1974 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Kansas City Chiefs 1974 5–9 3rd AFC West Hank Stram Jack Steadman Lamar Hunt Arrowhead Stadium Did not qualify C Jack RudnayLB Willie LanierCB Emmitt Thomas Chiefs seasons The 1974 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's fifth season in the National Football League, the twelfth season in Kansas City Chiefs, and the fifteenth overall, it ended with a 5–9 record and the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the third straight season consecutive and third-place finish in the AFC West, Hank Stram was fired after the season and was replaced by Paul Wiggin in 1975. While the club's new facility at Arrowhead Stadium was drawing rave reviews, the Chiefs roster was beginning to show its age.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 The result was the team's first losing season in eleven years as the club was unable to string together consecutive victories during the year, a first in franchise history. Many of the club's key players were entering the twilight of their careers: Len Dawson was 39, Jim Tyrer was 35, Bobby Bell, Buck Buchanan, and Ed Budde were 34, Dave Hill was 33 and Otis Taylor was 32. One of the year's notable players in the 5–9 season was cornerback Emmitt Thomas, who led the league with a franchise-record 12 interceptions. The final game of the 1974 campaign marked the final time all seven of Kansas City's Pro Football Hall of Fame players from the club's AFL champion era took the field together with coach Hank Stram. Including owner Lamar Hunt and seven future Minnesota Vikings Hall of Famers, a total of 16 Hall of Fame inductees were involved in that 1974 season finale game. That 35–15 loss against Minnesota provided a conclusion to Hank Stram's coaching career in Kansas City. Three days later, Stram, the only head coach in franchise history was relieved of his duties on December 27 after compiling a 124–76–10 regular season record with the club. 3 Offseason NFL draft 1974 NFL draft 1974 Kansas City Chiefs draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 16 Woody Green Running back Arizona State 2 41 Charlie Getty Tackle Penn State 3 66 David Jaynes Quarterback Kansas 4 94 Matt Herkenhoff Tackle Penn State 6 131 Jim Washington Running back Clemson 7 172 Leroy Hegge Defensive end South Dakota–Springfield 9 222 Jim Jennings Running back Rutgers 10 134 Tom Condon Guard Boston College 11 275 Bob Thornbladh Running back Michigan 12 300 Carl Brown Wide receiver West Texas A&M 13 328 Norm Romagnoli Linebacker Kentucky State 14 353 Frank Pomarico Guard Notre Dame 15 378 Lem Burnham Linebacker U. S. International 16 405 Barry Beers Guard William & Mary 17 431 David Langner Defensive back Auburn Roster 1974 Kansas City Chiefs  9 Dean Carlson 16 Len Dawson 10 Mike Livingston 27 Woody Green y 38 Wendell Hayes 31 Jeff Kinney American football 30 Cleo Miller y 22 Donnie Joe Morris y 43 Bill Thomas American football 83 Larry Brunson y 80 Andy Hamilton American football 85 Barry Pearson 89 Otis Taylor American football 17 Elmo Wright 87 John Strada y 88 Morris Stroud 71 Ed Budde G 65 Tom Condon y G 60 George Daney G 76 Tom Drougas T 77 Charlie Getty y T 52 Tommy Humphrey y C 70 Jim Nicholson offensive lineman y T 75 Francis Peay T 58 Jack Rudnay C 84 Bob Briggs American football DE 86 Buck Buchanan DT 69 Fred DeBernardi y DE 74 Tom Keating American football DT 79 John Matuszak DT 81 Marvin Upshaw DE 99 Wilbur Young DE 78 Bobby Bell OLB 56 Tom Graham American football OLB 63 Willie Lanier MLB 51 Jim Lynch OLB 57 Al Palewicz OLB 50 Bob Thornbladh y MLB 54 Clyde Werner OLB 48 Nate Allen cornerback CB 32 Doug Jones American football SS 46 Jim Kearney American football SS 47 Willie Osley y CB 20 Mike Sensibaugh FS 18 Emmitt Thomas CB  3 Jan Stenerud K 44 Jerrel Wilson P 82 Gary Butler tight end TE IR 24 Willie Ellison RB Retired 73 Dave Hill American football T IR 12 David Jaynes y QB IR 87 John Lohmeyer DT IR 40 Jim Marsalis CB IR 14 Ed Podolak RB IR -- Bruce Polen y S IR 15 Kerry Reardon CB IR 72 Wayne Walton T IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 5, 1974 Detroit Lions W 20–12 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 35,521 Recap 2 August 12, 1974 Buffalo Bills L 21–35 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 39,248 Recap 3 August 17, 1974 at Los Angeles Rams L 16–58 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,848 Recap 4 August 24, 1974 San Francisco 49ers W 26–7 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium 46,548 Recap 5 August 31, 1974 at Dallas Cowboys L 16–25 2–3 Texas Stadium 43,492 Recap 6 September 6, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals W 31–16 3–3 Arrowhead Stadium 46,067 Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 New York Jets W 24–16 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 74,854 Recap 2 September 22 at Oakland Raiders L 7–27 1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 48,108 Recap 3 September 29 at Houston Oilers W 17–7 2–1 Houston Astrodome 28,538 Recap 4 October 6 Denver Broncos L 14–17 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium 67,298 Recap 5 October 13 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–34 2–3 Arrowhead Stadium 65,517 Recap 6 October 20 at Miami Dolphins L 3–9 2–4 Miami Orange Bowl 67,779 Recap 7 October 27 at San Diego Chargers W 24–14 3–4 San Diego Stadium 34,371 Recap 8 November 3 New York Giants L 27–33 3–5 Arrowhead Stadium 61,437 Recap 9 November 10 San Diego Chargers