1976 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1976 5–9 4th AFC West Paul Wiggin Jim Schaaf Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Did not qualify 1 C Jack Rudnay None Chiefs seasons The 1976 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's seventh season in the National Football League, the fourteenth as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the seventeenth overall. It ended with a third consecutive 5–9 record and the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. Buck Buchanan announced his retirement in February, while Len Dawson announced his own departure on May 1.http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/70s Kansas City Chiefs History 1970's July 30, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070823170852/http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/70s/ August 23, 2007 dead mdy-all Off the field, Jack Steadman was promoted to team president and Jim Schaaf was named general manager in August. On the field, Kansas City's fortunes didn't improve in the second year of the Wiggin regime. The club dropped three straight home games, including an embarrassing 27–17 loss in week 3 to the New Orleans Saints, the first win with the Saints for former Kansas City coach Hank Stram (who refused to shake hands with Wiggin following the game and rode off on the shoulders of his players as he did after the Chiefs' victory in Super Bowl IV) before suffering a 50–17 setback at Buffalo on October 3, opening the season at 0–4 for the first time in team history. The team registered a 3–1 record during a successful midseason stretch, but like most preceding seasons, could not maintain that momentum. After lingering in Len Dawson's shadow for eight seasons, Mike Livingston was firmly entrenched as the team's starting quarterback, becoming the first QB to start every regular season game since Dawson in 1968. Although Livingston played well and rallied the squad for wins in two of the season's final three games, the Chiefs still ended the year with their third consecutive 5–9 record. Running back MacArthur Lane was the club's top offensive threat, becoming the only player at the time in franchise history to lead the league in receptions (66). 3 Offseason 1976 expansion draft 1976 NFL expansion draft + Kansas City Chiefs selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team00Rocky RasleyGuardSeattle Seahawks00Jim KearneySafetyTampa Bay Buccaneers00Lawrence WilliamsWide ReceiverTampa Bay Buccaneers NFL draft 1976 NFL draft 1976 Kansas City Chiefs 1 15 Rod Walters Guard Iowa yes 2 41 Cliff Frazier Defensive tackle UCLA yes 3 63 Keith Simons Defensive tackle Minnesota yes 3 74 Gary Barbaro Safety Nicholls State yes yes 3 79 Henry Marshall Wide receiver Missouri yes 5 137 Willie Lee Defensive tackle Bethune-Cookman yes 5 144 Jimbo Elrod Linebacker Oklahoma yes 6 166 Steve Taylor Safety Kansas yes 6 167 Bob Gregolunas Linebacker Northern Illinois no 7 172 Calvin Harper Offensive tackle Illinois State no 7 196 Rod Wellington Running back Iowa no 8 222 Orrin Olsen Center BYU yes 9 249 Tim Collier Cornerback East Texas State yes 10 277 Whitney Paul Defensive end Colorado yes 11 304 Bob Squires Tight end Hastings no 12 331 Harold Porter Wide receiver Southwestern Louisiana no 13 361 Joe Bruner Quarterback Northeast Louisiana no 14 388 Rick Thurman Offensive tackle Texas no 15 415 Dave Rozumek Linebacker New Hampshire yes 16 445 Dennis Anderson Punter Arizona no 17 472 Pat McNeil Running back Baylor yes yes no Roster 1976 Kansas City Chiefs 11 Tony Adams quarterback 10 Mike Livingston  7 Mike Nott 21 Glynn Harrison y 42 MacArthur Lane 45 Pat McNeil y 14 Ed Podolak 21 Tommy Reamon 83 Larry Brunson 89 Henry Marshall American football y 85 Barry Pearson 80 Lawrence Williams no 84 Billy Masters American football 88 Walter White American football 56 Charlie Ane C 71 Ed Budde G 65 Tom Condon G 77 Charlie Getty G/T 60 Matt Herkenhoff T 70 Jim Nicholson offensive lineman T 52 Orrin Olsen y C/G 58 Jack Rudnay C 76 Rod Walters y G 74 Larry Estes DE 78 Willie Lee y DT 87 John Lohmeyer DE/DT 75 Bob Maddox DT 64 Whitney Paul y DE 73 Jim Wolf American football DT 99 Wilbur Young DE 53 Billy Andrews OLB 63 Willie Lanier MLB 51 Jim Lynch OLB 55 Dave Rozumek y OLB 54 Clyde Werner OLB 25 Gary Barbaro y FS 37 Tim Collier y CB 46 Tim Gray SS 15 Kerry Reardon CB 48 Steve Taylor safety y SS 18 Emmitt Thomas CB  3 Jan Stenerud K 44 Jerrel Wilson P -- Randy Beisler G IR -- Steve Bograkos no S IR 57 Jimbo Elrod y LB IR 27 Woody Green RB IR -- J. 