1980 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

1980 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
General managerJim Schaaf
Head coachMarv Levy
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
3
  • WR J. T. Smith
  • DE Art Still
  • S Gary Barbaro
AP All-Pros
3
  • DE Art Still (2nd team)
  • S Gary Barbaro (2nd team)
  • KR J. T. Smith (1st team)

The 1980 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League and 21st overall. They improved from 1979 from a 7–9 to an 8–8 record, the most wins for the franchise since an 8–6 season in 1972, but missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

The Chiefs selected guard Brad Budde, the son of Chiefs Hall of Fame guard Ed Budde, as the team's first-round draft choice, making the Buddes the first father-son combination to become first-round draftees of the same team in NFL history.[1] In a then-controversial move on August 26, the Chiefs released placekicker Jan Stenerud, who at the time was club's all-time leading scorer. He was replaced by journeyman Nick Lowery, who had been cut 11 times by eight different teams himself.[1]

After suffering an 0–4 start, the team rebounded to post a four-game winning streak.[1] After Steve Fuller was sidelined with a knee injury late in the season, former Miami 12th-round draft choice Bill Kenney became the team's starting quarterback. He was so anonymous that when he appeared in that contest, the name on the back of his jersey was inadvertently misspelled "Kenny."[1] Kenney went on to lead the club to a 31–14 victory against Denver on December 7 in his initial NFL start. The defense continued to evolve as defensive end Art Still and safety Gary Barbaro became the first Chiefs defensive players to be elected to the Pro Bowl in five seasons.[1]

NFL Draft

1980 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Brad Budde  Guard USC
3 66 James Hadnot  Running back Texas Tech
4 94 Dave Klug  Linebacker Concordia–Moorhead Played for Chiefs 1981–83
5 114 Carlos Carson *  Wide receiver LSU
5 115 Dan Pensick  Defensive tackle Nebraska
6 147 Bubba Garcia  Wide receiver UTEP
6 164 Larry Heater  Running back Arizona
8 203 Sam Stepney  Linebacker Boston University
9 230 Tom Donovan  Wide receiver Penn State
10 261 Rob Martinovich  Tackle Notre Dame
11 287 Dale Markham  Tackle North Dakota
12 314 Mike Brewington  Linebacker East Carolina
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1980 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Quarterbacks and Receivers – Kay Dalton
  • Offensive Backs – Bobby Ross
  • Offensive Line – Joe Spencer
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Rod Rust
  • Defensive Line – Walt Corey
  • Defensive Backs – Dick Roach

Special teams coaches

  • Kicking Teams – Don Lawrence

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Rick Abernethy

Roster

1980 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 99 Mike Bell DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 77 Charlie Getty T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 55 Dave Klug LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 August 9 Cleveland Browns W 42–0 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 38,055 Recap
2 August 18 Minnesota Vikings W 24–10 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 39,879 Recap
3 August 23 at St. Louis Cardinals W 20–10 3–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 41,687 Recap
4 August 30 vs. San Francisco 49ers L 21–31 3–1 Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona) 27,000 Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 7 Oakland Raiders L 14–27 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 54,269 Recap
2 September 14 Seattle Seahawks L 16–17 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium 42,403 Recap
3 September 21 at Cleveland Browns L 13–20 0–3 Cleveland Stadium 63,614 Recap
4 September 28 San Diego Chargers L 7–24 0–4 Arrowhead Stadium 45,161 Recap
5 October 5 at Oakland Raiders W 31–17 1–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 40,153 Recap
6 October 12 Houston Oilers W 21–20 2–4 Arrowhead Stadium 75,048 Recap
7 October 19 at Denver Broncos W 23–17 3–4 Mile High Stadium 74,459 Recap
8 October 26 Detroit Lions W 20–17 4–4 Arrowhead Stadium 59,391 Recap
9 November 2 Baltimore Colts L 24–31 4–5 Arrowhead Stadium 52,383 Recap
10 November 9 at Seattle Seahawks W 31–30 5–5 Kingdome 58,976 Recap
11 November 16 at San Diego Chargers L 7–20 5–6 San Diego Stadium 50,248 Recap
12 November 23 at St. Louis Cardinals W 21–13 6–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,871 Recap
13 November 30 Cincinnati Bengals L 6–20 6–7 Arrowhead Stadium 41,594 Recap
14 December 7 Denver Broncos W 31–14 7–7 Arrowhead Stadium 40,237 Recap
15 December 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–21 7–8 Three Rivers Stadium 50,013 Recap
16 December 21 at Baltimore Colts W 38–28 8–8 Memorial Stadium 16,941 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 1: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 0 14627
Chiefs 7 0 0714

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny and clear, 94 °F (34 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,269
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
  • Recap
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Third quarter

  • OAK – Mark van Eeghen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:01. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:07.
  • OAK – Bob Chandler 32-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Chris Bahr kick), 0:40. Raiders 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 32 yards, 0:07.

