1984 Kansas City Chiefs season
1984 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Owner | Lamar Hunt |
General manager | Jim Schaaf |
Head coach | John Mackovic |
Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 4th AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 2
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All-Pros | 3
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The 1984 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League, the 22nd as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 25th overall.
Pro Bowl safety Gary Barbaro became the most notable Chiefs player to defect to the rival United States Football League, signing with the New Jersey Generals on February 2 after sitting out the entire 1983 campaign due to a contract dispute.[1] Barbaro's departure and the trade of cornerback Gary Green began a youth movement that produced the most vaunted secondary in team history. Cornerbacks Kevin Ross and Albert Lewis, and safeties Deron Cherry and Lloyd Burruss accounted for a combined 13 Pro Bowl appearances for the Chiefs[1] in the years to come.
All-America defensive tackle Bill Maas and offensive tackle John Alt were both selected in the first round of the 1984 NFL draft. Maas was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, while Alt eventually became the cornerstone of the club's offensive line later in the decade. Kansas City's defense registered a team-record 11 sacks in a 10–6 win against Cleveland on September 30, coming one sack shy of the NFL single-game record.[1]
Quarterback Bill Kenney suffered a broken thumb during the preseason and was sidelined until the season's seventh week. Second-year backup Quarterback Todd Blackledge opened the first six contests of the season and had the club at 3–3. Kenney returned to the starting lineup against the New York Jets on October 21, but inconsistency marked the rest of the season as the club dropped four of first five contests after his return. However, the team rattled off three consecutive wins to conclude the year at 8–8.[1]
The Chiefs were also involved in infamy during the Week 10 game against the Seattle Seahawks, in which the Chiefs quarterbacks threw six interceptions, four of which were returned for touchdowns in a 45–0 loss.
Offseason
[edit ]NFL Draft
[edit ]Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 5 | Bill Maas | Defensive tackle | Pittsburgh |
1 | 21 | John Alt | Tackle | Iowa |
2 | 34 | Scott Radecic | Linebacker | Penn State |
3 | 61 | Herman Heard | Running back | Southern Colorado |
4 | 90 | Mark Robinson | Safety | Penn State |
5 | 117 | Eric Holle | Defensive end | Texas |
5 | 134 | Jeff Paine | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
6 | 146 | Rufus Stevens | Wide receiver | Grambling State |
7 | 173 | Kevin Ross | Cornerback | Temple |
8 | 202 | Randy Clark | Defensive back | Florida |
9 | 229 | Scott Auer | Tackle | Michigan State |
9 | 240 | Dave Hestera | Tight end | Colorado |
10 | 258 | Al Wenglikowski | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
11 | 285 | Bobby Johnson | Running back | San Jose State |
Undrafted free agents
[edit ]Player | Position | College |
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Don Bracken | Punter | Michigan |
David Little | Tight End | Middle Tennessee State |
Personnel
[edit ]Staff
[edit ]Front office
- Founder – Lamar Hunt
- President – Jack Steadman
- Vice-president and general manager – Jim Schaaf
- Director of player personnel – Les Miller
Head coaches
- Head coach – John Mackovic
Offensive coaches
- Quarterbacks – Pete McCulley
- Offensive backs – Willie Peete
- Receivers – Richard Williamson
- Offensive Line/run game coordinator – Rod Humenuik
- Offensive quality control – JD Helm
- Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers – Dan Daniel
- Defensive line – Walt Corey
- Outside linebackers – Jim Vechiarella
- Defensive backs/quality control – Doug Graber
- Defensive quality control – Dave Brazil
Special teams coaches
- Special teams – Jim Vechiarella
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – CT Hewgley
Roster
[edit ]Running backs (RB)
- 27 Theotis Brown FB
- 44 Herman Heard
- 40 Ken Lacy
Wide receivers (WR)
- 86 J. T. Smith
Tight ends (TE)
- 85 Ed Beckman
- 84 David Little
- 81 Willie Scott
- 76 John Alt T
- 68 Scott Auer G
- 66 Brad Budde G
- 65 Tom Condon G
- 60 Matt Herkenhoff T
- 62 Adam Lingner C
- 53 Bob Rush C
Defensive linemen (DL)
- 99 Mike Bell DE
- 73 Mike Dawson DT
- 93 Eric Holle DE
- 91 Ken Kremer NT
- 71 Dave Lindstrom DE
- 63 Bill Maas DT
- 67 Art Still DE
- 50 Calvin Daniels OLB
- 52 Ken Jolly
- 95 Jeff Paine
- 97 Scott Radecic OLB
- 59 Gary Spani ILB
- 91 John Zamberlin ILB
Defensive backs (DB)
- 34 Lloyd Burruss SS
- 20 Deron Cherry FS
- 23 Greg Hill CB
- 29 Albert Lewis CB
- 22 Van Jakes CB
- 21 Kerry Parker
- 31 Kevin Ross CB
- 6 Jim Arnold P
- 8 Nick Lowery K
Rookies in italics
Preseason
[edit ]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | August 4 | New Orleans Saints | L 20–34 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 34,230 | Recap |
2 | August 10 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 10–14 | 0–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 30,223 | Recap |
3 | August 18 | Cleveland Browns | W 31–13 | 1–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 33,074 | Recap |
4 | August 24 | at New England Patriots | L 7–36 | 1–3 | Sullivan Stadium | 22,721 | Recap |
Regular season
[edit ]Schedule
[edit ]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 2 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 37–27 | 1–0 | Three Rivers Stadium | 56,709 | Recap |
2 | September 9 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–22 | 2–0 | Riverfront Stadium | 47,111 | Recap |
3 | September 16 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 20–22 | 2–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,111 | Recap |
4 | September 23 | at Denver Broncos | L 0–21 | 2–2 | Mile High Stadium | 74,263 | Recap |
5 | September 30 | Cleveland Browns | W 10–6 | 3–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 40,785 | Recap |
6 | October 7 | New York Jets | L 16–17 | 3–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 51,843 | Recap |
7 | October 14 | San Diego Chargers | W 31–13 | 4–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 62,233 | Recap |
8 | October 21 | at New York Jets | L 7–28 | 4–4 | Giants Stadium | 66,782 | Recap |
9 | October 28 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 24–20 | 5–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 41,710 | Recap |
10 | November 4 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 0–45 | 5–5 | Kingdome | 61,396 | Recap |
11 | November 11 | Houston Oilers | L 16–17 | 5–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 44,464 | Recap |
12 | November 18 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 7–17 | 5–7 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 48,575 | Recap |
13 | November 25 | at New York Giants | L 27–28 | 5–8 | Giants Stadium | 74,383 | Recap |
14 | December 2 | Denver Broncos | W 16–13 | 6–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | 38,494 | Recap |
15 | December 9 | Seattle Seahawks | W 34–7 | 7–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | 34,855 | Recap |
16 | December 16 | at San Diego Chargers | W 42–21 | 8–8 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 40,221 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
[edit ]Week 1: at Pittsburgh Steelers
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
Steelers | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 2
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 56,709
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Bill Wilkerson and Dave Rowe
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
Bengals | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 47,111
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (NBC): Todd Donoho and Gene Washington
- Recap
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Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 16
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny and Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 75,111
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 4: at Denver Broncos
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Broncos | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
- Game attendance: 74,263
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 5: vs. Cleveland Browns
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)
- Game attendance: 40,785
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Reggie Rucker
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 6: vs. New York Jets
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Chiefs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 51,843
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and John Brodie
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 7: vs. San Diego Chargers
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Chiefs | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Overcast, 71 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 62,233
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Merlin Olsen
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 8: at New York Jets
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Jets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 42 °F (6 °C)
- Game attendance: 41,710
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Kelly and Drew Pearson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seahawks | 3 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
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Week 11: vs. Houston Oilers
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oilers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Partly Sunny, 40 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 44,464
- Referee: Chuck Heberling
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Bob Trumpy
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 12: at Los Angeles Raiders
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Overcast, 67 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 48,575
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 13: at New York Giants
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
Giants | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 2
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 28 °F (−2 °C)
- Game attendance: 38,494
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 9
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 54 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 34,855
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 16: at San Diego Chargers
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
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Standings
[edit ]AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Denver Broncos (2) | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–2 | 10–2 | 353 | 241 | W2 |
Seattle Seahawks (4) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 418 | 282 | L2 |
Los Angeles Raiders (5) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 368 | 278 | L1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 7–7 | 314 | 324 | W3 |
San Diego Chargers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 0–8 | 3–9 | 394 | 413 | L2 |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "Kansas City Chiefs History 1980's". Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.