L 7–14 3–6 Arrowhead Stadium 48,551 Recap 10 November 18, 1974 at Denver Broncos W 42–34 4–6 Mile High Stadium 50,236 Recap 11 November 24 at Cincinnati Bengals L 6–33 4–7 Riverfront Stadium 49,777 Recap 12 December 1 at St. Louis Cardinals W 17–13 5–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 41,863 Recap 13 December 8 Oakland Raiders L 6–7 5–8 Arrowhead Stadium 60,577 Recap 14 December 14, 1974 Minnesota Vikings L 15–35 5–9 Arrowhead Stadium 35,480 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. New York Jets Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 15 3:00 p.m. CDT Jets 6 10 0 0 Chiefs 0 14 3 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 74,854 Partly cloudy, 70 F C Tommy Bell NBC Jim Simpson and John Brodie Box Score First quarter NYJ – Rich Caster 2-yard pass from Joe Namath (kick blocked), 2:55. Jets 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:52. Second quarter NYJ – Eddie Bell 7-yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick), 11:07. Jets 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:02. KC – Ed Podolak 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:54. Jets 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:44. NYJ – Bobby Howfield 25-yard field goal, 0:38. Jets 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:16. KC – Marvin Upshaw 52-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:10. Jets 16–14. Third quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 2:59. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:06. Fourth quarter KC – Emmitt Thomas 38-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:52. Chiefs 24–16. Top passers NYJ – Joe Namath – 14/30, 210 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT KC – Len Dawson – 9/21, 119 yards, 2 INT Top rushers NYJ – John Riggins – 22 rushes, 116 yards KC – Wendell Hayes – 8 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers NYJ – Rich Caster – 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD KC – Larry Brunson – 3 receptions, 43 yards Week 2: at Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary September 22 1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 0 0 7 0 Raiders 7 13 0 7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 48,108 Clear, 61 F C Fred Silva NBC Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis Box Score First quarter OAK – Dave Casper 5 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick), 6:12. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57. Second quarter OAK – Mike Siani 9 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick), 10:46. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:51. OAK – Pete Banaszak 20 yard run (kick failed, wide left), 6:05. Raiders 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:50. Third quarter KC – Wilbur Young 52 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:47. Raiders 20–7. Fourth quarter OAK – Dave Casper 2 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick), 11:28. Raiders 27–7. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:50. Top passers KC – Len Dawson – 7/13, 49 yards, 3 INT OAK – Ken Stabler – 11/25, 165 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Wendell Hayes – 7 rushes, 33 yards OAK – Pete Banaszak – 6 rushes, 39 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Otis Taylor – 2 receptions, 25 yards OAK – Cliff Branch – 3 receptions, 70 yards Week 3: at Houston Oilers Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary September 29 1:00 p.m. CDT Chiefs 0 0 3 14 Oilers 0 0 7 0 Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas 28,538 None (indoor stadium) Norm Schachter NBC Al Michaels and Mike Haffner Box Score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter HOU – Ronnie Coleman 1-yard run (Skip Butler kick), 6:27. Oilers 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 8:33. KC – Jan Stenerud 35-yard field goal, 2:11. Oilers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:16. Fourth quarter KC – Willie Ellison 8-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:02. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:07. KC – Morris Stroud 8-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:41. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:07. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 20/26, 167 yards, TD HOU – Lynn Dickey – 19/33, 178 yards, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Willie Ellison – 10 rushes, 20 yards, 1 TD HOU – Ronnie Coleman – 9 rushes, 27 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Ed Podolak – 10 receptions, 64 yards HOU – Billy Johnson – 4 receptions, 57 yards Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 6 3:00 p.m. CDT Broncos 3 0 7 7 Chiefs 7 7 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 67,298 Overcast, 52 F C Jim Tunney NBC Ross Porter and Willie Davis Box Score First quarter DEN – Jim Turner 41-yard field goal, 7:31. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:59. KC – Willie Ellison 1 yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:19. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:12. Second quarter KC – Bobby Bell 28-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:09. Chiefs 14–3. Third quarter DEN – Jon Keyworth 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 2:33. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:56. Fourth quarter DEN – Jon Keyworth 3-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 10:46. Broncos 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:57. Top passers DEN – Steve Ramsey – 4/9, 63 yards KC – Mike Livingston – 10/19, 97 yards, INT Top rushers DEN – Otis Armstrong – 14 rushes, 48 yards KC – Ed Podolak – 14 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers DEN – Floyd Little – 1 reception, 34 yards KC – Elmo Wright – 1 reception, 40 yards Chiefs record their first home loss to the Broncos after winning the previous 14 consecutive home meetings. Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 13 1:00 p.m. CDT Steelers 7 17 10 0 Chiefs 3 7 7 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 65,517 Cloudy, light rain, 61 F C Bernie Ulman KDKA Dick Stockton and Bill Currie Box Score First quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 31 yard field goal, 9:56. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:46. PIT – Rocky Bleier 2-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 4:13 Steelers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards. Second quarter KC – Barry Pearson 13-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:56. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:58. PIT – Preston Pearson 3-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 8:51. Steelers 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:56. PIT – Glen Edwards 49-yard interception return (Roy Gerela kick), 6:24. Steelers 21–10. PIT – Roy Gerela 32-yard field goal, 2:19. Steelers 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:29. Third quarter KC – Otis Taylor 10-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:28. Steelers 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:48. PIT – Roy Gerela 45-yard field goal, 2:41. Steelers 27–17. Drive: 13 plays, 43 yards, 3:35. PIT – Frank Lewis 31-yard pass from Joe Gilliam (Roy Gerela kick), 1:05. Steelers 34–17. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:18. Fourth quarter KC – Elmo Wright 13-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:57. Steelers 34–24. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:08. Top passers PIT – Joe Gilliam – 14/36, 214 yards, TD, INT KC – Mike Livingston – 15/43, 243 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT Top rushers PIT – Rocky Bleier – 12 rushes, 45 yards, TD KC – Willie Ellison – 7 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers PIT – Frank Lewis – 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD KC – Barry Pearson – 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD Week 6: at Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary October 20 4:00 p.m. EDT Chiefs 0 3 0 0 Dolphins 0 2 0 7 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 67,779 Clear, 80 F C Fred Swearingen NBC Al Michaels and Mike Haffner Box Score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 21-yard field goal, 9:57. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 65 yards, 9:24. MIA – Punt blocked by Tim Foley out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 2:14. Chiefs 3–2. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter MIA – Larry Csonka 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 0:17. Dolphins 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 1:48. Top passers KC – Mike Livingston – 5/11, 64 yards, INT MIA – Bob Griese – 11/25, 120 yards, 3 INT Top rushers KC – Woody Green – 24 rushes, 98 yards MIA – Larry Csonka – 17 rushes, 80 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Barry Pearson – 3 receptions, 26 yards MIA – Nat Moore – 2 receptions, 32 yards Week 7: at San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 27 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 7 7 10 Chargers 7 0 0 7 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 34,371 Cloudy, 60 F C Bob Frederic NBC Ross Porter and Willie Davis Box score First quarter SD – Gary Garrison 18-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Dennis Partee kick), 0:04. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:09. Second quarter KC – Elmo Wright 12-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 11:49. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:15. Third quarter KC – Woody Green 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:13. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:47. Fourth quarter SD – Don Woods 6-yard run (Dennis Partee kick), 12:06. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:29. KC – Woody Green 69-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:24. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:42. KC – Jan Stenerud 23-yard field goal, 0:58. Chiefs 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:31. Top passers KC – Len Dawson – 4/4, 84 yards, TD SD – Dan Fouts – 14/27, 221 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Woody Green – 23 rushes, 146 yards, TD SD – Don Woods – 22 rushes, 154 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Woody Green – 4 receptions, 98 yards, TD SD – Gary Garrison – 6 receptions, 92 yards, TD Week 8: vs. New York Giants Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 3 3:00 p.m. CST Giants 7 13 3 10 Chiefs 7 7 0 13 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 61,437 Overcast, 47 F C Pat Haggerty CBS Don Criqui and Wayne Walker Box Score First quarter KC – Woody Green 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:23. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:06. NYG – Walker Gillette 7-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick), 0:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:25. Second quarter NYG – Ron Johnson 1-yard run (kick blocked), 12:09. Giants 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:33. NYG – Ron Johnson 1-yard run (Pete Gogolak kick), 2:22. Giants 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:25. KC – Morris Stroud 8-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:12. Tied 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:56. Third quarter NYG – Pete Gogolak 33-yard field goal, 8:29. Giants 23–14. Drive: 4 plays, –5 yards, 1:22. Fourth quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 19-yard field goal, 14:20. Giants 23–17. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 3:30. NYG – Pete Gogolak 35-yard field goal, 12:08. Giants 26–17. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:03. KC – Larry Brunson 23-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:20. Giants 26–24. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:38. NYG – Joe Dawkins 51-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick), 4:13. Giants 33–24. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:07. KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 2:20. Giants 33–27. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 1:44. Top passers NYG – Craig Morton – 17/33, 256 yards, 2 TD KC – Len Dawson – 25/33, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Ron Johnson – 25 rushes, 66 yards, 2 TD KC – Ed Podolak – 12 rushes, 73 yards Top receivers NYG – Bob Grim – 4 receptions, 70 yards KC – Larry Brunson – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 10 1:00 p.m. CST Chargers 0 7 0 7 Chiefs 0 0 0 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 48,551 Rain, 49 F C Tommy Bell NBC Ross Porter and Willie Davis Box Score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SD – Bo Matthews 1-yard run (Dennis Partee kick), 6:19. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 7:27. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Larry Brunson 84-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 0:54. SD – Gary Garrison 71-yard pass from Jesse Freitas (Dennis Partee kick), 9:02. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 1:01. Top passers SD – Jesse Freitas Jr. – 6/15, 120 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Len Dawson – 26/44, 381 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SD – Bo Matthews – 21 rushes, 73 yards, TD KC – Woody Green – 19 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers SD – Gary Garrison – 2 receptions, 84 yards, TD KC – Larry Brunson – 8 receptions, 193 yards, TD Week 10: at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary November 18, 1974 7:00 p.m. MST Chiefs 7 10 19 6 Broncos 7 14 0 13 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 50,236 Cloudy, 50 F C Norm Schachter ABC Frank Gifford, Alex Karras and Howard Cosell Box Score First quarter DEN – Jon Keyworth 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 5:51. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:18. KC – Ed Podolak 4-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:13. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:38. Second quarter DEN – Jon Keyworth 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 12:40. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:24. KC – Ed Podolak 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:25. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:33. DEN – Billy Van Heusen 11-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick), 4:42. Broncos 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:34. KC – Jan Stenerud 41-yard field goal, 1:50. Broncos 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:52. Third quarter KC – Otis Armstrong tackled in end zone by Willie Lanier for a Safety, 12:02. Broncos 21–19. KC – Otis Taylor 35-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:08. Chiefs 26–21. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 3:36. KC – Woody Green 17-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 33–21. Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:07. KC – Jan Stenerud 35-yard field goal, 1:53. Chiefs 36–21. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:47. Fourth quarter DEN – Jon Keyworth 1-yard run (kick blocked), 14:58. Chiefs 36–27. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:44. KC – Wendell Hayes 1-yard run (kick failed), 11:59. Chiefs 42–27. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:59. DEN – Otto Stowe 4-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick), 7:50. Chiefs 42–34. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:09. Top passers KC – Len Dawson – 19/30, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT DEN – Charley Johnson – 28/42, 445 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Woody Green – 18 rushes, 114 yards, TD DEN – Otis Armstrong – 16 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers KC – Otis Taylor – 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD DEN – Riley Odoms – 7 receptions, 125 yards Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary November 24 1:00 p.m. EST Chiefs 0 6 0 0 Bengals 7 20 0 6 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 49,777 Cloudy, 53 F C Bernie Ulman NBC Jim Simpson and John Brodie Box Score First quarter CIN – Isaac Curtis 18-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick), 11:13. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:34. Second quarter CIN – Ed Williams 19-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick), 14:52. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:23. CIN – Bob Maddox blocked punt recovery in end zone (kick failed), 5:14. Bengals 20–0. KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 3:33. Bengals 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:29. CIN – Isaac Curtis 6-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick), 0:54. Bengals 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:39. KC – Jan Stenerud 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 27–6. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 0:54. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter CIN – Chip Myers 11-yard pass from Ken Anderson (kick aborted), 11:05. Bengals 33–6. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:36. Top passers KC – Len Dawson – 13/25, 179 yards CIN – Ken Anderson – 19/33, 262 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers KC – Woody Green – 8 rushes, 20 yards CIN – Ed Williams – 20 rushes, 96 yards Top receivers KC – Otis Taylor – 3 receptions, 88 yards CIN – Charlie Joiner – 3 receptions, 65 yards Week 12: at St. Louis Cardinals Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary December 1 1:00 p.m. CST Chiefs 0 0 7 10 Cardinals 6 0 0 7 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 41,863 Snow, 31 F C Fred Silva NBC Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire Box Score First quarter STL – Terry Metcalf 22-yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed, wide right), 6:57. Cardinals 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:08. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter KC – Jeff Kinney 4-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:19. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:45. Fourth quarter KC – Wendell Hayes 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:24. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:39. KC – Jan Stenerud 22-yard field goal, 3:52. Chiefs 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:36. STL – Terry Metcalf 2-yard run (Jim Bakken kick), 2:49. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:03. Top passers KC – Len Dawson – 13/22, 93 yards, TD, INT STL – Jim Hart – 19/39, 194 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Cleo Miller – 15 rushes, 95 yards STL – Jim Otis – 14 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers KC – Otis Taylor – 2 receptions, 29 yards STL – Terry Metcalf – 9 receptions, 85 yards, TD Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 8 3:00 p.m. CST Raiders 0 0 0 7 Chiefs 3 3 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 60,577 Clear, cold, 27 F C Ben Dreith NBC Jim Simpson and John Brodie Box Score First quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 50-yard field goal, 4:06. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 3:24. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 0:02. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:08. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter OAK – Cliff Branch 10-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 10:16. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:45. Top passers OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 2/7, 22 yards, TD, 3 INT KC – Len Dawson – 12/23, 126 yards, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Marv Hubbard – 17 rushes, 87 yards KC – Jeff Kinney – 21 rushes, 124 yards Top receivers OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 1 reception, 12 yards KC – Otis Taylor – 4 receptions, 60 yards Week 14: vs Minnesota Vikings Kansas City Chiefs 1974 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 14, 1974 2:45 p.m. CST Vikings 0 14 7 14 Chiefs 3 9 0 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 35,480 Partly cloudy, 42 F C Jim Tunney CBS Lindsey Nelson and John Sauer Box Score First quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 37-yard field goal, 8:41. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 6:19. Second quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 32-yard field goal, 8:50. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:57. MIN – Sam McCullum 34-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick), 3:01. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:00. MIN – Sam McCullum 10-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick), 0:33. Vikings 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 1:25. KC – Emmitt Thomas 73-yard interception return (kick failed, wide right), 0:00. Vikings 14–12. Third quarter MIN – Ed Marinaro 7-yard pass from Bob Berry (Fred Cox kick), 7:46. Vikings 21–12. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 7:14. Fourth quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 29-yard field goal, 14:57. Vikings 21–15. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 5:00. MIN – Oscar Reed 3-yard pass from Bob Berry (Fred Cox kick), 8:36. Vikings 28–15. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 6:21. MIN – Brent McClanahan 6-yard run (Fred Cox kick), 0:59. Vikings 35–15. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:53. Top passers MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 8/17, 135 yards, 2 TD, INT KC – Len Dawson – 9/16, 124 yards, INT Top rushers MIN – Oscar Reed – 15 rushes, 57 yards KC – Cleo Miller – 12 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers MIN – Sam McCullum – 6 rec, 118 yards, 2 TD KC – Elmo Wright – 3 rec, 75 yards Standings References Kansas City Chiefs Category:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Kansas