1981 Kansas City Chiefs Game Log

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Record: 9-7-0, 3rd in AFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Marv Levy (9-7-0)

Points For: 343 (21.4/g) 12th of 28

Points Against: 290 (18.1/g) 10th of 28

Expected W-L: 9.6-6.4

SRS: 3.20 (9th of 28), SOS: -0.11

Defensive Coordinator: Rod Rust

Other Notable Asst.: Tom Bresnahan (Offensive Line), Walt Corey (Defensive Backs), Ted Cottrell (Linebackers), Kay Dalton (QB/WR), Frank Gansz (Special Teams/Tight Ends), Don Lawrence (Defensive Line) and Bobby Ross (Running Backs)

Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

Founder/Principal Owner: Lamar Hunt

General Manager: Jim Schaaf

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +8000

Training Camp: William Jewell College (Liberty, Missouri)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	W		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	37	33	14	26	214	2	1	3	28	9.3	7.4	53.8	90.9	40	139	3.5	1	3	4	4	4	5	199
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	19	10	12	25	99	0	0	0	0	4.0	4.0	48.0	58.6	41	157	3.8	1	4	4	1	1	7	303
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	31	42	22	41	278	1	5	3	25	7.4	6.3	53.7	43.6	37	148	4.0	3	1	2	4	4	3	118
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	20	14	16	25	227	0	0	1	12	9.6	8.7	64.0	93.2	42	154	3.7	2	2	3	2	2	2	85
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	17	33	9	21	108	0	4	0	0	5.1	5.1	42.9	19.6	37	219	5.9	2	1	2	2	2	1	44
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	W			Oakland Raiders	27	0	15	23	278	2	0	1	9	12.5	11.6	65.2	135.8	48	176	3.7	1	2	2	3	3	4	124
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	28	14	6	12	100	1	2	0	0	8.3	8.3	50.0	66.7	45	224	5.0	2	0	1	4	4	5	194
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W		@	Oakland Raiders	28	17	17	35	211	0	3	5	24	6.7	5.3	48.6	32.0	34	119	3.5	3	0	1	4	4	9	313
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	L		@	San Diego Chargers	20	22	13	22	155	1	0	5	35	8.6	5.7	59.1	95.8	40	184	4.6	1	2	2	2	2	5	176
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	L	OT		Chicago Bears	13	16	12	34	84	1	1	4	29	3.3	2.2	35.3	41.5	39	165	4.2	0	2	3	1	1	6	233
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W			Houston Oilers	23	10	6	12	25	0	1	2	14	3.3	1.8	50.0	21.5	47	258	5.5	2	3	3	2	2	5	198
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W			Seattle Seahawks	40	13	17	22	181	2	0	0	0	8.2	8.2	77.3	131.1	43	269	6.3	2	2	2	4	5	1	49
13	Thu	November 26	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	10	27	14	25	129	0	2	5	40	6.8	4.3	56.0	36.9	28	116	4.1	1	1	1	1	1	5	187
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	13	16	18	34	233	0	1	4	28	7.7	6.1	52.9	62.5	24	74	3.1	1	2	4	1	1	4	176
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	L			Miami Dolphins	7	17	21	37	185	1	1	3	21	5.6	4.6	56.8	68.0	28	91	3.3	0	0	0	1	1	5	206
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	10	6	12	16	133	1	1	1	12	9.1	7.8	75.0	94.0	37	140	3.8	0	1	2	1	1	3	92

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	W		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	37	33	21	36	319	2	2	0	0	8.9	8.9	58.3	83.0	34	89	2.6	3	0	0	3	5	3	35
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	19	10	20	43	286	0	0	1	8	6.8	6.5	46.5	68.6	23	12	0.5	1	1	1	1	1	8	232
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	31	42	22	43	284	3	3	0	0	6.6	6.6	51.2	66.4	24	114	4.8	2	0	2	6	6	5	100
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	20	14	31	47	277	1	0	3	31	6.6	5.5	66.0	88.7	19	82	4.3	1	0	0	2	2	3	35
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	17	33	11	20	211	2	2	2	17	11.4	9.6	55.0	85.6	49	240	4.9	2	2	2	3	4	1	21
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	W			Oakland Raiders	27	0	14	40	151	0	3	0	0	3.8	3.8	35.0	15.7	22	79	3.6	0	0	0	0	0	9	313
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	28	14	28	43	319	2	3	5	39	8.3	6.6	65.1	73.7	29	77	2.7	0	0	2	2	2	7	185
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W		@	Oakland Raiders	28	17	19	47	225	1	4	3	26	5.3	4.5	40.4	27.3	37	117	3.2	1	1	2	2	2	9	300
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	L		@	San Diego Chargers	20	22	24	39	297	0	1	0	0	7.6	7.6	61.5	74.4	25	82	3.3	2	3	3	1	2	4	77
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	L	OT		Chicago Bears	13	16	7	30	77	1	0	0	0	2.6	2.6	23.3	50.7	61	201	3.3	0	3	4	1	1	9	300
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	W			Houston Oilers	23	10	18	37	224	1	3	2	17	6.5	5.7	48.6	43.1	28	146	5.2	0	1	1	1	1	4	72
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W			Seattle Seahawks	40	13	19	30	256	1	1	1	2	8.6	8.3	63.3	87.6	23	83	3.6	0	2	2	1	1	2	148
13	Thu	November 26	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	10	27	10	22	114	2	0	3	18	6.0	4.6	45.5	91.9	41	171	4.2	1	2	3	3	3	4	68
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	13	16	16	24	265	0	0	4	16	11.7	9.5	66.7	103.6	29	77	2.7	2	1	2	1	1	4	68
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	L			Miami Dolphins	7	17	14	28	160	0	3	1	5	5.9	5.5	50.0	28.0	40	93	2.3	2	1	1	2	2	5	96
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	10	6	17	38	161	0	1	2	16	4.7	4.0	44.7	46.1	23	84	3.7	0	2	2	0	0	3	31

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