Week 14, 1988

played in Atlanta, GA

57 degrees, fair, calm

Kansas City Chiefs	0	7	7	7	-	21
Atlanta Falcons	10	3	10	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 ATL - Kelvin Edwards 17 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
1Q: 01:12 ATL - Steve De Line 45 field goal
2Q: 14:21 KCY - Kenneth Davis 64 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 06:26 ATL - Steve De Line 29 field goal
3Q: 09:07 ATL - Kelvin Edwards 27 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 05:00 KCY - Boomer Esiason 13 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 02:20 ATL - Steve De Line 38 field goal
4Q: 12:36 KCY - Stanford Jennings 3 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 06:20 ATL - Steve De Line 28 field goal
4Q: 02:27 ATL - Steve De Line 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 ATL - Kelvin Edwards 17 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
1Q: 01:12 ATL - Steve De Line 45 field goal
2Q: 14:21 KCY - Kenneth Davis 64 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 06:26 ATL - Steve De Line 29 field goal
3Q: 09:07 ATL - Kelvin Edwards 27 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
3Q: 05:00 KCY - Boomer Esiason 13 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 02:20 ATL - Steve De Line 38 field goal
4Q: 12:36 KCY - Stanford Jennings 3 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 06:20 ATL - Steve De Line 28 field goal
4Q: 02:27 ATL - Steve De Line 41 field goal

Team Statistics KCY ATL
Record 6-7 1-12
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 327 323
- Offensive Plays 55 64
- Yards per Play 5.95 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 137 81
- Rushing Attempts 24 28
- Yards per Rush 5.71 2.89
Net Passing Yards 190 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 4 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 190 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.13 6.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/56 4/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 7/196 2/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/47
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 24:22 35:38

Team Statistics	KCY	ATL
Record	6-7	1-12
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	327	323
- Offensive Plays	55	64
- Yards per Play	5.95	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	137	81
- Rushing Attempts	24	28
- Yards per Rush	5.71	2.89
Net Passing Yards	190	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 4	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	190	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.13	6.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/56	4/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	7/196	2/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/47
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	24:22	35:38

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	1:07	OWN 37	3	-6	Punt
1	11:03	3:20	OWN 12	5	15	Punt
1	5:12	1:23	OWN 46	2	10	Interception
1	1:05	2:06	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
2	6:18	3:46	OWN 36	6	18	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 27	1	4	Half
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
3	9:17	0:10	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
3	8:54	4:04	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
3	3:16	0:12	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
3	2:13	4:44	50	8	50	Touchdown
4	6:15	1:30	OWN 29	3	-3	Interception
4	2:21	2:21	OWN 28	9	64	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 17	5	0	Punt
1	12:32	1:29	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
1	7:43	2:31	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
1	3:49	2:44	OPP 46	5	18	Field Goal
2	13:59	7:41	OWN 17	15	71	Field Goal
2	2:32	2:16	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
3	13:01	3:44	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	9:07	0:13	OPP 27	1	27	Touchdown
3	4:50	1:34	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	3:04	0:51	OPP 26	3	5	Field Goal
4	12:29	6:14	OWN 20	10	69	Field Goal
4	4:45	2:24	OPP 31	3	7	Field Goal

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenneth Davis	11	102	9.27	64	2	1
Stanford Jennings	10	14	1.40	8	0	1
Boomer Esiason	2	13	6.50	13	1	1
Darrin Nelson	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	14	48	3.43	12	1
Jamie Mueller	13	22	1.69	8	0
Kelvin Edwards	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	31	18	190	0/0	0	22	4	36.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	33	21	260	3/18	2	39	0	108.1

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Kenneth Davis	6	6	44	7.33	19	13
WR Irving Fryar	4	8	50	12.50	1	18
WR Darrin Nelson	2	7	25	12.50	17	22
TE Glenn Dennison	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB Stanford Jennings	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
WR Eric Martin	1	2	7	7.00	1	7
TE Manute Bol	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
FB Rick Fenney	1	1	8	8.00	8	8
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	1	19	19.00	5	19
WR Butch Woolfolk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Edwards	7	8	105	15.00	30	27	2
TE Ferrell Edmunds	4	7	80	20.00	37	39	0
RB Thurman Thomas	3	3	23	7.67	8	14	0
WR Glen Kozlowski	2	4	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Dwight Stone	2	6	7	3.50	1	6	0
WR Flip Johnson	2	4	35	17.50	9	28	0
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Don Graham	1	21	21.00
CB Reggie Sutton	1	18	18.00
S Terry Wright	1	1	1.00
CB Quintin Jones	1	7	7.00

