2002 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Owner | Lamar Hunt |
General manager | Carl Peterson |
Head coach | Dick Vermeil |
Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8β8 |
Division place | 4th AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 5 |
AP All-Pros | 5
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The 2002 season was the: Kansas City Chiefs' 33rd in theββNational Football League (NFL), their 43rd overall. And the franchise's 40th in Kansas City, Missouri.
In their second season under head coach Dick Vermeil, "the Chiefs's high-powered offense was led by," quarterback Trent Green and 2002 NFL Offensive Player of the Year Priest Holmes, who was namedββto the "NFL All-Pro team for the second of three years in a row." Green had a 2-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio (26ββto 13) and Holmes led the league in touchdowns (24) and overall scoring (144 points).
Kansas City scored 467 points (29.2 per game), but gave up 399 points (24.9 per game), the second most in the AFC and "fifth-most in the NFL." Football Outsiders stated that the 2002 Chiefs have the second-largest Offense-Defense imbalance from 1992 to 2010 (the largest discrepancy coming from the 1992 Seattle Seahawks). Football Outsiders also calculated that the Chiefs had the second most efficient running game in the same period (second only to the 2000 St. Louis Rams).
The Chiefs' offense also set two new NFL records with the fewest fumbles in a season (7, broken in 2010) and fewest fumbles lost in a season (2), the latter of which still stands. Additionally, Trent Green and Marc Boerigter in the Chiefs week 16 game against the Chargers, "tied the record for longest pass play in NFL history," becoming the ninth occurrence of a 99-yard pass play.
Offseasonβ»
Additions | Subtractions |
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QB Jonathan Quinn (Jaguars) | LB Donnie Edwards (Chargers) |
K Morten Andersen (Giants) | K Todd Peterson (Steelers) |
WR Johnnie Morton (Lions) | TE Mikhael Ricks (Lions) |
T Willie Roaf (Saints) | CB Bracy Walker (Lions) |
T Victor Riley (Saints) | |
WR Derrick Alexander (Vikings) |
Draftβ»
2002 Kansas City Chiefs draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Ryan Sims | Defensive tackle | North Carolina | |
2 | 43 | Eddie Freeman | Defensive tackle | UAB | |
4 | 107 | Omar Easy | Fullback | Penn State | |
5 | 143 | Scott Fujita | Linebacker | California | |
7 | 221 | Maurice Rodriguez | Linebacker | Fresno State | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agentsβ»
Player | Position | College |
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Marc Boerigter | Wide Receiver | Hastings |
Clint Finley | Safety | Nebraska |
Jarmar Julien | Running back | San Jose State |
Personnelβ»
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Rosterβ»
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Preseasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 17β14 (OT) | 1β0 | 3Com Park | Recap |
2 | August 17 | Houston Texans | W 19β9 | 2β0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 24 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 14β17 | 2β1 | Seahawks Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 30 | St. Louis Rams | W 23β16 | 3β1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
Game summariesβ»
Week 1: at San Francisco 49ersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
49ers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: August 10
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 72 Β°F (22 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 63,111
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 2: vs. Houston Texansβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: August 17
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 74 Β°F (23 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 73,506
- Referee: Ron Blum
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 3: at Seattle Seahawksβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington
- Date: August 24
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 79 Β°F (26 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 49,036
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 4: vs. St. Louis Ramsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: August 30
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 79 Β°F (26 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 73,410
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Regular seasonβ»
In the 2002 season, the Chiefs' non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the AFC East. The Cleveland Browns were from the AFC North and the Jacksonville Jaguars were from the AFC South. Their non-conference opponents were from the NFC West.
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | at Cleveland Browns | W 40β39 | 1β0 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 16β23 | 1β1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 22 | at New England Patriots | L 38β41 (OT) | 1β2 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 29 | Miami Dolphins | W 48β30 | 2β2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 6 | at New York Jets | W 29β25 | 3β2 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 13 | at San Diego Chargers | L 34β35 | 3β3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 20 | Denver Broncos | L 34β37 (OT) | 3β4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 27 | Oakland Raiders | W 20β10 | 4β4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
9 | Bye | |||||
10 | November 10 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13β17 | 4β5 | 3Com Park | Recap |
11 | November 17 | Buffalo Bills | W 17β16 | 5β5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 24 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 32β39 | 5β6 | Seahawks Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 1 | Arizona Cardinals | W 49β0 | 6β6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 8 | St. Louis Rams | W 49β10 | 7β6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 15 | at Denver Broncos | L 24β31 | 7β7 | Invesco Field at Mile High | Recap |
16 | December 22 | San Diego Chargers | W 24β22 | 8β7 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 28 | at Oakland Raiders | L 0β24 | 8β8 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summariesβ»
Week 1: at Cleveland Brownsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 40 |
Browns | 6 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 39 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 86 Β°F (30 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 72,938
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguarsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 66 Β°F (19 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 77,934
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 3: at New England Patriotsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
Patriots | 0 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Warm and humid, 80 Β°F (27 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 68,436
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf. And Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphinsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Chiefs | 10 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 76 Β°F (24 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 78,178
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 5: at New York Jetsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 29 |
Jets | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 25 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/3:05 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 66 Β°F (19 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 78,149
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 6: at San Diego Chargersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Chargers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT/1:15 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Clear, 61 Β°F (16 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 58,995
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack, Craig James, and Scott Kaplan
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 7: vs. Denver Broncosβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 51 Β°F (11 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 78,446
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 8: vs. Oakland Raidersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 39 Β°F (4 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 78,685
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 10: at San Francisco 49ersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
49ers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 61 Β°F (16 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 67,881
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 11: vs. Buffalo Billsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 48 Β°F (9 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 77,951
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 12: at Seattle Seahawksβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 32 |
Seahawks | 0 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 39 |
at Seahawks Stadium, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny, 50 Β°F (10 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 56,250
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinalsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chiefs | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 1
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 44 Β°F (7 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 77,809
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, and Kevin McCabe
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 14: vs. St. Louis Ramsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Chiefs | 14 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 8
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 38 Β°F (3 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 78,601
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, and Joel Goldberg
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 15: at Denver Broncosβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
Broncos | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: December 15
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 54 Β°F (12 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 75,947
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 22
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 33 Β°F (1 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 77,899
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 17: at Oakland Raidersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Raiders | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: December 28
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Rain, 50 Β°F (10 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 62,078
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Standingsβ»
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Oakland Raiders | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4β2 | 9β3 | 450 | 304 | W2 |
Denver Broncos | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3β3 | 5β7 | 392 | 344 | W1 |
San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3β3 | 6β6 | 333 | 367 | L4 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2β4 | 6β6 | 467 | 399 | L1 |
Referencesβ»
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