1988 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1988 4–11–1 5th AFC West Frank Gansz Jim Schaaf (fired Dec. 8)Carl Peterson (after Dec. 19) Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Did not qualify 3 LB Dino Hackett CB Albert Lewis S Deron Cherry 1 S Deron Cherry (1st team) Chiefs seasons The 1988 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League and the 29th overall. Bill Kenney opened the team's initial two games at quarterback, but was replaced by Steve DeBerg for the second half against Seattle.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 DeBerg guided the team to a 20–13 win against Denver in his initial start as a member of the Chiefs. However, six losses, and a tie followed as Kenney and DeBerg jostled for the starting job. As the season drew to a close, it became apparent the winds of change were blowing across the organization. President Jack Steadman resigned on December 8, while general manager Jim Schaaf was relieved of his duties the same day. Steadman was later named chairman of the board. On the field, the Chiefs finished the year at 4–11–1 as questions swirled regarding head coach Frank Gansz's future and who would fill the club's leadership void. One day after the season's conclusion, former Philadelphia Eagles and United States Football League executive Carl Peterson was named the club's president/general manager and chief operating officer on December 19. 3 Offseason The spring was marked by several notable trades as the club jockeyed to improve on its 4–11 finish in 1987. Todd Blackledge was traded to Pittsburgh on March 29 and 12-year veteran quarterback Steve DeBerg was acquired from Tampa Bay on March 31. The Chiefs moved up one spot in the first round of the draft to select defensive end Neil Smith with the second overall pick. NFL draft 1988 NFL draft 1988 Kansas City Chiefs 1 2 Neil Smith Defensive end Nebraska yes yes 3 59 Kevin Porter Safety Auburn yes 4 96 Johnny Ray Ambrose Wide receiver Mississippi 6 139 James Saxon Running back San Jose State yes 7 170 Troy Stedman Linebacker Washburn yes 8 197 Alfredo Roberts Tight end Miami (FL) yes 9 224 Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof Wide receiver Maryland 10 251 Kenny Gamble Running back Colgate yes 11 282 Danny McManus Quarterback Florida State no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/1988_draft.htm 1988 Kansas City Chiefs draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 12, 2014 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1988 Kansas City Chiefs Founder – Lamar Hunt President – Jack Steadman Vice-president and general manager – Jim Schaaf Director of player personnel – Whitey Dovell Head coach – Frank Gansz Offensive coordinator – George Sefcik Running backs – Billie Matthews Wide receivers – Dick Wood Tight ends – JD Helm Offensive line – Carl Mauck Defensive coordinator – Rod Rust Defensive line – Don Lawrence Linebackers – Dave Brazil Defensive backs – Tom Bettis Special teams – Ed Beckman Strength and conditioning – CT Hewgley Roster 1988 Kansas City Chiefs 17 Steve DeBerg  9 Bill Kenney 14 Danny McManus y 44 Herman Heard 32 Larry Moriarty 26 Paul Palmer American football 21 James Saxon American football y 88 Carlos Carson 86 Emile Harry 83 Stephone Paige 82 Kitrick Taylor 85 Jonathan Hayes 80 Rod Jones tight end 87 Alfredo Roberts y 61 Mark Adickes G 76 John Alt T 77 Rich Baldinger G 65 Curt DiGiacomo G 75 Irv Eatman T 64 Gerry Feehery C 60 Byron Ingram G 51 Adam Lingner LS/C 72 Dave Lutz G 99 Mike Bell defensive lineman DE 98 Leonard Griffin American football DE 93 Dee Hardison NT 70 Jerome Sally NT 90 Neil Smith American football y DE 71 Don Thorp DE 54 Tim Cofield OLB 55 Louis Cooper OLB 57 Chris Martin linebacker OLB 92 Jerry McCabe American football ILB 96 Aaron Pearson ILB 52 Angelo Snipes OLB 94 Troy Stedman y OLB 34 Lloyd Burruss SS 20 Deron Cherry FS 48 Kenny Gamble American football y FS 23 Greg Hill cornerback CB 45 Sidney Johnson y CB 29 Albert Lewis American football CB 24 J. 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Pearson CB 27 Kevin Porter American football y SS 31 Kevin Ross American football CB  2 Kelly Goodburn P  8 Nick Lowery K -- Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof y WR IR 91 Gary Baldinger DE IR 58 Tom Baugh C IR 81 Darrell Colbert WR IR 50 Jack Del Rio LB IR 56 Dino Hackett LB IR 59 Andy Hawkins American football LB IR -- Stephen Hobbs y WR IR 53 Todd Howard American football LB IR 73 Brian Jozwiak G IR 74 Pete Koch DE PUP 63 Bill Maas NT IR 35 Christian Okoye FB IR 67 Mike Stensrud DE IR -- Richard Van Druten y T 47 active, 15 inactive none Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 6, 1988 Cincinnati Bengals W 34–21 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 31,947 Recap 2 August 13, 1988 at Atlanta Falcons W 27–13 2–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 23,369 Recap 3 August 19, 1988 at Green Bay Packers T 21–21 (OT) 2–0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 32,361 Recap 4 August 25, 1988 Phoenix Cardinals L 21–41 2–1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 36,883 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 4 Cleveland Browns L 3–6 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 55,654 Recap 2 September 11 