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Greg Kragen	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0	0
Jeff Criswell	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Barnhardt	4	192	48.0	41.3	57	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	236	47.2	46.2	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	5/5	2/2	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Holmes	2	5	2.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Holmes	6	171	28.5	0
Vernon Dean	1	25	25.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Edwards	1	16	16.0	0
Glen Kozlowski	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Bosworth	10	1	0.0	22	28
S Dave Duerson	8	1	0.0	25	26
OLB David Little	5	0	0.0	17	24
DE Brent Williams	4	0	1.0	18	19
OLB Cliff Charlton	3	3	1.0	28	36
DE Jeff Bryant	3	0	0.0	16	19
S James Griffin	3	0	0.0	18	28
S Bo Eason	2	1	0.0	25	34
CB Vernon Dean	2	0	0.0	18	27
WR Butch Woolfolk	2	0	---	---	---
DE Sam Clancy	1	0	1.0	10	17
CB Jerry Holmes	1	1	0.0	17	23
DT Tony Elliott	1	1	0.0	20	21
DT Greg Kragen	1	1	0.0	8	15
S Ken Stills	1	1	0.0	8	14
ILB Harry Carson	1	0	0.0	16	17
WR Darrin Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bobby Bell	1	0	0.0	9	7
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jessie Tuggle	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Paul Frase	1	0	0.0	12	17
CB Sheldon White	0	3	0.0	15	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Graham	4	2	21	20
DE Steve Hamilton	4	1	19	19
S Terry Wright	4	1	14	22
CB Jarvis Williams	4	1	22	30
OLB Brett Faryniarz	4	0	16	27
CB Reggie Sutton	3	1	19	21
OLB Alex Moyer	3	0	7	12
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	2	8	12
S Rickey Dixon	2	2	22	30
CB Brian Marvin	2	1	17	19
DE Curtis Maxie	2	0	14	21
S Rich Johnson	1	1	12	15
OLB Tom Hughes	1	1	8	4
DE Don Fielder	1	0	10	10
DE Reggie Rogers	1	0	5	12
CB Quintin Jones	1	0	13	19
OLB Ken Rose	0	1	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sam Clancy	1.0	0	1	17
DE Brent Williams	1.0	0	1	19
OLB Cliff Charlton	1.0	0	1	36
DT Greg Kragen	0.0	1	0	15

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mickey Mestnik	1	1	12
DE Curtis Maxie	0	1	21
DT Deangelo Hall	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vernon Dean	4	0	27
S Dave Duerson	4	0	26
OLB David Little	3	0	24
S James Griffin	3	0	28
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	23
S Bo Eason	1	1	34
ILB Harry Carson	1	0	17
OLB Bobby Bell	1	0	7
ILB Brian Bosworth	1	0	28
OLB Cliff Charlton	1	0	36
S Ken Stills	0	1	14
OLB Jessie Tuggle	0	1	8

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Don Graham	3	0	1	20
CB Reggie Sutton	3	0	1	21
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	1	0	12
S Terry Wright	2	0	1	22
OLB Alex Moyer	2	0	0	12
CB Jarvis Williams	2	0	0	30
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	1	0	27
CB Quintin Jones	1	0	1	19
S Rickey Dixon	1	0	0	30
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0	21
CB Brian Marvin	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Greg Skrepenak	2	2	21	19
Brian Holloway	1	5	20	29
James Fitzpatrick	1	3	14	9
Jim Cooper	1	2	14	24
Rick Fenney	1	2	14	14
Adam Lingner	1	1	19	23
Kent Hull	1	1	5	8
Bruce Matthews	0	5	22	28
Raleigh McKenzie	0	1	5	15

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Monger	2	5	0	28	3	36
Dermontti Dawson	1	8	1	26	0	35
Bob Olderman	1	4	0	14	0	22
Jeff Criswell	1	3	0	28	0	36
Gerald Bennett	1	1	0	2	0	1
Ickey Woods	0	3	0	13	0	15
Houston Hoover	0	2	0	22	0	31
Don Panos	0	1	0	20	0	19
Ferrell Edmunds	0	1	0	24	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Bell	2	17
Irving Fryar	1	17
Jeff Smith	1	16

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Kozlowski	3	20
Thornton Chandler	1	22
Terry Wright	1	13
Brock Turk	1	13
Kelvin Edwards	1	12
Thurman Thomas	1	12
Rich Johnson	1	11

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Charlton	---	---	28	36	5	69
Bo Eason	---	---	25	34	7	66
Vernon Dean	---	---	18	27	12	57
Jerry Holmes	---	---	17	23	16	56
Boomer Esiason	24	31	---	---	---	55
Brian Bosworth	---	---	22	28	5	55
Sheldon White	---	---	15	16	24	55
Dave Duerson	---	---	25	26	2	53
Irving Fryar	18	18	---	---	17	53
James Griffin	---	---	18	28	4	50
Bruce Matthews	22	28	---	---	---	50
Brian Holloway	20	29	---	---	---	49
Darrin Nelson	19	29	---	---	---	48
Harry Carson	---	---	16	17	14	47
Adam Lingner	19	23	---	---	3	45
David Little	---	---	17	24	3	44
Tony Elliott	---	---	20	21	2	43
Rick Fenney	14	14	---	---	15	43
Jim Cooper	14	24	---	---	4	42
Greg Skrepenak	21	19	---	---	2	42
Brent Williams	---	---	18	19	4	41
Jeff Bryant	---	---	16	19	4	39
Ken Stills	---	---	8	14	16	38
Kenneth Davis	15	20	---	---	1	36
Brent Novoselsky	15	15	---	---	6	36
Sam Clancy	---	---	10	17	8	35
Bobby Bell	---	---	9	7	17	33
Paul Frase	---	---	12	17	2	31
Manute Bol	9	16	---	---	5	30
Greg Kragen	---	---	8	15	5	28
James Fitzpatrick	14	9	---	---	4	27
Glenn Dennison	4	5	---	---	16	25
Stanford Jennings	10	15	---	---	---	25
Eric Martin	6	11	---	---	5	22
Raleigh McKenzie	5	15	---	---	2	22
Butch Woolfolk	10	10	---	---	---	20
Jeff Smith	0	2	---	---	16	18
Kent Hull	5	8	---	---	4	17
Keith Griffin	0	0	---	---	16	16
Jessie Tuggle	---	---	6	8	1	15
Scott Stephen	---	---	0	0	10	10
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tommy Barnhardt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Benson	---	---	0	0	1	1
June Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Criswell	28	36	---	---	10	74
Chris Chandler	28	36	---	---	---	64
Bill Monger	28	36	---	---	---	64
Dermontti Dawson	26	35	---	---	---	61
Kelvin Edwards	23	25	---	---	12	60
Glen Kozlowski	19	21	---	---	20	60
Rickey Dixon	---	---	22	30	8	60
Dwight Stone	19	33	---	---	4	56
Jarvis Williams	---	---	22	30	4	56
Houston Hoover	22	31	---	---	---	53
Ferrell Edmunds	24	27	---	---	---	51
Jamie Mueller	14	14	---	---	22	50
Terry Wright	---	---	14	22	13	49
Don Panos	20	19	---	---	10	49
Thurman Thomas	14	22	---	---	12	48
Bob Olderman	14	22	---	---	10	46
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	16	27	---	43
Don Graham	---	---	21	20	1	42
Reggie Sutton	---	---	19	21	1	41
Steve Hamilton	---	---	19	19	1	39
Rich Johnson	---	---	12	15	11	38
Flip Johnson	6	12	---	---	18	36
Curtis Maxie	---	---	14	21	1	36
Ickey Woods	13	15	---	---	8	36
Brian Marvin	---	---	17	19	---	36
Quintin Jones	---	---	13	19	---	32
Deangelo Hall	---	---	10	19	---	29
Scott Burman	---	---	4	11	12	27
Mickey Mestnik	---	---	15	12	---	27
Don Fielder	---	---	10	10	6	26
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	8	12	3	23
Thornton Chandler	0	0	---	---	22	22
Ken Rose	---	---	8	6	8	22
Derek Tennell	3	3	---	---	15	21
Alex Moyer	---	---	7	12	---	19
Reggie Rogers	---	---	5	12	---	17
Brian Kinchen	5	8	---	---	4	17
Tom Hughes	---	---	8	4	4	16
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	13	13
Brock Turk	0	0	---	---	13	13
Gerald Bennett	2	1	---	---	10	13
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	97	7.5
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	10	29	2.9
Right	13	38	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	31	18	1	0	1	3	3	0	4

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	33	21	4	2	3	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	52	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	85	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	33	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	106	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	84	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	67	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Fryar	8	4	0	50	0	18
WR Darrin Nelson	7	2	1	25	1	29
RB Kenneth Davis	6	6	0	44	0	20
WR Eric Martin	2	1	0	7	0	11
TE Manute Bol	2	1	0	12	0	16
WR Butch Woolfolk	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Glenn Dennison	1	1	0	10	0	5
RB Stanford Jennings	1	1	0	15	0	15
FB Rick Fenney	1	1	0	8	0	14
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	1	0	19	0	15

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Edwards	8	7	1	105	2	25
TE Ferrell Edmunds	7	4	0	80	1	27
WR Dwight Stone	6	2	0	7	0	33
WR Glen Kozlowski	4	2	1	9	0	21
WR Flip Johnson	4	2	1	35	1	12
RB Thurman Thomas	3	3	0	23	0	22
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	0	1	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanford Jennings	3	4	1.33	1.40
Kenneth Davis	2	12	6.00	9.27
Boomer Esiason	1	13	13.00	6.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamie Mueller	1	8	8.00	1.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	3	1	8	2.67	6.13

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	1	1	17	17.00	7.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	8	8.00	6.25
TE Manute Bol	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	1	17	17.00	13.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Davis	3	3
Boomer Esiason	1	0
Stanford Jennings	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Jamie Mueller	2	0
Kelvin Edwards	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	6	2	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	13	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Nelson	2	0	0
WR Irving Fryar	1	0	0
RB Stanford Jennings	1	1	1
TE Manute Bol	1	0	0
TE Brent Novoselsky	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Stone	5	2	1
WR Kelvin Edwards	3	3	1
TE Ferrell Edmunds	3	3	3
WR Glen Kozlowski	1	1	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (17,100)
End Zone 12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (17,100)
End Zone	12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,500 (7,500)