1991_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1991 Kansas City Chiefs season
1991 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Carl Peterson
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Raiders) 10–6; Lost Divisional Playoffs; (at Bills) 14–37
Pro Bowlers	3 FB Christian Okoye; DE Neil Smith; LB Derrick Thomas;
AP All-Pros	1 LB Derrick Thomas (1st team);
	← 1990; Chiefs seasons; 1992 →;

1991 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

The 1991 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League and 32nd overall. They failed to improve on their 11–5 record from 1990 and finished with a 10–6 record. Compared to the Chiefs' 1990 campaign, Steve DeBerg’s consistency had dropped. The running game made up for lost time as Christian Okoye ran for 1,031 yards for the season, Barry Word was productive, and rookie Harvey Williams was outstanding in limited playing time. The Chiefs defeated their division rival, the Los Angeles Raiders in the Wild Card round, resulting in the franchise's first playoff victory since Super Bowl IV in 1970. The next week, the Chiefs lost to the Buffalo Bills in the divisional playoffs.

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The season began on July 27 when Jan Stenerud, the hero of Super Bowl IV, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

But the Chiefs rebounded to win four straight games, including an October 7 game in which the Chiefs trounced the Buffalo Bills 33–6. It was the Chiefs' first home Monday Night Football game since 1983. On October 13, The Chiefs blasted the Miami Dolphins 42–7 as Christian Okoye ran for 153 yards.

On December 22, the Chiefs won 27–21 against the Raiders. The victory gave the Chiefs a home playoff game against the team; a loss would have meant playing in Los Angeles again the following week. It was the first playoff game in Kansas City in 20 years. The Chiefs 10–6 victory over the Raiders in the playoffs was the franchise's first postseason victory since the merger.

Quarterback Steve DeBerg completed 14 of 20 passes for 227 yards and 2 touchdowns. Barry Word rushed for 152 yards, and J. J. Birden caught 8 passes for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns. During the game, the Chiefs didn't have to punt and held the ball for almost 40 minutes.

Regular season

Game summaries

Postseason

Game summaries

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1991 Kansas City Chiefs draft
1	21	Harvey Williams	Running back	LSU
2	50	Joe Valerio	Center	Pennsylvania
3	77	Tim Barnett	Wide receiver	Jackson State
5	133	Charles Mincy	Defensive back	Washington
6	162	Darrell Malone	Defensive back	Jacksonville State
7	189	Bernard Ellison	Defensive back	Nevada
8	218	Tom Dohring	Offensive tackle	Michigan
9	244	Robbie Keen	Placekicker	California
10	273	Eric Ramsey	Defensive back	Auburn
11	300	Bobby Olive	Wide receiver	Ohio State
12	329	Ron Shipley	Guard	New Mexico
Made roster


	Quarterbacks 17 Steve DeBerg 11 Steve Pelluer 13 Mark Vlasic Running backs 43 Bill Jones 48 Todd McNair 35 Christian Okoye 21 James Saxon 25 Troy Stradford 22 Harvey Williams 23 Barry Word Wide receivers 82 Tim Barnett 88 J. J. Birden 86 Emile Harry 80 Fred Jones 81 Robb Thomas Tight ends 85 Jonathan Hayes 89 Pete Holohan		Offensive linemen 76 John Alt T 77 Rich Baldinger T 74 Derrick Graham T 61 Tim Grunhard C 72 Dave Lutz G 79 Dave Szott G 73 Joe Valerio C 65 Frank Winters C/G Defensive linemen 98 Leonard Griffin DE 63 Bill Maas DE 97 Dan Saleaumua NT 95 Tom Sims NT 90 Neil Smith DE		Linebackers 56 Dino Hackett ILB 57 Chris Martin OLB 51 Lonnie Marts OLB 55 Ervin Randle ILB 52 Tracy Rogers ILB 54 Tracy Simien ILB 58 Derrick Thomas OLB Defensive backs 34 Lloyd Burruss SS 20 Deron Cherry FS 39 Eric Everett CB 41 Anthony Parker CB 24 J. C. Pearson CB 27 Kevin Porter SS 31 Kevin Ross CB 46 Charles Washington FS Special teams 4 Bryan Barker P 8 Nick Lowery K		Reserve lists 38 Kimble Anders RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Clifford Charlton LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 71 Tom Dohring T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 38 Bernard Ellison CB (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 29 Albert Lewis CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 42 Charles Mincy FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 30 Stump Mitchell RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 83 Stephone Paige WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 59 Percy Snow LB (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) Practice squad 84 Willie Davis WR 87 Craig Hudson TE 5 Bobby Olive WR 92 Stephon Weatherspoon LB 47 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 3	Dallas Cowboys	L 14–24	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	56,038	Recap
2	August 10	vs. New York Jets	W 19–10	1–1	Busch Memorial Stadium (St. Louis, MO)	52,935	Recap
3	August 17	Detroit Lions	W 38–14	2–1	Arrowhead Stadium	57,320	Recap
4	August 23	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 7–20	2–2	Tampa Stadium	33,996	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 1	Atlanta Falcons	W 14–3	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	74,246	Recap
2	September 8	New Orleans Saints	L 10–17	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	74,816	Recap
3	September 16	at Houston Oilers	L 7–17	1–2	Houston Astrodome	61,058	Recap
4	September 22	Seattle Seahawks	W 20–13	2–2	Arrowhead Stadium	71,789	Recap
5	September 29	at San Diego Chargers	W 14–13	3–2	Jack Murphy Stadium	44,907	Recap
6	October 7	Buffalo Bills	W 33–6	4–2	Arrowhead Stadium	76,120	Recap
7	October 13	Miami Dolphins	W 42–7	5–2	Arrowhead Stadium	76,021	Recap
8	October 20	at Denver Broncos	L 16–19	5–3	Mile High Stadium	75,866	Recap
9	October 28	Los Angeles Raiders	W 24–21	6–3	Arrowhead Stadium	77,111	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 10	at Los Angeles Rams	W 27–20	7–3	Anaheim Stadium	52,511	Recap
12	November 17	Denver Broncos	L 20–24	7–4	Arrowhead Stadium	74,661	Recap
13	November 24	at Cleveland Browns	L 15–20	7–5	Cleveland Stadium	63,991	Recap
14	December 1	at Seattle Seahawks	W 19–6	8–5	Kingdome	57,248	Recap
15	December 8	San Diego Chargers	W 20–17 (OT)	9–5	Arrowhead Stadium	73,330	Recap
16	December 14	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–28	9–6	Candlestick Park	62,672	Recap
17	December 22	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 27–21	10–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	65,144	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	0	0	3
Chiefs	0	0	7	7	14

1991_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1991 Kansas City Chiefs season

Offseason

Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 3: at Houston Oilers

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 5: at San Diego Chargers

Week 6: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 7: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 8: at Denver Broncos

Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week 11: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 13: at Cleveland Browns

Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 17: at Los Angeles Raiders

Standings

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Los Angeles Raiders

AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Buffalo Bills

References

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AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Denver Broncos	12	4	0	.750	5–3	10–4	304	235	W4
⁽⁴⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	10	6	0	.625	6–2	8–4	316	252	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Los Angeles Raiders	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	298	297	L3
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	2–6	6–6	276	261	W1
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	274	342	L1

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
Wild Card	December 28	Los Angeles Raiders (5)	W 10–6	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	75,827	Recap
Divisional	January 5, 1992	at Buffalo Bills (1)	L 14–37	1–1	Rich Stadium	80,182	Recap