1997 Kansas City Chiefs season

1997 Kansas City Chiefs season
1997 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Carl Peterson
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	13–3
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Broncos) 10–14
Pro Bowlers	6 FB Kimble Anders; WR Andre Rison; G Will Shields; LB Derrick Thomas; CB Dale Carter; CB James Hasty;
AP All-Pros	3 G Dave Szott (1st team); G Will Shields (2nd team); CB James Hasty (2nd team);
	← 1996; Chiefs seasons; 1998 →;

The 1997 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 28th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 38th overall. The Chiefs improved on their 9–7 record from 1996, and finished with a 13–3 record and as AFC West division champions. The Rich Gannon–Elvis Grbac quarterback controversy was a focal point of the team's season.^[1] It brewed throughout the entire season and arguably cost the Chiefs a victory in the playoffs. The Chiefs were defeated by division rival and eventual Super Bowl champion, Denver Broncos, in the 1997 playoffs. 1997 was the final season the Chiefs appeared in the playoffs during the 1990s and for the next several seasons, they fell into futility. They did not return to the playoffs until 2003.

This was the last season that head coach Marty Schottenheimer would coach the team into the playoffs, with the loss to Denver in the divisional round 14–10 capping off many years of disappointing playoff struggles. This was also the final season for future Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1997 Kansas City Chiefs draft
1	13	Tony Gonzalez * ^†	Tight end	California
2	47	Kevin Lockett	Wide receiver	Kansas State
4	110	Pat Barnes	Quarterback	California
6	163	June Henley	Running back	Kansas
6	195	Isaac Byrd	Wide receiver	Kansas
7	214	Nathan Parks	Offensive tackle	Stanford
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

^[2]

Personnel

Staff

**1997 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 Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach – Russ Ball Head coaches Head Coach – Marty Schottenheimer Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – Al Saunders Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Paul Hackett Quarterbacks – Mike McCarthy Running Backs – Jimmy Raye Tight Ends/Offensive Assistant – Jim Erkenbeck Offensive Line – Mike Solari			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Gunther Cunningham Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Defensive Backs – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive Assistant/Special Teams – Woodrow Lowe Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darvin Wallis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Mike Stock Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding Strength and Conditioning – Matt Schiotz Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Roberto Parker

Roster

**1997 Kansas City Chiefs roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Pat Barnes 12 Rich Gannon 11 Elvis Grbac 8 Billy Joe Tolliver Running backs (RB) 32 Marcus Allen 38 Kimble Anders FB 30 Donnell Bennett FB 27 Greg Hill 49 Tony Richardson FB Wide receivers (WR) 80 Lake Dawson 84 Joe Horn 83 Danan Hughes 81 Kevin Lockett 89 Andre Rison 87 Tamarick Vanover Tight ends (TE) 88 Tony Gonzalez 48 Ted Popson 82 Derrick Walker		Offensive linemen (OL) 69 Jeff Criswell T 61 Tim Grunhard C 62 Glenn Parker T 72 Nate Parks G/T 68 Will Shields G 65 Jeff Smith C 79 Dave Szott G 70 Marcus Spears T 64 Ralph Tamm 70 Steve Wallace T Defensive linemen (DL) 71 Tom Barndt NT 99 Vaughn Booker DE 93 John Browning DE 77 Pellom McDaniels DE 91 Ty Parten DT 95 Michael Dean Perry DT 75 Joe Phillips NT 92 Dan Williams DT		Linebackers (LB) 50 Anthony Davis OLB 59 Donnie Edwards MLB 51 Greg Manusky ILB 54 Tracy Simien MLB 56 Wayne Simmons OLB 58 Derrick Thomas OLB 90 Terry Wooden ILB Defensive backs (DB) 44 Darren Anderson CB 45 Bucky Brooks CB 34 Dale Carter CB 40 James Hasty CB 29 Mark McMillian CB 47 Todd Scott S 25 Reggie Tongue SS 21 Jerome Woods FS Special teams 5 Louie Aguiar P 10 Pete Stoyanovich K	Practice squad -- Kotto Cotton WR 42 Jesse Haynes RB 53 Mark Smith LB 73 Pete Swanson T 24 Vann Washington S 53 active, 2 inactive, 5 practice squad Reserve 9 Reggie Jones WR (IR) 31 Kevin Ross CB/S (IR) Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–28	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	72,726	Recap
2	August 9	at New Orleans Saints	L 7–26	0–2	Louisiana Superdome	55,211	Recap
3	August 14	Carolina Panthers	W 30–10	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	76,972	Recap
4	August 22	at St. Louis Rams	L 13–14	1–3	Trans World Dome	63,936	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 31	at Denver Broncos	L 3–19	0–1	Mile High Stadium	75,600	Recap
2	September 8	at Oakland Raiders	W 28–27	1–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	61,523	Recap
3	September 14	Buffalo Bills	W 22–16	2–1	Arrowhead Stadium	78,169	Recap
4	September 21	at Carolina Panthers	W 35–14	3–1	Ericsson Stadium	67,402	Recap
5	September 28	Seattle Seahawks	W 20–17 (OT)	4–1	Arrowhead Stadium	77,877	Recap
6	October 5	at Miami Dolphins	L 14–17	4–2	Pro Player Stadium	71,794	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 16	San Diego Chargers	W 31–3	5–2	Arrowhead Stadium	77,196	Recap
9	October 26	at St. Louis Rams	W 28–20	6–2	Trans World Dome	64,864	Recap
10	November 3	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 13–10	7–2	Arrowhead Stadium	78,301	Recap
11	November 9	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 10–24	7–3	Alltel Stadium	70,444	Recap
12	November 16	Denver Broncos	W 24–22	8–3	Arrowhead Stadium	77,963	Recap
13	November 23	at Seattle Seahawks	W 19–14	9–3	Kingdome	66,264	Recap
14	November 30	San Francisco 49ers	W 44–9	10–3	Arrowhead Stadium	77,535	Recap
15	December 7	Oakland Raiders	W 30–0	11–3	Arrowhead Stadium	76,379	Recap
16	December 14	at San Diego Chargers	W 29–7	12–3	Qualcomm Stadium	54,594	Recap
17	December 21	New Orleans Saints	W 25–13	13–3	Arrowhead Stadium	66,772	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Denver Broncos

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	3	0	3
Broncos	3	6	0	10	19

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: August 31
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 75,600
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms and Jim Gray
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Jason Elam 35-yard field goal, 4:30. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 48 yards, 6:12.

Second quarter

DEN – Jason Elam 36-yard field goal, 6:09. Broncos 6–0. Drive: 16 plays, 77 yards, 8:38.
DEN – Jason Elam 25-yard field goal, 0:13. Broncos 9–0. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 1:39.

Third quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 20-yard field goal, 1:24. Broncos 9–3. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:04.

Fourth quarter

DEN – Terrell Davis 10-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 12:55. Broncos 16–3. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:29.
DEN – Jason Elam 53-yard field goal, 3:44. Broncos 19–3. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:31.

Top passers

KC – Elvis Grbac – 14/25, 115 yards, INT
DEN – John Elway – 17/28, 246 yards

Top rushers

KC – Greg Hill – 7 rushes, 92 yards
DEN – Terrell Davis – 26 rushes, 101 yards, TD

Top receivers

KC – Lake Dawson – 2 receptions, 30 yards
DEN – Rod Smith – 5 receptions, 122 yards

Week 2: at Oakland Raiders

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	10	9	6	28
Raiders	7	3	17	0	27

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: September 8
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 61,523
Referee: Gary Lane
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf and Lynn Swann
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Napoleon Kaufman 10-yard run (Cole Ford kick), 6:45. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:50.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 23-yard field goal, 2:14. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:31.

Second quarter

KC – Kimble Anders 5-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:42. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:59.
OAK – Cole Ford 32-yard field goal, 1:03. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 2:49.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 24-yard field goal, 0:02. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:01.

Third quarter

OAK – Rickey Dudley 37-yard pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick), 13:03. Raiders 17–13. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:57.
OAK – Rickey Dudley 16-yard pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick), 10:23. Raiders 24–13. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 0:42.
OAK – Cole Ford 34-yard field goal, 9:50. Raiders 27–13. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:22.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 23-yard field goal, 5:26. Raiders 27–16. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:24.
KC – Darren Anderson 55-yard interception return (pass failed), 1:05. Raiders 27–22.

Fourth quarter

KC – Andre Rison 32-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (pass failed), 0:03. Chiefs 28–27. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:55.

Top passers

KC – Elvis Grbac – 21/35, 212 yards, 2 TD
OAK – Jeff George – 19/39, 295 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

KC – Kimble Anders – 5 rushes, 55 yards
OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 22 rushes, 84 yards, TD

Top receivers

KC – Andre Rison – 8 receptions, 162 yards, TD
OAK – Tim Brown – 11 receptions, 155 yards

Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 3: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	3	7	6	16
Chiefs	6	3	0	13	22

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 14
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C)
Game attendance: 78,169
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Breen and James Lofton
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 46-yard field goal, 8:20. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:03.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 45-yard field goal, 1:08. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:38.

Second quarter

BUF – Steve Christie 46-yard field goal, 7:49. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 3:30.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 42-yard field goal, 1:03. Chiefs 9–3. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 1:07.

Third quarter

BUF – Andre Reed 77-yard pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick), 12:15. Bills 10–9. Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:48.

Fourth quarter

BUF – Steve Christie 33-yard field goal, 14:29. Bills 13–9. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:42.
KC – Tamarick Vanover 94-yard kickoff return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 14:13. Chiefs 16–13.
BUF – Steve Christie 30-yard field goal, 11:52. Tied 16–16. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:21.
KC – Tony Richardson 1-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (kick blocked), 6:55. Chiefs 22–16. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:55.

Top passers

BUF – Todd Collins – 22/43, 297 yards, TD, 2 INT
KC – Elvis Grbac – 20/37, 179 yards, TD

Top rushers

BUF – Antowain Smith – 11 rushes, 30 yards
KC – Greg Hill – 17 rushes, 59 yards

Top receivers

BUF – Andre Reed – 4 receptions, 113 yards, TD
KC – Andre Rison – 5 receptions, 75 yards

Week 4: at Carolina Panthers

Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	7	7	14	35
Panthers	0	7	0	7	14

at Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: September 21
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 67,402
Referee: Dale Hamer
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks and Jim Mora
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Kimble Anders 55-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:38. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:38.

Second quarter

KC – Andre Rison 18-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:32. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:30.
CAR – Fred Lane 8-yard run (John Kasay kick), 3:59. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:17.

Third quarter

KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:32. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:21.

Fourth quarter

KC – Tony Richardson 3-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 14:19. Chiefs 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:42.
KC – Mark McMillian 62-yard interception return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 13:42. Chiefs 35–7.
CAR – Wesley Walls 19-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick), 5:46. Chiefs 35–14. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:53.

Top passers

KC – Elvis Grbac – 16/29, 224 yards, 3 TD, INT
CAR – Kerry Collins – 24/47, 328 yards, TD, 4 INT

Top rushers

KC – Kimble Anders – 7 rushes, 42 yards
CAR – Anthony Johnson – 11 rushes, 39 yards

Top receivers

KC – Kimble Anders – 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD
CAR – Rae Carruth – 8 receptions, 110 yards,

Week 5: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 5: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	7	3	7	0	0	17
Chiefs	0	7	7	3	3	20

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 28
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 77,877
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Jim Mora
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Joey Galloway 41-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:33. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:18.

Second quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 44-yard field goal, 9:34. Seahawks 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 8:26.
KC – Marcus Allen 8-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 5:11. Seahawks 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:23.

Third quarter

KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:03. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 6:09.
SEA – James McKnight 54-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 5:24. Seahawks 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:29.

Fourth quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 29-yard field goal, 13:14. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 7:10.

Overtime

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 41-yard field goal, 1:56. Chiefs 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 4:33.

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon – 19/26, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Elvis Grbac – 24/38, 274 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Lamar Smith – 12 rushes, 78 yards
KC – Marcus Allen – 19 rushes, 78 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Mike Pritchard – 4 receptions, 88 yards
KC – Andre Rison – 7 receptions, 78 yards

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	14	0	0	14
Dolphins	7	7	0	3	17

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida

Date: October 5
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C)
Game attendance: 71,794
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Bob Trumpy and Randy Cross
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

MIA – Karim Abdul-Jabbar 10-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 5:35. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 2:21.

Second quarter

KC – Andre Rison 18-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:54. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:09.
KC – Tony Gonzalez 21-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 5:40. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:04.
MIA – Bernie Parmalee 7-yard pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick), 1:11. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 4:29.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 29-yard field goal, 5:40. Dolphins 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:34.

Top passers

KC – Elvis Grbac – 23/30, 177 yards, 2 TD
MIA – Dan Marino – 19/31, 259 yards, TD

Top rushers

KC – Marcus Allen – 7 rushes, 25 yards
MIA – Karim Abdul-Jabbar – 17 rushes, 38 yards, TD

Top receivers

KC – Andre Rison – 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD
MIA – O. J. McDuffie – 5 receptions, 86 yards

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 8: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	3	0	3
Chiefs	7	17	0	7	31

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: October 16
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance: 77,196
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (TNT): Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, Mark May and Craig Sager
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Elvis Grbac 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:17. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:47.

Second quarter

KC – Andre Rison 10-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:50. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:49.
KC – Andre Rison 5-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:21. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:21.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 45-yard field goal, 0:02. Chiefs 24–0. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 0:41.

Third quarter

SD – Greg Davis 26-yard field goal, 0:37. Chiefs 24–3. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:06.

Fourth quarter

KC – Marcus Allen 6-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 10:34. Chiefs 31–3. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:32.

Top passers

SD – Jim Everett – 9/25, 137 yards, 2 INT
KC – Elvis Grbac – 20/40, 235 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

SD – Gary Brown – 12 rushes, 59 yards
KC – Marcus Allen – 7 rushes, 29 yards, TD

Top receivers

SD – Freddie Jones – 4 receptions, 81 yards
KC – Andre Rison – 8 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD

Week 9: at St. Louis Rams

Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	6	11	11	0	28
Rams	7	7	0	6	20

at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: October 26
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 64,864
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (NBC): Joel Meyers and Beasley Reece
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 25-yard field goal, 12:35. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:24.
STL – Isaac Bruce 12-yard pass from Tony Banks (Jeff Wilkins kick), 4:59. Rams 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:48.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 52-yard field goal, 0:54. Rams 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:05.

Second quarter

KC – Lake Dawson 10-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Elvis Grbac–Tamarick Vanover pass), 10:40. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:33.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 41-yard field goal, 5:57. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:53.
STL – Lawrence Phillips 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 1:48. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:09.

Third quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 39-yard field goal, 10:09. Chiefs 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:51.
KC – Marcus Allen 2-yard run (Elvis Grbac–Tony Gonzalez pass), 7:01. Chiefs 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 2:07.

Fourth quarter

STL – Jeff Wilkins 25-yard field goal, 11:12. Chiefs 28–17. Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 5:31.
STL – Jeff Wilkins 49-yard field goal, 5:07. Chiefs 28–20. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:12.

Top passers

KC – Elvis Grbac – 20/37, 204 yards, TD
STL – Tony Banks – 18/30, 268 yards, TD

Top rushers

KC – Donnell Bennett – 8 rushes, 32 yards
STL – Lawrence Phillips – 23 rushes, 67 yards, TD

Top receivers

KC – Tony Gonzalez – 4 receptions, 53 yards
STL – Isaac Bruce – 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD

Week 10: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 10: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	10	0	0	0	10
Chiefs	0	13	0	0	13

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: November 3
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 37 °F (3 °C)
Game attendance: 78,301
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf and Lynn Swann
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

PIT – Courtney Hawkins 44-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Norm Johnson kick), 8:05. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:43.
PIT – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal, 0:32. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:25.

Second quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 35-yard field goal, 9:13. Steelers 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:19.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 44-yard field goal, 2:54. Steelers 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 4:23.
KC – Danan Hughes 14-yard pass from Marcus Allen (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:40. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 0:55.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays.

Top passers

PIT – Kordell Stewart – 11/21, 101 yards, TD, INT
KC – Elvis Grbac – 16/29, 172 yards, INT

Top rushers

PIT – Jerome Bettis – 17 rushes, 103 yards
KC – Marcus Allen – 10 rushes, 49 yards

Top receivers

PIT – Courtney Hawkins – 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 4 receptions, 56 yards

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	3	0	7	10
Jaguars	7	17	0	0	24

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: November 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)
Game attendance: 70,444
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Jim Kelly and James Lofton
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Pete Mitchell 5-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick), 11:30. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:30.

Second quarter

JAX – James Stewart 1-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 13:03. Jaguars 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:37.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 45-yard field goal, 11:01. Jaguars 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:03.
JAX – Natrone Means 14-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 6:57. Jaguars 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:03.
JAX – Mike Hollis 52-yard field goal, 1:15. Jaguars 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

KC – Danan Hughes 7-yard fumble return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:49. Jaguars 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 4:58.

Top passers

KC – Rich Gannon – 29/50, 314 yards, 2 INT
JAX – Mark Brunell – 9/20, 199 yards, TD

Top rushers

KC – Marcus Allen – 3 rushes, 37 yards
JAX – Natrone Means – 14 rushes, 62 yards, TD

Top receivers

KC – Tony Gonzalez – 7 receptions, 69 yards
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 4 receptions, 112 yards

Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 12: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	10	3	6	22
Chiefs	0	14	7	3	24

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: November 16
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Clear and cold, 31 °F (−1 °C)
Game attendance: 77,963
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms and Jim Gray
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Jason Elam 21-yard field goal, 4:43. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 7:23.

Second quarter

DEN – Shannon Sharpe 5-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 14:56. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards, 3:40.
DEN – Jason Elam 38-yard field goal, 6:27. Broncos 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:27.
KC – Marcus Allen 6-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:28. Broncos 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:59.
KC – Danan Hughes 5-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:08. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:51.

Third quarter

KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:04. Chiefs 21–13. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:37.
DEN – Jason Elam 38-yard field goal, 4:36. Chiefs 21–16. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:28.

Fourth quarter

DEN – Jason Elam 28-yard field goal, 14:14. Chiefs 21–19. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:00.
DEN – Jason Elam 34-yard field goal, 1:00. Broncos 22–21. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:00.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 24–22. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:00.

Top passers

DEN – John Elway – 18/31, 232 yards, TD
KC – Rich Gannon – 11/21, 98 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

DEN – Terrell Davis – 34 rushes, 127 yards
KC – Marcus Allen – 16 rushes, 43 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

DEN – Rod Smith – 7 receptions, 114 yards
KC – Andre Rison – 4 receptions, 44 yards

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	3	7	2	19
Seahawks	7	7	0	0	14

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Date: November 23
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 66,264
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Breen and James Lofton
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:52. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:08.
SEA – Joey Galloway 20-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 2:46. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 7:06.

Second quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 12:15. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:31.
SEA – Steve Broussard 22-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:06. Seahawks 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:40.

Third quarter

KC – Rich Gannon 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:26. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:46.

Fourth quarter

KC – Punt blocked by Joe Horn out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 11:25. Chiefs 19–14.

Top passers

KC – Rich Gannon – 15/28, 175 yards
SEA – Warren Moon – 20/37, 248 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

KC – Donnell Bennett – 7 rushes, 35 yards
SEA – Steve Broussard – 7 rushes, 33 yards, TD

Top receivers

KC – Andre Rison – 6 receptions, 90 yards
SEA – James McKnight – 4 receptions, 66 yards

Week 14: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 14: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	3	3	3	0	9
Chiefs	7	21	0	16	44

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: November 30
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance: 77,535
Referee: Gary Lane
TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and Pam Oliver
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Andre Rison 6-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:03. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:48.
SF – Gary Anderson 33-yard field goal, 0:55. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 6:08.

Second quarter

KC – Tony Gonzalez 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:06. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:49.
KC – Marcus Allen 3-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:04. Chiefs 21–3. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:03.
KC – Ted Popson 1-yard pass from Marcus Allen (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:26. Chiefs 28–3. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:42.
SF – Gary Anderson 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 28–6. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:26.

Third quarter

SF – Gary Anderson 40-yard field goal, 12:17. Chiefs 28–9. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:43.

Fourth quarter

KC – Andre Rison 29-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 12:40. Chiefs 35–9. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:20.
KC – Terry Kirby tackled in end zone by Joe Phillips and Donnie Edwards for a Safety, 8:26. Chiefs 37–9.
KC – Mark McMillian 12-yard interception return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:13. Chiefs 44–9.

Top passers

SF – Steve Young – 17/23, 184 yards, INT
KC – Rich Gannon – 12/21, 186 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

SF – Garrison Hearst – 7 rushes, 85 yards
KC – Greg Hill – 19 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

SF – Terrell Owens – 6 receptions, 67 yards
KC – Andre Rison – 5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD

Week 15: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 15: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Chiefs	10	10	0	10	30

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: December 7
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Overcast with fog, 28 °F (−2 °C)
Game attendance: 76,379
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Trumpy
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 44-yard field goal, 11:21. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:39.
KC – Donnell Bennett 9-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:05. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 6:55.

Second quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 27-yard field goal, 13:26. Chiefs 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 3:46.
KC – Rich Gannon 5-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:13. Chiefs 20–0. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:32.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 40-yard field goal, 14:21. Chiefs 23–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:00.
KC – Tony Richardson 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:42. Chiefs 30–0. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 5:57.

Top passers

OAK – Jeff George – 8/18, 102 yards
KC – Rich Gannon – 15/21, 225 yards, TD

Top rushers

OAK – Harvey Williams – 3 rushes, 16 yards
KC – Donnell Bennett – 24 rushes, 85 yards, TD

Top receivers

OAK – James Jett – 3 receptions, 42 yards
KC – Andre Rison – 5 receptions, 93 yards

Week 16: at San Diego Chargers

Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	7	8	7	29
Chargers	0	7	0	0	7

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 14
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: Clear and sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
Game attendance: 54,594
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Randy Cross
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 3:02. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:10.

Second quarter

SD – Eric Metcalf 14-yard pass from Craig Whelihan (Greg Davis kick), 14:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:53.
KC – Lake Dawson 21-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:05. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:14.

Third quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 40-yard field goal, 10:43. Chiefs 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:17.
KC – Todd Philcox sacked in end zone by Derrick Thomas for a Safety, 5:41. Chiefs 19–7.
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 48-yard field goal, 1:42. Chiefs 22–7. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:59.

Fourth quarter

KC – Mark McMillian 87-yard interception return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 6:46. Chiefs 29–7.

Top passers

KC – Rich Gannon – 8/25, 116 yards, TD
SD – Craig Whelihan – 13/20, 137 yards, TD

Top rushers

KC – Marcus Allen – 8 rushes, 44 yards, TD
SD – Gary Brown – 16 rushes, 57 yards

Top receivers

KC – Andre Rison – 2 receptions, 52 yards
SD – Tony Martin – 7 receptions, 66 yards

Week 17: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 17: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	0	7	6	13
Chiefs	3	9	0	13	25

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: December 21
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Drizzle, 32 °F (0 °C)
Game attendance: 54,594
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck and Bill Maas
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 30-yard field goal, 3:23. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 7:48.

Second quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 25-yard field goal, 8:27. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 5:46.
KC – Tamarick Vanover 82-yard punt return (pass failed), 5:47. Chiefs 12–0.

Third quarter

NO – Keith Poole 32-yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Doug Brien kick), 5:57. Chiefs 12–7. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:42.

Fourth quarter

KC – Marcus Allen 3-yard run (pass failed), 11:21. Chiefs 18–7. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:38.
KC – Ted Popson 3-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 9:31. Chiefs 25–7. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:27.
NO – Keith Poole 14-yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (run failed), 2:23. Chiefs 25–13. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:31.

Top passers

NO – Billy Joe Hobert – 11/21, 141 yards, TD, 3 INT
KC – Elvis Grbac – 5/14, 51 yards

Top rushers

NO – Ray Zellars – 18 rushes, 47 yards
KC – Marcus Allen – 9 rushes, 50 yards, TD

Top receivers

NO – Eric Guliford – 4 receptions, 53 yards
KC – Kimble Anders – 4 receptions, 26 yards

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	13	3	0	.813	375	232	W6
⁽⁴⁾ Denver Broncos	12	4	0	.750	472	287	W1
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	365	362	W2
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	324	419	L5
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	266	425	L8

Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
Wild Card	First-round bye
Divisional	January 4, 1998	Denver Broncos (4)	L 10–14	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	76,965	Recap

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Denver Broncos

AFC Divisional Playoffs: (4) Denver Broncos at (1) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	0	7	14
Chiefs	0	0	10	0	10

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: January 4
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Overcast, 32 °F (0 °C)
Game attendance: 76,965
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Phil Simms, Paul Maguire and Jim Gray
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

DEN – Terrell Davis 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 1:56. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:51.

Third quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 20-yard field goal, 9:42. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:18.
KC – Tony Gonzalez 12-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:10. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:35.

Fourth quarter

DEN – Terrell Davis 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 12:32. Broncos 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:38.

Top passers

DEN – John Elway – 10/19, 170 yards
KC – Elvis Grbac – 24/37, 160 yards, TD

Top rushers

DEN – Terrell Davis – 25 rushes, 101 yards, 2 TD
KC – Marcus Allen – 12 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

DEN – Ed McCaffrey – 3 receptions, 56 yards
KC – Andre Rison – 8 receptions, 110 yards

References

^ Gretz, Bob. Quarterbacks and controversy Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine KCChiefs.com, November 1, 2006
^ "1997 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

[Controversy-1] Gretz, Bob. Quarterbacks and controversy Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine KCChiefs.com, November 1, 2006

[2] "1997 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

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1997 Kansas City Chiefs season

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Denver Broncos

Week 2: at Oakland Raiders

Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 4: at Carolina Panthers

Week 5: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 9: at St. Louis Rams

Week 10: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 14: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 15: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 16: at San Diego Chargers

Week 17: vs. New Orleans Saints

Standings

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Denver Broncos

See also

References