1983 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1983 6–10 5th AFC West John Mackovic Jim Schaaf Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Did not qualify 4 QB Bill Kenney WR Carlos Carson CB Gary Green S Deron Cherry 1 S Deron Cherry (2nd team) Chiefs seasons The 1983 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League and the 24th overall. They matched on their 6–10 record and last place finish in the AFC West. After the conclusion of the 1982 season on January 4, the Chiefs fired head coach Marv Levy. Levy had compiled a 31–42 record in Kansas City. Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks coach John Mackovic was named the fifth head coach in team history on February 2. The 39-year-old Mackovic became the youngest individual ever to hold that post for the club.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 Chiefs held the seventh overall pick in the 1983 NFL draft and selected quarterback Todd Blackledge, bypassing future Hall of Fame inductees Jim Kelly and Dan Marino. The Chiefs would not draft another quarterback in the first round until the 2017 NFL draft when they drafted Patrick Mahomes. Tragedy struck the Chiefs on June 29 when Joe Delaney drowned while attempting to save the lives of three children in Monroe, Louisiana. Delaney was posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizen's Medal by Ronald Reagan on July 13. Linebacker Bobby Bell became the first Chiefs player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 30, providing some solace for the mourning Chiefs fan base following Delaney's death. With Bill Kenney and Todd Blackledge both on the roster, starting quarterback Steve Fuller was traded to the Los Angeles Rams on August 19. Kenney earned a Pro Bowl berth after racking up a franchise-record 4,348 passing yards, while wide receiver Carlos Carson hauled in 80 passes for 1,351 yards. Despite the team's high-flying passing game, Mackovic had trouble finding a suitable replacement for Joe Delaney and the running back position. The highest scoring contest in franchise history took place as the Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks combined for 99 points in a wild, 51–48 overtime loss at the Kingdome. A meager crowd of 11,377 braved near-zero degree temperatures (the franchise's coldest home game until January 2024) to attend the club's season-ending 48–17 win against Denver on December 18, the smallest attendance figure ever for a Chiefs game at Arrowhead as the club finished the year at 6–10. The win did ensure Denver would not host the Wild Card Game the following week, as the Seahawks would take advantage of the Kingdome in a blowout win. 3 NFL draft 1983 NFL draft 1983 Kansas City Chiefs draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 7 Todd Blackledge Quarterback Penn State 2 34 Dave Lutz Guard Georgia Tech 3 61 Albert Lewis Cornerback Grambling State 4 92 Ron Wetzel Tight end Arizona State 5 119 Jim Arnold Punter Vanderbilt 6 146 Ellis Gardner Tackle Georgia Tech 7 173 Ken Thomas Running back San Jose State 7 179 Daryl Posey Running back Mississippi College 8 204 Irv Eatman Tackle UCLA 9 231 Adam Lingner Center Illinois 10 257 Mark Shumate Defensive tackle Wisconsin 11 284 Dwayne Jackson Defensive end South Carolina State 12 315 Ken Jones Tackle Tennessee Personnel Staff 1983 Kansas City Chiefs Founder – Lamar Hunt President – Jack Steadman Vice-president and general manager – Jim Schaaf Director of player personnel – Les Miller Head coach – John Mackovic Quarterbacks – Pete McCulley Offensive backs – Willie Peete Receivers – Richard Williamson Offensive line/running game – Rod Humenuik Offensive assistant/quality control – J. D. Helm Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Bud Carson Defensive line – Walt Corey Inside linebackers – Dan Daniel Outside linebackers – Jim Vechiarella Defensive backs/defensive quality control – Doug Graber Special teams – Jim Vechiarella Strength and conditioning – C. T. Hewgley Roster 1983 Kansas City Chiefs 14 Todd Blackledge y 11 Bob Gagliano  9 Bill Kenney 27 Theotis Brown 43 Billy Jackson American football 42 Lawrence Ricks y 31 Jewerl Thomas 88 Carlos Carson 82 Anthony Hancock American football 83 Stephone Paige y 86 J. T. Smith American football 85 Ed Beckman 81 Willie Scott American football 87 Ron Wetzel American football y 77 Rich Baldinger T 65 Tom Condon G 75 Ellis Gardner y G/T 60 Matt Herkenhoff T 64 Mark Kirchner American football y G 62 Adam Lingner y C 72 Dave Lutz y T 70 Jim Rourke T/G 53 Bob Rush American football C 73 Bob Simmons offensive lineman G 99 Mike Bell defensive lineman DE 91 Ken Kremer NT 71 Dave Lindstrom DE 74 Dino Mangiero NT 79 Dean Prater DE 67 Art Still DE 92 Ray Yakavonis NT 57 Jerry Blanton ILB 50 Calvin Daniels OLB 52 Thomas Howard Sr. OLB 51 Charles Jackson linebacker OLB 58 Steve Potter no ILB 59 Gary Spani ILB 91 John Zamberlin ILB 25 Isaac Metcalf y no CB/S 45 Trent Bryant CB 34 Lloyd Burruss SS 20 Deron Cherry FS 24 Gary Green American football CB 22 Van Jakes y CB/S 38 Durwood Roquemore SS 23 Lucious Smith CB 29 Albert Lewis CB American football  6 Jim Arnold American football y P  8 Nick Lowery K 66 Brad Budde G IR 56 Louis Haynes LB IR 55 Dave Klug LB IR 89 Henry Marshall American football WR IR -- Dave Paffenroth y no LB IR -- Daryl Posey t no RB IR 35 Ken Thomas American football y RB IR 39 Del Thompson RB IR 54 James Walker linebacker LB IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 6, 1983 at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–7 1–0 Riverfront Stadium 42,662 Recap 2 August 13, 1983 Detroit Lions L 13–17 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 32,885 Recap 3 August 20, 1983 St. Louis Cardinals W 17–16 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 34,070 Recap 4 August 27, 1983 at Chicago Bears L 17–20 (OT) 2–2 Soldier Field 56,311 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 4 Seattle Seahawks W 17–13 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 42,531 Recap 2 September 12, 1983 San Diego Chargers L 14–17 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 62,150 Recap 3 September 18 at Washington Redskins L 12–27 1–2 RFK Stadium 52,610 Recap 4 September 25 at Miami Dolphins L 6–14 1–3 Miami Orange Bowl 50,785 Recap 5 October 2 St. Louis Cardinals W 38–14 2–3 Arrowhead Stadium 58,975 Recap 6 October 9 at Los Angeles Raiders L 20–21 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,492 Recap 7 October 16 New York Giants W 38–17 3–4 Arrowhead Stadium 55,449 Recap 8 October 23 at Houston Oilers W 13–10 (OT) 4–4 Houston Astrodome 39,462 Recap 9 October 30 at Denver Broncos L 24–27 4–5 Mile High Stadium 74,640 Recap 10 November 6 Los Angeles Raiders L 20–28 4–6 Arrowhead Stadium 75,497 Recap 11 November 13 Cincinnati Bengals W 20–15 5–6 Arrowhead Stadium 44,711 Recap 12 November 20 at Dallas Cowboys L 21–41 5–7 Texas Stadium 64,103 Recap 13 November 27 at Seattle Seahawks L 48–51 (OT) 5–8 Kingdome 56,793 Recap 14 December 4 Buffalo Bills L 9–14 5–9 Arrowhead Stadium 27,104 Recap 15 December 11 at San Diego Chargers L 38–41 5–10 Jack Murphy Stadium 35,510 Recap 16 December 18 Denver Broncos W 48–17 6–10 Arrowhead Stadium 11,377 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 4 3:00 p.m. CDT Seahawks 3 0 3 7 Chiefs 7 0 7 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 42,531 Sunny, 94 F C Fred Silva NBC Jay Randolph and Gene Washington Recap, Game Book First quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 12:14. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:46. KC – Henry Marshall 12-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 7:33. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:42. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter SEA – Norm Johnson 48-yard field goal, 5:03. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:11. KC – Carlos Carson 18-yard pass from Jewerl Thomas (Nick Lowery kick), 0:49. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:04. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 19-yard field goal, 6:18. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:30. SEA – Curt Warner 18-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 3:16. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:03. Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn – 19/43, 206 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 19/32, 247 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – Curt Warner – 12 rushes, 93 yards KC – Billy Jackson – 19 rushes, 77 yards Top receivers SEA – Curt Warner – 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD KC – Carlos Carson – 7 receptions, 104 yards, TD Week 2: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 12, 1983 8:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 3 0 7 7 Chiefs 0 7 0 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 62,150 Clear, 75 F C Jerry Seeman ABC Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell Recap, Game Book First quarter SD – Rolf Benirschke 51-yard field goal, 8:19. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:37. Second quarter KC – Anthony Hancock 45-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 3:00. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 97 yards, 2:46. Third quarter SD – Chuck Muncie 10-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:34. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 96 yards, 8:26. Fourth quarter KC – Carlos Carson 48-yard pass from Henry Marshall (Nick Lowery kick), 3:07. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:31. SD – Wes Chandler 12-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:45. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:16. Top passers SD – Dan Fouts – 17/25, 259 yards, TD, INT KC – Bill Kenney – 23/30, 188 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SD – Chuck Muncie – 27 rushes, 110 yards, TD KC – Billy Jackson – 10 rushes, 20 yards Top receivers SD – Wes Chandler – 5 receptions, 77 yards, TD KC – Anthony Hancock – 6 receptions, 73 yards, TD Week 3: at Washington Redskins Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Redskins – Game summary September 18 1:00 p.m. EDT Chiefs 3 9 0 0 Redskins 0 0 17 10 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 52,610 Sunny, 78 F C Bob Frederic NBC Charlie Jones and Bob Griese Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 58-yard field goal, 9:16. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:37. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 21-yard field goal, 11:10. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:50. KC – Nick Lowery 32-yard field goal, 1:44. Chiefs 9–0. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 4:29. KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 0:37. Chiefs 12–0. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 0:24. Third quarter WAS – Mark Moseley 35-yard field goal, 8:42. Chiefs 12–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:59. WAS – John Riggins 2-yard run (Mark Moseley kick), 5:27. Chiefs 12–10. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:56. WAS – Don Warren 12-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick), 1:06. Redskins 17–12. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 3:10. Fourth quarter WAS – Clint Didier 39-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick), 9:10. Redskins 24–12. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 4:29. WAS – Mark Moseley 34-yard field goal, 4:10. Redskins 27–12. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 3:09. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 20/46, 330 yards, 2 INT WAS – Joe Theismann – 12/27, 153 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Jewerl Thomas – 7 rushes, 20 yards WAS – John Riggins – 21 rushes, 84 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 6 receptions, 109 yards WAS – Clint Didier – 1 reception, 39 yards, TD Week 4: at Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary September 25 1:00 p.m. EDT Chiefs 3 3 0 0 Dolphins 0 7 7 0 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 50,785 Sunny, 81 F C Gene Barth NBC Don Criqui and Jim Turner Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 45-yard field goal, 8:49. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:00. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 46-yard field goal, 14:48. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:53. MIA – Andra Franklin 1-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick), 1:00. Dolphins 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:41. Third quarter MIA – Dan Johnson 1-yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick), 1:56. Dolphins 14–6. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 9:17. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 10/22, 105 yards, 4 INT MIA – David Woodley – 10/17, 92 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Jewerl Thomas – 14 rushes, 46 yards MIA – Tony Nathan – 16 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers KC – Anthony Hancock – 2 receptions, 38 yards MIA – Tony Nathan – 4 receptions, 44 yards Week 5: vs. St. Louis Cardinals Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 2 3:00 p.m. CDT Cardinals 7 0 0 7 Chiefs 14 0 3 21 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 58,975 Clear, 91 F C Jim Tunney CBS Jim Kelly and Jim Hill Recap, Game Book First quarter STL – Lee Nelson 36-yard fumble return (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 13:21. Cardinals 7–0. KC – Charles Jackson 37-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 7:56. Tied 7–7. KC – Henry Marshall 10-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 5:21. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:50. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 45-yard field goal, 9:00. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:51. Fourth quarter KC – Billy Jackson 6-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:51. Chiefs 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:23. KC – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:43. Chiefs 31–7. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:50. KC – Willie Scott 15-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 6:14. Chiefs 38–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:52. STL – Ottis Anderson 39-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 2:44. Chiefs 38–14. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:13. Top passers STL – Jim Hart – 5/13, 33 yards, 3 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 17/32, 173 yards, TD, INT Top rushers STL – Ottis Anderson – 21 rushes, 106 yards, TD KC – Theotis Brown – 11 rushes, 52 yards, TD Top receivers STL – Roy Green – 5 receptions, 66 yards KC – Carlos Carson – 4 receptions, 81 yards Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary October 9 1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 14 3 0 3 Raiders 0 7 7 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 40,492 Warm and Overcast, 79 F C Jerry Markbreit KCTV Don Fortune and Len Dawson Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Stephone Paige 36-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:00. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:08. KC – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 3:20. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:20. Second quarter RAI – Todd Christensen 3-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 14:05. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 1:42. KC – Nick Lowey 32-yard field goal, 2:45. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:01. Third quarter RAI – Dokie Williams 21-yard pass from Marcus Allen (Chris Bahr kick), 11:15. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:45. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 14:43. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 3:20. RAI – Marcus Allen fumble recovery in end zone (Chris Bahr kick), 8:29. Raiders 31–20. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:52. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 25/45, 272 yards, TD, INT RAI – Jim Plunkett – 15/28, 123 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Billy Jackson – 12 rushes, 33 yards RAI – Marcus Allen – 21 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers KC – Theotis Brown – 6 receptions, 72 yards RAI – Marcus Allen – 6 receptions, 58 yards Week 7: vs. New York Giants Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 16 3:00 p.m. CDT Giants 0 14 3 0 Chiefs 0 10 14 14 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 55,449 Overcast, 66 F C Tom Dooley CBS Frank Glieber and Dick Vermeil Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 14:12. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:21. NYG – Rob Carpenter 15-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 9:46. Giants 7–3. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:38. KC – Willie Scott 4-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:29. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:21. NYG – Butch Woolfolk 8-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 0:50. Giants 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:29. Third quarter NYG – Ali Haji-Sheikh 21-yard field goal, 8:28. Giants 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:02. KC – Henry Marshall 46-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 3:48. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:32. KC – Durwood Roquemore 42-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 2:38. Chiefs 24–17. Fourth quarter KC – Henry Marshall 21-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:01. Chiefs 31–17. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:51. KC – Theotis Brown 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 3:48. Chiefs 38–17. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:48. Top passers NYG – Scott Brunner – 18/37, 263 yards, TD, 3 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 25/36, 342 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Butch Woolfolk – 16 rushes, 61 yards, TD KC – Billy Jackson – 12 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers NYG – Earnest Gray – 8 receptions, 111 yards KC – Henry Marshall – 7 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD Week 8: at Houston Oilers Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary October 23 12:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 0 10 0 0 3 Oilers 7 0 0 3 0 Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas 39,462 None (indoor stadium) Pat Haggerty NBC Don Criqui and Gene Washington Recap, Game Book First quarter HOU – Stan Edwards 3-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Florian Kempf kick), 3:38. Oilers 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:32. Second quarter KC – Willie Scott 4-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 3:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:45. KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 0:06. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 0:23. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter HOU – Florian Kempf 32-yard field goal, 8:25. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 5:08. Overtime KC – Nick Lowery 41-yard field goal, 7:19. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 7:41. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 25/43, 264 yards, TD HOU – Gifford Nielsen – 14/24, 130 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Theotis Brown – 10 rushes, 60 yards HOU – Earl Campbell – 7 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 8 receptions, 88 yards HOU – Mike Renfro – 3 receptions, 37 yards Week 9: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 30 2:00 p.m. MST Chiefs 7 0 3 14 Broncos 0 17 3 7 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,640 Mostly Sunny, 72 F C Chuck Heberling NBC Phil Stone and Bob Chandler Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:07. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:40. Second quarter DEN – Nathan Poole 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 6:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, 3:57. DEN – Rich Karlis 31-yard field goal, 3:24. Broncos 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:34. DEN – Steve Watson 46-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Rich Karlis kick), 1:40. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:08. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 21-yard field goal, 11:21. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 1:51. DEN – Rich Karlis 27-yard field goal, 5:51. Broncos 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 4:19. Fourth quarter DEN – Nathan Poole 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 8:55. Broncos 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:18. KC – Billy Jackson 9-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 6:11. Broncos 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:38. KC – Carlos Carson 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:31. Broncos 27–24. Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 2:51. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 27/52, 365 yards, TD, 2 INT DEN – Steve DeBerg – 21/41, 350 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Billy Jackson – 8 rushes, 17 yards, TD DEN – Dave Preston – 14 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers KC – Henry Marshall – 6 receptions, 96 yards DEN – Rick Upchurch – 6 receptions, 143 yards Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 6 12:00 p.m. CST Raiders 7 0 0 21 Chiefs 0 6 7 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 75,497 Cloudy, 60 F C Bob Frederic NBC Charlie Jones and Bob Griese Recap, Game Book First quarter RAI – Frank Hawkins 15-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 7:03. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:06. Second quarter KC – Nick Lowery 54-yard field goal, 0:56. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 0:53. KC – Nick Lowery 48-yard field goal, 0:06. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:09. Third quarter KC – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:37. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:42. Fourth quarter RAI – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 12:18. Raiders 14–13. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:09. KC – Ken Thomas 2-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 7:16. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 4:53. RAI – Dokie Williams 19-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 3:49. Raiders 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:16. RAI – Rod Martin 40-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick), 0:03. Raiders 28–20. Top passers RAI – Marc Wilson – 11/23, 143 yards, TD, INT KC – Bill Kenney – 24/45, 292 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers RAI – Marcus Allen – 21 rushes, 64 yards, TD KC – Billy Jackson – 15 rushes, 64 yards Top receivers RAI – Calvin Muhammad – 2 receptions, 63 yards KC – Carlos Carson – 5 receptions, 103 yards Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 13 12:00 p.m. CST Bengals 3 3 3 6 Chiefs 3 10 7 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 44,711 Sunny, 53 F C Fred Wyant NBC Phil Stone and Reggie Rucker Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 9:04. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:39. CIN – Jim Breech 23-yard field goal, 0:54. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 8:01. Second quarter KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 12:16. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 3:19. CIN – Jim Breech 31-yard field goal, 5:37. Chiefs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:12. KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 1:06. Chiefs 13–6. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 1:54. Third quarter CIN – Jim Breech 23-yard field goal, 10:14. Chiefs 13–9. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:14. KC – Willie Scott 21-yard from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 4:49. Chiefs 20–9. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:19. Fourth quarter CIN – Cris Collinsworth 5-yard pass from Ken Anderson (kick blocked), 3:54. Chiefs 20–15. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 2:02. Top passers CIN – Ken Anderson – 19/32, 219 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 23/34, 244 yards, TD Top rushers CIN – Pete Johnson – 17 rushes, 53 yards KC – Billy Jackson – 12 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers CIN – Cris Collinsworth – 7 receptions, 118 yards, TD KC – Theotis Brown – 4 receptions, 73 yards Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary November 20 3:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 0 14 7 Cowboys 10 10 7 14 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 64,103 Clear, 71 F C Jerry Markbreit NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Recap, Game Book First quarter DAL – Ron Springs 1-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 11:58. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:27. DAL – Rafael Septién 25-yard field goal, 0:10. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:43. Second quarter DAL – Tony Dorsett 28-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 7:11. Cowboys 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:23. DAL – Rafael Septién 40-yard field goal, 0:15. Cowboys 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 1:45. Third quarter DAL – Tony Dorsett 32-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 9:59. Cowboys 27–0. Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:12. KC – Carlos Carson 13-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 6:31. Cowboys 27–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:28. KC – Carlos Carson 48-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:03. Cowboys 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:42. Fourth quarter DAL – Timmy Newsome 7-yard run (Rafael Septién kick), 9:30. Cowboys 34–14. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:16. DAL – Gary Allen 68-yard punt return (Rafael Septién kick), 7:02. Cowboys 41–14. KC – Stephone Paige 7-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 2:12. Cowboys 41–21. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 4:50. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 23/40, 337 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT DAL – Danny White – 18/31, 237 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Billy Jackson – 5 rushes, 22 yards DAL – Tony Dorsett – 18 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 7 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TD DAL – Tony Hill – 6 receptions, 92 yards Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary November 27 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 7 21 7 13 0 Seahawks 7 7 17 17 3 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 56,793 None (indoor stadium) Red Cashion NBC Merle Harmon and Jim Turner Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Henry Marshall 11-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 10:39. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:16. SEA – Curt Warner 28-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 3:23. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:39. Second quarter KC – Stephone Paige 17-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 14:10. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:04. KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 5:06. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:01. SEA – Byron Walker 18-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 3:06. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:47. KC – Theotis Brown 13-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:45. Chiefs 28–14. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:10. Third quarter SEA – Dan Doornink 27-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 12:48. Chiefs 28–21. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:17. SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:22. Tied 28–28. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 2:17. SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 6:55. Seahawks 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:14. KC – Bill Kenney 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:34. Chiefs 35–31. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:10. Fourth quarter KC – Carlos Carson 18-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:04. Chiefs 42–31. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:52. SEA – Curt Warner 1-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:00. Chiefs 42–38. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:34. SEA – Paul Johns 14-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 2:24. Seahawks 45–42. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 0:16. KC – Theotis Brown 21-yard pass from Bill Kenney (kick failed, wide left), 1:30. Chiefs 48–45. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:45. SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 0:02. Tied 48–48. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:24. Overtime SEA – Norm Johnson 42-yard field goal, 13:14. Seahawks 51–48. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:34. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 21/38, 311 yards, 4 TD SEA – Dave Krieg – 16/31, 280 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Theotis Brown – 13 rushes, 56 yards, TD SEA – Curt Warner – 32 rushes, 207 yards, 3 TD Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 7 receptions, 149 yards, TD SEA – Byron Walker – 4 receptions, 75 yards, TD Week 14: vs. Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 4 12:00 p.m. CST Bills 0 7 0 7 Chiefs 0 3 3 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 27,104 Overcast, 34 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Don Criqui and Gene Washington Recap, Game Book First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter BUF – Perry Tuttle 17-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick), 11:27. Bills 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 5:04. KC – Nick Lowery 48-yard field goal, 8:45. Bills 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:32. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 25-yard field goal, 7:30. Bills 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:10. Fourth quarter BUF – Mike Kennedy 22-yard interception return (Joe Danelo kick), 13:10. Bills 14–6. KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 4:47. Bills 14–9. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 1:57. Top passers BUF – Joe Ferguson – 6/15, 76 yards, TD, INT KC – Bill Kenney – 22/43, 306 yards, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – Joe Cribbs – 36 rushes, 185 yards KC – Theotis Brown – 13 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers BUF – Byron Franklin – 2 receptions, 39 yards KC – Carlos Carson – 3 receptions, 65 yards Week 15: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 11 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 7 7 10 14 Chargers 10 14 14 3 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 35,510 Cloudy, 62 F C Ben Dreith NBC Charlie Jones and Bob Griese Recap, Game Book First quarter SD – Rolf Benirschke 27-yard field goal, 10:33. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:37. SD – Kellen Winslow 37-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:40. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:15. KC – Carlos Carson 50-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:06. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:28. Second quarter SD – Kellen Winslow 18-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:06. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:51. KC – Stephone Paige 20-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 5:29. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:48. SD – Kellen Winslow 5-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:53. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 4:22. Third quarter KC – Theotis Brown 49-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 13:24. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 0:56. SD – Dan Fouts 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:55. Chargers 31–21. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:19. KC – Nick Lowery 49-yard field goal, 4:01. Chargers 31–24. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:45. SD – Wes Chandler 44-yard pass from Ed Luther (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:02. Chargers 38–24. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:08. Fourth quarter KC – Stephone Paige 16-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 11:45. Chargers 38–31. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:15. KC – Willie Scott 3-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 1:34. Tied 38–38. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:54. SD – Rolf Benirschke 28-yard field goal, 0:02. Chargers 41–38. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:30. Top passers KC – Bill Kenney – 31/41, 411 yards, 4 TD, INT SD – Dan Fouts – 25/36, 285 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Theotis Brown – 8 rushes, 94 yards, TD SD – James Brooks – 14 rushes, 81 yards Top receivers KC – Carlos Carson – 7 receptions, 165 yards, TD SD – Kellen Winslow – 14 receptions, 162 yards, 3 TD Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1983 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 18 12:00 p.m. CST Broncos 0 3 0 14 Chiefs 21 7 10 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 11,377 Clear, 0 F C Tom Dooley NBC Phil Stone and Jim Turner Recap, Game Book First quarter KC – Lucious Smith 58-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 13:53. Chiefs 7–0. KC – Carlos Carson 48-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 7:47. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:48. KC – Willie Scott 17-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:06. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:13. Second quarter DEN – Rich Karlis 24-yard field goal, 12:21. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 7:30. KC – Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:27. Chiefs 28–3. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 5:14. Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 38-yard field goal, 7:00. Chiefs 31–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:14. KC – Theotis Brown 6-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:10. Chiefs 38–3. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:32. Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 43-yard field goal, 11:56. Chiefs 41–3. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 4:04. DEN – Gerald Willhite 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 8:57. Chiefs 41–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:50. DEN – Gerald Willhite 2-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 8:35. Chiefs 41–17. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04. KC – Stephone Paige 23-yard pass from Todd Blackledge (Nick Lowery kick), 1:53. Chiefs 48–17. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:21. Top passers DEN – John Elway – 13/34, 143 yards, 4 INT KC – Bill Kenney – 11/24, 161 yards, 2 TD Top rushers DEN – Sammy Winder – 11 rushes, 34 yards KC – Theotis Brown – 16 rushes, 51 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DEN – Zach Thomas – 1 reception, 44 yards KC – Stephone Paige – 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD Standings References External links 1983 Kansas City Chiefs at Pro-Football-Reference.com Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas