1996 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

1996 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
General managerCarl Peterson
Head coachMarty Schottenheimer
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
4
  • FB Kimble Anders
  • G Will Shields
  • LB Derrick Thomas
  • CB Dale Carter
AP All-Pros
2
  • LB Derrick Thomas (2nd team)
  • CB Dale Carter (2nd team)

The 1996 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 27th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 37th overall. Following their loss to the Colts in the playoffs the year before, the Chiefs failed to improve their 13–3 record from 1995 and finishing 9–7 record and second-place finish in the AFC West. Despite being predicted as one of the eventual winners of Super Bowl XXXI by Sports Illustrated,[1] the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 1989.

Offseason

Draft

1996 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 28 Jerome Woods *  Defensive back Memphis
2 58 Reggie Tongue  Defensive back Oregon State
3 68 John Browning  Defensive tackle West Virginia
4 98 Donnie Edwards *  Linebacker UCLA
5 135 Joe Horn *  Wide receiver Itawamba CC
6 176 Dietrich Jells  Wide receiver Pittsburgh
7 211 Ben Lynch  Center California
7 241 Jeff Smith  Center Tennessee
7 245 Darrell Williams  Defensive back Tennessee State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1996 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

  • Founder – Lamar Hunt
  • Chairman of the board – Jack Steadman
  • President/general manager/chief executive officer – Carl Peterson
  • Executive vice president/assistant general manager – Dennis Thum
  • Vice president of player personnel – Lynn Stiles
  • Director of pro personnel – Mark Hatley
  • Director of college scouting – Terry Bradway

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Paul Hackett
  • Quarterbacks – Mike McCarthy
  • Running backs – Jimmy Raye
  • Tight ends/offensive assistant – Jim Erkenbeck
  • Offensive line – Art Shell
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Mike Stock

Strength and conditioning

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Roster

1996 Kansas City Chiefs final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 88 Victor Bailey WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 80 Lake Dawson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Kerry Hicks DE (NF-Ill.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)
  • 67 Bryan Proby DE (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)
  • 49 Tony Richardson FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 52 Tracy Rogers LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 22 J.J. Smith RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 62 David Barnard DT
  • 14 Terence Davis WR
  •  2 Michael Dritlein WR
  • -- Luther Morris TE
  • 47 Mike Senters CB/WR
  •  4 Eric Smith WR (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)

53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 August 4 vs. Dallas Cowboys W 32–6 1–0 Mexico Estadio Universitario (Monterrey) 45,128 Recap
2 August 10 New Orleans Saints W 42–6 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 65,710 Recap
3 August 17 St. Louis Rams L 30–34 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 72,191 Recap
4 August 22 at Chicago Bears W 14–10 3–1 Soldier Field 51,111 Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 1 at Houston Oilers W 20–19 1–0 Houston Astrodome 27,725 Recap
2 September 8 Oakland Raiders W 19–3 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 79,281 Recap
3 September 15 at Seattle Seahawks W 35–17 3–0 Kingdome 39,790 Recap
4 September 22 Denver Broncos W 17–14 4–0 Arrowhead Stadium 79,439 Recap
5 September 29 at San Diego Chargers L 19–22 4–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 59,384 Recap
6 October 7 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–17 4–2 Arrowhead Stadium 79,189 Recap
7 Bye
8 October 17 Seattle Seahawks W 34–16 5–2 Arrowhead Stadium 76,057 Recap
9 October 27 at Denver Broncos L 7–34 5–3 Mile High Stadium 75,652 Recap
10 November 3 at Minnesota Vikings W 21–6 6–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,552 Recap
11 November 10 Green Bay Packers W 27–20 7–3 Arrowhead Stadium 79,281 Recap
12 November 17 Chicago Bears W 14–10 8–3 Arrowhead Stadium 76,762 Recap
13 November 24 San Diego Chargers L 14–28 8–4 Arrowhead Stadium 69,472 Recap
14 November 28 at Detroit Lions W 28–24 9–4 Pontiac Silverdome 75,079 Recap
15 December 9 at Oakland Raiders L 7–26 9–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 57,082 Recap
16 December 15 Indianapolis Colts L 19–24 9–6 Arrowhead Stadium 71,136 Recap
17 December 22 at Buffalo Bills L 9–20 9–7 Rich Stadium 68,671 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Houston Oilers

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 10 0320
Oilers 10 6 0319

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter

  • HOU – Al Del Greco 34-yard field goal, 10:21. Oilers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 2:11.
  • HOU – Willie Davis 34-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Al Del Greco kick), 6:02. Oilers 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:31.
  • KC – Tamarick Vanover 11-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:33. Oilers 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:29.

Second quarter

  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 35-yard field goal, 12:36. Tied 10–10. Drive: 16 plays, 77 yards, 8:38.
  • HOU – Al Del Greco 44-yard field goal, 7:32. Oilers 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 5:04.
  • HOU – Al Del Greco 33-yard field goal, 0:13. Oilers 16–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:42.
  • KC – Lake Dawson 23-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:26. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 43-yard field goal, 11:27. Chiefs 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:41.
  • HOU – Al Del Greco 22-yard field goal, 3:37. Chiefs 20–19. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:50.

Top passers

  • KC – Steve Bono – 21/37, 192 yards, 2 TD
  • HOU – Chris Chandler – 16/29, 216 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Tamarick Vanover – 7 receptions, 76 yards, TD
  • HOU – Chris Sanders – 2 receptions, 58 yards

Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 2: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 033
Chiefs 0 7 7519

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • KC – James Hasty 80-yard interception return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:39. Chiefs 14–0.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 23-yard field goal, 13:39. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:20.
  • OAK – Cole Ford 38-yard field goal, 7:01. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:38.
  • KC – Barret Robbins tackled in end zone by Dan Saleaumua for a Safety, 3:12. Chiefs 19–3.

Top passers

  • OAK – Billy Joe Hobert – 19/40, 181 yards, INT
  • KC – Steve Bono – 11/19, 135 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 8 rushes, 69 yards
  • KC – Greg Hill – 7 rushes, 50 yards

Top receivers

  • OAK – Tim Brown – 8 receptions, 96 yards
  • KC – Danan Hughes – 3 receptions, 45 yards

Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 7 7735
Seahawks 0 10 0717

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 39,790
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Chris Penn 9-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:07. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:48.
  • KC – Dale Carter 46-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:51. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:47.

Second quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 47-yard field goal, 9:05. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:44.
  • SEA – Lamar Smith 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:51. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:58.
  • KC – Chris Penn 1-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:24. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 1:27.

Third quarter

  • KC – Marcus Allen 2-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:44. Chiefs 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 5:16.

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Rick Mirer 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:28. Chiefs 28–17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:17.
  • KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:19. Chiefs 35–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:14.

Top passers

  • KC – Steve Bono – 18/27, 185 yards, 3 TD
  • SEA – Rick Mirer – 15/31, 159 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Greg Hill – 11 rushes, 57 yards
  • SEA – Lamar Smith – 8 rushes, 73 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • KC – Dale Carter – 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD
  • SEA – Joey Galloway – 4 receptions, 57 yards

Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 4: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 7 0014
Chiefs 3 7 0717

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 79,439
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms and Jim Gray
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • DEN – Terrell Davis 6-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 7:26. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:34.
  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 37-yard field goal, 0:57. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:46.

Second quarter

  • KC – Danan Hughes 8-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 11:10. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:38.
  • DEN – Terrell Davis 65-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 6:34. Broncos 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:17.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Marcus Allen 2-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:09. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:07.

Top passers

  • DEN – John Elway – 14/30, 156 yards, 2 INT
  • KC – Steve Bono – 20/35, 242 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • DEN – Terrell Davis – 19 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD
  • KC – Marcus Allen – 17 rushes, 55 yards, TD

Top receivers

Week 5: at San Diego Chargers

Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 9 7319
Chargers 6 0 10622

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Fair, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,384
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Sam Wyche
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • SD – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 7:44. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:03.
  • SD – John Carney 38-yard field goal, 0:26. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:23.

Second quarter

  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 44-yard field goal, 12:17. Chargers 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:46.
  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 26-yard field goal, 2:48. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:53.
  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 25-yard field goal, 0:23. Chiefs 9–6. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 1:01.

Third quarter

  • SD – John Carney 44-yard field goal, 10:13. Tied 9–9. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 4:47.
  • SD – Darrien Gordon 81-yard punt return (John Carney kick), 7:14. Chargers 16–9.
  • KC – Reggie Johnson 3-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:07. Tied 16–16. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 1:07.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – John Carney 39-yard field goal, 12:06. Chargers 19–16. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:17.
  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 32-yard field goal, 9:50. Tied 19–19. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:16.
  • SD – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 3:17. Chargers 22–19. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:33.

Top passers

  • KC – Steve Bono – 25/54, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • SD – Stan Humphries – 19/41, 238 yards

Top rushers

  • KC – Marcus Allen – 9 rushes, 35 yards
  • SD – Leonard Russell – 14 rushes, 50 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Marcus Allen – 6 receptions, 88 yards
  • SD – Alfred Pupunu – 5 receptions, 83 yards

Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 6: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 6 8317
Chiefs 0 7 007

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • KC – Marcus Allen 6-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:38. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:41.
  • PIT – Norm Johnson 21-yard field goal, 4:48. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:50.
  • PIT – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 0:31. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 2:24.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • PIT – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 1:10. Steelers 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:28.

Top passers

  • PIT – Mike Tomczak – 20/32, 338 yards, INT
  • KC – Steve Bono – 18/29, 170 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • PIT – Jerome Bettis – 27 rushes, 103 yards, TD
  • KC – Marcus Allen – 18 rushes, 69 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • PIT – Charles Johnson – 6 receptions, 125 yards
  • KC – Chris Penn – 7 receptions, 80 yards

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 8: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7616
Chiefs 10 10 7734

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 45-yard field goal, 10:28. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:32.
  • KC – Kimble Anders 15-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:41. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:28.

Second quarter

  • KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:47. Chiefs 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 8:00.
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 19-yard field goal, 0:26. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 3:21.
  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 20–3. Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:26.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Chris Warren 50-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 11:06. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:35.
  • KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:21. Chiefs 27–10. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:08.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Sean LaChapelle 4-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:40. Chiefs 34–10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:57.
  • SEA – Joey Galloway 16-yard pass from John Friesz (run failed), 1:01. Chiefs 34–16. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:52.

Top passers

  • SEA – John Friesz – 20/34, 238 yards, TD, INT
  • KC – Steve Bono – 17/26, 194 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • SEA – Chris Warren – 14 rushes, 81 yards, TD
  • KC – Marcus Allen – 14 rushes, 39 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • SEA – Joey Galloway – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
  • KC – Chris Penn – 5 receptions, 69 yards

Week 9: at Denver Broncos

Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 0 007
Broncos 17 7 7334

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,652
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Sam Wyche
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • DEN – Shannon Sharpe 46-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 9:36. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:56.
  • DEN – Jason Elam 40-yard field goal, 5:57. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:21.
  • KC – Tamarick Vanover 97-yard kickoff return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 5:38. Broncos 10–7.
  • DEN – Shannon Sharpe 10-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 2:49. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:49.

Second quarter

  • DEN – Mike Sherrard 25-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 0:46. Broncos 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:51.

Third quarter

  • DEN – Aaron Craver 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 2:09. Broncos 31–7. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:38.

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Jason Elam 29-yard field goal, 9:58. Broncos 34–7. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:22.

Top passers

  • KC – Steve Bono – 21/49, 213 yards, 2 INT
  • DEN – John Elway – 16/31, 286 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Chris Penn – 3 receptions, 52 yards
  • DEN – Shannon Sharpe – 6 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD

Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 01421
Vikings 0 0 066

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 59,552
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Randy Cross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Greg Hill 17-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:32. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:53.
  • KC – Greg Hill 10-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:07. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:05.
  • MIN – Cris Carter 1-yard pass from Brad Johnson (pass failed), 1:28. Chiefs 21–6. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:39.

Top passers

  • KC – Steve Bono – 19/32, 165 yards, INT
  • MIN – Brad Johnson – 22/42, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Greg Hill – 15 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD
  • MIN – Amp Lee – 5 rushes, 22 yards

Top receivers

  • KC – Kimble Anders – 7 receptions, 48 yards
  • MIN – Cris Carter – 9 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 11: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 3 3 7720
Chiefs 3 17 7027

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cold, 30 °F (−1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 79,281
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 26-yard field goal, 12:59. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:01.
  • GB – Chris Jacke 24-yard field goal, 6:52. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:07.

Second quarter

  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 14:04. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:29.
  • KC – Greg Hill 8-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:18. Chiefs 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:34.
  • KC – Greg Hill 34-yard pass from Steve Bono (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:45. Chiefs 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:02.
  • GB – Chris Jacke 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 20–6. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

  • KC – Greg Hill 24-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 14:38. Chiefs 27–6. Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:07.
  • GB – Don Beebe 25-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 3:50. Chiefs 27–13. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:27.

Fourth quarter

  • GB – Derrick Mayes 6-yard pass from Brett Favre (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:02. Chiefs 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 0:45.

Top passers

  • GB – Brett Favre – 27/49, 314 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • KC – Steve Bono – 9/22, 204 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • GB – Edgar Bennett – 12 rushes, 37 yards
  • KC – Greg Hill – 14 rushes, 94 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 12: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 3 0010
Chiefs 7 7 0014

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny and cold, 33 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 76,762
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Kimble Anders 10-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:30. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:44.
  • CHI – Jeff Jaeger 49-yard field goal, 0:15. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 1:04.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

  • CHI – Dave Krieg – 21/36, 232 yards, INT
  • KC – Steve Bono – 14/24, 154 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • CHI – Raymont Harris – 17 rushes, 35 yards, TD
  • KC – Marcus Allen – 16 rushes, 64 yards

Top receivers

  • CHI – Curtis Conway – 4 receptions, 58 yards
  • KC – Chris Penn – 5 receptions, 71 yards, TD

Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 13: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 14 7028
Chiefs 0 0 01414

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cold and cloudy, 25 °F (−4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,472
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • SD – Tony Martin 20-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick), 6:24. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:23.

Second quarter

  • SD – Leonard Russell 4-yard run (John Carney kick), 11:07. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 5:20.
  • SD – Tony Martin 10-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick), 3:37. Chargers 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:42.

Third quarter

  • SD – Leonard Russell 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 7:34. Chargers 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:15.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Chris Penn 17-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:54. Chargers 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:58.
  • KC – Todd McNair 10-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:54. Chargers 28–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:50.

Top passers

  • SD – Stan Humphries – 13/26, 252 yards, 2 TD
  • KC – Rich Gannon – 22/31, 226 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • SD – Leonard Russell – 32 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD
  • KC – Greg Hill – 6 rushes, 45 yards

Top receivers

  • SD – Tony Martin – 5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
  • KC – Chris Penn – 6 receptions, 90 yards, TD

Week 14: at Detroit Lions

Thanksgiving Day games

Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 7 01428
Lions 0 14 7324

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 75,079
  • Referee: Gary Lane
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms and Jim Gray
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DET – Johnnie Morton 16-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick), 14:54. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:55.
  • DET – Mike Wells fumble recovery in end zone (Jason Hanson kick), 12:20. Lions 14–7.
  • KC – Chris Penn 17-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:04. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:26.

Third quarter

  • DET – Barry Sanders 13-yard run (Jason Hason kick), 0:21. Lions 21–14. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 7:06.

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Derrick Walker 9-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:54. Tied 21–21. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:27.
  • DET – Jason Hanson 21-yard field goal, 8:41. Lions 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:13.
  • KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:46. Chiefs 28–24. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 7:55.

Top passers

  • KC – Rich Gannon – 15/18, 120 yards, 2 TD
  • DET – Scott Mitchell – 18/29, 247 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • KC – Greg Hill – 17 rushes, 103 yards
  • DET – Barry Sanders – 20 rushes, 77 yards, TD

Top receivers

Week 15: at Oakland Raiders

Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 077
Raiders 10 0 16026

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Overcast, rainy skies, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 57,082
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf and Lynn Swann
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • OAK – Andrew Glover 1-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 6:59. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:35.
  • OAK – Cole Ford 43-yard field goal, 3:47. Raiders 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:57.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Third quarter

  • OAK – Penalty on Rich Gannon enforced in end zone for a Safety, 14:33. Raiders 12–0.
  • OAK – Derrick Fenner 23-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 4:31. Raiders 19–0. Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 3:42.
  • OAK – Tim Brown 34-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick), 0:52. Raiders 26–0. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:27.

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • KC – Rich Gannon – 12/33, 88 yards, TD, INT
  • OAK – Jeff Hostetler – 13/27, 150 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • KC – Sean LaChapelle – 2 receptions, 31 yards, TD
  • OAK – Tim Brown – 3 receptions, 67 yards, TD

Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 16: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 14 0 01024
Chiefs 0 10 0919

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,136
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks and Bob Trumpy
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • IND – Marvin Harrison 3-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Cary Blanchard kick), 6:59. Colts 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 8:01.
  • IND – Marvin Harrison 37-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Cary Blanchard kick), 1:14. Colts 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:43.

Second quarter

  • KC – Kimble Anders 18-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 12:57. Colts 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:17.
  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 30-yard field goal, 4:07. Colts 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:00.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Cary Blanchard 22-yard field goal, 12:52. Colts 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 3:30.
  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 30-yard field goal, 10:26. Colts 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:26.
  • IND – Marvin Harrison 5-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Cary Blanchard kick), 3:48. Colts 24–13. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 3:38.
  • KC – Kimble Anders 5-yard pass from Steve Bono (run failed), 1:17. Colts 24–19. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 2:31.

Top passers

  • IND – Jim Harbaugh – 16/28, 227 yards, 3 TD
  • KC – Steve Bono – 18/33, 194 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • IND – Marvin Harrison – 6 receptions, 103 yards, 3 TD
  • KC – Kimble Anders – 9 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD

Week 17: at Buffalo Bills

Week 17: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 3 309
Bills 0 3 31420

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Light snow, 33 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,671
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert, Sam Wyche and Jim Gray
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 19-yard field goal, 5:18. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:52.

Second quarter

  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 24-yard field goal, 10:46. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 9 yards, 4:07.
  • BUF – Steve Christie 41-yard field goal, 2:54. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:14.

Third quarter

  • KC – Pete Stoyanovich 26-yard field goal, 11:22. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:25.
  • BUF – Steve Christie 42-yard field goal, 2:16. Chiefs 9–6. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:20.

Fourth quarter

  • BUF – Tony Cline 4-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick), 12:23. Bills 13–9. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:42.
  • BUF – Quinn Early 4-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick), 4:13. Bills 20–9. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:55.

Top passers

  • KC – Steve Bono – 14/28, 138 yards, 2 INT
  • BUF – Jim Kelly – 20/29, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Standings

AFC West
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 W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Denver Broncos 13 3 0 .813 391 275 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 297 300 L3
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 310 376 W1
Oakland Raiders 7 9 0 .438 340 293 L2
Seattle Seahawks 7 9 0 .438 317 376 W1

References

  1. ^ Sports Illustrated, September 1996
  2. ^ "1996 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Kansas City Chiefs 1996 Media Guide. pp. 4–23.
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