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Jennings RB IR -- Ike McBee WR no IR 72 Keith Simons y DT IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 2, 1976 Houston Oilers W 9–3 (OT) 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 30,006 Recap 2 August 7, 1976 Minnesota Vikings L 10–13 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 32,851 Recap 3 August 15 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–21 1–2 Candlestick Park 36,101 Recap 4 August 21, 1976 Washington Redskins W 23–20 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium 30,014 Recap 5 August 28, 1976 Detroit Lions L 21–23 2–3 Arrowhead Stadium 27,410 Recap 6 September 3, 1976 at St. Louis Cardinals L 14–31 2–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,997 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 12 San Diego Chargers L 16–30 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 53,133 Recap 2 September 20, 1976 Oakland Raiders L 21–24 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium 60,884 Recap 3 September 26 New Orleans Saints L 17–27 0–3 Arrowhead Stadium 53,918 Recap 4 October 3 at Buffalo Bills L 17–50 0–4 Rich Stadium 51,909 Recap 5 October 10 at Washington Redskins W 33–30 1–4 RFK Stadium 53,060 Recap 6 October 17 at Miami Dolphins W 20–17 (OT) 2–4 Miami Orange Bowl 43,325 Recap 7 October 24 Denver Broncos L 26–35 2–5 Arrowhead Stadium 57,961 Recap 8 October 31 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 28–19 3–5 Tampa Stadium 41,779 Recap 9 November 7 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–45 3–6 Arrowhead Stadium 71,516 Recap 10 November 14 at Oakland Raiders L 10–21 3–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 48,259 Recap 11 November 21 Cincinnati Bengals L 24–27 3–8 Arrowhead Stadium 46,259 Recap 12 November 28 at San Diego Chargers W 23–20 4–8 San Diego Stadium 29,272 Recap 13 December 5 at Denver Broncos L 16–17 4–9 Mile High Stadium 58,170 Recap 14 December 12 Cleveland Browns W 39–14 5–9 Arrowhead Stadium 34,340 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 1: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 12 1:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 6 7 14 3 Chiefs 6 10 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 53,133 Sunny, 85 F C Bob Frederic NBC Jack Buck and Len Dawson Box score First quarter SD – Rickey Young 1-yard run (kick blocked), 9:25. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:51. KC – Walter White 8 yard pass from Mike Livingston (kick blocked), 2:43. Tied 6–6. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:47. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 28-yard field goal, 3:57. Chiefs 9–6. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 6:04. SD – Charlie Joiner 3-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Toni Fritsch kick), 1:48. Chargers 13–9. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:09. KC – Billy Masters 10-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:32. Chiefs 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:16. Third quarter SD – Sam Scarber 2-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), 11:20. Chargers 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:40. SD – Gary Garrison 22-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Toni Fritsch kick), 0:43. Chargers 27–16. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 4:17. Fourth quarter SD – Toni Fritsch 37-yard field goal, 14:15. Chargers 30–16. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:05. Top passers SD – Dan Fouts – 17/30, 205 yards, 2 TD KC – Mike Livingston – 20/34, 236 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SD – Rickey Young – 14 rushes, 76 yards, TD KC – Woody Green – 12 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers SD – Charlie Joiner – 4 receptions, 59 yards, TD KC – Billy Masters – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 2: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 20, 1976 8:00 p.m. CDT Raiders 7 10 0 7 Chiefs 0 0 7 14 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 60,884 Clear, 64 F C Ben Dreith ABC Frank Gifford, Alex Karras and Howard Cosell Box score First quarter OAK – Dave Casper 15-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Fred Steinfort kick), 3:23. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:03. Second quarter OAK – Cliff Branch 10-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Fred Steinfort kick), 10:32. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:36. OAK – Fred Steinfort 37-yard field goal, 0:17. Raiders 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:43. Third quarter KC – MacArthur Lane 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:45. Raiders 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:23. Fourth quarter OAK – Mike Siani 14-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Fred Steinfort kick), 12:51. Raiders 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:44. KC – Mike Livingston 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:36. Raiders 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 4:05. KC – Billy Masters 25-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:53. Raiders 24–21. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:08. Top passers OAK – Ken Stabler – 22/28, 224 yards, 3 TD, INT KC – Mike Livingston – 12/21, 190 yards, TD Top rushers OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 19 rushes, 84 yards KC – Woody Green – 14 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers OAK – Cliff Branch – 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD KC – MacArthur Lane – 4 receptions, 69 yards Week 3: vs. New Orleans Saints Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 3: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 26 1:00 p.m. CDT Saints 7 3 0 17 Chiefs 7 7 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 53,918 Overcast, 63 F C Don Wedge CBS Lindsey Nelson and Alex Hawkins Box score First quarter KC – Woody Green 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:27. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:33. NO – Tony Galbreath 74-yard run (Rich Szaro kick), 4:08. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 3:01. Second quarter NO – Rich Szaro 26-yard field goal, 10:35. Saints 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:50. KC – Henry Marshall 20-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:56. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:52. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 6:47. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:21. Fourth quarter NO – Rich Szaro 27-yard field goal, 6:45. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:08. NO – Tony Galbreath 9-yard run (Rich Szaro kick), 2:28. Saints 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:30. NO – Henry Childs 2-yard pass from Bobby Scott (Rich Szaro kick), 0:08. Saints 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:15. Top passers NO – Bobby Scott – 12/21, 126 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Mike Livingston – 10/17, 149 yards, TD Top rushers NO – Tony Galbreath – 14 rushes, 146 yards, 2 TD KC – Woody Green – 20 rushes, 82 yards, TD Top receivers NO – Don Herrmann – 1 reception, 57 yards KC – Henry Marshall – 4 receptions, 75 yards, TD Week 4: at Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary October 3 1:00 p.m. EDT Chiefs 0 10 7 0 Bills 16 7 7 20 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 51,909 Sunny, 64 F C Chuck Heberling NBC Ross Porter and Mike Haffner Box score First quarter BUF – George Jakowenko 30-yard field goal. Bills 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:39. BUF – Bob Chandler 1-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (George Jakowenko kick), 7:24. Bills 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:16. BUF – Bob Chandler 5-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick blocked), 3:24. Bills 16–0. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:22. Second quarter KC – Henry Marshall 31-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:39. Bills 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:35. BUF – Bob Chandler 7-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (George Jakowenko kick), 1:56. Bills 23–7. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:18. KC – Jan Stenerud 33-yard field goal, 0:43. Bills 23–10. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:13. Third quarter BUF – Jeff Kinney 1-yard run (George Jakowenko kick), 4:54. Bills 30–10. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:53. KC – Tommy Reamon 49-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:56. Bills 30–17. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:58. Fourth quarter BUF – O. J. Simpson 1-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 11:15. Bills 36–17. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards. BUF – O. J. Simpson 5-yard run (George Jakowenko kick), 1:17. Bills 43–17. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:26. BUF – Tony Greene 101-yard interception return (George Jakowenko kick), 0:00. Bills 50–17. Top passers KC – Tony Adams – 17/32, 319 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT BUF – Joe Ferguson – 14/24, 184 yards, 3 TD Top rushers KC – Woody Green – 13 rushes, 58 yards BUF – O. J. Simpson – 24 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Larry Brunson – 6 receptions, 106 yards BUF – Bob Chandler – 6 receptions, 59 yards, 3 TD Week 5: at Washington Redskins Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Redskins – Game summary October 10 1:00 p.m. EDT Chiefs 6 10 7 10 Redskins 3 7 0 20 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 53,060 59 F C Red Cashion NBC Jack Buck and Len Dawson Box score First quarter WAS – Mark Moseley 30-yard field goal, 9:30. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 5:30. KC – Jan Stenerud 37-yard field goal, 4:09. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 4:39. KC – Jan Stenerud 52-yard field goal, 0:12. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:39. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 38-yard field goal, 13:35. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:25. WAS – Joe Theismann 1-yard run (Mark Moseley kick), 10:19. Redskins 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:16. KC – Walter White 33-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:33. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:12. Third quarter KC – MacArthur Lane 6-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:38. Chiefs 23–10. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:20. Fourth quarter WAS – Jerry Smith 5-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick), 14:49. Chiefs 23–17. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 2:49. WAS – Frank Grant 37-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick), 12:27. Redskins 24–23. Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:33. KC – Jan Stenerud 45-yard field goal, 11:06. Chiefs 26–24. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:21. WAS – John Riggins 6-yard run (kick failed), 2:50. Redskins 30–26. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:22. KC – Larry Brunson 36-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:04. Chiefs 33–30. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:46. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 15/29, 332 yards, 2 TD WAS – Joe Theismann – 20/37, 270 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – MacArthur Lane – 18 rushes, 60 yards, TD WAS – Mike Thomas – 13 rushes, 83 yards Top receivers KC – Larry Brunson – 5 receptions, 98 yards, TD WAS – Frank Grant – 8 receptions, 138 yards, TD Week 6: at Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary October 17 4:00 p.m. EDT Chiefs 7 3 0 7 3 Dolphins 0 0 7 10 0 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 43,325 Partly Cloudy, 80 F C Pat Haggerty NBC Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner Box score First quarter KC – Tommy Reamon 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:47. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:28. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 29-yard field goal, 7:57. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:28. Third quarter MIA – Norm Bulaich 2-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 2:25. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:23. Fourth quarter MIA – Howard Twilley 4-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick), 9:19. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:35. KC – Henry Marshall 59-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:45. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 98 yards, 1:52. MIA – Garo Yepremian 27-yard field goal, 0:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:36. Overtime KC – Jan Stenerud 34-yard field goal, 0:12. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:02. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 20/33, 267 yards, INT MIA – Bob Griese – 25/35, 306 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Tommy Reamon – 16 rushes, 64 yards, TD MIA – Norm Bulaich – 20 rushes, 91 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Ed Podolak – 6 receptions, 67 yards MIA – Nat Moore – 5 receptions, 106 yards Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 7: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 24 3:00 p.m. CDT Broncos 14 7 14 0 Chiefs 7 10 3 6 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 57,961 Overcast, 43 F C Jim Tunney NBC Jay Randolph and Floyd Little Box score First quarter KC – Tommy Reamon 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:54. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:57. DEN – Otis Armstrong 16-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 9:53. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 2:01. DEN – Haven Moses 7-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick), 4:13. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:56. Second quarter KC – Walter White 3-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:22. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:51. DEN – Rick Upchurch 55-yard punt return (Jim Turner kick), 8:47. Broncos 21–14. KC – Jan Stenerud 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 0:32. Third quarter DEN – Jon Keyworth 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 12:06. Broncos 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:54. KC – Jan Stenerud 40-yard field goal, 8:57. Broncos 28–20. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:09. DEN – Jack Dolbin 24-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick), 4:23. Broncos 35–20. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:23. Fourth quarter KC – MacArthur Lane 10-yard run (kick blocked), 1:43. Broncos 35–26. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:48. Top passers DEN – Steve Ramsey – 13/21, 175 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Mike Livingston – 22/33, 290 yards, TD Top rushers DEN – Otis Armstrong – 16 rushes, 101 yards, TD KC – Tommy Reamon – 22 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Otis Armstrong – 6 receptions, 60 yards KC – Larry Brunson – 4 receptions, 85 yards Week 8: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary October 31 1:00 p.m. EST Chiefs 3 3 14 8 Buccaneers 0 0 0 19 Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida 41,779 Cloudy, 70 F C Gene Barth NBC Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner Box score First quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 9:13. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 5:47. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 32-yard field goal, 12:11. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 5:07. Third quarter KC – Billy Masters 2-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:22. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:05. KC – Walter White 2-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:11. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:18. Fourth quarter TB – John McKay Jr. 8-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (kick blocked), 10:55. Chiefs 20–6. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 4:52. KC – MacArthur Lane 2-yard run (kick failed), 8:06. Chiefs 26–6. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:12. TB – Essex Johnson 1-yard run (kick failed), 5:14. Chiefs 26–12. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 2:52. TB – Jack Novak 30-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Dave Green kick), 2:16. Chiefs 26–19. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 2:49. KC – Mike Current tackled in endzone by John Lohmeyer for a Safety, 0:43. Chiefs 28–19. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 17/30, 183 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT TB – Steve Spurrier – 20/36, 212 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Tommy Reamon – 18 rushes, 60 yards TB – Jimmy DuBose – 4 rushes, 12 yards Top receivers KC – MacArthur Lane – 4 receptions, 47 yards TB – Essex Johnson – 8 receptions, 85 yards Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 9: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 7 1:00 p.m. CST Steelers 7 3 21 14 Chiefs 0 0 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 71,516 Clear, 48 F C Fred Silva NBC Ross Porter and Lionel Aldridge Box score First quarter PIT – Reggie Harrison 4-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 1:00. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 3:02. Second quarter PIT – Roy Gerela 28-yard field goal, 1:16. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:51. Third quarter PIT – Franco Harris 25-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 7:21. Steelers 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:54. PIT – Franco Harris 5-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 4:11. Steelers 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 1:25. PIT – Frank Lewis 19-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 1:14. Steelers 31–0. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:52. Fourth quarter PIT – Jack Deloplaine 15-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 9:02. Steelers 38–0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:49. PIT – Jack Deloplaine 7-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 3:00. Steelers 45–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:00. Top passers PIT – Terry Bradshaw – 7/15, 132 yards, TD, INT KC – Mike Livingston – 11/25, 198 yards, 4 INT Top rushers PIT – Franco Harris – 23 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD KC – Pat McNeil – 5 rushes, 19 yards Top receivers PIT – Ernie Pough – 3 receptions, 98 yards KC – Walter White – 6 receptions, 105 yards Week 10: at Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary November 14 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 7 3 0 Raiders 7 7 7 0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 48,259 Overcast, 62 F C Dick Jorgensen NBC Charlie Jones and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 32-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 7:07. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 0:44. Second quarter KC – MacArthur Lane 1-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:19. Tied 7–7. Drive: 18 plays, 79 yards, 8:48. OAK – Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 3:24. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 5:24. Third quarter OAK – Dave Casper 22-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 8:03. Raiders 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:16. KC – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal, 4:05. Raiders 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:58. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 15/28, 206 yards, TD OAK – Ken Stabler – 10/18, 138 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT Top rushers KC – MacArthur Lane – 12 rushes, 32 yards OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 19 rushes, 95 yards Top receivers KC – Larry Brunson – 4 receptions, 76 yards OAK – Fred Biletnikoff – 2 receptions, 44 yards, TD Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 11: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 21 1:00 p.m. CST Bengals 14 0 6 7 Chiefs 0 7 7 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 46,259 Sunny, 45 F C Cal Lepore NBC Jay Randolph and Floyd Little Box score First quarter CIN – Archie Griffin 77-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 14:38. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:22. CIN – Boobie Clark 18-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:07. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:13. Second quarter KC – Tommy Reamon 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:37. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:07. Third quarter KC – Tommy Reamon 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:30. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 1:52. CIN – Stan Fritts 1-yard run (kick failed), 1:41. Bengals 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:24. Fourth quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 24-yard field goal, 13:01. Bengals 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:28. KC – Walter White 34-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:54. Chiefs 24–20. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 0:54. CIN – Tony Davis 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 4:20. Bengals 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:35. Top passers CIN – Ken Anderson – 9/17, 123 yards, INT KC – Mike Livingston – 12/25, 179 yards, TD Top rushers CIN – Archie Griffin – 13 rushes, 139 yards, TD KC – MacArthur Lane – 13 rushes, 36 yards Top receivers CIN – Bob Trumpy – 3 receptions, 53 yards KC – Walter White – 5 receptions, 87 yards, TD Week 12: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 28 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 10 0 3 10 Chargers 7 6 0 7 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 29,272 Clear, 70 F C Red Cashion NBC Ross Porter and Lionel Aldridge Box score First quarter SD – Don Woods 3-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Ray Wersching kick), 10:46. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:14. KC – Ed Podolak 5-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:38. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:08. KC – Jan Stenerud 40-yard field goal, 3:48. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:16. Second quarter SD – Rickey Young 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (kick failed), 6:11. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:18. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 28-yard field goal, 9:05. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:55. Fourth quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 26-yard field goal, 13:25. Chiefs 16–13. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:30. SD – Charlie Joiner 13-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Ray Wersching kick), 7:04. Chargers 20–16. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:21. KC – Ed Podolak 5-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:14. Chiefs 23–20. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 1:50. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 14/27, 195 yards, INT SD – Dan Fouts – 18/32, 218 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers KC – Ed Podolak – 25 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD SD – Rickey Young – 16 rushes, 90 yards Top receivers KC – Larry Brunson – 3 receptions, 86 yards SD – Don Woods – 7 receptions, 79 yards, TD Week 13: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary December 5 2:00 p.m. MST Chiefs 3 13 0 0 Broncos 7 7 0 3 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 58,170 Cloudy, 34 F C Bernie Ulman NBC Ross Porter and Sam DeLuca Box score First quarter DEN – Haven Moses 8-yard pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick), 7:17. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:52. KC – Jan Stenerud 31-yard field goal, 2:39. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:38. Second quarter KC – Walter White 3-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:17. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:06. DEN – Riley Odoms 29-yard pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick), 10:35. Broncos 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:42. KC – Mike Livingston 1-yard run (kick blocked), 0:05. Chiefs 16–14. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 0:50. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter DEN – Jim Turner 20-yard field goal, 8:07. Broncos 17–16. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:27. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 17/29, 177 yards, TD, INT DEN – Craig Penrose – 11/27, 176 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Ed Podolak – 16 rushes, 41 yards DEN – Otis Armstrong – 17 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers KC – Walter White – 4 receptions, 56 yards, TD DEN – Haven Moses – 3 receptions, 51 yards, TD Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs 1976 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 14: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 12 1:00 p.m. CST Browns 0 7 7 0 Chiefs 0 15 17 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 34,340 Sunny, 45 F C Ben Dreith NBC Jack Buck and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CLE – Larry Poole 1-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 14:18. Browns 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:22. KC – Ed Podolak 22-yard run (kick blocked), 11:29. Browns 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:48. KC – Ed Podolak 2-yard run (kick blocked), 4:45. Chiefs 12–7. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:13. KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 0:39. Chiefs 15–7. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:30. Third quarter KC – Ed Podolak 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:48. Chiefs 22–7. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:06. CLE – Paul Warfield 13-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:15. Chiefs 22–14. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:33. KC – MacArthur Lane 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:05. Chiefs 29–14. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:10. KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 0:19. Chiefs 32–14. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:39. Fourth quarter KC – Walter White 10-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:03. Chiefs 39–14. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:40. Top passers CLE – Brian Sipe – 11/24, 125 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Tony Adams – 15/29, 201 yards, TD Top rushers CLE – Greg Pruitt – 9 rushes, 46 yards KC – Ed Podolak – 29 rushes, 137 yards, 3 TD Top receivers CLE – Dave Logan – 2 receptions, 60 yards KC – Ed Podolak – 4 receptions, 71 yards Standings References Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas