1987 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1987 4–11 5th AFC West Frank Gansz Jim Schaaf Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Did not qualify 4 WR Carlos Carson DT Bill Maas CB Albert Lewis S Deron Cherry None Chiefs seasons The 1987 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League and the 28th overall. Under new head coach Frank Gansz, the Chiefs split their first two games, 1-1. The 1987 NFL season featured games predominantly played by replacement players, as the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) players went on strike from weeks four to six with week three being cancelled across the league. The replacement players went 0–3. After the regulars returned, the Chiefs continued to struggle. They lost their next five games to stand at 1–9 and finished the season with a 4–11 record a year after making the playoffs in 1986. 3 Offseason One of the most tumultuous weeks in franchise history took place following the club's playoff loss against the Jets in the 1986 playoffs. Assistant head coach and special teams coach Frank Gansz, resigned his position on January 7 in order to pursue opportunities as an NFL offensive coordinator.http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/80s Kansas City Chiefs History 1980's July 31, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070806041235/http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/80s/ August 6, 2007 dead mdy-all The following day, the Chiefs announced in an impromptu press conference that John Mackovic was relieved of his duties as head coach on January 8. A popular figure among Chiefs players, Gansz was reinstated on January 10 and was named the sixth head coach in franchise history. Former quarterback Len Dawson became the third Chiefs player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 8, while injuries forced the retirement of the club's all-time leading tackler Gary Spani. NFL draft 1987 NFL draft 1987 Kansas City Chiefs 1 19 Paul Palmer Running back Temple yes 2 35 Christian Okoye Fullback Azusa Pacific yes yes 3 73 Todd Howard Linebacker Texas A&M yes 5 128 Kitrick Taylor Wide receiver Washington State yes 7 186 Doug Hudson Quarterback Nicholls State yes 8 218 Michael Clemons Running back William & Mary yes 9 244 Randy Watts Defensive end Catawba 10 271 James Evans Running back Southern yes 11 298 Craig Richardson Wide receiver Eastern Washington 12 325 Bruce Holmes Linebacker Minnesota yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/1987_draft.htm 1987 Kansas City Chiefs draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 12, 2014 Personnel Staff 1987 Kansas City Chiefs Founder – Lamar Hunt President – Jack Steadman Vice president/general manager – Jim Schaaf Director of pro personnel – Whitey Dovell Director of college scouting – Les Miller Coordinator of college scouting – Greg Mohns Head coach – Frank Gansz Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Homer Smith Running backs – Billie Matthews Wide receivers – Dick Wood Offensive line – Carl Mauck Offensive quality control/tight ends – JD Helm Defensive coordinator/linebackers – John Paul Young Defensive line – Don Lawrence Defensive backs – Dave Brazil Defensive quality control/linebackers – Mark Hatley Special teams – Ed Beckman Strength and conditioning coordinator – CT Hewgley Replacement players After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled: 1987 Kansas City Chiefs replacement rosterQuarterbacks 1 Matt Stevens 11 Doug Hudson 11 Sandy Osiecki 12 Alex Espinoza Running backs 21 Ralph Stockemer 39 Steve Griffin 40 Ken Lacy 41 Woodie Pippens 42 Lloyd Murray 43 Robert Parker 47 Chris Smith Wide receivers 82 Nate Blanks 83 John Trahan 84 Richard Estell 85 Kenny Nash 86 Eric Brown 87 David Montagne 89 Eric Hodges Tight ends 80 Stein Koss 81 Rod Jones 88 Riley Walton Offensive linemen 52 John Aimonetti 58 Arland Thompson 62 James Boyd 64 James Harvey 65 Kevin Adkins 66 Dan Doubiago 70 Mark Nelson 71 Lee Getz 77 Steve Rogers 79 Doug Hoppock Defensive linemen 60 Chris Lindstrom 68 Terry Summers 69 James Black 90 Jeff Faulkner 91 Lloyd Mumphrey 92 Keith Guthrie 98 John WalkerLinebackers 50 Gary Moten 92 Bob Harris 57 Bruce Holmes 94 Gary Spann 95 Randy Frazier 96 Fred Jones 97 Tony Holloway Defensive backs 23 Kevin Wyatt 25 Jack Epps 26 Cornelius Dozier 27 Blane Smith 38 Carlton Thomas 40 Jitter Fields 41 Chris Evans 45 Trent Bryant 48 Jeff Colter 48 Garcia Lane 49 Teddy Nelson Special teams 2 Kelly Goodburn P 3 Paul Woodside K 4 James Hamrick K Final roster 1987 Kansas City Chiefs 14 Todd Blackledge 11 Doug Hudson y  9 Bill Kenney 10 Frank Seurer 46 Michael Clemons 44 Herman Heard 32 Larry Moriarty 35 Christian Okoye y FB 26 Paul Palmer American football y 88 Carlos Carson 81 Darrell Colbert y 89 Henry Marshall American football 83 Stephone Paige 84 Paul Coffman 85 Jonathan Hayes 80 Mark Keel 61 Mark Adickes G 77 Rich Baldinger G 58 Tom Baugh C 51 Rick Donnalley C 75 Irv Eatman