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Chris Bahr 41-yard field goal, 12:49. Raiders 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:31.
  • KC – Tony Samuels 4-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 8:54. Raiders 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:55.
  • OAK – Chris Bahr 39-yard field goal, 1:25. Raiders 27–14. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:38.
Top passers
  • OAK – Dan Pastorini – 19/37, 317 yards, 2 TD
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 16/28, 196 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • OAK – Bob Chandler – 5 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD
  • KC – Henry Marshall – 3 receptions, 83 yards

Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 2: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 0017
Chiefs 0 7 6316

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,403
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Bob Trumpy
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 19-yard field goal, 9:05. Seahawks 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:45.
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:55. Seahawks 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:35.
  • KC – Henry Marshall 1-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 0:06. Seahawks 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:49.

Third quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 5:37. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:18.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 1:15. Seahawks 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 3:23.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 57-yard field goal, 8:35. Seahawks 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:48.
Top passers
  • SEA – Jim Zorn – 17/27, 194 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 20/31, 184 yards, TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • SEA – Sam McCullum – 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD
  • KC – J.T. Smith – 5 receptions, 78 yards

Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 6 7013
Browns 0 7 13020

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, clear, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,614
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Carl Eller
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 38-yard field goal, 14:52. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:48.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 6:04. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:46.
  • CLE – Charles White 2-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 2:45. Browns 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:19.

Third quarter

  • CLE – Keith Wright 12-yard pass from Brian Sipe (kick blocked), 10:09. Browns 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:51.
  • KC – Tony Samuels 16-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 4:42. Tied 13–13. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 2:05.
  • CLE – Charles White 31-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 3:19. Browns 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:23.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.
Top passers
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 15/26, 193 yards, TD
  • CLE – Brian Sipe – 23/36, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • KC – Ted McKnight – 13 rushes, 35 yards
  • CLE – Charles White – 15 rushes, 59 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • KC – Tony Samuels – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD
  • CLE – Charles White – 7 receptions, 100 yards, TD

Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 4: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 14 3024
Chiefs 0 7 007

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast skies, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,161
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:12.
  • SD – Kellen Winslow 15-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:02. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:18.
  • SD – Kellen Winslow 16-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:33. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:22.

Third quarter

  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 32-yard field goal, 12:05. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:55.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • SD – Kellen Winslow – 6 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD
  • KC – Ted McKnight – 5 receptions, 36 yards

Week 5: at Oakland Raiders

Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 17 0031
Raiders 0 3 01417

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,153
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Gary Spani 16-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 9:34. Chiefs 7–0.
  • KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 4:03. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:51.

Second quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal, 5:03. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:09.
  • KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:53. Chiefs 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:40.
  • KC – Whitney Paul 32-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 0:39. Chiefs 31–0.
  • OAK – Chris Bahr 39-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 31–3. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 0:39.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Cliff Branch 10-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 12:50. Chiefs 31–10. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 2:50.
  • OAK – Bob Chandler 6-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 10:08. Chiefs 31–17. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:43.
Top passers
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 6/11, 65 yards, INT
  • OAK – Jim Plunkett – 20/52, 238 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Henry Marshall – 3 receptions, 42 yards
  • OAK – Cliff Branch – 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 6: Houston Oilers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Oilers 3 7 3720
Chiefs 0 0 14721

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,048
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Mike Haffner
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • HOU – Toni Fritsch 41-yard field goal, 7:26. Oilers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 7:34.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • KC – Henry Marshall 31-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 11:28. Oilers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:32.
  • KC – Gary Spani 47-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 9:55. Chiefs 14–10.
  • HOU – Toni Fritsch 46-yard field goal, 3:53. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 6:02.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Mike Barber 26-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 8:05. Oilers 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:56.
  • KC – Steve Fuller 38-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 2:51. Chiefs 21–20. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:14.
Top passers
  • HOU – Ken Stabler – 11/17, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 11/18, 148 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • HOU – Mike Barber – 4 receptions, 62 yards, TD
  • KC – Tony Reed – 4 receptions, 54 yards

Week 7: at Denver Broncos

Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 10 7323
Broncos 7 7 3017

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 74,459
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (KCMO-Kansas City): Don Fortune and Paul Maguire
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DEN – Riley Odoms 6-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 10:40. Broncos 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:45.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 1:55. Broncos 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:11.
  • KC – Al Dixon 26-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 0:37. Broncos 14–13. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:21.