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–31 0–2 Kingdome 61,512 Recap 3 September 18 Denver Broncos W 20–13 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium 63,268 Recap 4 September 25 San Diego Chargers L 23–24 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium 45,498 Recap 5 October 2 at New York Jets T 17–17 (OT) 1–3–1 Giants Stadium 66,110 Recap 6 October 9 at Houston Oilers L 6–7 1–4–1 Houston Astrodome 39,134 Recap 7 October 16 Los Angeles Raiders L 17–27 1–5–1 Arrowhead Stadium 77,078 Recap 8 October 23 Detroit Lions L 6–7 1–6–1 Arrowhead Stadium 66,926 Recap 9 October 30 at Los Angeles Raiders L 10–17 1–7–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 36,103 Recap 10 November 6 at Denver Broncos L 11–17 1–8–1 Mile High Stadium 74,227 Recap 11 November 13 Cincinnati Bengals W 31–28 2–8–1 Arrowhead Stadium 34,614 Recap 12 November 20 Seattle Seahawks W 27–24 3–8–1 Arrowhead Stadium 33,152 Recap 13 November 27 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–16 3–9–1 Three Rivers Stadium 42,057 Recap 14 December 4 New York Jets W 38–34 4–9–1 Arrowhead Stadium 30,059 Recap 15 December 11 at New York Giants L 12–28 4–10–1 Giants Stadium 69,807 Recap 16 December 18 at San Diego Chargers L 13–24 4–11–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 26,339 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 4 3:00 p.m. CDT Browns 0 3 0 3 Chiefs 0 3 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 55,654 Mostly Cloudy, 77 F C Jim Tunney NBC Gary Gerould and Reggie Rucker Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 3:11. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:10. CLE – Matt Bahr 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:59. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter CLE – Matt Bahr 38-yard field goal, 0:25. Browns 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:54. Top passers CLE – Gary Danielson – 18/29, 170 yards, INT KC – Bill Kenney – 11/29, 106 yards, 2 INT Top rushers CLE – Tim Manoa – 14 rushes, 70 yards KC – Paul Palmer – 12 rushes, 28 yards Top receivers CLE – Webster Slaughter – 5 receptions, 61 yards KC – Alfredo Roberts – 3 receptions, 34 yards Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary September 11 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 3 0 0 7 Seahawks 3 28 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 61,512 None (indoor stadium) Jerry Markbreit NBC Sam Nover and Jon Morris Recap, Game Book First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 18-yard field goal, 6:44. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:49. KC – Nick Lowery 27-yard field goal, 1:11. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:53. Second quarter SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 9:37. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:24. SEA – Curt Warner 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 2:26. Seahawks 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:43. SEA – Brian Blades 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:51. Seahawks 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 0:57. SEA – Jacob Green fumble recovery in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 0:37. Seahawks 31–3. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Stephone Paige 15-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 13:51. Seahawks 31–10. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:20. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 22/38, 244 yards, TD, 3 INT SEA – Dave Krieg – 14/22, 114 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Paul Palmer – 14 rushes, 44 yards SEA – Curt Warner – 20 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Paul Palmer – 8 receptions, 105 yards SEA – Brian Blades – 3 receptions, 39 yards, TD Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 18 12:00 p.m. CDT Broncos 3 7 0 3 Chiefs 3 7 7 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 63,268 Cloudy and Rain, 73 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Jim Donovan and Joe Namath Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 9:40. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:55. DEN – Rich Karlis 23-yard field goal, 0:57. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:05. Second quarter KC – Carlos Carson 6-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:21. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:13. DEN – Tony Dorsett 8-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 2:52. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:20. Third quarter KC – Paul Palmer 14-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 6:04. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 8:56. Fourth quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 42-yard field goal, 9:34. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:03. KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 3:47. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:38. Top passers DEN – John Elway – 15/32, 213 yards, 2 INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 21/35, 259 yards, 2 TD Top rushers DEN – Tony Dorsett – 10 rushes, 35 yards, TD KC – Paul Palmer – 22 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers DEN – Orson Mobley – 4 receptions, 59 yards KC – Paul Palmer – 7 receptions, 84 yards, TD Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 25 3:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 14 0 0 10 Chiefs 0 14 9 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 45,498 Sunny, 78 F C Pat Haggerty NBC Ray Scott and Merlin Olsen Recap, Game Book First quarter SD – Quinn Early 38-yard pass from Babe Laufenberg (Vince Abbott kick), 5:11. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:20. SD – Gary Anderson 30-yard run (Vince Abbott kick), 1:08. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:45. Second quarter KC – Paul Palmer 71-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:49. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:19. KC – Stephone Paige 2-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:18. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 1:07. Third quarter KC – Paul Palmer 6-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 5:08. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:13. KC – Babe Laufenberg sacked in end zone by Bill Maas for a Safety, 3:35. Chiefs 23–14. Fourth quarter SD – Vince Abbott 47-yard field goal, 8:13. Chiefs 23–17. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:19. SD – Lionel James 9-yard pass from Babe Laufenberg (Vince Abbott kick), 0:52. Chargers 24–23. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 5:50. Top passers SD – Babe Laufenberg – 13/25, 167 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 20/38, 261 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SD – Gary Anderson – 23 rushes, 131 yards, TD KC – Paul Palmer – 17 rushes, 76 yards Top receivers SD – Quinn Early – 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD KC – Paul Palmer – 5 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD Week 5: at New York Jets Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary October 2 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 0 0 3 14 0 Jets 3 7 0 7 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 66,110 Cloudy, 78 F C Ben Dreith NBC Merle Harmon and Al DeRogatis Recap, Game Book First quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 23-yard field goal, 4:34. Jets 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:45. Second quarter NYJ – Johnny Hector 4-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 9:00. Jets 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:52. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 8:07. Jets 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:49. Fourth quarter NYJ – Johnny Hector 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 14:56. Jets 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:56. KC – Carlos Carson 80-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:32. Jets 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:20. KC – Emile Harry 8-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 0:51. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:10. Overtime No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/34, 312 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT NYJ – Ken O'Brien – 27/48, 288 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 12 rushes, 51 yards NYJ – Freeman McNeil – 22 rushes, 154 yards Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 5 receptions, 162 yards, TD NYJ – Mickey Shuler – 12 receptions, 152 yards Week 6: at Houston Oilers Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary October 9 12:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 3 3 0 0 Oilers 0 0 7 0 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 39,134 None (indoor stadium) Fred Silva NBC Jay Randolph and Reggie Rucker Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 28-yard field goal, 1:34. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:59. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 51-yard field goal, 6:41. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 4:37. Third quarter HOU – Brent Pease 4-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 2:42. Oilers 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:05. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/30, 163 yards, 2 INT HOU – Brent Pease – 3/14, 26 yards, 3 INT Top rushers KC – Herman Heard – 7 rushes, 46 yards HOU – Mike Rozier – 27 rushes, 141 yards Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 3 receptions, 54 yards HOU – Alonzo Highsmith – 1 reception, 9 yards Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 16 12:00 p.m. CDT Raiders 7 7 0 13 Chiefs 0 7 0 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 77,078 Sunny, 67 F C Bob McElwee NBC Tom Hammond and Joe Namath Recap, Game Book First quarter RAI – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 2:52. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:19. Second quarter RAI – Steve Smith 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 10:10. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 6:09. KC – Paul Palmer 48-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:35. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:25. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 14:56. Raiders 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:47. RAI – Trey Junkin 4-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (kick blocked), 10:55. Raiders 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:52. RAI – Bo Jackson 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 5:49. Raiders 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:20. KC – Stephone Paige 25-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 1:22. Raiders 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 0:53. Top passers RAI – Steve Beuerlein – 4/7, 70 yards, TD KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/30, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers RAI – Bo Jackson – 21 rushes, 70 yards, TD KC – Christian Okoye – 10 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers RAI – Mervyn Fernandez – 2 receptions, 48 yards KC – Paul Palmer – 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 23 12:00 p.m. CDT Lions 0 7 0 0 Chiefs 0 3 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 66,926 Clear and Sunny, 58 F C Tom Dooley CBS Greg Gumbel and Ken Stabler Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 38-yard field goal, 11:12. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:32. DET – Jeff Chadwick 14-yard pass from Rusty Hilger (Eddie Murray kick), 2:31. Lions 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 4:25. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 13:14. Lions 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:17. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers DET – Rusty Hilger – 8/18, 111 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 17/29, 154 yards, INT Top rushers DET – Tony Paige – 12 rushes, 47 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 9 rushes, 33 yards Top receivers DET – Jeff Chadwick – 2 receptions, 32 yards, TD KC – Stephone Paige – 5 receptions, 63 yards Week 9: at Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary October 30 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 7 0 3 Raiders 7 7 0 3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 36,103 Clear, 70 F C Johnny Grier NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Recap, Game Book First quarter RAI – Bo Jackson 22-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 7:30. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:21. Second quarter KC – Paul Palmer 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:41. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 9:13. RAI – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 1:23. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:18. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter RAI – Chris Bhar 42-yard field goal, 14:24. Raiders 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:32. KC – Nick Lowery 45-yard field goal, 3:13. Raiders 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 4:09. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 7/14, 47 yards RAI – Steve Beuerlein – 18/29, 248 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Paul Palmer – 14 rushes, 56 yards RAI – Bo Jackson – 17 rushes, 80 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Stephone Paige – 3 receptions, 27 yards, RAI – Tim Brown – 8 receptions, 95 yards Week 10: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary November 6 3:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. MST Chiefs 2 3 3 3 Broncos 0 14 0 3 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,227 Partly Cloudy, 63 F C Gordon McCarter NBC Gary Gerould and Reggie Rucker Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Tony Dorsett tackled in end zone by Dino Hackett for a Safety, 8:13. Chiefs 2–0. Second quarter DEN – Vance Johnson 6-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 14:55. Broncos 7–2. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:27. DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 1:57. Broncos 14–2. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:30. KC – Nick Lowery 46-yard field goal, 0:26. Broncos 14–5. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 1:31. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 2:29. Broncos 14–8. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:03. Fourth quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 42-yard field goal, 13:58. Broncos 17–8. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 3:31. KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 8:50. Broncos 17–11. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:08. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 16/27, 193 yards, INT DEN – John Elway – 14/28, 183 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Herman Heard – 8 rushes, 27 yards DEN – Tony Dorsett – 10 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 4 receptions, 51 yards DEN – Vance Johnson – 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 13 12:00 p.m. CST Bengals 7 7 14 0 Chiefs 6 3 10 12 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 34,614 Sunny, 59 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Recap First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 37-yard field goal, 10:00. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:00. CIN – Ickey Woods 4-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 6:25. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:35. KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 1:19. Bengals 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:06. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 1:57. Chiefs 9–7. Drive: 23 plays, 87 yards, 12:15. CIN – Stanley Wilson 5-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 0:14. Bengals 14–9. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 1:43. Third quarter CIN – Boomer Esiason 5-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 7:14. Bengals 21–9. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:57. KC – Stephone Paige 17-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 5:19. Bengals 21–16. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 1:55. CIN – Stanford Jennings 98-yard kickoff return (Jim Breech kick), 5:01. Bengals 28–16. KC – Nick Lowery 47-yard field goal, 1:16. Bengals 28–19. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:45. Fourth quarter KC – Punt blocked by Albert Lewis out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 6:06. Bengals 28–21. KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:16. Tied 28–28. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:50. KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 0:02. Chiefs 31–28. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:03. Top passers CIN – Boomer Esiason – 11/22, 157 yards, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 22/37, 285 yards, TD Top rushers CIN – Ickey Woods – 13 rushes, 76 yards, TD KC – Christian Okoye – 16 rushes, 102 yards, TD Top receivers CIN – Tim McGee – 3 receptions, 60 yards KC – Carlos Carson – 7 receptions, 86 yards Week 12: vs. Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 20 12:00 p.m. CST Seahawks 0 7 7 10 Chiefs 7 7 3 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 33,152 Sunny, 34 F C Bob McElwee NBC Gary Gerould and Jimmy Cefalo Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – James Saxon 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:54. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 9:10. Second quarter KC – Christian Okoye 2-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:24. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:13. SEA – Ray Butler 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 1:01. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:15. Third quarter SEA – Terry Taylor 27-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 14:04. Tied 14–14. KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 2:18. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:57. Fourth quarter KC – Steve DeBerg 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:38. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 0:40. SEA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 10:13. Chiefs 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:47. SEA – Brian Blades 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 4:20. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:09. KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 0:46. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 3:24. Top passers SEA – Dave Krieg – 20/30, 225 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/26, 203 yards, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – John Williams – 11 rushes, 50 yards KC – Herman Heard – 16 rushes, 84 yards Top receivers SEA – Brian Blades – 7 receptions, 89 yards, TD KC – Stephone Paige – 5 receptions, 106 yards Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary November 27 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 7 0 3 Steelers 6 7 3 0 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 42,057 Partly Cloudy, 51 F C Dick Jorgensen NBC Gary Gerould and Reggie Rucker Recap, Game Book First quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 23-yard field goal, 7:05. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 19 plays, 74 yards, 7:55. PIT – Gary Anderson 20-yard field goal, 0:12. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:01. Second quarter KC – Stephone Paige 4-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:15. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 6:54. PIT – Merril Hoge 10-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 1:06. Steelers 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:01. Third quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 22-yard field goal, 0:21. Steelers 16–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:18. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 26-yard field goal, 6:34. Steelers 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:22. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 23/42, 278 yards, TD, INT PIT – Bubby Brister – 13/27, 122 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 9 rushes, 58 yards PIT – Merril Hoge – 15 rushes, 76 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Herman Heard – 7 receptions, 99 yards PIT – Charles Lockett – 4 receptions, 60 yards Week 14: vs. New York Jets Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 4 3:00 p.m. CST Jets 10 10 7 7 Chiefs 14 7 0 17 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 30,059 Sunny, 44 F C Fred Wyant NBC Marv Albert and Paul Maguire Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Carlos Carson 40-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 12:17. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:43. KC – Stephone Paige 41-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 4:03. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 4:22. NYJ – Mickey Shuler 40-yard pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick), 1:33. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:19. NYJ – Pat Leahy 33-yard field goal, 0:27. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:07. Second quarter KC – Stephone Paige 33-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 4:58. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 1 play, 33 yards, 0:06. NYJ – Al Toon 2-yard pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick), 1:53. Chiefs 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:54. NYJ – Pat Leahy 32-yard field goal, 0:06. Chiefs 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 1:08. Third quarter NYJ – Johnny Hector 6-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 5:58. Jets 27–21. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:45. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 21-yard field goal, 14:38. Jets 27–24. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:12. NYJ – Johnny Hector 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 8:12. Jets 34–24. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:12. KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:22. Jets 34–31. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:40. KC – James Saxon 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:02. Chiefs 38–34. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 2:55. Top passers NYJ – Pat Ryan – 13/25, 198 yards, 2 TD KC – Steve DeBerg – 16/25, 167 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers NYJ – Freeman McNeil – 13 rushes, 76 yards KC – Christian Okoye – 16 rushes, 68 yards, TD Top receivers NYJ – Al Toon – 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD KC – Stephone Paige – 4 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD Week 15: at New York Giants Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – Game summary December 11 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 3 9 0 Giants 7 0 7 14 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 69,807 Mostly Cloudy, 20 F C Jim Tunney NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Recap, Game Book First quarter NYG – Mark Bavaro 12-yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick), 9:00. Giants 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 6:00. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 0:17. Giants 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:01. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 51-yard field goal, 12:22. Giants 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 4:38. NYG – Mark Bavaro 24-yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick), 6:53. Giants 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 2:07. KC – Nick Lowery 46-yard field goal, 4:45. Giants 14–9. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:08. KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 14–12. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 2:15. Fourth quarter NYG – Ottis Anderson 2-yard run (Paul McFadden kick), 9:38. Giants 21–12. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:22. NYG – Maurice Carthon 5-yard run (Paul McFadden kick), 2:30. Giants 28–12. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 5:24. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 15/35, 174 yards NYG – Phil Simms – 6/15, 93 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Herman Heard – 13 rushes, 46 yards NYG – Joe Morris – 31 rushes, 140 yards Top receivers KC – Jonathan Hayes – 5 receptions, 64 yards NYG – Mark Bavaro – 2 receptions, 36 yards, 2 TD Week 16: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1988 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 18 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 13 0 0 0 Chargers 10 7 7 0 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 26,339 Partly Cloudy, 62 F C Johnny Grier NBC Jay Randolph and Dave Rowe Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Paul Palmer 26-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:31. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:23. SD – Gary Anderson 9-yard run (Steve DeLine kick), 8:21. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 5:01. KC – Jonathan Hayes 4-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (kick aborted), 2:46. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:23. SD – Steve DeLine 45-yard field goal, 0:08. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:28. Second quarter SD – Mark Malone 5-yard run (Steve DeLine kick), 3:06. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 7:20. Third quarter SD – Jamie Holland 94-yard kickoff return (Steve DeLine kick), 14:44. Chargers 24–13. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Steve DeBerg – 17/36, 187 yards, TD, 2 INT SD – Mark Malone – 6/10, 91 yards Top rushers KC – James Saxon – 15 rushes, 63 yards SD – Gary Anderson – 34 rushes, 217 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Stephone Paige – 5 receptions, 87 yards SD – Anthony Miller – 2 receptions, 33 yards Standings References External links 1988 Kansas City Chiefs at Pro-Football-Reference.com Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas