2001 Kansas City Chiefs season
2001 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 | 6–10 |
Division place | 4th AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 3
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All-Pros | 2
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The 2001 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 32nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 42nd overall. It was their first year under head coach Dick Vermeil and 13th under general manager Carl Peterson. They finished the regular season with a 6–10 record.
Along with new coaches joining the team, new additions appeared on the Chiefs' roster, including running back Priest Holmes and quarterback Trent Green. Vermeil began to install a powerful offense similar to the one he installed in St. Louis to win Super Bowl XXXIV.
Offseason
[edit ]Additions | Subtractions |
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QB Trent Green (Rams) | P Todd Sauerbrun (Panthers) |
RB Priest Holmes (Ravens) | QB Elvis Grbac (Ravens) |
LB Glenn Cadrez (Broncos) | DT Chester McGlockton (Broncos) |
CB Ray Crockett (Broncos) | TE Troy Drayton (Packers) |
C Casey Wiegmann (Bears) | |
DE Rich Owens (Dolphins) |
Draft
[edit ]2001 Kansas City Chiefs draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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3 | 75 | Eric Downing | Defensive tackle | Syracuse | |
3 | 77 | Marvin Minnis | Wide receiver | Florida State | |
4 | 107 | Monty Beisel | Linebacker | Kansas State | |
4 | 108 | George Layne | Fullback | TCU | |
5 | 141 | Billy Baber | Tight end | Virginia | |
5 | 150 | Derrick Blaylock | Running back | Stephen F. Austin State | |
6 | 176 | Alex Sulfsted | Tackle | Miami (OH) | |
7 | 212 | Shaunard Harts | Safety | Boise State | |
7 | 243 | Terdell Sands | Defensive tackle | Tennessee–Chattanooga | |
Made roster |
Undrafted free agents
[edit ]Player | Position | College |
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Ian Allen | Guard | Purdue |
Dyshod Carter | Cornerback | Kansas State |
Ryan Helming | Quarterback | Northern Iowa |
Dave Klemic | Wide receiver | Northeastern |
J. J. Moses | Wide receiver | Iowa State |
Wes Robertson | Linebacker | Rutgers |
Lawrence Tynes | Kicker | Troy State |
Personnel
[edit ]Staff
[edit ]Front office
- Founder – Lamar Hunt
- President/general manager/chief executive officer – Carl Peterson
- Chairman of the board – Jack Steadman
- Executive vice president/assistant general manager – Dennis Thum
- Vice president of football operations/player personnel – Lynn Stiles
- Director of football administration – Mike White
- Director of pro personnel – Bill Kuharich
Head coaches
- Head coach – Dick Vermeil
- Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator – Al Saunders
Offensive coaches
- Quarterbacks – Terry Shea
- Running backs – James Saxon
- Wide receivers – Charlie Joiner
- Tight ends – Keith Rowen
- Offensive line – Mike Solari
- Assistant offensive line – Irv Eatman
- Offensive assistant/quality control – Jason Verduzco
- Defensive coordinator – Greg Robinson
- Defensive line – Carl Hairston
- Defensive line – Bob Karmelowicz
- Linebackers – Joe Vitt
- Defensive backs – Peter Giunta
- Defensive assistant/quality control – Darvin Wallis
Special teams coaches
- Special teams – Frank Gansz Jr
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and conditioning – Jeff Hurd
- Assistant strength and conditioning – Billy Long
Roster
[edit ]- 15 Todd Collins
- 7 Joe Germaine
- 10 Trent Green
Running backs (RB)
- 23 Derrick Blaylock
- 34 Mike Cloud
- 20 Dante Hall
- 31 Priest Holmes
- 49 Tony Richardson FB
Wide receivers (WR)
- 82 Derrick Alexander
- 11 Reggie Jones
- 87 Eddie Kennison
- 81 Snoop Minnis
Tight ends (TE)
- 45 Billy Baber
- 88 Tony Gonzalez
- 85 Mikhael Ricks
- 72 Darnell Alford T
- 69 Victor Allotey G
- 73 Willie Jones T
- 66 Victor Riley T
- 68 Will Shields G
- 70 Marcus Spears G/T
- 76 John Tait T
- 54 Brian Waters C/G
- 62 Casey Wiegmann C
- 60 Donald Willis G
Defensive linemen (DL)
- 99 Duane Clemons DE
- 79 Eric Downing DT
- 98 Eric Hicks DE
- 94 Nate Hobgood-Chittick DT
- 75 Norris McCleary DT
- 97 Rich Owens DE
- 95 Derrick Ransom DT
- 90 Tyrone Williams DE/DT
- 50 Larry Atkins OLB
- 96 Monty Beisel MLB
- 56 Lewis Bush MLB
- 51 Glenn Cadrez OLB
- 59 Donnie Edwards OLB
- 53 Marvcus Patton MLB
- 55 Gary Stills OLB
Defensive backs (DB)
- 26 Taje Allen CB
- 24 William Bartee CB
- 29 Jason Belser FS
- 39 Ray Crockett CB
- 40 Corey Harris CB
- 42 Shaunard Harts FS
- 27 Bracy Walker SS
- 44 Eric Warfield CB
- 25 Greg Wesley SS
- 21 Jerome Woods FS
- 83 Kendall Gammon LS
- 2 Todd Peterson K
- 4 Dan Stryzinski P
- 17 John Capel WR
- 46 Ahmad Hawkins CB
- 5 Dave Klemic WR
- 9 J. J. Moses WR
Reserve
- 93 John Browning DT (IR)
- 89 Jason Dunn TE (IR)
- 57 Mike Maslowski LB (IR)
- 84 Sylvester Morris WR (PUP)
- 80 Larry Parker WR (IR)
- 91 Terdell Sands DT (NF-Inj.)
53 active, 6 reserve, 4 practice squad
Preseason
[edit ]Schedule
[edit ]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 12 | Washington Redskins | W 20–0 | 1–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 18 | Chicago Bears | W 10–9 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 23 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 23–28 | 2–1 | Alltel Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 31 | at St. Louis Rams | L 17–21 | 2–2 | Trans World Dome | Recap |
Game summaries
[edit ]Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chiefs | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: August 12
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 86 °F (30 °C)
- Game attendance: 75,730
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: August 18
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,618
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: August 23
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 48,623
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 4: at St. Louis Rams
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Game information |
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Fourth quarter
Top passers
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Top receivers
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Regular season
[edit ]Schedule
[edit ]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 9 | Oakland Raiders | L 24–27 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
2 [A] | September 23 | New York Giants | L 3–13 | 0–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 30 | at Washington Redskins | W 45–13 | 1–2 | FedExField | Recap |
4 | October 7 | at Denver Broncos | L 6–20 | 1–3 | Invesco Field at Mile High | Recap |
5 | October 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–20 | 1–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 21 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 16–24 | 1–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 25 | Indianapolis Colts | L 28–35 | 1–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
8 | November 4 | at San Diego Chargers | W 25–20 | 2–6 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 11 | at New York Jets | L 7–27 | 2–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
10 | Bye | |||||
11 | November 25 | Seattle Seahawks | W 19–7 | 3–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–23 | 3–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 9 | at Oakland Raiders | L 26–28 | 3–9 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
14 | December 16 | Denver Broncos | W 26–23 (OT) | 4–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 23 | San Diego Chargers | W 20–17 | 5–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 30 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 30–26 | 6–9 | Alltel Stadium | Recap |
17 [A] | January 6 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 18–21 | 6–10 | Husky Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
[edit ]Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 6 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Mostly sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,844
- Referee: Randall Beesley
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 2: vs. New York Giants
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game information |
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Fourth quarter
Top passers
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Week 3: at Washington Redskins
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Redskins | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 76,573
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 4: at Denver Broncos
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Broncos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/2:05 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 75,037
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear and sunny, 57 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,413
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)
- Game attendance: 35,916
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 35 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 25
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 74,212
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 8: at San Diego Chargers
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
Chargers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Clear, 67 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 58,789
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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Week 9: at New York Jets
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Jets | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
Game information |
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Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Fair, 49 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,357
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 29
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 35 °F (2 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,087
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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Top passers
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Top receivers
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Week 13: at Oakland Raiders
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
Raiders | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Game information |
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Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Chiefs | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 16
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 49 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,778
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 23
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 28 °F (−2 °C)
- Game attendance: 76,131
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 59,396
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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Third quarter
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Top passers
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Top receivers
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Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington
- Date: January 6
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Rain, 49 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 58,460
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Trevor Matich
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Standings
[edit ]AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
(3) Oakland Raiders | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 399 | 327 | L3 | ||
Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 301 | 324 | W2 | ||
Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 340 | 339 | L1 | ||
Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 320 | 344 | L1 | ||
San Diego Chargers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 332 | 321 | L9 |
Notes
[edit ]- ^ a b The Chiefs were originally scheduled to play the Seattle Seahawks during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Husky Stadium in Seattle. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17.