Third quarter

  • DEN – Fred Steinfort 41-yard field goal, 8:43. Broncos 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 4:04.
  • KC – Henry Marshall 46-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 0:00. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:24.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 34-yard field goal, 4:21. Chiefs 23–17. Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 8:14.
Top passers
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 14/20, 189 yards, 2 TD
  • DEN – Craig Morton – 18/31, 199 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Henry Marshall – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
  • DEN – Rick Upchurch – 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD

Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 8: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 3 7717
Chiefs 0 10 01020

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 52-yard field goal, 14:56. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 7:07.
  • KC – Mike Williams 3-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 5:39. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:40.
  • DET – Eddie Murray 20-yard field goal, 0:05. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 96 yards, 5:39.

Third quarter

  • DET – Billy Sims 45-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 5:35. Tied 10–10. Drive: 1 plays, 45 yards, 0:09.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Steve Fuller 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 14:12. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:23.
  • DET – Billy Sims 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 4:38. Tied 17–17. Drive: 18 plays, 77 yards, 9:34.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 1:14. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:24.
Top passers
  • DET – Gary Danielson – 7/19, 102 yards, 2 INT
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 12/18, 186 yards, TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • DET – Billy Sims – 2 receptions, 29 yards
  • KC – J. T. Smith – 6 receptions, 87 yards

Week 9: vs. Baltimore Colts

Week 9: Baltimore Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 7 14331
Chiefs 3 14 7024

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,383
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Gene Washington
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • BAL – Don McCauley 7-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 12:19. Colts 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:23.
  • KC – Horace Belton 8-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 8:28. Colts 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:51.
  • KC – Steve Fuller 7-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:23. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 2:43.

Third quarter

  • BAL – Curtis Dickey 2-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 5:28. Colts 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:22.
  • KC – Horace Belton 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 3:28. Chiefs 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 2:00.
  • BAL – Curtis Dickey 51-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 1:38. Colts 28–24. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 1:50.

Fourth quarter

  • BAL – Steve Mike-Mayer 21-yard field goal, 7:41. Colts 31–24. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:25.
Top passers
  • BAL – Steve Mike-Mayer – 17/29, 211 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 15/29, 216 yards, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • BAL – Reese McCall – 2 receptions, 65 yards, TD
  • KC – J. T. Smith – 3 receptions, 91 yards

Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 0 72131
Seahawks 0 17 6730

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 58,976
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Mike Haffner
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 3:51. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:27.

Second quarter

  • SEA – Larry Brinson 22-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:42. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:05.
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 39-yard field goal, 1:34. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 1:25.
  • SEA – Dan Doornink 4-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:02. Seahawks 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

  • KC – Tony Reed 12-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 14:34. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:08.
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 9:23. Seahawks 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:00.
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 3:39. Seahawks 23–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:43.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Henry Marshall 11-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 12:44. Seahawks 23–17. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:45.
  • KC – Frank Manumaleuga 22-yard interception return, 11:33. Chiefs 24–23.
  • SEA – Jim Jodat 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:10. Seahawks 30–24. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 2:07.
  • KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:40. Chiefs 31–30. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 3:21.
Top passers
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 19/26, 233 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • SEA – Jim Zorn – 18/37, 189 yards, TD, 5 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 11: at San Diego Chargers

Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 0 007
Chargers 0 6 7720

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Hazy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,248
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Steve Fuller 4-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 1:41. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:18.

Second quarter

  • SD – Mike Thomas 4-yard run (kick failed, hit right upright), 7:15. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:08.

Third quarter

  • SD – Mike Thomas 7-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:36. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:25.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Clarence Williams 7-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 6:21. Chargers 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:58.
Top passers
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 15/22, 135 yards
  • SD – Dan Fouts – 22/39, 222 yards, INT
Top rushers
  • KC – Horace Belton – 9 rushes, 38 yards
  • SD – Mike Thomas – 27 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers

Week 12: at St. Louis Cardinals

Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 71421
Cardinals 10 0 3013

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,871
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Carl Eller
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • STL – Neil O'Donoghue 40-yard field goal, 8:32. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:22.
  • STL – Ottis Anderson 2-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick), 2:58. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:56.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Third quarter

  • KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:19. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:43.
  • STL – Neil O'Donoghue 43-yard field goal, 5:02. Cardinals 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:17.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Arnold Morgado 2-yard pass Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 6:31. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:37.
  • KC – J.T. Smith 75-yard punt return (Nick Lowery kick), 5:15. Chiefs 21–13.
Top passers
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 18/32, 222 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • STL – Jim Hart – 14/39, 211 yards, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Henry Marshall – 7 receptions, 117 yards
  • STL – Theotis Brown – 1 reception, 63 yards

Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 13: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 0 01320
Chiefs 0 3 036

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 41,594
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • CIN – Pat McInally 4-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick), 3:01. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:28.

Second quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 26-yard field goal, 8:17. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 18 plays, 64 yards, 9:44.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Dan Ross 1-yard pass from Jack Thompson (kick failed, wide left), 9:13. Bengals 13–3. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 6:35.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 40-yard field goal, 4:55. Bengals 13–6. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 4:18.
  • CIN – Pete Johnson 57-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 1:50. Bengals 20–6. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 3:05.
Top passers
  • CIN – Ken Anderson – 11/21, 87 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • KC – Steve Fuller – 21/37, 210 yards, INT
Top rushers
  • CIN – Pete Johnson – 17 rushes, 112 yards, TD
  • KC – James Hadnot – 9 rushes, 31 yards
Top receivers
  • CIN – Dan Ross – 4 receptions, 40 yards, TD
  • KC – Henry Marshall – 3 receptions, 65 yards

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 14: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 0 7714
Chiefs 0 28 0331

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, showers, 41 °F (5 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,237
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • KC – J. T. Smith 33-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 10:21. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:46.
  • KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 3:21. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 6:06.
  • KC – Thomas Howard 3-yard fumble return (Nick Lowery kick), 3:08. Chiefs 21–0.
  • KC – Bubba Garcia 8-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 0:03. Chiefs 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:30.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Haven Moses 4-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 11:11. Chiefs 28–14. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:32.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 20-yard field goal, 5:58. Chiefs 31–14. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:13.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • DEN – Dave Preston – 14 rushes, 52 yards
  • KC – Ted McKnight – 16 rushes, 67 yards
Top receivers
  • DEN – Haven Moses – 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD
  • KC – J. T. Smith – 2 receptions, 47 yards, TD

Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 3 13016
Steelers 7 0 01421

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 31 °F (−1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,013
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 36-yard field goal, 2:30. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:49.

Third quarter

  • KC – James Hadnot 3-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:54. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:42.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 22-yard field goal, 4:43. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:16.
  • KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 2:14. Chiefs 16–7. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:33.

Fourth quarter

  • PIT – Theo Bell 13-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick), 11:57. Chiefs 16–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:17.
  • PIT – Rocky Bleier 11-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 6:08. Steelers 21–16. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:58.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Al Dixon – 2 receptions, 38 yards
  • PIT – Lynn Swann – 4 receptions, 54 yards, TD

Week 16: at Baltimore Colts

Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 21 0 71038
Colts 0 28 0028

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny and cold, 24 °F (−4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,941
  • Referee: Cal Lepore
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Dave Rowe
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – James Hadnot 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 10:56. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:12.
  • KC – J.T. Smith 37-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 9:50. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:11.
  • KC – J.T. Smith 53-yard punt return (Nick Lowery kick), 2:07. Chiefs 21–0.

Second quarter

  • BAL – Joe Washington 20-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 13:08. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 3:49.
  • BAL – Roger Carr 5-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 8:01. Chiefs 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:40.
  • BAL – Marvin Sims 2-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 4:55. Tied 21–21. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:36.
  • BAL – Randy Burke 14-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 0:30. Colts 28–21. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

  • KC – Henry Marshall 23-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 7:02. Tied 28–28. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:09.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 11:45. Chiefs 31–28. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:56.
  • KC – Henry Marshall 75-yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick), 2:10. Chiefs 38–28. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:26.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • KC – Henry Marshall – 9 receptions, 176 yards, 2 TD
  • BAL – Roger Carr – 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Standings

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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Diego Chargers(1) 11 5 0 .688 6–2 9–3 418 327 W2
Oakland Raiders(4) 11 5 0 .688 6–2 9–3 364 306 W2
Kansas City Chiefs 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–8 319 336 W1
Denver Broncos 8 8 0 .500 3–5 5–7 310 323 W1
Seattle Seahawks 4 12 0 .250 1–7 3–9 291 408 L9

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Kansas City Chiefs History 1980s". Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  2. ^ "1980 Kansas City Chiefs Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

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