T 52 Glenn Hyde C 60 Byron Ingram y G 73 Brian Jozwiak G 72 Dave Lutz T 91 Gary Baldinger DT 99 Mike Bell defensive lineman DE 98 Leonard Griffin American football DT 63 Bill Maas DT 67 Art Still DE 70 Ray Woodard DE 54 Tim Cofield OLB 55 Louis Cooper OLB 50 Jack Del Rio OLB 56 Dino Hackett MLB 57 James Harrell American football MLB 53 Todd Howard American football y MLB 96 Aaron Pearson OLB 52 Angelo Snipes OLB 20 Deron Cherry FS 22 Sherman Cocroft FS 40 Jitter Fields CB 23 Greg Hill cornerback CB 48 Garcia Lane CB 29 Albert Lewis American football CB 24 J. C. Pearson CB 30 Mark Robinson safety SS 31 Kevin Ross American football CB  2 Kelly Goodburn P  8 Nick Lowery K 76 John Alt T IR 87 Walt Arnold TE IR 69 James Black defensive end DE IR 34 Lloyd Burruss S IR  5 Lewis Colbert P IR 86 Emile Harry WR IR 93 Eric Holle DT IR 45 Sidney Johnson y CB IR 74 Pete Koch DT IR 94 Ken McAlister LB IR -- Gary Spann LB IR 82 Kitrick Taylor y WR IR Season summary A duo of rookies made a splash in a 20–13 win on Opening Day against San Diego as running back Paul Palmer returned a kickoff for a TD and Christian Okoye dashed for 105 yards. A 24-day players strike began on September 22, canceling the club's contest against Minnesota. Replacement players participated in games for the next three weeks. Much like Marv Levy five years earlier, Gansz's grip on the club's coaching reins was crippled by the labor unrest. Kansas City's replacement squad consisted primarily of players cut in training camp. One of the few bright spots among the players was running back Jitter Fields, who remained on the active roster following the strike. The Chiefs strike squad received an ominous welcome in Los Angeles when in the early morning hours of October 4, the day prior to a contest against the Raiders, an earthquake rattled Southern California. The shaken Chiefs lost a 35–17 decision later that day. The low point of the year came the following week at Miami in the first regular season game played at what then was known as Joe Robbie Stadium. Chiefs replacement QB Matt Stevens was injured early in the contest, forcing into duty backup quarterback Alex Espinoza, who had never taken an NFL snap. The result was a 42–0 Dolphins victory, setting the stage for an 0–3 performance by Kansas City's replacement unit, giving the Chiefs a 1–4 record before the club's regular roster returned at San Diego on October 25. Five straight losses followed, giving the Chiefs a team-record nine-game losing skid. For the only time in team history, five different players started games at quarterback for the club. Behind Kenney, Kansas City won two of its last three games to conclude the strike-shortened 4–11 campaign. Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap HOF August 8, 1987 vs. San Francisco 49ers L 7–20 0–1 Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio) 23,826 Recap 1 August 13, 1987 at Houston Oilers W 32–20 1–1 Houston Astrodome 30,147 Recap 2 August 22, 1987 Atlanta Falcons W 13–10 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 39,164 Recap 3 August 29, 1987 Buffalo Bills W 34–14 3–1 Arrowhead Stadium 43,887 Recap 4 September 6 vs. St. Louis Cardinals W 13–10 (OT) 4–1 Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) 62,353 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 13 San Diego Chargers W 20–13 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 56,940 Recap 2 September 20 at Seattle Seahawks L 14–43 1–1 Kingdome 61,667 Recap 3 September 27 Minnesota VikingsCancelled due to players' strike 4 October 4 at Los Angeles Raiders L 17–35 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 10,708 Recap 5 October 11 at Miami Dolphins L 0–42 1–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 25,867 Recap 6 October 18 Denver Broncos L 17–26 1–4 Arrowhead Stadium 20,296 Recap 7 October 25 at San Diego Chargers L 21–42 1–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,972 Recap 8 November 1 at Chicago Bears L 28–31 1–6 Soldier Field 63,498 Recap 9 November 8 Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–17 1–7 Arrowhead Stadium 45,249 Recap 10 November 15 New York Jets L 9–16 1–8 Arrowhead Stadium 40,718 Recap 11 November 22 Green Bay Packers L 3–23 1–9 Arrowhead Stadium 34,611 Recap 12 November 26 at Detroit Lions W 27–20 2–9 Pontiac Silverdome 43,820 Recap 13 December 6 at Cincinnati Bengals L 27–30 (OT) 2–10 Riverfront Stadium 46,489 Recap 14 December 13 Los Angeles Raiders W 16–10 3–10 Arrowhead Stadium 63,834 Recap 15 December 19, 1987 at Denver Broncos L 17–20 3–11 Mile High Stadium 75,053 Recap 16 December 27 Seattle Seahawks W 41–20 4–11 Arrowhead Stadium 20,370 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 13 12:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 0 0 3 10 Chiefs 3 7 0 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 56,940 Sunny, 74 F C Pat Haggerty NBC Gary Gerould and Sam Rutigliano Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 1:23. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 6:10. Second quarter KC – Christian Okoye 45-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:56. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:14. Third quarter SD – Vince Abbott 32-yard field goal, 7:47. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 7:13. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 12:45. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:48. SD – Gary Anderson 34-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Vince Abbott kick), 7:37. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:35. SD – Vince Abbott 33-yard field goal, 3:37. Tie 13–13. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:57. KC – Paul Palmer 85-yard kickoff return (Nick Lowery kick), 3:19. Chiefs 20–13. Top passers SD – Dan Fouts – 21/39, 270 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Todd Blackledge – 6/15, 79 yards, INT Top rushers SD – Gary Anderson – 12 rushes, 43 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 21 rushes, 105 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Lionel James – 6 receptions, 100 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 2 receptions, 29 yards Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary September 20 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 0 7 0 7 Seahawks 3 14 20 6 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 61,667 None (indoor stadium) Fred Silva NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Recap, Game Book First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 7:16. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 4:18. Second quarter SEA – Daryl Turner 9-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 9:47. Seahawks 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 1:35. KC – Carlos Carson 10-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 3:56. Seahawks 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:42. SEA – Daryl Turner 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51. Seahawks 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:56. Third quarter SEA – Mike Tice 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:06. Seahawks 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 2:33. SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 8:05. Seahawks 27–7. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:00. SEA – John Williams 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:42. Seahawks 34–7. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:15. SEA – Norm Johnson 46-yard field goal, 0:43. Seahawks 37–7. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:28. Fourth quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 8:28. Seahawks 40–7. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 6:25. SEA – Norm Johnson 49-yard field goal, 4:15. Seahawks 43–7. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:18. KC – Carlos Carson 10-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:07. Seahawks 43–14. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:49. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 6/11, 75 yards, TD, INT SEA – Dave Krieg – 16/22, 152 yards, 3 TD Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 11 rushes, 30 yards SEA – John Williams – 15 rushes, 112 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD SEA – Ray Butler – 4 receptions, 50 yards Week 4: at Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary October 4 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 0 0 14 3 Raiders 14 7 7 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 10,708 Clear, 106 F C Ben Dreith NBC Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo Recap, Game Book First quarter RAI – Carl Aikens 27-yard pass from Vince Evans (David Hardy kick), 14:05. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:42. RAI – Craig Ellis 2-yard run (David Hardy kick), 9:32. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:55. Second quarter RAI – Vince Evans 4-yard run (David Hardy kick), 10:04. Raiders 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 4:11. Third quarter KC – Bob Harris 23-yard return of blocked punt (James Hamrick kick), 9:27. Raiders 21–7. RAI – Ethan Horton 32-yard pass from Vince Evans (David Hardy kick), 5:06. Raiders 28–7. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 4:21. KC – Rod Jones 4-yard pass from Matt Stevens (James Hamrick kick), 0:59. Raiders 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 4:07. Fourth quarter RAI – Craig Ellis 8-yard run (David Hardy kick), 14:44. Raiders 35–14. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:15. KC – James Hamrick 40-yard field goal, 8:11. Raiders 35–17. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:33. Top passers KC – Matt Stevens – 14/25, 162 yards, TD RAI – Vince Evans – 10/18, 148 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Ken Lacy – 13 rushes, 45 yards RAI – Craig Ellis – 12 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Eric Brown – 5 receptions, 69 yards RAI – Greg Lathan – 2 receptions, 66 yards Week 5: at Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary October 11 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 0 0 0 0 Dolphins 7 7 21 7 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida 25,867 Cloudy, 79 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Recap, Game Book First quarter MIA – Rickey Isom 6-yard run (Willie Beecher kick), 6:01. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:28. Second quarter MIA – Ronald Scott 2-yard run (Willie Beecher kick), 2:53. Dolphins 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 5:30. Third quarter MIA – Ronald Scott 4-yard run (Willie Beecher kick), 11:54. Dolphins 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:06. MIA – Liffort Hobley 55-yard fumble return (Willie Beecher kick), 11:18. Dolphins 28–0. MIA – Trell Hooper 59-yard fumble return (Willie Beecher kick), 8:27. Dolphins 35–0. Fourth quarter MIA – Ronald Scott 3-yard run (Willie Beecher kick), 10:11. Dolphins 42–0. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 7:48. Top passers KC – Alex Espinoza – 9/14, 69 yards, 2 INT MIA – Kyle Mackey – 14/28, 127 yards Top rushers KC – Robert Parker – 20 rushes, 46 yards MIA – Ronald Scott – 18 rushes, 99 yards, 3 TD Top receivers KC – Chris Smith – 2 receptions, 21 yards MIA – Lawrence Sampleton – 5 receptions, 45 yards Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 18 3:00 p.m. CDT Broncos 9 10 0 7 Chiefs 7 7 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 20,296 Sunny, 71 F C Jerry Markbreit NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Doug Hudson tackled in end zone by Jim Ryan for a Safety, 10:48. Broncos 2–0. DEN – Bobby Micho 26-yard pass from Ken Karcher (Mike Clendenen kick), 7:08. Broncos 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:29. KC – Jitter Fields 85-yard punt return (James Hamrick kick), 3:08. Broncos 9–7. Second quarter DEN – Mike Clendenen 35-yard field goal, 13:25. Broncos 12–7. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:43. KC – Robert Parker 4-yard run (James Hamrick kick), 9:23. Chiefs 14–12. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:54. DEN – Shane Swanson 35-yard pass from Ken Karcher (Mike Clendenen kick), 0:37. Broncos 19–14. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:49. Third quarter KC – James Hamrick 25-yard field goal, 9:34. Broncos 19–17. Drive: 12 plays, 39 yards, 5:09. Fourth quarter DEN – Bobby Micho 5-yard pass from Ken Karcher (Mike Clendenen kick), 10:35. Broncos 26–17. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:30. Top passers DEN – Ken Karcher – 25/39, 275 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT KC – Matt Stevens – 17/28, 148 yards, INT Top rushers DEN – Nathan Poole – 18 rushes, 63 yards KC – Robert Parker – 15 rushes, 65 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Bobby Micho – 9 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD KC – Rod Jones – 5 receptions, 51 yards Week 7: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 25 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 14 7 0 Chargers 14 21 0 7 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 47,972 Overcast, 72 F C Bob Frederic NBC Tom Hammond and Dave Casper Recap, Game Book First quarter SD – Wes Chandler 10-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Vince Abbott kick), 9:46. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:14. SD – Gary Anderson 1-yard run (Vince Abbott kick), 0:10. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 5:41. Second quarter SD – Les Miller fumble recovery in endzone (Vince Abbott kick), 11:26. Chargers 21–0. SD – Dan Fouts 1-yard run (Vince Abbott kick), 6:23. Chargers 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:51. KC – Carlos Carson 14-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:34. Chargers 28–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 1:49. SD – Kellen Winslow 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Vince Abbott kick), 1:17. Chargers 35–7. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:17. KC – Carlos Carson 63-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:03. Chargers 35–14. Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:14. Third quarter KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:37. Chargers 35–21. Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 2:01. Fourth quarter SD – Gary Anderson 1-yard run (Vince Abbott kick), 11:44. Chargers 42–21. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:51. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 22/37, 328 yards, 2 TD, INT SD – Dan Fouts – 24/34, 293 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 8 rushes, 44 yards, TD SD – Lionel James – 6 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 9 receptions, 197 yards, 2 TD SD – Lionel James – 5 receptions, 72 yards Week 8: at Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears – Game summary November 1 12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 14 7 7 0 Bears 7 7 3 14 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 63,498 Fog, 62 F C Tom Dooley NBC Dick Enberg and Paul Maguire Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Carlos Carson 29-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:18. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:42. KC – Jonathan Hayes 15-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 5:19. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:59. CHI – Dennis Gentry 88-yard kickoff return (Kevin Butler kick), 5:00. Chiefs 14–7. Second quarter CHI – Cap Boso 28-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick), 5:05. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:15. KC – Larry Moriarty 4-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 0:00. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:05. Third quarter KC – Stephone Paige 43-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:43. Chiefs 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:33. CHI – Kevin Butler 27-yard field goal, 2:30. Chiefs 28–17. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:38. Fourth quarter CHI – Willie Gault 25-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick), 13:23. Chiefs 28–24. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:23. CHI – Willie Gault 38-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick), 4:44. Bears 31–28. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:32. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 15/28, 270 yards, 4 TD, INT CHI – Jim McMahon – 23/34, 287 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 22 rushes, 93 yards CHI – Neal Anderson – 17 rushes, 59 yards Top receivers KC – Stephone Paige – 5 receptions, 121 yards, TD CHI – Willie Gault – 4 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 8 12:00 p.m. CST Steelers 0 7 7 3 Chiefs 7 3 0 6 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 45,249 Sunny, 62 F C Jim Tunney NBC Tom Hammond and Michael Jackson Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Bill Maas 6-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 13:45. Chiefs 7–0. Second quarter PIT – Rodney Carter 4-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick), 3:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 6:30. KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 0:32. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:16. Third quarter PIT – Rodney Carter 26-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick), 9:55. Steelers 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:05. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 14:40. Steelers 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:04. KC – Nick Lowery 38-yard field goal, 10:36. Chiefs 16–14. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:18. PIT – Gary Anderson 44-yard field goal, 4:02. Steelers 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:48. Top passers PIT – Mark Malone – 14/31, 157 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 14/29, 155 yards, 4 INT Top rushers PIT – Earnest Jackson – 23 rushes, 125 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 19 rushes, 72 yards Top receivers PIT – John Stallworth – 6 receptions, 66 yards KC – Carlos Carson – 5 receptions, 70 yards Week 10: vs. New York Jets Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 15 12:00 p.m. CST Jets 3 0 3 10 Chiefs 0 3 6 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 40,718 Overcast, 60 F C Fred Silva NBC Don Criqui and Paul Maguire Recap, Game Book First quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 39-yard field goal, 2:03. Jets 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:13. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 12:44. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:09. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 10:58. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 4:02. NYJ – Pat Leahy 24-yard field goal, 5:43. Tied 6–6. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:05. KC – Nick Lowery 18-yard field goal, 0:31. Chiefs 9–6. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:12. Fourth quarter NYJ – Al Toon 18-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 11:04. Jets 13–9. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:25. NYJ – Pat Leahy 21-yard field goal, 2:19. Jets 16–9. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:58. Top passers NYJ – Ken O'Brien – 14/22, 132 yards, TD KC – Frank Seurer – 13/23, 233 yards, 3 INT Top rushers NYJ – Freeman McNeil – 26 rushes, 184 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 13 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers NYJ – Al Toon – 3 receptions, 36 yards, TD KC – Jonathan Hayes – 5 receptions, 105 yards Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 22 12:00 p.m. CST Packers 7 0 13 3 Chiefs 0 0 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 34,611 Overcast, 56 F C Pat Haggerty CBS James Brown and Dan Jiggetts Recap, Game Book First quarter GB – Paul Ott Carruth 6-yard run (Max Zendejas kick), 10:49. Packers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:19. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 13:32. Packers 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:17. GB – Frankie Neal 13-yard pass from Randy Wright (Max Zendejas kick), 3:46. Packers 14–3. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 6:42. GB – Frankie Neal 26-yard pass from Randy Wright (kick aborted), 2:51. Packers 20–3. Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:48. Fourth quarter GB – Max Zendejas 40-yard field goal, 1:52. Packers 23–3. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 2:43. Top passers GB – Randy Wright – 7/15, 91 yards, 2 TD KC – Frank Seurer – 13/32, 107 yards, INT Top rushers GB – Brent Fullwood – 23 rushes, 68 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 15 rushes, 67 yards Top receivers GB – Frankie Neal – 3 receptions, 46 yards, 2 TD KC – Stephone Paige – 3 receptions, 36 yards Week 12: at Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day games Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions – Game summary November 26, 1987 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST Chiefs 7 17 3 0 Lions 0 10 3 7 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 43,820 None (indoor stadium) Gordon McCarter NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Recap First quarter KC – Jonathan Hayes 7-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 8:59. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 6:01. Second quarter KC – Paul Coffman 13-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 10:49. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:44. DET – Karl Bernard 11-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 7:27. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 5:50. KC – Nick Lowery 52-yard field goal, 5:22. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:05. KC – Herman Heard 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:33. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 1:17. DET – Eddie Murray 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:33. Third quarter DET – Eddie Murray 37-yard field goal, 6:17. Chiefs 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:33. KC – Nick Lowery 54-yard field goal, 1:52. Chiefs 27–13. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 4:13. Fourth quarter DET – Gary Ellerson 10-yard pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick), 1:48. Chiefs 27–20. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:41. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 18/26, 246 yards, TD DET – Chuck Long – 21/41, 206 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Herman Heard – 14 rushes, 87 yards, TD DET – Karl Bernard – 20 rushes, 99 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 4 receptions, 87 yards DET – Jeff Chadwick – 5 receptions, 50 yards Week 13: at Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary December 6 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 3 14 10 0 Bengals 10 7 3 7 3 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 46,489 Overcast, 38 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Mel Proctor and Reggie Rucker Recap First quarter CIN – Larry Kinnebrew 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 3:24. Bengals 7–0. CIN – Jim Breech 37-yard field goal, 0:07. Bengals 10–0. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 6:14. Bengals 10–3. CIN – Tim McGee 8-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 0:03. Bengals 17–3. Third quarter KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 11:16. Bengals 17–10. CIN – Jim Breech 27-yard field goal, 6:53. Bengals 20–10. KC – Stephone Paige 24-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:18. Bengals 20–17. Fourth quarter KC – Kevin Ross 65-yard return of blocked field goal (Nick Lowery kick), 7:00. Chiefs 24–20. CIN – James Brooks 23-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 4:51. Bengals 27–24. KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 27–27. Overtime CIN – Jim Breech 32-yard field goal, 5:16. Bengals 30–27. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 19/39, 229 yards, TD CIN – Boomer Esiason – 28/44, 368 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Paul Palmer – 5 rushes, 41 yards CIN – Larry Kinnebrew – 20 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Stephone Paige – 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD CIN – Rodney Holman – 5 receptions, 90 yards Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 13 3:00 p.m. CST Raiders 0 3 7 0 Chiefs 0 7 3 6 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 63,834 Cloudy, 41 F C Gene Barth NBC Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Carlos Carson 67-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 7:56. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 95 yards, 2:19. RAI – Chris Bahr 23-yard field goal, 0:51. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:19. Third quarter RAI – Marcus Allen 3-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 5:53. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 7:03. KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 0:59. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 4:43. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 11:44. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 2:22. KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 3:36. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:58. Top passers RAI – Marc Wilson – 22/38, 339 yards, 3 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 10/27, 194 yards, TD, INT Top rushers RAI – Marcus Allen – 18 rushes, 60 yards, TD KC – Christian Okoye – 13 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers RAI – James Lofton – 5 receptions, 112 yards KC – Carlos Carson – 4 receptions, 142 yards, TD Week 15: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary December 19, 1987 3:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. MST Chiefs 0 3 7 7 Broncos 7 10 3 0 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 75,053 Cloudy, 35 F C Dick Jorgensen NBC Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Gene Lang 3-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 6:33. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:23. Second quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 20-yard field goal, 12:14. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:01. KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 8:21. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:38. DEN – Sammy Winder 8-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 1:31. Broncos 17–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:50. Third quarter KC – Herman Heard 64-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:44. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:12. DEN – Rich Karlis 43-yard field goal, 2:58. Broncos 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:50. Fourth quarter KC – Stephone Paige 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 6:36. Broncos 20–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:42. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 26/39, 272 yards, TD DEN – John Elway – 18/31, 237 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Herman Heard – 10 rushes, 93 yards, TD DEN – Sammy Winder – 23 rushes, 98 yards Top receivers KC – Stephone Paige – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD DEN – Clarence Kay – 6 receptions, 91 yards Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 27 12:00 p.m. CST Seahawks 7 13 0 0 Chiefs 17 10 7 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 20,370 Overcast and Drizzle, 35 F C Ben Dreith NBC Gayle Sierens and Dave Rowe Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Herman Heard 37-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:27. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 0:33. SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 10:31. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:46. KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 5:00. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:22. KC – Carlos Carson 81-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:54. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:49. Second quarter SEA – Paul Skansi 8-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 14:11. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:41. KC – Paul Palmer 92-yard kickoff return (Nick Lowery kick), 13:53. Chiefs 24–14. SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal, 10:02. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:39. SEA – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal, 1:50. Chiefs 24–20. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:36. KC – Nick Lowery 44-yard field goal, 0:05. Chiefs 27–20. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 1:40. Third quarter KC – Mark Adickes 3-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 6:06. Chiefs 34–20. Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 5:58. Fourth quarter KC – Stephone Paige 46-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 13:46. Chiefs 41–20. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:42. Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg – 17/32, 202 yards, 2 TD KC – Bill Kenney – 23/35, 320 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner – 15 rushes, 85 yards KC – Herman Heard – 12 rushes, 107 yards, TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent – 6 receptions, 95 yards, TD KC – Carlos Carson – 4 receptions, 120 yards, TD Standings References External links 1987 Kansas City Chiefs at Pro-Football-Reference.com Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas