Week 1, 1974

played in New England, MA

70 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	7	7	0	3	-	17
New England Patriots	7	10	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 KCY - John Holland 9 pass from Steve Hunter (Tom Dempsey extra point)
1Q: 00:44 NED - Jumbo Asher 2 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 10:26 KCY - Steve Hunter 3 run (Tom Dempsey extra point)
2Q: 01:23 NED - Vincent Slatus 7 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:02 NED - Ray Wersching 38 field goal
3Q: 03:02 NED - Gloster Richardson 16 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 13:05 KCY - Tom Dempsey 23 field goal
4Q: 01:02 NED - Sam Hunt 85 interception return (Ray Wersching extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 KCY - John Holland 9 pass from Steve Hunter (Tom Dempsey extra point)
1Q: 00:44 NED - Jumbo Asher 2 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 10:26 KCY - Steve Hunter 3 run (Tom Dempsey extra point)
2Q: 01:23 NED - Vincent Slatus 7 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:02 NED - Ray Wersching 38 field goal
3Q: 03:02 NED - Gloster Richardson 16 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 13:05 KCY - Tom Dempsey 23 field goal
4Q: 01:02 NED - Sam Hunt 85 interception return (Ray Wersching extra point)

Team Statistics KCY NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 26
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 307 421
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 5.03 6.68
Net Rushing Yards 92 180
- Rushing Attempts 22 38
- Yards per Rush 4.18 4.74
Net Passing Yards 215 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 3 24 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 215 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.51 9.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.4
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 2/19
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/68 4/78
Interception Ret./Yards 2/26 3/97
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:15 33:45

Team Statistics	KCY	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	26
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	307	421
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	5.03	6.68
Net Rushing Yards	92	180
- Rushing Attempts	22	38
- Yards per Rush	4.18	4.74
Net Passing Yards	215	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 3	24 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	215	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.51	9.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.4
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	2/19
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/68	4/78
Interception Ret./Yards	2/26	3/97
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:15	33:45

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	6:26	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	0:35	5:20	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	7:40	1:20	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	1:14	0:39	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
3	15:00	1:40	OPP 47	3	5	Punt
3	8:52	1:31	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
3	2:56	4:58	OWN 45	10	49	Field Goal
4	10:49	0:48	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
4	2:14	1:22	OWN 34	8	29	Interception
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 20	5	25	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
1	6:59	6:24	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
2	10:15	2:35	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
2	6:20	5:06	OWN 14	11	86	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OPP 47	3	26	Field Goal
3	13:20	4:28	OWN 6	9	44	Interception
3	7:21	4:25	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
4	12:58	2:09	OWN 36	3	45	Interception
4	10:01	7:47	OWN 23	12	50	Missed FG

Game MVP: Jim Plunkett, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marco King	16	56	3.50	13	2	0
Doug Dressler	5	33	6.60	13	1	0
Steve Hunter	1	3	3.00	3	0	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Essex Johnson	21	81	3.86	8	0	0
Jumbo Asher	14	78	5.57	46	1	1
Dana Devine	2	11	5.50	6	0	0
Larry Smith	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Hunter	39	23	215	0/0	1	26	3	50.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	24	21	248	1/7	2	22	2	102.8

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Holland	8	12	96	12.00	1	26	1
WR Bob Chandler	7	10	59	8.43	2	15	0
FB Wendell Hayes	3	3	21	7.00	5	10	0
TE Bob Klein	3	4	26	8.67	0	12	0
WR Archie Stewart	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Marco King	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Jubilee Dunbar	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gloster Richardson	6	7	80	13.33	1	20	1
WR Vincent Slatus	5	5	65	13.00	0	22	1
WR Reggie Rucker	3	4	44	14.67	3	20	0
RB Essex Johnson	2	2	23	11.50	16	17	0
FB John Brockington	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Frank Grant	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Larry Smith	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0
WR Van Harmon	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fabian Damkroger	1	22	22.00	0
S Bruce Halford	1	4	4.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Sam Hunt	1	85	85.00	1
OLB Paul Naumoff	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Jennings	4	181	45.3	43.5	52	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	2	81	40.5	40.5	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tom Dempsey	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	68	34.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	3	58	19.3	0
Dave Hampton	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Lynch	9	2	0.5	36	23
ILB Willie Lanier	9	2	0.0	35	23
DT Bob Briggs	7	3	0.0	33	22
DT Buck Buchanan	5	3	0.5	27	21
S Dick Jauron	4	1	0.0	34	23
ILB Ross Brupbacher	4	0	0.0	12	7
DE Wilbur Young	3	2	0.0	36	24
CB Rex Kern	2	4	0.0	26	19
CB Jim Marsalis	2	2	0.0	36	23
S Bruce Halford	2	2	0.0	32	22
DE Marvin Upshaw	2	1	0.0	35	23
CB Fabian Damkroger	2	1	0.0	31	22
S Bill Cahill	2	0	0.0	12	6
OLB Ron Hornsby	2	0	0.0	3	2
ILB Mike Cofer	1	1	0.0	8	4
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	0	---	---	---
TE Bob Klein	1	0	---	---	---
DT Frank Byrne	1	0	0.0	9	4

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	12	1	0.0	20	38
DE Bill Stanfill	5	0	0.0	22	36
OLB Paul Naumoff	4	2	0.0	21	38
OLB Sam Hunt	3	3	0.0	21	39
DE Tommy Hart	3	1	0.0	19	38
S Chris Farasopoulos	3	0	0.0	21	38
OLB Charlie Hall	3	0	0.0	17	20
DE Olin Rogers	2	1	0.0	20	36
CB Martin Lance	2	1	0.0	21	37
S Vince Castillo	2	0	0.0	6	20
CB Mike Bass	1	3	0.0	22	38
OLB Steve Nelson	1	2	0.0	5	7
CB Maurice Spencer	1	1	0.0	18	34
WR Gloster Richardson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Reggie Rucker	1	0	---	---	---
DT R.J. Reese	1	0	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Buck Buchanan	0.5	0	0	0	21
OLB Jim Lynch	0.5	0	0	0	23

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Stanfill	1	1	0	36
DE Olin Rogers	0	4	0	36
OLB Sam Hunt	0	1	0	39
DE Tommy Hart	0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fabian Damkroger	3	0	1	22
S Dick Jauron	3	0	0	23
OLB Jim Lynch	3	0	0	23
CB Jim Marsalis	2	1	0	23
S Bill Cahill	2	0	0	6
CB Rex Kern	2	0	0	19
S Bruce Halford	1	0	1	22
DT Bob Briggs	1	0	0	22
ILB Ross Brupbacher	1	0	0	7
OLB Ron Hornsby	1	0	0	2
ILB Willie Lanier	1	0	0	23
DT Frank Byrne	1	0	0	4

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	8	0	0	38
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	2	1	38
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	1	39
OLB Charlie Hall	2	0	0	20
DE Tommy Hart	2	0	0	38
CB Martin Lance	2	0	0	37
OLB Paul Naumoff	1	0	1	38
CB Mike Bass	1	0	0	38
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0	7
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0	20
DT R.J. Reese	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jack Rudnay	5	10	2	19	33
Wendell Hayes	1	2	0	14	24
Mike Montler	1	2	0	22	39
Gerry Mullins	1	2	0	16	34
Ed Budde	1	1	0	15	29
Dennis Nelson	0	2	0	7	10
Vern Holland	0	1	0	21	33
Bob Klein	0	1	0	12	31

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Van Horn	5	8	0	37	0	21
John Hannah	4	6	0	38	0	25
Jim Langer	3	8	2	38	1	25
John Hicks	2	6	0	30	0	20
Jean Barrett	1	7	0	31	0	21
Bob Adams	1	1	0	27	0	15
John Brockington	1	1	0	22	0	18
Babe Morgan	0	1	0	8	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Cahill	1	17
Wendell Hayes	1	13
Bob Chandler	1	10
Bruce Halford	1	10
Dick Jauron	1	5

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Smith	1	12
Mike Bass	1	10

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Marsalis	---	---	36	23	10	69
Bruce Halford	---	---	32	22	10	64
Dick Jauron	---	---	34	23	5	62
Wilbur Young	---	---	36	24	2	62
Jim Lynch	---	---	36	23	2	61
Mike Montler	22	39	---	---	---	61
Steve Hunter	22	39	---	---	---	61
Rex Kern	---	---	26	19	15	60
Willie Lanier	---	---	35	23	2	60
Marvin Upshaw	---	---	35	23	2	60
Bob Briggs	---	---	33	22	2	57
Fabian Damkroger	---	---	31	22	2	55
Vern Holland	21	33	---	---	---	54
Gerry Mullins	16	34	---	---	3	53
Jack Rudnay	19	33	---	---	---	52
Wendell Hayes	14	24	---	---	13	51
Bob Klein	12	31	---	---	6	49
Buck Buchanan	---	---	27	21	---	48
Bob Chandler	15	23	---	---	10	48
Doug Dressler	7	26	---	---	14	47
Ed Budde	15	29	---	---	---	44
John Holland	14	30	---	---	---	44
Jubilee Dunbar	11	19	---	---	11	41
Bill Cahill	---	---	12	6	17	35
Archie Stewart	13	17	---	---	---	30
Marco King	16	13	---	---	---	29
Ross Brupbacher	---	---	12	7	9	28
Dennis Nelson	7	10	---	---	5	22
Ernie Janet	6	5	---	---	5	16
Lorenzo Jasso	6	7	---	---	3	16
Tony Chryplewicz	1	0	---	---	14	15
Mike Cofer	---	---	8	4	2	14
Frank Byrne	---	---	9	4	---	13
Charlie Getty	1	6	---	---	5	12
Gary Hammond	1	5	---	---	6	12
Glen Ray Goodman	3	6	---	---	2	11
Ron Hornsby	---	---	3	2	5	10
John Cote	---	---	5	3	2	10
Dale Tamburrino	---	---	3	2	4	9
Tom Dempsey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Jennings	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	3	1	---	4
Cory Joyner	---	---	2	1	---	3
Len Dawson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Aiden Thornton	---	---	0	0	---	0
Webster Caldwell	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Bass	---	---	22	38	10	70
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	21	38	5	64
John Hannah	38	25	---	---	---	63
Jim Langer	38	25	---	---	---	63
Jim Plunkett	38	25	---	---	---	63
Sam Hunt	---	---	21	39	2	62
Maurice Spencer	---	---	18	34	9	61
Sandy Durko	---	---	20	38	2	60
Paul Naumoff	---	---	21	38	1	60
Bill Stanfill	---	---	22	36	1	59
Martin Lance	---	---	21	37	1	59
Tommy Hart	---	---	19	38	1	58
Doug Van Horn	37	21	---	---	---	58
Olin Rogers	---	---	20	36	1	57
John Hicks	30	20	---	---	3	53
Jean Barrett	31	21	---	---	---	52
John Brockington	22	18	---	---	12	52
Gloster Richardson	27	18	---	---	7	52
Bob Adams	27	15	---	---	4	46
Van Harmon	15	14	---	---	12	41
Essex Johnson	21	16	---	---	3	40
Charlie Hall	---	---	17	20	2	39
Vince Castillo	---	---	6	20	12	38
Reggie Rucker	23	12	---	---	---	35
Vincent Slatus	19	12	---	---	---	31
Jerome Moriarty	11	7	---	---	8	26
Jumbo Asher	14	9	---	---	---	23
Steve Nelson	---	---	5	7	8	20
Larry Smith	7	1	---	---	12	20
Babe Morgan	8	8	---	---	4	20
Frank Grant	2	3	---	---	13	18
Dan Stonebarger	8	5	---	---	4	17
Dave Hampton	0	0	---	---	13	13
Shawn McCulley	0	0	---	---	13	13
Terry Meyer	---	---	3	1	8	12
R.J. Reese	---	---	4	2	4	10
Coy Bacon	---	---	0	3	4	7
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	7	7
Elex Price	---	---	2	3	---	5
Tom Mullen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jims Sims	---	---	0	1	3	4
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dana Devine	2	0	---	---	---	2
Skip Lewis	0	0	---	---	1	1
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	59	11.8
Middle	19	61	3.2
Right	14	60	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Hunter	39	23	1	3	0	2	6	1	3

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	24	21	4	0	0	1	0	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	32	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	14	146	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	38	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	101	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	5	99	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Holland	12	8	96	1	30
WR Bob Chandler	10	7	59	0	23
WR Jubilee Dunbar	4	0	0	0	19
TE Bob Klein	4	3	26	0	31
FB Wendell Hayes	3	3	21	0	24
RB Marco King	3	1	1	0	13
WR Archie Stewart	2	1	12	0	17

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gloster Richardson	7	6	80	1	18
WR Vincent Slatus	5	5	65	2	12
WR Reggie Rucker	4	3	44	1	12
RB Essex Johnson	2	2	23	0	16
WR Van Harmon	2	1	11	0	14
FB John Brockington	1	1	13	0	18
WR Frank Grant	1	1	8	0	3
WR Larry Smith	1	1	0	0	1
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	4	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Dressler	1	2	2.00	6.60
Steve Hunter	1	3	3.00	3.00
Marco King	1	2	2.00	3.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jumbo Asher	4	9	2.25	5.57
Essex Johnson	1	0	0.00	3.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Hunter	5	3	20	4.00	5.51

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	4	3	30	7.50	10.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Wendell Hayes	2	2	11	5.50	7.00
WR John Holland	2	1	9	4.50	8.00
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Rucker	2	1	7	3.50	11.00
WR Gloster Richardson	1	1	16	16.00	11.43
WR Vincent Slatus	1	1	7	7.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Dressler	2	0
Steve Hunter	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jumbo Asher	2	1
Dana Devine	2	2
Larry Smith	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Hunter	11	7	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Chandler	5	4	3
WR John Holland	2	1	1
WR Archie Stewart	2	1	1
FB Wendell Hayes	1	1	0
TE Bob Klein	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gloster Richardson	2	1	1
WR Vincent Slatus	2	2	2
WR Larry Smith	1	1	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	1
WR Van Harmon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)