston Astrodome 61,058 Recap 4 September 22 Seattle Seahawks W 20–13 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium 71,789 Recap 5 September 29 at San Diego Chargers W 14–13 3–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 44,907 Recap 6 October 7, 1991 Buffalo Bills W 33–6 4–2 Arrowhead Stadium 76,120 Recap 7 October 13 Miami Dolphins W 42–7 5–2 Arrowhead Stadium 76,021 Recap 8 October 20 at Denver Broncos L 16–19 5–3 Mile High Stadium 75,866 Recap 9 October 28, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders W 24–21 6–3 Arrowhead Stadium 77,111 Recap 10Bye 11 November 10 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–20 7–3 Anaheim Stadium 52,511 Recap 12 November 17 Denver Broncos L 20–24 7–4 Arrowhead Stadium 74,661 Recap 13 November 24 at Cleveland Browns L 15–20 7–5 Cleveland Stadium 63,991 Recap 14 December 1 at Seattle Seahawks W 19–6 8–5 Kingdome 57,248 Recap 15 December 8 San Diego Chargers W 20–17 (OT) 9–5 Arrowhead Stadium 73,330 Recap 16 December 14, 1991 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–28 9–6 Candlestick Park 62,672 Recap 17 December 22 at Los Angeles Raiders W 27–21 10–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 65,144 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 1 12:00 p.m. CDT Falcons 3 0 0 0 Chiefs 0 0 7 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 74,246 Overcast, 76 F C Dick Hantak CBS James Brown and Randy Cross Recap, Game Book First quarter ATL – Brad Daluiso 20-yard field goal, 2:46. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 10:43. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter KC – Christian Okoye 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:48. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 2:02. Fourth quarter KC – Emile Harry 6-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:57. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 5:14. Top passers ATL – Chris Miller – 9/21, 110 yards, 4 INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 13/24, 158 yards, TD Top rushers ATL – Keith Jones – 18 rushes, 74 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 22 rushes, 143 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Mike Ruether – 1 reception, 22 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 6 receptions, 79 yards Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 8 12:00 p.m. CDT Saints 10 7 0 0 Chiefs 0 0 3 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 74,816 80 F C Red Cashion CBS Jim Nantz and Hank Stram Recap, Game Book First quarter NO – Morten Andersen 40-yard field goal, 7:44. Saints 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 7:16. NO – Eric Martin 13-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick), 1:20. Saints 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 5:11. Second quarter NO – Quinn Early 45-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick), 5:05. Saints 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 4:16. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 6:02. Saints 17–3. Drive: 15 plays, 88 yards, 8:58. Fourth quarter KC – Jonathan Hayes 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 13:52. Saints 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 5:16. Top passers NO – Bobby Hebert – 19/27, 211 yards, 2 TD KC – Steve DeBerg – 23/43, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NO – Craig Heyward – 15 rushes, 51 yards KC – Barry Word – 10 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers NO – Eric Martin – 7 receptions, 67 yards, TD KC – Todd McNair – 8 receptions, 62 yards Week 3: at Houston Oilers Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary September 16, 1991 8:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 0 7 0 0 Oilers 7 0 7 3 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 61,058 None (indoor stadium) Gordon McCarter ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Recap, Game Book First quarter HOU – Allen Pinkett 1-yard run (Ian Howfield kick), 3:59. Oilers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 5:04. Second quarter KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:27. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:04. Third quarter HOU – Haywood Jeffires 4-yard pass from Warren Moon (Ian Howfield kick), 0:09. Oilers 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 9:03. Fourth quarter HOU – Ian Howfield 23-yard field goal, 0:21. Oilers 17–7. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 9:19. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 9/14, 93 yards, INT HOU – Warren Moon – 29/38, 233 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 17 rushes, 75 yards, TD HOU – Allen Pinkett – 18 rushes, 47 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Tim Barnett – 2 receptions, 31 yards HOU – Haywood Jeffires – 9 receptions, 60 yards, TD Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 22 3:00 p.m. CDT Seahawks 0 0 3 10 Chiefs 0 10 0 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 71,789 Overcast, 62 F C Dale Hamer NBC Jim Donovan and Beasley Reece Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 37-yard field goal, 14:33. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 7:08. KC – Tim Barnett 18-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 9:49. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:01. Third quarter SEA – John Kasay 45-yard field goal, 2:57. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:57. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 14:53. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:04. KC – Harvey Williams 15-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 9:31. Chiefs 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:54. SEA – John Kasay 38-yard field goal, 6:27. Chiefs 20–6. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:04. SEA – Derrick Fenner 1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 1:39. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:22. Top passers SEA – Jeff Kemp – 18/30, 232 yards, 2 INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 21/32, 214 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Derrick Fenner – 15 rushes, 76 yards, TD KC – Christian Okoye – 16 rushes, 79 yards Top receivers SEA – Brian Blades – 8 receptions, 97 yards KC – Robb Thomas – 4 receptions, 57 yards Week 5: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1991 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 7 7 0 0 Chargers 7 0 3 3 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 44,907 Fair and Warm, 77 F C Howard Roe NBC Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:41. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:19. SD – Rod Bernstine 2-yard run (John Carney kick), 8:01. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:40. Second quarter KC – Robb Thomas 11-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 9:05. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:47. Third quarter SD – John Carney 26-yard field goal, 8:45. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 6:15. Fourth quarter SD – John Carney 37-yard field goal, 9:30. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 3:18. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 11/20, 112 yards, TD, INT SD – John Friesz – 10/25, 162 yards Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 19 rushes, 65 yards, TD SD – Rod Bernstine – 26 rushes, 112 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Stephone Paige – 2 receptions, 22 yards SD – Ronnie Harmon – 3 receptions, 48 yards Week 6: vs. Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 7, 1991 8:00 p.m. CDT Bills 0 6 0 0 Chiefs 3 10 17 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,120 Clear, 70 F C Gerry Austin ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 12:30. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:30. Second quarter KC – Pete Holohan 1-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:16. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:30. BUF – Scott Norwood 44-yard field goal, 6:45. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:04. BUF – Scott Norwood 25-yard field goal, 4:06. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:27. KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:06. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 24-yard field goal, 4:21. Chiefs 16–6. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 8:39. KC – Christian Okoye 5-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:27. Chiefs 23–6. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:51. KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:27. Chiefs 30–6. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 1:44. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 4:02. Chiefs 33–6. Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 9:45. Top passers BUF – Jim Kelly – 17/23, 189 yards KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/23, 150 yards, TD Top rushers BUF – Thurman Thomas – 13 rushes, 51 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 29 rushes, 122 yards, 2 TD Top receivers BUF – Andre Reed – 5 receptions, 84 yards KC – Robb Thomas – 4 receptions, 55 yards Week 7: vs. Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 13 3:00 p.m. CDT Dolphins 0 0 0 7 Chiefs 14 14 14 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,021 Partly Sunny, 74 F C Pat Haggerty NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Christian Okoye 38-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 10:01. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:36. KC – Chris Martin 100-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 5:04. Chiefs 14–0. Second quarter KC – Tim Barnett 7-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 13:42. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:37. KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:02. Chiefs 28–0. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 8:27. Third quarter KC – Todd McNair 14-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:16. Chiefs 35–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:44. KC – Tim Barnett 41-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 3:03. Chiefs 42–0. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:59. Fourth quarter MIA – Scott Secules 4-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 12:23. Chiefs 42–7. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:40. Top passers MIA – Dan Marino – 15/29, 216 yards KC – Steve DeBerg – 9/12, 177 yards, 3 TD Top rushers MIA – Mark Higgs – 5 rushes, 38 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 23 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD Top receivers MIA – Tony Martin – 4 receptions, 104 yards KC – Todd McNair – 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD Week 8: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 20 3:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. MDT Chiefs 3 3 3 7 Broncos 0 13 3 3 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 75,866 Sunny, 64 F C Jerry Markbreit NBC Joel Meyers and Dan Hampton Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 32-yard field goal, 8:51. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:00. Second quarter DEN – David Treadwell 39-yard field goal, 14:24. Tied 3–3. Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 9:27. DEN – David Treadwell 30-yard field goal, 8:57. Broncos 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:14. KC – Nick Lowery 48-yard field goal, 1:08. Tied 6–6. Drive: 17 plays, 55 yards, 7:49. DEN – Derek Russell 22-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 0:11. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:57. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 8:56. Broncos 13–9. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:04. DEN – David Treadwell 25-yard field goal, 1:07. Broncos 16–9. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:24. Fourth quarter KC – Harvey Williams 14-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:40. Tied 16–16. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:45. DEN – David Treadwell 27-yard field goal, 2:37. Broncos 19–16. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:03. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 21/35, 241 yards DEN – John Elway – 14/27, 270 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Harvey Williams – 14 rushes, 84 yards, TD DEN – Greg Lewis – 17 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers KC – Tim Barnett – 6 receptions, 78 yards DEN – Mark Jackson – 2 receptions, 80 yards Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 28, 1991 8:00 p.m. CST Raiders 11 7 3 0 Chiefs 0 7 3 14 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 77,111 Mostly Cloudy, 68 F C Tom White ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Recap, Game Book First quarter RAI – Jeff Jaeger 18-yard field goal, 10:34. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:29. RAI – Tim Barnett tackled in end zone by Torin Dorn for a Safety, 8:51. Raiders 5–0. RAI – Nick Bell 1-yard run (kick blocked), 7:21. Raiders 11–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:40. Second quarter KC – Bill Jones 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 11:03. Raiders 11–7. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:09. RAI – Steve Smith 37-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 6:43. Raiders 18–7. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:20. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 7:54. Raiders 18–10. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:20. RAI – Jeff Jaeger 22-yard field goal, 2:09. Raiders 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:45. Fourth quarter KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:07. Raiders 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:58. KC – Tim Barnett 6-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:47. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:45. Top passers RAI – Jay Schroeder – 12/26, 250 yards, TD, 3 INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 19/30, 161 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers RAI – Roger Craig – 17 rushes, 59 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 17 rushes, 62 yards, TD Top receivers RAI – Mervyn Fernandez – 3 receptions, 107 yards KC – Tim Barnett – 5 receptions, 45 yards, TD Week 11: at Los Angeles Rams Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary November 10 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 7 7 6 7 Rams 0 14 0 6 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California 52,511 Partly Cloudy, 73 F C Johnny Grier NBC Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Jonathan Hayes 6-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 3:22. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:51. Second quarter LA – Damone Johnson 1-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick), 11:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:58. KC – Barry Word 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:07. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:17. LA – Henry Ellard 14-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick), 0:34. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 4:33. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 20-yard field goal, 9:10. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:50. KC – Nick Lowery 44-yard field goal, 2:47. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:30. Fourth quarter LA – Damone Johnson 17-yard pass from Jim Everett (kick failed, hit right upright), 7:06. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:59. KC – Derrick Thomas 23-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 2:25. Chiefs 27–20. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/26, 199 yards, TD LA – Jim Everett – 26/37, 329 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 15 rushes, 96 yards LA – Robert Delpino – 20 rushes, 81 yards Top receivers KC – J. J. Birden – 2 receptions, 49 yards LA – Henry Ellard – 8 receptions, 160 yards, TD Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 17 12:00 p.m. CST Broncos 3 7 14 0 Chiefs 0 10 3 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 74,661 Mostly Cloudy, 59 F C Bob McElwee NBC Joel Meyers and Dan Hampton Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – David Treadwell 37-yard field goal, 7:11. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 3 yards, 3:55. Second quarter KC – Christian Okoye 7-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 6:07. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:15. DEN – Gaston Green 60-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 3:47. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:20. KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 0:05. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 6:41. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 9:28. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:32. DEN – Mark Jackson 29-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 4:59. Broncos 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:22. DEN – Charles Dimry 26-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 4:00. Broncos 24–13. Fourth quarter KC – Tim Barnett 8-yard pass from Mark Vlasic (Nick Lowery kick), 7:29. Broncos 24–20. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:34. Top passers DEN – John Elway – 9/20, 134 yards, TD KC – Steve DeBerg – 11/24, 207 yards, 4 INT Top rushers DEN – Gaston Green – 24 rushes, 133 yards, TD KC – Christian Okoye – 17 rushes, 83 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Mark Jackson – 2 receptions, 40 yards, TD KC – Robb Thomas – 7 receptions, 89 yards Week 13: at Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns – Game summary November 24 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 0 3 12 Browns 0 10 10 0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 63,991 31 F C Larry Nemmers NBC Tom Hammond and Joe Namath Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CLE – Leroy Hoard 1-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 3:31. Browns 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 6:13. CLE – Matt Stover 34-yard field goal, 0:09. Browns 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:09. Third quarter CLE – Leroy Hoard 71-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Stover kick), 11:52. Browns 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 3:08. KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 8:00. Browns 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:52. CLE – Matt Stover 21-yard field goal, 2:05. Browns 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:21. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 12:03. Browns 20–6. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:02. KC – Bernie Kosar tackled in end zone by Albert Lewis for a Safety, 5:57. Browns 20–8. KC – Emile Harry 5-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 2:52. Browns 20–15. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:05. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 30/50, 319 yards, TD, 2 INT CLE – Bernie Kosar – 13/20, 170 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Barry Word – 8 rushes, 41 yards CLE – Leroy Hoard – 6 rushes, 61 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Emile Harry – 11 receptions, 159 yards, TD CLE – Leroy Hoard – 2 receptions, 78 yards, TD Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary December 1 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 3 6 3 7 Seahawks 3 0 0 3 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 57,248 None (indoor stadium) Pat Haggerty NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Recap, Game Book First quarter SEA – John Kasay 19-yard field goal, 8:03. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 6:57. KC – Nick Lowery 20-yard field goal, 3:53. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:37. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 28-yard field goal, 9:59. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:14. KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 3:33. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:55. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 8:43. Chiefs 12–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:17. Fourth quarter KC – Pete Holohan 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 7:43. Chiefs 19–3. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:13. SEA – John Kasay 26-yard field goal, 5:13. Chiefs 19–6. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:30. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/26, 154 yards, TD SEA – Dave Krieg – 16/25, 263 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Barry Word – 26 rushes, 96 yards SEA – John Williams – 7 rushes, 20 yards Top receivers KC – Emile Harry – 6 receptions, 51 yards SEA – Travis McNeal – 4 receptions, 66 yards Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 8 12:00 p.m. CST Chargers 0 14 0 3 0 Chiefs 0 0 10 7 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 73,330 Mostly Sunny, 63 F C Gordon McCarter NBC Tom Hammond and Joe Namath Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SD – Nate Lewis 6-yard pass from John Friesz (John Carney kick), 14:23. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 18 plays, 80 yards, 11:52. SD – Donald Frank 71-yard interception return (John Carney kick), 9:34. Chargers 14–0. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 5:31. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:10. KC – Barry Word 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 3:44. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04. Fourth quarter KC – Harvey Williams 16-yard pass from Mark Vlasic (Nick Lowery kick), 3:00. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:39. SD – John Carney 27-yard field goal, 0:11. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 2:49. Overtime KC – Nick Lowery 18-yard field goal, 3:34. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:11. Top passers SD – John Friesz – 19/37, 208 yards, TD, INT KC – Mark Vlasic – 12/18, 150 yards, TD Top rushers SD – Marion Butts – 20 rushes, 77 yards KC – Barry Word – 14 rushes, 66 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Nate Lewis – 6 receptions, 79 yards, TD KC – Emile Harry – 5 receptions, 73 yards Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary December 14, 1991 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 0 7 7 49ers 7 7 7 7 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 62,672 Sunny Skies, 49 F C Dick Hantak NBC Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh Recap, Game Book First quarter SF – Jerry Rice 1-yard pass from Steve Bono (Mike Cofer kick), 9:53. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:25. Second quarter SF – John Taylor 9-yard pass from Steve Bono (Mike Cofer kick), 12:16. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:54. Third quarter SF – Jerry Rice 20-yard pass from Steve Bono (Mike Cofer kick), 6:11. 49ers 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:56. KC – Barry Word 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:31. 49ers 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:40. Fourth quarter SF – Dexter Carter 53-yard run (Mike Cofer kick), 11:44. 49ers 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:00. KC – Emile Harry 17-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 7:25. 49ers 28–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:19. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 13/32, 180 yards, TD, INT SF – Steve Bono – 24/33, 220 yards, 3 TD Top rushers KC – Barry Word – 17 rushes, 115 yards, TD SF – Dexter Carter – 11 rushes, 81 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Emile Harry – 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD SF – Jerry Rice – 7 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD Week 17: at Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary December 22 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 7 10 0 10 Raiders 7 0 0 14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 65,144 Sunny, 68 F C Howard Roe NBC Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Barry Word 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:24. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 7:53. RAI – Tim Brown 26-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Jeff Jaeger kick), 2:35. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:49. Second quarter KC – J. J. Birden 57-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:53. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:42. KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 2:21. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:36. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 13:23. Chiefs 20–7. Drive: 17 plays, 86 yards, 9:58. RAI – Ethan Horton 7-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Jeff Jaeger kick), 9:31. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:52. KC – J. J. Birden 53-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 7:00. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:31. RAI – Tim Brown 23-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Jeff Jaeger kick), 3:56. Chiefs 27–21. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:04. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 14/20, 277 yards, 2 TD RAI – Todd Marinovich – 23/40, 243 yards, 3 TD Top rushers KC – Barry Word – 35 rushes, 152 yards, TD RAI – Marcus Allen – 9 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers KC – J. J. Birden – 8 receptions, 188 yards, 2 TD RAI – Ethan Horton – 10 receptions, 89 yards, TD Standings Postseason 1991–92 NFL playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Wild Card December 28, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders (5) W 10–6 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 75,827 Recap Divisional January 5, 1992 at Buffalo Bills (1) L 14–37 1–1 Rich Stadium 80,182 Recap Game summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Los Angeles Raiders at (4) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 28, 1991 11:30 a.m. CST Raiders 0 3 3 0 Chiefs 0 7 0 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 75,827 Overcast with Fog, 38 F C Jerry Markbreit ABC Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil and Lynn Swann Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Fred Jones 11-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 5:07. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:06. RAI – Jeff Jaeger 32-yard field goal, 0:26. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:46. Third quarter RAI – Jeff Jaeger 26-yard field goal, 8:19. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 6:41. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 18-yard field goal, 10:26. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 7:32. Top passers RAI – Todd Marinovich – 12/23, 140 yards, 4 INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 9/14, 89 yards, TD, INT Top rushers RAI – Nick Bell – 20 rushes, 107 yards KC – Barry Word – 33 rushes, 130 yards Top receivers RAI – Ethan Horton – 3 receptions, 59 yards KC – Bill Jones – 2 receptions, 25 yards AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Divisional Playoffs: (4) Kansas City Chiefs at (1) Buffalo Bills – Game summary January 5 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST Chiefs 0 0 7 7 Bills 7 10 7 13 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 80,182 Partly Sunny, 40 F C Pat Haggerty NBC Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh Recap, Game Book First quarter BUF – Andre Reed 25-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick), 0:52. Bills 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:25. Second quarter BUF – Andre Reed 53-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick), 10:35. Bills 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:28. BUF – Scott Norwood 33-yard field goal, 0:02. Bills 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 1:37. Third quarter BUF – James Lofton 10-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick), 11:53. Bills 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:13. KC – Barry Word 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 3:08. Bills 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 2:26. Fourth quarter BUF – Scott Norwood 20-yard field goal, 10:54. Bills 27–7. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:14. BUF – Scott Norwood 47-yard field goal, 9:08. Bills 30–7. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:31. BUF – Kenneth Davis 5-yard run (Scott Norwood kick), 4:57. Bills 37–7. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:59. KC – Fred Jones 20-yard pass from Mark Vlasic (Nick Lowery kick), 2:07. Bills 37–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:50. Top passers KC – Mark Vlasic – 9/20, 124 yards, TD, 4 INT BUF – Jim Kelly – 23/35, 373 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers KC – Barry Word – 15 rushes, 50 yards, TD BUF – Thurman Thomas – 22 rushes, 100 yards Top receivers KC – Todd McNair – 5 receptions, 52 yards BUF – Andre Reed – 4 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD References Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas