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1972 Kansas City Chiefs: 8-6-0
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Home record: 3-4-0 (138 points scored, 136 allowed) Road record: 5-2-0 (149 points scored, 118 allowed) Head Coach: Hank Stram

287 points scored (15th of 26 teams), 254 points allowed (13th) NFL Averages: 20.3 points/game (283.5 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   217   384   2,038   (18)   4.88   20   20    476   1,915   (16)    4.0    6    3,953    (17)      32
Defense:   186   368   2,222   (18)   5.55   17   24    453   1,805   (11)    4.0   12    4,027    (15)      43

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Mike Adamle          RB    14   5'9   197   23    2   Northwestern
 3  Jan Stenerud         K     14   6'2   187   29    6   Montana State
10  Mike Livingston      QB     5   6'3   212   26    5   Southern Methodist
14  Ed Podolak           RB    13   6'1   204   25    4   Iowa
15  Kerry Reardon        DB     7   5'11  180   23    2   Iowa
16  Len Dawson           QB    14   6'0   190   37   16   Purdue
17  Elmo Wright          WR     7   6'0   190   23    2   Houston
18  Emmitt Thomas        DB    14   6'2   192   29    7   Bishop
20  Mike Sensibaugh      DB    14   5'11  192   23    2   Ohio State
21  Dennis Homan         WR     7   6'1   180   26    5   Alabama
22  Larry Marshall       DB    11   5'10  195   22    R   Maryland
26  Bob West             WR    11   6'4   218   22    R   San Diego State
31  Jeff Kinney          RB     9   6'2   215   22    R   Nebraska
35  Jim Otis             RB    10   6'0   220   24    3   Ohio State
38  Wendell Hayes        RB    13   6'2   220   32    9   Humboldt State
40  Jim Marsalis         DB    14   5'11  194   27    4   Tennessee State
41  Bruce Jankowski      WR     4   5'11  185   23    2   Ohio State
44  Jerrel Wilson        P     14   6'4   222   31   10   Southern Mississippi
46  Jim Kearney          DB    14   6'2   206   29    8   Prairie View A&M
48  Nate Allen           DB    14   5'10  170   24    2   Texas Southern
50  Mike Oriard          C     14   6'4   223   24    3   Notre Dame
51  Jim Lynch            LB    14   6'1   235   27    6   Notre Dame
54  Clyde Werner         LB    14   6'4   225   24    2   Washington
55  Keith Best           LB     6   6'3   220   22    R   Kansas State
58  Jack Rudnay          C     14   6'3   240   24    3   Northwestern
60  George Daney         OG    14   6'3   240   26    5   Texas-El Paso
61  Curley Culp          DT    14   6'1   265   26    5   Arizona State
63  Willie Lanier        LB    13   6'1   245   27    6   Morgan State
66  Bob Stein            LB     8   6'2   235   24    4   Minnesota
67  George Seals         DT    11   6'2   260   30    9   Missouri
70  Sid Smith            OT    14   6'4   260   24    3   Southern California
71  Ed Budde             OG    13   6'5   265   31   10   Michigan State
73  Dave Hill            OT    14   6'5   260   31   10   Auburn
76  Mo Moorman           OG    13   6'5   252   28    5   Texas A&M
77  Jim Tyrer            OT    14   6'6   280   33   12   Ohio State
78  Bobby Bell           LB    14   6'4   228   32   10   Minnesota
79  Larry Gagner         OG     7   6'3   268   28    5   Florida
81  Marvin Upshaw        DE    14   6'3   260   25    5   Trinity (TX)
82  Ed Lothamer          DT     2   6'5   270   30    8   Michigan State
83  Morris Stroud        TE    14   6'10  255   26    3   Clark Atlanta
83  Willie Frazier       TE    14   6'4   234   30    9   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
86  Buck Buchanan        DT    14   6'7   270   32   10   Grambling
87  Aaron Brown          DE    12   6'5   255   28    6   Minnesota
89  Otis Taylor          WR    14   6'2   215   30    8   Prairie View A&M
99  Wilbur Young         DE    14   6'6   285   23    2   William Penn

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Len Dawson           305  175   57.4  1,835   6.02  10.5  13   4.3   12   3.9    28   255    72.8
Mike Livingston       78   41   52.6    480   6.15  11.7   7   9.0    8  10.3     6    42    61.9
Jerrel Wilson          1    1  100.0     20  20.00  20.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   118.8
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Otis Taylor            57    821   14.4    6
Ed Podolak             46    345    7.5    2
Wendell Hayes          31    295    9.5    3
Mike Adamle            15     76    5.1    0
Willie Frazier         13    172   13.2    5
Dennis Homan           12    135   11.2    1
Jim Otis               12     76    6.3    0
Elmo Wright            11     81    7.4    0
Bob West                9    165   18.3    2
Morris Stroud           4     80   20.0    1
Jeff Kinney             4     45   11.2    0
Bruce Jankowski         2     24   12.0    0
Nate Allen              1     20   20.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Ed Podolak            171    615    3.6    4
Wendell Hayes         128    536    4.2    0
Mike Adamle            73    303    4.2    1
Mike Livingston        14    133    9.5    0
Jeff Kinney            38    122    3.2    1
Jim Otis               29     92    3.2    0
Len Dawson             15     75    5.0    0
Elmo Wright             1     24   24.0    0
Otis Taylor             5     13    2.6    0
Bob West                2      2    1.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Larry Marshall         23    651   28.3    0
Mike Adamle             8    185   23.1    0
Ed Podolak              7    119   17.0    0
Jeff Kinney             4     63   15.8    0
Kerry Reardon           2     35   17.5    0
Marvin Upshaw           1      4    4.0    0
Jim Kearney             1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Larry Marshall         18    103    5.7    5    0
Ed Podolak              8     11    1.4   10    0
Dennis Homan            2      9    4.5    0    0
Kerry Reardon           1      3    3.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Jerrel Wilson 66 2,960 44.8 0 0 1 0 0 44.2 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Jan Stenerud 3/3 3/4 9/13 5/9 1/7 21/36 32/32 95 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Nate Allen 1 4 0 Bobby Bell 3.5 3 56 1 Aaron Brown 7.0 Buck Buchanan 6.5 Curley Culp 7.5 Jim Kearney 5 192 4 Willie Lanier 2 2 0 Jim Lynch 2.0 Jim Marsalis 2 20 0 George Seals 1.0 Mike Sensibaugh 8 65 0 Emmitt Thomas 2 46 0 Marvin Upshaw 1.5 Clyde Werner 1 11 0 Wilbur Young 3.0

1972 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 23 RB Jeff Kinney 62 Nebraska 4 97 WR Andy Hamilton 24 LSU [pick acquired from CLE] 5 127 DE Milt Davis Texas-Arlington 6 153 DE John Kahler Long Beach State 7 179 QB Dean Carlson 1 Iowa State 8 205 OG Scott Mahoney Colorado 9 231 DT Dave Taylor Weber State 10 257 OT Rich Ruppert Hawaii 11 283 OT Elbert Walker Wisconsin 12 309 DT Mike Williams Oregon 13 335 DB Tyler Hellams South Carolina 14 360 LB Dave Chaney San Jose State 15 387 RB Larry Marshall 75 Maryland-Eastern Shore 16 413 DE Bob Johnson Hanover 17 439 LB Ted Washington 128 Mississippi Valley State

Traded draft picks: #2 to NE (Tom Reynolds), #3 to HOU (Solomon Freelon), #4 to NO (Mike Coleman)


Transactions:

05-05-1972traded a #7 pick in the 1973 draft to Chargers for Andy Rice
05-25-1972traded Mike Eischeid to Vikings for Minnesota's #4 pick in the 1973 draft
07-12-1972Johnny Robinson retired
07-22-1972traded a #9 pick in the 1973 draft to Chargers for Gary Nowak
07-22-1972traded a #6 pick in the 1973 draft to Chargers for Jim Bishop
07-23-1972traded Kansas City's #3 pick in the 1973 draft to Colts for Eldridge Dickey
08-11-1972Bears claimed Bob Johnson on waivers
08-11-1972Oilers claimed Scott Mahoney on waivers
09-1972placed Andy Hamilton on injured reserve
09-1972placed Ted Washington on injured reserve
09-07-1972Bills claimed Dennis Homan on waivers
09-07-1972Colts claimed Jeff White on waivers
09-13-1972Bears claimed John Huarte on waivers
09-14-1972placed Tim McLane on injured reserve
09-14-1972claimed Robert West on waivers from Cowboys
09-21-1972sent Andy Rice and Kansas City's #1 pick in the 1973 draft to Bears as compensation for free agent George Seals


1972 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/17/72 vs Miami Dolphins L 10-20 0-1-0 09/25/72 at New Orleans Saints W 20-17 1-1-0 10/01/72 at Denver Broncos W 45-24 2-1-0 10/08/72 at Cleveland Browns W 31-7 3-1-0 10/15/72 vs Cincinnati Bengals L 16-23 3-2-0 10/22/72 vs Philadelphia Eagles L 20-21 3-3-0 10/29/72 at San Diego Chargers W 26-14 4-3-0 11/05/72 vs Oakland Raiders W 27-14 5-3-0 11/12/72 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7-16 5-4-0 11/19/72 vs San Diego Chargers L 17-27 5-5-0 11/26/72 at Oakland Raiders L 3-26 5-6-0 12/03/72 vs Denver Broncos W 24-21 6-6-0 12/10/72 vs Baltimore Colts W 24-10 7-6-0 12/17/72 at Atlanta Falcons W 17-14 8-6-0

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